Christmas Fun Study...

***This is a revised edition of the 2009 unit All Christmas! A Fun Study! If you purchased the previous edition, you will receive this revised unit free of charge in an email.***

This unit leans more towards the secular events of Christmas. This unit is suggested for grades K-3 but is very flexible for lower & higher grades. All Christmas! A Fun Study! is intended to be read by the parent/teacher. It is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about Christmas. Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

information and activities about the Christmas holiday, Christmas symbols, the Christmas tree, varieties of trees, decorating the tree, Santa Claus, gifts, being thankful, family & friends, Christmas dinner, reindeer, poinsettia, animal crackers (yep, animal crackers!), and more.

Also included are word searches, mazes, comprehension worksheets, coloring pages, facts cards, game cards, and lapbook folds and flaps for creating a simple lapbook.

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A Big Teaching Bundle!

If you are teaching about animals this year, or just want some interesting units to fill in the gaps, I wanted to send out a reminder about "A Fun Study! Nine Creatures Bundle" by homeschool bits. Over 400 pages!

Nine units total!

These units contain lots of interesting facts and information, and could be used with your Science & even Language Arts subjects! (reading and writing)

Over 400 pages that cover some basics of the following creatures:

FROGS

ELEPHANTS

WHALES

OWLS

WOLVES

SNAKES

TURKEYS

LOBSTERS

DEER

Motorcycles Now Available!

Come Check out... Motorcycles! A Fun Study!

This unit is suggested for grades K-5 but is very flexible higher grades. Younger children can do coloring pages, mazes, lapbook, and some copywork while learning about the topic. Motorcycles! A Fun Study! is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about motorcycles. Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

motorcycle history, people in motorcycle history, different types of motorcycles, safety, accessories & gear, mortorcycle parts, and much more

Also included are fact and information pages, diagrams, copywork, videos, coloring pages, two quizzes, motorcycle cards, suggested websites, motorcycle lapbook folds & flaps, lapbook cover pages, and clipart for creating a simple lapbook. Included with the lapbook are the answers to each flap, and optional answer tags that can be used instead of writing the information into each flap. 60 pages.

The lapbook section of this unit does NOT have to be created to benefit from this study! This unit has plenty of other information, facts, and activities.

  

Sunflowers Now Available!

All Sunflowers! A Fun Study!

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This unit is suggested for grades K-5 but is very flexible for lower & higher grades. All Sunflowers! A Fun Study! is intended to be read by the parent/teacher. It is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about turtles. Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

uses of sunflowers, scientific name of sunflower, inflorescence, florets, heliotropism, sunflower seed or kernel? and more...

Also included are fact and information pages, comprehension questions, diagrams, coloring pages, sunflower facts copywork, suggested websites, sunflower lapbook folds & flaps, lapbook cover pages, and clipart for creating a simple lapbook. 38 pages.

Turtles Now Available!

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This unit is suggested for grades K-5 but is very flexible for lower & higher grades. All Turtles! A Fun Study! is intended to be read by the parent/teacher. It is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about turtles. Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

types of turtles, sea turtles, freshwater turtles, tortoises, turtle armor, beak, sounds, turtle babies and eggs, and more

Also included are fact and information pages, turtle vocabulary, diagrams, coloring pages, quiz, turtle cards, suggested websites, turtle lapbook folds & flaps, a lapbook cover page, and clipart for creating a simple lapbook. 41 pages.

Elephants Now Available!

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American Lobsters! Now Available!

American Lobsters! A Fun Study!

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Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

lobster colors (they are not red!), where they are found, invertebrae, crustacean, species, size, predators, claws, parts of a lobster, molting, senses, antennae, mating, and more

Also included are fact and information pages, quiz pages, coloring pages, word searches, mazes, alphabetical order, fact cards, math practice pages, lobster lapbook folds & flaps, a lapbook cover page, and extra lobster images.

Snakes & March Freebie Now Available!

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Some of the topics covered include a little of each:

where snakes are found, what they need to survive, where snakes live, a snake's body, scales, skin, sidewinding, senses, fangs, venom, prey, various snake species, and more

Also included are fact and information pages, snake vocabulary, diagram, coloring pages, word searches, quiz, fact cards, snake lapbook folds & flaps, a lapbook cover page, and clipart for creating a simple lapbook. 57 pages.

Also, our new freebie for March is ready. You can download the March Daily Assignments - Mini Helper...

HERE :-)

I have also started a new series titled "Two-Day Study Series." My inspiration for this comes from topics that I or one of my children have had an interest for at some point. These topics didn't seem to have enough quality information to turn into a huge unit study, or enough fun activities to accompany a large unit. So, I created the Two-Day Study Series to offer these small, quick, but still very interesting topics :-)  

It is not necessary that you take two days to do this study. It is only a suggestion. You can easily adapt this study to last one day, or several weeks. Website links will be provided in case you decide to continue on.

Included within this unit are the following: information and facts page about the Bird of Paradise, illustration/coloring page, questions worksheet, puzzle activity page, basic copywork pages, suggested vocabulary words including definitions, blank vocabulary cards, vocabulary word search, and suggested websites.

As with all units by homeschool bits, this was created to be simple and not overwhelming. The suggested grade level is K-5, but depending on how you use the study, it could be used for higher grades.

