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All eight weeks, finished and complete: 24 lessons across 360 pages, delivered as eight PDFs you download the moment your payment goes through. Nothing is held back for a later release and there is no second purchase. If you want to look before you buy, the free sample lesson below is a whole lesson with its answer key, and the free resources page has printables and coloring pages you can download right now.

It works best in order. Each lesson opens by recalling where you have been and closes by pointing at where you are going, so the eight weeks read as one continuous journey. Week 1 ends on a question Week 1 Day 2 answers; the Taíno words taught in Week 3 come back in Week 4. You can absolutely dip in for a single topic, but the arc is the point.

It’s written for Grades 4–8. Every activity has a Grades 4–5 track and a Grades 6–8 track, so a mixed-age table can work from the same lesson at different depths. Younger siblings can usually sit in on the read-alouds. Plenty of adults work through it on their own, too.

Plan on 45–75 minutes: a 10–15 minute read-aloud, 30–45 minutes for the hands-on activity, and 10 minutes of reflection and discussion. Three lessons a week for eight weeks.

Directly, and without graphic detail. Week 4 covers forced labor under the encomienda, the 1511 rebellion, the collapse of the Taíno population, and the enslavement of African people. Those lessons carry a teacher note, state what happened plainly rather than in euphemism, and end deliberately on survival and legacy rather than on loss. Read them through before you teach them.

Nothing exotic. Clay or playdough, colored pencils, paper plates, index cards, and printed maps cover most of it. Every activity lists its materials up front so you can prep on Sunday.

Yes. One purchase covers one household or one classroom, and you can print as many copies as those students need. If you are buying for a whole school or district, email hola@islaed.com for a site license.

Secular. It’s a history, geography, and science unit and it works in any homeschool, co-op, or public classroom.

PDF, formatted for standard 8.5×11 paper. Print it, view it on a tablet, or project it; there is no page limit on printing for your own students. The download link itself is tied to the account that bought it, so sign in when you come back for it.

No, all sales are final. These are instant digital downloads, so once a file is in your hands it can’t be returned. That is exactly why there is a complete free lesson below: teach it, see whether the format works for you, and buy only if it does. If a download fails or a file is corrupted, email hola@islaed.com and I will get you a working copy.

Standalone single-topic lessons built in the same format as the main unit: read-aloud script, activity, reflection questions, answer key. The Coquí is finished and on sale now; Christmas in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Science are next. They are separate purchases and do not overlap with the 8-week bundle, so you can add one without repeating content.

A private Facebook group for people teaching the unit. Post projects, ask questions, and swap adaptations for different ages. It is open now! The button in the Join Community section takes you straight there.