Take five minutes today to teach your students the story of Archbishop Thomas Becket, who was murdered on this day in the year 1170.
Finding Local Libraries With WorldCat
Using the WorldCat Library Finder to locate libraries in your local area.
Homeschool Christmas Music to Wind Down With
Too much Christmas activity? Wind down with the peaceful Sussex Mummers’ Carol.
Pay a Homeschool Visit the National Christmas Tree
Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
“It was a short, cold Christmas”
Herman Melville reminds us that even on Christmas Day, somewhere in the world there are sailors setting out to sea.
Sunday States: Ohio, Ghana, Guatemala, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Ohio, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, and Guatemala.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – 24 December 2017
Quick Freshes are our Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: King’s College carols, Christmas Day, a toast to absent friends, and more.
Music for the Midwinter Solstice
Tine Thing Helseth performs Gustav Holst’s setting of “In the Bleak Midwinter.”
Tuesday Tea at the Library: Randolph Caldecott
Browse a special exhibit of the works of children’s illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846–1886), from the Library of Congress.
Monday Museum: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Visit a museum or historical monument every Monday and broaden your homeschool horizons. This week: the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Sunday States: Tennessee, Gabon, Germany, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Tennessee, Gabon, the Gambia, Georgia, and Germany.
Quick Freshes for Homeschool Families – Week of 17 December 2017
Quick Freshes are our Sunday notes on the homeschool week ahead. This week: Carolan’s Cup, the Winter Solstice, a toast to Christmas, and more.
It’s Beethoven Day!
Take a few minutes out of your homeschool schedule today to celebrate Beethoven’s Birthday!
Nature Notes: A Passing Peregrine
You never know what you’ll see if you keep your eyes open and your bird guide handy — maybe even a big falcon.
Geminid Meteors for 2017
Tomorrow night (December 13/14) be on the lookout for the Geminid meteor shower.
Sunday States: Kentucky, Ethiopia, France, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Kentucky, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, and France.
“Good morrow, masters all!”
Learn a sprightly late-night carol, and the call of the winter watchman too.
The End of a Season
Robert Frost provides a read-aloud poem for the last days of autumn.
Sunday States: Vermont, El Salvador, Estonia, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Vermont, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Estonia.
Sunday States: Rhode Island, Dominica, Egypt, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Rhode Island, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Egypt.
Our Harmonious Galactic Future
When all the races of the galaxy will eat turkey together.
Musical Introductions: Thomas Tallis (1505–1585)
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Giving thanks for the life of Thomas Tallis, the master of early English polyphonic music, who died on this day in 1585.
Great Balls of Fire
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Reporting a New England fireball to the American Meteor Society.
Homeschool History: Seven Score and Fourteen Years Ago
Inviting your homeschool students to remember the 154th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Sunday States: North Carolina, Cyprus, Djibouti, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: North Carolina, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, and Djibouti.
Sunday States: New York, Costa Rica, Cuba, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New York, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, and Cuba
Sunday States: Virginia, Colombia, the Congo Republic, and More
Tour the United States and travel the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Virginia, Colombia, the Comoros, the Congo, and the Congo Republic.
