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 Season and  Holiday Unit Studies ;  Plan Ahead!!!!! Take a few minutes each day to outline what you might want to discover with your kids this Fall and Winter. What special Thanksgiving and or Christmas  tradition , story, recipe do you want to make a memory? By planning ahead you will have supplies ready, a loose plan to follow and find you accomplish so much more.

Since my kids are older I plan to do a Jepordy Game of sorts. We will choose a topic ( questions such as below ) per day and the kids have to answer the question the following day. Guidelines for my crew ( 7th , 9th and 11th grade) would be all research documented, at least 3 paragraphs ect.

Fall

For starters: Why do leaves change colors?

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/trees.htm

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/leaves.html

http://www.homeschoollearning.com/units/unit_09-21-01.shtml

http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fallcolr/fallcolr.html

http://www.easyfunschool.com/PumpkinFudge.html

http://heartsandtrees.blogspot.com/2007/09/fall-nature-study-things-to-do-with.html

Thanksgiving  

 Who were the Wampanoag?

http://www.eclectichomeschool.org/articles/article.asp?articleid=11#lessons

http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/pilgrimCL.html

http://www.easyfunschool.com/IndexThanksgiving.html

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/111098.htm

Winter 

Do you know who Snowflake Bentley is?

http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/winter.htm

http://www.amonco.org/animalsinthewinter.html

http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1925.html

http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/units/winter_days.htm

http://snowflakebentley.com/

http://www.bentley.sciencebuff.org/

Christmas 

What is the Ledgend of the Candy Cane?

http://www.eclectichomeschool.org/christmas/christmasunit2.asp#plans

http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/schoolroom/christmas.php

http://www.oklahomahomeschool.com/christmasunit.html