Unit Studies By Gwen

My kids like to do crafts. They like to read books. They like to look at pictures, and they like to play games. They like to learn with hands-on activities. They like to get deeply involved in one topic, and are okay learning about that topic from the viewpoint of many different disciplines.

Unit studies are a natural with my children.Project packs, as I define them, are an extension of unit studies.

I assemble a project pack in a plastic box. The boxes I use are "sweater boxes" and have a 16 quart capacity. Our project packs contain everything a kid needs to learn about the topic, do crafts on the topic, and the like.

For instance, a project pack might include:

• couple of books on the topic
• short book on the topic
• laminated coloring pages
• laminated fact sheets and/or faq sheets
• dry-erase pens
• crayons
• scissors
• glue sticks
• coloring pages
• laminated pictures of craft ideas
• a folder with any templates needed for the crafts
• supplies needed for the crafts in the pack (such as toilet paper rolls, cotton balls, pipe cleaners, ...)
• manipulatives

The project packs I have listed here are not something I'm going to put together and sell. These are just lists of the stuff I put in our project packs.

Enjoy the project packs below, and let me know if you find something that must be included.