I’ve collected 29 resources (paid and free) to help you build out your unit studies for November.

Most of these products are from homeschool moms/business owners!

I’ve also added some book recommendations, because what’s a unit study without some books?

Here are my top 5 art-inspired unit study ideas for older homeschooled kids that’ll inspire learning this November!

Use all the recommended resources in a unit study, or pick and choose to customize your own.

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My 5 Unit Study Picks (ages 7-12)

🦃 Turkey Unit Studies 🦃

Celebrate turkey month with gratitude, Thanksgiving, and turkey fun with these unit studies.

BUILD YOUR OWN UNIT STUDY

🦃 Biology Intro to Poultry Science Self-Paced Course (Science, Animals, Homestead) by Future Vet and Animal Science Academy

🦃 Turkey Mini Study (Animals, Writing, Journaling, Science) by Raising Dinos Shop

🦃 Printable Turkey Fact Families Craft (Math, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Art, Craft) by Ziggle Learning

🦃 Turkey STEM Activities (STEAM, Coding, PBL) by Student Savvy

FULL UNIT STUDY

🦃 Turkey Unit Study (Charlotte Mason, Animals, Nature, ELA, Science) by RikiTikiArt

BOOK RECS

🦃 Turkeys! And Their Secrets: A Book for Curious Kids and Families by Joanna Slodownik

“Turkeys! And Their Secrets is a book about turkeys not only for kids, but entire families.
Your children and you will learn from it a lot of fascinating facts about turkeys and their life--because even though these birds are around us, we actually know very little about them and rarely think about them as individuals.
Buy this book today and start reading! Enjoy!”

-Amazon description

🦃 Taylor the Tooting Turkey and the Tooting Wars: A Story About Turkeys Who Fart by Humor Heals Us

“Taylor the Tooting Turkey is back. This time Taylor brings along two turkey friends for an adventure!

Max and Austin have just arrived at the farm, but they soon find out that they're not the only ones that can toot.” -Amazon description

🦃 A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting and Diane de Groat

“Mr. and Mrs. Moose invite all their animal friends for Thanksgiving dinner and the only one missing is Turkey. When they set out to find him, Turkey is quaking with fear because he doesn't realize that his hosts want him at their table, not on it.” -Amazon description

Like these book recs?

You’ve got to see the full list!

🐿️ Woodland Animal Unit Studies 🐿️

Get your kids interested in the magical world of late autumn with these nature-inspired woodland unit studies.

BUILD YOUR OWN UNIT STUDY

🐿️ Build Your Own Food Web Project (STEAM, Science, Animals, Ecology) by ARTventurous Animals

🐿️ Needle Felting Club: Woodland Animals (Craft, Art, Animals) by Teacher Amanda Bestor

🐿️ Woodland Animals & Plants Project | Biomimicry Design Activities (Science, STEAM, PBL) by Asa Jomard

🐿️ Multiplication Pinecones (Math, Multiplication, Nature) by Raising Dinos Shop

FULL UNIT STUDY

🐿️ Life Science Unit Bundle (Science, Animals, Woodland, Art, STEM, ELA, Writing, Critical Thinking) by ARTventurous Animals

🐿️ Forest Animals in Autumn Nature Study (Nature, Science, Animals, Math, ELA) by RootsofCuriousity

BOOK RECS

🐿️ The Children's Forest: Stories & Songs, Wild Food, Crafts & by Dawn Casey, Anna Richardson, and Helen d’Ascoli

“This book is about encouraging children’s natural fascination with the forest and its inhabitants. The authors have produced an enchanting book where imagination, story and play bring alive the world of the forest. Full of games, facts, celebrations, craft activities, recipes, foraging, stories and Forest School skills, this is much more than a manual: it is an invitation.”

-Amazon description

🐿️ Slow Down: 50 Mindful Moments in Nature by Rachel Williams and Freya Hartas

“All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it’s not always easy to see them . . .

In this beautifully illustrated collection, 50 moments in nature are paused for you to watch them in detail. Then you should go outside and explore and see what you find when you take the time to slow down. Gorgeously illustrated, this charming collection celebrates the small wonders happening all around us every day.” -Amazon description

🐿️ Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America by Peter Wohlleben and Jane Billinghurst

“When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us, the answer is no—but when we do, a walk in the woods can go from pleasant to immersive and restorative. Forest Walking teaches you how to engage with the forest by decoding nature’s signs and awakening to the ancient past and thrilling present of the ecosystem around you.”

-Amazon description

🐻 Hibernation Unit Studies 🐻

Get cozy as you explore the hibernating animal world with this seasonal unit study.

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🐻 Hibernation Mini Pack: Nature Study (Nature, Animals, Reading, Science) by RaisingUpWildThings

🐻 Animal Science: Animal Survival Skills in the Winter, Experiments & Art Projects (Animals, Science, Art) by Crystal Walker

🐻 Animals In Winter Blackline Masters: Montessori (Migrate, Hibernate, Adapt) by Montessori Print Shop

🐻 Winter Forest Unit: Literacy Pack (Grammar, ELA, Writing, Reading, Nature) by Raising Dinos Shop

FULL UNIT STUDY

🐻 Hibernation Unit Study (Science, Animals, Nature, Reading, ELA, Handwriting) by ZoombooneLearning

BOOK RECS

🐻 Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal

“Over the snow, the world is hushed and white.

