Emily Engh Art
Fall 2026 Master Lesson Calendars
Our curriculum utilizes an alternating Skill-Then-History framework. Week A is a dedicated studio lab to learn the tools and build raw hand confidence; Week B applies those fresh skills to an engaging historical art journey. All groups move through the same eras together, keeping your family's dinner-table conversations perfectly unified.
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Our Focus: Sensory Exploration (Learning to use our hands, trying new tools, and discovering basic shapes one step at a time).
Unit 1: Prehistoric Cave Art & Line (W1-2)
Week A · Skill Drill
Fun with Fine Lines
Trading markers for real artist brushes! We practice pushing down to make thick lines and lifting up to make thin strokes with fluid paint.
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Week B · History Journey
Chalk Cave Animals
Traveling to the very first artists! Kids crumple paper to feel like stone walls, then use chalk pastels to draw sweeping bison contours.
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Unit 2: Ancient Egypt & Shape (W3-4)
Week A · Skill Drill
Scissor Skills & Sorting
A wonderful finger workout. Kids practice cutting perfect geometric shapes from thick paper, sorting them cleanly into storage envelopes.
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Week B · History Journey
4-Shape Mosaic Cat
Looking at ancient tomb art! Using our pre-cut shapes, kids layer components to build a beautiful geometric Egyptian cat collage.
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Unit 3: Mesopotamia & Color (W5-6)
Week A · Skill Drill
Color Chemistry Lab
Color magic. Children cover backgrounds in dark paint, dabbing primary layers right on top to see exactly how secondary values appear live.
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