Apr
24

Stuart Little Unit Study

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  Welcome to day 8 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be releasing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post! Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story time lines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them something fun to … [Read more...]

Apr
23

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Unit Study

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Welcome to day 7 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be releasing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them something fun to do … [Read more...]

Apr
22

Little House in the Big Woods Unit Study

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Welcome to day 6 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them something fun to do … [Read more...]

Apr
19

The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe Unit Study

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Welcome to day 5 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   Each of my Classical Literature unit studies contain educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead … [Read more...]

Apr
18

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle ~ Unit Study

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Welcome to day 4 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them something fun to do … [Read more...]

Apr
17

Charlotte’s Web Unit Study

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Welcome to day 3 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the 10 day series I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them something fun to do … [Read more...]

Apr
16

Black Beauty Unit Study

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Welcome to day 2 of the 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! As I mentioned yesterday, this year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. Over the next 10 days I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post! Each unit study contains educational lessons, activities and a fun lap book that your students will work on as they progress through the book. They also include book reports, vocabulary, critical thinking, story timelines, and comprehension. These studies are geared towards grades Kindergarten-4th, but can probably be adapted for older students as well. I really designed these units to be a fun addition to reading the classics. I didn’t want them to be too stressful for myself or my kiddos, but instead give them … [Read more...]

Apr
15

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Unit Study

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Hi everyone, welcome to day 1 of our 2012 ~ 10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop! I absolutely love participating in this series because it’s always packed full of seriously AWESOME ideas from seriously AWESOME bloggers! This year we have 28 bloggers participating! I believe that equals 280 posts full of educational activities and ideas for you! …I know, I’m a math wizard ;o) Psst....GIVEAWAY ALERT!...at the end of the blog hop I'll be offering a Giveaway for the ENTIRE set of Classical Literature unit studies, so make sure to enter at the bottom of this post!   This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature. I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create some super fun Unit Studies for some of the great Classical Literature out there! Over the next 10 days I will be sharing one unit study each day, for a total of 10 units you can go through with your students! And at the end of this fantastic hop, I’ll be hosting a giveaway for all 10 … [Read more...]

Apr
14

Educational Insights $50 Winner!

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Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a great weekend! As promised, I have a $50 Gift Card winner for Educational insights to announce today!   Congratulations goes to Kelly commenter #682!     Didn’t win, but want more info? Visit the Educational Insights links below, if you stop by let them know that Erica @ Confessions sent you over! Educational Insights on Facebook Educational Insights on Twitter Educational Insights Website   Thanks everyone for entering to win and for reading Confessions of a Homeschooler! Make sure to stop by every day starting Monday for some great Classical Literature Unit Studies! … [Read more...]

Apr
13

10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop Coming Soon!

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Hi everyone! I wanted to give you all a heads up that for the next two weeks I’ll be participating in the 2012  10 Days of Homeschooling Blog Hop with iHomeschool Network bloggers! This year my topic is 10 Days of Classic Literature.     I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to create fun, educational, hands-on unit studies to go along with some great Classical Literature for elementary aged students! I’ll be releasing one unit study each day from April 16-20, and April 23-27. And I’ll have a big giveaway at the end of the hop for you all as well! Make sure to stop by each day to enter to win and see what new unit study will be released! The 10 Days Series is organized by iHomeschool Network, a collaboration of outstanding homeschool bloggers who connect with each other and with family-friendly companies in mutually beneficial projects. Visit us on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. And of course, click the image below to visit all the 10 Days posts … [Read more...]