December has arrived. It's time for a new unit in our home preschool. Here's the details for those who are interested:
Dec. 1 to Dec. 11 - Snow and Winter
I realize that snow does not necessarily arrive at this time, but it certainly can. The reality is this unit is easy to have a lot of fun with and use it to decorate our home for the long winter. Some projects on the docket: Homemade Snow Dough (recipe coming soon), making Snow Flakes to cover the windows, Cupcakes with coconut on top for a baking project and of course more depending on the timing.
Dec. 14 to Dec. 30 - The Story of Christmas
We live in a home where we believe that Christ was born on Christmas and that HE is the Savior of the world. We make sure to teach the true meaning of Christmas in our home: It's not about what we get, it is about what we give to others. In fact, the goal of this unit is to come up with a gift we can each give personally to Jesus for His birthday.
If you have never read the account of the birth of Christ pick up a New Testament or Bible and check out Luke 2 for the truth!
Emotional: Patience and Waiting for Others
Social/Moral: Time with Family
Spiritual: Giving to Jesus and Others
Month's Verse: "Every good and perfect gift comes from above." James 1: 17
Some other seasonal items that happen in our home outside of day care include a Nativity Calendar. Each day we read a bit more of the story of Christ's birth and add a character to our scene. It is so fun to look forward to each night at supper time.
This year I also am trying a new tradition, or adding to an old one, depending on how you look at it. Each year before we open gifts on Christmas the first gift we open is the Bible. My husband wraps it in advance and it is the first gift to be passed out and then read. So this year, I had my mother help me and we have wrapped 24 Christmas books. That means each night before bed Seth will open a book (some new and some old) to read with mom or dad before being tucked in. I think it just adds to the merriment of Christmas! Then on Christmas day we will open the most important gift of all God's Word telling us of how He sent His one and only son so that we might have life!
Let me know if you have any fun family traditions that others can join in too...
1 comment:
The book and Bible idea is fantastic! I think we'll do that next year!
We're trying something new this year too. I bought an Advent calendar that has drawers. Inside each drawer I've written a task for the day. Some are fun traditions we would do anyway, like ice skating or making a gingerbread house. Others are reading the Christmas story, writing notes to teachers, calling relatives, secretly blessing a friend, etc. I'm excited about it!
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