Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg (1916) | Carl Sandburg (1878–1967)
“The Lamb” by William Blake
Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience by William Blake (1901) | William Blake (1757–1827)
10 Favorite Unit Studies {2019–2020}
Ten reader-favorite unit studies from the archives: nature study, moon landing, horses, Jules Verne, Winnie-the-Pooh, and more!
“Trees” by Joyce Kilmer
Trees and Other Poems (1913) | Joyce Kilmer (1886–1918)
“A Bird Came Down the Walk” by Emily Dickinson
Poems of Emily Dickinson Second Series by Emily Dickinson (1891) | Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)
Free Nature Studies Updated — 32 Lessons Free
Just in time for spring, we are nearly finished updating our free nature studies! With 32 weeks of lessons you will have plenty of material for a full year of nature studies. Our Wonderful World covers backyard neighbors, feathered friends, garden life, four-footed comrades, and the earth and its neighbors. You’ll find links to the […]
Laura Ingalls Wilder Unit {Updated}
We have extensively updated our Laura Ingalls Wilder unit! Among our favorite read-alouds were the books in the Little House series. We’ve actually been through them more than once (and individuals in the family have also read them on their own). My husband and I have even shared the series in nighttime read-alouds (he is […]
12 Favorite Christmas Read-Aloud Books
Each year we would pull a big wicker basket near the couch and fill it with every Christmas-themed book we had in the house. Here are 12 favs
Historic Inventions {Free eBook}
Historic Inventions by Rupert Sargent Holland takes a look at 16 inventions and their inventors. While there is no shortage of books about inventions, Historic Inventions is told in story form, making it a great complement to our free science studies series! The stories are told in chronological order and include: Gutenberg and the printing […]
Interacting With Literature: Cause & Effect
Part of life is understanding the principles underlying events. Students can develop their thinking and reading skills by interacting with literature to understand cause and effect. Simply stated, a cause is the reason behind an event or action. The result of the action is the effect. Cause and effect explains why something happened. For example, […]
Leonardo da Vinci: Pathfinder of Science {Free eBook}
Here is a very well-written biography of Leonardo da Vinci that goes nicely with our free unit study. Leonardo da Vinci, Pathfinder of Science written by Henry Sampson Gillette is part of the Immortals of Science series published by Franklin Watts. Told in story form, this is a great read aloud or early introduction to […]
Free Nature Studies 2018 {Updated}
We have updated our free nature studies! With 32 weeks of lessons you will have plenty of material for a full year of nature studies all laid out for you. We have added several new resources, this year focusing on rounding out the public domain book recommendations. Our Wonderful World covers backyard neighbors, feathered friends, […]
