Enjoy this compilation of holiday activities for high school using your You ARE An Artist clubhouse membership. All you’ll need is a set of starter chalk pastels, a pack of construction paper, and your clubhouse membership.
High school is looming and my son and I have been planning the upcoming year with a multi-sensory approach. He has requested we use a combination of You ARE An Artist Clubhouse video art lessons AND the Homeschool Fine Arts lessons. I love this idea because both the clubhouse and the fine arts have proven to provide a thorough fine arts education for one of his high school credits.
We started using the 6th-grade fine arts lessons last year for Fine Arts Fridays and loved them. Plus, we’ve been using Nana’s chalk pastel art lessons since he was nine years old. I’m confident that this is going to be a great year of art!
Chalk Pastel Activities for High School
You too can create awesome chalk pastel activities for your high schooler. How? The You ARE An Artist Clubhouse membership has 700+ art lessons to choose from so adding art to a lesson is a snap. This is a great approach for high schoolers that need that multi-sensory component.
You ARE AN Artist Clubhouse provides companion workbooks, Fast Facts, and a curriculum checklist for their I Drew It Then I Knew It series which include:
- Literature
- World Landmarks
- Composers
- Maps
- American Presidents
- Famous Artists
- Inventors STEAM
- Moon Missions
- Solar Eclipse
- Art in Space
- Solar System
- Space Exploration
- Classical Collection History
- Inventors History
- American Landmarks
- Knights and Crusaders
- Modern History
- American History
- Medieval History
- Ancient History
Ultimate List of Holiday Activities for High School
With all of these fantastic chalk pastel lessons available, we have created some memorable unit studies! All of these would be perfect for high school as well as for Holiday activities. Just make sure you assign books to your high schoolers’ reading level. So, enjoy this ultimate list of holiday activities for high school.
Activities for January
- January 3rd – J. R. R. Tolkien’s Birthday – The Hobbit lesson
- January 11th – Hamilton’s Birthday – Hamilton The Musical Homeschool Study
- January 17th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Homeschool Lessons For Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- January 17th – Benjamen Franklin’s Birthday – electricity lesson in the Inventor’s History lessons
Activities for February
- February 3rd – Norman Rockwell’s Birthday – Nana’s Norman Rockwell podcast and art lesson
- February 11th – Thomas Edison’s Birthday – Thomas Edison’s light bulb In the Inventors History lessons
- February 17-20th – Great Backyard Bird Count – A Homeschool Bird Study with Chalk Pastels
- February 20th – Presidents Day – The Best Presidents Day Art Projects for Your Homeschool
Activities for March
- March 1st – Founding of Yellowstone National Park – Celebrate America’s first National Park with art!
- President Grant (signed into law this first national park) – Presidents series
- Theodore Roosevelt (for Roosevelt Arch at the north entrance) Presidents series
- Yellowstone Falls – American Landmarks
- Old Faithful (and a buffalo!) – American Landmarks
- Grand Tetons (the beautiful, neighboring park on Yellowstone’s southern border) – American Landmarks
- March 3rd – Alexander Graham Bell’s Birthday – telephone lesson in the Inventors History lessons
- March 6th – Michelangelo’s Birthday – Famous Artists video art lesson
- March 15th – Death of Julius Ceasar – Ancient History The Roman Empire: Caesar
- March 30th – Van Gogh’s Birthday – A Hands-On Homeschool Study Of Famous Artist Vincent Van Gogh
Holiday Activities for High School
Activities for April
- April 15th – Leonardo Da Vinci’s Birthday – Leonardo da Vinci Homeschool Art Lesson: Perfect For All Ages
- April 21st – Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday – Chalk Pastels Great Britain Themed Homeschool Art with Nana
- April 23rd – Shakespeare’s Birthday – Globe Theatre art lesson
- April 26th – John James Audubon’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ video art lessons
- April 27th – Samuel Morse’s Birthday – telegraph lesson in the Inventors History lessons
Activities for May
May 2nd – Catherine the Great’s Birthday – Catherine the Great lesson in the Classical Collection History Art lessons
Activities for June
June – Marine Biology Study – A Shark Week Homeschool Unit Study for Kids and A Majestic Ocean Study Perfect For Your Homeschool
Activities for July
- July 4th – American Independence Day – 13 Colonies Lesson Plans For Creative Kids or 7 American History Homeschool Lessons Your Kids will Love
