Unit Study Ideas for Spring
Spring is almost upon us and in my opinion is one of the best times of year to do Unit Studies! The children are wanting to be outside more, their attention span is shortening by the day, and there are so many good choices for units right now!
So what kinds of things are there to do units on?? Well...If I had a list, it would rival a CVS receipt. No lie. Right off the bat, you think about Spring Holidays, Mardi Gras, St. Patricks Day, & Easter fill February through April. But do you want to really spend a whole month learning about one holiday?? No, not really.
My next go-to is to think about what we usually do in the spring. Gardening, Farming, Nature studies, Animals are having babies... there is a lot of new birth in the spring, so this is a great time to choose something in that realm.
For March, Our focus was/is a cultural one. We took St. Patricks day and expanded it to all of Ireland and Irish lore. Fairies, Gnomes, and things like that kept the kids interested.
For April, I came up with these topics-
1) One week of Easter
2) One week of England (in honor of our daughter being born there and it's her birthday month)
3) Gardening
4) The rest of the month is Farming - to learn more about - the farming country, what is grown here etc.
If you'd like to see our resources, check below for links and ideas!
Easter resources have been shared on my Facebook Page @Under The Willow Tree! There weren't many, but it was easy to do there!
The kids wanted to learn about the UK and have tea and scones! How could I say no to that!
London Brainbox Game
Book of Afternoon Tea
England
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain (Barnes & Noble)
My Busy Books London (Barnes & Noble)
Foraging With Kids
Compost
Farmer Boy
Let's Hatch Chicks
Chicken 4D Model
From Cotton to T-Shirt
Cotton Education Kit
To The Coop!
Cow Cents
This is what we have so far. I've been trying to scale back our layout to allow time to do other projects and things too.
So what kinds of things are there to do units on?? Well...If I had a list, it would rival a CVS receipt. No lie. Right off the bat, you think about Spring Holidays, Mardi Gras, St. Patricks Day, & Easter fill February through April. But do you want to really spend a whole month learning about one holiday?? No, not really.
My next go-to is to think about what we usually do in the spring. Gardening, Farming, Nature studies, Animals are having babies... there is a lot of new birth in the spring, so this is a great time to choose something in that realm.
For March, Our focus was/is a cultural one. We took St. Patricks day and expanded it to all of Ireland and Irish lore. Fairies, Gnomes, and things like that kept the kids interested.
For April, I came up with these topics-
1) One week of Easter
2) One week of England (in honor of our daughter being born there and it's her birthday month)
3) Gardening
4) The rest of the month is Farming - to learn more about - the farming country, what is grown here etc.
If you'd like to see our resources, check below for links and ideas!
Easter
Easter resources have been shared on my Facebook Page @Under The Willow Tree! There weren't many, but it was easy to do there!
One Week England Study
The kids wanted to learn about the UK and have tea and scones! How could I say no to that!
London Brainbox Game
Book of Afternoon Tea
England
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain (Barnes & Noble)
My Busy Books London (Barnes & Noble)
Farming & Gardening Study
We have a lot of nature around us, and that means learning the plants for safety. Knowing there is poisonous things growing with edible things as well is very important. And we are trying our best to get a garden going!Foraging With Kids
Compost
Farmer Boy
Let's Hatch Chicks
Chicken 4D Model
From Cotton to T-Shirt
Cotton Education Kit
To The Coop!
Cow Cents
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This is what we have so far. I've been trying to scale back our layout to allow time to do other projects and things too.