Ideas for Homeschooling Unit Studies

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Brainstorm your unit study Idea

1. First, choose the broad homeschooling subject area.
   • History
   • Science
   • Literature
   • Character Building Theme
   • Biblical Theme
   • Delight Directed
   • .... and more...
   
   
2. Second, brainstorm the unit study idea with questions.

Historical Themes

Time Period Ideas

• Creation
• Ancient Israel
• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Greece
• Ancient Rome
• Middle Ages
• The Renaissance
• The Reformation
• Early Modern Period
• Modern History (1900's)

Historical Characters
Really the list is endless here. It should include charactersfrom a variety of countries for different reasons- artists/ poets/ conquerors/ missionaries/ scholars and so on. Here you can study the characters which have shaped the world we live in today.

Science Themes

• Johannes Kepler
• Robert Boyle
• Isaac Newton
• Carl Linnaeus
• Leonhard Euler
• Archimedes
• Samuel Morse
• Louis Pasteur
• George Washington Carver
• Wilbur and Orville Wright
• And MORE

Inventions

• The Steam Engine
• The cotton gin and textile machines
• The Mill
• The Printing Press
• The Pulley
• Trains
• Engines
• Machinery in the Mines
• Barbed Wire
• The computer AND MORE

Science Topics

• Topics chosen from the Scientific Divisions:
• Life Science- Animals
• Life Science- The Human Body
• Life Science- Plants
• Earth Science- Geology
• Astronomy- Sun, Moon, Planets
• Chemistry- the Building blocks of matter
• Physics-Energy and Motion
• And MORE

Literature Themes

• The Hobbit
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
• Charlotte's Web
• Milly, Molly, Mandy
• Winnie the Pooh
• Fables from around the World
• Across Five Aprils
• A Tale of Two Cities
• Pride and Prejudice
• All Quiet on the Western Front
• Tall Tales
• And MORE

Creative Writing

• Making Books
• Poetry
• Drama
• Stories from around the World
• Newspapers
• And MORE

Themes in Literature

• Love
• Sacrifice
• Friendship
• War
• Injustice

Character Building Themes

• Honesty
• Generosity
• Patience
• Attentiveness
• Love
• Kindness
• Truthfulness
• Sacrifice
• Curiosity
• Read about these Character Traits in Keep-on-Track E-zine
• Back Issues: Character Traits from Keep-on-Track found here.

Biblical Themes

• Jesus
• Moses
• David
• The Judges
• Samuel
• Paul
• The Disciples
• The Women of the Bible (Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary and Martha, Ruth, Esther, Eve, Rahab and so on

Biblical Themes

• Creation
• Fall
• Promise
• Redemption
• Judgement
• The New Heaven and Earth
• The Bible -how it came to us; Divisions in the Bible

Word Studies/ Topical Studies

• Theme of Saviour in Old and New Testament
• Names of God
• What the Bible says about marriage
• What the Bible says about sexual relationships.The Judges
• What the Bible says about money.

Interest Themes

Where to from here?

Develop the Unit Study Topic - with Questions

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