American Girl Unit Studies
~American Girl Unit Studies ~
Here we go!
Need a fun and fresh way to study American history?
Or, just a break from the daily grind?
Do you love the idea of doing unit studies with your family, but find the cost to purchase one, or the time it takes to put a unit together overwhelming?
I hope these units will save you some time, give you some inspiration, help your family learn a ton, and make some super fun memories !!
Did I mention that these units are completely FREE ?!
No risk. If you don’t like them, you haven’t lost a thing. 🙂
Other than the six books listed below (available at most local libraries & of course for purchase), all other ideas & activities can be found completely for free! I also have included a list of additional resources you may like to purchase including the historical fiction series of American Girl Books, but these are not needed for the unit.
The units are organized by subject area and broken up into daily lessons that correlate with the reading.
This is just my idea of organized. 🙂
Each unit is designed to last between 3-6 weeks, but of course, you may choose to skip some activities to shorten it up, or add lots of your own to study the topic more in depth. These units could serve as a fun mini study, or a complete year long history plan.
The sky is the limit for exploring and discovering American History together!
Here are the American Girl Unit Studies I’ve written so far:
Native America– “Welcome to Kaya’s World 1764”
Colonial America– “Welcome to Felicity’s World 1774”
Frontier America– “Welcome to Josefina’s World 1824”
Pioneer America– “Welcome to Kirsten’s World 1854”
Civil War America– “Welcome to Addy’s World 1864”
Turn of the Century America– “Welcome to Samantha’s World 1904”
The Great Depression– “Welcome to Kit’s World 1934”
World War 2– “Welcome to Molly’s World 1944”
**Also, you may want to check out the other FREE Ancient History Curriculum and FREE American History Curriculum series! I’ve added a ton of fun hands-on projects, related MOVIE ideas, crafts, recipes, and more… the American History series would be PERFECT to use along with the American Girl Units, or for your older kiddos!
->The Early American History Great Books List has some really wonderful additions that go right along with these American Girl Unit Studies as well. You’ll find suggestions for historical fiction, activity guides, craft books, cook books, games, movies, and lots more!
Happy living, learning, and loving TOGETHER!
Wishing you all the freeing joys of a good high swing on a lovely spring day!
17 Comments
Kaleigh Sullivan
What ages would you say these are good for?
willowchenoah
Hi Kaleigh~
Glad to hear from you! This curriculum was written with Elementary aged students in mind. That said, it can be adjusted quite easily by adding some of the supplemental reading and choosing more of the suggested reading, videos, projects, etc… or leveled down a bit by doing more reading aloud, learning with you, and requiring a bit less of the daily lesson suggestions. This also makes these units great if you are teaching multiple aged children at once, like I did. The PDF versions of the FREE Units online are nice for planning- you can just print them out ahead of time and highlight which parts of the daily lessons you’d like to cover. I’d be happy to help answer any questions you have, or offer ideas anytime. Happy learning together!
Dorothy Merrill
Thanks for these! Will you be adding any of the newer ones like Nanea, Mary Ellen, Melody, Julie, Courtney?
willowchenoah
Hi Dorothy!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🙂 !
I definitely will be adding more units, but these units usually take me about 3-6 months to write, so it might be awhile.
If you wanted to piece together a unit study for now, you can find lots of ideas to pair with those dolls in the Free Modern American History post!
Hope this helps!
~Chenoah
Joanna
Hello! I’m excited to use this with my girls this year for our History units. But I’m a little confused 🙂 It says free, but then when you click on the individual unit it has a price. So are they individually priced for each unit?
willowchenoah
Hi Joanna!
All of the AG units are completely free and in full on Fields of Daisies website. 🙂. I think what you are seeing is the printable PDF versions of the units. Hope this helps! Also, feel free to email me, or message me on Facebook anytime if you have more questions☺️
Happy Learning!
Amanda Novak
What is the difference between the American Girl Units PDF Versions- BUNDLE and American History (American Girl) Printable Power Packs- Bundle in the store? I’m just trying to figure out which one would work best for us.
willowchenoah
Hi Amanda!
I’m so glad you found the American Girl Units!
The PDF Versions are the entire curriculum that you see on my website, including all the live links, etc, in a bit of a more organized format… each day by day daily plans. I also have added lots of extra sheets for planning, lists, notes, the week at a glance, and more.
The Printable Power Packs are worksheets for both you and your students. For the teacher- you’ll find field trip suggestions for each unit, book lists, planning pages, and teaching ideas. For the student- History Detective pages, Science Experiment logs, a timeline printable, word searches, vocabulary Bingo pages, copy work pages, themed creative writing pages, Geography map work pages, and lots more!
Hope this helps! If you have any more questions, please feel free to just email me back anytime!
I look forward to hearing from you again!
~Chenoah
Amanda Novak
Ah thank you, thank makes a ton more sense!!
willowchenoah
Glad I could help 🙂
If you have any more questions, leave a comment or email me ANY time !
~Chenoah
Erin Fleege
So the PDF bundle has more than the Power Pack?
willowchenoah
Hi Erin~
Great question! The PDFs and the Printable Power Packs are two completely different resources.
The PDFs are the full units without the distraction of all the ads, etc on the FREE versions online. And also some extras for both the teacher and student. You will find each daily lesson for reading, science, geography, Bible study, etc… organized week by week- all with LIVE LINKS! I’ve also included some extra planners and places to take notes!
-Week at a Glance Pages
-Daily Lesson Plans arranged by week
-Planning Sheets (field trips, library list, projects, etc…)
-Live Links (so you can preview)
-People, Places, Events, Vocabulary Pages
-More!
Download immediately, PRINT or use on your computer, and you’re all set!
**You can see a sample of what the PDFs are like in the Molly PDF Version
The Power Packs are printable that I created to go specifically with the daily lesson’s in each of the AG Units.
They include things such as:
*Planning Sheets for each week
*Teaching Tips for this Unit
*Creative Field Trip Ideas and Planners
*Themed Copy Work
*Vocabulary Word Search Puzzles & Bingo Games
*Themed Creative Writing Organizers
*Copy Work
*Geography Activities
*Science Organizers
*Recipe Cards
*History Detective Pages
*LOTS more !
You can get an idea from the FREE Kaya Printable Power Pack
Hope this helps sort it out!
Please feel free to ask all the questions you have! 🙂
~Chenoah
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Nichole Ostrander
Will you do a unit on kit or molly?
willowchenoah
Hi Nichole!
I’m working on Kit right now. I intend to do as many American Girl Units as I can find the time for 🙂
Happy learning !
~Chenoah
Wendi Fecteau
I am so excited to do these with my daughter this summer. She absolutely loves history and these will be perfect! Thank you!!
willowchenoah
Hi Wendi!
Thank you for taking the time to comment! It’s always such an encouragement to me! I so hope you enjoy these units ! I’m working right now fixing some broken links and finishing the Samantha unit. If you’d like some more ideas (like recipes, crafts, etc) I add lots of free ideas I find to my Pinterest boards for each unit. Enjoy a wonderful summer with your daughter !