Homestead Science

Bring home a Common Sense Education

A new way of teaching agriculture science, food science, life skills, applied mathematics, and quality character.
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Options for the whole family

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

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The One-of-a-kind homeschool curriculum
for homesteaders and those who dream of a rural life

Preschool - 5th Grade

Package Sets

Curriculum Kit (K-2nd)

Includes textbook with stories, alphabet coloring book, poster, and velcro dots.

Curriculum Kit (3rd-5th)

Includes textbook with stories, expansion pack, poster, and velcro dots.

Digital Download

Includes all above files in a PDF format for the whole family.

Customizations

Alphabet Coloring Book

Leaning homesteading facts along with the alphabet and hands-on activities. Each preschool through 2nd grade child needs one.

Textbook with Stories

This is the workbook that every kindergarten through 5th-grade student will need.

Expansion Pack

Additional learning for upper elementary and guided lessons. This book can be shared or each 3rd through 5th grade student can use their own.

Homestead Poster

2′ X 3′ Blank homestead poster for each student to build.

6th Grade - Adults

Printed Options

Full Printed Set

Textbook, Workbook, Answer Key

Textbook

300-page text with 18 units that stretch over a full year. Each student may need their own or may share.

Workbook

This is in line with the textbook for daily lessons. Each student should have their own.

Answer Key

Contains answers and guidance for the workbook and includes vocabulary tests. Only one per family is needed.

Digital Options

Digital files can be purchased as a set for a discount, or the files can be mixed and matched to meet each family’s needs.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions

What age group is this curriculum for?
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.
What subject is this curriculum considered?
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.
 
What religious belief does this curriculum follow?
This curriculum was written to be neutral. However, the stories associated with the units reflect traditional families.
How many days a week does the schedule suggest?

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.

Do we have to own a homestead to benefit from this curriculum?
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.
Would this curriculum work in a coop or farm school?
Yes! There are already co-ops and farm schools using this program. Please contact me at info@thehomesteadeducation.com to discuss pricing.
Have any other questions?
Please contact me at info@thehomesteadeducation.com.

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