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Book Studies

Free Civics Studies Lesson 3: The President

14 Feb 201823 Jul 2022
Read the current chapter online: "The President" Suggestions The "egg-shaped" reception room is currently known as The Yellow Oval Room. Learn more about the "Resolute" desk. You'll find more about…
Book Studies

Free Civics Studies Lesson 2: The Constitution

7 Feb 201815 Oct 2022
Read the current chapter online: "The Constitution" Suggestions Learn who the delegates from New York were who "got mad" and went home (Hamilton was not one of them). Learn more…
Book Studies

Free Civics Studies Lesson 1: The Government

31 Jan 201817 Sep 2022
Read the current chapter online: "The Government" Suggestions Learn more about The World's Fair at Chicago. According to Mr. Dunlap, what is "an un-American American"? Make a list of five…
The Finds

Little House Activity Guide {Free}

29 Jan 201828 Nov 2022
Celebrate Little House on the Prairie series author Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday on February 7! This free Little House Activity Guide download from Harper Collins is an excellent go-along to…
Book Studies

The Century Book for Young Americans {Free eBook}

24 Jan 201828 Jun 2022
The Century Book for Young Americans by Elbridge S. Brooks is a free civics eBook that explains how the government works in story form. The book is subtitled Showing How…
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Free Music Studies {Updated}

14 Dec 201728 Jun 2022
We have updated our free music studies that correspond to the Child's Own Book of Great Musicians series by Thomas Tapper. This series includes a free eBook download for each…
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Things to Do: September

30 Aug 20174 Oct 2022
Start the year with enjoyable read-alouds, free unit studies, fun celebrations, and helpful books and tools! Draw with Millet (free eBook & go-alongs). It's fall! Study apples. Learn what causes…
Site Updates

Free History Studies {Updated}

17 Aug 201716 Aug 2022
We are nearly finished updating our free history studies based on the book Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston. This free public domain title is a…
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Men of Science, Men of God {Review & Suggestions}

24 Apr 201716 Nov 2022
Sometimes we think the two can't go together. But Men of Science, Men of God by Henry Morris, published by Master Books, aims to prove they can. Subtitled, Great Scientists…
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Over 100 Free Units! {And Ways to Use Them}

16 Feb 20172 Nov 2022
DIY Homeschooler had now been around over 20 years. Over those years we have posted a great number of free unit studies. The other day we stopped to count them.…
Units

Around the World in 80 Days: A Unit Study

22 Dec 201618 Jul 2022
Five minutes too late! Phileas Fogg was due back in London on December 21 and was to make his appearance at his usual club no later than 8:45 PM. But…
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Abroad {Free eBook}

8 Nov 201611 Nov 2022
Abroad, illustrated by Thomas Crane and Ellen E. Houghton, is a free picture book for young readers that will frame an early introduction to France. Published in 1880, Abroad tells…
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The Pilgrim Story {Free eBook}

1 Nov 201611 Nov 2022
This one is for a slightly older crowd. Written in timeline form, The Pilgrim Story by William Franklin Atgood, draws from the journals of William Bradford and Edward Winslow to…
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Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics {Review & Activities}

20 Sep 201626 Aug 2022
One of the best ways to approach science in the younger years is by reading biographies and experimenting. This foundation spurs a curiosity about science and keeps that interest high…
Site Updates

Free Science Studies {Updated}

4 Aug 201612 Sep 2022
We have updated our free science studies that correspond to the popular book Great Inventors & Their Inventions by Frank P. Bachman. Many homeschool families are familiar with this free…
The Finds

Aesop’s Fables Audio and Activity Guide {Free!}

12 May 201618 Nov 2022
Great resource from the BBC — free audio of 40 of Aesop's fables with downloadable read-along transcript and teacher activity guide! Stories include: The Hare and the Tortoise. The North…
The Library

Harry the Dirty Dog {Free Video & Activities}

3 May 201622 Aug 2022
When I was little, Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion was a favorite book that rarely left my hands. I loved Harry. In fact, it was one of the…
How-To

Interacting With Literature: Making Predictions

23 Mar 201616 Nov 2022
Making predictions is part of life. We do it all of the time without really giving it much thought. For example, with a simple glance outside the window we predict…
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold {Free eBook & Activities}

15 Mar 20164 Aug 2022
Fifty Famous Stories Retold is a collection of short stories that teacher and editor of the American Book Company, James Baldwin, thought important to one's education — the lives of…
The Library

The Wright Brothers {Review & Suggestions}

23 Feb 20161 Feb 2023
They were unique. They stood apart in history. They were persistent. They provided the world with the solution to heavier-than-air flight. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough is their story…
The Library

The Pied Piper of Hamelin {Free eBook & Go-Alongs}

16 Feb 201630 Jun 2022
The Piped Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning is a famous poem often found on reading lists. You can download a free version of the book beautifully illustrated by Kate…
Book Studies

Free Science Studies: John P. Holland & the Submarine

19 May 201521 Sep 2022
John P. Holland was an Irish engineer best known for his invention of the submarine. "Other Famous Inventors of To-Day: John P. Holland and the Submarine" Suggestions Map the following…
Book Studies

Free Science Studies: Guglielmo Marconi

5 May 201521 Sep 2022
Guglielmo Marconi was an Italian physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor best known for his pioneering development of radio communications. Read the following: "Other Famous Inventors of To-Day: Guglielmo Marconi" Suggestions…
Book Studies

Free Science Studies: Orville & Wilbur Wright

21 Apr 201521 Sep 2022
Orville and Wilbur Wright were American businessmen, inventors, and aviation pioneers best known for their invention of the first successful airplane. Read the following: "Other Famous Inventors of To-Day: Orville…
Book Studies

Free Science Studies: Thomas A. Edison

7 Apr 201517 Sep 2022
Thomas Edison was an American businessman and inventor best known for his inventions of devices that changed the world including the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera. Read the…
Book Studies

Free Science Studies: Alexander Graham Bell & the Telephone

31 Mar 201517 Sep 2022
Alexander Graham Bell Scottish-born engineer, pioneer in communications for the deaf, and inventor best known for the invention of the telephone. Read the following: "Alexander Graham Bell and the Invention…

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Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans ~ Free eBook

Four Great Americans contains biographies of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, and Abraham Lincoln. Free.

6 Feb 202331 Jan 2023
100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

100 Best Books for Children ~ Aikin

Number 51 on The Hundred Best Books for Children list found in The Book-lover are stories from Evenings at Home by Aikin.

2 Feb 20235 Feb 2023
Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

Presidents Day Update {Free Unit}

We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study, for 2023.

1 Feb 202328 Jan 2023
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