Simple Beauty for Your Homeschool
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Adding Beauty: Picture Study
If you haven’t ever tried Picture Study in your home, now is a great time to try it out. Here’s how it works: Ideally, each student would have a print of the piece of artwork, but in my house, I...
View ArticleAdding Beauty: Music Appreciation
I’ve had people tell me that “Classical music is boring and pretentious.” I strongly disagree. Actually, when I’ve been told this, I’ve asked, “What classical music have you listened to?” Typically,...
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Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer, 1880;photo by Napoleon Sarony (1821–1896) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Homer Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) painted landscapes and made prints. Often he...
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A Nature Study Example Project: Making a Leaf Book
Adventuring We Shall Go… Reflecting back on some of our favorite science adventures, I am happy that we did so many hands-on activities. Many of our science studies were focused around a kitchen...
View ArticleLangston Hughes
Langston Hughes (1902-1967) is a poet of the Harlem Renaissance who portrayed the lives of ordinary, working-class African Americans. He was the first African American poet to earn his entire living...
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George Gershwin
Biography George Gershwin, 1898-1937, was one of the most well-known pianists in history. He turned out an enormous amount of music before his life was cut short by a brain tumor. Lucky for us, he was...
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Nature Study: Butterflies
Nature study can be as simple as a short walk in the neighborhood or as elaborate as a week in a National Park. Don’t make it complicated. Just go outside. This month, we suggest you spend some time...
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Albert Bierstadt
Albert Bierstadt was born in Germany in 1830. He came to the United States with his parents while he was still a baby. He was raised in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He returned to Düsseldorf to study...
View ArticleLouis Armstrong
Trumpet player and vocalist Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. Born in New Orleans, he spent his youth in a home for trouble children before he made his way to...
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Poetry: American Poets
These images will take you to the poems on the Poetry Foundation site. One of them is still under copywriter, and treating them all in the same way makes the most sense. The text under each picture is...
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Simple Beauty for July Year C
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for July, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are distinctly American. Albert Bierstadt Louis Armstrong Butterflies...
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Nature Study: Vegetables
Nature study can be as simple as a short walk in the neighborhood or as elaborate as a week in a National Park. Don’t make it complicated. Just go outside. This month, we suggest you spend some time...
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Gilbert Stuart
If you make it to the Crystal Bridges Homeschool Day on Friday, September 15, 2023, you can see Stuart’s George Washington (Constable-Hamilton Portrait) in person! Biography Gilbert Stuart (December...
View ArticleAnne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet (March 20, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the first writer in England’s North American colonies to be published. She was born to a wealthy Puritan family in Northampton, England. She...
View ArticleJohann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel lived from 1653-1706 in Germany. He left many compositions, including the very well-known Canon in D, and he instructed many students, including Johann Christoph Bach (older brother...
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Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 – April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter and a central figure of the Hudson River School. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His father was a successful...
View ArticleNature Study: Honeybees
By Julie McIntosh, beekeeper and HSOK Trustee Can you imagine having over 20,000 sisters? A honeybee can have that many or more! Almost all bees in a hive are female, and all the eggs they hatched...
View ArticleJustin Morgan
Biography During the colonial period, there was a lot of work to do everywhere, and people worked very long hours every day, though most tried to rest on Sunday. Even on the day of rest, there was...
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) was born in West Africa and came to the New World on a slave ship. She was both purchased and eventually freed by Boston commercialist John Wheatley. Phillis was part of a...
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