Homeschool Resources for the Christmas Season

Written By Chelsea Miles

By this time in the school year, you and your kids may be feeling a little drained. Christmas is a wonderful time to bring some joy and fun back into your learning. Below, I have some Christmas learning resources and my holiday learning flow for you. I hope you find these helpful. Happy homeschooling!

1.Christmas Biblical Study Resources

Jotham’s Journey: This is an Advent reading book that my mom used when she homeschooled me. When I started homeschooling my kids, my mom bought us this book to read each year!

Eyewitness Bible Series: Christmas: I use this series in conjunction with our Advent reading to discuss with my older kids. I add assignments like finding references to Jesus in the Old Testament for us to discuss and study deeper together.

5 Minute Family Devotional - Big Questions About Christmas: I use this mainly for my younger kids, though this is probably the last year we’ll use this because they are getting big. This is a great conversation starter and appeals to younger ages.

The Creators’ Christmas Special: We used this series during our Bible Study in the spring, and my kids really enjoyed this series. It does a good job at teaching God’s word in a relatable way for elementary and middle schoolers. I’d recommend watching season one before the Christmas special.

2. Christmas Themed Printables & Lessons

Christmas Around the World: Our very first year of homeschooling, I used these printables to teach the kids how Christmas is celebrated around the world. I recently found these printables in a folder and decided to do this again. See our lesson plan and additional resources below. Christmas in Italy, Russia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, England and the Philippines.

Christmas Printables: I love the Christmas-themed printables from Education.com and 123 Homeschool 4 Me. They have a wide array of writing prompts, crafts and math drills I’ve used.

Christmas Advent Calendar: Each year we do a countdown to Christmas with fun activities. This year I created an Advent calendar on Canva. If you’d like to use this template, you can find it here. I also created a holiday vacation scavenger hunt for my kids to do on our upcoming trip, you can find it here!

3. Our Christmas Reading List

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (Free audiobook & printables)

The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry

The Fir Tree – Hans Christian Andersen

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! – Dr. Seuss

The Elves and the Shoemaker – Brothers Grimm

’Twas the Night Before Christmas – Clement Clarke Moore

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Barbara Robinson

The Snowy Day - Ezra Jack Keats

The Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg

The Legend of the Candy Cane - Lori Walburg

December is the time we wind our schedule down. Here’s our December learning flow to make the most of the holiday season and enjoy making memories together!

Early Mornings (We start this by 9am Monday-Friday)

Late Mornings

  • Grade Specific Subjects: Math, Language Arts, Handwriting & Science (older kids only)

  • Independent Learning Quests - these are assignments they do on their own to supplement their learning while I work with their siblings or after their grade-specific work.

Lunch Break

Afternoon

This is our typical December flow. We usually pause History & Science lessons during the month of December and integrate this into our holiday activities. In the evenings, we do our Advent reading and activities as a family after dinner. This year, we’re taking a winter break from December 13 - January 10 for the kids who are on track with their lessons. This is a huge motivator for the kids to stay on task, especially my big kids. Since we school year round we are able to have the flexibility to take extended breaks like this which allows for travel and fun together! What does your December homeschool flow look like?

Chelsea Miles
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