I wish I had seen this 2 years ago, I have battled so much getting started with homeschooling, I have been super over whelmed...since finding your FB morning basket page has been a tremendous help and I am slowly changing my mindset from thinking I need to be so rigid .... who knew school could be full of fun. Thank you so much for doing this video, I feel so much pressure has lifted off my sholders.... and games...who would have thought!!!
I love your unit studies! I hope I can develop something even remotely as fun as the stuff you make. That's going to be one of my homeschooling goals in the future.
First- this was fantastic! It’s late n I’m in bed but I’ll be rewatching to take notes. So thank you. I have to say though, I was so distracted because I was so interested in your colorful little library. What is all that well-organized goodness?! Omg 😍
You're fantastic, so glad I've found your channel! I've been inspired that after we've done the three R's I'm going to have a much more laid back and fun/interactive approach to the other subjects. I always feel pressure to 'record' what we've done, but that's the dry boring part my daughter dislikes and I'd love to rid myself of it! We'll also be incorporating much more gameschooling, and appreciate your video on car schooling too. We frequently travel up and down Scotland on 5 hour long journeys, so these will be great addition to audiobooks! Really look forward to more of what you do, and many thanks for sharing all your ideas and resources!
This was SUCH a useful walkthrough - thank you so much! We're brand-new homeschoolers and I'm getting ready to create my very first unit study, so this helped tremendously. Appreciate you sharing all these great tips! 😀
We're very similar, I do Pinterest and library first and scour the house for stuff I already have to make sure I have a plethora of material and NO - we don't use it all either! 😁💙
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching. I'm pulling my first and third grade kids from public school in January and I've been scouring the internet for homeschool resources. Your channel and blog is my favorite. Your brain works a lot like mine. Thanks so much for sharing your homeschool experience. It's very inspirational. ❤️
Thank you for this! I have been dabbling with the idea of unit studies, but I definitely felt overwhelmed not knowing where to begin. This is the best info I've found! I'm a step by step person so thank you! I would just love to rummage through your bookshelves and game closet... WOW! Jealous :) PS... We are LOVING, LOVING, LOVING Waldock's Wizards and Wands!!!
Well I know I am covering them to my standards it may not be to the states but we don't test so I don't really care. With the ocean unit for example we studied and mapped where all 5 oceans where (geography), studied the animals in the ocean and the ocean depths etc. (science), we drew ocean animals (art), we read about Jacques Cousteas and Eugunia Clark (history) so I just kinda mentally check off do I have something for everything?
I was wondering if you could guide me in the right direction for a unit study or something similar that is all about my child? I want to spend the first week or two learning everything about my son, his goals for the year, what he wants to be when he grows up, what a perfect school day would look like, his feelings, etc. Hope this makes sense and TIA
Thanks for sharing this awesome vid! I was actually searching for something like this a few months ago and didn’t find much, this is so thorough and helpful! 😊
I see the books behind you “Your Body” “Jungle” “Trains” etc ... I can’t make out who the author is. I would love to purchase a few. Thank you so much for the informative video!
This is my first video to watch and my first toe-dip into the concept of making one's own curriculum or unit study. So forgive my ignorance or if I may have missed this detail, but how do you ballance out all of the necessary subject like writing, math or history when you are doing a unit study that only seems to focus on science, for instance?
This was a great video! I definitely took notes and wrote down all your suggestions! Love you're reassurance about working with less too. Looking forward to an ocean unit study for our next school year! How long did your ocean unit last?
My boys and I are Type 1 people so school absolutely has to be fun for us. I've been struggling landing on our way of schooling. I love all the Sonlight books but know my active boys can only handle so much read alouds. What do you guys do for LA and math?
Love this! Thanks! How many unit studies do you complete in a month or a year? And are the units/ideas planned out at the beginning of the year or throughout the year as new interests arise?
This year they are planned out using Passport to Adventures which was her request at the beginning of the year but if an interest arises we stop and follow that. So yes and no? 🤣
I love it! Thanks for sharing! Does your daughter keep a notebook/lapbook for each unit? I just found your channel...so I might find the answer to this question as I watch more of your videos.
