Unit Studies by Grade Level - Grades 4-6
Links to online unit studies for Grades 4-6. Free unit studies to explore a topic and enhance your homeschooling curriculum.
Our 50 Great States
Introducing the email course 'Our 50 Great States'! From Delaware to Hawaii, learn about all 50 states in the order they were admitted to the Union. At the end of 25 weeks (2 states per week), you'll have a United States Notebook filled with information about each state; and, if you're up for the challenge, you will try recipes from all 50 states. Will you join me on the journey?
Introducing the email course 'Our 50 Great States'! From Delaware to Hawaii, learn about all 50 states in the order they were admitted to the Union. At the end of 25 weeks (2 states per week), you'll have a United States Notebook filled with information about each state; and, if you're up for the challenge, you will try recipes from all 50 states. Will you join me on the journey?
All About Jesus - Bible Study for Kids
Preschool - 6th grade - Bible - Bible study
"All About Jesus" is an on-going Bible study for children which is updated on a regular basis. Our studies are divided into 2 age groups: Older Kids - ages 6-12 and Younger Kids - Birth to Age 6.
Preschool - 6th grade - Bible - Bible study
"All About Jesus" is an on-going Bible study for children which is updated on a regular basis. Our studies are divided into 2 age groups: Older Kids - ages 6-12 and Younger Kids - Birth to Age 6.
Becoming Japanese
Grades 5-8 - Geography - Japan
You are going to become Japanese for this lesson, and discover and learn about many things Japanese. You will be writing your name in Japanese, choosing an authentic Japanese name, and studying a way of life.
Grades 5-8 - Geography - Japan
You are going to become Japanese for this lesson, and discover and learn about many things Japanese. You will be writing your name in Japanese, choosing an authentic Japanese name, and studying a way of life.
Country Unit
Grades 4-8 - Geography - Countries
This exciting, hands-on unit covers all academic subjects and more. It is a refreshing change from the boring "look-it-up in the Encyclopedia" country studies of old.
Grades 4-8 - Geography - Countries
This exciting, hands-on unit covers all academic subjects and more. It is a refreshing change from the boring "look-it-up in the Encyclopedia" country studies of old.
Desert - A WebQuest
Grades 6-8 - Geography - Desert
Students learn different aspects of the desert, and how animals, plants, and humans must adapt in order to survive. Although beautiful, the desert creates a challenging life for those who call it home.
Grades 6-8 - Geography - Desert
Students learn different aspects of the desert, and how animals, plants, and humans must adapt in order to survive. Although beautiful, the desert creates a challenging life for those who call it home.
Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Grades 6-8 - Literature/History - Civil War
In this CyberGuide students will read Ray Bradbury's short story The Drummer Boy of Shiloh and study the fictional account of a young teenage boy's passage into manhood during the American Civil War.
Grades 6-8 - Literature/History - Civil War
In this CyberGuide students will read Ray Bradbury's short story The Drummer Boy of Shiloh and study the fictional account of a young teenage boy's passage into manhood during the American Civil War.
Desert Habitats
Grades 4-6 - Geography - Deserts
The purpose of this unit is to acquaint the student(s) with the location of several deserts, the animal life, the plant life, the peoples, some history, and other unique features of each desert.
Grades 4-6 - Geography - Deserts
The purpose of this unit is to acquaint the student(s) with the location of several deserts, the animal life, the plant life, the peoples, some history, and other unique features of each desert.
Electricity
Grades 4-6 - Science - Electricity
This unit covers electricity and its uses in the home, the differences between current and static electricity, atomic structure, the history of electricity, electrical circuits, conductors and insulators, and circuit breakers.
Grades 4-6 - Science - Electricity
This unit covers electricity and its uses in the home, the differences between current and static electricity, atomic structure, the history of electricity, electrical circuits, conductors and insulators, and circuit breakers.
The Giver
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
The unit is best done after the reading and discussion of The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
The unit is best done after the reading and discussion of The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
Folk Art
Grades 2-5 - Fine Arts - Art
Students will explore folk art in the United States by studying self-taught artists and their art forms, including quilting, painting, weathervanes and windmills, and environments sculpted from found objects ("junk").
