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How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

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How to add language arts to homeschool unit studies is one hurdle for delight directed learning. Also, look at my page Best Homeschool Unit Studies for more tips and resources.

The fear of missing something huge can keep some tied to a boxed curriculum. The beauty of unit studies is being able to study topics which ignite your child’s interests.

How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

With that being said, language art skills need to be applied to bodies of knowledge instead of learning language arts skills in isolation. This approach to learning the components of language arts makes it meaningful.

5 WAYS TO ADD LANGUAGE ARTS TO UNIT STUDIES

Look at these 5 ways to easily add language arts to homeschool unit studies.

1. Pair a living book with your unit study.

Although you want to include plenty of living books, depending on the unit study topic you may be using more reference type books.

So if you want to include many elements of language arts, choose one well-written living book to accompany your unit study.

Choose the living book with these things in mind:

  • Aim for the middle to highest reading level of all your children.
  • Keep in mind that it’s easier to scale down for language art components than it is to scale up for your highest level reader. Choose a higher reading level if in doubt.
  • In addition, make sure you understand not only the literary elements like plot, setting, and characters, but the theme too. It’s important for a smooth transition for the theme of the one main living book to connect with the unit study topic. The easiest themes for us in the beginning were ones like good v. evil, courage, and persistence. For example, I chose Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss for our ocean unit study. Surviving on an island as a family if you got shipwrecked appealed as a theme to my kids and is a smooth tie-in to the ocean theme.
  • You can search for booklist ideas here on my site, but here are some to get you started.

Choosing the right living book means the difference with themes which ignite expressive conversations in your house about your unit study theme and your unit study falling flat and being shallow.

LANGUAGE ARTS FOR UNIT STUDIES

In addition, look at these other components of language arts which can naturally be pulled from a living book:

  • defining vocabulary words;
  • dictation;
  • narration;
  • copywork;
  • outlining;
  • reciting an oral speech;
  • reading; and
  • topics for writing or essays.
How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

The bottom line is that a well-written living book can equal a powerful inclusive language arts component.

When the living book is tied to the unit study topic which has already piqued your child’s interest, you’ve set yourself up for success from the start.

That is why I also love using Literary Adventures for Kids.

You choose a book and your kids can do a self-paced online language art course. Doing an online self-paced course where your child chooses the book is a great tie-in for the language arts component.

Look at my post Online Homeschool High School Poetry (No Teaching Involved).

Next, I use quick study guides. Realizing how beautifully I could zero in on the exact skill my kids needed to work on, I use them frequently.

2. Use Quick Reference Materials Like BarCharts.

Because Quick Study Guides can put information in a nutshell and organize skill by grade level, I use them as general guides.

Look at a few tips on how to use these quick guides:

  • Keep language arts concise and straightforward by learning fewer elements.
  • With my guide in hand, I can pair the objectives on the quick study guide with our main living book to shore up my kids weak areas in language arts.
  • My kids put the guides in their notebooks to use as reference for their writing or grammar. I made copies and we used a single hole punch to add them to their notebook.
  • Also, I could use the guides as a way to orally test my kids or if I wanted to create written quizzes I had a guide.
  • Likewise as my children grew, they can independently review the guides as memorization tools.
How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

Because quick study guides focus on fewer elements of language arts, our language arts focus could be as complicated or as gentle as we need.

Besides, I’m not paying for a full language arts curriculum, but choosing exactly what my kids need to focus on. Did I mention they last years?

Also, look at this How to Put Together a Homeschooled High School Writer’s Notebook & Free Resources because we added them there. Along with adding free resources online creating a language arts notebooks works.

Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies

Too, if you live near a Barnes and Noble, I’ve collected several of their guides which are called Quamut. They seem to have more guides about hobbies, but I’ve been able to cull through the quamuts for help in language arts.

However, the SparkCharts are another line of handy references which I love also.

Don’t underestimate the power of the simple and uncomplicated to teach straightforward grammar, punctuation, and types of writing.

You’ll love filling up your bookshelves and notebooks with quick and handy references to get to the point while teaching language arts.

