Homeschool Share -Unit Studies (Gr. PreK-4)
WHAT IS HOMESCHOOL SHARE?
Homeschool Share (HSS) is a on-line cooperative effort of several homeschooling moms to provide free but quality literature-based unit studies and resources.
Literature based unit studies are deceptively simple and surprisingly effective. If you want a low-stress homeschool curriculum, you just found it.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LEVELS A-C UNITS AND THE MULTI-BOOK THEME UNITS? WHAT ARE CONNECTIONS?
Most of the lessons in a Level A unit are designed for preschoolers and kindergartners, while Level B is for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and Level C for 2nd to 4th grade. However, unit studies can often be toned down for younger students or beefed up for older. Many HSS units give suggestions or even lessons for those tagging along.
Multi-book thematic units are almost self-explanatory.....units that use multiple books centering around one theme. Typically, a literature-based unit at HSS uses a book to read once a day for a week and the lessons revolve around that one book. With a MBTU, you will instead you will use several books that revolve around one theme and you will read maybe one or two related books each day. These units are very flexible and may require more planning than the A,B, and C leveled units.
Similar to the MBTUs are Homeschool Share's Connections. With Connections, you can choose one theme and then use three HSS units that have that theme. Connections are designed to be completed over a three-week (or more) period, using the normal one week for each book. For example, if you want to do a horse unit, Connections will list the horse-themed books that have full units at HSS and you choose three of the titles (or more if you want to share this theme longer with your children) and you do the units consecutively. There is also a library list for suggested read-alouds (chapter books) to share during family reading time and other books that will enhance your study.
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