Gifted children possess several cognitive differences from many other kids in their age groups. From mastering and learning new concepts at a faster rate to an insatiable desire to dissect and delve deeper into subjects, your gifted child may find a traditional classroom environment to be a tiresome one at best. This may mean that homeschooling your gifted child can be the right choice. […] Read More
Teaching music appreciation is an important component to homeschooling. While many don’t believe this to be true, music appreciation can be just as vital as the core subjects you teach from home. Music can serve as a foundation of math learning. Music can inspire creative thinking, writing, and dramatic reading. Music can bring peacefulness to the school day, or lift spirits when the winter doldrums […] Read More
Sometimes homeschooling looks a bit chaotic. Well, let’s face it, sometimes life can look a bit chaotic. Which is why having a homeschool planner that also serves as an organizer for the whole family is important. Family life can get complicated quickly. Sometimes it’s due to my husband’s work and travel schedule. Other times it’s because of my son’s occupational, and speech therapy. […] Read More
Did you know you can teach homeschool art with very little difficulty? You can I’m sharing my favorite resource below for teaching comprehensive art lessons inside your own home. My son loves art. He’s always been one to doodle and sketch his way through a day. This past summer he asked me if there was a way that he could learn how to do portrait […] Read More
As I’ve stated before, music appreciation curriculum doesn’t have to look like reading from books. Rather it’s about teaching music in the homeschool. These 10 free piano lesson apps allow kids to explore learning to play piano without you having to break the bank. It doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes you just have to let them explore making music. One of the best ways to explore a […] Read More
Music is amazing. It has the ability to change moods. But, think of how amazing it is when your child learns to play beautiful music. Whether it’s guitar or piano, violin or trumpet learning to play music not only teaches the art of music, it teaches math skills, performance, and discipline. This post contains affiliate advertisement links. Knowing that we were going to move to Missouri, […] Read More
Sometimes when teaching music in homeschool you don’t really have time to dive in to a complete 32 week lesson series. Instead, perhaps what will work best for your classroom is to study music in bite size chunks. Allowing your children to learn about great artists, classical composers or music theory a little at a time can help them to retain more of what they […] Read More
Music Field Trips to Consider Exposing your child to live music field trips through live performances can go a long way in the overall artistic development of your child.As we continue to explore ways to teach music appreciation in homeschool we can’t forget how important it is to take musical field trips. Whether your goal is to inspire musical creativity or to encourage a love […] Read More
