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Archives for May 2021

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 30 May 2021

30 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Memorial Days, summer terms, maritime poets, Dewey decimals, momentous invasions, big balloons, freedom fighters, African rivers, a toast to peace, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: North Dakota, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and More

30 May 2021 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: North Dakota, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, and Sierra Leone.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ MEMORIAL DAY 2021

28 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!ย / The thoughts of men shall beย / As sentinels to keepย / Your rest from danger free.” (Little homeschool lessons in literature, history, geography, and music, for the Memorial Day weekend.)

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

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Indigobirds, Old World Sparrows, and Allies

28 May 2021 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

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 Indigobirds and Whydahs, the Weavers, the Estrildid Finches, and the Old World Sparrows.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschool Students โ€“ May 2021

26 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Our May 2021 full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects around the world that you and your students can contribute to from the comfort of your little home academy.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Ancient Rock Art of Saudi Arabia

26 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the ancient Rock Art of the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒ• WONDERFUL WORDS: โ€œThe stellar gauge of earthly showโ€

25 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Is such the stellar gauge of earthly show,ย / Nation at war with nation, brains that teem,ย / Heroes, and women fairer than the skies?” (An extra homeschool poem-of-the-week, a sonnet-masterpiece from Thomas Hardy, for this week’s lunar eclipse.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 23 May 2021

23 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Lunar eclipses, American philosophers, coded messages, paper airplanes, battle hymns, mountain climbers, Middle Eastern rivers, a toast to blissful days, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Colorado, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, and More

23 May 2021 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: Colorado, Samoa, San Marino, Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe, and Saudi Arabia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐ŸŽ“ GRADUATION SEASON: โ€œSet me free to find my callingโ€

22 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Bind me not to the pasture, chain me not to the plow,ย / Set me free to find my calling and Iโ€™ll return to you somehow.” (Our poem-of-the-week, from Marta Keen, for homeschool graduation season and the beginning of summer.)

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

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Bulbuls, Starlings, Waxwings, and Allies

21 May 2021 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

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 Bulbuls, Starlings, Waxwings, Silky-Flycatchers, Olive Warblers, and Accentors

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿ“ HAPPY WORLD METROLOGY DAY 2021!

20 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

On this day in 1875, the meter was adopted as an international standard of measurement. That makes today World Metrology Day! Why not invite your students to take a few scientific measurements this week in your homeschool.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ HOMESCHOOL MUSIC & HISTORY: โ€œTo find the hand of Franklinโ€

19 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

To understand a complex and beautiful piece of literature or music your students must first know a great deal about the worldย โ€” names, places, people, and events that may seem at first to be disconnected.

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

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ณ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Brimstone Hill Fortress on Saint Kitts

19 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS โ€“ May 2021

18 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Our May 2021 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 four items this month: Averett (2021), Daulay etย al. (2021), Duvall (2021), and Oldenkamp (2021).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 16 May 2021

16 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Marvelous mechanisms, mysterious disappearances, fast horses, meticulous measurements, silky birds, West Indian rivers, a toast to spring labor, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Nebraska, Rwanda, Saint Vincent, and More

16 May 2021 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: Nebraska, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿƒ WONDERFUL WORDS: Robert Frostโ€™s โ€œBirchesโ€

15 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Frost, for childhood play and growing up.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿฆ NATURE NOTES: Watching Bird Migration with BirdCast

14 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

May is Bird Migration Month in the River Houses! Why not show your homeschool naturalists how to track the number of avian migrants across the United States each night with BirdCast.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Mockingbirds, Catbirds, and Thrashers

14 May 2021 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

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 loquacious Mockingbirds, Catbirds, and Thrashers.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Al Zubarah Site in Qatar

12 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿฆ‰ LIBRARY LESSONS: The Macaulay Library of Natural History

11 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐Ÿฆ WHAT BIRDS ARE MIGRATING Through Your Neighborhood?

10 May 2021 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

May is Bird Migration Month in the River Houses! Here’s how you can find out what birds are migrating though your homeschool neighborhood this month (or any month of the year).

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿฆ WHAT BIRDS ARE MIGRATING Through Your Neighborhood?

10 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

May is Bird Migration Month in the River Houses! Here’s how you can find out what birds are migrating though your homeschool neighborhood this month (or any month of the year).

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 9 May 2021

9 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Mother’s Day, famous nurses, American composers, historic forts, great comets, loquacious birds, Russian rivers, a toast to moms, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Nevada, Portugal, Russia, and More

9 May 2021 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: Nevada, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, and Russia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ WONDERFUL WORDS: Anne Bradstreet for Motherโ€™s Day

8 May 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Great was my pain whenย I you bred,ย / Great was my care whenย I you fed.ย / Long didย I keep you soft and warmย / And with my wings kept off all harm.” (Our “ornithological” homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Anne Bradstreet, for Mother’s Day.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

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