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Starting an Unit Study
By admin | January 21, 2008
So I finally broke down and bought a unit study. I knew this would be an adventure and it started out with my regular debit card not going through because of security. So I had to use my business card, which blows the concept of keeping business and personal expenses apart! Unless you count homeschooling as part of my business - but that’s another issue.
Doing things on the fly is my style, but if I am going to do a unit study I need to do at least some minimal prep. The study I purchased is in pdf format so I have to print out the pages I need for each day. I’m keeping them in a binder which means punching each page. I might have to go to the office store and buy larger binder combs as the ones I have only hold 20 pages. This unit study is four weeks long so I’m thinking that’s more than 20 pages total!
While printing out the pages is time and ink consuming, once they have been printed, punched and bound the tedious part is over.
We are blessed to have the laptop close so we can look at links without moving from our study area. Links are provided in the pdf but that is on another computer. Perhaps I need to work on sharing that folder so I can open it on the laptop and be able to click on links in the unit.
Having art supplies, paper, and educational resources close by help because if my kids leave the room to fetch something they might not come back!
Will keep you posted!
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