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Free this week only at Homeschoolestore is a unit study on Saint Nick. Check it out!
Also on Clickschooling, there are a few websites all about Saint Nick that would add lots more information to this free unit study. Here is there more recent post:
CLICKSCHOOLING REVIEW:
Continuing with our Holiday Theme...
Recommended Website:
Saint Nicholas Center
http://www.stnichol
St. Nicholas Day is tomorrow, December 6th, and is celebrated
worldwide. Plan to spend some time exploring this website that
reveals the history and cultural implications -- not to mention the
fun and meaning -- of St. Nicholas. An explanation of this website
will simply not do it justice. You will have to visit the site to see
the breadth and depth of the material here that includes three main
categories:
*Around The World -- Read the biography of St. Nicholas. Find out
about worldwide customs surrounding St. Nicholas from Australia to
the Ukraine. Discover the meaning of the figures in the St. Nicholas
story and the symbolism of icons associated with him.
*How To Celebrate -- Get ideas and resources for celebrating St.
Nicholas Day along with curricular connections to use at school or
home. This section also offers more specific information about the
religious and spiritual aspects of the St. Nicholas Day festival.
*For Kids -- Designed especially for children, this section of the
website offers three main topics:
1) The Real Santa -- a biography of St. Nicholas and how his story
evolved into the Santa Claus story.
2)Reasons To Love St. Nicholas -- a celebration of the less
commercial aspects of the day.
3) Santa & St. Nicholas -- a comparison between these two icons of the
Christmas holiday. You will also find stories and poems about St.
Nick from around the world that your family can read online. There
are interactive activities including pictures to print and color, a
crossword puzzle, and a word search game based on the legend of
St. Nicholas. You will also find links to other fascinating St.
Nicholas activities too.
This site could provide all the curriculum activities one might need
for the holiday season. Enjoy!
Diane Keith
for ClickSchooling
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