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๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Homeschool States & Countries (Recent Posts)

A collection of great homeschool teaching ideas, resources, and little lessons about the U.S. states and the nations of the world from the River Houses Homeschool Network. Print your own States & Countries Calendar on our main homeschool calendar page and follow along with us, and add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get posts like these delivered right to your mailbox every week. ๐Ÿ˜Š

โกโ€…World treasures: This Homeschool States & Countries collection also includes our special series of Weekly World Heritage posts. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica

25 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Illinois, Ireland, Jamaica, and More

22 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Illinois, Ireland, Israel, Italy, and Jamaica.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ถ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Ancient Babylon in Iraq

18 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Ancient City of Babylon in Iraq.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Mississippi, India, Iraq, and More

15 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Mississippi, India, Indonesia, Iran, and Iraq.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Volcanic Surtsey Island in Iceland

11 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Volcanic Island of Surtsey in Iceland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Indiana, Haiti, Iceland, and More

8 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Indiana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, and Iceland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Mount Nimba Nature Reserve in Guinea

4 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve in Guinea.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Louisiana, Guatemala, Guyana, and More

1 January 2023 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Louisiana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Guyana.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Old Town of Quedlinburg in Germany

28 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg in Germany.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Ohio, Germany, Grenada, and More

25 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Ohio, Germany, Ghana, Greece, and Grenada.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Colchic Rainforests of Georgia

21 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands of the Black Sea Region of Georgia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Tennessee, France, Georgia, and More

18 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Tennessee, France, Gabon, The Gambia, and Georgia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Rock-Hewn Churches of Ethiopia

14 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Kentucky, Eswatini, Finland, and More

11 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Kentucky, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Finland.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ป WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Joya de Cerรฉn in El Salvador

7 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Joya de Cerรฉn Archaeological Site in El Salvador.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Vermont, El Salvador, Estonia, and More

4 December 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Vermont, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, and Estonia.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Wadi al-Hitan (Whale Valley) in Egypt

30 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: Wadi al-Hitan (Whale Valley) in Egypt.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Rhode Island, Dominica, Egypt, and More

27 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Rhode Island, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Egypt.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Neolithic Choirokoitia in Cyprus

23 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Neolithic Settlement of Choirokoitia in Cyprus.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: North Carolina, Cyprus, Djibouti, and More

20 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: North Carolina, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, and Djibouti.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: Old Havana in Cuba

16 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: Old Havana in Cuba.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: New York, Costa Rica, Cuba, and More

13 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: New York, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, and Cuba.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Coffee Landscape of Colombia

9 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia. (Really!)

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

๐ŸŒŽ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ SUNDAY STATES: Virginia, Colombia, Congo, and More

6 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Take a homeschool tour of the U.S. states and the countries of the world with the River Houses. This week: Virginia, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Kinshasa), and Congo Republic (Brazzaville).

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries

๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ WEEKLY WORLD HERITAGE: The Great Wall of China

2 November 2022 by Bob O'Hara

Pay a homeschool visit to a World Heritage Site from one of our countries-of-the-week and learn some great history and geography along the way. This week: the Great Wall of China.

Filed Under: Homeschool States & Countries, Weekly World Heritage

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