Unit Studies

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• Inventors/Inventions Unit Study

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  I can’t believe we’ve knocked another unit out!  I was somewhat dreading this unit because the topic seemed rather dry and dull, but I was in for a pleasant surprise once we dove in!! The A Journey Through Learning lapbook was an outstanding spine.  I had never used one of their lapbooks before, but it won’t ...
  2 days ago

• The Star of Bethlehem

  
  Heart of the Matter Online — Authority: 560
  Explore the science and the history behind the Biblical event that signaled the Messiah’s birth It is easy to relegate it to an afterthought in a nativity scene or as just another tradition when it is placed atop the tree, but law professor Rick Larson wants everyone to take another look at the star that ...
  3 days ago

• Project-Based Learning

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  I’ve had lots of questions about the projects we complete as part of our homeschool life.  I’ve even presented a workshop specifically concerning this topic, as well as including it as a topic in my most popular workshop “Creative Homeschooling”. I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about incorporating ...
  6 days ago

• Fire Safety

  
  Celebrate Every Day — Authority: 425
  This week at preschool and at home we talked about fire fighters, fire trucks, and fire safety! #1 has learned to dial 911, to crawl low if theres smoke, to feel a door to see if its hot, where to go if the smoke alarm goes off, and to stop, drop and roll if his clothes are on fire! This morning we went to the ...
  1 week ago

• Magnet Unit Study

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  Our study on magnets only took a week - but a fun, hands-on week it was! Magnets Lots of Free Lessons Even More Free Lessons
  1 week ago

• Yummy Apples

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 121
  You cant do a unit on apples without whipping up something in the kitchen. There are so many possibilities...apple turnovers, apple cider donuts, apple-dapple cake, caramel apples - yum! We settled on apple sauce and a pie, but finishing up our apple study will not prevent us from attempting the other recipes at some ...
  2 weeks ago

• Our Curriculum by Age

  
  Celebrate Every Day — Authority: 425
  2 Years Old- We focus on development in the following areas: gross motor skills fine motor skills creative artistic expression hand-eye coordination language development prereading skills social skills problem solving listening skills music appreciation 3 Years Old- We focus on development in ...
  2 weeks ago

• How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 121
  For the last two weeks weve been learning all about Apples! Our spine book for this unit was an old favorite of ours... What a fun story this is! Its about a young girl who heads to the market to buy the ingredients for an apple pie, and ends up taking a trip around the world instead. We used several of the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Presidents of the United States Unit

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  Another unit bites the dust!  :)  We’ve been motorin’ on the schedule so far and it makes me smile! This unit took only two weeks.  We simply read a book everyday about past presidents, being the president, the White House and Washington D.C.  Each kiddo had to choose five presidents to research and complete ...
  2 weeks ago

• $5 Friday~Amanda Bennett

  
  My Blessings from Above — Authority: 128
  If you like unit studies and you like Amanda Bennett you want to check out her $5 Friday sales . Each week she has three unit studies for $5 each on cdrom. This weeks unit studies are: Oceans Heroes of Invention Easter
  3 weeks ago

• Field Trip: The William Seward House

  
  Blog, She Wrote — Authority: 129
  We had a delightful time today visiting two historical landmarks. We visited the Seward House after lunch and got a grand tour of the Seward Mansion. Who was William Seward? He was a NY State Senator, NY State Governor, US Senator from NY, and finally the Secretary of State in President Lincolns cabinet. We had the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Sarahs Wish~Review

  
  My Blessings from Above — Authority: 128
  Oh hi there! You startled me! I just returned from the 19th century. Western Ohio to be exact! There was rattlesnake, a terrible horse and buggy accident, secrets, sadness, slave hunters, secret hiding places, fear, love ,the underground railroad, unexpected friends, and lots of adventure. At least it felt like I ...
  3 weeks ago

• Rocks and Minerals: Our Favorite Books

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 121
  Weve finished up our study of rocks and minerals, and I have to say that at the beginning of the unit I never guessed how fun and interesting it would be. Even though weve moved onto Apples and Seeds, were still having fun collecting, identifying, and even painting rocks. I have a feeling this will be an ongoing ...
  4 weeks ago

• Free Autumn Treasures Unit Study and Lapbook

  
  My Blessings from Above — Authority: 128
  Amanda Bennett and The Old Schoolhouse have teamed up bring you the first in a series of Download N Go unit studies and lapbooks. Autumn Treasures is jam packed with over 80 pages of great info! Five days of lessons and a lapbook component to complete each day. It is geared for children age K-4th grade. For more ...
  4 weeks ago

• Poetry at the Coffeehouse

  
  Our Journey Westward — Authority: 418
  I recently reviewed some curriculum from Moving Beyond the Page that included a Poetry unit.  Mahayla worked through the self-directed curriculum on her own and then completed a final project of sharing some of her own poetry in a coffeehouse setting.  Here are a few pictures from the “coffeehouse”.  ...
  4 weeks ago

• Heavens Gemstones

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 121
  My kids love to ask questions about Heaven and what it will be like. Since weve been learning about rocks and minerals and looking at Scriptures that refer to rocks, I thought the kids would be fascinated to see pictures of the different gemstones mentioned in the amazing description of Heaven in Revelation 21. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Growing Crystals

  
  Song of My Heart — Authority: 121
  After reading a bit about crystals, we decided to grow our own! I chose this experiment for salt crystals because it was the easiest and fastest- growing one I could find at the time. I admit it - Im impatient. Im hoping that next week we can try our hand at making sugar crystals (a.k.a. rock candy!), but theres a ...
  6 weeks ago

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