Tuesday night was our monthly support group parent meeting, and the topic was "Homeschooling Through the Holidays".  We talked about various resources and ideas for weaving our Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations into our homeschool days, and shared some very meaningful traditions and activities.

One of them is to spend some days or weeks doing a unit study that pertains to the upcoming holiday.

Here are some great websites with plans ready for you to use. 

Pilgrim/ Thanksgiving Unit Study -  http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/pilgrimCL.html

Thanksgiving Bible Study based on Psalm 100 - http://www.teachinghome.com/newsletters/vol_2-no_20.cfm

Teaching Thankfulness, Part 1 and 2 –

http://www.teachinghome.com/newsletters/vol_2-no_100.cfm

http://www.teachinghome.com/newsletters/vol_2-no_101.cfm

Thanksgiving Crafts, Decorations, Worksheets, Activities and Printouts –

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/

The Names of Jesus Unit Study

http://happyhomeschool.familyclassroom.net/Archives/Holidays/JesusName.shtml

Symbols of Christmas Unit Study

http://happyhomeschool.familyclassroom.net/Archives/Holidays/Christmas.shtml

Christmas Carols & Hymns Unit Study

http://happyhomeschool.familyclassroom.net/Archives/Holidays/ChristianMen.shtml

20 Christmas Symbols Unit Study

http://www.athomeschool.com/unitstudy/christmas_symbols_01.htm

Handel’s Messiah Unit Study -  http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/handel.html

Governor Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

http://holydays.tripod.com/brad.htm

Family Fun Magazine online – crafts and ideas for your family celebrations

www.familyfun.com

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