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For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Boston 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 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.
🌐 HOMESCHOOL GEOGRAPHY: The Prime Meridian
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On this day in 1884, the north-south line running through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, was established as our planet’s Prime Meridian: the line of 0° longitude. Can your homeschoolers locate it on a globe and explain its significance?
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Massachusetts, Bolivia, Brazil, and More
![[Massachusetts State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Seal_of_Massachusetts-150x150.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: Audubon Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: the Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary in Connecticut, the oldest private bird sanctuary in the United States.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Connecticut, Belgium, Bhutan, and More
![[Connecticut State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Seal_of_Connecticut-117x150.png)
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: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Georgia, Bahrain, Belarus, and More
![[Georgia State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/seal-georgia-150x150.png)
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!
🌳 🗺️ LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY PROJECTS for Homeschoolers
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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.
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Thomas Edison National Historical Park in New Jersey.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: New Jersey, Australia, the Bahamas, and More
![[New Jersey State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Seal_of_New_Jersey-150x150.png)
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!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: Valley Forge National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Pennsylvania, Angola, Armenia, and More
![[Pennsylvania State Seal]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Seal_of_Pennsylvania-150x150.png)
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!
⚔️ HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: Marathon, 490 B.C.
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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: New Castle Court House Museum
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: New Castle Court House Museum in Delaware.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Delaware, Afghanistan, Andorra, & More (A New Year!)
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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!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: War in the Pacific National Historical Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week (to wrap up the current homeschool year): War in the Pacific National Historical Park in Guam.
🌋 HOMESCHOOL HISTORY: The Last Days of Pompeii
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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 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!
🇺🇸 WEEKLY AMERICAN HERITAGE: The Washington Monument
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: the Washington Monument in the District of Columbia.
🌎 🇺🇸 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 AMERICAN HERITAGE: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Hawaii and Antarctica
![[Hawaii State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hawaii-stamp-1982a-98x150.jpg)
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 AMERICAN HERITAGE: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Alaska, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, and More
![[Alaska State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/alaska-stamp-1982a-96x150.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 AMERICAN HERITAGE: Canyon de Chelly National Monument
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona.
🌎 🇺🇸 SUNDAY STATES: Arizona, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, and More
![[Arizona State Bird & Flower]](https://riverhouses.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/arizona-stamp-1982a-99x150.jpg)
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 AMERICAN HERITAGE: Aztec Ruins National Monument
For America’s 250th anniversary, discover the history and landscape of the United States with your homeschool students. This week: Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico.