Make a John Paul Jones naval costume while learning about sea battles of the Revolution. Learn about and try some Ndebele House Painting. Use your breath to turn a solution from basic to acidic. And make a personalized concrete paving stone. All this, dozens more explorations, printables, library lists, additional layers, web links and more are included in Layers of Learning Unit 3-20. This is part of a unit study covering four subjects: history, geography, science, and the arts. It is designed to be used family style with all ages from 1st graders up to 12th graders learning together. Each...

Create your own government based on natural laws. Create a "filmstrip" page to show the parts of the Constitution. Create a photo collage as you learn about the regions of the United States. Monitor the temperature of a pot of heating water as it turn from solid to liquid to gas and learn about latent heat. Play a guessing game as you listen to martial anthems of America. Unit 4-1 has all of this and dozens more ideas to keep your kids learning with hands-on fun. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to...

Make a Trail of Tears mobile as you learn about the expulsion of the Southwest tribes from their homes. Go surfing for facts with our Hawaii surf board printable. Build your own pop can hero engine as you learn about steam power. Make your own illustrated map of Paul Bunyan's exploits in America. Unit 4-1 has all of this and dozens more ideas to keep your kids learning with hands-on fun. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages, and sidebars with a bunch more ideas including...

Put together a printable notebooking page that teaches about Capitalism and Cronyism. Cut and paste as you learn about the mountains of the United States. Make a miniature 3D diorama of a swampland. Do an activity that will help you actually see a Joule of energy in action. And create a paper collage to learn about techniques used by the Hudson River School of art. Unit 4-3 has all of this and dozens more ideas to keep your kids learning with hands-on fun. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, lots of activities to choose from...

Unit 1-1 contains hands on activities including crafts, games, experiments, writing projects, and more. In this unit you can build your own ziggurat, make a balloon globe, and experiment with the regressive orbit of Mars. After that take a tour of the largest collection of cave art in the world. Unit 1-1 all of this, plus a printable historical map, and tons of ideas to keep your kids learning with hands-on fun. In each unit you'll find a recommended library list, important background information about each topic, and lots of activities to choose from for kids of all ages. Sidebars include a...