“April, June, and November.” (The ancient calendrical verse that every young homeschooler should know.)
Archives for September 2020
π π§π© WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Mosque City of Bagerhat in Bangladesh
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 Mosque City of Bagerhat in Bangladesh.
π LIBRARY LESSONS: Getting to Know the Library of Congress
As the new homeschool year gets going, why not get (re)acquainted with the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library, a rich source of educational materials for homeschoolers, and a place every American should know.
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 27 September 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Italian physicists, famous fungi, Austrian economists, Bangladeshi monuments, temporal distortions, flaming flamingos, Belarusian rivers, a toast to autumn, and more!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Georgia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Belarus.
π¦ π FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: βGallinaceousβ Birds
Join our year-long homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: New World Quail, Curassows, Guans, Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail.
π π¦πΉ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic City of Salzburg in Austria
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 Center of the City of Salzburg in Austria.
π π WONDERFUL WORDS: βOur Summer made her light escapeβ
“As imperceptibly as Grief / The Summer lapsed away β / Too imperceptible at last / To seem like Perfidy.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for the end of summer.)
π π FALL IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
Fall is here! If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, spring is here! Happy September 2020 equinox to homeschoolers everywhere!
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 20 September 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: September equinoxes, hobbit holidays, Austrian cities, gallinaceous birds, marvelous musicians, practical cats, Azerbaijani rivers, a toast to calmness, and more!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New Jersey, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, and the Bahamas.
π SATURDAY STARS: Star Names, and a Little Latin and Greek
Teach a little homeschool lesson this week about stars and their names, and maybe learn a tiny bit of Latin and Greek (and even Arabic) along the way.
π¦ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Ducks, Geese, and Swans (II)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Ducks, Geese, and Swans (PartΒ II).
πΊπΈ CONSTITUTION DAY and the U.S. National Archives
Pay a homeschool visit to the National Archives in Washington this week to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on 17 September 1787. The National Archives has a wealth of free teaching materials available that are ideal for homeschoolers.
π π¦π¬ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Naval Dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda
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 Naval Dockyard in Antigua and Barbuda.
π π¦ WONDERFUL WORDS: The Tuft of Flowers
ββMen work together,β I told him from the heart, / βWhether they work together or apart.ββ (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Frost, for late-summer mowing, the Monarch butterfly migration, and all of us working together, whether we work together or apart.)
π HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS β September 2020
A September 2020 roundup of some recent academic research and news about home education in the United States and around the world, with links to sources. We have six items this month: Ali-Coleman (2020), Farrington (2020), KuΕ‘nierovΓ‘ (2020), Lewis (2020), Parczewska (2020), and Permoser & Stoeckl (2020).
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 13 September 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Constitutional conventions, migrating Monarchs, quacking birds, flying fish, lunar landings, national anthems, Armenian rivers, a toast to universal advancement, and more, arrrr!
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Pennsylvania, Angola, Armenia, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Pennsylvania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, and Armenia.
π STAR BRIGHT: Deneb for September and the New Homeschool Year
Get the new 2020β2021 homeschool year off to a great start by making a new friend this month: the giant star Deneb in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, one of the brightest stars in the northern hemisphere night sky.
π¦’ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Ducks, Geese, and Swans (I)
Come along on our homeschool tour of North American bird families and pick up some great science and natural history teaching ideas along the way. This week: the Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Part I).
πΊπΈ REMEMBERING 9/11
The Star-Spangled Banner, in London and New York.
π° π AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park in Vermont
Explore American history and geography in your homeschool with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Vermont.
π π¦π± WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Historic Berat and Gjirokastra in Albania
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 Centers of Berat and Gjirokastra in Albania.
π π WONDERFUL WORDS: Song at the Beginning of Autumn
“But I am carried back against / My will into a childhood where / Autumn is bonfires, marbles, smoke; / I lean against my window fenced / From evocations in the air. / When I said autumn, autumn broke.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Elizabeth Jennings, for the coming fall.)
π LEARNING THE LIBRARY: Discovering Local Libraries With WorldCat
Have you found all the libraries in your local area? There may be more than you realize, and the WorldCat Library Finder will help you and your students locate them.
π QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families β Week of 6 September 2020
Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Algerian rivers, new years, autumnal songs, united federations, world circles, chemical pioneers, Russian novelists, fried chicken, a toast to freedom, and more!