3 Simple Steps for Planning Quick Unit Studies

One thing that has really helped over the years with homeschooling multiple ages is unit studies. Yes, even in this Charlotte Mason-inspired homeschool.

A unit study can be as elaborate or simple as you need it to be. I have written plenty of posts about our unit studies over the years (complete with literature lists) and even created 19 NaturExplorers guides which can easily be used as unit studies.

I’ve also written practical, detailed posts about planning small and large unit studies for your own homeschool.

Today, I thought I’d share a set of three simple steps that you can easily use to pull together a quick unit study for any topic of interest – history, science, and more!

Unit Studies Are Versatile

While unit studies are a great way to teach multiple ages at the same time, they are also perfect for single students. With my older two, we used unit studies to consolidate our learning. Read that to say, unit studies help momma consolidate her time spent teaching. It was during those years that we went all out with “big” studies that often took weeks.

While those big studies were amazing and we made wonderful learning memories, they aren’t nearly as “necessary” with this single 5th grader that I’m currently homeschooling.