UNIT STUDIES 101
Exciting news about the book that so many people are talking about - Unit Studies 101! In this tell-all book, Amanda Bennett offers her world of knowledge on the basics of unit studies, how to research and create your own unit studies, how to use unit studies effectively, and much more! After more than 12 years of homeschooling, authoring more than 25 books and speaking to thousands of parents and teachers across the country, Amanda has assembled a very useful and helpful tool for understanding, creating and using unit studies.
This new book includes the basics of unit studies as well as many helpful resources for creating your own studies. You will find a wealth of organization and research tips, as well as clickable links that can save you wasted hours of your precious time. There are helpful forms for developing and using unit studies, and they are printable from your computer. Amanda has also included a treasure trove of research methods and Internet resources (clickable!).
Some of the topics in the book include:
o What is a unit study
and how does it work?
- What is the
difference in textbook study and unit study?
- How do we learn?
- The role of
hands-on learning in today's children
o Why are there so many kinds of unit studies available, and
how are they different?
o Basics of using a unit study successfully
o Creating your own unit studies
- Choosing a topic
- Researching your
topic
- Building your
study
- Using your study
o Help - I don't know how to research!
- Basics of
planning your research
- Forms to use that
make your research easier
- Online resources
for your unit study research - TIMESAVING!
o Bringing it all together for success!
o Amanda's unit study starters for ten favorite study topics
Horses, dogs,
quilts, cowboys, space, electricity, trains, flight, entrepreneurs, and toys
o Research tips from Amanda, along with brainstorming forms and much
more!
This helpful book is offered in
digital format (Adobe pdf format) so that you can print the chapters, forms, ideas, and
resource lists for repeated use as you build and create your own unit studies.
"I love this! It has helped me learn so much about unit studies,
and now I'm off to write my own. The wealth of research links is amazing!"
Homeschool Mom
TWO WAYS TO ORDER:
1.
To purchase & download
Unit Studies 101 to your computer
$26.95
(Preview
available
here)
(there
will be no shipping charge - you will not receive a CDROM):
OR:
2. Order Unit Studies 101 on CDROM: ($34.95 + $3.00 shipping)
"I was extremely impressed with Amanda Bennett’s new Unit Studies 101 on CD-Rom and I cannot recommend it enough. It’s value is unsurpassed for the typical homeschooler. It is so much more than another how to teach something. It is a valuable educational tool that includes hard-to-find resources that will help you understand yourself, your children, your learning and educational goals, how to create a learning environment and make the most of your homeschool experience.
Throughout the CD - in every chapter there are links that will take you to web sites or to documents that give you more details and explanations on the subject at hand. For instance, in Chapter Three, entitled How We Learn, Amanda has carefully researched the developmental needs of children at every stage and has provided links to important documents such as Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Skills, a link to an extensive document entitled Learning Styles and Strategies published by North Carolina State University, a free online learning styles assessment, study sheets with helps for every type of learner and other links like “Overview of Learning Styles”, “Making Your Learning Style Work for You”, “Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire”, “Learning Styles and Homeschooling” and much more.
Now that’s just in one chapter.
Because of the extensive and comprehensive use of technology, this “book”
on a convenient CD provides an entire education for you on learning,
teaching and homeschooling. This is an investment in your homeschool, in
your own education as a parent/tutor and in your children’s
education/future that you simply cannot afford to pass up. Thank you
Amanda!"
Jane Boswell, Editor of the Family Times
magazine
"I love this! It
has helped me learn so much about unit studies, and now I'm off to write
my own. The wealth of research links is amazing!"
Homeschool Mom
"I have started
trying to develop my own unit studies for next year... The Unit Studies
101 guide and suggestions have become a valuable resource in a short
time. Thanks for all you do."
Homeschool Mom