Teaching
How children play and experience the world around them influences their development. Here are some fun ways we have incorporated themed units into our home activities to exercise academic skills and learn about the world around us.
Themed studies
India Unit Study
We dove into the history and culture of India after being inspired by the Disney+ show “Mira Royal Detective.”
(Elementary Age)
Pokémon Unit Study
Since my daughter was interested in Pokemon, we designed a STEAM unit around the different Pokemon types to explore our world and their world at the same time.
(Elementary age)
Alaska Unit
My girls love Molly of Denali on PBS, and were interested in learning more. So we spent several weeks studying Alaskan culture and history. This included covering Arctic life and a week on Dog Sledding too. The target age for this unit is elementary.
South East Asia and Raya and the Last Dragon
Inspired by the Disney movie, Raya and the Last Dragon, we explore South East Asian culture and celebrate the beautiful characters from the film’s fictional land of Kumandra.
(For ages 4-7, Currently in Progress)
Themed studies
Following the Disney movie, Moana, we explored aspects of Polynesian culture (for ages 4-6)
Moana
Beauty and the Beast
Following along with Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, we explored French culture and cuisine as we highlighted each of the main characters of the movie.