“Your silent tents of green / We deck with fragrant flowers / Yours has the suffering been, / The memory shall be ours.”
Archives for May 2018
Memorial Day 2018
To fallen soldiers let us sing.
Homeschool Graduation: “Set me free to find my calling”
“And I’ll return to you somehow.”
Sunday States: North Dakota, Serbia, Singapore, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: North Dakota, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, and Singapore.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 27 May 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: North Dakota, Serbia, Memorial Day, a toast to the mighty oak, and more.
Saturday Songs: Let Us Rejoice!
Vivat Academia! Vivant Professores! (That’s you, mom and dad, and your little homeschool academy.)
Nature Notes: American Rivers!
![[Rivers map]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/rivers-usgs-150x86.png)
Friday is natural history day in the River Houses. This week: the amazing river data available from the National Weather Service.
Monday Museum: The Red Cross Museum
Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: the Red Cross Museum in Washington, D.C.
Sunday States: Colorado, San Marino, Senegal, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Colorado, San Marino, São Tomé and Principe, Saudi Arabia, and Senegal.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 20 May 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Colorado, San Marino, Shakespeare’s sonnets, a toast to the sea, and more.
Saturday Arts: “To find the hand of Franklin”
To understand a complex and beautiful piece of literature or music you must already know a great deal about the world — names, places, people, and events, that may seem at first to be disconnected.
Learning About Skylab, America’s First Space Station
Do you have a space enthusiast in your homeschool? Why not take a few minutes today to learn about Skylab, America’s first space station, launched on this day in 1973.
Sunday States: Nebraska, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Nebraska, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Samoa.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 13 May 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Nebraska, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the Antikythera mechanism, a toast to the chase, and more.
Introducing Fauré’s Requiem
Take a few homeschool minutes today to introduce your students to a famous piece of Classical music by the great French composer Gabriel Fauré, born on this day in 1845.
Furnishing the Mind (with Edward Gibbon)
It’s Tuesday Tea at the Library! This week: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (among other things).
Sunday States: Nevada, Qatar, Rwanda, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Nevada, Qatar, Romania, Russia, and Rwanda.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 6 May 2018
Quick Freshes are our regular Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Nevada, Qatar, the Green Mountain Boys, a toast to fine weather, and more.
Nature Notes: Watching Bird Migration in Real Time
The spring bird migration is reaching its peak across much of the United States. Give your homeschoolers a window into what’s happening with the wonderful birdcast.info website.
Watchers of the Skies – May 2018
A homeschooling review of the northern hemisphere night sky for May 2018.
Wonderful Words: Happy Birthday to the King James Bible
It’s Wonderful Words for Wednesday! This week: the King James Version of the Bible and its influence on the English language.
Learning the Library: The Literary 800s
It’s Tuesday Tea at the Library! On the first Tuesday of each month, help your homeschoolers learn the library by browsing a new Dewey Decimal class. This month: the 800s.
