Take your child on a journey to the moon with this free homeschool theme unit all about Neil Armstrong!
Description of Learning Unit:
In this week’s unit, your child will become familiar with the first person to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong. You will see the video of those famous first steps and hear what was said. Throughout this unit, your child will learn about Neil Armstrong’s life, the Apollo program, and the moon. You will build a moon habitat out of paper, learn why we float in space, and find out how we get messages from the moon to Earth. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
List of Objectives:
Your child will learn about Neil Armstrong’s life and about his walk on the moon.
Your child will also learn about gravity, spacesuits, and their weight on the moon.
Your child will learn about the Apollo Space program.
With President’s Day just around the corner, we wanted to highlight our collection of Pathways featuring President’s of the United States of America.
Each of these units contains reading material, hands-on activities, worksheets, games and more! Complete one, complete them all or mix and match resources to create your own unit for Presidents!
In this pathway, your child will learn the basics of the American system of democracy as well as presidents and leaders. He or she will also learn basic information about types of leaders in other countries. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit, your child will learn about George Washington. Hands-on activities include creating a booklet of civility rules, making a toilet paper craft, designing a hat, and re-enacting a legend. A worksheet and coloring pages are provided to reinforce the concepts. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Learn about our second President, John Adams, and his many contributions to our country. The unit has opportunities for hands-on activities, great pictures that will bring the lessons to life, and a great video. This unit is intended to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Learn about our third President, Thomas Jefferson, and his many contributions to our country. The unit has opportunities for hands-on activities, great pictures that will bring the lessons to life, a great video, and recommendations for books that will even engage your younger ones (2-4 years old). In addition, your child will learn about Jefferson as a politician, inventor, and architect. This unit is intended to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit you learn that James Madison was the fourth president of the United States of America and is considered one of the Founding Fathers of our nation. You will learn about many events that took place while Madison served our country. Get ready to design and create a poster highlighting Madison, write a short profile about him, create a time line and more. Videos, online games and references will help you master your understanding about James Madison. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit, you will learn about the 5th President of the United States, James Monroe. You will learn about his early life, his marriage and family life, his military life, and his presidency. These concepts will be taught using online lessons and activities, printouts, videos, and hands-on activities. You will make a timeline, a map of the Louisiana Purchase, and write a report on James Monroe. You will also get to experience foods from his era. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit, you will learn about the sixth President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. You will learn about his personal life, his life as a lawyer, and his presidency. You will use lessons, hands-on activities, printouts, and online activities to help you learn. This lesson is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. His presidency was tumultuous, spanning two terms and encompassing events such as the fracture of a major political party, challenges to Congress over presidential veto power and the country’s banking system, and the infamous Trail of Tears. In this unit, you will learn about Andrew Jackson’s early years and presidency, create your own inaugural punch as a tasty treat, make a puppet of Andrew Jackson and interview him about his life and choices. In addition, you will design a choropleth map detailing the birthplaces of the presidents, and watch a short biographical video. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln in this unit. Your child will recreate Lincoln’s hat, build a log cabin, and make various Lincoln crafts. Online activties and coloring pages are included to reinforce the concepts. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit, your child will learn about Theodore Roosevelt. Activities include making a teddy bear, a finger puppet, an airplane, and creating a bird sanctuary. Online and printable learning tools include a quiz, word search, and worksheet. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In this unit, you will set off on an adventure to learn about the life and times of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of our country. You will learn about his early life, his time as President, and his many great achievements. Get ready to write a biography about him, look at photos of him, create a poster of what made him a great leader, and pretend you are the President in several fun hands-on activities. Worksheets, quizzes, and a video–as well as several reference sources–all reinforce the objectives. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Learn about President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal and public life. Children will use and practice research skills as they prepare for a radio interview and deliver a speech. Children will discuss major accomplishments and challenges of this presidency. They will also enjoy a fun game the President played as a child and bake and enjoy his favorite snack, banana bread. This interactive, thought-provoking unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
We told you there was a lot!
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In honor of Black History Month, we’re extremely proud to feature this Pathway about Harriet Tubman.
You can find out about more famous African Americans by using the search box on LessonPathways.com.
In this unit, you will learn about Harriet Tubman, one of the heroines of the Civil War Era. Through reading lessons, participating in interactive sites, and using printouts, you will learn about this remarkable woman and the Underground Railroad. You will conduct a pretend interview with Harriet Tubman, make a timeline, create a hero card, and look up vocabulary words. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Add this FREE history unit study to your homeschool or classroom planner! We all know he’s famous for inventing the cotton gin, but do you know about his other inventions too?
In this unit, you will learn about an inventor, Eli Whitney. You will learn about one of his inventions, the cotton mill, and how it changed slavery. Eli also helped out with the production of firearms for the military during his day. You will also use critical thinking skills to make your own inventions and consider why inventions are important. This unit contains reading lessons, worksheets, an online game and a video give you an in-depth look at Eli Whitney. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
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With our American Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s fitting we feature this beloved Pathway on Settlers & Native Americans.
