Here’s one more really good question that has come in regarding unit studies specifically relating to projects…
“In regards to projects and presentations, how do you gently help improve the note taking, thoroughness of information and actual presentations?  I know some of this will come with practice, but I’d like to improve on these things without [...]

I’ve had lots of questions about the projects we complete as part of our homeschool life.  I’ve even presented a workshop specifically concerning this topic, as well as including it as a topic in my most popular workshop “Creative Homeschooling”.
I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about incorporating projects into your homeschool for quite [...]

Oops, I have to admit that we have moved on just a bit from this unit already.  We’re currently in the middle of a US Government lapbooking unit from Knowledge Box Central.  I’ll add a post about our lapbook study once it’s complete.  After that, we’re taking a science break with a unit on energy.  [...]

Our last history unit of the year has been completed, and what a wonderfully rich unit it was!  I think I mentioned in a previous post that this study was mostly literature-based.  We chose really good books and learned about the life of slaves and struggles of the Civil War through the stories.  Between books, [...]

Well, time flies!  We finished off our Westward Expansion unit with a “project week”.  On Monday, I gave the kids a test and a project list, both of which were to be completed by Friday.  I don’t always give tests, but I like to surprise them once in a while with new methods of assessment.  [...]