Celebrate Christmas in Colonial America Unit Study

Looking for a unit study for December that the whole family will enjoy? Dig deeper into America's past with this 4-week unit study. In Celebrate Christmas in Colonial America, learn how Americans celebrated Christmas in Colonial Days Your children will be learning about history, science, music, art, and God's Word With suggestions for family read aloud fun and hands-on activities, this book is filled with craft, recipe, and project ideas to make American history come alive.

Celebrate & prepare for Christmas while you learn We have enjoyed doing Christmas unit studies in December, taking a little break from our more rigorous year. Hope you enjoy this unit study too.

Books & Materials Needed in Unit Study:

• Historical Novel of Your Choice set in Colonial America
• Made for Trade (Board Game)
• Music CD Handel's Messiah

History

• Christmas Celebrations in Colonial America
• Jamestown
• Plymouth
• Sea Travel
• Education
• Daily Life
• Virginia
• New England
• Moravians
• Huguenots
• Swedish Lutherans
• Great Awakening
• French & Indian War
• Trades
• George & Martha Washington

Geography & Science

• Label map of 13 colonies
• Pineapples
• Cranberries

Writing/Poetry

• Dictation/Copy
• Sea Life vocabulary
• What would you take to sea?
• Letter to Pastor John
• Write Hymn
• Gift Wit/Rhymes
• Huguenot Diary
• Trade Report
• Story
• Christmas Booklet

Music/Art/Philosophy

• Timeline
• Pilgrim Paintings
• Draw Colonial Family
• Handel's Messiah
• Christmas Carols
• Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God
• Photography
• Illustrations

Homemaking/Crafts/Activities/Games

• Cooking & Baking
• Core & dry Apples
• Menu & Shopping
• Fix a Colonial Meal
• Polish Silver
• Set Table Colonial Style
• Decorate Christmas Tree
• Wrap Presents
• Nativity Scene
• Play Made for Trade
• Pomander Ball
• Compass
• Parts of a Ship
• Plant Corn like Pilgrims
• "Parchment" Paper
• Berry Ink
• Quill Pen
• Horn Book
• Fruit Pyramid
• Decorate
• Pineapple Centerpiece
• Christmas Wreaths
• Straw Ornaments
• French Minuet
• English Country Dance
• Colonial Architecture & Furniture Poster
• Oatmeal Box Cradle
• Act out French & Indian War & Videotape
• Display Table

Hospitality

• Colonial Meal
• Christmas Gift Lists
• Invite Family to Dinner
• Cookies to Neighbors
• Tea or Airsoft Party

Recipes to Make in this Unit Study

• Hard Tack
• Clam Chowder
• Scurvy Prevention Citrus Cups
• Squanto Garden Dessert
• Wassail
• Eggnog
• Cranberry Bread
• Syllabub
• Hasty Pudding
• German Sauerkraut
• Amish Pork & Sauerkraut
• Moravian Love Feast Buns
• Pennsylvania Duetsch Butter Cookies
• Moravian Christmas Cookies
• Amish Shoo Fly Pie
• St. Lucia Buns
• Pepparkakor Cookies
• Hot Chocolate
• Fruit Cake

Virtual Field Trips

• Jamestown
• Pilgrims
• Sturbridge Village
• Williamsburg
• Mt. Vernon

Bonus: Historic Documents

• Mayflower Compact
• Constitution of Connecticut
• Declaration of Independence