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Toddler to Teen 100 Popular Free Homeschool Unit Study Resources

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I have 100 free unit study resources. Unit studies have a way of taking any topic from drab to fab. Grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies pages

They can bring life to the most seeming lifeless topic.

Toddler to Teen 100 Popular Free Homeschool Unit Study Resources

So today in sharing toddler to teen 100 free unit study resources, I hope you find something that inspires you and your kids.

A good amount of the work has been started for you already with the resources I have listed below. And no, I just couldn’t stop at 100 resources!

Free Unit Study Resources

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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.

Toddler to Teen 100 Popular Free Homeschool Unit Study Resources. I have 100 free unit study resources. Unit studies have a way of taking any topic from drab to fab. Grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies pages. They can bring life to the most seeming lifeless topic. So today in sharing toddler to teen 100 free unit study resources, I hope you find something that inspires you and your kids.
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Free Coral Reef Printable Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study Ideas

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I have a free coral reef printable lapbook. Grab more ideas on my Coral Reef, lapbook ideas, and on my best homeschool unit studies pages.

My coral reef lapbook is a fun one to do anytime of the year.

Besides a coral reef being an ecosystem, you’ll want to learn about the organisms which live there.

Free Coral Reef Printable Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study Ideas

The Great Barrier Reef is so vast it can be seen from space.

At one time it was thought coral reefs were only in shallow depths, but scientists are discovering that some are as deep as 19000 feet.

However, most coral reefs are found at 150 feet where sunlight penetrates.

What Is Coral

Coral reefs are formed by colonies of tiny coral animals.

It is formed from the hard outer skeletons of tiny animals called polyps.

When the tiny animals die, the old skeletons remain, and new coral animals grow over them.

That is how coral reefs grow.

Too, coral can only grow in warm water because polyps only eat algae.

Moreover, living polyps are what give the coral color. If they die, the reef bleaches. It becomes white or loses it color.

Coral is a type of animal that lives in colonies. Each animal consists of a polyp that is the size of an ant.

Polyps have stinging tentacles which they use to catch small plankton as they drift by.

Coral reefs have a symbiotic relationship with tiny algae called zooanthellae.

The algae live inside the polyp tentacles.

Two Main Types of Coral

There are two main types of coral. One is hard coral with an outer skeleton made of calcium carbonate and soft coral which have bits of calcium carbonate inside their bodies.

Then, add a few of these words to your coral reef unit study and lapbook.

Coral Vocabulary

  • algae – a plant like organism that turns light into energy but does not have leaves or roots
  • coral reef – have been described as underwater gardens and coral polyps have the unique ability to thrive in nutrient poor water
  • ecosystem – a community of plants and animals relying on each other to survive
  • habitat – the place where an organism or group of organisms live
  • polyp– it’s a tiny animal that looks like an upside-down jellyfish and comes in many sizes and shapes
  • phytoplankton – a type of plankton that gets its energy from the sun through photosynthesis
  • zooplankton – tiny ocean animals like some jellyfish

Next add hands-on ideas.

Free Coral Reef Printable Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study Ideas

Look at these hands-on ideas to study about coral reefs.

Coral Reef Hands-on Ideas

Coral Reef Unit Study Resources

Add some of these coral reef unit study resources to your unit study.

More Lapbook Ideas

Additionally, grab these other free homeschool lapbooks.

Free Coral Reef Printable Lapbook and Fun Hands-on Unit Study Ideas

Coral Reef Printable Minibooks

Also, look at these minibooks which come in the free coral reef lapbook.

  • 1 Color Cover for outside of the file folder
  • 1 Black and White Cover for outside of the file folder
  • 3 Main Types of Coral
  • Anatomy of Coral Polyp
  • Layers of a Reef and Soft and Hard Coral
  • How Fast Do Reefs Grow, Where Do They Form and How Many Formations Can You Name
  • Life At The Reef
  • What is a Coral Reef – Plant or Animal and What is Coral

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How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

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I have a shark unit study, an easy shark STEM activity, and free shark notebooking pages. Also, grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies, Oceans Unit Study and Lapbook, and Coral Reef pages.

