Unit Studies
Free Unit Studies About Canada and China
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Weisberg-Yoffe is currently offering two of their unit studies for free.
All Across Canada and All Across China. They are simple geographical introductions to Canada and China, and look suitable for grades K-4. Get them while they’re still available!
Speedlinking: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009When I was teaching Montessori in the Middle East, The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a big favourite. Its simple, yet appealing text was a take off for so many lessons, from counting and nutrition, to science and nature–with art in between!
Snuggle up with your young children with a mug of hot chocolate (yes, there’s snow here [...]
Mermaids Mini-Unit Study
Monday, October 5th, 2009Age range: 3-8 years.
Mermaids are wonderful imaginary creatures that have inspired stories from many cultures. Children love fantasizing stories about mermaids, so I thought it befitting to create a unit study for this purpose.
This is not a curriculum, it’s a set of resources that you can use to help your children discover mermaids. Since mermaids [...]
Learn Engineering with Pennies!
Sunday, January 18th, 2009Ever wonder how bridges are designed so they don’t fall into the rivers below them? Mitch Fincher has dozens of photos on his site demonstrating the engineering and physics behind bridges using pennies as models. If you have a huge jar of pennies hanging around somewhere, dust it off and try out some of these [...]
