For those of us who tend to follow a public school system-type schedule, school is nearly out for the summer! Let’s talk about Holiday School and how we might incorporate it into our summer months. These ideas below were originally put together for Christmas break, but can also be applied to Thanksgiving, Easter/Spring break, or summer vacation!
-Holiday School is a break from the “normal” rhythm of school to enjoy the summer break
-There’s no wrong way to do Holiday School- just take time to enjoy time w/ your family and enjoy this special season
-Time to enjoy cooking, baking, learning a new craft, learning to play or sing a hymn, play games and make puzzles, listen to music, create art, watch movies, etc
-Enjoy summer activity books like hidden pictures, vacation-theme word searches, crossword puzzles, and lots of coloring pages
-Try to learn a hymn in another language
-Lots of families read a book per day
-Some families keep the “core subjects” or do one main journal per day and lots of extra fun vacation activities
-Do summer themed copywork, recitation, and dictation
-Memorize a passage of a famous book
-Create a play
-Also a great time to relax and refresh after a busy year!
-All ages can enjoy Holiday School. Tap into what your kids are interested in and see where it leads
-Some families choose to do a special unit study
-Teens are often really tired by the end of the year and may need extra time to just REST
Below is a peek inside our Holiday-themed journals (if you’d like to do “Christmas in July”)! 😉 We have so many journals that could be adapted to a summer holiday:
- Nature Study and Outdoor Science Journal
- Book of State Trees
- Book of State Flowers
- Book of State Birds
- Rocks and Minerals
- Wild Wilderness Adventure Handbook
- Bird Watching Journal
- All About Oceans/Marine Biology
- And SO many more paperbacks and PDFs to explore!
