HM#23 Unit Studies

THEME

So anyways, this week’s theme is going to be on unit studies. Some people are really big on unit studies, others aren’t, and some use them as their primary learning tool. I think they’re great a fun way to encompass everything in what you’re studying. please share your favourite unit study and if you’ve never done one before share one you’d like to do.

We like unit studies.
One year in co-op, we did all of our classes as a history unit study. It was a crazy time (I am still being chastised for the papier mache mask mess), but it was a LOT of fun and the kids learned a lot. We started with the classical era and went through the Renaissance. That was even before I knew about TOG.

Of course TOG is a unit study. It is centered around history. And everything except science and math is included.

The best, IMVHO, unit study that you can do for free is TOG's "Go to Egypt" which can be downloaded from their site. The boys loved it. It's three weeks long.

I have tried to create my own unit studies. My problem is that I never know when enough is enough. I want to get every book, do every activity and lesson plan I can find. I will spend hours searching for maps, etc. So doing premade ones works best for us.