Thank you for this video. Our brains work very similar. I've been struggling with unit study planning for yearssss ( I was over doing it and trying to schedule each little thing by day) and I literally just figured this method out last night, just from being exhausted. I was nervous and thinking this is too "easy" am I doing this right? Then, I woke up this morning with an email from Waldock way, which prompted me back to your blog and your article for unit planning and it all just clicked so thank you again. I have a quick question about your must haves ( spines). Do you keep them seperate and How do you incorporate them into the unit study. Do you go over those materials first, or require her to read those certain books, materials, etc or do you read them to her. This is that last piece I can't seem to figure out. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
@thewaldockway you have a lot of materials for one single unit study. Do u think its neccessary? Im thinking it will cost a lot of money if one does this with all units. I would love to see a simple unit study.
They all disperse back into spots like my office, her toys, etc. I don't store them all together long term. Just while we are doing the unit and I use the Organizer Logic Basket for that.
I kno kids learn best wen it’s Child lead learning. We use TH-cam videos for learning and these could be used for a unit study. The Sticker Books could be used for art work. Some kids apps may fit as well.
Why isn’t this channel more well known? You deserve tens of thousands of subscribers, I love the way your homeschool brain works!!
Well that is so sweet of you! 😍😘
I wish I had seen this 2 years ago, I have battled so much getting started with homeschooling, I have been super over whelmed...since finding your FB morning basket page has been a tremendous help and I am slowly changing my mindset from thinking I need to be so rigid .... who knew school could be full of fun. Thank you so much for doing this video, I feel so much pressure has lifted off my sholders.... and games...who would have thought!!!
I love the idea of doing unit studies using the Magic Tree House books! What a great plan!
I wrote a whole curriculum for them!
By the way Iove your planner. I was recording my things the exact same way on a piece of notebook paper. This is more convenient and all in one place.
I love this! We do unit studies also and we add in themed sensory bins or play dough set ups with plastic animals and things from dollar tree.
I love your unit studies! I hope I can develop something even remotely as fun as the stuff you make. That's going to be one of my homeschooling goals in the future.
First- this was fantastic! It’s late n I’m in bed but I’ll be rewatching to take notes. So thank you. I have to say though, I was so distracted because I was so interested in your colorful little library. What is all that well-organized goodness?! Omg 😍
You're fantastic, so glad I've found your channel! I've been inspired that after we've done the three R's I'm going to have a much more laid back and fun/interactive approach to the other subjects. I always feel pressure to 'record' what we've done, but that's the dry boring part my daughter dislikes and I'd love to rid myself of it! We'll also be incorporating much more gameschooling, and appreciate your video on car schooling too. We frequently travel up and down Scotland on 5 hour long journeys, so these will be great addition to audiobooks! Really look forward to more of what you do, and many thanks for sharing all your ideas and resources!
I am learning so much from your videos. You are a blessing and an inspiration! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this. I had a lost of what we were going to study but couldn't really figure out how to plan it out without getting overwhelmed.
You plan the way I do! Love how you've explained this.
This is awesome, you need to get your name out more, this is just so helpful!
This was SUCH a useful walkthrough - thank you so much! We're brand-new homeschoolers and I'm getting ready to create my very first unit study, so this helped tremendously. Appreciate you sharing all these great tips! 😀
I love this and putting together unit studies!! SO excited for Passports next year!!!
We're very similar, I do Pinterest and library first and scour the house for stuff I already have to make sure I have a plethora of material and NO - we don't use it all either! 😁💙
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching. I'm pulling my first and third grade kids from public school in January and I've been scouring the internet for homeschool resources. Your channel and blog is my favorite. Your brain works a lot like mine. Thanks so much for sharing your homeschool experience. It's very inspirational. ❤️
Perfect timing
Thank you for this! I have been dabbling with the idea of unit studies, but I definitely felt overwhelmed not knowing where to begin. This is the best info I've found! I'm a step by step person so thank you! I would just love to rummage through your bookshelves and game closet... WOW! Jealous :)
PS... We are LOVING, LOVING, LOVING Waldock's Wizards and Wands!!!
Questions: How do you know you're covering all the subjects you listed (history, geography, etc)? Thank you!
I am so glad you are enjoying it!
Well I know I am covering them to my standards it may not be to the states but we don't test so I don't really care. With the ocean unit for example we studied and mapped where all 5 oceans where (geography), studied the animals in the ocean and the ocean depths etc. (science), we drew ocean animals (art), we read about Jacques Cousteas and Eugunia Clark (history) so I just kinda mentally check off do I have something for everything?
I was wondering if you could guide me in the right direction for a unit study or something similar that is all about my child? I want to spend the first week or two learning everything about my son, his goals for the year, what he wants to be when he grows up, what a perfect school day would look like, his feelings, etc. Hope this makes sense and TIA
This was greatly appreciated. Clearly explained. Thank you!
