Something Old, Something new

This 'year' I wanted to try something new with our 'schoolwork'.  Lapbooks, while great learning for Noah, were A LOT of work for me.  A friend recommended the Amanda Bennett unit studies called Download and Go.  I had previously checked them out, but many of the links used took you straight to You Tube - and while the provided link was appropriate, many times the You Tube content down the side (while also distracting) was not appropriate.  I was pleased to find out that the AB staff had changed the porthole and now when you click a link from within your PDF study it takes you to a generic AB background page where you can safely view your desired video!


I will tell you, we are LOVING this process!  It saves me literally 6 to 8 hours a WEEK in prep time.  There is a list of suggested books, there are suggested activities, lapbook activities are provided if you so choose to use them.  And while nothing is ever 'out of the box ready' for us, this is very useable and I can alter it or adapt it as we go.

They are geared to do one unit study a week... so far we've taken a little longer - but we do a LOT of hands on learning, and take some sidebar trips if you know what I mean.  It sure beats making my own unit studies up (reference "I Know A Chicken") and spending hours online searching and copy/pasting!  Thank you Amanda Bennett!!!!

We just finished up Autumn Treasures, and are preparing to start George Washington.  YeeeeHAAA!