{"id":1852,"date":"2011-06-06T15:12:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-06T22:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=628"},"modified":"2011-06-06T15:12:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-06T22:12:18","slug":"how-to-fit-art-and-music-into-your-homeschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/how-to-fit-art-and-music-into-your-homeschool\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fit Art and Music into Your Homeschool"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mother's Lessons, Amalfi, by Robert Walter Weir<\/p><\/div>\n

During our homeschooling years, one of my favorite parts of the year was early summer when we could take a break and I could plan curriculum for the next school year. I’d lovingly gather everything we needed for a fascinating year, then start trying to create a schedule in which we could use it all.<\/p>\n

Math<\/strong> and language arts<\/strong> always made it to the schedule first, followed by history and science. This left foreign language, art, music, practical skills<\/strong>, and more. Plus life– something we would theoretically have time for each day. I’d pencil in each of the “secondary” subjects, but year after year my tidy little schedule would shift, and art and music would be the first thing to go when things got hectic.<\/p>\n

I discovered something, though. Art and music don’t always have to be taught during school hours or even during the school year<\/strong>. They are both inherently appealing, and they fit easily into family life. You can teach the history, theory, and application of both art and music if you just make them part of your lifestyle of learning.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the ways we studied art and music (and a variety of other subjects that gained interest when released from the confines of the classroom):<\/p>\n