This is a joyous time to focus on the many qualities the holidays have to offer to a homeschooling family! From learning of a different holiday, for example Kwanzaa or Chanukah, to delving deep into the history of a holiday that your family currently celebrates, we don't need to be stuck with boring text books during this festive and historical time of year!

Here are some ideas as you get to study holidays:

1. Study a brief history of all the holidays , such as Kwanzaa, Chanukah and Christmas.

2. Find out if there are more than those holidays at this time of the year.

3. Crafts are a big part of the holidays...but where did we get those specific ones?

4. Cooking is also great for learning (math, fractions, chemistry) and an activity for the holidays.

5. Giving! This is a character trait that is often lost during the rest of the year and is easily over looked in a traditional classroom setting. Homeschooling allows many avenues for giving during the holidays.

In the next article, my focus will be on the trait of Giving and how learning that trait can be incorporated into the homeschooling plan for the holidays!

Blessings to your Family!

Donna Miller