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๐Ÿ› Homeschool Museums & Historical Monuments (Recent Posts)

On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

โ€”Emerson

A collection of great homeschool teaching ideas, resources, and little lessons on museums and historical monuments from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list and get posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week! ๐Ÿ˜Š

โ› NATURE NOTES: It’s National Fossil Day!

12 October 2022 by Bob O'Hara

For National Fossil Day, why not explore a big collection of rare and beautiful books on paleontology made available by the Smithsonian Institution and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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

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

๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ INDEPENDENCE DAY and the Declaration

3 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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

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

๐Ÿ“บ HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES for Your Homeschool Summer

9 June 2022 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.

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

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

โ› NATURE NOTES: It’s National Fossil Day!

13 October 2021 by Bob O'Hara

For National Fossil Day, why not explore a big collection of rare and beautiful books on paleontology made available by the Smithsonian Institution and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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

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

16 September 2021 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

๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ INDEPENDENCE DAY and the Declaration

3 July 2021 by Bob O'Hara

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

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

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

18 April 2021 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.”

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

โ› NATURE NOTES: It’s National Fossil Day!

14 October 2020 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

For National Fossil Day, why not explore a big collection of rare and beautiful books on paleontology made available by the Smithsonian Institution and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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

๐Ÿ“œ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ INDEPENDENCE DAY and the Declaration

4 July 2020 by Bob O'Hara

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

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฎ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Salt River Bay in the Virgin Islands

11 June 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography in your homeschool with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the American Red Cross!

21 May 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Happy birthday to the American Red Cross, one of the largest public service organizations in the United States, founded by Clara Barton on this day in 1881.

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

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

19 April 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Teach your students to recognize one of the most famous artistic symbols of the American Revolution: Daniel Chester French’s Concord Minute Man.

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

๐ŸŒธ VISIT THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS in Washington, D.C.

27 March 2020 by Bob O'Hara

On this day in 1912, the Japanese government presented a gift of 3000 cherry trees to the United States to line the banks of the Potomac River and other sites in Washington, D.C., where they and their successors may still be seen today.

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

๐Ÿ– ATTENTION HOMESCHOOL ARTISTS: It’s Color Our Collections Week 2020!

3 February 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Download a whole year’s worth of free educational coloring pages and booklets from major libraries and museums all around the world.

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿฆ‡ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: The National Park of American Samoa

3 February 2020 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint โ€” with free lesson plans! New this month: a quarter for the National Park of American Samoa โ€” with bats!

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿž AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Idaho’s Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness

6 November 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

โ› NATURE NOTES: It’s National Fossil Day!

16 October 2019 by Horace the Otter ๐Ÿฆฆ

For National Fossil Day, why not explore a big collection of rare and beautiful books on paleontology made available by the Smithsonian Institution and the Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿž AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: San Antonio Missions National Park

28 August 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in Texas (which also happens to be a World Heritage Site).

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments, Weekly World Heritage

๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿณ MELVILLE @ 200: A Homeschool Visit to Herman’s Home

30 July 2019 by Bob O'Hara

The great American author Herman Melville was born 200 years ago this week. Why not take a few homeschool minutes to explore the house where he lived and wrote: “Arrowhead” in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.

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

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ INDEPENDENCE DAY and the Declaration

4 July 2019 by Bob O'Hara

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

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

๐Ÿ“š BOOKS & LIBRARIES: The Carle Picture Book Museum

25 June 2019 by Bob O'Hara

It’s Books & Libraries Day in the River Houses, so why not pay a homeschool visit to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Books & Libraries, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: Guam’s War in the Pacific National Historical Park

3 June 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the War in the Pacific National Historical Park in the U.S. territory of Guam.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ต AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL: American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands

29 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Explore American history and geography with this ongoing series of quarters from the U.S. Mint. (With free lesson plans!) New this month: a quarter for the American Memorial Park in the Northern Mariana Islands.

Filed Under: Homeschool Collections & Collecting, Homeschool Museums & Monuments

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ AMERICAN ICON: The Concord Minuteman

19 April 2019 by Bob O'Hara

Teach your students to recognize one of the most famous artistic symbols of the American Revolution: Daniel Chester French’s Concord Minuteman.

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

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