Grades 2-5 - Fine Arts - Art
Students will explore folk art in the United States by studying self-taught artists and their art forms, including quilting, painting, weathervanes and windmills, and environments sculpted from found objects ("junk").
Hawaii
Grades 4-6 - Geography - Hawaii
Students will become knowledgeable about Hawaii, the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They will also come to know the eight islands.
Grades 4-6 - Geography - Hawaii
Students will become knowledgeable about Hawaii, the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They will also come to know the eight islands.
The Heart: An Online Exploration
Grades 5-12 - Health - Heart
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.
Grades 5-12 - Health - Heart
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.
Journey To Jo'Burg
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature/Africa
These lessons are based on Beverly Naidoo's novel, Journey To Jo'Burg, and are designed to supplement an interdisciplinary unit on life in Sub-Saharan Africa - past and present. The activities focus particularly on the cultural and political themes of the novel.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature/Africa
These lessons are based on Beverly Naidoo's novel, Journey To Jo'Burg, and are designed to supplement an interdisciplinary unit on life in Sub-Saharan Africa - past and present. The activities focus particularly on the cultural and political themes of the novel.
Johnny Tremain
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts/History - Literature/Revolutionary War
In this unit, students, working with partners or small groups, will use various Web sites to investigate the people and times of the American Revolutionary War in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts/History - Literature/Revolutionary War
In this unit, students, working with partners or small groups, will use various Web sites to investigate the people and times of the American Revolutionary War in and around Boston, Massachusetts.
Iceland
K-4 - Geography - Iceland
Students will be informed of many aspects of Iceland and will learn about Iceland's history, culture, and land formation using hands on materials.
K-4 - Geography - Iceland
Students will be informed of many aspects of Iceland and will learn about Iceland's history, culture, and land formation using hands on materials.
Owls in the Family
Grades 4-6 - Language Arts/Geography - Literature/Canada
This CyberGuide, designed to supplement the teaching of Owls In The Family, consists of five activities that provide resources for students to explore the geography of Canada, dissect owl pellets, learn about Great Horned Owls and gain information about the author.
Grades 4-6 - Language Arts/Geography - Literature/Canada
This CyberGuide, designed to supplement the teaching of Owls In The Family, consists of five activities that provide resources for students to explore the geography of Canada, dissect owl pellets, learn about Great Horned Owls and gain information about the author.
The Outsiders
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
In this unit students will explore the important themes and social issues in The Outsiders through web-based instruction and research.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
In this unit students will explore the important themes and social issues in The Outsiders through web-based instruction and research.
The Old Man and The Sea
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
A literature unit about The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
A literature unit about The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway.
The Odyssey
Grades 6-12 - Language Arts - Literature
In this unit using The Odyssey by Homer, students will ponder the following questions: What was life like in Ancient Greece at the time Homer wrote the Odyssey? What is a myth? Why are myths still with us today?
Grades 6-12 - Language Arts - Literature
In this unit using The Odyssey by Homer, students will ponder the following questions: What was life like in Ancient Greece at the time Homer wrote the Odyssey? What is a myth? Why are myths still with us today?
Leafy Greens Lesson Plans
Grades 3 - 5 - Health - Nutrition
Students are led through activities across the core curriculum by a team of five dinosaur characters dressed in baseball uniforms who are the "Cruciferous Crusaders" All-Star Cancer Fighting Baseball Team. (Cruciferous = vegetables in the leafy green family).
Grades 3 - 5 - Health - Nutrition
Students are led through activities across the core curriculum by a team of five dinosaur characters dressed in baseball uniforms who are the "Cruciferous Crusaders" All-Star Cancer Fighting Baseball Team. (Cruciferous = vegetables in the leafy green family).
Middle Ages
Grade 4-6 - Math - Middle Ages
This Math unit is part of an integrated unit on the theme "Middle Ages." The end product of this unit is a "Medieval fair" where students set up a variety of booths.
Grade 4-6 - Math - Middle Ages
This Math unit is part of an integrated unit on the theme "Middle Ages." The end product of this unit is a "Medieval fair" where students set up a variety of booths.
