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πŸ“š Homeschool Books & Libraries: Little Lessons for the Whole Year

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.

β€”β€ŠJorge Luis Borges

Great homeschool teaching tips and wonderful little lessons on books and libraries from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊

❑ Discovering Dewey: This Homeschool Books & Libraries collection also includes our special series of monthly Learning the Library posts that introduce your students to the Dewey Decimal System. πŸ“š

πŸ“š HOMESCHOOL BOOKS: Dover Thrift Editions for Your Students

28 September 2023 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

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

26 September 2023 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 aΒ rich source of free educational materials for homeschoolers and aΒ place every American should know.

Filed Under: Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“š HOMESCHOOL LIBRARY LESSONS: Discovering Dictionaries

18 September 2023 by Bob O'Hara

On your next library visit, show your homeschool students the many wonderful kinds of dictionaries that are available to themΒ β€” aΒ lot more than they may realize!

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ“œ THE U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES and Constitution Day

17 September 2023 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

πŸ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Discovering Local Libraries With WorldCat

12 September 2023 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

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: AΒ Simple Dewey Introduction (To Begin the Year)

5 September 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Teaching your students to use the library independently is one of the best educational gifts you can give them. Join us this week as we begin our year-long homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal system.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: On Beyond Dewey (To Close the Year)

1 August 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Explore your local library and the whole universe of knowledge as we take a year-long homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal System. This month, as the homeschool year ends, we’ll take a quick look at the alternative Library of Congress Classification, commonly used in colleges and universities.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

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

12 July 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“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. Check him out at your local library this week.)

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

πŸŒ• A LUNAR SAMPLE COLLECTION for Your Local Library

11 July 2023 by Bob O'Hara

With help from your local librarians you might be able to bring some real moon rocks to your town, courtesy of NASA. It’s a homeschool project worth exploring!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“œ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Independence Day and the Declaration

4 July 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Be sure to add a visit to the National Archives and the Declaration of Independence itself (in person or online) to your homeschool Fourth of July calendar!

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

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

4 July 2023 by Bob O'Hara

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

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“Ί HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES for Your Homeschool Summer

8 June 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Ten multi-part masterpieces of the documentarian’s art that you and your homeschool students can watch together and discuss over the summer. (Or at any other time of year!)

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Geography, Homeschool Holidays & History

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Literary 800s

6 June 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Explore your local library and the whole universe of knowledge with our homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal System. This month: The Literary 800s.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Language & Literature

πŸ“š πŸ¦‰ LIBRARY LESSONS: The Macaulay Library of Natural History

9 May 2023 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: Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Natural History

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Artistic 700s

2 May 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Explore your local library and the whole universe of knowledge with our homeschool tour of the Dewey Decimal System. This month: The Artistic 700s.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“š 🌼 WONDERFUL WORDS: May and the Poets

1 May 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“Come, ye rains, then if ye will,Β / May’s at home, and with me still;Β / But come rather, thou, good weather,Β / And find us in the fields together.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Leigh Hunt, for the merry month of May.)

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

πŸŽ‚ 🎭 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL! (Shakespeare, That Is)

23 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy birthday to the Bard! Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday this week with some free teaching materials from Shakespeare’s birthplace itself.

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

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Teaching the American Revolution

17 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Explore an excellent collection of original documents and ready-made discussion questions on the American Revolution, all set to go for you and your homeschool students.

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

πŸ“š LIBRARY LESSONS: Thomas Jefferson’s Book Collection

11 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

April 13th is Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, so why not spend some quality homeschool time this week learning about Jefferson’s famous library. AΒ ready-made lesson plan from the Library of Congress will help you.

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

πŸ–‹ πŸ•Š WONDERFUL WORDS: George Herbert’s β€œEaster Wings”

9 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“O let me riseΒ / As larks, harmoniously,Β / And sing this day thy victories:Β / Then shall the fall further the flight in me.” (A bonus homeschool poem-of-the-week, from George Herbert, for Easter.)

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

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Technological 600s

4 April 2023 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 Technological 600s.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: The Scientific 500s

7 March 2023 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 Scientific 500s.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

πŸŽ‰ πŸ“– WONDERFUL WORDS: Happy Dord Day!

28 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“LexicΓ³grapher. n.s. [λΡξικὸν and γράφω; lexicographe, French.] A writer of dictionaries; a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of words.” (A humorous homeschool holiday, for all lovers of words and dictionaries.)

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

πŸ“š LEARNING THE LIBRARY: Dewey Detectives at Home

25 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Did you know there are secret Dewey Decimal numbers hidden in the books on your very own bookshelves? It’s true! Send your homeschool students on a treasure hunt to find them.

Filed Under: Discovering Dewey, Homeschool Books & Libraries

β˜€οΈ 🌍 HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE & HISTORY: Copernicus and His Revolutions

19 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

On Copernicus’ birthday, introduce your homeschool students to one of the most important books ever published: “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres” (1543).

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

πŸ”­ HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE & HISTORY: The Starry Messenger

15 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Remembering one of the great minds of history, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564–1642), on the anniversary of his birth.

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

πŸ–‹ ❀️ WONDERFUL WORDS: β€œUnwind the solemn twine, and tie my Valentine!”

8 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

“Awake ye muses nine, sing me a strain divine!” (Our amatory homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for Valentine Week.)

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

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