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Silverdale Press - Holidays at the White House - review

Silverdale Press

(from their website)

 At Silverdale Press, we understand the desire to provide the best possible education for your children--an education that prepares them for life and cultivates a love of learning.  That is why we have made it our mission to provide homeschooling families and co-ops with high quality educational resources. ​ 


A Review





Silverdale Press is thrilled to announce our brand new homeschool unit studies: White House Holidays. Designed for students in grades K-12, these unit studies will enrich your students’ learning about the history of our national holidays. They will inject fun and meaningful experiences into your homeschool routine and help your family make memories.


I had the pleasure of meeting the creators of Silverdale Press at a blogging conference this fall.   One of the things that appealed to me was their unit studies. I love unit studies because it's all there for you. Any websites, links and extras are included with this unit study.


I am using this one for my 3rd and 5th grader. Some of the material is a little over their heads, but most of it is spot on  I am learning right along with them and find it fascinating that so much planning goes into Christmas White House traditions. 



The girls were very interested in the "themes" of each White House Christmas season so we did some additional website research and married it up with the unit study.

As a home educating parent, what impresses me is all the details and time and effort that went into making this unit study. There are 78 pages, including pictures and recipes!  You can print as much or as little as you want to.   


We are only 1/2 way thru the first section and the girls are loving it.  

I would recommend this unit study for grades 3rd to 9th. Even though older grades would get something out of it also, I feel it's grade appropriate for these grades. 

Did you know that the White House has an official ornament each year? I didn't...but do now! 



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