The topics in the Two-Day Study Series are different and interesting. They could be used many ways. Here are just a few:

- start off the school day with an interesting topic

- end the school day with an interesting topic

- a supplement to your regular curriculum

- to fulfill an interest that your child/student has

- to improve skills

... and many others!

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Frogs Now Available!

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In All Frogs! A Fun Study! you can learn about differences between a frog and a toad, amphibians, frog species, Bullfrog, Gray Tree Frog, Green Tree Frog, Northern Leopard Frog, Poison Dart Frog, frog life cycle, carnivores, herpetologists, herpetology, mating, and more

Also included are fact and information pages, mini booklet, copywork pages, coloring pages, word searches, mazes, comprehension worksheets, fact cards, frog lapbook folds & flaps, a lapbook cover page, clipart, and examples photos of a simple lapbook.

As always, remember, this unit is meant to be read by the parent/teacher. It is a lesson that speaks directly to the child. It was created to be fun and not overwhelming. The child will feel involved in the lesson, while learning about frogs.

  

  

Also available... Frog Copywork & Fun!

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In Frog Copywork & Fun! you can copy & learn about the creature with two lives. Copy amazing facts and information, do a few fun activities, and visit website links to learn more about frogs.

These could be used to start off the school day, or to fill the time while the parent/teacher is busy with something else.

Winter, Valentine Now Available!

Whew! I fell behind in my posting. So, here goes...

My newest unit is All Winter! A Fun Study! We had to sort of hurry through putting this one together (yes, sad I know) because of other pressing homeschool subjects (we can't do it all, can we?) Here are a few pics of this lapbook :o)

when is winter, evergreens, animals in winter, adaptation, hibernation, snowshoe hare, predators, Wilson A. Bentley, the Earth's hemispheres, and more

Also included are coloring pages, vocabulary, word search, comprehension worksheet, calendar activity, matching game, handwriting pages, winter lapbook folds & flaps, a lapbook cover page for creating a simple lapbook.

Also, don't forget to head on over to Currclick if you haven't yet, and grab the Valentine Mini Helper... a homeschool bits freebie!

Whales, Giraffes Now Available!

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In Giraffe Copywork & Fun! you can copy & learn about the tallest of all land animals. A few fun activities, and website links to learn more about giraffes are also included. These could be used to start off the school day, or to fill the time while the parent/teacher is busy with something else.

Chocolate Now Available!

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And also, we have a freebie! I hope you enjoy this December Daily Assignments Mini Helper. I use these assignment sheets to give my children a starting point each day. I attach them with a paper clip to their notebook or folder.

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All Chocolate! A Fun Study!

This was pretty neat. My kids were amazed to find out that chocolate comes from seeds, and that at one time, you had to be rich to get it!

This chocolate unit has information and activities about the cacao tree, pods & seeds, where cacao trees grow, pollination, the midge fly, types of chocolate, cocoa beans, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, chocolate history, and cocoa farming today. Also included are word searches, comprehension worksheets, coloring pages, facts cards, game cards, and lapbook folds and flaps for creating a simple lapbook. Here are some pics of the lapbook we created from this unit.

*This is the unedited version of the unit. I have my own children complete each unit that I create before making it available for purchase. This way I am able to add more or change parts where I feel it is needed. Then, after I take some time to fix it up, the unit will be made into a final copy available for purchase on Currclick.

Christmas Now Available!

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And also, we have a freebie! I hope you enjoy this December Daily Assignments Mini Helper. I use these assignment sheets to give my children a starting point each day. I attach them with a paper clip to their notebook or folder.

(Preview the entire unit on Currclick)

All Christmas! A Fun Study!

Christmas has been a little different for us this year. Our family is taking a sightly different approach to the whole 'gift giving' part of Christmas, in an effort to not spend as much money, but still have fun. My kids were happy with our decision to bring them on a 'shopping spree' with a set amount of spending money, rather than the usual wrap and surprise gifts. This may seem different, or might even seem like it's taking the fun out of the holiday. But, it saved us a lot of money, we avoided the crowds, and the things the kids wanted were still available and not out of stock. It also inadvertently taught them a very good lesson on how far money doesn't go in this day in time :o\ Now, we have the next 12 days to do some crafts, bake lots of sweets, and visit outside family and friends. There's lots of fun in that :o)

I just finished up my next unit "All Christmas! A Fun Study!". It should be available for sale later today today on Currclick. This unit leans more towards the secular events of Christmas. The unit has information and activities about the Christmas holiday, Christmas symbols, the Christmas tree, varieties of trees, decorating the tree, Santa Claus, gifts, being thankful, family & friends, Christmas dinner, reindeer, poinsettia, animal crackers (yep, animal crackers!), and more. Also included are word searches, comprehension worksheets, coloring pages, facts cards, game cards, and lapbook folds and flaps for creating a simple lapbook. Here are some pics of the lapbook we created from this unit.

*This is the unedited version of the unit. I have my own children complete each unit that I create before making it available for purchase. This way I am able to add more or change parts where I feel it is needed. Then, after I take some time to fix it up, the unit will be made into a final copy available for purchase on Currclick.