Celebrating Spring Holidays in Your Homeschool

It’s spring – time to dance with the flowers and soar with the birds! By spring, we’re starting to think about summer break, finishing out the homeschool year (unless you’re year-round),, and thinking about upcoming holidays… Here are activities, books, and resources for incorporating the holidays into your homeschool. Pick and choose what works best for your family. Bloom in springtime!

All of these resources are appropriate for middle and high school.

Books to Incorporate

Unit Studies

Tu B’Shevat
Pi Day
Purim
History Behind St. Patrick’s Day
Passover
History Behind Easter
Titanic
History Behind Mother’s & Father’s Day
Severe Weather
History of Holidays in America: Women’s History Month, Arbor Day, Earth Day & Cinco de Mayo
Women Through History course
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Alice in Wonderland

Online Unit Studies

Hands-On Activities

Other Fun Stuff!

Spice up your Spring Wardrobe
Field Guide to Living for Mom
Homeschool Convention Planner
Lego Father’s Day bundle (free to subscribers)
Studio Art for Teens: Illuminated Design and Graphic Design
Learning About World Cultures for Asian / Pacific Islanders Month
Flag Etiquette: Unit Study in History, Geography, and Social Studies
Spring Flowers paint-by-number
Spring Gnomes paint-by-number

Download the entire holiday bundle of book lists for free. Can’t get enough of the holidays? Incorporate the Bricks Through the Year and History of Our Holidays bundles into your homeschool year, too!

I know many of us are still in the thick of winter weather, but you’re probably starting to dream about spring right about now. Soon enough warmer weather and longer days will be here. But in the meantime, now is a great time to start planning some fantastic activities!

This week I’ve teamed up with some of my fellow homeschool bloggers to bring you some fantastic Spring themed tips, resources, and even a few FREEBIES. Be sure to check them all out below!