Defy gravity with these Wicked homeschool activities even the Wizard of Oz would love! Includes beautiful art lessons to celebrate the book, the Broadway play and the movie!
Growing up, I always looked forward to watching The Wizard of Oz movie with Nana and my brother. It was an annual event. I even had Cowardly Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man figures I played with long after the movie ended.
It was magical to me. I especially loved when with Dorothy’s arrival to Oz, the movie went from black and white to full technicolor.
Fast forward to when I was raising my own children. We, also, would watch The Wizard of Oz. Nana got to travel to New York City with friends and see Wicked on Broadway!
My own daughters played Glinda and the Cowardly Lion in their homeschool drama troupe. THEN, Nana and us girls all got to go to the Fox Theater in Atlanta and see Wicked.
Recently, our whole family took Nana to see the Wicked movie. It felt like coming full circle.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Story Timeline
So, what is the timeline of the Wizard of Oz novels and books. Did you know that L. Frank Baum’s original book published in 1900?
- 1900 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz novel by L. Frank Baum
- 1939 – Wizard of Oz movie
- 1975 – Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West, appeared on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
- 1995 – Wicked novel by Gregory Maguire
- 2003 – Wicked Musical opened on Broadway
- 2024 – Wicked (Part 1) movie
Wicked The Movie In Your Homeschool
Now is a great time to infuse interest-led learning in your homeschool! Especially with children who love the Wicked movie, you can use these Wicked homeschool activities and extensions to dig deeper and learn even more. Not to mention, you will be making wonderful memories together while you paint a scene from the Wicked movie, the ruby slippers, a swirling tornado and more!
Wicked Homeschool Activities Even the Wizard of Oz Would Love!
Enjoy Nana’s Wicked art lessons! You won’t believe all that she has ready for you…
New Wicked/Wizard of Oz art lesson
This Wicked lesson has it all! With Elphaba’s hat and Glinda’s wand, you are on your way on the yellow brick road to the Emerald City.
New Ruby slippers
Do you see the slippers peeking out from under Elphaba’s hat? Paint the iconic ruby slippers that Dorothy wears on the yellow brick road to Oz! Click the heels to get back home!
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Art Lesson
Judy Garland sings the classic Somewhere Over the Rainbow song in The Wizard of Oz. So, painting a rainbow would be a beautiful activity. You can place your rainbow in the land of Oz if you’d like!
You might also like this super fun Planting a Rainbow craft and book!
Learning About Tornadoes
Nana painted this gorgeous, deep purple tornado in one of her classes! Doesn’t it look like the one that Dorothy and Toto saw in Kansas? Nana shares a tornado video art lesson as well. It is a perfect way to learn about tornadoes, how they form and the lightning that might come with the storm.
You could even paint Dorothy’s house swirling in the tornado!
Field of Poppies in the Style of Claude Monet
This is an “impressionistic” painting. It is an impression of a field, flowers and sky. It is not exact and that is exactly what makes it fun!
Poppies Art For Kids
Nana created this lovely poppy art lesson in observance of Veterans Day. There is a rich history you can learn about with this lesson! Of course, you can also paint poppies in honor of Wicked and the Wizard of Oz. Poppies are a big part of these stories. You can also paint a field of poppies in the style of Claude Monet in Nana’s famous artists series.
Broom Activity for Kids
This is, of course, Harry Potter’s firebolt broom. But we know that Elphaba or the Wicked Witch of the West would love this style of broom too! So, please enjoy and adapt for Wicked or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Toto (puppy art lesson)
Nana has a series of Baby Animals art lessons that includes a puppy! This puppy just happens to be similar to Toto. You can explore more of these in Learning About Dogs: Kids Will Love These Activities! and 7 Pet Activities Perfect for Preschoolers.
More Literature and Book to Movie Art Lessons
With these engaging homeschool literature activities, you can create a homeschool learning environment that celebrates the wonder of the written word and the magic of storytelling.
- Engaging Homeschool Literature Activities Your Kids Will Love – this is an awesome round up of Nana’s literature offerings.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: A Homeschool Art Adventure
- The Lord of the Rings Homeschool Study to Rule Them All!
- Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling
- Hamilton the Musical Homeschool Study
- Anne of Green Gables – Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
- Little Women – Louisa May Alcott
- Little House on the Prairie Homeschool Ideas You’ll Love
- Christmas Books That Are Also Movies
How Do You Get Access to All of the Art Lessons?
Join Nana in the You ARE an ARTiST Clubhouse to enjoy even more! ALL of Nana’s video art lessons and courses are included in membership.
Growing a love of art at You ARE an ARTiST is a multi-generational passion! Tricia is Nana’s daughter and a mama of five children. Nana shared the fun of her first chalk pastel art lessons with her grandchildren around Tricia’s kitchen table. Homeschooling since 2000, Tricia has seen the fruits of home education with four homeschool grads so far! She shares the art and heart of homeschooling at Your Best Homeschool and is author of the book, Help! I’m Homeschooling! She and her husband, Steve, are also owners of sister sites Homeschool Nature Study and The Curriculum Choice.
