
Some of the happiest times in our lives are those we spend together with our families celebrating birthdays, holidays, and other fun events.
I’m not suggesting having a party every day for school, but instead, building upon the memory-making and the joy that holidays and “events” bring naturally. As a homeschool mom, we spent one entire year using a curriculum that was entirely based on the holiday of the day. It was hands down a highlight of our homeschool journey.
I believe education is built on a foundation of love. When you use the holiday of the day as part of your curriculum, the joy of learning flows naturally.
It’s a great time to add a little holiday of the day curriculum to your plans. You don’t have to celebrate EVERY day (although that is fantastically fun). It can be very easy to add this to the curriculum you already have.
The Holiday of the Day can be one of your daily “Subjects” or it can be your entire curriculum depending on the age (s) of your children. Complete all the suggested activities to fill most of your day, or pick just one to highlight.
The Holiday of the Day makes excellent morning work, or “What to do When I’m Done” activities. Depending on your standards, you can also easily incorporate the holiday of the day into many language arts, history, and science curriculum standards. While specific standards are not addressed, each activity is made to be academically rigorous and engaging.
Embark on a journey around the world and discover the different traditions other countries have surrounding the tooth fairy. There is a Happy Hive Homeschooling exclusive teaching video, slide presentation and Mystery Puzzle (digital) activity. (There is also a paper quiz you can use instead.) Make a tooth shape book and even a cute place to put any teeth that may be lost this school year.
We celebrate National Tooth Fairy Day August 22nd
This day is a wonderful opportunity to study, not only Pirates and their unique vocabulary, it is also an opportunity to study famous pirates as a point of historical reference. This lesson can be presented using the slide presentation or with the Exclusive Homeschool Holiday Teaching Video narrated by the one and only Petey Parrot!
We celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day September 19th
Fascinating Facts about the Solar System is filled with the solar system facts you need. It’s also packed with planet worksheets, a google slide presentation, and a teaching video. All of these elements are designed to work together so you have a complete lesson plan about the solar system!
We celebrate World Space Week the first week in October
Learning the states and capitals has never been so engaging. With our Map the NBA activity your basketball fan can combine their love of basketball pastime with US map skills! After watching the introduction to basketball video, your kids are ready! You kids first map the state names, capitals, and then they add the NBA team names color-coding them according to the 2 divisions.
We celebrate National Basketball Day November 6th
Use both National Fruitcake Day, and January 3rd, Toss Your Fruitcake Day as the basis for this activity that's fun for the whole family! Celebrating Fruitcake Fun will be remembered for many, many years - especially if your children have not been exposed to fruitcake before. There are plenty of Math-related activities inside the FRUTICAKE FUN PACK that are based on both the fruitcake tasting activity and everyone’s favorite: the fruitcake toss.
We celebrate national Fruitcake Day December 27th
There are no limits to what our kids can accomplish. Exposing them to other kids who were *actual* inventors helps to show that what might seem impossible – is actually POSSIBLE. Kid Inventor’s Day Activities are designed to inspire a sense of innovation and exploration in your children. There are 6 kid inventors for your children to discover through short videos and informative articles. All the research is done for you, so you can simply choose which inventors to explore.
We celebrate Kid Inventors Day is January 17th
I will not lie, GROUNDHOG’S DAY, February 2 is my FAVORITE for many reasons - the biggest is that it’s my birthday Begin GROUNDHOG DAY HISTORY BEFORE February 2nd by making your own prediction about whether the world’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not. Then confirm your predictions and complete the activities anytime after Groundhog’s Day.
We celebrate Groundhog Day is February 2nd
Explore the mystery behind Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone in this complete resource that celebrates Landline Telephone Day. Your children can discover the mystery and intrigue as well as the competitive atmosphere surrounding inventions as they dive into the overarching question: Was Alexander Graham Bell the first to invent the telephone?
We celebrate Landline Telephone Day is Marth 10th
There truly is something for every hero in your home in this activity pack. A few highlights include: A superhero search (word search of superheroes), a super hero themed scavenger hunt (can you find items the same colors as the infinity stones? ) and a video lesson with comic history and fun facts about many beloved characters. There are academic elements too, like super hero story writing, an overview of onomatopoeia and MORE!
We celebrate National Superhero Day is April 28th
This set of activities covers Pollination, Bees and the parts of the flower. There are videos, diagraming activities, informational text passages and even a craft in this nature focused pack. Introduces, teaches and reinforces the importance of bees in our world, pollination and the parts of flowers.
We celebrate World Bee Day is May 20th
Anytime we can use food for learning, I’m in. National Eat an Oreo Cookie Day does not disappoint. Starting the day out with some Oreo cookie pancakes is the perfect segue into the OREO COOKIE TASTE TEST. This is the perfect lesson to get the whole family involved.
We celebrate Eat an Oreo Cookie Day is June 19th
Embrace the easy feel of the summer months and bring out the creative side of your kids with this paper plate craft bundle. You can use each paper plate craft to complement studying these symbols of America. You can use each of them to celebrate the individual holidays associated with each: Independence Day, Uncle Sam Day, Statue of Liberty Dedication Day, American Eagle Day, and Presidents’ Day -Each paper plate craft comes with full color files as well as color your own files.
We celebrate Independence Day is July 4th
You can use these activities anytime you want. While they are designed for a specific holiday – theses activities are versatile and can be used anytime.
You can begin using these holiday Activities ANY MONTH. Many clients add new routines and activities at the beginning of the school year, or around the first of a New Year (January) but because there is a holiday for every month – it does not matter when you begin!
The activities in Mrs. Crabtree’s Favorites bundle are versatile. They help you teach Math, Science, Language Arts, and History. You can double up if you miss a month, or save it for next year.
A homeschooler and former classroom teacher designed these activities. They contain a variety of celebration choices specifically designed to be adaptable to the multi-age home and diverse enough to differentiate for kids who are learning at their own pace! Children who are classified as being in grades 2 – 6 will LOVE these activities. .
I’m thrilled you have already begun celebrating holidays with our fantastic activities. This bundle is deeply discounted already, so no further discounts will be applied. You can however swap an activity for one already purchased. Just email me: happyhivehomeschooling @ gmail dot com. I’ll need your name and the platform you purchased the item from. (The Happy Hive store, Amped Up learning Marketplace or Teachers Pay Teachers). You can then chose a product of equal value and I will send it to you!
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