A shark unit study is a fun way to learn about these creatures of the deep even if you don’t live near the ocean, I would prefer not to study them up close anyway.

We can get up close and personal through videos, hands-on activities, fun facts, and fantastic books.

Did you know that, unlike many other bony fishes, sharks do not have a swim bladder that gives them buoyancy?

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

To help overcome their tendency to sink there are large amounts of oil in their liver that is less dense than seawater.

 Also, sharks are made of cartilage rather than bone which is considerably lighter.

To demonstrate why that helps sharks float we are going to create a couple of sharks and perform a fun STEM Experiment.

First, look at some facts for your shark unit study.

Shark Unit Study Shark Facts

  • There are over 500 species of sharks.
  • Shark skin feels very similar to sandpaper.
  • The fastest shark is the Shortfin Mako Shark, clocked at 31mph with short bursts of speed up to 46 mph.
  • The largest shark is the Whale shark while the smallest is the Dwarf Lantern Shark.
  • Prehistoric sharks were called Megalodons.
  • Sharks are found in almost every ocean habitat from coral reefs to the arctic sea.
  • Sharks do not sleep as humans do, but instead, they have active and restful periods.

What are Sharks

Sharks are the ocean’s ultimate predators. Some sharks live in the cold polar waters and others prefer the warm tropical seas.

And a shark is a fish because it swims with fins and has gills.

However, it is a cartilaginous fish and not a bony fish.

Shark Food

Additionally, sharks vary in their diet and in the way they hunt prey.

For example, the tiger shark is famous for eating, anything even license plates.

And the white-tipped shark stays in deep water and is famous because it ate shipwrecked sailors during World War II.

In addition, sharks have larger brains than other fish and can have advanced hunting techniques.

Too, many sharks rely on camouflage and being able to sneak up on their prey.

Moreover, others are filter eaters. They swim with their mouth open, suck in water, and filter the food from the water.

Their meal consists of tiny animals and plants called “plankton” floating in the water.

Also, here are some shark vocabulary words.

  • pup – baby shark
  • dorsal fin – a fin on the back of a fish.
  • caudal fin – the tail fin.
  • pectoral fin – paired fins toward the front of the shark
  • cartilage – tough connective tissue which is not bone
  • marine biologist – a scientist who studies marine (ocean) organisms
  • cartilaginous fish – skeletons are made of cartilage like sharks, rays, and eels
How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Next, unit studies are best remembered by doing hands-on activities.

Shark Unit Study Hands-On Activities

Homeschool Shark Unit Study Resources

Add one or two of these fun shark books and resources to your study about sharks.

Too, I have some fun free shark notebooking pages.

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

So, look at the title of these 4 notebooking pages.

  1. Sharks – What Are Sharks and About Shark Senses
  2. What Do Sharks Eat
  3. Shortfin Mako and White-Tipped Sharks
  4. Great White Shark and Tiger Shark

In addition, here are more homeschool unit studies.

More Best Homeschool Unit Studies

MORE SHARK ACTIVITIES

Finally, look at this fun sharks float STEM a;ctivity.

Shark Unit Study – How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity

You will need:

  • 2 water bottles.
  • Craft foam
  • Sharpies
  • Vegetable oil
  • Water
  • A large container.

Fill two water bottles with the exact same amount of liquid – one with water and one with vegetable oil.

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Decorate the bottles if you’d like to make them look more like sharks.

Use craft foam to make teeth and fins and then you can draw the details like eyes with a permanent marker.

Use hot glue for a quick secure drying adhesive but apply it to the foam rather than the plastic bottle and avoid touching with the metal nozzle.

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Once everything has dried on your “shark“ you’re ready to test them out in the water.

A large storage tote is perfect for this experiment, fill it halfway full of water and drop in your sharks.

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Now it’s time for observation and determining the results. What did you notice? 

