Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: Federal Hall National Memorial, where George Washington first took the oath of office.
Archives for April 2018
Sunday States: West Virginia, Peru, Portugal, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: West Virginia, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, and Portugal.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 29 April 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: West Virginia, Peru, the Penny Black, a toast to fair judgement, and more.
Wonderful Words: de la Mare’s “Birthnight”
Wednesday is Language & Literature Day in the River Houses. This week, read and listen to a tiny poetic gem about a newborn child by English poet Walter de la Mare (1873–1956).
Happy Birthday to the Library of Congress!
It’s Tuesday Tea at the Library! This week: Happy birthday to the Library of Congress, established on this date in the year 1800.
Monday Monuments: Happy Birthday to the Bard!
Today is Shakespeare’s birthday! It’s also our regular Museums and Monuments Day, so we’re going to pay a homeschool visit to some suitably Shakespearean monuments.
Sunday States: Kansas, Palau, Paraguay, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Kansas, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 22 April 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Kansas, Palau, Arbor Day, a toast to spring plowing, and more.
Saturday Music: Wind Down With Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”
After a busy week, calm your homeschoolers down with the beautifully peaceful “Alleluia” of Randall Thompson, born on this day in 1899.
The Shot Heard Round the World
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, / Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, / Here once the embattled farmers stood.”
“The fate of a nation was riding that night”
It’s Wonderful Words Wednesday and it’s the eighteenth of April! There’s no better day to read “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Happy Birthday to Thornton Wilder (1897–1975)
On your next library visit, why not introduce your homeschool students to one of America’s great playwrights, born on this day in 1897.
Monday Monument: The Concord Minuteman
For American Revolution week, pay a homeschool visit to a famous monument every American student should know: the Minuteman monument in Concord, Massachusetts.
Sunday States: Oregon, Nigeria, Pakistan, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Oregon, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, and Pakistan.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 15 April 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Oregon, Nigeria, Paul Revere, a toast to freedom, and more.
Saturday Arts: The Maps of Abraham Ortelius (1527–1598)
Art and science combine in the maps of Renaissance cartographer Abraham Ortelius, born on this day in 1527. Explore a wonderful online Ortelius exhibit in your homeschool this week.
“You know how it is with an April day”
Today is Language & Literature Day in the River Houses. Why not take a homeschool minute this week to learn a little April stanza from Robert Frost.
Secret Codes at the Library of Congress
Do you have a homeschool student in love with secret codes and ciphers? Then explore these excellent cryptological teaching materials from the Library of Congress.
Museum Monday: Venus de Milo at the Louvre
Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: the Venus de Milo at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Sunday States: Minnesota, the Netherlands, Niger, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Minnesota, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Niger.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 8 April 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Minnesota, the Netherlands, Christopher Smart’s cat, a toast to friendship, and more.
Saturday Arts: Wordsworth’s Lake District
On William Wordsworth’s birthday, why not introduce your homeschool students to the famous Lake District of England, a region that has inspired many artists.
Watchers of the Skies – April 2018
A homeschooling review of the northern hemisphere night sky for April 2018.
Wonderful Words: “Calmly We Walk through This April’s Day”
Teach your homeschool students a small April masterpiece this week, from the American poet Delmore Schwartz (1913–1966).
Books & Libraries: John Burroughs’ Birthday
Introduce your homescholars this week to the great American nature writer John Burroughs (1837–1921).
Monday Museums: Hans Christian Andersen’s Odense
For the birthday of fairy-tale author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), why not pay a homeschool visit to the H.C. Andersen museums in Odense, Denmark.
Sunday States: California, Myanmar, Nepal, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: California, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, and Nepal.
