Fall is here! If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, spring is here! Happy September 2021 equinox to all homeschoolers everywhere!
🗓 Homeschool Terms & Calendars (Recent Posts)
Here — said the Year —
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! 😊
🗓 📓 ✏️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL SEPTEMBER from the River Houses!
Happy September 2021! Here’s our monthly review of educational opportunities, little lessons, and teaching traditions to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 🦢 CYGNUS TERM 2021 and the New Homeschool Year
Welcome to the new 2021–2022 homeschool year! We divide the 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.
🗓 🏡 🎉 THE 2021–2022 HOMESCHOOL YEAR BEGINS: Let the River Run!
Welcome to the brand new 2021–2022 River Houses homeschool year! Let all the dreamers wake the nation.
🗓 HOMESCHOOL CALENDARS AND PLANNERS for the 2021–2022 Year
Print your own set of free homeschool planners and educational calendars for the 2021–2022 homeschool year that begins in September.
🗓 😎 ☀️ HAPPY HOMESCHOOL AUGUST from the River Houses!
Happy August 2021! Here are some little lessons, educational opportunities, and teaching traditions to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 💪 HAPPY CROSS-QUARTER DAY of Hercules Term 2021
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 Hercules Term, our summer term in the River Houses. How are things going in your homeschool?
🗓 🎆 🇺🇸 HAPPY HOMESCHOOL JULY from the River Houses!
It’s the first day of July 2021! Here are some little lessons, educational opportunities, and teaching traditions to look for in the homeschool month ahead.
🗓 ⛱ SUMMER IS HERE! (Astronomically Speaking)
Summer is here! (If you’re in the northern hemisphere, that is. If you’re in the southern hemisphere, winter is here!) Happy June 2021 solstice to homeschoolers everywhere!
🌅 WATCH THE SUMMER SOLSTICE AT STONEHENGE
Follow a live broadcast of the summer-solstice sunrise and sunset at Stonehenge, the ancient astronomical landmark in southern England.
