Jan. 12, 2008 - Please give advice on unit studies and lapbooks. Thanks.
Hi everyone! 
We asked the kids this weekend what they would like to learn about next week. Weather it is! Hurricanes, tornadoes, clouds, etc. Off to the library we went. I have lots of ideas. I love Unit Studies and am wanting to teach this way all the time. We've gone from traditional curriculum to a mix and match of dabbling in unit studies and substituting it for some of the book work/traditional. They beg each morning, "Can we do unit studies today?" I love it, they love it, but a part of me holds onto, "What if they miss out on information others their age are studying..." The devil tries to discourage me, but I know where my heart is leading...unit studies! We've done mini unit studies on Pilgrims and Colonial history, Little House Series with Unit study guide (I can't think of the name), and most recently on Veterans. The Veterans study has been so interesting and we have branched it out into many areas. We've all loved it. Even today, my sometimes skeptical Mom brought me copies of family who are WWII veterans. I was blessed by that. They are enjoying hearing what the kids are learning.
Here are my requests for help:
1. I love the lapbook idea!!!!! Any tips and pointers for our new study on weather? I believe we will do one for the Veterans study and go from there.
2. Do any of you just see where the Unit Study leads or do you have to do a lot of preparation before the study begins? I haven't done alot of planning outside of searching for books at our library and some simple brainstorming to see where the studies can lead?
3. Has anyone done a Weather lapbook? I'd be interested in seeing it.
4. Can anyone share a testimony on going from traditional to unit studies and how that has impacted your children and your family and schooling experience?
Thanks for any comments ahead of time. God bless.