In addition to lessons, worksheets and a video, there are also SIX hands-on activities – all sure to spice up your homeschool or classroom lesson plans.Learn about life in the Plymouth Village, try your hand a making stewed pompion and craft a Native American Story stick!
In this unit, your child will learn what life was like for the settlers in the new world. The unit will cover the Mayflower journey and what life was like while traveling across the ocean. Your child will discover what the pilgrim’s life was like in Plymouth Village and their interactions with the Native Americans as well as the first Thanksgiving. This unit also includes worksheets, hands-on activities, recipes, games, and coloring pages. This unit is designed to last for one week, depending on how often you teach history.
Have you completed this Pathway with your students? We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a note in the comments section below!
We have so many great resources about flight, it was hard to pick just one! This week, we’re featuring this amazing history unit about Amelia Earhart. It’s full of cross-curriculuar activities!
If your student wants to learn more about flight and famous aviators, just use the search box at LessonPathways.com to find more great lessons, activities, videos and more!
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Get ready to explore the exciting life of Amelia Earhart, the famous aviatrix (woman aviator). Learn about Amelia’s early years growing up in Atchison, Kansas. She was once home schooled just like you. Tag along as she learns to fly and earns her pilot’s license. Like Amelia, you can practice flying planes, the paper kind that is. Pretend you are Amelia as you write in your journal the night before your last flight. You will also have the opportunity to map her last flight, watch videos, and listen to her give a speech. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
In 1918, at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, fighting ceased in World War I. Veterans Day (November 11) is a day to honor veterans living and dead who have sacrificed so much to protect our country and our freedom. This year, with our armed forces fighting enemies overseas and at home, honoring Veterans Day is even more significant.
Veterans Day Lessons
Patriotism is a value that must be taught and modeled for our children. Devoting time to give special consideration to our national holidays will give these days a deeper sentiment to your children, a greater appreciation for our freedom, in addition to developing proud citizens of our country. Sharing a brief history of Veterans Day with your child will help them understand this is more than just a day off work or school for most.
It’s important to teach our children about the cost of our freedom. Our national war memorials are a tangible way for our children to visualize the cost of lives lost. The Veteran’s Memorial Stepping Stone will explore the Veterans Memorial Museum of the wars of the 20th century. Share the video and read the text with your child.
Activities for Fun and Learning
Hands-on activities make learning more memorable and more fun. Here are some activities to share with your child:
Every day and particularly on Veteran’s Day, we should remember and honor the sacrifices of our military men and women. For more information about Veterans visit The American Legion website.
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On this day in 1929, the stock market crashed, starting the Great Depression. Today’s Featured Pathway, is a Language Arts unit based on the children’s classic, “Bud, Not Buddy.” Set during the Great Depression, this is a great launching-off point for a theme unit incorporating History and Language Arts.
Family, survival, and hope are the themes in “Bud, Not Buddy” by Christopher Paul Curtis. Set out on a journey with Bud Caldwell as he searches for his father and learns life lessons along the way. You will read the first five chapters of the book and answer thought-provoking questions. Be prepared to begin a journal for Bud, answering the way he would. You will construct a suitcase like Bud’s, research the 1930’s, write a list of rules for a “funner” life and much more. The writing process is the focus for Language Arts. You will learn all the steps for creating a thorough essay. The typing lesson this week will teach you the letter T and how to type a period(.). Quizzes, printables, writing resources and a video compliment the lessons. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach language arts.
Yo, ho, ho and a stick of gum! Sunday is Talk Like a Pirate Day. Have fun with pirate speak and then follow it up next week with this engaging unit on Pirates!
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In this unit, your child will learn about pirates, privateers, buccaneers, and corsairs. Your child will learn about individual pirates as well as their ships, weapons, and the food they ate. Hands-on activities will have your child making a Jolly Roger, sea bisquits (hard tack), a treasure chest, drawing a ship, and writing about a chosen pirate. Games and a word search will also help reinforce what your child has learned in this unit. In addition, your child will watch a video to help him or her understand that pirates were much different than we view them today. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
This week’s featured Pathway is a delightful unit all about Davy Crockett. Get ready to make a log cabin, a coonskin hat and homemade ink!
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In this unit, your child will learn about the great American hero David Crockett, as well asthe Alamo. Activities, worksheets, and videos are included to help reinforce your child’s learning. This unit is designed to last one week, depending on how often you teach history.
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Description of Learning Unit:
In 1918, at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, fighting ceased in World War I. Veterans Day (November 11) is a day to honor veterans living and dead who have sacrificed so much to protect our country and our freedom. This year, with our armed forces fighting enemies overseas and at home, honoring Veterans Day is even more significant.
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