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Local history and geography, and family history (genealogy), are ideal educational subjects to explore in every homeschool all throughout the year.
🌐 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 American Heritage posts that invite you to visit a different American national park, memorial, or historic 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.
📺 HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARIES for Your Homeschool Summer
Twelve multi-part masterpieces of the documentarian’s art that you and your homeschool students can watch together and discuss over the summer. (Or at any other time of year!)
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: North Dakota, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and More
![[North Dakota State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Seal_of_North_Dakota-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: North Dakota, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, and Sierra Leone. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Rocky Mountain National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Colorado, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, and More
![[Colorado State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Seal_of_Colorado-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Colorado, Samoa, San Marino, São Tomé & Príncipe, and Saudi Arabia. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Niobrara National Scenic River
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: the Niobrara National Scenic River in Nebraska.
🇨🇦 HOMESCHOOL MUSIC & HISTORY: “To find the hand of Franklin”
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To understand a complex and beautiful piece of art or music, your students must first learn a great deal about the world — names, places, people, and events that may seem at first to be unrelated.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Nebraska, Rwanda, Saint Vincent, 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: Nebraska, Rwanda, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Nevada, Portugal, Russia, and More
![[Nevada State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/nevada-state-seal-150x150.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Nevada, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, and Russia. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: West Virginia, Paraguay, Poland, and More
![[West Virginia State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Seal_of_West_Virginia-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: West Virginia, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, and Poland. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Kansas, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, 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: Kansas, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, and Papua New Guinea. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Oregon, Nigeria, Oman, and More
![[Oregon State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Seal_of_Oregon-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Oregon, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, and Oman. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Minnesota, the Netherlands, Niger, and More
![[Minnesota State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Seal_of_Minnesota-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Minnesota, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, and Niger. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Sequoia National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Sequoia National Park in California.
🖊️ 🎨 HOMESCHOOL ARTS & LITERATURE: Wordsworth’s Lake District
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On William Wordsworth’s birthday, why not introduce your homeschool students to the famous Lake District of England, a region that has inspired writers and visual artists for more than 200 years.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: California, Myanmar, Nepal, 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: California, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, and Nepal. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Wisconsin, Mongolia, Mozambique, 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: Wisconsin, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, and Mozambique. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and Birthplace in Iowa.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Iowa, Mexico, Monaco, and More
![[Iowa State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Seal_of_Iowa-150x150.jpg)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Iowa, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, and Monaco. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Big Bend National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Big Bend National Park in Texas.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Texas, Malta, Mauritius, and More
![[Texas State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Seal_of_Texas-150x150.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Texas, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mauritania, and Mauritius. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Everglades National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Everglades National Park in Florida.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Florida, Malawi, Mali, and More
![[Florida State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Seal_of_Florida-150x150.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Florida, Malawi, Malaysia, the Maldives, and Mali. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Isle Royale National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Michigan, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, and More
![[Michigan State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Seal_of_Michigan-150x150.png)
Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Michigan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Madagascar. Open up your atlas and almanac and follow along with us!