A Unit Study for Curious Kids
Take your child on a fascinating learning adventure exploring homes from different cultures and climates around the world. From igloos to yurts, this engaging unit study blends Reading, writing, math, and critical thinking activities.
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Perfect for homeschool families, curious learners, and kids who love discovering how people live around the world.
Homes Around the World takes children on an exciting journey to discover how people live in different parts of the globe. From mud-brick adobe homes baking in the desert sun to reed islands floating on high-altitude lakes, every culture has unique and ingenious ways of building shelter.
Learning about homes around the world helps children appreciate cultural diversity, understand how climate affects building design, and develop critical thinking skills. They'll explore igloos in the Arctic, stilt houses in Southeast Asia, yurts on the grasslands of Central Asia, adobe pueblos in the American Southwest, and so much more!
The Discovering Homes Around the World Unit Study from StuffTruffle invites kids to explore these amazing structures through engaging activities, fascinating facts, and creative drawing and design activities.
Every child knows what a home feels like — and that's exactly what makes this topic so magical. When children discover that kids on the other side of the world might sleep in a round felt tent on a windswept grassland, or wake up in a home built entirely from woven reeds floating on a lake, their eyes go wide. It's familiar and exotic at the same time.
How do you build a house out of snow? How does a reed island float? Why would anyone build their home on stilts? Homes Around the World is full of questions that children genuinely want answered — and every activity delivers real, fascinating answers.
Learning that a child in Mongolia wakes up in a yurt, helps take it down, loads it onto a horse, and helps put it back up at the next campsite is the kind of vivid, concrete detail that makes the wider world feel real and reachable rather than abstract and distant.
Every child has a home. They know what walls and roofs and floors are for. That shared starting point makes it easy to engage with even the most unfamiliar structures — because the question is always the same one they can answer themselves: how do the people inside stay warm, dry, and safe?
From the perfectly engineered dome of an igloo that stays warm at minus 40 degrees, to adobe walls that act as a natural thermostat in blazing desert heat, children discover that people all over the world have solved the same basic problem in brilliantly creative ways. That's an inspiring message for any young learner.
Inside this unit study students explore:
Complete Unit Study $79
Get the Unit StudyInstant PDF Download • 40+ Printable Pages • Ages 5–8 • Certificate of completion included
This unit study is perfect for children ages 5-8, but can be easily adapted for older or younger learners depending on their reading level and interest.
No! Everything you need is included in the PDF download. You may want to have basic supplies like crayons, pencils, scissors, glue, and dice on hand.
Most families complete the unit study over 3-4 weeks, spending about 20-30 minutes per day. You can go at your own pace and extend or compress as needed.
Yes! Our unit studies are designed with neurodiverse learners in mind, featuring clear instructions, visual supports, and flexible activity options.
Take learning further with these additional activities:
Explore different types of homes in your neighborhood and compare them to homes around the world.
Explore library books about different cultures and how people live around the world.
Create crafts inspired by homes from different cultures using paper, cardboard, or recycled materials.
Use Google Earth or maps to explore homes in different countries from above.
