Unit Study

    Have you ever tried to put a unit study together but ended up overwhelmed and frustrated? Unit studies can be a great way to learn new topics and teach multiple grade levels. If you need some help getting started Cindy from Our Journey Westward walks to through step by step how to plan a unit study.    Another fun part of unit studies are the … [Read more...] about How to Plan a Unit Study

Have you ever heard of delight-directed homeschooling? It's not quite unschooling and you can use unit studies if you'd like. As you start searching for curriculum this year take some time to read this post on how to include some delight-directed learning in your homeschool … [Read more...] about Delight-Directed Learning for Your Homeschool

A big thank you to Apologia for sponsoring this series... I find unit studies work really well for our family. I can incorporate different subjects into the one theme and can teach all of my kids at one time. When I am planning for a unit study, nurse the first step is to choose the theme. Sometimes there is a field trip that I want to take the kids on in the future so I … [Read more...] about Organizing for a Unit Study

Over the past year, our homeschool has been FULL of unit study action.  I chose to go with both Galloping the Globe and Five in a Row as our 'curriculum', which proved to be both tons of fun and extremely educational for both the children AND myself! The first thing I always mention to Moms interested in doing a lot of unit studies in their homeschool is that it is labor … [Read more...] about Pointers for Planning a Unit Study