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