Advent School Plans

Week 1

Bible our Jesse Tree

Circle Time

Advent Journal Working in our advent journals: drawings, paintings, narration & copywork

French Adding one of these stickers to our advent journals daily

Phonics Peter & Jane books

Read Aloud One wintry Night

Theme for the week:
Making Christmas Cards
Reading The Cobweb Curtain & making glittery spider web tree decorations & iced spider web cookies!

This is also E's birthday week & the week we go to buy a tree, so lots of busy fun :)

Week 2

Bible our Jesse Tree

Circle Time

Advent Journal Working in our advent journals: drawings, paintings, narration & copywork

French Adding one of these stickers to our advent journals daily

Phonics Peter & Jane books

Read Aloud One wintry Night

Theme for the week:
Making Gifts
Making our gingerbread house & gingerbread people
Collecting boughs, pinecones, holly etc from the local woodland to decorate our home.

Week 3

Bible our Jesse Tree

Circle Time

Advent Journal Working in our advent journals: drawings, paintings, narration & copywork

French Adding one of these stickers to our advent journals daily

Phonics Peter & Jane books

Read Aloud One wintry Night

Theme for the week:
Baking
Making Cinnamon dough ornaments
The Solstice is on Sunday, so we will be learning about the science & folklore of the solstice & having our spiral walk
Decorating the trees in our garden with goodies for the birds.
Drinking Snow Cocoa:

• 4 cups whole milk
• 4 cups half-and-half
• 1 pound white chocolate, chopped
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 8 to 10 vanilla beans
In a saucepan on medium heat, heat the milk and half-and-half to just below the simmering point. Remove the pan from the heat and add the white chocolate. When the chocolate is melted, add the vanilla and whisk vigorously. Reheat very gently and serve with a vanilla bean stirrer in each cup.
(Serves 8-10. From The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook)

Week 4

Bible our Jesse Tree

Circle Time

Advent Journal Working in our advent journals: drawings, paintings, narration & copywork

French Adding one of these stickers to our advent journals daily

Phonics Peter & Jane books

Read Aloud One wintry Night

Theme for the week:
Learning about the role of angels in the Christmas story
Reading some angel story books
Making angel ornaments
Baking Angel Kisses:
 
3 egg whites 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract (opt.)
1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 3/4 bag semi sweet chocolate morsels

Pre-heat oven to GM 2

In small mixer bowl beat egg whites, vanilla, cream of tartar and peppermint (optional) extract until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beat until stiff peaks form. Then gradually fold in semi sweet chocolate morsels. Drop by teaspoon 1 1/2" apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet, you can sprinkle cookies with colored sugar if desired. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until done. Makes 3 dozen.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:2-6

& praying that the Lord Jesus Christ will give me the loving heart to serve & bless my family & love HIM more than ever.