| Regardless of what methodology you
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| | topic. A great suggestion here would be
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| normally use for your homeschool, unit
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| | to have your child read a book about the
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| studies can provide you with a nice break
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| | topic then write a narrative telling you
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| from the norm sometimes. They are
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| | about what he/she read in the book.
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| especially nice whenever you're trying to
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| | (3.) Science - Sometimes a unit study
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| teach your child(ren) to think a little
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| | lends itself quite easily to science, but
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| more about how the different parts of
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| | other times you'll find yourself having
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| life actually fit together, and they can
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| | to work a little bit harder. For
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| also give you a break whenever you're
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| | instance, a unit study on bugs will let
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| faced with the doldrums.
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| | you off the hook since the entire unit
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| So, how do you decide what subjects to
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| | study is about science. However, if you
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| persue whenever you're ready to do a unit
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| | are doing a unit study about ancient
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| study? Well, take a look at your child
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| | Egypt then you may need to take some time
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| and see what he/she is deeply interested
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| | to look at the creations of the Egyptian
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| in. Those are the subjects to pursue
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| | engineers, study mummification, think
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| with your unit studies. Another way to
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| | about ancient medicine, or consider the
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| decide what would make a great unit study
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| | tools that the Egyptians used to do their
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| is to look through your year's studies
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| | work.
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| and notice if there are any "holes" in
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| | (4.) Social Studies or Geography - This
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| subject matter that you think should be
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| | may be your main topic, but if it isn't,
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| filled. Once you find that "hole," you
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| | then you'll need to work some information
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| can find a unit study on that topic, and
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| | into your topic. Some questions that can
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| take a week or two to teach it. For
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| | help you here include: Where was your
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| instance, if your child finds black holes
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| | topic first seen or invented? What
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| fascinating, but your science text book
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| | culture surrounded the time or event?
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| covers them in just a paragraph or two,
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| | Where did this take place? You may also
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| then there is the perfect opportunity to
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| | want to learn more about the people of
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| do a unit study on astronomy.
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| | that time period and place.
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| Once you've figured out what you'd like
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| | (5.) Art - Take time to draw, build, act,
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| to do a unit study on, all you need is a
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| | design or create. You could design a
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| little time and creativity, and you can
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| | Roman mosaic, sketch an insect's genetic
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| create your own unit studies. Assembling
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| | makeup, build a temple from clay or
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| your own curriculum around one topic
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| | LEGOs, create a tapestry to illustrate
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| sounds difficult, but if this wasn't the
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| | the unit that you're studying (felt
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| case, then educational companies such as
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| | shapes work for quick tapestries when
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| "Teacher Created Materials" wouldn't
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| | needlepoint takes way too long), or paint
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| publish and sell as many great unit
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| | the flowers that you're learning about.
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| studies as they do.
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| | (6.) Music - Sometimes music fits into a
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| There are 2 main drawbacks to designing
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| | unit study nicely. For instance, you
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| your own unit studies. First of all, it
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| | could always listen to some folk music
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| takes time. If you're a busy parent,
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| | while you explore the civil unrest of the
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| this could be enough of a reason to take
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| | 1960s. However, if you're studying
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| a trip to your nearest teachers' supply
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| | something more scientific, then you may
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| store with your credit card in hand.
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| | need to work a little harder to fit music
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| Secondly, it may require access to a
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| | into that unit study.
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| couple of grade-level subject books (ie
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| | (7.) History - Adding history to a unit
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| science, language arts, or math) so that
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| | study should be relatively easy,
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| you know which skills are typically
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| | regardless of the topic. You could
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| covered at a particular grade level. If
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| | simply research when an event began or an
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| you have a good library with an
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| | item was invented or you could talk about
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| educational books department, then you
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| | the events and times that affected an
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| may also have the perfect excuse to spend
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| | item's inventor.
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| a long Saturday with a pocket full of
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| | (8.) Physical Education - Here again, you
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| change at the library with a stack of
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| | may need to be a bit creative. However,
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| books. Another idea is that if you have
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| | when you discover that physical education
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| a good set of Internet research skills,
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| | fits into your unit study, then you
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| you can spend your Saturday tucked away
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| | should definitely use it! For instance,
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| at home.
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| | if you're studying the ancient Greeks,
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| Now that we see the drawbacks, what are
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| | then you could run footraces like they
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| the benefits of a unit study? You can
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| | did.
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| teach whatever your heart desires. Plus,
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| | If you're still not certain what to do
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| if you decide to create your own unit
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| | for your very first unit study, try
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| study, you'll find that it is cheaper and
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| | "following" your child(ren) around for a
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| more economical than tracking down a
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| | couple days and watch what they do. For
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| pre-made unit study. Furthermore, nobody
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| | instance, if your child spends all of his
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| knows your child as well as you do, and
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| | her time engrossed in books, then think
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| therefore nobody can prepare a unit study
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| | about a literature-based unit study (ie
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| for your child as well as you can.
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| | how books are made). On the other hand,
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| Whenever you're creating your own unit
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| | your child may spend his/her time outside
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| study, you need to keep in mind that your
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| | digging for rocks. Then why not do an
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| unit study needs to cover all of the
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| | archeology or rocks and minerals unit
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| subjects that you'd normally teach,
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| | study?
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| unless you plan to skip a specific
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| | Of course, there are some topics that you
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| subject and keep working through your
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| | can use numerous times as your child(ren)
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| regular curriculum for that subject.
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| | grows older. These include:
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| However, to create a complete unit study,
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| | (1.) Animals, horses, or mammals
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| you need to include the first 2 subjects
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| | (2.) Baseball, basketball, fencing, or
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| from the following list and as many of
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| | sports in general
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| the other subjectss as you can logically
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| | (3.) Cooking or catering (which may
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| fit in there too. Now for the list:
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| | include business and economics
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| (1.) Math - You need to create math
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| | information)
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| problems at your child's level. For
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| | (4.) Kites
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| instance, if you're working with a young
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| | (5.) Flight
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| child on a unit study about baseball,
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| | (6.) Transportation
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| then you can practice addition with bats
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| | (7.) Weather
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| and balls, write a story problem that
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| | (8.) Historical cultures (ie medieval
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| talks about number of pitches thrown
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| | history, ancient Egypt, etc.)
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| until the team reached the final out,
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| | The spark of a unit study is lit whenever
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| etc. However, older children would need
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| | your child(ren) mentions an interest.
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| something that is more on their level.
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| | Whenever they do, you need to write it
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| For instance, you may discuss the speed
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| | down somewhere. Keep a running list of
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| of the bat, distance the ball travels, or
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| | interests and you'll soon have more than
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| the number of hot dogs that individual
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| | you'll know what to do with. However,
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| team fans eat.
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| | even if your child only shows a deep
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| (2.) Language Arts - This area includes
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| | interest in one or two topics, you should
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| reading, comprehension, grammar and
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| | take time to explore those. You may
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| writing skills. While you don't need to
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| | discover that you're able to create
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| include every one of these items in every
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| | several unit studies based on the first
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| unit study that you write, you should
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| | one as new interests are developed.
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| have your child write something about the
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