Christmas Unit

We took the entire month of December to focus on Christmas for school. We did a lot of different things to keep everything fresh and interesting. We had our normal Advent calendar (see picture below), a Jesse Tree, our countdown list (where we did something each day; well was suppose to - I started slacking towards the end due to being so tired and exhausted with Carter getting bigger each day) and school projects.


Tracing Letters! (November 29th) I was really impressed with how well Sawyer traced these letters on his first try!


Hot Chocolate Day! (December 5th) Both Sawyer and Mason loved this and the marshmallows that went with it!



Colored Popcorn Day! (December 7th) How could you go wrong with Jell-O and popcorn mixed together?!!!



Hand print Sheep! (December 7th) We talked about how sheep where there the day Jesus was born. Sawyer really liked this because he was a lamb in one of his Christmas programs.




Root beer Float Day! (December 11th) Sawyer thought it was really cool how the root beer would fizz up to the top after pouring it over the ice cream! Alright I will admit I still think it's pretty cool too!



Practicing our Cutting Skills! (December 26th) Sawyer is doing better but when asked to cut along lines then he still needs help holding the paper.



Our Advent Calendar! Sawyer put all the pieces on by himself; I think he did a great job!



Our Jesse Tree! Each day we had a little devotional that took us from the very beginning of the Bible to when Jesus was born. We really enjoyed doing this. The one that Sawyer still talks about is the first day when God created the world. We will cover our eyes so that we see nothing and then uncover them to see all that God created!


Our completed Christmas Unit!!!


Focus Books:
"The Littlest Christmas Star" by Brandi Dougherty
"Christmas in the Manger" by Nola Buck and Felicia Bond
"The Crippled Lamb" by Max Lucado

Resources:
2 Teaching Mommies
www.1plus1plus1equals1.com
www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com