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in Family Life· Helpful Habits· HomeSchooling· Tapestry of Grace

Have a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration

We have been going full force over here before the upcoming blessed holidays. That’s because we have a goal of a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration. See, at Thanksgiving we share some of our best work with grandparents. They are a captive audience, bless them.

At Thanksgiving, it's a good habit to celebrate your children and be thankful for your homeschool! How to have a Thanksgiving homeschool celebration.

I am so glad we’ve maintained this helpful habit of a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration. Because I don’t know about you, but I’ve found myself – mama the teacher – to be a little lack luster with all the Thanksgiving prep and the white space on the December calendar growing more scarce each day we get closer.

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Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration

This Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration keeps the children busy too while I’m busy preparing the meal. “Mama, are we taking a Thanksgiving break?” one asked a couple days ago. “Yes, we are.” I answered. But the reading of seasonal books like Cranberry Thanksgiving, the counting of blessings and the finishing of projects will continue next week.

So, I’m sharing today some examples of how we do and have done our Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration in the past.

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Middle Girl has been working along and along adding sea creatures to her Ocean Box project as part of Apologia Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day studies.

A captive audience. That’s what you have in family and friends on Thanksgiving. Each year at this time we share what we call a unit celebration of our homeschool. Basically, we show off the best of our school work, projects, art work while the side dishes are still warming in the oven. This tradition is rooted in our Tapestry of Grace studies. But, we not only share what we have learned about history, our children also might share an upcoming Christmas piano recital song they are practicing. Maybe a short skit they have put together. Big brother makes a video of it all.

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One afternoon it was an Answers in Genesis Homeschool History Revealed time. Listening to Diana Waring share about Napoleon while one makes chalk pastel trains, another builds with LEGO® Education StoryStarter, another makes clay sea creatures for Apologia science and another listens and rests. It’s a Hodgepodge homeschool.

Why Have a Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration?

  • I’d say that most of us homeschoolers have a good amount of schooling and learning under our belts by Thanksgiving. It doesn’t matter if you are still in the midst of medieval time studies.
  • What better time to share accomplishments, get a boost of praise from family about your schooling? Likely, many of our friends and relatives are curious about our homeschooling ways. Let them have a peek at the best parts.
  • Let the children do the work. Allow the children to design the unit celebration program.
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Soon it is drop off week for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes are we’re putting the last things in ours. Joy to the World!

Can you see all the different life skills and subjects that can be counted while they are having fun? Tailor it to your studies. Design it for your family. Psst. It’s also a great opportunity to spread out all that paperwork, get a picture to preserve it for always, and then ‘refile’ (if you know what I mean).

At Thanksgiving, it’s a good habit to celebrate your children and be thankful for your homeschool! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

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Filed Under: Family Life, Helpful Habits, HomeSchooling, Tapestry of Grace Tagged With: collage Friday, Thanksgiving

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Tammy Jones says

    November 22, 2013 at 8:48 AM

    What a wonderful time! Could you tell me what CD set that is? (True Tales) It looks great. Have a blessed Thanksgiving with your family.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      November 22, 2013 at 9:20 AM

      Hi Tammy! I am happy to share – it is from Answers in Genesis History Revealed by Diana Waring. I will be sharing a review of it the week after Thanksgiving. We are studying the 1700s-1800s and there are other sets available http://www.answersingenesis.org/store/product/history-revealed-empires-missions-wars-family-pack/?sku=40-1-399 (you can read more about the audio CDS on that page above by clicking ‘view all 8 items’)

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  2. Phyllis at All Things Beautiful says

    November 22, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    I have always admired your Thanksgiving Homeschool Celebration. Alas, we don’t have family for Thanksgiving, so we don’t have that captive audience. It brings me joy to see pictures of yours.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      November 22, 2013 at 11:39 AM

      I’m sorry to hear you don’t have family for Thanksgiving Phyllis – but you could do it for each other! Plus it’s a great chance to spread it all out and get several pictures. You do such a beautiful job with so much learning at your house!

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  3. Rebecca says

    November 22, 2013 at 4:15 PM

    I love everything 🙂 We’ve been really enjoying the fall chalk pastel book the past couple of weeks as we start getting ready for Thanksgiving 🙂

    I also really love how the Swimming Creatures box is starting to look. Beautiful work!

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  4. Melissa newell says

    November 23, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    Wow I love that celebration idea! What a great way to celebrate the accomplishments! Happy thanksgiving!

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  5. Angie Wright says

    November 22, 2016 at 11:50 AM

    I love the sea creatures box! I am going to run with this idea with my class!!! I’ll send you the results, of course. 😉

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      November 22, 2016 at 6:33 PM

      You are the best! Can’t wait to hear about it. Happy Thanksgiving!

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