Unit Study
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Unit Study
Becoming a Unit Study... Gina Burmeier Consultant, Rainbow Resource Center [email protected] Questions? Ask our Curriculum Consultants. Email us at: [email protected] Janice Price Donna Krahn Deanne Crawford Sara Carothers Gina Burmeier Ruth Tennis www.rainbowresource.com • 888.841.3456 Unit Study PRO What is a Unit Study? It is a thematic or topical approach to teaching as opposed to the traditional by-subject approach. Rather than teach each subject separately, a unit study attempts to integrate many or all subject areas into a unified study—usually centered on a particular subject or event. Unit Study Categories 1. All Inclusive (or Complete) Covers all subjects in an organized (chronological) flow. In many cases you may need to add math, phonics, etc. 2. Literature Based Centered on a child’s book or series of books. 3. History Based Centered on historical time or event. 4. Subject/Topic Based May be a science topic, event, thing, art/music. Usually not a one year curricula. There are several publishers that provide guides on a variety of topics/subjects. Unit Study Resource List All Inclusive: Guides for Topical/Subject: KONOS (C) Weaver (C) Trail Guide to Learning (C) Sonlight (C) Learning Adventures (C) Layers of Learning (N) Introduction to Classical Studies—Memoria Press (C) Kym Wright (C) Galloping the Globe/Cantering the Country(C) Friends & Heroes Series (C) Celebrate Thanksgiving (C) Celebrate the Savior (C) Historical: History Revealed: Diana Waring (C) Literature: Five in a Row (C/S) Prairie Primer (C) Further Up & Further In (C) Where the Brook & River Meet (C) Portraits of American Girlhood (C) Creating Curriculum Children’s Books (S) Unit Study P.R.O. Resources: Booster Shot Energize Your Homeschool with Unit Studies Joy of Discovery Unit Study Daily Lesson Planner Everything You Need to Know About Homeschool Unit Studies (by Jennifer Steward) (C)-CHRISTIAN (S)-SECULAR (N)-NEUTRAL Notes: 1 Contact us: [email protected] www.rainbowresource.com Unit Study PRO Auditory Learners... • Learn through listening. •L ike to read aloud and often like to talk to themselves or create musical jingles to help them learn new materials. • Like to talk through a problem. •R emember by talking out loud and they like to have things explained orally rather than through written instructions. Like to hav music on e while they study. Visual Learners... • Learn through seeing. •L ike written instructions and prefer to take detailed notes as they listen to lectures. •L earn best with visual materials such as pictures, charts, videos, illustrated textbooks, and handouts. •L ike to have a quiet place to study and use colorful highlighters to mark notes and texts. Remem visual detbaer with ease.ils Kinesthetic Learners... • Learn through moving, doing, and touching. •N eed to take frequent study breaks and like to chew gum or to snack while they study. • Like to stand, rather than sit, when learning something new. •E xplorers at heart and like to learn through active participation in what they are learning. 2 Contact us: [email protected] Mo around vweh talking oren listening. www.rainbowresource.com Unit Study P PRO lan Your Topic R R R R Ages of your children Interests of children and mom Family dynamics Available resources and time Notes: R esearch Your Topic R R R R R Internet Library Your bookshelves Field trips People resources Notes: O rganize Your Topic R R R R S elect books, videos, and websites you will be using Determine activities to be incorporated Contact people who are knowledgeable in subject area Schedule field trips Notes: 3 Contact us: [email protected] www.rainbowresource.com Unit Study Tools Websites: Activities: Videos: Field Trips: Topic: Books: 4 Contact us: [email protected] People Resources: Unit Study Topic (Topic or Theme) Spelling/Vocabulary: History/Geography/Social Studies: Penmanship: Science: Writing: Math: Literature/Reading Comprehension: Music/Art: Bible/Character Lessons: P.E.: 5 Contact us: [email protected] Unit Study Tools: Sample Websites: Activities: - www.titanic1.org - www.titanic-titanic.com - www.onlinetitanicmuseum.com - Map route of Titanic - Study ship speed - Timeline - Morse Code - Study hypothermia - Study styles, clothes and culture of 1912 Videos: Field Trips: - Titanic (1953 version) - A Night to Remember - History Channel: Titanic the Complete Story - National Geographic Books: - Titanic - Icebergs/Glaciers - Ships - Morse Code/Samuel Morse - Biographies Contact us: [email protected] Topic: Titanic - Titanic Exhibit - Ocean - US Coast Guard People Resources: - YouTube : “Survivors and what they saw” - Coast Guard or Navy personal Unit Study Topic: Sample Titanic (Topic or Theme) Spelling/Vocabulary: History/Geography/Social Studies: - Nautical terminology - Hypothermia terminology - Glacier terms - Timeline - Map activities - Biographies of those on board ( Archibald Butt, Isidor Straus, Captain Edward J. Smith) - Learn Morse Code Penmanship: - Copywork: quotes from books, Bible verses Writing: - Research projects - Be a newspaper reporter and report on Titanic disaster - Compare/contrast Titanic movie with real story Literature/Reading Comprehension: - Book reports - Narration/dictation - Magic Treehouse guide & book on Titanic Music/Art: - Study life of band leader: Wallace Hartley - Draw Titanic ship and label - Draw iceberg P.E.: - Row boat/canoe one knot per hour - Energy: move to increase body temp and battle hypothermia Contact us: [email protected] Science: - Hypothermia - Glaciers - Salt water vs. fresh water Math: - Calculate Titanic’s speed: convert knots to MPH - Graph answers from experiments - Number of life boats compared to number of people - Calculate number of life boats necessary for all to survive Bible/Character Lessons: - Women and children first - Leadership and responsibility - Pride - Scripture: Job 37:10 John 15:13 Song of Solomon 8:7 Acts 16:31
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