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๐Ÿฆฉ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Grebes and Flamingos

30 September 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 short-legged Grebes and the long-legged Flamingos.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Radziwill Castle Complex in Belarus

28 September 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 Architectural, Residential, and Cultural Complex of the Radziwill Family at Nesvizh in Belarus.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Getting to Know the Library of Congress

27 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

As the new homeschool year gets going, why not get (re)acquainted with the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. It’s aย rich source of free educational materials for homeschoolers and aย place every American should know.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

๐Ÿ“š HOMESCHOOL BOOKS: Dover Thrift Editions for Your Students

27 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

The Dover Thrift Editions are a great way to build up an inexpensive library of classic literature for your homeschool students.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

๐Ÿ—“ HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS: โ€œThirty days hath Septemberย .ย .ย .โ€

26 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

“April, June, and November.” (There’s no better week than this to teach your students the ancient calendrical verse that every young homeschooler should know.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 25 September 2022

25 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Fall poems, learnรจd linguists, liberty ships, marvelous musicians, Nobel laureates, Bangladeshi rivers, a toast to Autumn, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More

25 September 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: Georgia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Belarus.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ“ FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: โ€œGallinaceousโ€ Birds

23 September 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 lessons along the way. This week: New World Quail, Curassows, Guans, Partridges, Grouse, Turkeys, and Old World Quail.

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿƒ WONDERFUL WORDS: โ€œOur Summer made her light escapeโ€

22 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

[Emily Dickinson Homestead]

“And thus, without aย Wingย / Or service of aย Keelย / Our Summer made her light escapeย / Into the Beautiful.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for the end of summer.)

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

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿ‚ FALL IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)

22 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Fall is here! If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, spring is here! Happy September 2022 equinox to all homeschoolers everywhere!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Lord Howe Islands in Australia

21 September 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 Lord Howe Island Group in Australia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

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

20 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Our September 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 four items this month from a range of international authors: Immings (2022), Mukashevย & Somerton (2022), Nedkovaย & Zhelezova-Mindizova (2022), and Rayย & Shakeel (2022).

Filed Under: Homeschool Research & News

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 18 September 2022

18 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Piratical days, autumnal equinoxes, falling fish, remote islands, ancient emperors, pleasing punctuation, Australian rivers, a universal toast, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More

18 September 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: New Jersey, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, and the Bahamas.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ THE U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES and Constitution Day

17 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

The National Archives in Washington has a wealth of free teaching materials available that are ideal for homeschoolers. Why not pay them a visit this week to celebrate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on 17 September 1787.

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

๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ CONSTITUTION DAY and the U.S. National Archives

17 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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.

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

๐Ÿฆ† FRIDAY BIRD FAMILIES: Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Partย II)

16 September 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 Ducks, Geese, and Swans (Partย II).

Filed Under: Friday Bird Families, Homeschool Natural History

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿฆ‹ WONDERFUL WORDS: The Tuft of Flowers

15 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

โ€œโ€˜Men work together,โ€™ Iย told him from the heart,ย / โ€˜Whether they work together or apart.โ€™โ€ (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.)

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

๐Ÿ–‹ ๐Ÿฆ‹ WONDERFUL WORDS: The Tuft of Flowers

15 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

โ€œโ€˜Men work together,โ€™ Iย told him from the heart,ย / โ€˜Whether they work together or apart.โ€™โ€ (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.)

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

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Medieval Monasteries of Armenia

14 September 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 Haghpat and Sanahin Monasteries in Armenia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Discovering Local Libraries With WorldCat

13 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Remembering 9/11

11 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

On this anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, why not invite your homeschool students to contemplate the Star-Spangled Banner, in Baltimore, New York, and London.

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

๐Ÿ—“ QUICK FRESHES for Homeschool Familiesย โ€“ Week of 11 September 2022

11 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Great homeschool teaching tips and little lessons for the week ahead, including: Constitution days, migrating monarchs, star-spangled banners, poetical lessons, children’s writers, Argentinian rivers, a toast to lunar societies, and more!

Filed Under: Quick Freshes

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Pennsylvania, Angola, Armenia, and More

11 September 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: Pennsylvania, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, and Armenia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŸ STAR BRIGHT: Deneb for September and the New Homeschool Year

10 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Get the new 2022โ€“2023 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.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Monthly Great Stars

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