Art

Art is part of our Monday homeschool program in Lakewood Ranch. Led by Ms. Lauren, who holds a degree in early childhood art education. Older students learn the history behind a style before creating in it. Younger artists build fine motor skills through process art that usually begins with a story.

Led by: Ms. LaurenFor: Mommy & Me, PreK + K/1 · Upper Elementary + Middle GradesMondays, 9 to 3

Book a Tour

From the classroom

The hidden strawberry

After reading a story about a mouse searching for a strawberry, the younger classes made art where the strawberry stayed hidden until a flashlight found it, with a mouse giving chase.

Art with a history

Before trying a new style, upper grades learn where it came from and the artists behind it, then create their own work in that style.

What kids do

Explore clay, mosaic tiling and grouting, cloth, chalk pastels, watercolor, acrylics, paint pens and foil press
Learn the history and artists behind a style
Create original work in that style
Start younger projects from a book read together

Skills they build

Creativity
Fine motor skills
Art history
Color mixing
Self-expression

A sample hour

01
Discover
Read a story or learn where a style came from.
02
Learn the technique
Practice the medium of the day.
03
Create
Make an original piece.
04
Gallery walk
Share work and notice what classmates did.

How it grows with your child

Mommy & Me, PreK + K/1

Developmentally focused process art. Each step builds skills like scissor work, peeling and placing small pieces, gluing, tracing and painting within regions, with lots of color exploration and mixing. Projects usually begin with a book read together first, so art and literature go hand in hand.

Upper Elementary + Middle Grades

A survey of mediums and expression: clay, mosaic tiling and grouting, cloth, chalk pastels, watercolor, acrylics, paint pens, foil press and more. Students study the history and artists behind a tradition, then create in that style.