Unit Studies
Welcome! This page brings together all of the unit studies currently available on my site. It includes both:
- Original unit studies created specifically for Homeschooling on a Shoestring, and
- Unit Safari unit studies, rescued and re-organized from the original Unit-Safari project.
Unit Studies
Some unit studies have been fully updated and expanded, while others are in the process of being refreshed. If a unit appears twice, it may be listed both under its original Unit-Safari date and under its newer, updated version.
| Year and Unit Name | Date of Unit | Subject |
| 50 States | 4-May-03 | geography |
| Aesop’s Fables | 27-Jun-04 | literature |
| Africa | 10-Feb-02 | geography |
| Alaska | 11-Mar-07 | geography |
| Alternative Energy | 20-Aug-06 | science |
| American Girls | 8-Aug-04 | literature |
| American Government (how it works, etc) | 10-Sep-07 | social studies / history |
| American History 13 Colonies | 9-Mar-03 | social studies / history |
| American History Civil War | 15-Jun-03 | social studies / history |
| American Indians | 12-Jan-03 | social studies / history |
| American Revolution | 16-Jun-02 | social studies / history |
| Amish and Mennonites/Pennsylvania Dutch | 7-Sep-08 | social studies / history |
| Amphibians | 20-Aug-07 | science |
| Anatomy & Physiology | 5-Sep-04 | science |
| Ancient Egypt | 23-Jun-02 | social studies / history |
| Ancient Greece | 28-May-07 | social studies / history |
| Ancient Hebrews | 1-Sep-02 | social studies / history |
| Ancient Israel – More Old Testament Stories | 21-May-07 | social studies / history |
| Animal Classification | 7-Jul-02 | science |
| Animation | 24-May-09 | science |
| Apples | 9-Jul-07 | science |
| Archaeology | 24-Aug-08 | history & science |
| Architecture | 30-Oct-05 | science |
| Arctic & Antarctic | 19-Mar-06 | social studies / history |
| Art & Artists | 20-Apr-03 | arts |
| Art History & Appreciation | 15-Aug-01 | arts |
| Art Media | 23-Jan-05 | arts |
| Asia | 8-May-00 | social studies / history |
| Australia / Oceanic Countries | 24-Feb-02 | social studies / history |
| Aztecs, Incas & Mayas | 7-Sep-03 | social studies / history |
| Aztecs, Incas, Mayans | 3-Apr-00 | social studies / history history |
| Basic Computer Skills | 17-Sep-06 | technology |
| Ben Franklin | 9-Oct-00 | social studies / history history |
| Bible timeline/History | 4-Dec-00 | Bible |
| Bookmaking | 27-Nov-05 | science |
| C. S. Lewis | 4-Sep-05 | literature |
| Camping | 19-Sep-04 | life skills |
| Cells | 21-Mar-04 | science |
| Celts | 10-May-09 | history |
| Character & Manners | 1-Jun-03 | life skills |
| Charles Dickens | 24-Jul-05 | literature |
| Chemistry | 6/19/2000, 1/11/2004 | science |
| Chess | 9-Jan-05 | games |
| Chocolate | 23-Jul-06 | home economics / cooking |
| Choosing a Career | 21-Aug-05 | life skills |
| Chores & Responsibilities | 5-May-02 | life skills |
| Christian Missionairies | 9-Apr-01 | Bible |
| Christmas | 18-Dec-00 | holidays & seasons |
| Christmas / Winter | 1-Dec-01 | holidays & seasons |
| Chronological History of America | 11-Sep-00 | social studies / history history |
| Civics | 18-Sep-05 | social studies / history history |
| Colonial America / Thanksgiving | 15-Nov-01 | social studies / history / holidays |
| Computers | 14-May-01 | technology |
| Cooking With Kids | 6-Mar-05 | home economics / cooking |
| Countries of Asia | 27-Jan-02 | social studies / history history |
| Creation | 29-May-05 | Bible |
| Creative Writing | 30-Nov-08 | language arts |
| Daniel Boone | 6-Feb-05 | social studies / history history |
| Day 1 – Creation – Light | 1-Aug-01 | Bible |
| Day 2 – Creation – Oceans | 1-Sep-01 | Bible |
| Day 2 – Creation – Water properties, bubbles & floating | 1-Oct-01 | Bible |
| Diary of Anne Frank | 16-Apr-06 | literature |
| Dinosaurs | 10-Apr-00 | science |
| Dissection | 5-Jul-09 | science |
| Dogs | 5-Nov-07 | science |
| Dr Seuss | 15-May-05 | literature |
| Early Explorers, Vikings & Navigation | 15-Oct-01 | social studies / history history |
| Easter | 2-Apr-01 | holidays & seasons |
