Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Snow
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We catch a falling flake on a cold black card, find out that snow is mostly air, and make snow ice cream on the last day.
Christian learning for the early years
Printable winter and fall homeschool unit studies for ages 4–7
Five gentle days of living books, nature study, science, hands-on math, copywork, art, Scripture, and a family recipe—designed for ages 4–7.
Choose a seasonal subject your child already wonders about, download the lesson plan, and follow a thoughtful path through the week. Each study is flexible enough to enjoy with one child or several young learners together.
A complete week, simply planned
Everything you need for a beautiful unit study
Each print-ready unit brings the subjects together around one memorable theme, giving you a clear plan while leaving room for conversation, outdoor wandering, and wonder.
- Living books
- Narration
- Nature study
- Science
- Hands-on math
- Copywork
- Art & craft
- Five-day devotion
- Family recipe
The winter collection
Choose a winter homeschool unit study
Winter looks different depending on where you live, so we made two sets of six. If your winters bring snow, start with Cold Places. If yours are mild and wet, start with Warm Places. Every unit also works on its own.
Six units · Ages 4–7 · 96 pages
Winter in Cold Places
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For snowy, cold winters: Snow, Tracks, Bare Trees, Wool and Warmth, The Light Returning, and Sap and Sugaring. That’s one unit a week for six weeks of winter. You get six separate PDFs, one for each unit.
Six units · Ages 4–7 · 96 pages
Winter in Warm Places
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For mild, wet winters: The Rains, Frost and Dew, The Birds That Came South, The Cold Snap, The Winter Harvest, and The Winter Sky. That’s one unit a week for six weeks of winter. You get six separate PDFs, one for each unit.
For cold places
Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Tracks
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We smooth a patch of snow before bed and find out in the morning who walked across it. We learn to tell a hopper from a walker and press our own tracks into clay.
Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Bare Trees
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The trees aren’t dead, just resting, and next spring’s leaves are already packed inside the buds. We cut one twig, bring it into the warm kitchen, and coax it to wake up early.
Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Wool and Warmth
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We find out that a coat makes no heat, wrap one jar in a sweater and leave one bare, finger-knit a cord of yarn, and bake a shepherd’s pie.
Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Light Returning
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The days have been getting longer since before Christmas, and hardly anyone notices. This week we write down the times, mark where the sun lands on the floor, and find out that some changes only show up when you measure them.
Cold places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Sap and Sugaring
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Snow is still on the ground, but something is already moving inside the trees. This week we learn when sap runs, boil it down, and pour hot syrup onto snow.
For warm places
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Rains
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We set a rain gauge on a post, measure every rainfall, follow the water off the roof to see where it goes, and put on our boots to go out in it.
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Frost and Dew
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You can have ice without any snow. This week we get up early, find out where the water on the grass came from when it didn’t rain, and watch it all disappear by mid-morning.
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Birds That Came South
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Somebody up north watched these birds leave in the fall, and they came to us. We put up a feeder, learn six birds from the kitchen window, and find out which ones are only visiting.
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Cold Snap
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Once or twice a winter the cold comes through and everything changes for a few days. We cover the garden before dark, set out jars of water to see which ones freeze, and find out why a clear, still night is the coldest.
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Winter Harvest
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We taste six foods that grow in winter, find out why cold nights make greens sweeter, grow a carrot top on the windowsill, and roast a pan of roots on the last day.
Warm places · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
The Winter Sky
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Dark comes before bedtime in winter. We go outside after supper, learn to find Orion and the Big Dipper, and watch them move while we stand still.
The fall collection
Choose a fall homeschool unit study
Begin with the subject that sparks your child’s curiosity. Choose any unit below to start your cart, then add as many other units as you like at checkout.
Seven units · Ages 4–7 · 112 pages
The Autumn Term
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All seven fall units: Apples, Sunflowers, Leaves, Pumpkins, Acorns, Squirrels, and Bears. That’s one unit a week from the first apples to the first frost.
Unit One · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Apples
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In this unit we cut an apple the wrong way on purpose, find the star that has been hiding in the middle of every apple the child has ever eaten, and end up with a pot of applesauce on the stove.
Unit Two · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Leaves
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In this unit we find out that the yellow was in the leaf all summer, hiding behind the green. We tear one into a jar, wait an hour, and watch the hidden colours climb a strip of paper.
Unit Three · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Pumpkins
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In this unit we follow the circle all the way round — seed to vine to flower to fruit and back to seed. We open one up, guess how many seeds are inside, and then count them in tens until we know.
Unit Four · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Sunflowers
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A young sunflower turns its head to follow the sun all day, then settles facing east once it blooms. We look hard at the seed head and find the two spirals running through it at once.
Unit Five · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Acorns
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Look closely at oak trees, discover what an acorn holds, and follow the quiet work of squirrels preparing for winter.
Unit Six · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Squirrels
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Watch a squirrel work, hide ten counters the way it scatters food, build a model leaf nest, and discover how one forgotten acorn may become an oak.
Unit Seven · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Bears
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Find your own pulse, discover how a black bear’s body changes through winter, search for sheltered places outdoors, and build a model den before sharing warm honey-oat porridge.
Unit Eight · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Rocks and Minerals
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Scratch stones with a fingernail, a penny, and a nail to discover which is hardest. Choose one rock to carry all week, then end with a shared pot of stone soup.
Unit Nine · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Thanksgiving and Gratitude
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Discover how much of taste is really smell, ask five people what they are thankful for, make place cards for the family table, and listen to cranberries pop on the stove.
Unit Ten · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Spiders
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We build a web of yarn between four chairs, sit the child at the centre with one hand on a thread and their eyes closed, and drop a paper fly somewhere on the far side — then find out how she knows. The week ends with chocolate web pretzels.
Unit Eleven · Ages 4–7 · Five gentle days
Owls at Dusk
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We swipe a smooth card through the air, then a fringed one at the same speed, so the difference is something you hear rather than something you are told. Then out at dusk to map every sound in three minutes of silence.
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A whole unit on us
Ages 4–7 · Five days · 19 pages
How Our House Works
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Where does the power come from? Where does the water come from? How does the heat work? Where does it go after you flush? One question a day, followed through your own house, with boiled eggs on Friday.
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Grade Two Interactive Mathematics
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Questions parents ask
What ages are these unit studies for?
They are written for ages 4–7, and can be gently adapted for siblings learning together.
Are these Christian unit studies?
Yes. Scripture and a short devotion are woven into every five-day unit. The studies also use living books, real-world observation, hands-on activities, and growing independence.
What is included in each unit?
Each study includes a five-day plan with books and poems, nature and science, an activity, art or craft, observation, copywork, math, devotion, a recipe, and coloring pages.
How long does a unit take?
Each unit provides five days of learning. You can enjoy it in one week or slow the pace and linger wherever your child is especially interested.
Are these digital downloads?
Yes. Each unit is a printable homeschool download delivered as a PDF, so you can print the pages you need and begin at home.