Welcome to the Harbor + Sprout Construction Patchwork Study, the February 2023 release of our oriinal elementary-level homeschool unit study curriculum. This unit study features 4 weeks of lesson plans and materials covering all 9 of our core subjects and a playful supplemental section of thematic activities. This unit study is meant for use by children ages 3-12. This unit is delivered via a secure link as a digital download. CONTENT: Handbook Daily, weekly, and monthly planning pagesBook list including stories, poems, and field guides with recommended ages, subject correspondence, and brief summaries for each titleLesson plans for 4 levels of learningFamily read aloud with discussion guide and recipeCharacter kit- new monthly character illustrated by Stephanie Groves to act as your guide through the unit Science Week 1: What are Simple Machines?Week 2: What Things Do We Use To Build?Week 3: How Do You Build A Bridge?Week 4: How Do We Build For Weather And Natural Events? Nature Study Week 1: Bird nestsWeek 2: Termite mounds Week 3: Prairie dog townsWeek 4: Beaver dams Language Arts Week 1: Construction WordsWeek 2: The Props Assist the House poetry studyWeek 3: PunctuationWeek 4: Homographs Writing Week 1: Moment in Time WritingWeek 2: Using Descriptive LanguageWeek 3: Hooking your ReadersWeek 4: Rough and Final Drafts History Week 1: The Pyramids of EgyptWeek 2: Leaning Tower of PisaWeek 3: Ferris WheelWeek 4: World’s Longest, Largest, and Tallest Geography Week 1: AustraliaWeek 2: MapsWeek 3: History and CultureWeek 4: The Sydney Opera House Music Week 1: Sounds of ConstructionWeek 2: TimbreWeek 3: A Musical BlueprintWeek 4: Australian Aboriginal Instruments Art Week 1: AnimalsWeek 2: LandmarksWeek 3: ArchitectureWeek 4: Robots Math Week 1: Construction Number BondsWeek 2: Numerical EquivalentsWeek 3: Place Value HousesWeek 4: Pyramid Houses Supplement Anatomy of a Dump TruckConstruction Coloring SheetsConstruction Count and MatchHouse Color MatchMemory Matching GameNumbers in a RowSpin and GraphConstruction Dot PaintingConstruction Vehicle PuzzlesConstruction Spelling PuzzlesConstruction I Spy This unit is delivered as a downloadable zip file. H+S Patchwork Studies average approximately 550-650 pages of content. While the download does include the option to print the full unit straight through front and back, we recommend printing on an as-needed, as-you-go basis. Enjoy building your knowledge with Construction!