| Elections | 10/23/2000, 10/17/2004 | social studies / history history |
| Electricity | 24-Nov-02 | science |
| Emergency Preparedness | 6-Aug-06 | life skills |
| Energy | 16-Nov-08 | science |
| Entrepreneurship | 26-Apr-09 | business |
| Europe | 31-Jul-00 | social studies / history history |
| European Countries | 13-Jan-02 | social studies / history history |
| Explorers of the New World up to Late 1700’s | 27-Mar-00 | social studies / history history |
| Extinct & Endangered Animals | 25-Sep-00 | science |
| Eyes (Optics/Eye/Illusions/Blindness/Braille) | 13-Jul-08 | science |
| Fairy Tales | 12-Jun-05 | literature |
| Famous People of the American Revolution | 25-Jan-04 | social studies / history history |
| Famous People of the Civil War | 4-Apr-04 | social studies / history history |
| Farm Animals | 9-Jul-06 | science |
| Farm/Farm Life | 2-Oct-00 | science & life skills |
| Fashion/Costume | 25-Dec-05 | social studies / history history |
| Fire Safety | 28-May-01 | life skills |
| Fish | 6-Aug-07 | science |
| Genetics | 7-Jun-09 | science |
| Geography Terms | Incomplete 2007 | geography |
| George Washington Carver | 11-Oct-09 | history |
| Germany | 10-Aug-08 | social studies / history history |
| Great Barrier Reef | 14-Jan-07 | science |
| Great Depression – done, not uploaded | 8-Oct-07 | social studies / history |
| Habitats | 28-Nov-04 | science |
| Health & Nutrition | 3-Oct-04 | science |
| Helen Keller | 26-Feb-01 | social studies / history |
| History of American Cities | 22-Jan-06 | social studies / history |
| Holidays | 31-Oct-04 | holidays & seasons |
| Holling C. Holling Books | 20-Feb-05 | literature |
| Holling C. Holling books: Paddle to the Sea, Seabird, Minn of the Mississippi, Pagoo | 7-Aug-00 | literature |
| Home Economics | 16-May-04 | home economics / cooking |
| Horses | 2-May-04 | science |
| How Things are Made | 29-Jun-08 | science |
| How Things Work | 24-Dec-06 | science |
| Huck Finn | 22-Aug-04 | literature |
| Human Body-Brain | 1-Jan-01 | science |
| Human Body-Eyes, Ears & Nose | 15-Jan-01 | science |
| Human Body-Heart & Lungs | 22-Jan-01 | science |
| Human Body-Misc | 29-Jan-01 | science |
| Human Body-Skeleton | 8-Jan-01 | science |
| India | 7-Aug-05 | social studies / history |
| Industrial Revolution | 12-Nov-06 | social studies / history |
| Infamous people of the Bible | 2-Nov-08 | Bible |
| Insects and Spiders | 29-May-00 | science |
| Inventors & Inventions | 9/4/2000, 4/7/2002 | science |
| Ireland | 27-Nov-00 | social studies / history |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | 17-Apr-05 | literature |
| Jungles & Rainforests | 13-Mar-00 | science |
| Lewis & Clark | 13-Oct-02 | social studies / history |
| Life Skills | 13-Jul-03 | life skills |
| Lighthouses | 19-Oct-08 | history & science |
| Literary Units | 26-Mar-01 | literature |
| Literary Units | 23-Apr-01 | literature |
| Literary Units | 11-Jun-01 | literature |
| Little Bear Lit Unit | 3-Jul-00 | literature |
| Little House on the Prairie | 22-Feb-04 | literature |
| Mammal Unit | 6-Mar-00 | science |
| Mammals | 25-Jul-04 | science |
| Map Skills | 6/26/2000, 9/21/2003 | geography |
| Mark Twain | 11-Feb-07 | literature |
| Math | 10-Jul-05 | math |
| Medicine & Louis Pasteur | 14-Aug-00 | science |
| Medieval Times | 2-Jun-02 | social studies / history |
| Meteorology – The earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere | 1-Oct-06 | science |
| Microscopes & Microscopic Items | 21-Sep-08 | science |
| Middle Ages | 12-Feb-01 | social studies / history |
| Missionaries | 12-Dec-04 | Bible |
| Misty of Chincoteague | 25-Jun-06 | literature |
| Money | 27-Aug-07 | math |
| Music & Composers | 18-May-03 | arts |
| Music Appreciation | 21-Jul-02 | arts |
| Mysteries (critical thinking, deductive reasoning & Sherlock Holmes) – done, not uploaded | 24-Sep-07 | logic |
| National Parks | 3-Sep-06 | science |
| Natural Disasters | 26-Jan-03 | science |
| Nature Studies & Journals | 19-May-02 | science |
| Newtons Three Laws of Motion | 15-Oct-06 | science |
| North America | 24-Mar-02 | social studies / history |
