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Archives for July 2021

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles, and Allies

30 July 2021 by Horace the Otter 🦦

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 familiar and widespread Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Orioles, Grackles, Cowbirds, and their allies.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Taos Pueblo in the United States

28 July 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: Taos Pueblo in the United States.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 25 July 2021

25 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Migrating butterflies, famous scientists, American painters, universal languages, wild hares, crash landings, desert rivers, a toast to homecoming, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: New Mexico, United Arab Emirates, and More

25 July 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: New Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

πŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschool Students – July 2021

23 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies

23 July 2021 by Horace the Otter 🦦

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 brilliant Cardinals and their allies, including the American Tanagers, Grosbeaks, and Buntings.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ πŸ”” WONDERFUL WORDS: As Kingfishers Catch Fire

22 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Like each tucked string tells, each hung bell’sΒ / 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.)

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

🌍 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Metropolitans’ Residence in Ukraine

21 July 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 Residence of the Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans in Ukraine.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS – July 2021

20 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Our July 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 five items this month: Hodgson (2021), Murphy (2021), Ray (2021), Reaburn (2021), and Soleimani et al. (2021).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

πŸš€ πŸŒ• APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING Resources for Your Homeschool

18 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Share some great educational resources with your homeschool students this week on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 18 July 2021

18 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Moon landings, moth weeks, Moravian monks, Latin liberators, great comets, bright birds, Ukrainian rivers, a toast to tall ships, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and More

18 July 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: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, and Ukraine.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌝 KNOW YOUR MOONS πŸŒ‘πŸŒ’πŸŒ“πŸŒ”πŸŒ•πŸŒ–πŸŒ—πŸŒ˜πŸŒ‘

17 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Emberizid Sparrows (II)

16 July 2021 by Horace the Otter 🦦

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 diverse Emberizid Sparrows (Part II).

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ—“ πŸ’ͺ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Hercules Term 2021

16 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms, and the midpoint of each term (following old calendrical tradition) is called the “cross-quarter day.” Today is the cross-quarter day of Hercules Term, our summer term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ 🐝 WONDERFUL WORDS: Answer, July

15 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“Where is the BeeΒ β€”Β / Where is the BlushΒ β€”Β / Where is the Hay?” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for July.)

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

🌍 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡³ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Punic Town of Kerkuane in Tunisia

14 July 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 Punic Town and Necropolis of Kerkuane in Tunisia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ“œ πŸ“š SUMMER PROJECTS from the Library of Congress and National Archives

13 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Explore some of the cooperative projects that are available to your homeschool students this summer (or at any time of year) from the National Archives and the Library of Congress. They’re just the thing to help your students develop independent study skills for college or career.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Lunar Society Bulletins

πŸ“– πŸ–‹ THOREAU’S BIRTHDAY and Homeschool Journaling

12 July 2021 by Horace the Otter 🦦

“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.” (Happy birthday to the great American writer Henry David Thoreau, born on this day in 1817.)

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

πŸ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Families – Week of 11 July 2021

11 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching ideas and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Literary birthdays, deadly duels, Rosetta stones, cross-quarter days, moth weeks, Trojan rivers, a toast to perseverance, and more!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌎 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ SUNDAY STATES: Utah, Tonga, Turkey, and More

11 July 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: Utah, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, and Turkey.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

🌟 STAR BRIGHT: Arcturus for July

10 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ¦… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Emberizid Sparrows (I)

9 July 2021 by Horace the Otter 🦦

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 diverse Emberizid Sparrows (Part I).

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ–‹ πŸ•Š WONDERFUL WORDS: Liberty and Peace

8 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

“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.)

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

🌍 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ώ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania

7 July 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Historical & Geographical 900s

6 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

Explore your local library and the whole universe of knowledge with our annual homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal System. This month: The Historical & Geographical 900s.

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

πŸ“Έ PHOTO CHALLENGE – July 2021: β€œFraming” and β€œBaby Equipment”

5 July 2021 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 for their work. This month’s themes are “Framing” and “Baby-related Equipment.” Take a look!

Filed Under: ARCHIVES

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