Humanities

Humanities is part of our Monday homeschool program in Lakewood Ranch. Social studies taught decade by decade with Ms. Carolyn. Students build historical context through hands-on, visual activities, then create an artifact that shows what they learned.

Led by: Ms. CarolynFor: Upper Elementary · Middle GradesMondays, 9 to 3

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From the classroom

A 1920s news broadcast

The first unit ended with students recording their own 1920s news broadcast, with segments on pop culture, sports, inventions, money and an interview from the era.

Now: the 1930s

Students are working through the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, building the context they will use for their next artifact.

What kids do

Explore a decade through activities like Mystery Suitcase, Build the Decade and Decade Snapshot
Learn the vocabulary of the era, like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl
Study the people, inventions, pop culture, sports and money of the time
Create an end-of-unit artifact to present

Skills they build

Historical thinking
Vocabulary
Research
Collaboration
Presentation

A sample hour

01
Unpack
Open the mystery suitcase or a snapshot of the decade.
02
Investigate
Teams dig into one part of the era.
03
Build
Piece the context together as a class.
04
Create
Work on the unit's artifact.

How it grows with your child

Upper Elementary + Middle Grades

Movement-based, highly visual units, one decade at a time, from the 1920s to the 1930s and beyond. Every unit ends with an artifact the class creates, like a recorded 1920s news broadcast.