American Girl - Girls of American History Unit 9 1812 War of 1812-Caroline® - Family License

Studying history as a family is, perhaps, the best way to learn.  One of the most important parts of homeschooling is family relationship.  Schooling multiple ages together with the continuity of the same subject matter for literature and history, as well as crafts and field trip experiences, gives opportunities for family discussion and builds long lasting and cherished memories.

The experiences practiced in multisensory learning allow each family member to participate in ways that help them understand and retain best.  Brothers and sisters learn together and help each other with projects such as making a model ship, making butter, having discussions about the story, historical information, as well as positive character traits such as confidence, obedience, etc.  

Multisensory learning is great for every kind of learner - because each learner gets to experience learning the way they are most comfortable - but they also have the opportunity to learn through other senses.  Studies and research have shown that learning material through multiple senses helps children to retain information better.

Get the entire family involved while visiting a weather station or sledding.  This six week unit study using the American Girl® Caroline® series books is also great for doing school with an additional family or two.  Get together for weekly activities or field trips, while doing the rest of the study on your own with your family.  Get together at the end of the unit for an End of War Celebration party of your own!

There are two options for the required readers for this unit.  American Girl orignally printed the Caroline® stories in a six book set. These stories have been reformatted into a three book set called "Beforever".  Either book set will work for this curriculum.

This series of books follows a young girl during the War of 1812.  She struggles to hang on to hope as she learns lessons and makes brave decisions. Strong male characters include her father and a friend.

This is a fantastic unit, filled with information about a war often forgotten and misunderstood. This was an important time in history for Americans, Canadians and the British. This is a great unit for character development and discussion. This unit will be enjoyed by both boys and girls, as the curriculum utilizes ship building, knot making and many other fun and educational activities. Field trips include, museums, sailing, fishing, and more. Biography opportunities include James Madison, Francis Scott Key and Laura Secord.

**Crafts are not included in the purchase of the curriculum, but resources and instruction as to what crafts to purchase are included.  Some units do include free craft templates.Family license allows single family usage for the purchaser only.  Copies are not permitted for use outside of the owner's immediate family.  If you are a co-op or charter school purchasing for a single family - please make a note of the family's name and email address when ordering.