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Archives for April 2020

🌎 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Jesuit Missions of Paraguay

29 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great homeschool history and geography along the way. This week: the Historic Jesuit Missions of La SantΓ­sima Trinidad de ParanΓ‘ and JesΓΊs de Tavarangue in Paraguay.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ“š 🐦 LIBRARY LESSONS: The Macaulay Library of Natural History

28 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Invite your homeschool naturalists to explore the sights and sounds of birds all over the world through the collections of the Macaulay Library at Cornell University.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 26 April 2020

26 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Migrating birds, literary losses, presidential inaugurations, lupine laddies, jazzy anniversaries, Philippine rivers, a toast to farmers, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: West Virginia, Paraguay, Poland, and More

26 April 2020 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, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, and Poland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌌 SATURDAY STARS: The World at Night

25 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Enjoy a beautiful one-minute video of the night sky all around the world, produced for this year’s International Dark Sky Week.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Gnatcatchers, Dippers, and Kinglets

24 April 2020 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Join our year-long homeschool tour of North American bird families and teach some great science and natural history lessons along the way. This week: the tiny Gnatcatchers, Dippers, and Kinglets.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🌸 WONDERFUL WORDS: Loveliest of Trees

23 April 2020 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–‹ πŸŽ‰ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL! (Shakespeare, That Is)

23 April 2020 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‡΅πŸ‡° WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Moenjodaro in Pakistan

22 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great homeschool history and geography along the way. This week: the Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro in Pakistan.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

🎡 HOMESCHOOL MUSIC: Relax With Randall Thompson’s β€œAlleluia”

21 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

After a busy week, calm your homeschoolers down with the beautifully peaceful “Alleluia” of American composer Randall Thompson, born on this day in 1899.

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

🎭 πŸŽ‰ IT’S SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHDAY WEEK!

21 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday this week with a whole host of online and at-home activities from the Folger Shakespeare Library that are just right for you and your students!

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

πŸ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS – April 2020

21 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

An April 2020 roundup of some recent academic research and news about homeschooling worldwide, with links to sources. We have three papers this month, by Mandel (2020), Muscatine (2020), and Purwaningsih & Fauziah (2020), along with a profile of anti-homeschool Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet by O’Donnell (2020).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ AMERICAN ICON: The Concord Minute Man

19 April 2020 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 Minute Man.

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

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 19 April 2020

19 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Revolutionary anniversaries, dramatic birthdays, lovely trees, kingly birds, molecular models, ancient rivers, a toast to merry days, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Kansas, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and More

19 April 2020 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, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, and Papua New Guinea.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

β˜„οΈ SATURDAY STARS: Comet ATLAS is Breaking Up, Alas

18 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Comet ATLAS C2019/Y4 many not turn out to be a “Great Comet” after all. Its nucleus appears to be breaking up and its brightness is fading.

Filed Under: REUSABLE POSTS

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens

17 April 2020 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Join our year-long homeschool tour of North American bird families and teach some great science and natural history lessons along the way. This week: the small and friendly Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ πŸ‡ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WONDERFUL WORDS: β€œThe fate of a nation was riding that night”

16 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

“A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, / And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark / Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet: / That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, / The fate of a nation was riding that night.” (A bonus homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Longfellow, for the beginning of the American Revolution.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ β€œHERE ONCE the embattled farmers stood”

15 April 2020 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‡³πŸ‡ͺ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The AΓ―r and TΓ©nΓ©rΓ© Natural Reserves in Niger

15 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great homeschool history and geography along the way. This week: the AΓ―r and TΓ©nΓ©rΓ© Natural Reserves in Niger.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Teaching the American Revolution

14 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Explore an excellent collection of original documents and ready-made discussion questions on the American Revolution, all set to go for you and your homeschool students.

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

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 12 April 2020

12 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: the American Revolution, Emersonian verses, polymathic birthdays, pioneering cosmonauts, world atlases, the Concord River, a toast to small towns, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Oregon, Niger, Oman, and More

12 April 2020 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, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, and Oman.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌟 STAR BRIGHT: Regulus for April

11 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Make the acquaintance of Regulus in the constellation Leo the Lion this month β€” one of the brightest stars in the northern hemisphere sky β€” and make it your homeschool friend for life.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Chickadees, Titmice, and Allies

10 April 2020 by Horace the Otter 🦦

Join our year-long homeschool tour of North American bird families and teach some great little science and natural history lessons along the way. This week: the Chickadees, Titmice, and their allies.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

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

9 April 2020 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 days.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌏 πŸ‡³πŸ‡΅ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Kathmandu Valley in Nepal

8 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great homeschool history and geography along the way. This week: the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

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