Engaging hands-on activities and real-life experiences allow children at different stages to explore and learn together.
The Rainforest Unit Study is broken down into ten topics with manageable, bite-sized amounts of information:
- Topic 1: What is a Rainforest?
- Topic 2: Tropical vs. Temperate
- Topic 3: Top Layer: Canopy
- Topic 4: Middle Layer: Understory
- Topic 5: Bottom Layer: Forest Floor
- Topic 6: Biodiversity
- Topic 7: Amazon Rainforest
- Topic 8: Indigenous People
- Topic 9: Congo Rainforest
- Topic 10: Daintree Rainforest
I’m a second year homeschooling mom, first time creating a curriculum on my own. We are LOVING the family units. We are using them for our 1st, 4th, and 6th graders, and our 4 year old is tagging along. They are just so well put together: they’re engaging, fun, and long enough to gain great information but short enough to keep interest at all levels.
I love the differentiation for the different grade levels of our kids, too. It’s empowering to see them recognize they all might be learning the same material, but they have different levels of understanding to go along with the knowledge.