3. Use an Ungraded, Multi-Level Resource.

Then, one of my earliest purchases was one of my best purchases which has stood the test of time.

Kathryn Stout created a series of how-to or reference books for subjects which are basically guides for grades K to 12.

My first purchase was Comprehensive Composition and I used it extensively in my unit studies.

Like the author, Kathryn Stout stated on her site she wrote the Design-A-Study guides to provide both a framework of objectives and detailed methods for teaching basic subjects effectively.

Homeschool Language Arts

For example, having a scope and sequence for composition which can be applied to any unit study for all your kids at one time is sanity-saving.

Equally, despite the age differences between your kids reference guides which lays out objectives and goals keeps composition related to the topic.

What I learned from teaching my kids about composition until high school is that boredom springs from writing about meaningless topics.

An ungraded, multi-level resource gives you freedom to learn how to write well on topics which are meaningful to your family.

However, another useful feature of filling your shelves with resources like these is that you’re using them for years. Unlike curriculum where you’re constantly switching out, a multi-age resource is timeless.

Look at few more resources for multiple grades:

Also, another long time keeper in the homeschool world is the book If You’re Trying to Teach Kids How to Write . . . Revised Edition: You’ve Gotta Have This Book! which is from Preschool to 12.

Having books to give you the big picture along with details of how to implement language arts daily keeps unit studies fun. Plus you know you’re not really missing any big language arts gap.

Then, other newer versions of helps for multiple levels have come along like Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook.

4. Play games.

Also, playing games is another fun and easy way to add language arts to unit studies.

While playing games is a fun way to learn language arts, it’s not always a smooth tie-in to a unit study topic. However, I love having options.

I use games sometimes to keep language arts front and center if I don’t have an exact language art tie-in to our current unit study.

  • Another favorite is Scrabble. Attempt to think of words used in your unit study and spell them. It helps with vocabulary too.
  • Mad Libs are timeless and fun play.

Don’t forget that I have the Ultimate Unit Study Planner. Having an eye for detail and creating many unit studies with multiple levels of kids, I know you’ll love it.

5. Free Curriculum Online.

Then of course nothing beats free – ever. However, I didn’t list free resources first because sometimes it’s harder to use free resources.

Not always related to your unit study curriculum, free curriculum can be hard to tie to your subject.

So what I’ve learned through the years is to cover the parts of language art which naturally fit into my current unit study.

Then, I can add in supplementary or free resources.

How to Easily Add Language Arts to Homeschool Unit Studies (& Resources)

Do not let fear of missing something make you miss out on delight-directed learning.

Fill your shelves with more how-to books so that you truly enjoy the freedom of homeschooling in the way that best fits your children.

Do you have any favorite multi-level teaching resources or ways you add language arts to your unit studies?

You’ll love some of these other helps:

Hugs and love ya,

How to Teach Science Through A Story – Middle & High School

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When you teach science through a story that is powerful. Using storytelling as a powerful teacher is not a new concept to homeschoolers. Also, look at my page Homeschool Middle School,  How to Homeschool High School and How to Choose the Right Homeschool High School Science pages for more fun tips.

Not only do we love reading stories but we understand their power to captivate and convince readers.

How to Teach Science Through A Story - Middle & High School

I stalked the mailman waiting for these books from Beautiful Feet Books. I was given this product free, and I was compensated for my time. However, paid for my time does not mean paid off or that a company will receive a glowing review. I don’t roll that way. ALL opinions are my own and for sure I will always tell you what is on my mind. When I do accept a product it’s because I’m giddy to tell you about it. Read my full disclosure here. Now on to the fun stuff!

However, until I started using Beautiful Feet Books I wasn’t so confident that teaching science through a story or through biographies would benefit my kids all the way through to high school.

First, I need to back up and explain what curriculum we’ve been poring over.

For the past couple of months, it has been a delight to use the History of Science. (update: This curriculum has now been retired but the approach is timeless.) I leave my thoughts here for you.

I knew it was geared toward the 3rd to 7th grade level.

But we were over the top excited to ditch the science textbook and learn the history of science through living literature.

Besides, science biographies can be used for older kids.

