Students learn about real-life activities that are associated with modern homesteading. Through the text, budgeting, research, videos, and projects, students will have a better understanding of what it takes to pursue a life of self-sufficiency
Homestead Science has options for preschool through adulthood.
Little Learner’s Homestead Science is customizable for preschool to about 5th grade, depending on your child’s maturity, math ability, and previous farm experience.
Introduction to Homestead Science is for 6th grade through adulthood. It approaches the basics of agriculture and homesteading from a science perspective.
This curriculum could be considered a science. It can take up to an hour for each lesson (3 a week for elementary and four a week for highschool). It also contains labs.
Homestead Science can also be a social science, health, or elective curriculum. There are components of reading comprehension, writing, and math at both levels.
This curriculum was written to be neutral. However, the stories associated with the units reflect traditional families.
The schedule suggests three days a week for elementary and four days a week for middle and high school.
This is a very versatile curriculum that can be done all in one day a week, in an after-school program, in summer projects, or on weekends at Grandma’s.
Absolutely not! This curriculum is designed to be used on or off the homestead and gives options on how to experience everything off the homestead.
Yes! There are already co-ops and farm schools using this program. Please contact me at info@thehomesteadeducation.com to discuss pricing.
Please contact me at info@thehomesteadeducation.com.
