• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Become a Friend of the River Houses today!

The River Houses

A National Network of Local Homeschool Societies

  • Subscribe!
  • Home
  • Topics β–Ύ
    • Arts & Music
    • Astronomy
    • Books & Libraries
    • Dewey Decimals
    • Friday Bird Families
    • Great Stars
    • Holidays & History
    • Language & Literature
    • Lunar Society Bulletins
    • Natural History
    • Photo Contests
    • Poems-of-the-Week
    • Quick Freshes
    • Research & News
    • States & Countries
    • Terms & Calendars
    • Weekly World Heritage
  • Calendars
  • Six Books
  • TWOC β–Ύ
    • The Lunar Society of the River Houses
  • About Us β–Ύ
    • Our Mascots
  • Friends
  • Shop!
You are here: Home > 2019 > August

Archives for August 2019

πŸ’° 🏞 AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: San Antonio Missions National Park

28 August 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 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas (which also happens to be a World Heritage Site).

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 25 August 2019

25 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: French chemists, Indonesian volcanoes, famous speeches, independent philosophers, monstrous novels, Italian educators, heavenly rivers, and a toast to the new school year.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 🌌 SUNDAY STATES: The Earth, the Solar System, and Beyond

25 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Thank you for taking a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with us over the past school year! We conclude today with the Earth itself and the wonderful Universe beyond.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ¦… NATURE NOTES: The Beginning of Fall Migration

23 August 2019 by Horace the Otter 🦦

It’s homeschool natural history day! This week: looking for the first signs of the fall bird migration.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🏑 ENVOY: A Living River by the Door

22 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Go, little book, and wish to all / Flowers in the garden, meat in the hall, / AΒ living river by the door, / AΒ nightingale in the sycamore.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Louis Stevenson, for the end of the River Houses year.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³ πŸ—Ί WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: AΒ (Nearly) Free World Heritage Wall Map

21 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Get your own full-color wall map of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for only the cost of shipping, and follow along with us as we tour the world during the 2019–2020 River Houses homeschool year.

Filed Under: Homeschool Maps & Geography, Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸš€ WORK ON A NASA PROJECT at the National Archives

20 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Help the National Archives tag and document historic NASA film footage of astronauts and the space program β€” what a great research opportunity for homeschool high schoolers!

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Lunar Society Bulletins

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 18 August 2019

18 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Vesuvius, Pogo, Leonard Bernstein, Mars explorers, the U.S.S. Constitution, the War of 1812, the Great Bird of the Galaxy, the World River, a toast to virtue, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: U.S. Territories, World Oceans, and More

18 August 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: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, and the oceans of the world.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

πŸ”­ 🌌 ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY: Vega and the Milky Way

17 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

NASA’s Astronomy-Picture-of-the-Day website is a great educational resource for science-minded homeschoolers to follow.

Filed Under: REUSABLE POSTS

πŸ–‹ 🌞 WONDERFUL WORDS: β€œPoor, middle-agΓ¨d summer!”

16 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Poor, middle-agΓ¨d summer! Vain this show! / Whole fields of golden-rod cannot offset / One meadow with a single violet.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Helen Hunt Jackson, for late summer.)

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

πŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschool Students – August 2019

15 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Our August 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”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS – August 2019

15 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

An August 2019 roundup of some recent academic research and news about homeschooling worldwide, with links to sources. (A new monthly feature we’re trying out.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the United States

14 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week. This week: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the United States.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 11 August 2019

11 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Perseid meteors, quantum physicists, French emperors, August poems, student projects, great stars, Antarctic glaciers, a toast to friends, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Hawaii, Antarctica, and More

11 August 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: Hawaii and Antarctica.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌟 STAR BRIGHT: Vega for August

10 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Make one last homeschool friend for the summer: our neighbor-star Vega in the constellation Lyra the Lyre, one of the brightest stars in the northern hemisphere night sky.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌠 PERSEID METEORS for August 2019

