Add Humanities to Your Home School
In “Add Humanities to Your Home School,” episode #119, Meredith Curtis talks about humanities—art, music, literature, economics, government, philosophy, religion, architecture, and theology. Meredith shares how her family adds humanities to their history and geography studies. You can, too! The easiest way is through unit studies. You can also add history labs and geography labs to those classes. Broaden your horizons and have fun at the same time as you enrich your home school and bless your children and teens.
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Show Notes
Humanities and education
What are Humanities?
Art, music, literature, economics, government, philosophy, religion, architecture, and theology
Add Art
Art Appreciation
Creating Art in imitation
Add Music
Music Appreciation: List to audio/ Attend Concert
Play music from time period or country on piano, guitar
Sing Songs
Try dancing (e.g. Old English Country Dancing, Twist, Salsa)
Add Art
Art Appreciation
Creating Art in imitation
Add Economics
Exchange Rate from country to country
Economic philosophy/international trade (compare Phoenicians to Sparta)
Natural Resources (Gold in South Africa & Venezuela)
Companies/Businesses (Nestle, Lego, Paddington Bear, KLM, Aldi)
Add Government
Kind of Government: Dictatorship, Communist, Republic, Pure Democracy, Anarchy)
Excellent Government Leaders (King Alfred, Wilberforce)
Add Philosophy
How philosophers impact later generations (Marx, Freud, Locke, Bacon)
Add Religion
Religions in a Country
Response to the Gospel
Famous church leaders, missionaries, Christian businessmen
Holidays
Add Architecture
Build things
Look at Photos of Famous Architecture
Look for similar styles in your home town
Add Theology
Are there promises fulfilled?
How did God deal with people?
How did God show mercy and grace?
Popular theology at different times: indulgences, purgatory
Theologians like Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Gregory the Great & what they Believed
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