| Parents are required to include a certain number of | | | | Africa could not only include the animals, but also the |
| subjects in the curriculum for the child to qualify for | | | | living conditions of the inhabitants. |
| the tests. These unit studies are different from the | | | | 5.Art |
| methodology used in normal homeschooling systems. | | | | Drawing, painting, designing, acting etc. In short, arts |
| One can say these studies, while being a little | | | | fuel the imagination to unleash the child creativity. In |
| dissimilar from the norm, teach a little more. | | | | this, if the main unit study is on science, the root |
| According to this, the child interests are gauged and | | | | structure of a flower can be drawn. |
| subjects chosen appropriately. After deciding the | | | | 6.Music |
| subjects, parents should use their creativity and | | | | Music could fit into any unit study. For instance, if |
| knowledge to make the subjects more interesting | | | | Tribes of Africa is the main topic, their cultural music |
| and easy to understand. Parents can either design | | | | can be taken as a subject. |
| the unit study on their own, or resort to readymade | | | | 7. History |
| ones. There are companies like the Teacher Created | | | | It is said to be relatively easy to add history to any |
| Materials which publish and sell unit studies according | | | | given subject. If science is the main subject, the |
| to the chosen subjects. | | | | history of a flower, right from pollination to it forming |
| The following are subjects commonly included in a | | | | into a bloom can be done. |
| unit study | | | | 8.Physical Education |
| 1. Language Arts | | | | Most sought after and flexible subject, if taken as a |
| Mostly comprising of communication skills like writing, | | | | whole, parents need to introduce exercises relating |
| reading and basic comprehension. However, the child | | | | to the main subject. For example, the history of |
| need not master every language skill mentioned. The | | | | Olympics can be explored. |
| child could be asked to read a story or write a short | | | | Math and language arts are the most common |
| essay on any suitable topic. | | | | subjects opted for. However, other than the |
| 2. Mathematics | | | | specified subjects, parents can also introduce novel |
| While teaching mathematics, parents need to be | | | | subjects like the weather, cookery, historical cultures, |
| aware of the learning level of the child, and formulate | | | | or the animal kingdom. |
| tests accordingly. Besides, the math problems should | | | | Essentially, the defining factor of unit study is that |
| be related to the main subject of the unit study. To | | | | the choice of subjects depends on the students |
| illustrate; if astronomy is the main subject, addition | | | | interests. Progress needs to be assessed periodically, |
| and multiplications could include examples like, the size | | | | keeping a record of the child performance in each |
| of the Sun minus the size of Pluto. | | | | given subject. However, if the child seems to have |
| 3.Social Studies or Geography | | | | interest in other subjects besides the chosen ones, |
| Social studies can be the main topic or even a sub | | | | that should not be ignored, and unit studies including |
| topic of a unit study. In this, invention, location and | | | | the extra subject should be formulated. |
| time periods are common topics. | | | | To conclude, implementing unit studies instead of |
| 4.Science | | | | normal homeschool studies boosts the child interest in |
| There are times when unit study could be wholly | | | | learning, because the subjects are of his or her |
| borrowed from science. For example, a unit study on | | | | choice. |