9 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Point your homeschool students to the constellation Perseus this week for the annual Perseid meteor shower.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🌠 WONDERFUL WORDS: A Star in a Stoneboat

8 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“From following walls I never lift my eye, / Except at night to places in the sky / Where showers of charted meteors fly.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Frost, for this month’s Perseid meteors.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌍 πŸ‡ΎπŸ‡ͺ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Town of Zabid in Yemen

7 August 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 Town of Zabid in Yemen.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: From Dewey to the Library of Congress

6 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Homeschool Library Day! This week: our year-long survey of the Dewey Decimal Classification is done! We’ll take a quick look at the alternative Library of Congress Classification, commonly used in colleges and universities, as the year ends.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 4 August 2019

4 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas for the week ahead. This week: Perseid meteors, leaning towers, military medals, chemical numbers, global voyages, Victorian poets, Vietnamese rivers, a toast to love, liberty, and learning, and more.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Alaska, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and More

4 August 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: Alaska, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

πŸ”­ WATCHERS OF THE SKIES – August 2019

3 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

A homeschool review of wonders to watch for in the northern hemisphere night sky during the month of August 2019.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ’° HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LINCOLN CENT, β€œBorn” This Day in 1909

2 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

The familiar Lincoln penny β€” you may have one in your pocket right now β€” first went into circulation on this day in 1909. It was struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting

πŸ“Έ PHOTO CHALLENGE – August 2019: β€œDoors and Doorways” and β€œLone Trees”

2 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for serious homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition. This month’s themes are “Doors and Doorways” and “Lone Trees.”

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🍻 MELVILLE @ 200: To the Meteor Rolling Home

1 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

“Of thee we think, in a ring we link; / To the shearer of ocean’s fleece we drink, / And the ‘Meteor’ rolling home.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Herman Melville, for the 200th anniversary of his birth.)

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

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Subscribe to Our Newsletter!

It’s free! Your name and email address are never shared with any third parties.

CHECK YOUR INBOX (or spam folder) to confirm your subscription. Thank you! 😊

Search the River Houses

Recent Posts

  • πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Crows and Jays (Part II)
  • πŸ–‹ 🌱 WONDERFUL WORDS: Nothing Gold Can Stay
  • 🌍 πŸ‡²πŸ‡© WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Struve Geodetic Arc in Moldova
  • 🎡 HOMESCHOOL MUSIC: Happy Birthday Bach!
  • πŸ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS – March 2023
  • πŸ—“ 🌷 SPRING IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
  • πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 19 March 2023
  • 🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Iowa, Mexico, Monaco, and More
  • πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Crows and Jays (Part I)
  • 🎭 HOMESCHOOL HISTORY & LITERATURE: “Lend Me Your Ears!”
  • πŸ–‹ πŸ—‘ WONDERFUL WORDS: The Ides of March
  • πŸ—“ πŸ—‘ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: β€œThe Ides of March are come”
  • 🌍 πŸ‡²πŸ‡· WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Banc d’Arguin National Park in Mauritania
  • πŸ“‘ JOIN A β€œCITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECT for Einstein’s Birthday
  • πŸ—‘ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY & LITERATURE: ”Beware the Ides of Marchβ€œ

Post Topics

  • 🎡 Homeschool Arts & Music
  • πŸ”­ Homeschool Astronomy
  • πŸ“š Homeschool Books & Libraries
  • πŸ’° Homeschool Collections & Collecting
  • πŸ“… Homeschool Holidays & History
  • πŸ“– Homeschool Language & Literature
  • πŸŒ• Lunar Society Bulletins
  • πŸ—Ί Homeschool Maps & Geography
  • πŸ› Homeschool Museums & Monuments
  • 🏞 Homeschool Natural History
  • πŸ—“ Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families
  • πŸ”Ž Homeschool Research & News
  • 🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Homeschool States & Countries
  • πŸ—“ Homeschool Terms & Calendars

