Unit Studies or having Themes for a week or a term are a different way of teaching and learning.  They can be used as a "background" theme for a period of time or an all-encompassing project or anything in between.

Here are some ideas for unit studies or weekly/monthly/termly themes.  You can make them as detailed as you like and tailor them to the ages of the students.

Personal/Social/Citizenship

• Right & wrong
• Ethics
• Law & Justice
• Crime, Police & Forensics
• Working/Careers
• Parliament
• Health & Fitness
• Me and My Family
• Customs & Ettiquette

Maths

• Mobius Strips
• Big Numbers & Infinity
• Fractals & Chaos
• Size & Shape
• Time
• Tesselations & Patterns
• Symmetry

English

• Books & bookmaking
• Rhymes, Rhyming & Poetry
• Etymology
• Sayings and Figures of Speech

History

• Egyptians
• Romans
• Tudors
• Victorians
• The Cold War
• The life and times of any historical person of interest (pick your own!)
• Women in History
• History of Science
• Slavery and the Slave Trade
• Civil Rights Movement

Geography

• Countries/Continents (pick a country or continent)
• Maps and Map Reading
• Cultures
• Religions of the World

Science

• Plants
• Human Body
• Light
• Waves
• Energy
• Astronomy
• Solar System
• Plants & Animals
• The Senses

Engineering/Technology

• Bridges
• Structures
• How Computers Work
• The Internet
• Programming

Do you have any other ideas for Themes or Unit Studies?