History of Science Living Literature

In addition, I had already figured out that my worksheet approach, as academic and bookish as it sounds, didn’t work because my boys retained lessons better using a learn-by-doing approach.

Next, early on in my homeschooling journey, I had stumbled upon Early American History with my then first kindergartner.

After using it with him, I learned that other equally important elements which stir a child’s thinking are living literature and absorbing history through a story.

There has not been a more enriching way to teach him or my other sons to high school than a literature-based approach.

What I’m saying is that storytelling, learning-by-doing, and living literature are inextricably linked.

Using those same elements while teaching science are the same ones used in teaching the History of Science and used for teaching an older child.

7 Creative Ways to Adapt Curriculum for Older Homeschooled Kids

Learning how to adapt a multiple age curriculum for upper grades can be challenging, but look at some ways I did this with the features of History of Science.

They are the same tips I used with my sons all the way through middle school and into high school.

How to Teach Science Through A Story - Middle & High School
  • With a yearlong program geared toward 3rd to 7th grade, there is a lot of room to allow exploring topics in more depth. Using a yearlong program is key.
  • Even though the biographies are geared toward a lower reading level, they are likable by an older child. Many essay points can be gleaned from each biography. For example, previous to studying this curriculum, we hadn’t researched much about George Washington Carver. Reading about this American Pioneer and his many uses of peanuts made for a fun rabbit trail or research project. Even though your younger kids can join in the project to list the many uses of peanuts, I had Tiny delve deeper into this since it piqued his interest. I required that he explain the history of the peanut. I had questions like what is the history of the peanut, why was Carver encouraging farmers during the American Civil War to break away from cultivating just cotton, and explain the growing process of the peanut. For example, he had to know that it wasn’t a peanut at all but a seed and understand that the boll weevil could devastate cotton crops.
  • Another fascinating point to glean from the History of Science is understanding and seeing science through the eyes of great scientists. We use this concept for history all the time. We want to learn history through the eyes of a character who lived in a particular time period. Learning science through biographies of Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Sir Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, George Washington Carver, Wright Brothers and Albert Einstein keeps kids equally inspired to learn about the wonders of science instead of dry, boring facts.
How to Teach Science Through A Story - Middle & High School
  • In addition, with many notebook pages, vocabulary words, and hands-on ideas the study guide is just that. It’s a springboard for you to use and add your own ideas.A guide on the other hand gives me a nudge or jump to another teaching concept that my son is interested in.
  • After I abandoned my wrong and stereotypical view that hands-on learning means no learning at all, I’ve been touting for years how hands-on learning needs to be used through to high school. The best books have been culled through and selected for easy hands-on activity that can be used for a variety of ages. Not only did we start our science portfolio notebook, but we did many hands-on learning activities like this one Day 4. Ancient Greece (Hands-on Science) 3 EASY Activities, ice cutting, and writing the Greek alphabet.
How to Teach Science Through A Story - Middle & High School
  • One more fun way to engage older kids through a story is to let them learn through a timeline. A timeline is a visual and natural way to learn. Kids can race ahead and place figures on a timeline while they read about scientific discoveries, events, and biographies. This is another key benefit to this curriculum. The timeline can stand on its own. It can be used completely separate. Instead of quickly placing the key events or scientists in order, challenge your older kids to learn about them before seeing the dates. Which significant event happened first, next and so on? Your middle school kids can memorize the events in order. It’ll give your kids foundational pegs as they fill in with more information with each time period.
  • Another tip that makes this curriculum especially useful to me is that it has scientists from different time periods. It’s organized into 3 parts that coincide with history, which are Ancient Scientists, Medieval & Renaissance Scientists, and Modern Scientists. I can easily add one section in depth this year and come back to this resource another year to focus on a different time period.
  • One last tip I do is to completely turn the teaching guide and everything over to my older kid. When you’re finished with the younger kids, let your middle or high school kid work through the lessons at their pace or at their will. For example, Tiny skipped all over the place when it came to reading and what interested him. That is such a liberating feeling for any learner and it’s the way to encourage independent learning. A lot of Beautiful Feet Books curriculum can be used that way, which is why I’ve been a user for a long time and couldn’t be more pleased.