| North America (geography) This will consist of all states and Canada | 17-Apr-00 | social studies / history |
| Nutrition | 29-Jun-03 | science |
| Ocean Life | 18-Apr-04 | science |
| Old Testament | 29-Sep-02 | Bible |
| Olympics | 1/8/2006, 7/27/2008 | social studies / history |
| Oregon Trail | 19-Feb-01 | social studies / history |
| Origami | 29-Oct-06 | arts |
| Paper (where it comes from, how it’s made, etc.) | 22-May-00 | science |
| Paper Dolls | 25-Mar-07 | arts |
| Paper Making | 30-Apr-01 | arts |
| Phonics / Reading | 18-Aug-02 | language arts |
| Photography | 5-Feb-06 | arts |
| Physical Education | 19-Feb-06 | life skills |
| Physical Science | 14-Nov-04 | science |
| Pilgrim’s Progress | 26-Jun-05 | literature |
| Pilgrims Progress Lit Unit | 6-Nov-00 | literature |
| Pioneers | 21-Apr-02 | social studies / history |
| Pirates | 5/2/2000, 9/15/2001 | social studies / history |
| Pirates & Treasure | 19-Oct-03 | social studies / history |
| Plants | 11-Jun-07 | science |
| Plants & Gardening | 6-Apr-03 | science |
| Pond Studies | 2-Oct-05 | science |
| Pre-School Fun | 23-Jul-07 | teaching |
| Presidents | 11/2/2003, 8/13/2007 | social studies / history |
| Quilting as a teaching Tool | 25-Feb-07 | teaching |
| Rainforest | 23-Mar-03 | science |
| Renaissance & Reformation | 10-Aug-03 | social studies / history |
| Renaissance and Reformation Individuals | 3-Dec-07 | social studies /history |
| Reptiles | 19-Nov-07 | science |
| Robinson Crusoe | 21-May-01 | literature |
| Robotics | 28-May-06 | science |
| Rocks & Minerals | 24-Aug-03 | science |
| Rocks and Minerals | 30-Oct-00 | science |
| Russia | 30-Apr-06 | social studies / history |
| Safety (fire, street, drug, strangers, etc) | 21-Aug-00 | life skills |
| Santa Fe Trail | 14-May-06 | social studies / history |
| Self Discipline / Goal Setting | 2-Apr-06 | life skills |
| Seven Wonders of the World | 20-Mar-05 | science |
| Shakespeare | 4/16/2001, 11/30/2003 | literature |
| Simple Lifeforms | 30-Jul-07 | science |
| Simple Machines | 18-Sep-00 | science |
| Slavery | 11-Dec-05 | social studies / history |
| Solar System | 16-Nov-03 | science |
| South America | 10-Mar-02 | social studies / history |
| South America (Geography & Culture) | 20-Mar-00 | social studies / history |
| Space | 27-Oct-02 | science |
| Sports | 5-Jun-00 | life skills |
| Springtime | 24-Apr-00 | holidays & seasons |
| Stamps | 21-Jun-09 | history |
| Starting a Business | 11-Jun-06 | life skills |
| States & Regions | 30-Dec-01 | social studies / history |
| Swiss Family Robinson | 7-Mar-04 | literature |
| Teaching Helps | 3-Apr-05 | teaching |
| Thanksgiving | 13-Nov-00 | holidays & seasons |
| The Alamo | 30-May-04 | social studies / history |
| The Ears & Deafness | 11-Jul-04 | science |
| Thomas Edison, Sound and Light | 15-May-00 | science |
| Time & Measurement | 16-Aug-09 | mathematics |
| Titanic | 5-Mar-06 | social studies / history |
| Toys | 12-Apr-09 | social studies |
| Trail of Tears | 18-Jun-01 | social studies / history |
| Trains | 29-Dec-02 | science |
| Transportation Unit | 28-Feb-00 | science |
| Trash/Recycling/Worm Farming/Composting/Conservation | 27-Sep-09 | science |
| Trees | 24-Jul-00 | science |
| Underground Railroad | 8-Dec-02 | social studies / history |
| Valentine’s Day | 5-Feb-01 | holidays & seasons |
| Veterinary Science | 30-Aug-09 | science |
| Vikings | 27-Jul-03 | social studies / history |
| Vitamins & Minerals | 10-Dec-06 | home economics / cooking |
| War of 1812 | 13-Jun-04 | social studies / history |
| Wars | 13-Nov-05 | social studies / history |
| Westward Expansion | 5-Oct-03 | social studies / history |
| Where the Red Fern Grows Lit Unit | 16-Oct-00 | literature |
| William Shakespeare his life and works | 15-May-00 | literature |
| Winter/Holiday | 17-Dec-07 | holidays & seasons |
| Women of the Bible | 1-May-05 | Bible |
| World Geography | 15-Jun-08 | geography |
| World War I | 26-Dec-04 | social studies / history |
| World War II | 8-Feb-04 | social studies / history |
| Wright Brothers | 7-May-01 | history & science |
| Zookeepers and Zoo Animals | 28-Jan-07 | science |