January 2022 – Ticket to Learning

Embrace Your Unique Homeschool

It’s easy to feel the push to homeschool like everyone else, but you aren’t everyone else.

Song for a Whale | Literature Based Unit Study

As I was previewing read-aloud for a unit study featuring Helen Keller, I fell in love with Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. As I continued to dream and plan, the book ended up taking center stage as my unit study morphed in front of my eyes. We thoroughly enjoyed this unit as we explored sound and how it works, the wonder of whales, and even the great ship Titanic.

Whale and Ocean Books for All Ages | 30+ Books

When it comes to ocean study, it seems there are endless books for all ages. We recently did a literature based unit study featuring Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. This book gave us so many opportunities to learn more about whales, sound, poetry, ships, and of course, all things ocean. I had funContinue reading “Whale and Ocean Books for All Ages | 30+ Books”

Divin’ Deep Math Game (Positive and Negative Numbers) | Free PDF Resource

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE PDF HERE I created this fun game to go along with our Song for a Whale literature based unit study, but it would work well for any ocean theme. We had fun exploring positive and negative numbers as we dove deep into the ocean. I also included a bonus – a funContinue reading “Divin’ Deep Math Game (Positive and Negative Numbers) | Free PDF Resource”