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 familiar and widespread Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles, Grackles, Cowbirds, and their allies.
Archives for July 2020
π π»πΊ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Chief Roi Mataβs Domain in Vanuatu
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: Chief Roi Mataβs Domain in Vanuatu.
π KNOW YOUR MOONS! πππππππππ
For this month’s anniversary of the first moon landing, why not teach your homeschool students the phases of the moon β you can even use emojis to do it!
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 26 July 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Polymathic microscopists, migrating Monarchs, wild hares, homeschooled novelists, collective counts, Pacific rivers, a toast to the shearer of ocean’s fleece, and more!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, and Venezuela.
π¦ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
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 brilliant Cardinals and their allies, including the American Tanagers, Grosbeaks, and Buntings.
π π WONDERFUL WORDS: As Kingfishers Catch Fire
“Like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’s / Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Gerard Manley Hopkins, for his birthday and for the halcyon days of summer.)
π π¦πͺ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Historic Sites of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates
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 Cultural Sites of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
π HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS β July 2020
AΒ July 2020 roundup of some recent academic research and news about homeschooling worldwide, with links to sources. We have four items this month: Ahi & Sengil-Akar (2020), Ampuja (2020), Awofala et al. (2020), and Kunzman &Β Gaither (2020).
π π MOON LANDING Resources for Your Homeschool
Some great educational resources for you and your homeschool students on this 51st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 19 July 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Augustinian geneticists, cometary apparitions, moon walkers, halcyon verses, Latin liberators, brilliant birds, American painters, dry rivers, a toast to heroic hearts, and more!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: New Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.
βοΈ SATURDAY STARS: Finding Comet NEOWISE This Week
Homeschool tips for finding Comet NEOWISE this week. (It won’t be back for another 6000 years, so see it while you can!)
π¦ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Emberizid Sparrows (II)
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 diverse Emberizid Sparrows (Part II).
π NEW PRINTABLE CALENDARS AND PLANNERS for the 2020β2021 Homeschool Year
Print your own set of free homeschool planners and calendars of educational events for the upcoming 2020β2021 River Houses year.
π π WONDERFUL WORDS: Answer, July
“Where is the Bee β / Where is the Blush β / Where is the Hay?” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for July.)
π πΉπ² WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa in Turkmenistan
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 Parthian Fortresses of Nisa in Turkmenistan.
π BOOKS & LIBRARIES: A Free Course on Classic Children’s Literature
If you’re planning to teach classic children’s literature in your homeschool, or are wondering how to approach it, this free course from Hillsdale College in Michigan could be just the thing for you!
πΈ PHOTO CHALLENGE β July 2020: βShadowsβ and βObelisksβ
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 βShadowsβ and βObelisks.β Take a look!
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 12 July 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Transcendental birthdays, trilingual inscriptions, lyrical composers, temporal verses, capital cities, fiddling emperors, Asian rivers, a toast to truth, and more!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, and Ukraine.
βοΈ SATURDAY STARS: Comet NEOWISE Lights Up the Sky
A new comet is lighting up the sky this month: Comet NEOWISE, visible now in the pre-dawn hours, and a few days from now in the early evening. Be sure to take your homeschool astronomers outside for a look!
π STAR BRIGHT: Arcturus for July
Make the acquaintance of the ancient orange giant Arcturus in the constellation BoΓΆtes the Herdsman this month, one of the brightest stars in the northern hemisphere night sky, and make it your homeschool friend for life.
π¦ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Emberizid Sparrows (I)
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 diverse Emberizid Sparrows (Part I).
π π WONDERFUL WORDS: Liberty and Peace
“As from the East th’ illustrious King of Day, / With rising Radiance drives the Shades away, / So Freedom comes array’d with Charms divine, / And in her Train Commerce and Plenty shine.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Phillis Wheatley, for independent America.)
π πΉπ· WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Areas of Istanbul in Turkey
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 Areas of Istanbul in Turkey.
π LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Historical (and Geographical) 900s
Explore your local library and the whole universe of knowledge as we take a year-long homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal System. This month: “The Historical (and Geographical) 900s.”