View from Saturday
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
This literature unit provides resources for students in the middle grades to focus on kindness and friendship as related to The View from Saturday, by E.L. Konigsburg.
Grades 6-8 - Language Arts - Literature
This literature unit provides resources for students in the middle grades to focus on kindness and friendship as related to The View from Saturday, by E.L. Konigsburg.
My State
Grades 3-8 - Geography - States
This Unit Study is designed to help you study your state (or any state) with unit studies! You may choose a chronological or topical study. This unit study will cover Civics, History, Geography, Language Arts, Applied Math, Science, and Art.
Grades 3-8 - Geography - States
This Unit Study is designed to help you study your state (or any state) with unit studies! You may choose a chronological or topical study. This unit study will cover Civics, History, Geography, Language Arts, Applied Math, Science, and Art.
Newspaper Unit
Grades 4-6 - Language Arts - Composition
The "Student Newspaper" project is a program that describes the many facets of creating a newspaper.
Grades 4-6 - Language Arts - Composition
The "Student Newspaper" project is a program that describes the many facets of creating a newspaper.
Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Grades 4-5 - Language Arts - Language
A literature unit for Betty Bao Lord's book, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
Grades 4-5 - Language Arts - Language
A literature unit for Betty Bao Lord's book, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson.
White Stallion
Grades 3-5 - Language Arts - Literature
The White Stallion unit is intended to supplement a more comprehensive unit about U.S. westward expansion.
Grades 3-5 - Language Arts - Literature
The White Stallion unit is intended to supplement a more comprehensive unit about U.S. westward expansion.
Oceans and Undersea Life
K-5 - Science - Oceanography
Students will study the oceans and seas of the world, the animal life that swims in them and the countries that border them.
K-5 - Science - Oceanography
Students will study the oceans and seas of the world, the animal life that swims in them and the countries that border them.
Province Unit Studies
Canadian Province Unit Studies are designed to help children learn the geography of Canada and learn factual information about every province.
Canadian Province Unit Studies are designed to help children learn the geography of Canada and learn factual information about every province.
Rain Forests and Planet Ecology
Grades 3-5 - Science - Ecology
Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
Grades 3-5 - Science - Ecology
Through the use of literature and related activities, students will expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology.
Revolutionary War
Grades 4-8 - History - Revolutionary War
This site is designed to be an online reference tool and a forum for discussion on American History around the time of the Revolution (1763-1810).
Grades 4-8 - History - Revolutionary War
This site is designed to be an online reference tool and a forum for discussion on American History around the time of the Revolution (1763-1810).
State Unit Studies
State Unit Studies created to help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state.
State Unit Studies created to help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state.
Travel (Vacation Education)
K-6 - Geography - Travel
Turning your family trips into a fun learning experience.
K-6 - Geography - Travel
Turning your family trips into a fun learning experience.
United States Settlement
Grades 4-6 - Geography - United States
Why and how the physical environment affects the different types of settlements across the United States.
Grades 4-6 - Geography - United States
Why and how the physical environment affects the different types of settlements across the United States.
Weather
Grades 4-6 - Science - Weather
Students will learn how weather works, what causes storms, and how storms travel.
Grades 4-6 - Science - Weather
Students will learn how weather works, what causes storms, and how storms travel.
Whales
Grades 4-6 - Science - Whales
This whales unit provides a thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum which is an interactive resource for teachers, students and parents.
Grades 4-6 - Science - Whales
This whales unit provides a thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum which is an interactive resource for teachers, students and parents.
The World
Grades 4-6 - Geography - World
The purpose of this series of lessons is to make students more familiar with the world. This series will help the students to recognize the different continents.
Grades 4-6 - Geography - World
The purpose of this series of lessons is to make students more familiar with the world. This series will help the students to recognize the different continents.
Sweet Tooth Factory
This unit study on fractions takes place in the Sweet Tooth Factory. Students help the workers with various fraction tasks.
This unit study on fractions takes place in the Sweet Tooth Factory. Students help the workers with various fraction tasks.