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Understood Betsy Unit Study - A Change of Pace (Elementary)
Understood Betsy Unit Study - A Change of Pace (Elementary)
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Character Development Focus: Guide students through Understood Betsy with activities designed to build resilience, empathy, and critical thinking skills.
Engaging Storyline: Follow Betsy’s transformation as she navigates new challenges after moving from her sheltered, city life to a rural farm, where she learns self-confidence and independence.
Comprehensive Learning: Includes a wide range of reading, writing, and hands-on activities that are adaptable for all ages and learning levels.
Family-Centered Approach: Designed to create meaningful moments of connection and learning for just you and your child or the entire family.
Essential Life Lessons: Empower students to turn obstacles into opportunities for growth, building strong character and lifelong resilience.
Some of the activities included are:
- Three journal questions for each chapter of Understood Betsy. The questions align with each of the three levels of Costa’s Levels of Questioning, ensuring learners of every ability level have a question to answer that is attainable and still challenging.
- Vocabulary activities for each chapter
- Family Tree activity
- Recipe: Pancakes
- Who is Ralph Waldo Emerson?
- Making Butter
- Let’s Talk About Milk
- The Declaration of Independence
- Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits
- Exploring personalities
- Poetry
- Recipe: Applesauce
- History Snapshot
- Making a Sundial
- How to Make Maple Syrup
- Views of the World
- A Family Heirloom (creative writing project)
- Kindness Project (2 parts)
- The Art of Letter Writing
- Recipe: Brown Betty
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Included Activities
At Prairie & Pine Curriculum, each unit study incorporates a variety of activities designed to engage students with literature and critical thinking. Here's a breakdown of the typical activities found across their unit studies:
- Annotation guides to enhance comprehension
- Journal prompts for reflection before and after reading each chapter
- Reading logs to develop close reading and analytical skills. These are customized to each unit study and include grading rubrics.
- Research projects such as mini-research tasks on relevant themes
- Film, music, art, and poetry pairings with assignments that encourage deeper analysis
- Hands-on activities like creating collages, designing market stands, building shelters, or working on botany projects (depending on the unit)
- Vocabulary building exercises to expand academic language
- Essay prompts (analytical, argumentative, and creative) with step-by-step instructions, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics included
These activities offer a mix of creative and academic approaches that cater to diverse learning styles, ensuring a rich, multifaceted educational experience
Bonus Resources
- Informational text graphic organizers, designed to support student comprehension of nonfiction texts.
- Original recipes related to the content of the unit, adding a fun, cultural element that engages multiple senses.
- Exclusive access to a private Facebook group for purchasers, where parents can connect and ask questions directly to the creators for additional support.
These extras offer both enrichment and practical tools for making the curriculum more interactive and enjoyable for students and parents
Parent/Teacher Guide
At Prairie & Pine Curriculum, the Parent Guide is a key component of every unit study, designed to empower parents and help them feel confident in providing a high-quality education to their children. Each guide offers the following:
- Comprehensive Overview: The guide lays out the structure of the unit, including pacing suggestions, key concepts, and how to integrate the material smoothly into your homeschool schedule.
- Step-by-Step Instructions: Whether you’re familiar with the subject matter or new to the content, the guide walks you through each lesson with clear, detailed instructions.
- Grading Rubrics: For assignments like essays, projects, and reading logs, rubrics are included to make assessment straightforward, giving you peace of mind when evaluating your child’s work.
- Supplemental Tips: From how to spark meaningful discussions to ways of enriching your child’s experience with hands-on activities, the guide includes practical advice to enhance learning.
The Parent Guide ensures that parents of all experience levels can feel confident guiding their child through rich, meaningful lessons that foster both academic growth and personal connection