While the one with water stays somewhat afloat it is more weighted, the oil field shark floats much more effortlessly.

How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages

Pop in some plastic sharks and turn your tub of water into a fun sensory play activity as well.

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Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

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I have a free homeschool chicken unit study and an anatomy of an egg hands-on felt activity. Also, grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.

Spring is a great time to learn about farm life, like chickens.

A chicken unit study can take you through learning about the anatomy of chickens, their eggs, life cycles, habits, breeds, what products we get from them and what it takes to keep chickens.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

If you have ever been to a farm supply store and heard the adorable peep of chickens from across the aisles, you know how appealing they can be.

But there is so much more to chickens than fluffy yellow chicks.

They provide us with eggs, meat, and even entertainment.

If you haven’t watched a chicken go after a bug or try to take it from another chicken, you don’t know what you are missing.

Chicken Facts

  • Chickens have an elaborate communication system with over 30 unique vocalizations that they use to communicate with other chickens. These sounds are used for mating calls, danger warnings, stress signals, and when they find food.
  • It takes only 20 to 21 days for chickens to hatch an egg once they begin sitting on their clutch of eggs.
  • Chickens can recognize and remember around 100 different faces of humans and other chickens.
  • You may think that chickens are herbivores, but they are omnivores. They will eat a wide variety of things from vegetables and seeds to bugs, and kitchen scraps, including leftover chicken.
  • There are more chickens on earth than any other type of bird.
  • Mother hens talk to their babies in the egg by making purring noises to them, the babies will even chirp back from inside the egg.
Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

And I have a fun chicken coloring page and a chicken egg anatomy worksheet.

Chicken Unit Study Resources

The chicken life cycle can be used in sensory bins, on a science shelf, in dramatic play, with blocks, have your child build them a “coop” from blocks, and so much more.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity

When you are pulling together resources for your chicken unit study don’t forget to include something fun like this Chicken Coop Building Blocks Set.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity

MORE HANDS ON ACTIVITIES CHICKEN UNIT STUDY

Chicken Unit Study Hands-On Activities

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

In addition, I have a chicken coloring page and anatomy of an egg if you have a child who wants to write and label the parts of the egg. Or your younger child can cut and paste to label the parts of the egg.

More Best Homeschool Unit Studies

Then add some fun books and resources to your chicken unit study.

9 Books and Resources for a Fun Chicken Unit Study

Whether you’re wanting to do a chicken unit study or study chickens for the day, you’ll love these books and resources to add to your collection.

Lastly, I have a fun hands-on activity to learn the parts of an egg.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

And this activity can be adjusted to fit a child of any age.

Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity

You will need:

  • Tan felt
  • White felt
  • Yellow felt
  • Red felt
  • White yarn/string
  • Cardstock       
  • Hot glue guns/stick

Cut an egg shape out of tan felt, you want to make it several inches tall so that you have plenty of room to label all the parts.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Trace the egg shape onto white felt and cut it out slightly smaller, leaving a very thin border for the shell.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Cut a small notch out of the bottom like this for the air sac.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Cut a circle of yellow to make the yolk, and add a small light circle on the yolk with a white crayon or paint pen.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Twist the white yarn from the top to the bottom of the eggshell and glue the yolk over top of it.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Write each of the parts of the egg on cardstock and cut them out Yolk, Eggshell, Chalaza, Shell, Germinal disc, and Albumen.

Or take it a step further and have your child type out their own labels for typing practice and to reinforce the new spelling words.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

Now the egg can be put together and glued if you want it to stay permanent.

Or leave the parts loose so it can be built and rebuilt. Add the labels to mark each part of the egg.

Additionally, you can crack open a real egg to see the real-life parts. Have your child point out each one with a skewer.

Free Homeschool Chicken Unit Study and Anatomy of an Egg Felt Activity & Worksheet

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How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study

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I’m showing you how to incorporate subjects into a fun homeschool cooking unit study. Also, grab more ideas on my best homeschool unit studies page.

