INCLUDED IN ISLAND LIFE *DIGITAL* UNIT
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- 6 open-and-go lessons
- All digital guidebooks included to cover the whole family, aged pre-reader to adult
- All guidebooks are specifically choreographed to be used together
- Core Connections are included, to extend this into an all-in-one unit study, covering multiple school subjects (all ages)
- Just download, use on any device (or print, if desired) and go!
- Downloads appear immediately after purchase on your device screen
INCLUDED IN PIRATES ADD-ON *DIGITAL*
- 5 additional open-and-go lessons
- All digital guidebooks included to cover the whole family, aged pre-reader to adult
- No Core Connections (Core Connections Companion is with Island Life; Pirates is an add-on or single subject only)
EACH UNIT (ISLAND LIFE AND PIRATES ADD-ON) CAN BE COMPLETED ON ITS OWN, OR IT CAN BE COMPLETED TOGETHER, AS THEY SUPPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER.
WHAT’S THE PIRATES ADD-ON ABOUT
REAL stories of REAL pirates, REAL treasure, REAL hideouts, REAL battles, and REAL history. As our units are always experiential, we first located the places noted for pirate hideouts; we learned all of the local secrets; we discovered how to bring it to life… to take your family into the journey of what it was actually like as a pirate in the Caribbean.
Grab your unit, and let’s go on our journey!
WHAT’S ISLAND LIFE ABOUT
What is it like living the island life in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)? This unit doesn’t hold back! It takes you down the ins and outs of island life, while teaching all about microbiology, ecology, pirate history, and more! This unit is best paired with our Pirates of the Caribbean unit (optional, not required)!
Please let us highlight for you one of the people that so inspired this unit. Born in 1914, Martin immigrated from Switzerland to the United States at only 16 years of age. He learned about nursery work and horticulture with his job in the states, where somebody told him about some islands, one of which had only ~11,000 people on it. Piqued with great curiosity, he traveled to the Caribbean and began his exciting adventure. He purchased land where the Danish land marker was (and still is) in a boulder from before 1917 (before the United States purchased from Denmark). Then, after expanding his horticulture expertise, he became the first person to bring new palms to the island, consequently receiving recognition and awards from the USVI governor for his beautification of the islands. He built his home by hand—along with the help of family members and friends. The beautiful piece of property, also one of the highest homes on the entire island, provides an extremely rare 360-degree view of the entire island. The entire home is surrounded by gardens that were created by him, his wife, and his children.
Having already passed in the very place he loved so dear, he passed it onto his son. WHAT an incredible story and rare view into the world of true island life (at least, on this island).
As this unit was written, we also interviewed many locals from all the islands in the USVI. We went all in to truly learn all we could, in order to share with you. What we witnessed was exciting but devastating. It was gorgeous, but it was broken. We had moments of complete awe followed by moments of great sadness. This unit doesn’t hold anything back. It provides a real sneak peek into what being an islander is really like in the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with the lifestyle of the Caribbean people.
On that note, island living is going to look very different from one island to the next. It’s just as different as asking a person what living in the United States is like. There are some common themes, but each state is different. This is why we made the unit focus on these islands, specifically.
CORE CONNECTIONS COMPANION
The Island Life unit can be used as core curriculum (with Core Connections) or as an extracurricular (without Core Connections). Full Scope and Sequence are HERE.
DIFFERENCES FROM THE NORM
We were able to combine the Growing/Advanced guidebooks in these units! More advanced information will be in the sidebar in color-coded font. This is a mini unit with Core Connections!
PAGE COUNT
ISLAND LIFE: 80 (GROWING/ADVANCED), 23 (EARLY LEARNER), 45 (CORE CONNECTIONS)
PIRATES: 48 (GROWING/ADVANCED), 15 (EARLY LEARNER)
RELEASED: 2020, 2024
CAMPFIRE STANDARDS
Our units are taught through living book format.They are applicable to all age levels, pre-reader to adult. If you would like to see how we adjust each level for difficulty (while allowing the whole family to come together), please visit this page HERE.
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