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Is this a Full Unit or Mini Unit? Africa 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? Africa is an incredible unit study full of diversity, missionary stories, food, clothing, culture, geography, features, lifestyle, and of course animals! Come experience Africa like you never have before (and don't miss the recipe book for this unit too!). One of the most unique features of this unit is the project, where we have students create a travel journal. Younger students have cutouts in the appendix that they can paste to make a collage. Freewrites, journaling, and letter writing are the main LA focuses for writing for this unit. You can even send your letters to the Spooner's at the Gather 'Round headquarters!
This unit has hands on activities, prompts to make a diorama of the African savannah, and grammar pages focusing on oral narration, sentence structure, summation, and more! Want to see it for yourself? 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 full 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: 120 pages
Pre-Reader: 60 pages
Early Reader: 154 pages
Early Elementary: 154 pages
Upper Elementary: 150 pages
Middle School: 156 pages
High School: 156 pages
