OLD HOMESCHOOLERS NEVER DIE . . . THEY JUST WRITE CURRICULUM


"Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew,
like showers on new grass,
like abundant rain on tender plants."

Deuteronomy 32:2

Courses of Study

To view the Course of Study for each grade level, you can click on the "Course of Study" label
or "Search This Blog" for the specific grade level you wish to see.
To date, I have courses of study completed for kindergarten through fourth grades.

Newsletter Articles

In 2013 the Lord started me producing a newsletter for the homeschool group we are a part of. Every other month I write an article on a topic the Lord has put on my heart. I've decided to add these articles to this blog. I hope you will find encouragement through some of my ramblings. You can click on the label "Newsletter" to find the articles.

Wednesday, December 21

Christmas

We don't have school during the holiday season, but we love to decorate, bake, read, and watch videos. Every year we purchase one new Christmas book. On Christmas Eve we watch Pride and Prejudice (the BBC 5 hour version). Between each of the 6 episodes we do something, like make cookies, open presents, play a game, etc. This makes for a full and fun day!

Here is my list of favorite books to read for Christmas (in no particular order):
  • The Legend of Saint Nicholas by Demi
  • The Nutcracker by Alison Jay
  • Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco
  • The Light at Tern Rock by Julia L. Sauer
  • America's First Christmas by Hertha Pauli
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
  • Miracle in a Shoe Box by Franklin Graham
  • The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald
  • No Tree for Christmas by Marilyn Lashbrook
  • Merry Christmas With Love by Sandi Patty
  • Christmas in Happy Forest by Mary Hollingsworth
  • Silent Night: A Mouse Tale by Betsy Hernandez and Donny Monk
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
  • A Cup of Christmas Tea by Tom Hegg
  • Christmas Stories from Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson
and my most favorite Christmas book:
  • All is Well: A Story for Christmas by Frank E. Peretti
Videos we like:
  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (with Loretta Swit)
  • Silent Mouse (narrated by Lynn Redgrave)
  • The Nutcracker