But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals who live through the winter, safe and warm.” -Amazon description

🐻 We Travel So Far by Laura Knowles and Chris Madden

“The stupendous migrations undertaken by more than 25 of the world's animals, including humans.

This beautifully illustrated picture book looks at the epic migrations that mammals, birds, fish and insects undertake every year, crossing hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles to reach breeding grounds, nesting sites and food sources. From the epic migration of the enormous humpback whale to the staggering determination of the tiny hummingbird and the mass migration of millions of wildebeests, each animal tells its own "micro-story" -- the reason that it travels so very far and the risks of the journey.”

-Amazon Description

🐻 Animal Hibernation by Jeanie Mebane

“Why do aquatic frogs spend the winter buried in mud? Why to garter snakes coil together in dens? Animals hibernate in some unique ways. Discover the amazing ways hibernating animals spend the winter.” -Amazon description

🍄 Mushroom Unit Studies 🍄

Explore the tiny world of mushrooms and fungus with these unit studies.

BUILD YOUR OWN UNIT STUDY

🍄 Mushroom Montessori Flashcards (Science, Nature, Vocab) by Hudson Academy

🍄 Mushroom Study Bundle (Science, Nature, ELA, Writing) by Pretty Cool Homeschool

🍄 Yayoi Kusama Mushrooms • Art Lesson (Art, History) by Expressive Monkey

🍄 Mushroom Math Symmetry (Math, Art) by Gentle Oddities

Full Unit Study

🍄 Mushroom Unit Study (Charlotte Mason, Nature, ELA, Science) by RikiTikiArt

BOOK RECS

🍄 Mushroom Rain by Laura K. Zimmerman

“What can smell like bubble gum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible things. But don't call them plants--mushrooms are fungi. They're more closely related to animals like you! Through lyrical text and colorful, detailed artwork, the wonderful, mysterious, and sometimes bizarre world of mushrooms is explored. Back matter includes a glossary, additional mushroom facts, and a science activity.”

-Amazon description

🍄 Mushrooms!: A My Incredible World Picture Book by Hope Aicher

“Explore the enchanting world of mushrooms with our vibrant nonfiction children's book, MUSHROOMS! Featuring over 20 full-color photos, this book is a feast for the eyes and the mind. Young readers will embark on a magical journey through forests, fields, and even their own backyard to discover the fascinating world of fungi.”

-Amazon description

🍄 Humongous Fungus by Lynne Boddy and Wenjia Tang

“Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secrets! Let’s unearth them together with this weird and wonderful book about mushrooms.” -Amazon description

🌴 Amazon Rainforest Unit Studies 🌴

Not liking the seasonal November picks? Try something completely different with tropical rainforest unit studies!

BUILD YOUR OWN UNIT STUDY

🌴 Free Color and Learn Worksheet: Poison Dart Frog (Art, Coloring, Science, Animals, Rainforest) by ARTventurous Animals

🌴 Engineer a Shelter (STEAM, Science, Rainforest, Critical Thinking, Project) ARTventurous Animals

🌴 Static Scarlet Macaw Project (Static Electricity, STEAM, Science, Physics) by ARTventurous Animals

🌴 Rainforest Mini Art Journal (Art, Rainforest, Element of Color) by ARTventurous Animals

🌴 Amazonian Animals Story Problems (Math, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division) by ARTventurous Animals

🌴 Jungle Trek Narrative Writing (Writing, ELA, STEAM) by Melissa Is Teaching

🌴 Habitat Detective: Rainforest Activity Workbook (Rainforest, Science, Animals, ELA, Writing) by Brainy Bat Creative

FULL UNIT STUDIES

🌴 Rainforest Unit Study (Nature, Animals, ELA, Vocab, Classification, Botany) by ChickieandRoo

BOOK RECS

🌴 Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal

“Under the canopy of the rainforest hundreds of animals make their homes, but up in the leaves hides another world. Turn the pages of this beautiful and educational book to discover in words and mesmerizing illustration.”

-Amazon description

🌴 Spin to Survive: Deadly Jungle by Emily Hawkins and Ruby Fresson

“With nothing but your instincts and your trusty Survival Spinner, do you have what it takes to make it out of the jungle alive? Find out in this latest adventure in the thrilling game-in-a-book series, Spin to Survive: Deadly Jungle!” -Amazon description

🌴 All the Way Down: Amazon Rainforest by Alex Woolf and Isobel Lundie

“Amazon Rainforest explores the different layers of the world's largest rainforest, from the birds and flying insects that live in the canopy to the creepy-crawlies, reptiles, and fish that lurk in the lower depths and the streams and rivers. The book also explores how the Amazon rainforest is endangered by issues including deforestation, pollution, and climate change, raising young readers' awareness of conservation and environmental issues.” -Amazon description

So which unit study are you trying?

Comment below!

🦃 Turkeys

🐿️ Woodland Animals

🐻 Hibernation

🍄 Mushrooms

🌴 Amazon Rainforest

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