Unit Studies are a wonderful way to cover multiple subjects in one topic and make them relevant. The combining of a variety of subjects into one is called a unit study. This can be anything you like. Pumpkins, Queen Elizabeth I, Australia, bubblegum, horses, mountains. The possibilities are so endless...
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The 4 Rs
You've heard about the 3 Rs. So what is the fourth R? Everyone has heard of the 3 Rs, but the 4 Rs are what the education of my children is based on. Considering that they’re the foundation of learning, has anyone else noticed that of the 3 Rs, writing...
Living History Books
History comes alive with living history books. Perhaps if history had been taught to me through living history books, I might not have dropped it like a hot potato as soon as I was able to do so. Somehow, the teaching of history to students in school seems to be...
Creating your own curriculum
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, consider creating your own curriculum. I looked for a long time for the golden bullet, the perfect curriculum, the one that would do it all. What I didn’t realize was that I was looking for someone else to do every part of...
Making Connections
Making Connections Before you get confused, I don’t mean meeting new people when I refer to making connections. That is a completely different subject. I mean making connections in the brain synapses. Those are one of the big reasons we like unit studies, but that’s not the only reason. (See...