3 Reasons Homeschooling Cultivates Creativity in Homeschoolers

Are you wondering how to integrate the arts and creativity within your homeschool schedule? Are you worried that your homeschooler will lack creativity or artistic ability? As a creative person, I am extremely passionate about exploring the arts from a young age. Today, I’ve provided three reasons to show that homeschooling cultivates creativity within homeschoolers. 

• Homeschooling requires innovation.
• Homeschooling creates more free time to study the arts. 
• Homeschooling allows students access to great media. 

The Creative Trio

Homeschooling naturally requires innovation. Homeschoolers often have to learn on their own or teach themselves how to do a task. Innovation allows homeschoolers to become creative in their thinking and ideas. Whether a homeschooler needs to figure out a science project or try their hand at watercolor painting, they will need to use innovation, which produces creativity. 

Next, homeschooling creates more free time to study the arts. Homeschoolers can do unit studies on different artists or different art practices. For instance, a homeschooler could do a deep dive into Monet. They could choose library books on art. They could also watch YouTube videos or a documentary on their artist of choice. Because homeschoolers have more time to devote to studying, homeschoolers can learn about the arts during their school day. 

Continuing, homeschooling allows students to access great media. Again, homeschoolers have more time. Homeschoolers can read classical literature, watch excellent movies, or listen to great music. They could also explore magazines or podcasts. At Nxt Era, we have a full book list for homeschool readers, so feel free to access this to help your homeschooler grow in creativity. 

Conclusion

In conclusion, creativity can come through homeschooling. It’s very possible and easy to cultivate within your homeschooling experience. Use these three reasons to help you produce creativity as you homeschool. As the parent, you could even practice these ideas yourself! 

Enjoy a journey of creativity because of homeschooling. Dive deep into artistic subjects or creative media to grow your mind as a homeschooler or homeschooling parent. 

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Written by Bethany (@thebookwormgirl_bethany)