Immerse your student in A Girl Named Disaster with this four-week homeschool english unit. Students will follow Nhamo’s journey of survival and self-discovery, exploring African heritage through creative and analytical activities. This curriculum encourages personal reflection while deepening cultural and literary understanding.

Key Features:

• Cultural Exploration: Students role-play as Cultural Commentators and sketch out a comprehensive Mozambique Quilt.
• Geography and Wildlife: Map work and wildlife guides help students grasp geography's impact on life choices and develop research skills. 
• Writing and Literacy: Students develop narratives inspired by Nhamo’s journey, strengthening their writing process, storytelling, and vocabulary skills.
• Art and Storytelling: Through decorating a culturally significant calabash and drawing novel settings, students blend critical thinking with creativity to deepen their understanding of narrative elements.

Join your child on a literary journey that enhances reading comprehension, writing skills, and critical thinking. Through engaging activities, they’ll connect with Nhamo’s story, embrace creativity, and broaden their worldview for a meaningful homeschooling experience. The unit spans four weeks of our comprehensive english curriculum for ages 11-13, often used as seventh grade course material.

This item includes free online access to Beyond the Page Online for 18 months. This includes Learning Gates, Portfolio and any curriculum or student activity pages that you have purchased.