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Embrace Your Unique Homeschool

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

European Middle Ages Book List for All Ages | 50+ Medieval Books

These are just a few of the many amazing books available on the middle ages that we used for our unit study. From picture books to encyclopedias there’s something for all ages on this list.

Inventions and Electricity

Get charged up for a unit study all about inventors and inventions with a special emphasis on electricity. We featured Thomas Edison, but you can feature your favorite inventor.

Police and Firefighters and EMTs, oh my! This emergency workers unit study was one my kids begged for for a very long time, and we finally did it.Before I jump into the plans and resources, here’s a quick look at a random day in our homeschool during this unit study . . .

Step-by-Step Unit Study Planning Guide {With Free Printable Unit Study Planning Template}

I’m not the type of person who sits down and plans a unit study all in one go. Oh no, my brain is not that organized. I have ideas that spew all over the place at random intervals and eventually those ideas begin to conform into a cohesive plan. OK, so it’s not that dramatic, and I force myself to have SOME semblance of order (in the form of a google doc planning sheet), but it’s difficult to explain how I plan because it’s very much a creative process for me.

While I might not always do these steps in the order listed, these are the steps I take to plan our homeschool unit studies.