No matter what the retailers would have us believe, it’s not Christmas yet! We still have plenty of time to use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to teach our children. But it is true that Christmas is coming. I have some great resources for helping you and your children get ready for a blessed celebration.
Just because we need some time off, doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Make some of these cute crafts with the kids and you can share them with family.
Beauty and Bedlam shares these beautiful crafts for your own table or for giving as gifts to the hostess. Don’t miss the gratitude rolls tradition linked at the bottom of the post. I can’t wait to try this with my kids.
The holidays are the perfect time for teaching table manners. I love this post from Ask Andy About Clothes because it explains the history behind table etiquette.
This is such a great idea. I purchased these mini takeout boxes from Amazon and will have the kids help me decorate them. I will hang them from the garland in our entryway and will be using them for our Christmas bucket list. I’d like to combine a surprise with Scripture. When I come up with a plan, I will make it available to subscribers to Psychowith6.
I don’t normally include links to resources that aren’t free, but I’m excited enough about this, that I had to share (I’m not an affiliate). Audra Silva reviewed this unit study that can be done just once a week for four weeks (besides the reading). You learn the history of American Christmas traditions. The author includes a sample week on her website.
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I just love Thanksgiving. Homeschoolers have been busy sharing fantastic ideas for teaching kids an attitude of gratitude–an attitude I could use a booster shot of myself. Here are a few links that have caught my eye this week:
Mama’s Learning Corner blesses us with everything we need to do a unit study on Thanksgiving. We did this one year and even did a Thanksgiving play in full costume. I think I was most impacted by this study as I really pictured what these faithful men and women had endured.
Martha Stewart shares these really cute pilgrim hat patterns that would be perfect for a unit study. Role playing the pilgrims can help kids identify with those who celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
There’s no question that families are under spiritual attack and unfortunately, homeschooling doesn’t provide perfect protection. We have to be intentional about keeping family strong. This week’s links can help.
One of the ways we keep our family strong is by hiking together. Make your family hikes a learning opportunity, too, with these free printable cards from Frugal Homeschool Family.
The weather’s getting cooler, so it’s a perfect time to bring out the board games. What Do We Do All Day offers these great tips for making family game night fun for all.
School is a lot more fun when you have everything you need in front of you. Homeschool Creations provides this ingenious way of keeping critical information in front of a first grader. But you could do this for each of your students.
Magic School Bus videos (available on Netflix and YouTube) can be a fun way to change up your science curriculum. Homeschool Belle provides lesson plans to go along with each video.
Buggy and Buddy has created this printable calendar that can not only teach younger students about the calendar, but can be used to plan fun learning activities for the month.
What’s more fun than a scavenger hunt? The truth is, it isn’t always fun for mom if she has to plan it. Rachel Wojo has made it fun for everyone by providing the clues and using Bible verses, too!
After teaching all day, you may be fresh out of creative ideas. My Kids Adventures is a website to the rescue! They offer easy ideas for having fun with the kids that are designed for dads, too.
The kids not only start to suggest activities off the lesson plan this time of year, but moms start to wonder if their curriculum is missing the mark. Heather Bowen offers wisdom for this common, tricky situation.
No matter how much you dislike the scary part of Halloween, it’s always a good time to encourage your kids to be scary smart. Kids Activities blog offers a free printable for teaching your kids the names of bones.
Any day is a good day to pray for your homeschool. Simply Living for Him shares this free printable to guide you through praying for your homeschool every day for a month.
The treat is the candy that screams for attention this time of year. The trick, of course, is that it can go from the lips to the hips. This blog’s daily workout can can help you stay slim and trim at least until the temptation of Thanksgiving.
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