How do families who use homeschool unit studies teach upper level math, science, language arts and writing?
Although basic skills are enhanced in a meaningful way through unit studies, concentrated work in these skills areas is often needed to attain mastery. Phonics and math are sequential and require individual attention. Language and writing skills can be taught and then applied in the unit study setting. For example, I suggest doing skills units throughout the year to sharpen basic skills. My children used a math curriculum/textbook in addition to the unit studies we conducted. I also used a phonics program with my beginning/early readers. Through the years we used various writing programs to develop writing skills. These skills were then developed as the children wrote about topics related to our studies. • How do families who use a homeschool unit study approach prevent leaving gaps in their childrens education? Many families use workbooks or textbooks in addition to conducting homeschool unit studies. Textbooks can be a springboard for unit studies. Some families use a scope and seque
Although basic skills are enhanced in a meaningful way through unit studies, concentrated work in these skills areas is often needed to attain mastery. Phonics and math are sequential and require individual attention. Language and writing skills can be taught and then applied in the unit study setting. For example, I suggest doing “skills units” throughout the year to sharpen basic skills. My children used a math curriculum/textbook in addition to the unit studies we conducted. I also used a phonics program with my beginning/early readers. Through the years we used various writing programs to develop writing skills. These skills were then developed as the children wrote about topics related to our studies. • How do families who use a homeschool unit study approach prevent leaving gaps in their children’s education? Many families use workbooks or textbooks in addition to conducting homeschool unit studies. Textbooks can be a springboard for unit studies. Some families use a scope and se
