Summer is here! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, winter is here!) Happy June 2022 solstice to homeschoolers everywhere!
π Homeschool Terms & Calendars (Recent Posts)
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A collection of 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! π
π π πΈ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL JUNE from the River Houses!
Happy June 2022! Here’s our monthly review of all the wonderful educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions you can look for in the homeschool month ahead.
π πͺ HERCULES TERM 2022 and the Homeschool Year
We divide the homeschool year into four three-month terms in the River Houses. Today is the first day of Hercules Term, our summer term, named for the Great Hero of the Heavens. Hercules Term runs from June through August.
π π¦ π HAPPY HOMESCHOOL MAY from the River Houses!
Happy May 2022! Here’s our monthly review of all the wonderful educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions you can look for in the homeschool month ahead.
π π¦ HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Leo Term 2022
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, April 15th, is the cross-quarter day of Leo Term, our spring term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?
π βοΈ πΈ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL APRIL from the River Houses!
Happy April 2022! Here’s our monthly review of all the wonderful educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions you can look for in the homeschool month ahead.
π π· SPRING IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
Spring is here! In the northern hemisphere, that is; in the southern hemisphere, fall is here! Happy March 2022 equinox to homeschoolers everywhere!
π π± π° HAPPY HOMESCHOOL MARCH from the River Houses!
Happy March 2022! Here’s our monthly review of all the wonderful educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions you can look for in the homeschool month ahead.
π π¦ LEO TERM 2022 and the Homeschool Year
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.
π π π HAPPY HOMESCHOOL FEBRUARY from the River Houses!
Happy February 2022! Here’s our monthly review of all the wonderful educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions you can look for in the homeschool month ahead.