Explore America’s Northeast – Homeschool Unit Study for Kids

Who is Punxsutawney Phil? In which state was Dr. Seuss born? What horrible event happened on September 11, 2001? All the property names in Monopoly are names of real streets in which Northeastern State?

Learn important facts about the Northeast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Identify statements as fact or opinion. Write and mail a postcard. Use conjunctions to join words, phrases, and sentences. Use a dictionary page and guide words. Develop language arts skills of identifying syllables, pronouns, root words, suffixes, and compound words.  Write an acrostic and hyperbole. Write a report of at least three paragraphs about a designated topic. Add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping. Write numbers in expanded notation, and express a word problem as a numerical equation. Make a bar graph, picture graph, and line graph to display information. Create a mosaic to represent the fallen twin towers. Make salt water taffy. Play state capital bingo and spelling baseball.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.

Includes:

• Documentation of skills taught within the unit study
• Detailed lesson plans
• Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child
• Activities for different learning styles
• Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners
• Handwriting guidelines
• Worksheets for practice with each lesson
• Reading practice pages
• Literature List
• Materials List
• Templates for resources:
  • Calendar
  • Bingo Game Board
  • Shape Memory Game
  • Sight Word Flashcards
  • Square Tiles
  • Hundred Chart
  • Spelling Squares
  • Place Value Board
  • Base Ten Pieces
  • Hangman Game Board
  • Sink the Ship Game Board
  • United States Map