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Archives for May 2018

Longfellowโ€™s โ€œDecoration Dayโ€

28 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

“Your silent tents of green / We deck with fragrant flowers / Yours has the suffering been, / The memory shall be ours.”

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Language & Literature

Memorial Day 2018

28 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

To fallen soldiers let us sing.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History

Homeschool Graduation: โ€œSet me free to find my callingโ€

27 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

“And I’ll return to you somehow.”

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

Sunday States: North Dakota, Serbia, Singapore, and More

27 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families โ€“ Week of 27 May 2018

27 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

Saturday Songs: Let Us Rejoice!

26 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

Vivat Academia! Vivant Professores! (That’s you, mom and dad, and your little homeschool academy.)

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

Nature Notes: American Rivers!

25 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

[Rivers map]

Friday is natural history day in the River Houses. This week: the amazing river data available from the National Weather Service.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

Monday Museum: The Red Cross Museum

21 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: the Red Cross Museum in Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

Sunday States: Colorado, San Marino, Senegal, and More

20 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Colorado, San Marino, Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Principe, Saudi Arabia, and Senegal.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families โ€“ Week of 20 May 2018

20 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

Saturday Arts: โ€œTo find the hand of Franklinโ€

19 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

To understand a complex and beautiful piece of literature or music you must already know a great deal about the world โ€” names, places, people, and events, that may seem at first to be disconnected.

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

Learning About Skylab, Americaโ€™s First Space Station

14 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: REUSABLE POSTS

Sunday States: Nebraska, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and More

13 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families โ€“ Week of 13 May 2018

13 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

Introducing Faurรฉโ€™s Requiem

12 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

Take a few homeschool minutes today to introduce your students to a famous piece of Classical music by the great French composer Gabriel Faurรฉ, born on this day in 1845.

Filed Under: REUSABLE POSTS

Furnishing the Mind (with Edward Gibbon)

8 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Tuesday Tea at the Library! This week: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (among other things).

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Holidays & History

Sunday States: Nevada, Qatar, Rwanda, and More

6 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Nevada, Qatar, Romania, Russia, and Rwanda.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families โ€“ Week of 6 May 2018

6 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

Nature Notes: Watching Bird Migration in Real Time

4 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

Watchers of the Skies โ€“ May 2018

4 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

A homeschooling review of the northern hemisphere night sky for May 2018.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

Wonderful Words: Happy Birthday to the King James Bible

2 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Wonderful Words for Wednesday! This week: the King James Version of the Bible and its influence on the English language.

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature

Learning the Library: The Literary 800s

1 May 2018 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

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