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Fun, FREE Hands-on Unit Studies
Looking for Fun, FREE Hands-on Unit Studies?
Have you been looking for fun, free hands-on unit studies? Each of the below unit studies is filled with active projects that are both educational and fun! Included are over 20 unit studies compromised of more than 100 lessons! This is over 3 years worth of science and social studies lessons! Click on the individual lesson plans to see the dramatizations, art projects, cooking, singing, science experiments, and/or lapbook ideas! Also included are our favorite "living books"/picture books tha...
Looking for Fun, FREE Hands-on Unit Studies?
Have you been looking for fun, free hands-on unit studies? Each of the below unit studies is filled with active projects that are both educational and fun! Included are over 20 unit studies compromised of more than 100 lessons! This is over 3 years worth of science and social studies lessons! Click on the individual lesson plans to see the dramatizations, art projects, cooking, singing, science experiments, and/or lapbook ideas! Also included are our favorite "living books"/picture books tha...
Thirteen Colonies Lesson Plans for 8th Grade American History
Need some help with your American History lessons? Take a peek at my lesson plans and ideas.
My first year teaching I was dying to see other teachers' plan books, but most of them were either blank or didn't seem suitable for our students ("high-risk" with poor reading skills). After teaching American history to 8th graders for a few years, I've developed this webpage in the hopes that it can help first year teachers get an idea of what to do, or help out some experienced teachers freshen up some lessons. Just to let you know, my "at-risk" students have the same passing rate on the h...
Need some help with your American History lessons? Take a peek at my lesson plans and ideas.
My first year teaching I was dying to see other teachers' plan books, but most of them were either blank or didn't seem suitable for our students ("high-risk" with poor reading skills). After teaching American history to 8th graders for a few years, I've developed this webpage in the hopes that it can help first year teachers get an idea of what to do, or help out some experienced teachers freshen up some lessons. Just to let you know, my "at-risk" students have the same passing rate on the h...
Top 10 Activities With The Color Blue
A Rainbow Lesson Plan in the color blue
Welcome to a Free Lesson Plan that will teach your group of children not only about the color blue, but in the process how to not give up, why we can trust, how to relax, have fun, be creative and much more about our wonderful world. Blue is a natural color that speaks to us of the outdoors, the sky and the sea. These elements give us a calming feeling and thoughts of lazy Summer days. Water itself speaks to us of healing and refreshing, whilst the expanse of blue sky can give us a sense of f...
A Rainbow Lesson Plan in the color blue
Welcome to a Free Lesson Plan that will teach your group of children not only about the color blue, but in the process how to not give up, why we can trust, how to relax, have fun, be creative and much more about our wonderful world. Blue is a natural color that speaks to us of the outdoors, the sky and the sea. These elements give us a calming feeling and thoughts of lazy Summer days. Water itself speaks to us of healing and refreshing, whilst the expanse of blue sky can give us a sense of f...
Wheels and Axles Lesson Plan
Inventions & Simple Machines Unit: Wheels and Axles
This is week 3 of a 6 week hands-on unit on inventions and simple machines. Build and test waterwheels, use cylinders to make wheel cookies, experiment with matchbox cars to demonstrate friction, compare the mechanical advantage of an adult and a children's bicycle, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 17 children between the ages of 1-1...
Inventions & Simple Machines Unit: Wheels and Axles
This is week 3 of a 6 week hands-on unit on inventions and simple machines. Build and test waterwheels, use cylinders to make wheel cookies, experiment with matchbox cars to demonstrate friction, compare the mechanical advantage of an adult and a children's bicycle, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 17 children between the ages of 1-1...
Ponce de Leon, Aztecs, Cortes, & Conquistadors Lesson Plan
Explorers Unit: Ponce de Leon, Aztecs, Cortes, & Conquistadors
This is week 4 of a 5 week hands-on unit on Explorers. Create Montezuma's headdress, act out the meeting between Cortes and Montezuma, go on a conquistador hunt for gold, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly co-op. We meet each week for 2 1/2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-11. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your family or clas...
Explorers Unit: Ponce de Leon, Aztecs, Cortes, & Conquistadors
This is week 4 of a 5 week hands-on unit on Explorers. Create Montezuma's headdress, act out the meeting between Cortes and Montezuma, go on a conquistador hunt for gold, and more! My lessons are geared toward 2nd-3rd grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly co-op. We meet each week for 2 1/2 hours and have 14 children between the ages of 0-11. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun lessons with your family or clas...
