Emily Dickinson is one of America’s greatest poets. In The Mouse of Amherst, your students will meet her through the eyes of a mouse that lives in her room. For added fun Mr. Draeger meets the mouse and Dickinson after a nasty bump on the head.
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Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Who is the greatest literary detective of all time? You know the answer and so do I. Introduce your students to the greatest sleuth to walk the earth. Mr. Draeger even gets the opportunity to meet him. Whoa! I’m not kidding!
Don Quixote for Kids
What could possibly go wrong when you put an idealist and realist on a journey together? Find out when you introduce your students to two of the greatest characters in all of literature: Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.
The Odyssey for Kids
This Dorling Kindersley Classics edition of The Odyssey for younger readers begins with a brief account of the Trojan War, has excellent illustrations and lots of added information throughout the text regarding the culture of the ancient Greeks. Don’t forget about Sniffy. He’s back!
Gulliver in Lilliput by Margaret Hodges
Gulliver in Lilliput is an excellent retelling of Part I of Gulliver’s Travels. Sniffy the Hamster is back to guide them along with geography, history and, of course, vocabulary.
The Epic of Gilgamesh for Kids
Here are three great books for your youngest students. As an added bonus we have some additional activities for your kiddos too: Sniffy the Hamster is in the building. He’s a talking hamster. You should see the stack of permits we needed to pull this off!
Greek Pottery for Kids
Ancient Greek Pottery Disguised as Fun presents your youngest students (baby to 8 years old) photos of a variety of ancient Greek pottery decorated with images from Greek mythology as well as everyday life using simple rhymes to teach your students about Greek pottery.
Art History for Kids
ARTK12’s American Art History curriculum is fun for kids. It’s easy for parents too, very little preparation needed. Read the chapter and play the games. Over 30 artists and over 60 art pieces covered.
Geography Bingo? Bingo!
ARTK12 has two geography bingo games: Africa Bingo and USA Bingo. These games are fun, entertaining and educational, plus they can be played in several different ways. I’m not kidding!
Hundreds of the Best Books for Homeschooling
Looking for books to homeschool your students? You can find some of the best homeschooling books in Serious Fun: Homeschooling with Real Books.
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Academic and Fun Bible Verse Cards
Why buy ready made Bible verse cards when you can have your students make cards that are both fun and academic? Yes, why? Want to see what you don’t have to be missing out on?
The Coupon Winners Reach the Summit
It took less than 40 minutes, once the newsletter went out, for our 10 winners of the 20% coupon to respond. Thanks to all of you who responded and didn’t win, but a least there is the 10% coupon for everyone else.
Spring Coupon is Here!
The 2021 spring coupon is good for 10% off your entire order. And it’s here. Right now. Here you go: SPRING2021 Ends May 31, 2021 at midnight…. That is all. Carry on.
Homeschool Geography Ideas
Need some ideas for your homeschool geography students? We have some ARTK12 ideas and even some non-ARTK12 ideas. So buckle up, grab a bowl of ice cream and take a look…at a book…or two or three.
Homeschool Geography Curriculum
The ARTK12 geography program (Draw the World) is focused on teaching your students to not only learn the names of the continents, countries and states, but also to learn where they are with easy step-by-step instructions to create their own maps.
Do You Have a Middle East Map Book?
We do! It’s called Draw Asia I. Did you know the Middle East is in Western Asia?
The Coupons are Coming! The Coupons are Coming!
Get ready for our annual coupon! But there’s more. There’s a contest. You might get a 20% off coupon…you’re very own. And there are 10 of those.
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American Art History!
Are good places to eat and American Art History related in any way? Probably not, but I’ll give it shot anyway. Why not?
Draw the USA Tops 400 Amazon Reviews
In which the author discusses how relevant this can be if one desires a burger and fries.
BOOKSK12.COM Launches
The newest website in the ARTK12 family has just launched: booksk12.com. Great books for your students categorized by topic, author, series and grade level. Also a search feature and a wishlist.