These summer unit study ideas will keep kids of all ages having fun learning with topics they will be eager to study. Summer is a perfect time to get in some relaxed themed learning with unit studies
Summer Unit Study Ideas
You can make them hands-on with outdoor activities or beat the heat with a trip to an air-conditioned library to pick out the books you’ll need. Start with this ultimate list of A to Z Summer Homeschool Unit Study Ideas and let your imaginations run wild!

A
Ants
Apples. You can grab my Apples Unit Study and Lapbook.
Archaeology. You can grab my free What is History and What is Archaeology minibook here.
Art
B
Bears
Beaches. Add my Free Super Seashore Watching Unit Study and Beach Lapbook to your study.
Berries. This strawberry unit study and lapbook is a fun start.
Barbeque
Bees. Fascinating and Fun Honey Bees Unit Study and Lapbook for Kids can be used to study bees.
Butterflies
Bats. Why Bats Are Not Birds Fun Homeschool Unit Study and Lapbook is a fun study in summer too.
Birds. You can grab my free American Robin Unit Study and Lapbook here.
C
Cats
Cows
Creek life
Camping (National Parks or outdoor survival)
Character
Clouds
D
Summer Themed Unit Study Topics
Dogs
Dragonflies
E
Elephants
Eggs
Exercises
Earthworms
F
Frogs. You can grab my free Loads of Toads and Frogs Unit Study and Lapbook here.
Fish
Fossils
Fireworks
Fishing
Fireflies
Fire (how to build, science behind it). Look at Lewis and Clark: Hands-on History. Make a Char Cloth.
Firefighters/dispatchers
You’ll also want to check out the free curriculum and programs that Homeschool Buyers Co-op has just for summer. It’s a great way to see if you like a curriculum and they have so many free and fun things to try.
G
Garden studies. You can grab my free Feasting and Foraging Unit Study and Lapbook here.
Grass
Grasshoppers
H
Hurricanes
Horses
Hogs
Hiking
Hygiene
Hydration/heat
Herb garden
I
Insects. You can grab my free Amber Unit Study and Lapbook here.
Ice cream
J
Jewelry making
Juice, jelly, and jam making

K
Kites
Knots
L
At the lake
Lighthouses
M
Mountains. Look at How Does the Power of Ice Shape Mountains here.
Mice
Moon
Mammals
N
Nocturnal creatures
Night study (astronomy). Start your study with Exploring Space and Astronomy Free Unit Study for Multiple Ages.
O
Ocean studies. You can grab my free Ocean Unit Study and Lapbook here.
Outdoor movie theater
Ocean animals
Otters
P
Pizza
Peninsulas
Popcorn
Picasso. Grab free Art Study Curriculum and Notebooking pages here.
Precipitation
Police
Pond life. Above & Below: Pond Unit Study, Hands-on Ideas, & Lapbook is a way to include all ages.
Picnics
Punctuation
Q
Qatar
Queens in history. Grab my free Famous Pharaohs and Queens lapbook here.
R
Rivers
Reptiles
Rainforest. Grab my free Amazon Rain Forest Unit Study and Lapbooks here.
S
Sea shells. Check out my post How to Dissolve a Seashell – Beach Hands-on Fun Activity
Shores
Sailboats
S’mores
Stars
Sun/sunscreen
Spiders
And we always love nature walks anytime of the year and love this series of nature books!
T
Turtles vs tortoises. Grab my free From Egg to Sea Turtle Unit Study and Lapbook here.
Tortillas
Trees
U
Underwater creatures
Underneath the ground
Underwear (history)

V
Vision
W
Water sports
Water crafts
Waves
Watermelon
Whales
X
X-rays
Y
Yaks
Z
Zebras
Zoology
Zoos
Zip lining
You’ll love these other ideas:
- How to Use Summertime to Put a Foot in Homeschooling
- 30 Summer Activities for Middle School Kids
- Free Ocean Unit Study and Lapbook
- Easy and Fun Nature Study: Beautiful Birds
I hope this list of 100 ideas will get you thinking about hands-on A to Z summer unit study fun!
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