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Communication FUNdamentals
Dec. 15, 2006
Merry CHRISTmas Carnvial of FUNschooling is HERE!
Welcome to the Merry CHRISTmas Carnival of FUNschooling!
Communication FUNdamentals hosts the Semi Annual Carnival of FUNschooling right here. In September, we hosted the Back to School Carnival but today we bring you the CHRISTmas Carnival! Go grab that cup of Eggnog, sit back and enjoy the sites and sounds of CHRISTmas! These are all the sites/blogs I could find that help us keep Christ in our CHRISTmas this year! Enjoy!
Our first stop along the carnival is a free Christmas Unit Study of symbols complete with lots of activities. This is a 49 page PDF study that helps put Christ into each CHRISTmas symbol of the season. I have been using it with my son to remind him that all things point to Jesus!
Next we have a wonderful treat from Art of Eloquence! For the first time, Art of Eloquence is offering 50% OFF the Know Your Audience Board Game for kids! This makes a wonderful CHRISTmas gift that will help your children learn listening and persuasion skills as well as entreprenurial lessons! Sale ends Dec. 17th at midnight PST so hurry and get your order in! Order any Art of Eloquence product this month and get a FREE eBook. The Difference Between Santa and Jesus is a sweet, fully illustrated E-Book showing the majesty of Jesus and limitations of the other secular CHRISTmas figure, Santa. Perfect to read to your children as Christmas draws near.
Next stop is an invitation for you to participate in a CHRISTmas Prayer Party TeleChat! My Yahoo group, Homeschooling with Humor is having our monthly TeleChat and we would love for you to join us! On December 21st , just call in to 1-712-580-0600 access code: 825054# and you can praise and pray with us!
Next we have a little worship break:
Joy to the World
Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.
Ok next up we come to Christmas on the Web: with wonderful articles from Christianity Today!
Next we come to Christmas Questions, Christian Answers: Q&A on the real meaning of Christmas from ChristianAnswers.net.
Walking along the carnival we come to A Joyful Heart CHRISTmas with some great articles about the symbols and stories surrounding CHRISTmas!
Next we come to Christmas Around The World: A review of traditions from various countries. If you want to do a study on different cultures and compare your Christ centered celebration of Jesus' birth to how the world celebrates CHRISTmas, this is a good place to start.
Next along the carnival we have Audrey's Christmas Page: Extensive list of Christian holiday resources from TeacherHelp.
Next we come to some websites that give us the history of CHRISTmas. The History of Christmas: has some informative articles from Christianity Today.
Next we stop at The Symbols and Traditions of Christmas: Why mistletoe, holly and greens are included, among other traditions. It tells the origins of each symbol and you can go over those with your children interjecting how you use the symbols of CHRISTmas to honor Christ.
Now here we come to a wonderful site called The Nativity Pages: A nice page of links on the history of Christmas traditions from the Rev. Phil Greetham, a Methodist pastor in the UK. It shares some insight on the historical and scientific facts behind the history of CHRISTmas, the date of Christ's birth, the stars mentioned in the Bible and the nativity. Opens good discussions on the Bible with your kids this CHRISTmas!
Let's take a moment to worship a bit more on our carnival journey:
O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Next we come to a site that is nothing pretty to look at but has some great information for us on Is Christmas Christian?
Another great CHRISTmas site is The 12 Days of Christmas: What's that song all about, anyway? Some have asserted it's a nonsense song and others have suggested that it is a song of Christian instruction dating to the 16th century religious wars in England, with hidden references to the basic teachings of the Faith. Read all about the facts while you and your children gain a better understanding of CHRISTmas.
Next we come to some CHRISTmas Craft Ideas! These are from a fun, educational website for teachers called Apples for the Teacher. This page has a lot of Christian religious craft ideas that will help you have fun with the kids this CHRISTmas season as you have time to talk to them about the real meanings behind CHRISTmas!
Along the Carnival we come to some Christian Activities more religious in nature to remind us of the reason for the season. They have various Christian Christmas Activities Stories, Plays, Poems, Rhymes, Coloring Pages, Games, Word Searches, and Recitals.
Would you like to give some free CHRISTmas eCards that keep CHRIST in your CHRISTmas? These are free from Cross Daily!
Now we come to some webpages that have some free CHRISTmas unit studies on various topics. These are always fun for the kids and help open discussion on the reason for the season:
First we come to the Narnia Unit which includes a book summary, questions and activities as well as some further lesson ideas for The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Next along the carnival we come to VERY popular Christian units from Karen Caroe! You will find the 'Names of Jesus Unit Study', 'Symbols of Christmas Unit', and the beloved hymn-based unit, 'Good Christian Men Rejoice'.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed the Merry CHRISTmas Carnival of FUNschooling! Don't forget that the carnival will remain posted in the links section at the right under Carnival of FUNschooling. And don't forget to check back with us in September for the next Carnival of FUNschooling!
Merry CHRISTmas from Communication FUNdamentals and JoJo's Purple Crayon!
From JoJo's Purple Crayon...
It isn't enough to KNOW God's Word...
We must be able to ARTICULATE it!
Talk is cheap. Effective communication skills are priceless!
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Dec. 15, 2006 - Untitled Comment
These are GREAT sites! Thanks for posting this.
I hope you have a very Merry CHRISTmas! :)
Hugs,
Amanda