The last thing I know you want to know about is whether it’s Christian or secular. I guess that depends on your definition of those two concepts.

It’s easier to tell you that it’s very friendly toward both type of views which I appreciate.

10 Resources to Teach Science Through a Story

Books of any level can be read and used in depth to create a science curriculum. Adding hands-on resources like a timeline and activities help too.

While it has some parts that ask your child to write a Bible verse, you can leave it, use it, or add your own. That part shows they support a Christian view.

However, their goal with their curriculum is to leave it up to you as the parent to add your worldview.

Using storytelling as a powerful teacher is not a new concept to homeschoolers. Not only do we love reading stories but we understand their power to captivate and convince readers. However, until I wasn’t so confident that teaching science through stories works for all ages of my kids. Click here to read 7 creative ways to teach older kids!

I can say it’s more easily done with this curriculum than many I use which saturate their curriculum with their Christian or secular worldview and makes it almost impossible to tweak.

If you’re wanting to use curriculum that teaches science through storytelling with a focus on hands-on learning by using a part unit study approach and part Charlotte Mason, you’ll love this curriculum like I do.

Read about the other curriculum I’ve used here at Early American and World History which is not available anymore, but it is now two separate levels and revamped, the Medieval History Sr. High levels and Medieval Intermediate Pack.

How to Purchase It.

►Product Name: History of Science
►Website: Beautiful Feet Books – BFBooks
► Don’t Miss: The Getting Started page. It’s been such a helpful guide for me through the years.
►Type of product: These is a physical product but the study guide is available as a digital download too. From their site: Our newly revised and updated History of Science is a popular and exciting read-aloud approach to the study of science! Rebecca’s course uses biographies to tell the life stories of famous scientists like Archimedes, Galileo, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, George Washington Carver, Einstein, and others as well as hands-on experiments to prove the scientists’ theories and test their discoveries. An enriching way to introduce biology, chemistry, and physics. For grades 3-7, this one-year study will cover basic scientific principles and the history of scientific study beginning in ancient Greece and continuing through the 1990s. Contains 85 lessons, dozens of experiments, lab reports, and much more.

The Ultimate Guide to Brave Explorers (Great and Small)

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Whether they were the world’s bravest explorers or the world barely noticed their bravery, this ultimate guide to great explorers, both great and small, will give you a starting point for in-depth learning about some of these fascinating explorers and their journeys. Also, look at my page Hands-On Simple And Best Homeschool Geography Ideas & Tips.

Learning about great explorers and seeing events, places, and everyday life unfold through their eyes allows you and your children to go to places you may have never been.

The Ultimate Guide to Brave Explorers (Great and Small)

If nothing else, it will give you a glimpse of the determination, bravery, and fortitude explorers exhibited.

Hopefully, you’ll come away with both a more adventurous spirit and a deeper respect for other parts of the world.

IDEAS FOR GEOGRAPHY EXPLORATION INSPIRATION

I’ve alphabetized the explorers by their last name to make it easier for you to locate each one. In cases when an explorer’s last name is not given or known, I’ve listed each by his only name or first name known.

Sometimes more than one explorer navigated the same region but presented their journeys from a different view.

I think it’s easier to list them by name so that you get the full benefit of their individual perspectives, instead of breaking down this ultimate to great explorers by the region each explored.

GENERAL POSTS, DOWNLOADS, PRINTABLES AND UNIT STUDIES

HANDS-ON IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES ABOUT EXPLORERS

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VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA EXPLORER

DANIEL BOONE NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORER

C

SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE CORONADO

HERNANDO CORTES

D

BARTOLOMEU DIAS


SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

G

VASCO DA GAMA

H

HENRY HUDSON

L

JUAN PONCE DE LEON

M

FERDINAND MAGELLAN

The Ultimate Guide to Brave Explorers (Great and Small)

P

FRANCISCO PIZARRO

MARCO POLO

R

SIR WALTER RALEIGH

S

HERNANDO DE SOTO

V

AMERIGO VESPUCCI

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The contributions of female explorers.
Age of Exploration – A Short Documentary Film

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Science Books for Middle School: An Easy Guide for Parents

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When choosing science books for middle school, I like a good mix of textbooks and living books. Also, look at my page How to Successfully Homeschool Middle School for more ideas.

