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    Christmas Activities for Middle School & Elementary HomeSchool - 2014-12-10 16:22:52-05

As you may know, our family would take a long break between Thanksgiving & Christmas.  We didn’t work on formal academics. Instead, I tied our Advent & Christmas activities into our homeschool.  Some of you teach in the classroom, so you’ll find Christmas activities for middle school and elementary school.

Christmas Writing Activities

1. 
Helping write our annual Christmas letter
2. Writing thank you notes for your gifts 
3. Copywork – Copy Christmas carols, Luke 2 or Matthew 1, 12 Days of Christmas
   You can find this information in our Christmas Celebrations package.

Christmas Math Activities

1. Baking cookies, bread, candies – measuring
2. Selling pumpkin bread & chocolate chip cookies – business / profits
3. Buying gifts for missionary families – budgeting
4. Buying gifts for other family members – budgeting / making choices

Christmas History
 for Kids

1. German Christmas – St. Nicholas, Boniface
2. Swedish Christmas – St Lucia
3. Mexican Christmas – Las Posadas
4. Colonial Christmas – American Christmas, Revolutionary War at Winter

Christmas Science
 Activities

1. Chemistry – Baking Christmas cookies, bread, candies
2. Biology – Study trees
3. Physical or Chemical Changes – Baking, cooking, cardmaking

Christmas Art Activities

1. 
Handmade Christmas Cards – color theory, patterns, design
2. Family Photos – photography, design, color

Christmas Reading Activities

1. 
Reading Christmas books independently – Variety of reading levels below
   Best Christmas Pageant Ever
   A Christmas Carol
   American Girl Christmas books
   Kirsten’s Surprise (St. Lucia)
   Molly’s Surprise (World War 2 Christmas)
   Addy’s Surprise (Civil War Christmas)
   Felicity’s Surprise (Colonial Christmas)
   Samantha’s Surprise (Victorian Christmas)
   
2. Reading aloud Christmas books – Books that are good discussion starters:
   Jotham’s Journey
   Best Christmas Pageant Ever
   A Christmas Carol
   The Gift of the Magi
3. Narrate &/or journal about books being read
4. Copy sections of books being read

Christmas Music Activities

1. 
Practicing Christmas carols on the piano
2. Christmas caroling as a family

.Question: How do you integrate Christmas into your middle school or homeschool? You can leave a comment by clicking here.