{"product_id":"friendship-wonder-study","title":"Friendship Wonder Study","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the meaningful, sometimes messy, and always worthwhile world of friendship as your family studies history, geography, character, and language arts together. Designed for grades 6 and under, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriendship Wonder Study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e pairs engaging picture books with 18 structured lessons that invite children to think deeply about what makes a good friend, how friendships can be challenged, and how kindness, compassion, forgiveness, and fairness can strengthen relationships. With narration, mapwork, timelines, vocabulary, writing instruction, and hands-on activities, this open-and-go study makes it easy to learn together while growing in character along the way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18 open-and-go lessons across history, geography, character, and language arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory lessons exploring the friendship and eventual feud between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, including key events from the founding of the United States\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeography and mapwork exploring the United States, its states, surrounding countries and oceans, and its diverse geographical features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharacter lessons focused on compassion, kindness, friendship, conflict resolution, forgiveness, fairness, and becoming a better friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpportunities for narration, illustration, and Keeping Book journaling throughout the study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTimeline activities that help students place important events from American history in context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVocabulary development through a themed Word Wall and engaging vocabulary games\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting instruction that teaches students to revise paragraphs, vary sentence structure, and organize ideas using Single-Paragraph Outlines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpinion and narrative writing activities connected to the books and themes of the study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopywork and dictation with opportunities to adjust assignments for different ages and skill levels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonder Trails that encourage children to follow their own questions and interests beyond the planned lessons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLevel Up activities that provide additional challenges and independent work for older students\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA flexible, multi-age approach that allows the whole family to learn together while adjusting expectations for younger and older students\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn end-of-unit celebration that gives your family an opportunity to reflect on what you've learned and celebrate together\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriendship Wonder Study\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is designed to work alongside your Morning Time, but it can also be used during any part of your homeschool day. With rich books, meaningful conversations, hands-on activities, and opportunities to explore children's questions, your family can study friendship from many different angles while building connections across subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRequired Books:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou must purchase or borrow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Suzanne Tripp Jurmain and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Other Side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Jacqueline Woodson to complete the plans as written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe coordinating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFriend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CjhxAINh-EU9tBkkbBVdrYtmncntdzWU\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e📥\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/128ETlWx815VZTqJZ7_XHzJbj4b-x0VoF\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e Download a sample of the plan PDF.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CjhxAINh-EU9tBkkbBVdrYtmncntdzWU\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1247\"\u003eThis is a digital product accessed online; nothing will be mailed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Homeschool Better Together","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67554611921066,"sku":"SKU-8015","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0656\/1618\/3466\/files\/friendship-wonder-study-2787506.png?v=1790928012","url":"https:\/\/shop.homeschoolbettertogether.com\/products\/friendship-wonder-study","provider":"Homeschool Better Together","version":"1.0","type":"link"}