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kristinannie
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Posted: Sept 08 2011 at 1:21pm \| IP Logged

We are using a unit study approach with tons of living books for most subjects. I am trying to have a basic plan for the rest of the year and I was wondering what you all do for holidays?

I am planning on using December to focus on Christmas every year. We are going to do a very light December because we homeschooled all summer to be able to take it easy then!

I love what Elizabeth Foss talks about doing during Christmas with the Tomie DePaola books, etc. I am planning on doing something Christmas related every year.

How do you handle Thanksgiving? I want to do Thanksgiving activities every year, but do you talk about Pilgrims and Native Americans every year?

What about Easter? I want to do something special for Lent every year (we borrowed that bean idea someone on here mentioned last year and whenever someone was helpful to someone else they got a bean).

I would love to hear your traditions for these or other holidays. I just can't decide if I want to spend a substantial amount of time every.single.year covering these holidays. I am thinking that Christmas and Easter warrant that, but Thanksgiving might be a once every 2-3 years type of thing. I'd love to hear your thoughts!!!!

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Posted: Sept 08 2011 at 1:50pm \| IP Logged

We take the week of Thanksgiving off and just be a family. I might touch a little on the history of it, but I don't go in depth with it. I figure I will cover it American history.

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Posted: Sept 08 2011 at 3:23pm \| IP Logged

Just touching on Thanksgiving here. I have always read the stories of the pilgrims and Native Americans to the boys. More than likely, because we did the same when I was in school (elementary, that is.)

We also watch a couple of Thanksgiving videos, we've talked about Indian Corn, decorated cornucopias,visit our local turkey farm...you know, the typical secular sort of thing.

This year, I have planned to put more "Thanksgiving" into it. For the month of November, we will learn a hymn with a thanksgiving focus and memorize a Psalm of thanksgiving.

I also like Dawn's Thanksgiving ideas, especially the "Gratitude trees" she and her family have created (scroll down just a bit on the link, and you can see her 2010 tree and one for 2008.) Plus she has some great recipes/books/crafts recommendations.

So, those are my Thanksgiving plans for this year. I am usually crazy/busy at that time of year, but I have carved out a plan and freed up more time for Thanksgiving, and then Advent, preparations. Still keeping the Pilgrims/Native Americans, but adding in more of what we are thankful for and focusing more on the One who has blessed us.

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Stacy in MI

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