We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms, and the midpoint of each term (following old calendrical tradition) is called the cross-quarter day. Today, January 15th, is the cross-quarter day of Orion Term, our winter term. How are things going in your homeschool?
🗓 Homeschool Terms & Calendars (Post Archives)
Here — said the Year —
Great homeschool teaching ideas, resources, and little lessons about the four terms that make up the River Houses year (Cygnus, Orion, Leo, and Hercules), and about our annual River Houses calendars. Download and print your own educational calendars on our main homeschool calendars page, and add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊
🗓 🎉 ❄️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL JANUARY from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of January 2020! Here are some things to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 ⛄️ WINTER IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
Winter is here! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is.) If you’re in the southern hemisphere, summer is here! Happy December solstice to homeschoolers everywhere!
🗓 A PRINTABLE PLANNER for Your Homeschool Week (and Month, and Year)
Try our brand-new printable homeschool planner! It will help you and your students stay organized and track your accomplishments week by week all through the year.
🗓 🎅 🎄 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL DECEMBER from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of December 2019! Here are some things to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 🗡 ORION TERM 2019–2020 and the Homeschool Year
We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the beginning of Orion Term, our winter term, named for the Great Hunter of the Heavens. Orion Term runs from December through February.
🗓 🥧 🦃 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL NOVEMBER from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of November 2019! Here are some things to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 🍁 🎃 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL OCTOBER from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of October 2019! Here are some things to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 🍂 FALL IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
It’s the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere (and the first day of spring in the southern hemisphere). A crossword puzzle from NASA will help your homeschoolers learn all about it.
🗓 📓 ✏️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL SEPTEMBER from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of September 2019! Here are some things to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 🦢 CYGNUS TERM 2019 and the New River Houses Year
We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the beginning of Cygnus Term, our fall term, named for the Great Swan of the Heavens. Cygnus Term runs from September through November.
🗓 🎉 THE 2019–2020 HOMESCHOOL YEAR BEGINS: Let the River Run!
Welcome to the 2019–2020 River Houses year! Let all the dreamers wake the nation.