- July 10th – Nikola Tesla’s Birthday – electricity lesson in the Inventor’s History lessons
- July 12th – Henry David Thoreau’s Birthday – To the Woods lesson in the Literature Clubhouse
- July 15th – Rembrandt’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ video art lessons
- July 24th – 1st Moon Landing Anniversary – Everything You Need For A Homeschool Moon Missions Unit Study
- July 28th – Beatrix Potter’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ video art lessons
- July 30th – Henry Ford’s Birthday – Henry Ford’s automobile in the Inventor’s History lessons
Activities for August
- August 5th – Neil Armstrong’s Birthday – Man on the Moon lesson in the Space Exploration art course
- August 6th – Andy Warhol’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ video art lesson
- August 18th, 1920- Women gained the right to vote – Women’s Suffrage Modern History lesson
Activities for September
- September 22nd – Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins Birthday – Chalk Pastels The Hobbit Art Lesson or The Lord Of The Rings: A Homeschool Study To Rule Them All
Holiday Activities for High School
Activities for October
- October 9th – Columbus Day – Columbus Day
- October 1632 – Vermeer’s Birth Month – Famous Artists’ Video Art lessons
- October 25th- Pablo Picasso’s Birthday – Picasso lesson in the Famous Artists’ video art lessons
- October 27th – Lichtenstein’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ Video art lessons
- October 31st – Katsushika Hokusai’s Birthday – The Great Wave Famous Artist’s lesson
Activities for November
- November 11th – Veterans Day – Veterans Day Homeschool Activities and Resources
- November 14th – Monet’s Birthday – Famous Artists’ video art lessons
- November 15th – Georgia O’Keefe’s Birthday – Famous Artist’s video art lessons
- November 24th – Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Birthday – The Secret Garden lesson in the Literature Clubhouse
- November 29th – Louisa May Alcott’s Birthday – A Little Women Unit Study For Your Homeschool
- November 29th – C.S Lewis’s Birthday – Lamp Post lesson
- November 30th – L.M. Montgomery’s Birthday – Anne of Green Gables lesson in the Literature Clubhouse
Activities for December
- December 7th – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day – Homeschool Art Lessons for Your Modern History Buff
- December – Charles Dickens – Read a Christmas Carol and then enjoy A Christmas Carol Homeschool Activities with Chalk Pastels
- December 16th – Jane Austen’s Birthday – You ARE an ARTiST Complete Clubhouse members enjoy a new Jane Austen lesson with writing prompts in the accompanying Literature Guide
More Art Activities for High School
You will love these other high school activities posts!
- This Is How Your Teen Can Earn An Art Credit For Homeschool High School
- Homeschool Art for Middle and High School – You ARE An Artist
- Integrated Art For Homeschooling High School
- Homeschool Music Curriculum for High School
- Homeschool Art Curriculum for High School: Everything You Need For Your Teen
- Study the Excellent Literary Works of Jane Austen for High School
- Engaging English Activities For Homeschooling High School: A Quick Guide
- Why Art Is An Essential Part Of Science In Our Homeschool
Art Activities for Every Month of the Year
Look ahead to ALL the art activities for homeschooling you can enjoy every month of the year:
- January Homeschool Art Activities
- February Homeschool Art Activities You Will Love!
- March Homeschool Art Activities
- Awesome April Homeschool Art Activities
- Marvelous May Homeschool Art Activities
- June Homeschool Art Activities Perfect for Summer Fun
- July Homeschool Art Activities
- Wonderful Learning with August Art Activities for Your Homeschool
- September Adventure Homeschool Art Activities
- October Science and Art Activities for Homeschool Learning and Fun
- November Learning Activities for Your Homeschool: art, history, geography and more!
- December Art Activities Perfect for Holiday Homeschooling
Erin is a writer, blogger, and homeschooler to two intense kids. Her blog is filled with information to help you explore a child led education while making meaningful connections with your children. Discover favorite read alouds, seasonal books, games, art projects, hands-on activities, and learn to just breathe through the ups and downs of life. She loves nature, farm life, good books, knitting, new pens, and hot coffee. Erin is a contributing writer for Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers. Her work has also been featured on Simple Homeschool and Book Shark.