Robin Hood Literature Unit Study

The unit is suitable for grades K–12, with flexibility to adapt based on your learners’ ages and abilities. Please preview links and activities to ensure they are appropriate for your family. New resources will be added as time allows.

Many of the links below lead to printable resources that can be added to a notebook or lapbook for this study.

Many parents and teachers will need to create their own goals. You can compare the goals at these sites to create your own goals depending on how stringent your requirements need to be. All links have several suggested activities for different ages.

Suggested Curriculum Standards:

• World Book Scope Basic Course structure https://www.worldbook.com/free-educational-resources#tcos
• Michigan Department of Education https://www.michigan.gov/mde/services/academic-standards
• Maine as an example of state level requirements https://www.maine.gov/doe/ela/standards/index.html
• California state level requirements https://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/
• McREL Compendium National Level https://www2.mcrel.org/compendium/
• Ontario Canada K-8 Expectations https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum#elementary
• Abeka Scope and Sequence https://www.abeka.com/HomeSchool/ScopeAndSequence.aspx
• The series of books called “What your nth Grader needs to know” May also be helpful nth representing the grade your child is in. This series only Goes to grade 8

Games

Use these ideas to turn key concepts from this unit into creative, engaging games your learners will love.

Game Board Blanks
Create your own themed games for this unit using printable templates and inspiration from the sites below:

• Games . . . Tools for Learning by Mark and Janice Vreeland
• Games for Learning ideas from Mary Peterson
• Board Game Templates – Tim’s Printables – free blank game boards
• JustFamilyFun – Board Game Paths
• Educational Board Games – Cardboard Cognition – printable game boards and pieces

Make your own worksheets with these worksheet creation tools:

• SchoolHouseTech https://www.schoolhousetech.com/ This company gives away two free software worksheet factories one for Basic math and one for wordsearch utility that will make wonderful complements to this unit when you include the clipart listed in the clipart section.
• Start Write – This program makes nice reports and handwriting worksheets for the unit. https://www.startwrite.com/
• TeachNology has several online worksheet makers and a ton of Rubric makers. Rubrics work great with Homeschool Tracker because they give you total points and you count up exactly how many points your child gets. https://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/
• Online Crossword Puzzle Maker to use with your vocabulary words or locations or even dates from the timeline. https://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/english/ssm/crosswords01.htm

Assemble a three ring binder and please include:

• A copy of this unit
• Course Description (Highschool Students)
• Write a summary about books read for the unit
• Write an essay on the various topics discussed
• Your Lapbook created for the unit (K-8 Students)
• Any worksheets or activity books created with SchoolhouseTech Software https://www.schoolhousetech.com/
• Your journal and its contents
• Your Log of activities from Homeschool Tracker https://www.homeschooltracker.com/free-homeschool-tracker-basic-edition Its Free!
• Your Timeline