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Unit Study Kits

Unit Study Kits are a carefully researched compilation of reading and listening resources, curated subscriptions, and choice-based activities based on BC's curriculum's Big Ideas and Core and Curricular Competencies. Learners will engage in questioning, researching, discussing, exploring, creating, reflecting, and designing as they interact with these engaging activities and topics while inquiring about the world around them. 

This short video will help you get started with Unit Study Kits on the Learning Commons website.

In this video, Rachael Rennie shares how to use HCOS Unit Study Kits. Below are timestamps to help you navigate to specific topics in the video:

1:54-2:16 What are Unit Study Kits?
2:17-10:17 What’s inside a Unit Study Kit?
10:47-13:21 Why use Unit Study Kits?
13:22-15:17 Tips for Using Unit Study Kits
15:18-15:40 Where to find Unit Study Kits
15:58-18:36 Unit Study Kit Tour
20:40-23:01 How can Unit Study Kits be adapted?
23:02-24:44 How long should it take to complete a Unit Study Kit?

Purpose & Goals

Unit Study Kits provide a flexible option for families who seek to build academic skills and knowledge with Social Studies and Science units aligned to the BC Curriculum. Many of our kits offer flexibility for whole-family learning. We encourage families and teachers to collaborate in the kit selection and planning process. 

Our kits support learning in a variety of areas, including: 

Learn more about Unit Study Kits at specific grade levels by exploring the following categories:

Grades K-3

Our Grades K-3 Unit Study Kits are filled with fun and flexible activities to bring God’s world to life for our youngest learners. Families will discover beautiful books, intentionally selected videos, and engaging activities.

Grades 4-5

Students in Grades 4-5 are gaining confidence as learners and enjoy being challenged with thought-provoking content, skill development, fascinating books and videos, and a wonderful array of knowledge-building activities.

Grade 6

Our newly revised Grade 6 humanities-based kits contain specific assignments that allow students to delve deeply into curricular topics while still providing them with room to express themselves as unique children of God.

Grades 7-9

Unit Study Kits for Grades 7-9 students are designed to begin preparing them for the HCOS Grad program. Units provide structured learning opportunities within a framework that promotes choice while allowing students room to express themselves as learners.

HCOS Unit Study Kits are available in both physical and digital formats. In Grades K-6, a blended instruction guide is used for all kits. In Grades 7-9, you will access a digital guide for links and other digital resources; however, you can also borrow a physical kit from the Learning Commons.

Unit Study Kit Components

HCOS Unit Study Kits are available in a digital format (blended guide), with an optional physical kit of books and resources that you can borrow from the Search Portal to have shipped to your home.

Digital Unit Study Kits

Nothing will be mailed to you when you choose a digital kit, as all your resources will be digital. Digital Unit Study Kits are accessible through the Learning Commons using your Encom username and password. You will also need passwords for the various subscriptions used in the kits. To view these, log in to the Search Portal and choose the Subscriptions Icon in the menu at the top. This will take you to the Subscriptions page, where you will find usernames, links, and passwords.

Unit Study Kits comprise the Unit Study Kit guide and accompanying eBooks, audiobooks, and subscriptions linked directly within them. These guides are digital documents with fully clickable links. Blended guides contain links to digital books, videos, and other virtual tools, games, and interactive resources. All instructions for activities are found within the kit guide. We recommend that you log into Sora and the subscriptions before starting, saving the passwords in your browser as you go. If eBooks are unavailable, please get in touch with Pippa Davies.

Unit Study Kit Guides

Blended Guide

Digital Guide

Physical Guide

Physical Unit Study Kit (Add-on)

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Grade 6 Social Studies

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Grade 6 Science

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We are in the process of creating updated blended guides for Grade 6 Unit Study Kits.

Digital Unit Study Kits are available to all HCOS students.

Physical Unit Study Kits (Optional Add-on)

Physical Unit Study Kits can be booked through the Learning Commons Search Portal. When you order a physical kit from the Learning Commons, you will be mailed an assortment of physical books to accompany your learning. The kit will be shipped to your home, and HCOS will send a courier to pick it up afterward. You must still access the digital unit study kit (guide) online.

Physical Unit Study Kits are available to HCOS-enrolled students only. 

French Unit Study Kits

These kits have been written for students in grades 5 - 9 but can also be used for older students. They provide reading and viewing content as well as offering listening, speaking and writing suggestions. Any work completed by students should be shared with their support or course teacher for evaluation.  They are intended to be supplementary in nature and will not cover all aspects of Core French, especially conversational components. These kits can be found on our website by selecting "French" in the subjects filter:

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Watch the video below to learn more about how to use French Kits:

0:25 - 0:45 Receiving and reviewing physical books from the Learning Commons
1:08 - 1:12 Table of Contents - components of each kit
1:12 - 1:41 Vocabulary
1:42 - 3:39 Reading
3:40 - 4:14 Post-reading Questions
4:15 - 4:49 Reference book activity ideas
4:50 - 5:24 Comic Book Activity suggestions
5:25 - 5:56 Videos and Music
5:57 - 6:14 BrainPOP suggested videos
6:15 - 6:49 Writing Project Ideas
6:50 - 7:30 Speaking and Conversation Ideas
7:31 - 8:04 Reflection
8:05 - 8:13 Standards

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