Here is an awesome combination of art and independent study. This Montessori mom has been creating baskets of individual artists. She includes a small wee folk figure of the artist, books about the artist, prints of the work, and an object symbolizing that artist. She makes the first presentation at circle time and then the basket returns to the shelf (or windowsill or whatnot) for the children to peruse at their leisure. It is a great spin on the book basket to include multisensory objects to explore along with the books. I would think this would really draw the children in without having a ton of extra lesson presentations. One per term would suffice.