A Homeschooler’s Ultimate Guide to Advent and Christmas
Published:
November 7, 2021
Contributor:
Sonlight
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Advent is a Latin word meaning coming or arrival. It’s the season of up to 28 days prior to Christmas Day (Dec. 25) when Christians prepare for the coming of Jesus.
The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas can be wonderful yet busy. Because our busyness can drown out our deeper desires to meditate, pray, read Scripture, and bask in God’s goodness, being intentional during Advent is a must.
Have a Christ-focused Advent season this year. You need it! Your children need it! And God is worthy of it. Here are resources to help you stay centered on the coming of Christ as a babe in Bethlehem.
FREE: ADVENT DEVOTIONAL
This free devotional includes daily readings and discussion questions to center your family the coming of the Christ child. It’s Sonlight’s gift to you, absolutely free. You get postcard-sized printable templates to cut out. File them in a box or hole punch them and bind them together with a festive ribbon. Then work through them day by day to enrich your Advent celebrations.
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Christmas School: Adding Holiday Cheer to Homeschool Academics
Do you dream about an unpressured holiday season filled with joy, memories, and time well spent? What if you could be more intentional about how you and your family spend the holiday season allowing you to really savor it? That can be a challenge if you are struggling with scheduling conflicts, unplanned illnesses, or your perception of other people’s expectations.
As you prepare for Christmas, you get to take advantage of one of the biggest benefits of homeschooling: flexibility. Instead of falling haphazardly into craziness this time of the year, you can approach it calmly and with joy. If your children are getting caught up in the hype and excitement of the holidays, take control of how you want to celebrate by incorporating some fun holiday school. In this video our Sonlight experts will help you weave your school and holiday traditions together including:
- Making Christmas prep a part of school
- Flexing your schedule without sacrificing academics
- Incorporating fun
- Teaching your kids why we celebrate Christmas
- Unique ways to give
- Preventing burnout
- Creating or adopting traditions
- Options for celebrating Advent
- Focusing on what matters most
SHOP: ADVENT UNIT STUDIES (PRODUCTS)
If you want to take your Advent studies and devotionals a step further, opt for a complete kit that includes a novel, a discussion guide, a daily schedule that covers the entire Advent period (up to 28 days depending on the year), craft supplies, and activity directions. Scripture readings are assigned, too, of course.
There are three kits to choose from, each based on a different novel:
- Jotham’s Journey
- Tabitha’s Travels (new in 2021)
- Bartholomew’s Passage (new in 2022)
SHOP JOTHAM’S JOURNEY ADVENT UNIT STUDY HERE
SHOP TABITHA’S TRAVELS ADVENT UNIT STUDY HERE
SHOP BARTHOLOMEW’S PASSAGE ADVENT UNIT STUDY HERE
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Merry Christmas! May your Advent be truly blessed.
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