Free Homeschool Music and Art Curriculum
September 22, 2008
Twenty years ago the availability of homeschool materials were extremely limited and sometimes quite expensive. Today, with the internet as a resource, our options are seemingly endless and often free. It is quite possible that you could educate your child without ever spending a nickel on a formal curriculum.
Art Curriculum
Kinderart.com is one of the largest collections of art lessons and art education information on the web. They include multicultural and recyclable art activities, and art appreciation lessons and more. Even if you not looking for a formal art class, this site will provide you with a good collection of engaging hands-on activities.
MakingArtFun.com offers over 100 pages of drawing lessons, artist biographies, artist worksheets, free lesson plans and coloring pages. Everything is presented with a element of light-hearted fun. It’s worth a look.
Music Curriculum
Song Tradition
Mamalisa.com has a large number of songs and nursery rhymes from around the world for you to enjoy with your children. Teach your kids the song in English and then in the original language. It will provide you with a great start to a multicultural lesson.
Great Composers
MakingMusicFun.net include lessons designed specifically for the homeschooling children that can be taught by non-musical moms. Choose the composer you would like to learn about, read the biography, and then teach the lesson. Many of the composer lessons include free printable worksheet that are also available on this website.
Free Homeschool Music Curriculum
July 6, 2008
MakingMusicFun.net features a collection of fun music lesson ideas for the homeschool student. Even non-musician moms will find these lesson plans and lesson materials easy and rewarding.
Meet the Composer Curriculum
Introduce your children to the great composers with biographies that are written just for kids. Also included are free lesson lesson plans specifically designed for non-musician homeschooling moms. It’s all there for you. No planing, no organizing. Just click and teach.
Free Printable Composer Worksheets
Read a Meet the Composer biography with your child. Then get them started then started on a free printable composer worksheet while you put on a CD. It’s a great way to get them to listen to the music of the masters.
Play the music of our great composers. Tell your music teacher about the free printable sheet music and save a little on music books. The sheet music is organized by level for piano, from beginning Level 1 piano solos through intermediate Level 5 solos. There are also limited sheet music collections for woodwind, brass and string instruments. The quality of the sheet music is exceptional.
Printable Note Naming Worksheets
Drill your child’s treble and bass clef note naming skills with free printable worksheets.
Printable Intervals Worksheets
Drill your child’s interval identification and note naming skills with free printable worksheets.
Free Educational Desktop Wallpaper
Teach the instruments of the orchestra and then let the wallpaper drill the basics.
Learn to play the Recorder with 5 easy to understand step-by-step video lessons inlcuding printable sheet music.
