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๐Ÿก WELCOME! (Pinned Post)

1 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

First time visitor? We post a wide range of easy-to-use educational ideas and “little lessons” that will enrich your homeschooling schedule all through the year. Please add your name to our free mailing list! (Just one message a week and no spam.)

There’s a wealth of wonderful material here on our website โ€” everything from homeschool astronomy to books and libraries to language and literature to geography, natural history, homeschool calendars, and more. The materials we’re developing are going to become the foundation for aย new type of homeschool network made up of friendly local groups called “Houses” (just like in Harry Potter). Make yourself at home!ย ๐Ÿ˜Š

Filed Under: Gauging Stations

๐ŸŽต HOMESCHOOL MUSIC: Happy Birthday Mozart!

27 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy birthday to one of the greatest musical composers of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on this day in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Here are some little Mozart lessons that you can share with your homeschool students this week.

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Holidays & History

๐Ÿฆ‰ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Barn Owls and Typical Owls

27 January 2023 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching tips along the way. This week: the Barn Owls and the Typical Owls.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica

25 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŠ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY & LITERATURE: Remembering Challenger

22 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,ย / And allย I ask isย a tall ship andย a star to steer her by.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from John Masefield, for the Challenger Seven of 1986.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Language & Literature, Poems-of-the-Week

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 22 January 2023

22 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Tall ships, gold mines, Rocky Mountains, classical composers, wise birds, Irish rivers, a toast to lucky labor, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Illinois, Ireland, Jamaica, and More

22 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Illinois, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and Jamaica.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Vultures, Ospreys, Hawks, Kites, and Eagles

20 January 2023 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history lessons along the way. This week: New World Vultures, Ospreys, Hawks, Kites, and Eagles.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Ancient Babylon in Iraq

18 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Ancient City of Babylon in Iraq.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS โ€“ January 2023

17 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our January 2023 roundup of some recent academic research and news about home education in the United States and around the world, with links to sources. We have four items this month: Cordeiro (2023), Hamilton (2022), Knight (2022), and Rochovskรก & Droลกฤรกk (2022).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ WONDERFUL WORDS (and Music!): Lift Every Voice and Sing

15 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“Let our rejoicing rise / High as the listening skies, / Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from James Weldon Johnson, for Martin Luther King’s birthday.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Language & Literature, Poems-of-the-Week

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 15 January 2023

15 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Patriotic songs, imperial accessions, romantic prophecies, American originals, majestic birds, Indian rivers, a toast to freedom, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Mississippi, India, Iraq, and More

15 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Mississippi, India, Indonesia, Iran, and Iraq.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŸ STAR BRIGHT: Capella for January

14 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Make the acquaintance of Capella in the constellation Auriga the Charioteer this monthย โ€” a nearby four-star system and one of the brightest lights in the northern hemisphere night skyย โ€” and make it your homeschool friend for life.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Monthly Great Stars

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿ—ก HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Orion Term 2022โ€“2023

14 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms, and the midpoint of each term (following old calendrical tradition) is called the “cross-quarter day.” Today is the cross-quarter day of Orion Term, our winter term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Herons, Bitterns, Ibises, and Spoonbills

13 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching tips along the way. This week: the Herons, Bitterns, Ibises, and Spoonbills, all long-legged wading birds.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Volcanic Surtsey Island in Iceland

11 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Volcanic Island of Surtsey in Iceland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ LIBRARY LESSONS: The 118th Congress at the Library of Congress

10 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

If your homeschool students want to learn about the operations of the U.S. Congress, there’s no better place to look than on the website of the Library of Congress itself.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

๐Ÿ–‹ โ›ธ WONDERFUL WORDS: A Winter Poem for Homeschool Dads

8 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“She thinks she’ll neverย / be so happy, for who else will find her graceful,ย / find her perfect, skate with herย / in circles outside the emptied rink forever?” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Gail Mazur, for all homeschool fathers.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature, Poems-of-the-Week

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 8 January 2023

8 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Caesarean crossings, cross-quarter days, Aurigan stars, volcanic islands, long-legged birds, Icelandic rivers, a toast to the year ahead, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Indiana, Haiti, Iceland, and More

8 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Indiana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, and Iceland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ”ญ WATCHERS OF THE SKIES โ€“ January 2023

7 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our homeschool review of the educational wonders that you and your students can watch for in the northern hemisphere night sky during the month of January 2023.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy

๐ŸŒ• โ€œCITIZEN SCIENCEโ€ PROJECTS for Homeschoolers โ€“ January 2023

6 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Our January 2023 full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Storks, Frigatebirds, Cormorants, Pelicans, & More

6 January 2023 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history lessons along the way. This week: the Storks, Frigatebirds, Boobies, Gannets, Cormorants, Darters, and Pelicans.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŽต ๐ŸŽญ TWELFTH NIGHT and the End of Holiday Music Month 2022โ€“2023

5 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“Long long ago the world begun,ย / With aย hey, ho, the wind and the rain.ย / But that’s all one, our play is done,ย / And we’ll strive to please you every day.” (Shakespeare helps us bring the Christmas Season, and our own Homeschool Homeschool Holiday Music Month, to a close.)

Filed Under: Holiday Music Month, Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Language & Literature

๐ŸŽต ๐ŸŽ„ HOLIDAY MUSIC MONTH: A Partridge in a ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒณ

5 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

One of the deepest purposes of a liberal education is to enable people to get jokes. David Chase’s brilliant arrangement of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” illustrates that happy principle for us as we approach the end of our Homeschool Holiday Music Month.

Filed Under: Holiday Music Month, Homeschool Arts & Music

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  • ๐ŸŒŠ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY & LITERATURE: Remembering Challenger
  • ๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 22 January 2023
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  • ๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Vultures, Ospreys, Hawks, Kites, and Eagles
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  • ๐Ÿ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS โ€“ January 2023
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