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Entries in unit studies (9)

Thursday
May232013

A Simple Unit Study About Ben Franklin

 

Do you ever find yourself stumbling into a unit study? 

This recently happened in our home. Finding one sweet book about Benjamin Franklin at a used book store led to asking the librarian to help us find further Ben Franklin resources, which led us to more and more resources.

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Tuesday
Apr302013

Happy Birthday Tchaikovsky (Free Unit Study & A Giveaway)

 

On May 7, we celebrate Tchaikovsky's birthday. 

I've found a great way to study composers is to focus on just one each month. Why not study Tchaikovsky in May? 

While most famous for composing The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky wrote so many works that children (and adults!) will love and should know about.

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Thursday
Feb212013

The Hobbit: A Unit Study

 

We have just finished a study of The Hobbit.  

What fun we had!

The culmination of my son's study was a book report, research report, display board, and hands on project for a local Homeschool Literature Fair.

This book was quite an undertaking for my 8 year old.  First of all, I read the book aloud to both of my children.  It took about a month, but what great reading times we had!

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