Review Our Hello, California! Unit
We are looking for a few homeschoolers to review our Hello, California! U.S. geography enrichment unit. You'll receive free credit to download our unit on California. In exchange, we only ask that you leave an honest review on our store. That's it!
To be considered, please fill out this form. We will let you know within 3-5 business days if we have a product review spot open for you.
Want to Review This Unit?
- Are you a homeschooler?
- Do you have a child who is between 6-14 years old?
- Does your child have a love for adventure, humor, and hands-on activities?
- If so, then you just might be the perfect candidate to receive this unit free!
Look Inside
Did you know that California contains both the lowest and the highest points in the contiguous United States? Or that the giant Coastal Redwood trees absorb fog droplets directly through their leaves? Or that California is home to the General Sherman Tree, which is the largest tree on Earth? You and your child will learn these amazing facts and so much more in this comprehensive California state geography unit!
This full-color 35-page download is designed to be used over the course of 4 days and includes journal pages, listening and comprehension questions, writing assignments, and four memorable activities.
Here's what you'll find inside:
- Nine story pages
- Four activities
- Four reflection sheets
- United States progress chart
- Printable United States map
- 35 total pages
About Us
Once upon a time, three co-workers-turned-friends pondered what it would be like to make boring subjects come alive on the page. They dreamed of a (not-so-quiet) neighborhood called Storylark Road inhabited by unique and amusing animal characters. Through their journeys and storytelling, these neighbors would immerse readers in delightful adventures that would make education fun and help learning stick. And so, Storylark Road was born!
Meet Shanna
GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
A lifelong devotee of the art of pixels and design, Shanna Behrens loves bringing learning to life visually. She knew from a young age that graphic design, layout, and art was her dream career. She discovered a passion for education while working for All About Learning Press, a reading and spelling homeschool company. Being an animal-lover at heart, the idea of immersing kids in story-based learning through the voices of fun animal characters made her jump for joy.
Favorite Pastime: Enjoying nature with her husband and two children
Favorite Scent: The smell of the air right before a rainstorm
Favorite Superpower to Have: The ability to talk to animals, of course!
Favorite Dessert: Peach Cobbler
Where to Find Shanna: Drawing the residents of Storylark Road and designing freebies, books, and activities
Meet Samantha
WRITING / MARKETING
Samantha Johnson loved being homeschooled. In fact, she loved everything about it: reading, writing, history, research—basically everything except math (yuck). When she was 12, she won a prize in a kids’ writing contest and has never looked back. These days, Samantha still likes to research and write and she’s now the author of nearly twenty books published by Quarto, Scholastic, All About Learning Press, and other publishers. She lives on a farm and loves to garden.
Food She Eats Every Day: Cheese
Food She Never Eats: Lima beans
Favorite Bird: the American Goldfinch
Favorite Picture Book: The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Where to Find Samantha: Writing the super-awesome Storylark emails that arrive in your inbox and helping to create the Storylark freebies and unit studies.
Meet Renée
WRITER / EDITOR
A poet since the age of seven, Renée LaTulippe is now the author of poetry and books for kids and teens. After sixteen years as a writer for All About Learning Press, she is thrilled to continue her educational writing with Storylark Road—especially since she gets to write in the voice of a cat … and a tortoise … and a walrus—well, of a whole menagerie of characters. That’s something to meow about!
Favorite Hobbies: Watercolor painting, theater, and clarinet
Favorite Quote: “I hate writing; I love having written.” (Dorothy Parker)
Favorite Writing Spot: Lounge chair on the veranda of her home by the Mediterranean Sea
Favorite Joke: Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting cow. Interrupting co—- MOO!
Where to Find Renée: Writing for Thaddeus’s travels in Hello, United States! and for other characters in freebies and unit studies.