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Now that fall is here, celebrate by going outside to enjoy the weather and by making hot apple cider! Here are some ways to celebrate in your homeschool, too, with these easy fall unit studies for homeschoolers! I love to celebrate our constantly changing world by creating unit studies surrounding the current season. This has…
What Are Unit Studies? Unit studies are a popular tool for homeschooling families, and for good reason. There are many benefits of using unit studies in education, and they provide a flexible and fun alternative to using textbooks. There are unit studies available on a never-ending number of topics such as animals, plants, historical figures…
Have you ever tried doing Magic Tree House unit studies? Fall is the perfect time of year to give them a try if you haven’t before. Well, to be honest, any time of year is the perfect time! I love doing unit studies in the fall, though, because snuggling up with a good book is…
Choose from different unit studies including Sea Turtle, Dolphin, Seashells, Jellyfish, Sand dollar, Manatee, Bald Eagle, Magnificent Frigatebird, Butterfies, and more.
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Moms #backtohomeschool Giveaway! Make sure you check back each day to enter in all of the giveaways: Monday — math and science products Tuesday — language arts, logic, and rhetoric products Wednesday — history, geography, and civics products Thursday — foreign languages, art, music, and electives products Friday — home…
We’re so happy to share this New Mexico Pueblo Native American Unit Study with you! If you’re planning a trip to New Mexico with your family or as part of your homeschool studies, you’ll love this Native American Unit Study! A few years ago, Homeschool Road Trips went to New Mexico with a group of…
One of the best things about homeschooling is being able to approach studies from a more flexible and delight directed approach. Why not allow your child to explore sea animals the way he or she finds most interesting? Here are several possible ideas for how to apply the idea. You could assign any one of…
Summer brings hot and often dry conditions. One thing I learned from my time in Kansas was that even during times of harsh hot and dry conditions, there was still beautiful color around me- in the wildflowers. The strength, resilience, and resourcefulness of these flowers inspires me. They are so beautiful with only the simplicity…
One of my favorite homeschool studies we have done was a Seabird unit study using the book Seabird by Holling Clancy Holling. For our Seabird unit study we used this FREE Seabird unit study from Homeschool Share. Each chapter has lesson plans which gives direction and ideas for study. It covered our read aloud, English, writing, geography and…
I thought about titling this, “6 Ways to Trick Your Kids into Learning During the Summer.” I mean, it’s so great to take a break from school, but then we have the problem of filling the days for the kids. It’s a great time for being outside and creating grand adventures and swimming and friends….but…
Hello from the Hip Homeschool Moms team! We are working on our blog calendar for the new year, and we would like to invite you to submit a guest post for consideration! Below you will find each month’s theme along with some possible post topics. Please keep in mind that you are not limited to…
Do You School on Weekends? (1/29/13) How to Avoid Bringing The “public school system mindset, school-at-home” Approach Into Your Homeschooling (9/4/13) Schooling On The Road Long Term – Younger Children & Computer Learning (2/6/13) Short Term – All Ages (2/6/13) Classical Classical Homeschooling & The Well-Trained Mind (1/23/13) Classical Methods Other Than Classical Conversations…
