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Browse through a multitude of resources to help you plan a unit study on a variety of topics – book suggestions, worksheets & printable activities, theme ideas, and more
Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the most prominent leaders, orators, and peacemakers of modern times. His legacy is one like no other! I have put together the resources I used for a Martin Luther King, Jr. unit study, and I hope you enjoy using this in your own homeschool. This small study is …
This post contains affiliate links. This week, my little girls (ages 6 and just turned 5) and I are reading through The Christmas Tree Ship as part of our Christmas School. While we’ve read this book several times before, I thought I’d add in a few enrichment activities this week a la literature-based unit studies. …
A picture is worth a thousand words, right? If that’s the case, then a video must be worth a million! 🙂 I’ve written quite a bit about planning simple unit studies for your Preschooler-2nd grader, and I know how nice it is to see a video example. In this new video, you’ll see how I …
I’m often asked how to get started in very simple unit studies for the Preschool to 2nd grade crowd. Because simple unit studies are an important part of learning in our homeschool, I’d love to share with you everything I’ve learned about them over the years! Before reading any further, please make sure you hop …
Are you a fan of unit studies? Unit Studies are an integral part of our homeschool life. We absolutely love them! I didn’t even know what a unit study was until our second year of homeschooling. Since discovering them, however, we’ve used them for a variety of topics. I won’t go into why unit studies are …
While we don’t study Christopher Columbus each year, we do read several books on Columbus Day. (We study Christopher Columbus in depth using our history curriculum, which is on a 4-year cycle.) Today I’m sharing my favorite Christopher Columbus books, so go check them out from your library! Learn all about the man who thought …
Each year, we read many books about pumpkins. My children and I love to study and read about them during the beautiful North Carolina fall season! Browse through these pumpkin books and reserve a few at your local library! Note: You can view all of Our Favorite Books in one spot. So go browse, and then …
Just like studying apples, we study the life of Early American Johnny Appleseed each September as well! Biographies are such a neat way to introduce different science or history topics to my children. In this case, learning about Johnny Appleseed’s life is a neat segue to studying apples and how they grow. Because this is …
John Chapman, more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed, was a unique man in many ways. His greatest desire was to spread the beauty and love of the apple throughout our great country. Some considered him crazy because of his methods, while others considered him heroic. Johnny Appleseed was really an interesting soul. He was an …
I’ve mentioned a couple of times on Facebook this week that my children and I study apples every single September. Why? Well, mostly because it is one of my favorite unit studies, if truth be told! 🙂 We love to have apple taste tests, we try to visit an orchard and pick a few apples, …
What is it about match cards that children love so much? My girls just adore them, which is why you see them so often here at Mama’s Learning Corner! (This post contains affiliate links.) Off and on throughout this school year, the kids and I have listened and read The Story of the Orchestra. My …
