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: Qalβat al-Bahrain, the Ancient Harbor and Capital of Dilmun in Bahrain.
π Homeschool Geography: States, Countries, History, Maps, & More
Come, hereβs the map.
Great homeschool teaching tips and easy little lessons on geography from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get more posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week!Β π
β‘β 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 aΒ different World Heritage Site every week. Follow either one of these miniature curricula for just aΒ few minutes each week with aΒ standard atlas and almanac and youβll enrich your studentsβ understanding of geography and history all through the year.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More
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!
π π¦πΊ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Sydney Opera House in Australia
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 Sydney Opera House in Australia.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More
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.
π π¦π΄ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Mbanza Kongo in Angola
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: Mbanza Kongo, the Capital of the Former Kingdom of Kongo in Angola.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Pennsylvania, Angola, Armenia, and More
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.
π π¦π« WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Bamiyan in Afghanistan (To Open the Year)
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 begin the new homeschool year: the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Delaware, Afghanistan, Andorra, & More (A New Year!)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. We begin the brand new homeschool year with Delaware, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, and Andorra. Get out your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
π π SUNDAY STATES BONUS: The Earth, Solar System, and Universe
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 a special bonus: the Earth itself and the amazing Universe beyond. AΒ new world tour for the upcoming homeschool year will begin next month!
π πΊ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: A Free World Heritage Wall Map
Get your own full-color wall map of World Heritage Sites and follow along with us as we tour the world week by week throughout the homeschool year.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: U.S. Territories and World Oceans (To Close the Year)
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 and Possessions and the Oceans of the World.
π πΊπ³ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Newly Inscribed Sites (To Close the Year)
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.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Hawaii and Antarctica
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.
π πΎπͺ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Socotra Archipelago in Yemen
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 Socotra Archipelago in Yemen.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Alaska, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and More
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.
π πΊπΏ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Samarkand in Uzbekistan
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: storied Samarkand in Uzbekistan.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and More
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, andΒ Venezuela.
π πΊπΎ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Church of AtlΓ‘ntida in Uruguay
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 Church of AtlΓ‘ntida in Uruguay.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: New Mexico, the UAE, Uruguay, and More
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.
π πΉπ² WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Kunya-Urgench in Turkmenistan
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: Kunya-Urgench in Turkmenistan.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Oklahoma, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and More
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.
π πΉπ³ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Amphitheater of El Jem in Tunisia
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 ancient Roman Amphitheater of El Jem in Tunisia.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Utah, Tonga, Turkey, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Utah, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, and Turkey.
π πΉπΏ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Historic Ports of Tanzania
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 Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara in Tanzania.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Wyoming, Tanzania, Togo, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Wyoming, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), and Togo.
π π¨π WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Old City of Berne in Switzerland
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 Old City of Berne in Switzerland.
π πΊπΈ SUNDAY STATES: Idaho, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and More
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Idaho, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, and Tajikistan.