The BEEEESSST! I loved this video. Very well explained! 😍😍
Thank you for sharing/posting
i needed this thank you!
Beautiful! I can’t wait to get to this unit study!
Lots a great ideas here!
Do you do any summative or formative assessments? How do you check for understanding?
Thanks for sharing this awesome vid! I was actually searching for something like this a few months ago and didn’t find much, this is so thorough and helpful! 😊
Thanks for doing this video!!!! I love unit studies and it’s cool to see how others do it !
I can't wait to download the passport lesson plan! Such a great idea and I loved the MTH books growing up
Hope you enjoy it!
This was a fantastic video! Thank you so much!
This is SO helpful! Thank you!! 👏👏👏
This is so helpful! Thank you for this process overview!
love this! thank you so much. I am now a subscriber 👍🏾
I love unit studies!!!
This was soo incredible helpful… thank you so much!
I see the books behind you “Your Body” “Jungle” “Trains” etc ... I can’t make out who the author is. I would love to purchase a few. Thank you so much for the informative video!
I believe they’re Usborne Look Inside Books
You’re the best!!!
Where do you the story cards like the ocean one you showed in the video?
Awesome info!!! Thanks so much!!!
This is my first video to watch and my first toe-dip into the concept of making one's own curriculum or unit study. So forgive my ignorance or if I may have missed this detail, but how do you ballance out all of the necessary subject like writing, math or history when you are doing a unit study that only seems to focus on science, for instance?
This was a great video! I definitely took notes and wrote down all your suggestions! Love you're reassurance about working with less too. Looking forward to an ocean unit study for our next school year! How long did your ocean unit last?
This unit lasted us about 3 weeks I think.
@@TheWaldockWay how did you know when you were done?
THIS IS AMAZING are you resources still available. Looks like the links are broken
My boys and I are Type 1 people so school absolutely has to be fun for us. I've been struggling landing on our way of schooling. I love all the Sonlight books but know my active boys can only handle so much read alouds.
What do you guys do for LA and math?
Love this! Thanks! How many unit studies do you complete in a month or a year? And are the units/ideas planned out at the beginning of the year or throughout the year as new interests arise?
This year they are planned out using Passport to Adventures which was her request at the beginning of the year but if an interest arises we stop and follow that. So yes and no? 🤣
totally agree x
I love it! Thanks for sharing! Does your daughter keep a notebook/lapbook for each unit? I just found your channel...so I might find the answer to this question as I watch more of your videos.
No not necessarily. I don't require anything like that we just enjoy the learning.
Thank you for this video. Our brains work very similar. I've been struggling with unit study planning for yearssss ( I was over doing it and trying to schedule each little thing by day) and I literally just figured this method out last night, just from being exhausted. I was nervous and thinking this is too "easy" am I doing this right? Then, I woke up this morning with an email from Waldock way, which prompted me back to your blog and your article for unit planning and it all just clicked so thank you again. I have a quick question about your must haves ( spines). Do you keep them seperate and How do you incorporate them into the unit study. Do you go over those materials first, or require her to read those certain books, materials, etc or do you read them to her. This is that last piece I can't seem to figure out. Thank you in advance for any assistance.
Planning unit studies is my favorite hobby! Haha We are twins!
@thewaldockway you have a lot of materials for one single unit study. Do u think its neccessary? Im thinking it will cost a lot of money if one does this with all units. I would love to see a simple unit study.
You ABSOLUTELY do not need all of the resources you see here. I just used what I had.
I want to make a Geology Unit Study. My daughter loves rocks/minerals.
How do you store your unit study materials?
They all disperse back into spots like my office, her toys, etc. I don't store them all together long term. Just while we are doing the unit and I use the Organizer Logic Basket for that.
Is this unit on your blog page? I couldn't find it!
Thanks for sharing! New subscriber here, we homeschool too!
I kno kids learn best wen it’s Child lead learning. We use TH-cam videos for learning and these could be used for a unit study. The Sticker Books could be used for art work. Some kids apps may fit as well.
Where did you get the unit study planning page?
It's part of my homeschool planner which is available for purchase here: www.thewaldockway.com/product/the-homeschool-planner/
What was the art TH-cam channel you mentioned?
Chalk Pastel or Tricia Hodges
Could you link the roll on cards? I can’t seem to find them
Also we’re are you card holders from??
Is that unit study page in your planner you can purchase?
Is it part of my planner in the shop. Yes!