Get ready to mix, bubble, and experiment!

This kit is packed with supplies and learning experiences to introduce learners to early chemistry concepts. They’ll begin learning the three main states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases), and will discover the lesser-known fourth state, plasma. The book included in this kit is called Solids, Liquids, Gases, and Plasma by David A. Adler.

Through hands-on activities, interactive workbook pages, engaging books and videos, building block models, science snacks, and songs to reinforce learning, kids will explore how matter can change forms, what matter is made of (atoms and molecules), and how matter makes up everything around us. This unit will help build a strong foundation for the elementary chemistry in a fun and memorable way.

Each unit study includes 25+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4, or a supplement for 5-6th. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement. With each themed kit, your kids will dive deep into meaningful topics while learning together through hands-on experiences.

Have more than one child participating?
Sibling Add-on Kits are now available as a variant option when you order. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and exploring together—without doubling your prep.

Step into the world of medieval adventure! 

From royal life and feasts, to armor, catapults, and castle defenses, your kids will love exploring life in the Middle Ages through hands-on projects, creative storytelling, and immersive learning across subjects.

This unit study includes 25+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.

Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies are designed for homeschool families and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4 or as a supplement for 5-6th. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Have more than one child participating? 
Sibling Add-Ons are now available as an option when you order your kit. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and creating together—without doubling your prep.

Perfect for homeschoolers, co-ops, or those using charter school funds or educational scholarships.

Strike it rich with this Gold Rush Unit Study Kit! 

Centered around the book What Was the Gold Rush?, this unit brings the excitement of the 1849 California Gold Rush to life through immersive, multi-subject learning. Kids will step into the boots of a gold miner, explore westward expansion, and discover how the Gold Rush changed the course of U.S. history.

Your kids will explore the journey, hardships, and discoveries of the gold rush through hands-on activities like:

• Travel west by ship or wagon
• Meet a gold miner character
• Create a Gold Rush boomtown
• Pan for gold with real tools
• Build a working sluice box
• Discuss mining’s causes and effects
• Write a gold strike newspaper article
• Learn gold rush vocabulary and mapping

With everything from creative writing to hands-on STEM engineering, this kit blends fun and learning into a memorable journey through one of America’s most exciting time periods.

Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4, and a supplement for 5-6th grade. Each kit includes 25+ open-and-go lessons and weaves together Science, Social Studies, Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, (and sometimes Cooking, Health, and Movement).

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, homeschooling families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Have more than one child participating? 
Sibling Add-ons are now available as an option when you order your kit. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and creating together—without doubling your prep.

Perfect for homeschoolers, co-ops, or those using charter school funds or educational scholarships.

Explore the science of how things work with our Simple Machines Unit Study Kit!

Centered around the book Simple Machines by David Adler, this unit invites kids to dive into the world of mechanics as they explore the six types of simple machines: levers, wheels and axles, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, and screws.

Your kids will learn how simple machines help us do work—and how they’re all around us in everyday life—through engaging, build-it-yourself activities like:

• Explore and test how a lever works
• Build and use a pulley
• Experiment with inclined planes
• Investigate wedges and screws
• Learn how wheels and axles reduce friction
• Complete STEM challenges using simple machine principles
• Design and build a compound machine

Each lesson includes a focused hands-on project that makes early physics concepts come alive in tangible ways. This type of project-based learning encourages critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving while helping learners apply what they’ve discovered in meaningful ways.

This unit study includes 25+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons. Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies are designed for homeschool families and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4 and a supplement for 5-6th. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Have more than one child participating? 
Sibling Add-Ons are now available as an option when you order your kit. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and creating together—without doubling your prep.

Perfect for homeschoolers, co-ops, or those using charter school funds or educational scholarships.

Step into history with our American Revolution Unit Study Kit!

Centered around the book The History of the American Revolution by Emma C. Berne, this unit invites your kids to explore the key people, events, and ideas that shaped the founding of the United States.

They’ll travel back in time to the 1700s and dive into colonial life, early acts of rebellion, and the birth of a new nation through immersive activities like:

• Learning American Revolution vocabulary
• Creating a Revolution-themed small world play scene
• Mapping the original 13 colonies
• Playing a hands-on “collecting taxes” game
• Writing a petition
• Playing a Minutemen battle game
• Studying Paul Revere’s midnight ride
• Making a Continental Soldier craft
• Exploring the meaning behind the Declaration of Independence
• Crafting their own flag

This hands-on kit brings history to life with memorable, interactive lessons designed to engage kids’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the people and principles behind America’s independence.

This unit study includes 25+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.
Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies are designed for homeschool families and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Have more than one child participating? 
Sibling Add-Ons are now available as an option when you order your kit. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and creating together—without doubling your prep.

Perfect for homeschoolers, co-ops, or those using charter school funds or educational scholarships. 

Dig into geology with our Rocks & Minerals Unit Study Kit!

Centered around the book Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans, this unit invites your kids to explore the amazing world beneath their feet—from how rocks are formed to how we use them in everyday life.

