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Over 200 Free Units! {And Ways to Use Them}

7 Nov 20222 Nov 2022

DIY Homeschooler has now been around for over 20 years. Over those years we have posted over 200 free units covering everything from earthworms, arches, inventors, and DNA to composers,…

Free History Studies ~ Updated

18 Aug 202218 Aug 2022

We have updated our free history studies covering Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Edward Eggleston. This free public domain title is a great introduction to history for…

Ships & Ways of Other Days ~ Free eBook

27 Jun 202227 Jun 2022

For anyone with an interest in sailing ships and life at sea, Ships & Ways of Other Days will be an engaging summer read. This free book was written by…

4th of July 2022 ~ Dozens of Free Resources

23 Jun 202228 Jun 2022

4th of July, 2022 We have updated our 4th of July Holiday Helps page. Over the years we have gathered an amazing collection of quality resources including activities, facts, printables,…

Flag Day 2022 ~ Unit Resources

6 Jun 20225 Jul 2022

Flag Day, June 14, 2022 We have updated our Flag Day Unit Study. Along with complete background information and suggestions for celebrating the day, included are links to activities, lesson…

The Light Keepers ~ Free eBook

18 Apr 20227 Jul 2022

James Otis is the pen name of James Otis Kaler, who wrote children's literature in the late 1800s to early 1900s. His books are among our favorites. The Light Keepers…

The Iditarod 2022 ~ Unit Resources

17 Feb 202212 Jul 2022

The Iditarod, March 5, 2022 We have updated our Iditarod unit study and resources for 2022 and the 50th anniversary of the running of the race. This year the race…

Stormy, Misty’s Foal {Free eBook}

7 Feb 202212 Jul 2022

Everyone should have Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry on their reading list. The third book in the series, Stormy, Misty's Foal, is now available in the public domain. If…

Presidents Day 2022 ~ Free Unit

3 Feb 202211 Nov 2022

Presidents Day, February 21, 2022 We have updated our Presidents Day Holiday Helps page, a free unit study. Celebrated the third Monday in February, the holiday is still officially Washington's…

Lost With Lieutenant Pike ~ Free eBook

31 Jan 202212 Jul 2022

Here is a great addition to our Pike's Peak unit! Lost With Lieutenant Pike is a free eBook by Edwin Sabin. We've really enjoyed Sabin's historical fiction accounts over the…

The Long Winter ~ Review

21 Jan 202214 Jul 2022

One of our favorite winter snuggle-up books is The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Part of the Little House series, this Newbery Honor winner finds the family snowed in…

The Eiffel Tower ~ Free eBook

17 Jan 202214 Jul 2022

Ready to get a peek inside the Eiffel Tower? The Eiffel Tower: A Description of the Monument, Its Construction, Its Machinery, Its Object, and Its Utility by written Gaston Tissandier…

A History of Kansas ~ Free eBook

10 Jan 202214 Jul 2022

A History of Kansas by Anna E. Arnold is a free public domain eBook that goes perfectly with our free Kansas state unit. The book was originally published by the…

Country Research Report Template ~ Free

6 Jan 202212 Jul 2022

A country research report seems to be a rite of passage. A young student may choose to study Pakistan because of an interest sparked by a unique gift brought back…

Journal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition ~ Free eBook

8 Nov 202114 Jul 2022

Unless you are a student of history and the Lewis & Clark Expedition in particular, you may be unfamiliar with Patrick Gass. Yet, this Ohio resident was one of four…

Units

John Philip Sousa: A Unit Study

26 Oct 20215 Nov 2022

John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C., on November 6, 1854. His father, John Antonio Sousa, played trombone in the Marine Band and inspired his son at an early…

Story of Our Lighthouses ~ Free eBook

11 Oct 202114 Jul 2022

Lighthouses seem to be one of those topics that end up being disproportionately featured here. But The Story of Our Lighthouses and Lightships by Adams makes the topic worth another…

Johann Sebastian Bach ~ Free eBook

23 Aug 202114 Jul 2022

A wonderful biography that is a perfect fit to our Bach unit study! Johann Sebastian Bach is part of the Life Stories for Young People Series written in the early…

Trial and Triumph ~ Review

6 Jul 202114 Jul 2022

Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula is a collection of 46 biographies aimed at children of important individuals in church history. The Psalmist calls us…

50 Core American Documents ~ Free

3 Jul 202114 Jul 2022

An oldie but a goodie that is still available at no cost! The Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ohio has compiled a list of 50 Core Documents that they…

4th of July 2021 ~ Unit Resources

4th of July, 2021 We have updated our 4th of July Holiday Helps page. Over the years we have gathered an amazing collection of quality resources including activities, facts, printables,…

The Cradle of Liberty {Free eBook}

21 Jun 202114 Jul 2022

Just in time for the 4th of July, here is an interesting free eBook. The Cradle of Liberty written by Albert Bushnell Hart was published on July 1, 1918, as…

Flag Day 2021 ~ Unit Resources

Flag Day, June 14, 2021 We have updated our Flag Day Unit Study. Links are updated. We have added a couple of activities that will work in the classroom or…

Units

The Gateway Arch: A Unit Study

10 Jun 202114 Jul 2022

On June 10, 1967, the Gateway Arch was opened to the public. This structure was the highlight of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Park, which had its origins in the…

Revolutionary War Animated Map

If reading about battles tends to make your eyes glaze over, you’ll appreciate this Revolutionary War Animated Map from Battlefields.org. The video presentation includes an animated map that shows where…

Orphan Trains ~ Free eBook With Go-Along Resources

15 Mar 202116 Jul 2022

Big Brother by Annie Fellows Johnston, author of the Little Colonel series, is an easy introduction to the Orphan Trains of the 1800s. Like the passel of other children on…

The Latest

7 Free Writing Lessons for December

7 Free Writing Lessons for December

Here is a free download with 7 writing lessons for December taken from Write Something Every Day.

25 Nov 202227 Nov 2022

100 Best Books for Children ~ Hawthorne

100 Best Books for Children ~ Hawthorne

Number five and six on The Hundred Best Books for Children list are classic retellings of the Greek myths by Hawthorne.

17 Nov 202218 Nov 2022

Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook

Golden Numbers Book of Verse ~ Free eBook

Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Youth is a free book of poems intended to put a student on a path to loving poetry.

14 Nov 202215 Nov 2022