Inclined Planes and Wedges Lesson Plan
Simple Machines & Inventions Unit: Inclined Planes and Wedges
This is week 1 of a 6 week hands-on unit on simple machines and inventions. Race cars down ramps, compare carrying luggage to pulling it up an inclined plane, slice through apples using wedges, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 12 children between the ages of 1-13. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun l...
Simple Machines & Inventions Unit: Inclined Planes and Wedges
This is week 1 of a 6 week hands-on unit on simple machines and inventions. Race cars down ramps, compare carrying luggage to pulling it up an inclined plane, slice through apples using wedges, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 12 children between the ages of 1-13. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use these fun l...
Amphibians, Reptiles, and Fish (Cold-blooded Vertebrates) Lesson Plan
Zoology Unit: Cold-blooded Vertebrates: Fish, Amphibians, & Reptiles (Week 3 of 5)
This is week 3 of a 5 week hands-on unit study on zoology. Peel your "skin" like a reptile, dissect a fish, make origami jumping frogs, compare amphibian and reptile eggs by feeling tapioca and grapes, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 11 children between the ages of 0-13. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use the...
Zoology Unit: Cold-blooded Vertebrates: Fish, Amphibians, & Reptiles (Week 3 of 5)
This is week 3 of a 5 week hands-on unit study on zoology. Peel your "skin" like a reptile, dissect a fish, make origami jumping frogs, compare amphibian and reptile eggs by feeling tapioca and grapes, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 11 children between the ages of 0-13. Even if you're not meeting with a co-op, you can still use the...
A Lesson Plan Adventure With Brown Things
Looking for ideas with things that are brown?
I hope you enjoy this Free Lesson Plan, which will take you and your childrens group on a great adventure full of brown things that involve digging, building, getting stuck in the mud, teddys in the woods and animals who are saved by boarding a great boat. Packed with creativity, fun, music and imagination, your children will learn some amazing things that they will go away singing and showing their families and friends. Bring this natural color, that some might believe to be boring and even...
Looking for ideas with things that are brown?
I hope you enjoy this Free Lesson Plan, which will take you and your childrens group on a great adventure full of brown things that involve digging, building, getting stuck in the mud, teddys in the woods and animals who are saved by boarding a great boat. Packed with creativity, fun, music and imagination, your children will learn some amazing things that they will go away singing and showing their families and friends. Bring this natural color, that some might believe to be boring and even...
A Lesson Plan On The Color Orange
Using all that is orange colored to learn about and enjoy our world
Another Rainbow Lesson Plan There are many seasons in life and these can be used to teach us so much about our world. At the time of writing, the world seems to be an orange mix of vibrant colors, as the seasons change from Summer to Autumn- or Fall. As the orange colored leaves display their glory on the trees, they ring out a message of change, vibrancy, enthusiasm and creativity to prepare for the time of shorter days and colder climates. Even in their warning, before falling in orange bro...
Using all that is orange colored to learn about and enjoy our world
Another Rainbow Lesson Plan There are many seasons in life and these can be used to teach us so much about our world. At the time of writing, the world seems to be an orange mix of vibrant colors, as the seasons change from Summer to Autumn- or Fall. As the orange colored leaves display their glory on the trees, they ring out a message of change, vibrancy, enthusiasm and creativity to prepare for the time of shorter days and colder climates. Even in their warning, before falling in orange bro...
California Gold Rush, Pony Express, & Transcontinental Railroad Lesson Plan
Westward Expansion & Pioneers Unit: California Gold Rush, Pony Express, & Transcontinental Railroad
This is week 4 of a 4 week hands-on unit study on Westward Expansion and Pioneers. Pan for "gold," bake Gold Rush Sourdough Biscuits, race to deliver mail on the Pony Express, build the Transcontinental Railroad out of craft sticks, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 15 children between the ages of 1-13. Even if you're not meeting with...
Westward Expansion & Pioneers Unit: California Gold Rush, Pony Express, & Transcontinental Railroad
This is week 4 of a 4 week hands-on unit study on Westward Expansion and Pioneers. Pan for "gold," bake Gold Rush Sourdough Biscuits, race to deliver mail on the Pony Express, build the Transcontinental Railroad out of craft sticks, and more! My lessons are geared toward 3rd-4th grade level children and their siblings. These are lessons I created to do with a weekly homeschool co-op. We meet each week for 2 hours and have 15 children between the ages of 1-13. Even if you're not meeting with...
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