ABC Teach
Some of the themes include: Coral Reef, Rain Forest, Butterfly Centers,
Antarctica, Peace Circle, Spring, and Where the Sidewalk Ends Presentation.
Debbie's
Unit Factory
Elementary level units both online and to order. Each unit is designed to appeal
to children and includes many child-centered activities.
Five In A Row
A literature-based unit study for children ages 2 through 12!
Free
Online Unit Studies
Over 100 internet-based unit studies created by Charity Lovelace.
Frequently
Asked Questions About Unit Studies
Most of these responses were provided by the wonderful participants of the
Kaleidoscapes Unit Study Message Board.
Funschooling
Units
Lewis & Clark, Deserts, Leaves, Christmas, Japan, Kings, Queens, and
Castles, Flight with more added each month. From Karen Caroe.
Happy Homeschool
Commercial site with unit studies available for purchase.
Homeschool
Fun
Millennium Activities, The 13 Colonies, The "Little House" Books,
Weather , Spring Into Gardening , Women in History, Caring For A New Pet ,
Christmas Traditions , Pilgrims, and Indians and Thanksgiving.
Homeschool
Home
Home school parents and other teachers will find free worksheets, printable
pages, and activities here to enhance their lesson plans. Worksheets require
Adobe Acrobat.
Homeschool
Huskies and Ponies
Sets of workbooks and projects in different topics. Patches given as awards for
completion.
Learn.com
Online courses, some are free, some require a fee, and some require software to
be purchased. Not all courses appropriate for children, but many are. Unusual
right scrolling needed to see the whole page.
Learners
Online
Each week there's a new online lesson that takes learners on a thematic journey
across cyberspace. Lessons are tied to current events and help learners extend
their knowledge on a wide range of topics.
Merit
Badge Resources on the World Wide Web
Arranged alphabetically by badge name. Even if you aren't a scout, these are
great for unit studies.
Miksike Integrated Learning
Environment
Join in with students all around the world on some project of mutual interest.
Webpage templates provided for submitting your work to this site.
National
Center for History in the Schools, UCLA
US and World History unit study materials for sale.
Nuttin' But Kids
Songs, rhymes and activities around a number of themes. For very small children.
Primary
Sources and Activities
The National Archives and Records Administration provides a linked list of
important documents in US history and ideas for related lessons.
Project Primary
Science exploration ideas and projects for children at the primary level based
on the contructivist method of instruction.
Rain,
Snow, And Sun: Weather For Kids
And more science study ideas from the author of Good Stuff, Rebecca Rupp. [HEM
Mar 98]
Recipe
for Respect: Sensational Soups
Kathy Rusert has developed a unit using a soup theme as a springboard for
cultural explorations by integrating math, language arts, social studies, and
fine arts. KidBibs.
A
River Ran Wild
Fulcrum Resources presents this unit study using the true story of the evolution
of the Nashua River in Massachusetts. Other units available.
Science
Kits
Developed by Prairie Flowers Class Participants, these lesson plans will give
you a head start on a number of elementary level science projects. Some are of
particular interest to those living in prairie territory.
Scout
Schooling
Using scout badge and rank requirements for supplementing home-school
curriculum.
Study Web
Searchable web site with over 32,000 educational links, notations about graphics
and grade level.
Thanksgiving
Ideas Galore!
Lots of good links here for study of Pilgrim-era history. From your
Homeschooling Guide.
Thematic
Units For Primary Grades
College of Library and Information Science: Materials for Early Childhood. Loads
of unit studies from a class at the University of South Carolina.
Thursday's
Classroom
A new Science lesson every Thursday provided by NASA.
Time
Travel with a Teaspoon
Archaeology For Kids, by Becky Rupp, HEM. Loads of ideas and resources for
really digging into this topic.
Unit Study Coffeetable
In message area put "SUBSCRIBE unit-study-coffeetable" (no quotes).
Very active unit study email list.
Useful
Units Publications
Charity Lovelace offers a variety of wonderfully designed learning units.
Samples online here.
What
are Unit Studies?
L. Beaubien warns not to try to do everything in a pre-packaged unit
study.