Astronomy

  • American Meteor Society
    • – Fireball Reporting System
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day
  • Evening Sky Maps
  • Homeschool Astronomy (Sky & Telescope)
  • Hubble Space Telescope
    • – Learning Resources
  • NASA
    • – Asteroid Watch
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Our Solar System
    • – Spot the Station
    • – Webb Space Telescope
  • The Planets Today
    • – Light-Distance to the Planets
  • The Sky This Week (USNO)
  • Space Weather
  • Stellarium Night Sky Charts
  • Time and Date
    • – Eclipses
    • – Meteor Showers
    • – Moon Phases
    • – Seasons
  • Tonight’s Sky (hubblesite.com)
  • Virtual Planisphere

Books & Libraries

  • Baldwin Library of Children’s Literature
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library
  • Classic Children’s Books (read.gov)
  • Folger Shakespeare Library
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Shakespeare’s Plays Online
  • HathiTrust Digital Library
  • In Our Time (BBC Podcasts)
  • New York Public Library Digital Collections
  • Project Gutenberg
  • US Library of Congress
    • – Children’s Book Selections
    • – Educator Resources
    • – LC Blogs
    • – LC Digital Collections
    • – Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
  • US National Archives
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Founders Online
    • – K–5 Resources
    • – Teaching With Documents
  • Vatican Library Digital Collections
  • WorldCat Library Catalog
    • – WorldCat Library Finder
  • World Digital Library

Museums, Parks, & Monuments

  • Art Collections Online
  • British Museum Collections Online
  • Google Arts & Culture Collections
  • Smithsonian Institution
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Smithsonian Museums
    • – Smithsonian Open Access
  • Timeline of Art History
  • US National Park Service
    • – Educator Resources
    • – National Memorials
    • – National Monuments
    • – National Parks
    • – Wild & Scenic Rivers Program
  • US National Wildlife Refuges
  • US State Parks
  • Watercolour World

Natural History

  • All About Birds (Cornell University)
    • – Bird Identification Guide
    • – eBird Online
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library
  • BirdCast Daily Migration Maps
  • Time and Date
    • – Seasons
  • UC Museum of Paleontology
    • – Educator Resources
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service
    • – Education Programs
  • US Geological Survey
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Latest Earthquakes
  • US National Weather Service
    • – Educator Resources
    • – Nationwide Air Quality
    • – Nationwide River Conditions
    • – Wildfire and Smoke Map
  • Wild & Scenic Rivers Program

Maps & Geography

  • Antipodes Map
  • FlightAware (Planes in the Air)
  • Mapquest World Maps
  • MarineTraffic (Ships at Sea)
  • OpenStreetMap World Maps
  • Printable Blank Maps & Flags
  • Printable Outline Maps (d-maps.com)
  • River Runner
  • USGS Topographic Maps
  • World Heritage Sites (UNESCO)
    • – Educator Resources
  • Zoom Earth

Civics & Social Science

  • Bill of Rights Institute
  • Constitution Center
  • C-Span Classroom
  • Free Speech Curriculum from FIRE
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • History of the Western World (I)
    • – Western World (II)
  • iCivics.org
  • Learn Liberty
  • Mises Institute Economics
  • MyMoney.gov
    • – Educator Resources
  • Online Library of Liberty
  • US Founding Documents
  • US Government Portal
    • – The Congress
    • – The Supreme Court
    • – The White House
  • US Mint
    • – Coin Activities for Kids
    • – Educator Resources
  • US Postal Museum
    • – Explore the Collections
    • – Activities for Kids
    • – Stamps Teach (from APS)
  • Visual Capitalist
Sign up for our free newsletter and get great homeschool teaching ideas delivered right to your mailbox every week!

All original content Β© 2017–2023 by The River Houses Β· The River Houses and the River Houses emblem are Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.