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![[Homeschool American Heritage]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/america-250-150x120.jpg)
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts.
🌐 Homeschool Geography: States, Countries, History, Maps, & More
Come, here’s the map.
Great homeschool teaching tips and easy little lessons on geography from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Print your own homeschool calendars and planners on our River Houses calendar page, and subscribe to our free homeschool newsletter to get more posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week. 📫
❡ States, countries, & world treasures: These Homeschool Geography lessons includes two special series: our Sunday States & Countries posts that take you on an annual homeschool tour the U.S. states and the nations of the world, and our Weekly World Heritage posts that invite you to visit a different World Heritage Site every week. Follow either one of these miniature curricula for just a few minutes each week with a standard atlas and almanac and you’ll enrich your students’ understanding of geography and history all through the year.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Massachusetts, Bolivia, Brazil, and More
![[Massachusetts State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/massachusetts-stamp-1982-b-99x150.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Massachusetts, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, and Brazil. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Weir Farm National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: Weir Farm National Historical Park in Connecticut.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Connecticut, Belgium, Bhutan, and More
![[Connecticut State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/connecticut-stamp-1982-b-99x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Connecticut, Belgium, Belize, Benin, and Bhutan. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Andersonville National Historic Site
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More
![[Georgia State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/georgia-stamp-1982-b-100x150.jpg)
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. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Morristown National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More
![[New Jersey State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/new-jersey-stamp-1982-97x150.jpg)
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. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
⚔️ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Marathon, 490 B.C.
![[Battle of Marathon]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/battle-of-marathon-stamp-2010-150x107.jpg)
The Battle of Marathon, fought on the eastern coast of mainland Greece in 490 B.C., was one of the most consequential battles in the history of the Western world. It’s an event every homeschool student should know.
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Independence National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: Independence National Historical Park in Pennsylvania.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Pennsylvania, Angola, Armenia, and More
![[Pennsylvania State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/pennsylvania-stamp-1982-98x150.jpg)
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. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: First State National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discovery the history and landscape of the United States. This week: First State National Historical Park in Delaware.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Delaware, Afghanistan, Andorra, & More (A New Year!)
![[Delaware State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/delaware-stamp-1982-96x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. We begin this brand new homeschool year with Delaware, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and Andorra. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🌌 SUNDAY STATES BONUS: The Earth, Solar System, and Universe
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Thank you for taking a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with us over the past year! We conclude today with one extra bonus: the Earth itself and the amazing Universe beyond. A new world tour for the upcoming homeschool year will begin next month!
HOMESCHOOL HISTORY 🌋 The Last Days of Pompeii
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii, now one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, was destroyed in an eruption of Mount Vesuvius on this day in the year 79.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: U.S. Territories and World Oceans (To Close the Year)
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Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week, to wrap up the homeschool year: U.S. Territories & Possessions and the Oceans of the World.
🌎 🇺🇳 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Newly Inscribed Sites (To Close the Year)
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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, to wrap up the current homeschool year: newly inscribed World Heritage Sites.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Hawaii and Antarctica
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Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week, as the year approaches its end, we visit Hawaii and Antarctica. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌍 🇾🇪 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Town of Zabid in Yemen
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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 Historic Town of Zabid in Yemen.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Alaska, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and More
![[Alaska State Flag]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/flag-alaska-1927-150x106.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Alaska, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
🌏 🇺🇿 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Center of Bukhara in Uzbekistan
![[Flag of Uzbekistan]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/flag-uzbekistan-150x75.png)
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 Historic Center of Bukhara in Uzbekistan.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and More
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Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, and Venezuela. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌍 🇬🇧 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Ironbridge Gorge in the United Kingdom
![[United Kingdom Flag]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/flag-united-kingdom-150x75.png)
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: Ironbridge Gorge in the United Kingdom.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: New Mexico, the UAE, Uruguay, and More
![[New Mexico State Flag]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/flag-new-mexico-150x100.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌍 🇺🇬 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda
![[Flag of Uganda]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/flag-uganda-150x100.png)
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: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and More
![[Oklahoma State Flag]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/flag-oklahoma-2006-150x100.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, and Ukraine. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌍 🇹🇷 WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Areas of Istanbul in Turkey
![[Flag of Turkey]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/flag-turkey-150x100.jpg)
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 Historic Areas of Istanbul in Turkey.
