By guest author Julianna Duerksen

Looking for a fun unity study for one of those cold, snowy January days when you’re stuck in the house? This Art History Unit Study is something multiple ages can do — older students will enjoy digging deeper into the history of each art period and challenging themselves with the projects, and the younger ones will enjoy looking at the pictures and creating their own pieces of artwork! 

Art History is a vast topic, so this unit study offers some broad categories for some of the most common periods as an introduction. Feel free to dig deeper into the lives of the famous artists if you find a certain period fascinating! I’ve also included a piece of classical music from each artistic period you can play in the background as your students work on their art projects.