Unit Studies by Subject - Language Arts
Links to online unit studies for Language Arts. Free unit studies to explore a topic and enhance your homeschooling curriculum.
Paper Plate Monkeys - Robinson Crusoe Unit Study
Paper Plate Monkeys is a fun craft for the kids to make and is a great companion to the Paper Mache Coconuts! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Paper Plate Monkeys is a fun craft for the kids to make and is a great companion to the Paper Mache Coconuts! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Thumbprint Coconuts - Robinson Crusoe Unit Study
Thumbprint Coconuts is a fun (and very easy) craft for the kids to make. This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Thumbprint Coconuts is a fun (and very easy) craft for the kids to make. This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Paper-Mache/Oatmeal Containers Palm Tree - Robinson Crusoe Unit Study
Paper Mache/Oatmeal Containers Palm Tree is a fun craft for the kids to make and is a great companion to the Paper Mache Coconuts! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Paper Mache/Oatmeal Containers Palm Tree is a fun craft for the kids to make and is a great companion to the Paper Mache Coconuts! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Paper Mache Coconuts - Robinson Crusoe Unit Study
Paper Mache Coconuts is a fun craft for the kids to make and a fun game too! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Paper Mache Coconuts is a fun craft for the kids to make and a fun game too! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Pin the Coconut on the Palm Tree - Robinson Crusoe Unit Study
Pin the Coconut on the Palm Tree is a fun craft for the kids to make and a fun game too! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Pin the Coconut on the Palm Tree is a fun craft for the kids to make and a fun game too! This is good for a study on Robinson Crusoe, tropical islands, Hawaii, monkeys, etc.
Abraham Lincoln
K-3 - History/Literature - Presidents
Using Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber, students study and learn facts about our sixteenth president.
K-3 - History/Literature - Presidents
Using Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Waber, students study and learn facts about our sixteenth president.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Language Arts - Literature
A literature-based unit based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Language Arts - Literature
A literature-based unit based on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
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.
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.
The Great Kapok Tree
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
The activities in this unit are based on Lynne Cherry's story, The Great Kapok Tree, and are designed to supplement a unit focused on South American rain forest themes.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
The activities in this unit are based on Lynne Cherry's story, The Great Kapok Tree, and are designed to supplement a unit focused on South American rain forest themes.
The Hole Truth
The Hole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth) is a unit study based on Louis Sachar's book, Holes. It is a book about miscarried justice, a family curse, a grim juvenile detention center, onions, and a dried-up lake bed of mysterious holes. It is funny, troubling, and touching.
The Hole Truth (and Nothing But the Truth) is a unit study based on Louis Sachar's book, Holes. It is a book about miscarried justice, a family curse, a grim juvenile detention center, onions, and a dried-up lake bed of mysterious holes. It is funny, troubling, and touching.
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.
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.
Julius Caesar
Grades 9-12 - Language Arts - Literature
A Teaching Guide and student activities for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Grades 9-12 - Language Arts - Literature
A Teaching Guide and student activities for William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Katy and the Big Snow
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature/Community
This unit provides resources for students to focus on community services as presented in Katy and the Big Snow. Students will create maps, explore mapping skills, learn about community services, and create a book of their own.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature/Community
This unit provides resources for students to focus on community services as presented in Katy and the Big Snow. Students will create maps, explore mapping skills, learn about community services, and create a book of their own.
Little House
Explore Little House in the Big Woods from a Christian perspective with this fun study.
Explore Little House in the Big Woods from a Christian perspective with this fun study.
Make Way for Ducklings
Grades 1-3 - Language Arts - Literature
Literature unit on Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert.
Grades 1-3 - Language Arts - Literature
Literature unit on Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert.
Maybelle the Cable Car
Language Arts - Literature
A literature-based unit study based on Maybelle the Cable Car.
Language Arts - Literature
A literature-based unit study based on Maybelle the Cable Car.
Miss Rumphius
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
During these activities, students travel the world, go on an antonym "treasure hunt," create a unique gift, look at life through the window of time and create a lupine frieze.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
During these activities, students travel the world, go on an antonym "treasure hunt," create a unique gift, look at life through the window of time and create a lupine frieze.
The Mitten
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
Using Jan Brett's The Mitten, students will use the Internet to learn more about how Jan Brett created her illustrations and how she was inspired to write her own version of the original Ukrainian folk tale by Alvin Tresselt.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
Using Jan Brett's The Mitten, students will use the Internet to learn more about how Jan Brett created her illustrations and how she was inspired to write her own version of the original Ukrainian folk tale by Alvin Tresselt.
Mulan
All ages - Language Arts/History - Literature/China
Literature, history and thinking skills fit easily into this unit. Chinese culture is responsible for many inventions, so science is easily included. There are many opportunities for writing in this unit as well. Have fun!
All ages - Language Arts/History - Literature/China
Literature, history and thinking skills fit easily into this unit. Chinese culture is responsible for many inventions, so science is easily included. There are many opportunities for writing in this unit as well. Have fun!
A New Coat for Anna
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
This unit is designed as an cross-curricular study of A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
This unit is designed as an cross-curricular study of A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert.
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.
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?
Of Mice and Men
K-3 - History - Ancient Egypt
A literature unit about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
K-3 - History - Ancient Egypt
A literature unit about John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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 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.
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.
Stellaluna
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature/Bats
This unit is organized so that children will first learn about fruit bats and what they eat. Then they will look at the anatomy of a bat and find ways that the bat's body is similar to their own.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature/Bats
This unit is organized so that children will first learn about fruit bats and what they eat. Then they will look at the anatomy of a bat and find ways that the bat's body is similar to their own.
Summer of My German Soldier
Grades 7-12 - Language Arts - Literature
Literature unit with comprehension questions, vocabulary, recipes to make, and story stretchers that will make the book come alive.
Grades 7-12 - Language Arts - Literature
Literature unit with comprehension questions, vocabulary, recipes to make, and story stretchers that will make the book come alive.
Velveteen Rabbit
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
This unit is used to supplement the teaching of The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams consists of four Internet activities.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
This unit is used to supplement the teaching of The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams consists of four Internet activities.
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.
Virginia Woolf
Grades 9-12 - Language Arts - Literature
An author unit on the life and work of Virginia Woolf.
Grades 9-12 - Language Arts - Literature
An author unit on the life and work of Virginia Woolf.
Watch the Stars Come Out
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
A literature unit using Watch the Stars Come Out by Riki Levinson.
K-3 - Language Arts - Literature
A literature unit using Watch the Stars Come Out by Riki Levinson.
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.
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.
Zia
Grades 4-5 - Language Arts - Literature
The story of Zia by Scott O'Dell is a sequel to The Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Grades 4-5 - Language Arts - Literature
The story of Zia by Scott O'Dell is a sequel to The Island of the Blue Dolphins.
Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Help your child learn to read and give them a love for reading with these fun ideas and activities.
Help your child learn to read and give them a love for reading with these fun ideas and activities.
I Spy The Alphabet!
A fun new game by your About.com guide. Can you find all the pictures? Fun for all ages!
A fun new game by your About.com guide. Can you find all the pictures? Fun for all ages!