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πŸ—“ The Homeschool Year: Seasons, Months, Terms, & Calendars

Here β€” said the Year β€”

β€”β€ŠEmily Dickinson

Homeschool teaching tips and wonderful little lessons about the months, the seasons, and the four terms that make up the River Houses year (Cygnus, Orion, Leo, and Hercules). Download and print your own educational calendars and planners 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! 😊

πŸ—“ β˜”οΈ 🌸 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL APRIL from the River Houses!

1 April 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool April! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🌷 SPRING IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)

20 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Spring is here! If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, fall is here! Happy March equinox to homeschoolers everywhere!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🌱 🐰 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL MARCH from the River Houses!

1 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool March! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🦁 LEO TERM and the River Houses Homeschool Year

1 March 2023 by Bob O'Hara

We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the first day of Leo Term, our spring term, named for the Great Lion of the Heavens. Leo Term runs from March through May.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

βšβ€ŠπŸ– HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS: Happy Groundhog Day!

2 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy mid-point of astronomical winter to homeschoolers everywhere! In other words, Happy Groundhog Day!

Filed Under: Homeschool Holidays & History, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ’• πŸ’ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL FEBRUARY from the River Houses!

1 February 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool February! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ—‘ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Orion Term

14 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

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 is the cross-quarter day of Orion Term, our winter term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸŽ‰ ❄️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL JANUARY from the River Houses!

1 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Happy January and Happy New Year! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

🎡 ❄️ HOLIDAY MUSIC MONTH: In the Bleak Midwinter

21 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

“Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;Β / Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,Β / In the bleak midwinter, long ago.” (A frosty carol from Christina Rossetti and Gustav Holst, for Homeschool Holiday Music Month and the winter solstice.)

Filed Under: Holiday Music Month, Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Language & Literature, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ ⛄️ WINTER IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)

21 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ–‹ πŸ‚ WONDERFUL WORDS: The End of a Season

15 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

“The leaves are all dead on the ground, / Save those that the oak is keeping / To ravel them one by one / And let them go scraping and creeping / Out over the crusted snow, / When others are sleeping.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Robert Frost, for the end of fall.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature, Homeschool Natural History, Homeschool Terms & Calendars, Poems-of-the-Week

πŸ—“ πŸŽ„ πŸŽ… HAPPY HOMESCHOOL DECEMBER from the River Houses!

1 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool December! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ—‘ ORION TERM and the River Houses Homeschool Year

1 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the first day of Orion Term, our winter term, named for the Great Hunter of the Heavens. Orion Term runs from December through February.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ₯§ πŸ¦ƒ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL NOVEMBER from the River Houses!

1 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool November! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🦒 HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Cygnus Term

16 October 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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, October 16th, is the cross-quarter day of Cygnus Term, our fall term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🍁 πŸŽƒ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL OCTOBER from the River Houses!

1 October 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool October! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS: β€œThirty days hath SeptemberΒ .Β .Β .”

26 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

“.Β .Β .Β April, June, and November.” (There’s no better week than this to teach your students the ancient calendrical verse that every young homeschooler should know.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ‚ FALL IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)

22 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Fall is here! If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, spring is here! Happy September equinox to all homeschoolers everywhere!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ–‹ πŸƒ WONDERFUL WORDS: β€œOur Summer made her light escape”

22 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

[Emily Dickinson Homestead]

“And thus, without aΒ WingΒ / Or service of aΒ KeelΒ / Our Summer made her light escapeΒ / Into the Beautiful.” (Our homeschool poem-of-the-week, from Emily Dickinson, for the end of summer.)

Filed Under: Homeschool Language & Literature, Homeschool Terms & Calendars, Poems-of-the-Week

πŸ—“ πŸ““ ✏️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL SEPTEMBER from the River Houses!

1 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool September! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 🦒 CYGNUS TERM and the New River Houses Homeschool Year

1 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the first day of Cygnus Term, our fall term, named for the Great Swan of the Heavens. Cygnus Term runs from September through November.

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

🏑 πŸŽ‰ A NEW HOMESCHOOL YEAR BEGINS: Let the River Run!

1 September 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Welcome to a brand new River Houses homeschool year! Let all the dreamers wake the nation.

Filed Under: Homeschool Arts & Music, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ 😎 β˜€οΈ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL AUGUST from the River Houses!

1 August 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool August! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸ’ͺ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Hercules Term

16 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

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, July 16th, is the cross-quarter day of Hercules Term, our summer term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?

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🌝 KNOW YOUR MOONS πŸŒ‘πŸŒ’πŸŒ“πŸŒ”πŸŒ•πŸŒ–πŸŒ—πŸŒ˜πŸŒ‘

7 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

For this month’s anniversary of the first moon landing, why not teach your homeschool students the phases of the moon. You can even use emojis to do it!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ πŸŽ† πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL JULY from the River Houses!

1 July 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Happy homeschool July! Here are some little lessons, teaching traditions, and wonderful educational opportunities you and your students can watch for this month.

Filed Under: Homeschool Terms & Calendars

πŸ—“ β›± SUMMER IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)

21 June 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Summer is here! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, winter is here!) Happy June solstice to homeschoolers everywhere!

Filed Under: Homeschool Astronomy, Homeschool Terms & Calendars

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