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Valentine’s Day Mini Unit Study- Fields of Daisies
Valentine’s Day is a fantastic time to try a unit study ! Unit studies are a great way to learn! Whether you are looking for a better way to teach multiple aged children all at once, you want more freedom, JOY or creativity in your learning, or you just want to dig a little deeper into a topic, a unit study might be just the answer you’re looking for! Valentine’s Day is packed full of history, inspiring stories of real love and determination, and believe it or not, even some pretty SWEET science! You can cover all your subject areas this week AND have FUN learning! Also, don’t miss the…
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‘A Christmas Carol’ Mini Unit
Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’- Mini Unit Study If you’ve never tried a unit study before, this busy time of year might be the perfect time to give it a try! A Christmas-themed unit study easily can weave together reading, writing, history, and even math! AND this makes it a piece of cake to teach all ages of your children together! This relaxed mini unit on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is designed to help your family slow down, connect, and enjoy learning together through one of the most loved Christmas stories ever! No pressure, no long lists of supplies or stressful preparation—it’s all ready to go! So curl up on…
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Free Middle Ages History Curriculum
Free Ancient World History Curriculum Series- Part 5: History Of The Middle Ages Welcome back to the final post on Free Ancient World History Plans ! This is the last section of the “Ancients Units”. In this unit, we will cover all the exciting people and places of this period. THINK… +Towering castles +Knights in shining armor and fierce battles +Dungeons and dragons (gulp!) +Sneaky spies and powerful kings and queens… and princesses +Real-life plagues +Crazy inventions (and inventors!) +Secret codes and legendary heroes of chivalry You’ll learn about some pretty unbelievable stories that sound like they came straight out of a movie—but they’re all TRUE!! From the creepy…
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Charlotte Mason on Play
Charlotte Mason on Play… It might just surprise you what she had to say ! “Let the mother go out and PLAY !” Charlotte Mason understood a lot about children….she also understood a lot about moms. I found this to be some advice that I need to take to heart! “If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children…we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would only have courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out in the fields, or with a favourite book, or in a picture…
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Josefina Unit Study- America’s Southwest Frontier 1824
Welcome to the Frontier ! America’s Southwest Frontier Unit Study (American Girl Josefina) Discover the wild and colorful Southwestern American Frontier of 1824! Celebrate life on Josefina’s rancho. Hear the mariachis, dance with friends, and taste the cinnamon sweetness of freshly baked biscochos! Plot your path and follow the wagon trains on the Santa Fe Trail. Watch for outlaws! Welcome to Josefina’s World! This Unit Study is written with daily lessons for a 3-week plan, BUT you are learning however best fits YOUR family! My own children were super interested in some of these time periods, and only just a little interested in others. Follow their curiosity (and your own too!)…
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