Homeschool Unit Study Schedule for Year 1
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Unit Study Schedule for Year 1
Are you looking for a fun way to introduce science and social studies unit studies into your homeschool calendar? Remove the burden of planning by following my easy-to-follow lessons!
My Year 1 lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 ½ hours and have 14 children between the ages of 1-12. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your family or classroom!
If you'd like more information on how you can start your own homeschool co-op or if you're curious how I operate my co-op, check out my lens: How to Start a Homeschool Co-op.
My Year 1 lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 ½ hours and have 14 children between the ages of 1-12. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your family or classroom!
If you'd like more information on how you can start your own homeschool co-op or if you're curious how I operate my co-op, check out my lens: How to Start a Homeschool Co-op.
FALL SEMESTER
EXPLORERS
Explorers and Navigation (5 Weeks)
Build Viking shields and swords and "sail" to Vineland with Leif Erikson, walk the route of Marco Polo (through your house) and collect the items that he saw on his journey through China, go on a compass treasure hunt, dramatize Columbus' journey, make Da Gama Portuguese land markers, create Montezuma's headdress, go on a conquistador hunt for gold, bake constellation bar cookies, dress up as and present on famous explorers, and more during this unit study on Explorers!
WEATHER
Weather (4 Weeks)
Make tornadoes and clouds in a bottle, create and use rain gauges, dramatize a storm front, form a cloud mural, bake snowball cookies, and more during this exciting 4 week unit on weather and meteorology!
EARLY AMERICAN SETTLERS
Early American Settlers (4 Weeks)
Build a waddle and daub house like they did in Jamestown, create pilgrim costumes, set up a beaver trading post as you study Dutch settlers, cook a batch of William Penn's applesauce, perform a play on the Pilgrims, eat a semi-authentic Thanksgiving feast, and more during this fun unit study on Early American Settlers.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas (2 Weeks)
Act out a nativity play, make edible Christmas gifts, form salt dough Jess Tree ornaments, and more!

SPRING SEMESTER
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
American Revolution (6 Weeks)
Make tricorn hats and mob caps, "brew" root beer with Samuel Adams, hold a tea party as you study the Boston Tea Party, reenact the Battles of Lexington and Concord, make ink and quill pens in order to sign the Declaration of Independence, cook hasty pudding, drill with Baron von Steuben as you study Valley Forge, write a secret code and seal it with wax as you study Benedict Arnold, present on the people of the American War for Independence, and more during this exciting unit study!
GEORGE WASHINGTON & THE CONSTITUTION
President George Washington & the Constitution (1 Week)
Dance a minuet, cook and eat Nelly's Hoecakes, go on a "fox hunt," create the three branches of the Constitution, and more during this lesson on President George Washington and the Constitution!
EARTH SCIENCE & GEOLOGY
Earth Science & Geology (6 Weeks)
Make an edible model of the earth as you study the Earth's layers, bake cookies that demonstrate how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks form, create fossil casts, build marshmallow structures that can withstand a jell-o earthquake, carve gullies and valleys in sand using wind, water, and ice, make presentations on various aspects of the Earth, and more during this hands-on unit study of Earth Science!
DETECTIVES
Detectives (1 Week)
Analyze fingerprints and hair samples, take mug shots, solve a real crime, and more!
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marsha32 May 17, 2012 @ 4:30 pm | delete
- My daughter will be 10th grade next school year, but I would still do many of these activities with her even though you say they are geared for 2nd and 3rd grade.
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RandyLouri
Dec 13, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete
- What a great site! I love all of your ideas!
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