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Why Art is Important for Children and Teens

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Ancient Greeks, philosophers like Plato recognized the inherent value of studying the arts. music, dance, theater and the visual arts and were seen as integral to Greek society. 

For the last ten plus years, our culture has put a heavy emphasis on S.T. E. M. (Science Technology, Engineering, Math) Although, these are important and have improved many aspects of our lives, we can not forget about the arts....continue reading

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Music, is it Essential to Your Child's Success?

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Is Music Essential to Your Child's Success? The answer will depend on what your goals are for your children.

Countless studies have shown that when music is a part of a child’s life, they excel beyond their counter parts that do not include music into their lives.... continue reading

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It's Easy to Add Music to Your Homeschool!

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Here are just a few highlights from Music in our Homeschool's featured week at Yellow House Book Rental. Music in our Homeschool gives you the best Resources, Tips, & Freebies to help you include music in your homeschool! Find them here.

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The Secret to Your Child's Success: The Benefits of Music Education

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 Welcome to Yellow House Book Rental! We are primarily a homeschool curriculum, rental service. However, we offer a variety of services. You can compare each one, at Yellow House Book Rental, and decide which is best for your family. **This post may contain affiliate links and we will be compensated, at no extra charge to you, if you make a purchase after clicking on these By Kathryn Brunner, Founder of Musik at Home, LLC  Out of all the lullabies I sang to my daughter when she was a baby, there was one she absolutely loved the most. It was a...

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Personal Finance: A subject we should all be teaching our teens

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Is personal finance and budgeting a required class for your homeschooled high schooler? It is in our homeschool. 
I believe that money management and time management are two very important subjects that are often ignored. Both are subjects that our children will need great skills in for the rest of their lives! Hoping that they just figured it out on their own is wishful thinking. 
Children learn from adult modeled behavior. Is it any surprise then, if parents don't handle their money well, their children will not either? And if you look at statistics, most don't ever figure it out, at least not how to manage it well. (continue reading)

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