-
A Colonial Christmas – Hands On History
What was Christmas like in Colonial times? Close your eyes. When you picture Christmas in your mind, what do you see? Jesus as a baby in a stable? Christmas lights? Beautiful trees covered with decorations? Food? Family? Friends? Santa? And PRESENTS ?!?!? What if I told you that there was a time in our country’s history that a child might have answered like this: A fabulous feast of fish, flesh, and fowl! In the year 1608, Captain John Smith wrote this, “The next night being lodged at Kecoughtan; six or seaven dayes the extreame winde, rayne, frost and snow caused us to keep Christmas among the Salvages, where we were never…
-
Josefina’s Southwest Christmas- Hands-On History
What was Christmas like in America’s Southwest Frontier? It’s 1824… the warm dusty streets are filled with all the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas! Biscochos, piñon smoke, farolitos, las posadas, and mariachi! Maybe this sounds like Christmas in another country to you! Nope! These are all some of the things Josefina Montoya loved about Christmas in her beloved Santa Fe! While Christmas in the early 1800’s wasn’t being celebrated in a big way in most places in America just yet, Christmas was a very special and important part of the culture of New Mexico! If you want to add to this Christmas study, you can learn all about Josefina…
-
‘A Christmas Carol’ Mini Unit
Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’- Mini Unit Study If you’ve never tried a unit study before, this busy time of year might be the perfect time to give it a try! A Christmas-themed unit study easily can weave together reading, writing, history, and even math! AND this makes it a piece of cake to teach all ages of your children together! This relaxed mini unit on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is designed to help your family slow down, connect, and enjoy learning together through one of the most loved Christmas stories ever! No pressure, no long lists of supplies or stressful preparation—it’s all ready to go! So curl up on…
-
~An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving~
~An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Unit Study~ Enjoy the holidays AND your family with this relaxed holiday unit study! Stories to read aloud together, recipes to try, games to play, crafts, history, family devotional ideas, and lots more. Homeschooling through the holidays can be stressful. Why not let the HOLIDAY BE THE LESSON !?! It is totally possible to keep on learning, spend time together as a family, and check off all those items on your full “to do” list this season! *You can read more about this in my other post -> Homeschooling Through the Holidays . So… how do you use this unit? If you haven’t ever done a…
-
Free and Fun Summer Learning Activities
Free and Fun Summer Learning Activities Are you looking for some free AND fun learning activities to do with your children this summer? These might just do the trick! Do your kids like… *Reading exciting books? (mysteries, choose your own adventures, etc…) *Getting creative in the kitchen? *Science experiments? *Arts and crafts activities? *Mini Bible studies? *Creative Hands-On projects? *Solving History mysteries? Do you like… *FREE? (I started here, because I know I like it lol) *REAL learning activities to keep everyone’s brains in shape all summer? *FUN ideas that the whole family will enjoy doing together? (This includes the Littles AND both boys and girls! And mom and dad too!)…
Don't have an account? Signup now
Already a member? Login