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One of the few requirements for homeschooling in Texas is to have a curriculum that provides for a course of study in good citizenship. For high schoolers, this seems relatively clear since most public high school students take a one semester government class. However, there isn't any such designated class for middle or elementary school. |
| Creating Your Own Unit Studies |
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By Beverly S. Krueger. All unit studies are not created equal. For some the term applies to a cross curricular topical study which incorporates as many academic subjects as possible. Usually only math is left out, but even then most complete unit studies involve graphing or measuring or some other mathematical activity. |
| Designing Homeschool Unit Studies |
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Even if you use textbook curriculum for most of your homeschool studies, breaking out of the print mold and jumping headlong into a unit study is nice every now and then. For one thing, it makes your students think a little more about how the different parts of life actually fit together. For another, it gives you a break from the middle-of-the-year doldrums. |
| Home Schooling With Frugal Unit Studies |
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By Nannette Gilbert. Unit studies are both a fun and frugal way to homeschool your children. Unit studies are theme-based or one topic ideas studied thoroughly using art, literature, music, social studies, science and sometimes even math. |
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By Eileen Heath. What is a unit study? It seems to be the "way to go" in homeschooling right now. It is actually a variation on what used to be called "themes" or "thematic units". It is a way to teach in a more practical, down-to-earth, applied manner. It is often an interest driven approach that helps children explore in depth topics that pique their curiosity. |
| Pulling Together Resources for High School History Unit Studies |
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By Beverly S. Krueger. Nothing says that you can’t do unit studies during your child’s high school years. Sure you want to cover the bases to create a successful college application, but you don’t have to do that by sticking to textbook curriculum. Creative unit studies can be made to serve as textbook replacements for many of the typical high school credit classes. |
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By Leslie Wilson. You’ve planned, plotted, and researched an exciting topic. You’re all fired up to teach it to your children, but the response is definitely ho-hum bored with school. It’s unit studies to the rescue! |
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By Amanda Bennett. What is a unit study?
It is defined as an in-depth study of a topic (space, trees, cars, etc.) that takes into account many areas of the topic, such as geography, science, history, art, etc. It is a complete immersion into the topic so that the student will see things as a "whole" instead of bits and pieces learned throughout their education. |
