Are you looking for ways to keep your kids curious, engaged, and learning during the holidays?
Give your kids the joy of new friends, holiday magic, and a journey to the mythical land of Elfhelm—without adding to your holiday to-do list!
Let’s make this holiday season one to remember with A Boy Called Christmas this December!
Biology experiments, holiday parties, Latin declensions, gingerbread house building, division problems, gift buying, gift wrapping, turkey roasting, cookie baking, caroling practice, copywork, dictation...
The holiday season is full of festive activities, and each year the to-do list grows longer!
How can you fit it all in while keeping your kids engaged in their learning?
How can you homeschool through the holidays without losing your mind?
You need a way to survive the holidays that’s fun, educational, and keeps your kids excited about learning—and let's face it, the regular lesson plans just aren't going to cut it.
So, how can you survive the holidays without going nuts?
Well, the easy answer is to combine the holidays with school!
I created Literary Adventures for Kids with the sole purpose of inspiring kids to read by creating a fun and engaging atmosphere around literature. And, what better place to start than during those holidays when all the crazy holiday plans wreak havoc on your well-laid lesson plans?
Engage Your Kids During The Holidays With Great Literature at ...
Join us for a magical journey through A Boy Called Christmas — a heartwarming holiday tale filled with courage, wonder, and the spirit of giving.
This holiday season, we’ll explore Matt Haig's enchanting story of A Boy Called Christmas, keeping your kids engaged with fascinating rabbit trails about science, geography and more, holiday literature, and hands-on projects we like to call magic dust.
Don’t let holiday distractions keep learning on hold—let’s blend the joy of the season with meaningful learning and make this a time to remember!
Highlights of Christmas Lit Camp Include:
🎄2 Weeks of Christmas Magic with A Boy Called Christmas!
📖Live Book Club meetings on Zoom to discuss the magical story and connect with friends!
- December 6 at 1:00 pm Central - Live Book Club Today, we'll meet up to discuss the book with our friends and start our writing project. We'll also be creating some ornaments inspired by our story.
- December 13 at 1:00 pm Central - Live Book Club Every online book club must end with a PARTY SCHOOL!! That's right, we'll meet via Zoom to celebrate with food, decorations, and some more activities! We'll talk about the book - what we loved and what we hated! Creating a new ornament will also be on the agenda. We'll finish up our writing project and say goodbye to our friends.
🎄Christmas Poetry Teatime to enjoy holiday poems, tea and friends!
- December 4 at 10:00 am Central - Holiday Song Poetry Teatime Today, we'll meet with our favorite holiday song lyrics and write a holiday concrete poem!
🎅Interactive Fun Activities to keep the holiday spirit alive!
- December 10 at 1:00 pm Central - Game Day Today, we're going to meet up for a fun Christmas game. Bring your favorite Christmas book and let's have some laughs with our friends.
- And, of course, we'll have plenty of rabbit trails to discover things like geography, science, history, popculture, and even toilets!
✨Full Lesson Plans that are Open and Go!
- Camp is organized so that all your kids have to do is open the course and click the button. They'll see everything they need to do that do and how to prepare. It's so easy you'll have plenty of time to make hot cocoa and snuggle on the couch for your daily read!
- Scroll down and take a peek inside Christmas Camp and get all the deets!
Take a sneak peek into the course that has everything you need for a fun and easy-to-implement Christmas School this holiday season.
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Confused about what is in Literary
Adventures for Kids Literature Camps?
Here's what you'll find inside:
Rabbit Trails
In our book clubs, we go on rabbit trails of discovery. We hop off the traditional roads of literature studies and meander down paths about science, culture, history, biographies, poetry, music and more.
We take deep dives into some of the subjects touched on in the book and broaden our minds with new adventures -- all while building better reading comprehension.
Magic Dust
In every book club, we bring literature to life by sprinkling a bit of magic dust along the way.
These hands-on projects will take us into the book through science, art, games and more. Students make connections to the literature by touching, seeing, feeling and becoming a part of the book through the activities.
Language Arts
Just because we're having fun doesn't mean we leave out the grammar, vocabulary and writing.
In all of our online book clubs, we include spelling, copywork, dictation and grammar concepts.
We also discuss literary elements found in the book and use our new knowledge for a writing project at the end of the book club.
Party School!
The pinnacle of the Online Book Club experience is the Party School!
At the end of each literature study, we celebrate the book with a party. Invite friends or family over for food and fun! All the ideas for food, decorations, and activities are included.
Meet the Creator of Literary Adventures for Kids,
Dachelle McVey
Dachelle is a former traditional teacher turned homeschool mom. She has a passion for literature and for adding adventure to her homeschool. She has started several book clubs in her community with the idea that each book club should be a celebration of literature.
At Literary Adventures for Kids she takes her over 20 years of experience and uses it to create online book clubs that add that little bit of magic to your children's education.
“Education should be a living, breathing, tangible thing.”
❓Frequently Asked Questions
When does the camp start and finish?
Camp will begin on December 2nd. The last live book club will be on December 13th.
What ages of children is the book club for?
This book has topics that would appeal to elementary through high school.
What supplies will we need?
You will need one of the books in the Book List. You may also want a notebook for notes and vocabulary. The project supply list is provided at the beginning of the course. You may choose which projects you will want to do.
How long do I have access to the course?
After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own for the lifetime of Hide The Chocolate's Literary Adventures for Kids.
How long should this book club take my child?
The book club is set up on a lesson by lesson basis. It can take as much or as little time as you and your child feel you want to spend. That said, each day should take from 30 minutes to an hour. However, I recommend you choose which projects will be a good fit for your child and not feel obligated to complete all lessons.
Can my child work through this independently?
Yes, this course is designed for children to complete mostly independently. However, parents should be available to help with projects and grade assignments. I recommend parents review the course before their children begin.
Can this be used for more than one child or as a family Christmas camp?
Absolutely! We are a homeschooling family, and we encourage all our children to participate in book clubs. Often we will read the book together as a family read-aloud and then work through the rabbit trails and magic dust together.
Will the teacher provide any feedback to the child on their writing projects?
We provide students with the opportunity to share their Writing Projects with us. If they choose to share, we will provide feedback in the form of critiques and encouragement. Some of our students use this option frequently, while others choose to submit their assignments to the parents.
What if I am unhappy with the Christmas camp course?
We understand that not every book or course is the perfect fit. Due to the digital nature of this product, we are limited in how long we can offer a refund. If you don't find that the course fits for your family, please let us know within 5 days of purchase for a full refund. After that time, we will not be able to offer a full refund.
What if I have questions or need help?
You can contact me at [email protected] and I will answer you as soon as possible.
