Over the years I have really come to love unit studies. I like taking a topic and totally immersing ourselves in it, covering most if not all of our subjects. So getting the opportunity to try a new unit study definitely appealed to me.
The TOS Crew introduced our family to Homeschool Legacy, a company that currently offers over 10 Once-A-Week Unit Studies based mostly on history and nature. The Once-A-Week Unit Studies were created by Sharon, a veteran homeschool mom of 16 years. Her desire was to create easy to use unit studies that were not only educational and fun, but helped parents build a strong, Godly, family legacy while educating their children.
Since we love all things nature over here in the LSG home, when I was asked which of the Once-A-Week Unit Studies we would be interested in doing, it was a simple decision. We choose Birds of a Feather. Each of the unit studies range from 4 to 8 weeks, Birds of a Feather lasted 4 weeks.
I really liked the feel of the Once-A-Week Unit Study. It is jam packed with book, movie and field trip ideas and yet it did not feel overwhelming to me at all. There were many activities in this study that we were able to pick and choose from. I loved having everything at my fingertips, all the work was done for me, all I had to do was choose what our books, movies and the fun activities we were going to do.
The Once-A-Week Unit Studies cover:
family devotionals, quality library reading selections, family
read-alouds, history, science, geography, language, life skills,
research, art, crafts, music, classic literature, documentaries, field
trip suggestions, family game and movie nights, and even some fun "Stump
Your Dad Trivia."
Let me give you all a sampling from the first week of our Birds of a Feather study.
- The book selections were great. My suggestions were favorites like Are You My Mother, The Story About Ping and The Little Red Hen, as well as some new ones like If You Were A Parrot and The Luckiest One of All.
- Our Family Devotional took us to Genesis chapter 1. In reading the suggested portions of scripture, the kids are reminded that birds are part of God's marvelous creation. We also got to talk about what the birds need to in order to survive.
- Two of the neat, yet simple, activities from Bird's of a Feather is to set up a bird feeding station and a simple birdbath. I did not feel like I had to run out and buy a ton of supplies for these activities. I felt that Sharon did a great job at keeping homeschoolers in mind, the items were mostly simple things from around the house.
- For family movie night she suggested the movie Fly Away Home, which is a really good movie BTW!
- Another thing that I thought was pretty cool was that she includes a little section called Stump Your Dad Trivia. I thought it was a great way to include dad and let him know what they are learning about.
The Once-A-Week Unit Studies range in price from $15.95 to $19.95. Each of the studies are suitable for students in grades 2-12. We The People, being the only exception, is recommended for grades 4-12. As I mentioned, there are currently over 10 Once-A-Week Unit studies available
- Horsing Around
- Knights & Nobles
- Forest for the Trees
- Birds of a Feather
- Native America
- Lewis & Clark: From Sea to Shining Sea
- Early Settlers in America
- Revolutionary Ideas
- Weather on the Move
- We the People: Getting to Know Your Constitution
In the near future I am hoping to do the We the People: Getting to Know Your Constitution study to go along with our American History studies.
Disclaimer: We were given a copy of the Bird's of a Feather Once-A-Week Unit Study free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
