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 |