What fun things happened in history this week? Let’s take a look and get some ideas for how to incorporate these facts into your homeschool routine.
December 13th – Today is St. Lucia’s Day. She was an Italian girl who lived in the 4th century and was persecuted and killed for her Christian beliefs. Today, she is celebrated by European families as they crown one of their daughters with a wreath of twisted leaves and she serves them a special breakfast. You can celebrate today by honoring each one of your children with a paper crown and talking about the things that make them special, and the things they believe.
December 14th – In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first man to reach the South Pole. You can commemorate this day by looking at the South Pole on a map or globe and planning your own pretend expedition. How would you get there? What would you take with you? What would you see as you traveled?
December 15th – In 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified. You can celebrate this day by talking about the Bill of Rights and what it means in the lives of your children today.
December 16th – This is the date of the Boston Tea Party in 1773. You can commemorate this event by making Indian costumes and reenacting the event, then having some peppermint tea. Discuss why the tax on tea was so unfair to the colonists and why they were so upset about it. This day is also Beethoven’s birthday. You can listen to classical music and discuss what makes it different from country music or rock and roll. What instruments are used? What moods does each kind of music make us have? How do we dance to each kind of music?
December 17th – In 1903, Orville and Wilber Wright made their first successful airplane flight. Make paper airplanes and talk about how hard it would be to make them out of metal. Talk about the Wright Brothers’ failures and how much courage they had to keep trying, and then how great it must have felt when they succeeded.
You can make every day a holiday in your own home!
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