Artistic Pursuits is a top-selling, award-winning curriculum that does an excellent job of combining art appreciation with art instruction and interesting art projects. It is by far our favorite art curriculum because it combines art appreciation with art projects that teach art technique based on the concepts taught by looking at and discussing the masterpiece presented in each lesson. This is the best way to instill creativity in children, by allowing them to appreciate the Masters and letting them use their own imagination to make their own masterpiece:) Each kit contains all the materials necessary for that Instruction Book. Instruction books are also available from Miller Pads and Paper! The christian artists who wrote the curriculum have a servant's heart and their desire is to help each homeschooler get the best art instruction possible! They offer two books in each level of study: Gr. 4-6, Junior High and Senior high. The K-3 level has 3 books. The volumes are so complete that it is hard to put it all down on paper. What I would really rather do is show you! A lesson is set up very simply. On the first page you are introduced to the new concept through written instruction. The next step is to introduce you to a masterpiece, so you can visualize the concept being taught. The third step is to put that concept into practice. It's that easy. They have done all the work for you. Even if you haven't an artistic bone in your body, you will feel comfortable using this cirriculum and be able to teach your children the art concepts they would learn in an expensive art class.  This curriculum is complete and a wonderful way to learn as a family. It has also been used in many homeschool co-ops for formal art training by a willing parent/teacher! Each lesson should take approximately 60-90 minutes. Artistic Pursuits teaches all the elements of drawing, composition, perspective and color theory. You'll work with pencil, charcoal and colored pencils, watercolor, sculpting with clayand plaster, pastels, pen and ink, and more.  Each book includes 1 lesson per week for a total of 36 lessons per book.  $42.95