Learning about (and learning to truly appreciate) great music exposes our children to the cultures and histories of people around the world.
Recently, in one of our SQUILT LIVE! lessons, a student said to me, "You didn't tell us this was going to be a geography lesson!".
A-ha! No, I didn't - but I am SO glad they noticed! (I hope they also rea...
Summer is almost here, which means another fun theme for SQUILT LIVE!.
In the past we've traveled around the world (we have lessons for 6/7 continents available to our PLUS members), explored all kinds of folk songs, and taken a deep dive into patriotic music.This summer we will combine music appreciation and READING! During a normal month of S...
You're here because you value music in your child's life. Whether you want to teach music appreciation yourself, or desire to have ME teach it for you, this post will be of assistance. Everything about SQUILT is designed to work together - but can stand alone. You can do a little or a lot.That is the beauty of this program - a program that chil...
What if I told you that I had accidentally discovered a magic formula for adding music appreciation into your homeschool without needing to prepare anything or even finding extra time during the day for it?
What if I told you your kids would probably love it and it would lead to creating connections, discussing big ideas, and having so much fun ...
One of my favorite things about homeschooling is watching my kids learn to make connections between subjects. We love unit studies and weaving subjects together to create layered learning and understanding.
I turn to the SQUILT LIVE! archives to help incorporate music into our specific studies. But here’s the secret: the real power of SQUILT...
Learning about music from around the world is quite honestly fascinating for children (and adults!)
Whether it is through folk songs, native instruments, or the "classical" music of a country, music is directly linked to a country's formation, history, and identity.
As we travel the globe in our musical studies, we will spend time in diffe...
I teach at a Christian school to very small classes, and both my older group (11-14) and younger group (5-10) loved the amount of options for the Christmas carol listening calendar! Carol of the Bells and O Come, O Come Emmanuel especially led to lots of great discussion about what makes music sound victorious, joyful, and rich. Thank you Mary!
