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Is this a Full Unit or Mini Unit? Inventions and Ideas is a Full Unit. Our Full Units are 20 lessons long and designed to take 4-6 weeks to complete. The Student Notebooks from Early Reader and up have 5 pages per day and are designed to cover all your subjects other than math. Mini Units are often shorter in length or in output and while they do have crossover into multiple subjects, they are more focused and intentional on the topic of the unit. They also tend to be more hands-on with less written output. Some families alternate Full Units with Mini Units while others do them alongside one another.
What is this unit about? In the Inventions and Ideas unit, students will be learning about the ideas that have changed our world, patents, and creating their own invention throughout the month. They will also be learning each day about messages that are all around us, how to take our thoughts captive and test what we hear with the Word of God. In our final week, students will be using what they learned about messages to either design an ad or record a commercial advertising their invention. Nearly every single day has an optional, simple science experiment or hands on adaptation, while also giving options to watch a video for families that don't have the time or supplies on hand.
This unit is rich with beautiful illustrations, deep discussions (we don't shy away from anything), and seeped in God's Word. Come take a journey with us to learn about the incredible ideas that have helped to shape the world we live in today.
Try a free lesson on us below—it's the best possible way to see how this works and place your kids in the right levels.
What should I buy? You will need to purchase a physical workbook for each child as well as a Teacher's Guide for yourself. The Teacher's Guides contain all the actual teaching, they are not just for answers, so they are critical to your lessons. Printed books are printed on 32lb. paper and are shipped to you coil bound.
How long are units designed to last? Each unit is designed to be 4-6 weeks. Our main units and most of our mini units include 20 lessons and can be done as a 4-day school week (lasting 5 weeks) or a 5-day school week (lasting 4 weeks) to offer flexibility. You're in control! Set a schedule that works best for your family and your pace will dictate how quickly you complete any given unit.
Check out the Resources! Most of our units have a free resource page on our free app. These have video links for each lesson, a way to track what you have done, as well as suggested reading lists, PDF downloads, and more! Click on the button a little further down to see what we have for this unit.
Teacher's Guide: 162 pages
Pre-Reader: 58 pages
Early Reader: 148 pages
Early Elementary: 144 pages
Upper Elementary: 148 pages
Middle School: 138 pages
High School: 138 pages