I’m sharing fabulous resources so that you can create an exciting and learning filled study which teaches life skills, math, science, social studies, history, language arts skills and so much more.

How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study

First, look at this book from my favorite series by Julia Rothman Food Anatomy as the main spine.

In Food Anatomy you get gorgeous illustrations and learn about the history of food.

And more specific food groups like fruits and veggies, grains, meats, as well as herbs, dairy, etc.

There is a little bit of basic food vocabulary and a lot of learning about foods and preparation techniques all around the world.

Homeschool Cooking Unit Study Resources

If you want something that is a little more open and go for daily assignments that can still be used with the resources, additional books, videos, and activities below you may want to grab Cooking Curriculum for the Whole Family.

How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study

But you can use Food Anatomy and work your way through it to study cooking methods, utensils, cuisines, and various ingredients.

Then add field trips, cookbooks, movies, books, and more to round out your study.

Cover all the subjects and then some while you make memories together as a family and develop lifelong real-life skills that will follow your children throughout their whole life.

More Homeschool Cooking Unit Study Activities

Tips for Using Math To Learn How to Cook

Let’s start with math.

Some of the math kids get from cooking is obvious but you can bring it from basic math to more in-depth for older kids with a few simple steps.

  • They will learn fractions by measuring of course but take it a step further and halve or double the recipe to increase their fraction skills.
  • Need to make a cup? Have your child use ¼. ½, or ⅓ to make it rather than using the 1 cup measuring cup for additional practice.
  • Use a kitchen scale to weigh wet and dry ingredients as well as compare uncooked and cooked meats.
  • Practice converting ounces to cups and vice versa.
  • Create a budget for a meal or the whole week and have your child use flyers to plan and shop from.
  • Make pizza from scratch and use it to practice fractions but cutting it into 8 equal slices.
  • Use small foods as manipulatives like grapes, blueberries, olives to practice multiplication or division.
How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study

Next, look at some ideas for language arts.

Cooking and Learning Language Arts

  • Develop reading skills by having your child read the recipes aloud.
  • To practice handwriting skills let your child write the grocery list or menu as you dictate it to them.

Kitchen Terminology for Kids

Introduce a variety of kitchen terminology as vocabulary and spelling words.

  • cuisine
  • dice
  • marinate
  • knead
  • simmer,
  • delectable.

You can find a nice variety of words with the definitions in Food Anatomy.

  • Have your child write a review like a food critic after a meal or trip to a favorite restaurant with pen and paper or using a word program.

14 Learning How To Cook Books and Games

Add some of these books and games to your homeschool cooking unit study to learn life skills and have fun with the entire family.

Science and Cooking

  • Study part of the periodic table by learning about the elements and their abbreviations that are either found in foods or materials used to make them like these cards from our periodic elements game. Try to find objects in the kitchen to match the elements.
  • Experiment with adding different amounts of ingredients like sugars, leavening agents, and various types of oils, etc to investigate the various cause and effects.

How to Learn Geography and History of Food

  • Learn about the place where your food comes from, find the country on a map for various cuisines, research a bit about the culture.
  • Find out about the history of various foods and food related items. Did pizza originate in Italy? Where were chopsticks first used?
  • Study foods popular throughout various time periods like Colonial Syllabub, Sebutu Rolls from Ancient Mesopotamia, or Daniel Boone’s Johnny Cakes.
How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study

More Best Homeschool Unit Studies

Home Economic and Life Skills

  • Teach your child what different tools, pots, and pans are used for.
  • Visit restaurants with different cuisines as a yummy field trip, tasting and learning different seasonings and styles is a big part of cooking skills.
  • Practice fine motor and visual discrimination skills with preschoolers by tracing some basic kitchen object shapes onto paper and having them match the outline with the object.

Learn how to cut difficult fruits like mango or make noodles from scratch within the book Food Anatomy.

How to Incorporate Subjects into a Fun Homeschool Cooking Unit Study