Unit Studies: A Creative Way to Homeschool
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Unit Studies: The Creative Way to Homeschool
"I have no experience with unit studies. What could I put in a study on Ancient Egypt,for example?"
Well, Let Me Tell You What You Can Put Into A Unit Study On Ancient Egypt
An Example Of Activities and Assignments
* For literature or history study through living books, you could read a book of literature set back in the times of this civilization.
*For writing, you could write a report on a topic such as the clothing that they wore in this ancient civilization.
*For an activity to study their culture, you could make a recipe of a type of dish that they ate back then.
*For science, you could study how the Ancient Egyptians made paper out of papyrus. Or how they made bricks out of straw so that they could build the pyramids.
*For history, you could learn about the Pharoahs that ruled and do a biography notebooking page on each one.
*You could study the ancient civilization's art and architecture for art study.
*For geography you could draw and/or label a map of Ancient Egypt.
*Also, for literature and history, you could study their gods and goddesses, reading the myths of Ancient Egypt.
The possibilities are endless.
Purchasing Preplanned Unit Studies
When You Don't Want to Prepare Your Own
Amanda Bennett Unit Studies
Other Unit Study Books and Resources You Can Buy
How To Books and Resources
Prepared Unit Study Links
- Hip2Homeschool Unit Studies
- This is my unit study website. So far I have units on Christmas Traditions, Japan, The Middle Ages, Easter, Exploring the Deep Sea and Its Creatures, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Rocks & Minerals. All of my units include a book and resource list, as well as daily lesson plans with reading assignments and activities/crafts. More recent ones include writing prompts/assignments and vocabulary lists. Geared towards grade K-8 but can be used with the older grades as well. I try to include something for all ages.
- Konos Unit Studies
- This is a Christian unit study series.Each unit study topic is centered around a character trait, such as honesty or attentiveness.You can use their lesson plans or put together your own.There are book and resource lists and activities listed in each of the volumes.
- Learning Adventures Unit Studies
- This is a unit study series by Dorian Holt. They are history-centered unit studies complete with lesson plans that include assignments for all subjects, except math. I have used the first one called A World of Adventure and it is excellent. Each volume is a year long unit study.It is geared toward grades 4-8.
- Amanda Bennett Unit Studies
- This is a series of unit studies by Amanda Bennett, each focused on one topic. I used the Thanksgiving one this past fall and really enjoyed it. You can also get notebooking pages to go along with each unit. Now her units have daily lesson plans for the younger grades and the older grades.
- The Weaver
- This is a series of unit studies put out by Alpha and Omega Publishers and are written by Becky Avery. Each volume contains a year's worth of units centered on Scripture. Subjects included are Bible, history, science, language arts,and geography for grades K-6. These include daily lesson plans.
Another Great Unit Study Resource
Heart of Wisdom Internet-Linked Unit Studies
My Online Unit Studies & More
- Creation Science Unit Study
- An online Hip2Homeschool Unit Study by Heather Langston on Creation Science.
- Early American History Unit
- An online Hip2Homeschool Unit Study by Heather Langston on Early American History, from the time of Christopher Columbus to Pre-Civil War, using The Light and the Glory series of books by Peter Marshall.
Note: I will be doing the daily lesson plans to this unit and selling the whole unit on my website and the CurrClick website. - Viva la Mexico
- A unit study on Mexico by Melissa Telling of Lilliput Station.
- Chinese New Year Unit Study
- This is a unit on the Chinese New Year by my friend Jimmie.
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