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Archives for February 2019

πŸ“– πŸŽ‰ WONDERFUL WORDS: Happy Dord Day!

28 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“LexicΓ³grapher. n.s. [λΡξικὸν and γράφω; lexicographe, French.] A writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.”

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature

🎡 HEARTS ALL WHOLE: β€œSure On This Shining Night”

27 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Sure on this shining night / Of star made shadows round, / Kindness must watch for me / This side the ground.” (Happy birthday to American composer Morton Lauridsen, born on this day in 1943.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Language & Literature

πŸ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Black History at LC and the National Archives

26 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday, and it’s also Black History Month β€” just the time to explore and bookmark a wealth of African American history materials from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 24 February 2019

24 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Levi Strauss, Hiram Rhodes Revels, Leo Term, Dord Day, the Namorona River, a toast to friends, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Michigan, Lithuania, Madagascar, and More

24 February 2019 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: Michigan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, and Madagascar.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ πŸ”­ WONDERFUL WORDS: Watchers of the Skies

23 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes / He star’d at the Pacific β€” and all his men / Look’d at each other with a wild surmise β€” / Silent, upon a peak in Darien.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Keats, for all homeschool astronomers.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ PRESIDENTIAL ADVICE: β€œDrink not nor talk with your mouth full”

22 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad Company.”

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History

πŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschool Students – February 2019

19 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Our February 2019 full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects, investigations, transcriptions, analyses, and computations that your students can work on in your little home academy.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Copernicus and His Revolutions

19 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

On Copernicus’ birthday, introduce your students to one of the most important books ever published: “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres” (1543).

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 17 February 2019

17 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: George Washington, Nicolaus Copernicus, Marbury vs. Madison, the Malibamat’so River, a toast to friendship, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Arkansas, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, and More

17 February 2019 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: Arkansas, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, and Liechtenstein.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🌠 WONDERFUL WORDS: The Truly Great

16 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Born of the sun, they travelled a short while toward the sun / And left the vivid air signed with their honour.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Stephen Spender, for the great birthdays of February.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌠 HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE AND HISTORY: The Starry Messenger

15 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Remembering one of the great minds of history, Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), on the anniversary of his birth.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ“š BOOKS & LIBRARIES TUESDAY: Lincoln and Darwin and Horace

12 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Our recommended homeschool history encyclopedia is just the thing you need on a notable anniversary like today, the birthday of both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Holidays & History, Our River Houses Mascots

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 10 February 2019

10 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Galileo, Lincoln, Darwin, the Great Backyard Bird Count, the Litani River, a toast to Valentines, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Missouri, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, and More

10 February 2019 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: Missouri, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, and Lebanon.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ ❀️ WONDERFUL WORDS for Moms of Distracted Teens This Valentine Season

9 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Oh! my sweet mother, ’tis in vain / I cannot weave as once I wove; / So wilder’d is my heart and brain, / With thinking of that youth I love.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Sappho, for Valentine Season.)

Filed Under: REUSABLE POSTS

πŸ—“ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DMITRI! (Mendeleev, that is)

8 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

The father of the periodic table, the great Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, was born on this day in 1834. Here are two clever educational ways to remember him.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History

πŸ’° 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts

7 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Lowell National Historical Park in Massachusetts.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Linguistic 400s

5 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday! This week: exploring “The Linguistic 400s” in the Dewey Decimal Classification, part of our year-long survey of the whole of knowledge. (Really!)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🎨 ATTENTION HOMESCHOOL ARTISTS: It’s Color Our Collections Week 2019!

4 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Download a whole year’s worth of free educational coloring pages and booklets from major libraries and museums all around the world.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 3 February 2019

3 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: coloring books, integrated circuits, gold nuggets, Emperor Norton I, the Taedong River, a toast to liberty, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Maine, North Korea, Kuwait, and More

3 February 2019 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: Maine, North Korea, South Korea, Kosovo, and Kuwait.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🏞 NATURE NOTES: Groundhogs and the Halfway Point to Spring

2 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Tales of marmots and badgers and the changing seasons β€” why not invent some weather folklore of your own in your little home academy?

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Natural History

πŸ”­ WATCHERS OF THE SKIES – February 2019

1 February 2019 by Bob O'Hara

A homeschool review of the northern hemisphere night sky for the month of February 2019, and an invitation to make the acquaintance of the red giant Betelgeuse:

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

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