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Using Pinterest for Unit Studies

March 10, 2014 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

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Today we’re linking up with iHomeschool Network to share our five favorite Pinterest boards! As you can tell here, here, and here, I love unit studies! They’re so flexible that they’re adaptable for just about any age, grade level, and subject, which makes them a perfect choice for eclectic homeschoolers.

Pinterest is a HUGE help when it comes to unit study planning. I can find a topic I like and then pin several resources to use when we cover our units. I have a lot of Pinterest boards, but five of them play a major role in our unit study planning.

Pinterest Board #1: Seasonal Learning

Follow Selena @ Look! We’re Learning!’s board Seasonal Learning on Pinterest.

Our Seasonal Learning board is home to loads of great resources for unit studies! If you’re basing a unit around a particular season, it’s simple to take a few lessons, experiments, and crafts and combine them into one ongoing study. I got the inspiration for our All About Snowflakes unit study from several of our Pinterest finds. Since we’re coming up on spring, here are a few of our pins that would be great for a spring unit study:

Spring Tulip Painting with Forks

18 Cloud and Rain Crafts

Spring Butterfly Craft with Toilet Paper Rolls

30 Indoor Activities for Spring

Pinterest Board #2: Learning for Little Ones

Follow Selena @ Look! We’re Learning!’s board Learning for Little Ones on Pinterest.

We have three learners aged five and under, so even with unit studies, it can be tricky to find activities for them all. Often, I can find an activity on Pinterest that’s geared toward young kids, and then adapt it for my oldest student (or vice versa). In fact, we’ll be breaking out the busy bags and such for Piglet soon! Some of the fine motor activities I’ve found are even good for older kids, especially those who have ADHD like Tigger and like to fidget during class. 🙂

Here are a few of our favorite pins for little learners that lend themselves to unit studies:

Sight Word Treasure Hunt (Pirate unit)

DIY Play Beach Sand (Beach unit)

Ice Cream Cone Letter Activity (Ice Cream unit)

Woven Paper Plate Rainbow (Weather unit)

Pinterest Board #3: Living History

Follow Selena @ Look! We’re Learning!’s board Living History on Pinterest.

I’m a huge history buff, so history makes up a large part of our homeschooling curriculum. A lot of the unit studies we do are based around historical figures or events, and we’ve found great history resources on Pinterest. Since we have so many active learners, weaving in activities and crafts with history helps our kids get more involved in our lessons. This is where the crafts in the other boards really come in handy.   Here are a few of the ideas for teaching history that we like on Pinterest:

Lewis and Clark Expedition Study

African History for Kids

Dinosaur Activities for Kids

Smithsonian Natural History Museum Virtual Tour

Pinterest Board #4: Seeing the World

Follow Selena @ Look! We’re Learning!’s board Seeing the World on Pinterest.

Geography is a natural tie-in for history, so it’s fairly simple to add it into a unit study. When we did our series on ancient Africa, we naturally talked about the geography and people of the continent as we covered the historical events. But sometimes I find separate geography resources that are too good NOT to include in a unit study…lol. As much as I love history, I find geography kind of boring, so the geography lessons and units I’ve found on Pinterest have been a big help.  

Here are a few of our favorite geography pins for unit studies:  

30 Ideas for Studying the World

Free Printable State Notebooking Pages

Landforms Paper Flipbook

50 Books for 50 U.S. States

Pinterest Board #5: Unit Studies

Follow Selena @ Look! We’re Learning!’s board Unit Studies on Pinterest.

Naturally, here’s where I keep pins that are for completed unit studies. I like to make up our own, but I’ve also found lots of great unit studies written by other homeschoolers on Pinterest. Here are a few of our favorites, including one of our own:

Early Elementary Canada Unit Study

The Aristocats Unit Study

Ant Unit Study Resources

 Inuit & Arctic Circle Unit Study

And that’s how we use Pinterest to help us plan unit studies! How do you use Pinterest in your homeschool? Do you have any particular topic you search for on the site? What are your favorite pins for homeschooling? Let us know in the comments!

This post is part of the Our Pintastic Pinboards linkup from iHomeschoolNetwork! Click on over to visit our fellow bloggers and see their favorite Pinterest boards!

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