Your kids will explore types of rocks, minerals, fossils, erosion, and the rock cycle through activities like:

• Go rock collecting 
• Complete a Words Rock! language arts activity
• Describe and classify rock properties
• Paint a rock with natural patterns
• Mix minerals to make mineral dough
• Interview a geologist
• Bake a rock cycle cookie bar recipe
• Conduct a jelly bean rock cycle experiment
• Model Earth’s layers using clay
• Build a salt dough volcano

This hands-on kit brings earth science to life in fun and creative ways that work for multiple ages. Whether your kids are digging in the dirt or baking up geology-inspired snacks, they’ll be learning across subjects while having a blast.

This unit study includes 20+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.
Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies are designed for homeschool families and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Have more than one child participating? 
Sibling Add-ons are now available as an option when you order your kit. Add one for each additional child to receive another set of printed activity pages and extra supplies (not a full duplicate kit). It’s the easiest way to get everyone learning and creating together—without doubling your prep.

Perfect for homeschoolers, co-ops, or those using charter school funds or educational scholarships.

This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped.

Bring the Life on the Farm Unit Study to your learning in an instant with this digital PDF!

The download includes all the printable lessons, activities, and instructions from our popular hands-on kit, giving you the flexibility to gather your own materials and complete the unit on your own schedule.

It is recommended that you obtain a copy of Farming by Gail Gibbons. This book will be suggested many times throughout the unit study.

Experience country living with our Life on the Farm Unit Study Kit!

This unit study includes 20+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

Centered around the book Farming by Gail Gibbons, this unit invites your family to explore the daily work, science, and importance of farms around the world. From planting crops to collecting eggs, your kids will gain a deeper understanding of how food gets from the farm to their table.

Your kids will explore life cycles, food production, and farm life through hands-on activities like:

• Build a working grain bin
• Interview a local farmer
• Learn about daily farm chores
• Plan and draw a garden layout
• Explore composting and soil health
• Try milking a cow and making butter
• Study global farming and the supply chain
• Learn the parts of a plant
• Discover the chicken life cycle
• Visit a local farmers market

Whether your family is city-based or country-rooted, this kit offers meaningful insight into agriculture and the hard work behind the food we eat. With hands-on projects and real-world connections, kids will walk away with new appreciation and knowledge.

This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped.

Bring the Planets in Space Unit Study to your learning in an instant with this digital PDF!

The download includes all the printable lessons, activities, and instructions from our popular hands-on kit, giving you the flexibility to gather your own materials and complete the unit on your own schedule.

It is recommended that you obtain a copy of The Planets by Gail Gibbons. This book will be suggested many times throughout the unit study.

This unit study includes 20+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.

Schoolhouse Discoveries hands-on unit studies are designed for homeschool families and can serve as a core Science and Social Studies curriculum for grades K–4. Each unit also weaves in Language Arts, Math, Art, STEM, Sensory Play, Cooking, Health, and Movement.

By using multiple themed kits throughout the year, families can build a complete, well-rounded curriculum rooted in hands-on, family-style learning.

This unit study includes 20+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.
Centered around the book The Planets by Gail Gibbons, this unit invites kids to journey through our solar system with interactive lessons and creative projects. From the blazing surface of the sun to the distant reaches of Neptune, your kids will explore each planet through a mix of science, art, and STEM-based discovery.

Your kids will explore planets, space science, and engineering through hands-on activities like:

• Read and research facts about the eight planets
• Create planet fact cards using stamps and ink
• Paint and assemble a small-world galaxy
• Play a game to learn how many moons planets have
• Build a space probe and edible space rover
• Complete orbit-themed math challenges
• Design a planets-in-space board game
• Create space-themed art projects

Whether they’re engineering rovers, designing games, or simulating planetary motion, your learners will build a deeper understanding of the solar system—and have fun doing it.

This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped.

Bring the Trip to the River Unit Study to your learning in an instant with this digital PDF!

The download includes all the printable lessons, activities, and instructions from our popular hands-on kit, giving you the flexibility to gather your own materials and complete the unit on your own schedule.

It is recommended that you obtain a copy of The Raft by Jim LaMarche. This book will be suggested many times throughout the unit study.

This unit study includes 20+ activities, organized into eight easy-to-follow, open-and-go lessons.

With a blend of science, nature study, storytelling, and creative projects, this river-themed unit study helps kids build meaningful connections between what they read and the world around them through activities like:

• Mapping a river’s journey from source to sea
• Researching animals in the river habitat
• Hunting for river animal tracks
• Writing about water safety
• Exploring the water cycle
• Painting watercolor river scenes
• Building a river small world
• Reflecting on personal connections to nature

A special note to parents and teachers:
All lessons and activities can be completed as outlined in the instruction booklet. However, if you’re able to visit a real river, stream, or creek during this unit, it adds an unforgettable layer to the experience. Encourage your kids to use all five senses as they explore the river habitat and bring their observations back into the lessons. These real-world experiences deepen comprehension, spark curiosity, and help kids make lasting text-to-self connections.