Homeschool Curriculum Packages: Unit Studies

The unit study form of homeschooling takes an interdisciplinary approach to learning. Rather than separate out each of the curriculum areas, a single topic is selectd to study in depth. All of the subjects that make up a typical school day are covered, but they are centered on a single topic.

For example, a unit may consist of studying the Revolutionary War. In addition to history, students would learn geography by studying the location of important battles. Language arts could be covered by having the student read first hand accounts of the period and pretend to be a newspaper reporter covering the events of the day. Lastly science might be incorporated by studying the inventions and investigations of Benjamin Franklin.

As time has gone on more homeschooling parents have left traditional work- and textbook schooling behind and started to use unit studies as a primary method of teaching. Because of their inter-disciplinary nature, unit studies can be much more interesting than other types of homeschool instruction. In addition, unit studies encourage the development of creativity and imagination, and help children learn to see things in an integrated manner.

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