The mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled. ~Plutarch
The Quick Look Series
Quick Look Pricing Information
All of the topics in this unit study series have one thing in common ...they are
extensive or contain alot. So when you wonder "How will I ever teach about the 50
states...or Presidents...or Explorers..." you can take a Quick Look and conduct
more of a hands on study instead of going too in depth. The way we recommend using
these guides is to continue to do your regular unit studies but set one afternoon
aside and do one of the Quick Look studies with your students (grades 2-4th and
up - because they will have to do some writing). I usually get out several books
about my topic and read to my kids. For example, when studying the 50 States, I
read about bordering states, what grows or is produced in that state, when it was
admitted to the Union, it's nickname and so on. Each Map Page is accompanied by
a Fact Sheet to fill in. While I am reading, my kids decorate the map with mountains,
rivers, large red dots for big cities and a star for the capital etc. These studies
are more hands on and some come with stickers (50 states has bird and flags to stick
on). The Quick Look studies are ready for the student to work in so they are a complete
study - aside from obtaining some nonficiton books with the information in them
to teach from. You CAN reproduce them for your own and family.