Besides choosing the right science books for your middle school kid can feel overwhelming, biology here, physics there, and suddenly you’re drowning in options. However, with the right mix of engaging reads, hands-on resources, and go-to references, science can become one of the most exciting parts of your homeschool.

Science Books for Middle School: An Easy Guide for Parents

Additionally, science doesn’t have to be intimidating. With the right resources, students can feel confident exploring everything from microscopic cells to distant galaxies. The goal isn’t just to cover content, it’s to encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a lifelong love for discovering how the world works.

And as with the rest of homeschooling, science should be taught to your child’s learning style and interests to have the most significant impact.

For example, this might mean including science comics (yes, they have those), a Minecraft-themed science notebook, AND a textbook on human anatomy and physiology.

Too, this guide will help you understand what science topics are typically taught in middle school and how different types of books-from textbooks to living books-can support your child’s growing curiosity.

WHAT SCIENCE IS USUALLY TAUGHT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Next, middle school is a time when students move from simple observation to deeper investigation. Many curricula cycle through the major branches of science during grades 6–8, providing students with a foundation in several topics.

Let’s break those down and see what is generally taught in 6th-8th grade.

Earth & Space Science- This branch taps into big, awe-inspiring questions and natural systems.
Topics often include:

  • Earth’s layers and plate tectonics
  • Rocks, minerals, and soil
  • Weather vs. climate
  • Water cycle
  • Oceans and marine life
  • Sun, Moon, and planets
  • Stars, galaxies, and the universe
Science Books for Middle School: An Easy Guide for Parents

Earth and space science gives middle school kids a sense of scale, how enormous the universe is, yet how precisely our planet is designed.

Physical Science (Chemistry and Physics Foundations)- This is usually the most “hands-on” science for middle school.

 Topics often include:

  • Matter and its states
  • Atoms, molecules, and introductory chemistry
  • Chemical reactions
  • Forces and motion
  • Simple machines
  • Energy forms (light, heat, sound, electrical)
  • Newton’s laws

Physical science introduces cause and effect, helping students understand why things behave the way they do.

Scientific Inquiry & the Nature of Science

Topics often  include:

  • Drawing conclusions
  • Asking questions and defining problems
  • Forming hypotheses
  • Designing experiments
  • Collecting and analyzing data

MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK LISTS

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE BOOKS

Finally, look at these fun books I’ve rounded up.

10 Science Books for Middle School

While not an exhaustive list, here is a good start on all three types of books to fill your bookshelves and offer your 6-8th graders brain food.

5 Days of Learning Printables The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School

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I have a few unit studies that have been half-baked since Mr. Senior graduated, so today I am going to share 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 for Middle and High School.Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips.

Today’s printables are at the bottom, but I wanted to share my experience in how I used this book.

5 Days of Learning Printables The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School

Too one more thing I tried to create the printables in this unit study so that you can use them for both your middle and high school kids. 

I didn’t create printables on each lesson plan, but as we saw what interested us.

WHY DID I CHOOSE THE GENEVIEVE FOSTER SERIES OF BOOKS

They are rich with background information and colorful characters that are introduced throughout the life of Columbus. 

The approach to history as a story, I feel, always makes it more appealing to young and old alike.

Another reason we chose this series of books is because we wanted to understand the everyday life of Columbus and his world. 

The events, the people, the tragedies, the discoveries, the arts and religion are all gently woven throughout his life.

Like her other books, Ms. Foster takes one character and relates him to other things going on in the world at that time.

It’s hard to live your life in any time period and not be affected by other events going on around the world.

One more idea that drew us to choose these set of books is that we wanted to focus on a shorter time period of the main character, but not lose the bigger picture of the events going on in the rest of the world. 5 Days Of Learning Printables About the World of Columbus and Sons-1 When studying history, topics can tend to stay broad. 

For example, it is hard to study history and not cover a 100 years or so at a time. 

If you want to diverge, finding other topics and events can be time consuming. 

