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๐ŸŒณ HOMESCHOOL NATURE NOTES: Happy Arbor Day!

29 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

It’s National Arbor Day! Why not celebrate the occasion by planting a tree in honor of your homeschool this week.

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Sylviid Warblers and Allies

29 April 2022 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 tips along the way. This week: the Sylviid Warblers, Leaf Warblers, Grasshopper-Warblers, and Old World Flycatchers and Chats.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿฆ MAY is Bird Migration Month!

28 April 2022 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

May is Bird Migration Month in the River Houses! This May, why not introduce your students to the wonderful BirdCast website. Keep track of what’s moving across the United States, and watch the radar echoes of migrating birds every night.

Filed Under: Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Panamรก Viejo Site in Panama

27 April 2022 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 Archaeological Site of Panamรก Viejo (Old Panama City) in Panama.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 24 April 2022

24 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Falling stars, fallen cities, national libraries, presidential landmarks, hereditary discoveries, Papuan rivers, a toast to prosperity, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Kansas, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and More

24 April 2022 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

๐ŸŽ‚ ๐ŸŽญ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL! (Shakespeare, That Is)

23 April 2022 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

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐ŸŒธ WONDERFUL WORDS: Loveliest of Trees

22 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

“And since to look at things in bloomย / Fifty springs are little room,ย / About the woodlands Iย will goย / To see the cherry hung with snow.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from A.E. Housman, for spring.)

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

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Gnatcatchers, Dippers, and Kinglets

22 April 2022 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 tips along the way. This week: the tiny Gnatcatchers, Dippers, and Kinglets.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŽต HOMESCHOOL MUSIC: Relax With Randall Thompsonโ€™s โ€œAlleluiaโ€

21 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Feeling cooped up and stressed out? Calm your homeschool down with the peaceful “Alleluia” of American composer Randall Thompson, born on this day in 1899.

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

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Ohrid Region of North Macedonia

20 April 2022 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 Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region of North Macedonia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ AMERICAN ICON: The Concord Minute Man

19 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Teach your homeschool students to recognize one of the most famous artistic symbols of the American Revolution this week: Daniel Chester French’s “Minute Man” (1874).

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

๐Ÿ”Ž HOMESCHOOL RESEARCH & NEWS โ€“ April 2022

19 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our April 2022 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 an essay by Gilbert (2021) and four regular papers this month: Bartholet (2022), Hamlinย & Peterson (2022), Lapon (2022), and Mangezย & Tilman (2022).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

๐Ÿ‡ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ WONDERFUL WORDS: โ€œThe fate of a nation was riding that nightโ€

18 April 2022 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: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Language & Literature, Poems-of-the-Week

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 17 April 2022

17 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Easter Sundays, Revolutionary rides, embattled farmers, ancient cities, cherry trees, peaceful rivers, a toast to American heroes, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Oregon, Nigeria, Oman, and More

17 April 2022 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, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, and Oman.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ• RESEARCH PROJECTS for Homeschoolers โ€“ April 2022

16 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our April 2022 full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!

Filed Under: Lunar Society Bulletins

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€œHERE ONCE the embattled farmers stoodโ€

15 April 2022 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 beginning of the American Revolution.)

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

๐Ÿฆ… FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens

15 April 2022 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 small and friendly Nuthatches, Creepers, and Wrens.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿฆ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Leo Term 2022

15 April 2022 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, April 15th, is the cross-quarter day of Leo Term, our spring term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿฆ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Leo Term 2022

15 April 2022 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, April 15th, is the cross-quarter day of Leo Term, our spring term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand

13 April 2022 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 Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Learning About Thomas Jefferson’s Library

12 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Tomorrow is Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, so why not spend some quality homeschool time this week learning about Jefferson’s famous library. Aย ready-made lesson plan from the Library of Congress will show you the way.

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

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 10 April 2022

10 April 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: American poems, cross-quarter days, opening salvos, presidential birthdays, celebrated cosmonauts, New Zealand rivers, a toast to integrity, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Minnesota, Netherlands, Niger, and More

10 April 2022 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: Minnesota, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Niger.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

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