The Curiosity Files!

Are you Curious about The Curiosity Files?
Well, ponder no more! Because this month we had the pleasure of reviewing our first title from this fantastic series, and I’ve got lots to share with you!

First of all, In case you haven’t heard,
The Curiosity Files is a new series of Unit Studies
targeting children ages 8-13 with the goal of educating
children about, “subjects they’d never find otherwise.”

Isn’t that exciting! What fun!
Topics are picked because they are not usually studied, or because they are unusual or unique in some way.

Here is an adorable quote from the description:

“Professor Ana Lyze and her research “spy” team
specialize in the obscure, the abnormal, and the bizarre.
They search land and seas for oddities
and make each one a star,
such as outlandish insects, rare diseases, unique gems,
and more.”

Currently there are 10 different titles in the series:

Blue Diamond
Dung Beetle
MRSA
Puffer Fish
Red Tide
Zombie Fire Ants
Blue-footed Booby
Cicada Killing Wasp
Quicksand
Platypus

(You can view samples of each from Here)

And with each title the research and planning is almost completely done for you!
You seriously could just print this up, three hole punch it
and spend a week going through it without any worry that you’re not covering something.

Oh, and a little side tip:
I know that sometimes ink can be expensive,
especially when your e-book is full of color as this series is.
So for these I usually print in fast-draft mode, which still
prints in color but saves me tons of ink by not using such bright hues. Of course you can always print in grayscale too.

Anyway, Moving on….

We received a copy of QUICKSAND to review this month,
and I’m happy to report that this study was well loved by
all. Seriously, what child doesn’t love learning about
crazy sand that swallows people up to their waist?



Okay, it does sound a little bit scarry
and my kids are a little timid sometimes,
*snort
but the activities in this study were right up
their alley!

What started as this:

Quickly turned into this:

And then was finally channeled into this:

Look closely.
Do you see the poor unsuspecting horse about to
be swallowed up by the “Quicksand!”

Poor Fella.
Didn’t even see it coming.

My Thoughts:

So, I could probably spend the next hour detailing all the fun
aspects of this study, but I thought I’d share just a couple
of the more important qualities with you.

One of my favorite parts of this study was that directly after
reading about the different properties of quicksand, children
are presented with a biblical application stemming from the
ideas they just learned. So for example instead of going directly
into a craft, worksheet or other activity, the next few pages
worked on expanding their newly gained knowledge
and molding it into a lasting wisdom.
This was done with a short bible study, followed by
thought provoking questions that both of my kiddos
were more then eager to answer.

Children learned about the sinking qualities of quicksand,
and then were asked to carry that knowledge over into
a biblical discussion about Jesus’ commands.

Fantastic!

The goal was to affect matters of the heart
first and foremost, and I’m very impressed with how the
authors set it up this way!


I also loved the inclusion of essentially every Subject of study,
Did I already mention that?
Well, it’s important.

I really did just print up the e-book and use it to cover
everything for the week.

My only concerns about this book is that there isn’t
really a schedule, or a recommended daily outline.
(Not that I’d stick to it anyway)
But sometimes it’s just nice to have.

In all, I’m really excited about this
series and I can’t wait to see more titles added to
the collection!

If you want to learn more about The Curiosity Files,
they are available for purchase at The Old Schoolhouse,
ranging in price from $1.00-$6.95 for an e-book download.
(And you can get a discount if you purchase a bundle)



Have you already tried The Curiosity Files?
I’m Curious to hear what you thought






Please note that I received a free product in return for sharing my honest review and opinion.