GENEVIEVE FOSTER  SERIES OF BOOKS

These books add in key events and then you can decide if you want to casually mention them or have them a subject of an essay.

Columbus was born in 1451 and died in 1506 at the age of 55. 

Aiming at one spot in history like 55 years allows your highschooler to experience the time period in depth without losing their spot in the timeline of the story.

There is no way we can study about all the events going on.

 By focusing on a more limited topic, we have come away having a deeper appreciation for Columbus and the Renaissance period.

HELPFUL TIPS USING GENEVIEVE FOSTER  BOOKS

Because so many characters and events are folded into the story and at times quickly, it is helpful if you read beforehand to familiarize yourself with the events. 

Adding in background information on new characters involved or events will enrich your study.

I found it very helpful that we had already cycled through a 4 year study of history using a program like Story of the World and History Odyssey when my oldest son was younger. 

So my older son had a framework of events and characters to draw from.

For my younger sons, I was able to add important information and background details.  We all read this together from my then 5th grader to highschooler.

I could see how though if a student started with this book without a prior understanding of some of the events, it would be challenging and perhaps take some of the fun out of learning history.

It would not be impossible, but I would encourage you to mentor even your high school students by helping them to build a framework on whatever topic you are reading about.

Because of the constant going back/forth between countries and characters, I feel it is imperative that the teacher look ahead to see if there is some way the groundwork for each chapter can be laid out.

Too, I found it beneficial for us to orally review what we have learned prior to that time.

TIPS USING GENEVIEVE FOSTER BOOKS

Again, I feel it is important to mentor and be hands on with your highschooler. The last tip is to use the index. It is much overlooked.

The index has two sections. One is people and one is events, places, books, maps and topics. That was a key to helping me develop another topic or unit study that we wanted to focus on.  In addition, it helps you to be sure you have covered key features of the life of Columbus.

The index for Columbus reads, in part, like this:

  • as a boy; sailor-to-be; first voyage; in Portugal; voyage to Iceland; marriage; studies; …., etc.

This allowed us to see key events that were coming up or to review the past evens in the life of Columbus.

HOW THE BOOK THE WORLD OF COLUMBUS AND SONS IS LAID OUT

The book is divided up into 4 sections. The section divisions make it is easier to tie in key events and relate them to the life of Columbus.

Also at the beginning of each section is where you find pictures of the people who were living at that the time.

The sections are listed like this:

Part I. When Columbus was a Boy in Genoa
{People and Events that took place between 1451 – 1474}

Part II. When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain
{People and Events that took place between 1474 – 1492}

Part III. When Columbus was Sailing from Spain
{People and Events that took place between 1492 – 1500}

Part IV. When Columbus made his Final Voyage
{People and Events that took place between 1500 and 1522}

The pictures and visuals are a must to review and study. We flipped back constantly to each section to review and my older sons preferred to draw some of the characters and maps onto a notebook sheet.

How we used this book

We followed the Literature Guide by Beautiful Feet and because we studied history together, all ages, we added some notebook pages, coloring pages and minibooks that really any level could use.

It just really depends on how depth you want to be in your study.

It is important to note that the Beautiful Feet guides are just question/ answer format and do not have background information compared to say a Teacher’s Manual like Tapestry of Grace. Again, this is what we wanted that year.  

The notebook pages and minibooks that I will be sharing are designed to complement our study of this book. 

You will still want to purchase the guide at Beautiful Feet.

In creating these pages as with all of my lapbooks and notebooks, I want them simple and to the point. Since we do a lot of other writing on various topics we choose, I want notebooking pages that are uncomplicated.

So I hope these pages can serve to supplement and enhance your study as you go through the Beautiful Feet Lesson Plans.

There are so many subjects covered in this time period, that it is impossible to cover them all, but we sure tried.

Let me start by sharing some pages that could either work as notebook pages or lapbook page covers.

Christopher Columbus Cover -Decoration 2Christopher Columbus Cover -Decoration 1

Also look at my Renaissance Unit Study to enhance this one.

 Here are the other posts in these 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons.

Day 1.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School.
Day 2.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School.
Day 3. 
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School.
Day 4.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School.
Day 5.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School.

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