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Archives for April 2019

πŸ“š TUESDAY TEA: A Free Library of Classic Children’s Books

30 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday! This week: a new digital collection of classic children’s books, all online and free to read from the Library of Congress.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ’° πŸ‡²πŸ‡΅ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands

29 April 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 American Memorial Park in the Northern Mariana Islands.

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

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 28 April 2019

28 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Bird Migration Month, Duke Ellington, George Washington, electrons, eclipses, the Empire State Building, the Ucayali River, a toast to life, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: West Virginia, Peru, Portugal, and More

28 April 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: West Virginia, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, and Portugal.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌳 NATURE NOTES: Happy Arbor Day!

26 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Arbor Day! Why not plant a tree in honor of your homeschool this week.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Natural History

🌏 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡¬ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Kuk Agricultural Site in Papua New Guinea

24 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week. This week: the Kuk Early Agricultural Site in Papua New Guinea.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸŽ‰ 🎭 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL! (Shakespeare, that Is)

23 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Happy birthday to the Bard! Why not celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday by exploring some of the excellent free teaching materials available from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

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

πŸ–‹ 🌸 WONDERFUL WORDS: Loveliest of Trees

22 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“And since to look at things in bloom / Fifty springs are little room, / About the woodlands IΒ will go / To see the cherry hung with snow.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Housman, for spring.)

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

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 21 April 2019

21 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Shakespeare’s birthday, falling stars, Watson and Crick, the loveliest of trees, the Fly River, Morse Code, a toast to our friends, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Kansas, Palau, Paraguay, and More

21 April 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: Kansas, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ AMERICAN ICON: The Concord Minuteman

19 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Teach your students to recognize one of the most famous artistic symbols of the American Revolution: Daniel Chester French’s Concord Minuteman.

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

πŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschool Students – April 2019

19 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Our April 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–‹ πŸ‡ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WONDERFUL WORDS: Paul Revere’s Ride

18 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“A cry of defiance and not of fear, / A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, / And a word that shall echo forevermore!” (A bonus poem-of-the-week, from Longfellow, for the beginning of the American Revolution.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌍 πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Rock Art of Alta in Norway

17 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week. This week: the Prehistoric Rock Art of Alta in Norway.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ–‹ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ “HERE ONCE the embattled farmers stood”

17 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, / Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, / Here once the embattled farmers stood / And fired the shot heard round the world.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emerson, for the Nineteenth of April.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ“š TUESDAY TEA: Wonderful Libraries on Google Earth

16 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Homeschool Library Tuesday! This week: exploring some wonderful libraries around the world with the Google Earth geography application.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· REMEMBERING Notre-Dame de Paris

15 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

This masterpiece of Medieval art and architecture has been heavily damaged by fire.

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 14 April 2019

14 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Romulus, Leonardo da Vinci, Paul Revere’s Ride, the Concord River, embattled farmers, a toast to reason, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Oregon, Nigeria, Pakistan, and More

14 April 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: Oregon, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, and Pakistan.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌟 STAR BRIGHT: Regulus for April (And a New Star Calendar)

13 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Make the acquaintance of Regulus in the constellation Leo the Lion this month, one of the brightest stars in the northern hemisphere sky, and make it your homeschool friend for life. Print a copy of our new monthly star calendar, too, and follow along with us!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🐦 NATURE NOTES: Spring Bird Migration in Real Time

12 April 2019 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Spring bird migration is underway across much of the United States. Give your homeschoolers a window into what’s happening with the wonderful birdcast.info website, sponsored by Cornell University.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

🌍 πŸ‡³πŸ‡ͺ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Center of Agadez in Niger

10 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week. This week: the Historic Center of Agadez in Niger.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ“š LIBRARY TUESDAY: A Lesson Plan on Thomas Jefferson’s Library

9 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Saturday is Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, so why not spend some time this week learning about Jefferson’s personal library, which became the core collection of the Library of Congress.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ–‹ β˜€οΈ WONDERFUL WORDS: Calmly We Walk through This April’s Day

9 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Each minute bursts in the burning room, / The great globe reels in the solar fire, / Spinning the trivial and unique away. / (How all things flash! How all things flare!)” (Our homeschool poem of the week, from Delmore Schwartz, for April.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 7 April 2019

7 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Appomattox, Yuri Gagarin, Delmore Schwartz, giant hailstones, Venus de Milo, the Amstel River, a toast to reason, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Minnesota, the Netherlands, Niger, and More

7 April 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: Minnesota, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Niger.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

πŸ”­ WATCHERS OF THE SKIES – April 2019

5 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

A homeschooling review of the northern hemisphere night sky for the month of April 2019.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

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