Homeschool Homestead: Strawberry Unit Study
With summer fast approaching, now’s the perfect time to head outside and enjoy the season’s bounty with a hands-on strawberry unit study. Whether you’re diving into homeschool science, health, agriculture, or home economics, strawberries offer a delicious and versatile theme for early summer learning. This is a great opportunity to combine nature study and real-world learning—plus a chance to sweeten your homeschool homestead experience.
Strawberry Goodness
Hit up a local farm for strawberry picking, kid-friendly activities, strawberry treats, and more. Strawberries are an excellent option for all ages to “pick their own,” as they are low to the ground and accessible to even small harvesters.
Once your baskets are full, try one—or all!—of these ten kid-approved recipes, including strawberry fruit roll-ups, strawberry freezer jam, and strawberry cream cheese muffins. These are perfect for using up your harvest and introducing basic kitchen skills.
Looking to tie in some health and nutrition? Explore the 6 health benefits of strawberries from Organic Facts and discover how these sweet fruits support your body while brightening up your plate. Great fuel for a nutrition mini-lesson!
Strawberry Science
Add a homeschool science twist with a fascinating botany detour: despite their name, strawberries aren’t technically berries. Use the description of true berries and the diagram at Live Science to illustrate a science lesson that can be tailored to students of multiple ages. On your next trip to the supermarket, let your students explore the produce section with their new-found information and examine fruits to determine which are really “true berries.”
Strawberry Creatives
This sweet strawberry rock craft is a simple craft for all ages, utilizing small rocks and paint you likely already have in your house and backyard. (You can also buy inexpensive river pebbles for floral arrangements and aquarium decorations at the dollar store or craft store.) This blogger suggests using the strawberry pebbles as charming flower bed decorations or leaving them around your town to spread some sweet summer cheer.
For families looking to take this unit study even further, consider starting your own strawberry patch. Building a vertical or horizontal strawberry planter using PVC pipe is an engaging project that blends science, agriculture, and home economics. It’s also a fantastic addition to your homeschool homestead, showing kids how to grow food from the ground up—literally. Get inspired with this DIY planter tutorial.
Megan Mora Fuentes
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