Holiday schooling lets you blend celebration and learning! Whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice (Yule), New Year’s or another winter holiday, themed lessons and activities make homeschool fun and meaningful. Explore our free resources to keep learning alive through the holiday season.
Christmas is shown first but keep scrolling for Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year
Christmas Unit Studies
Christmas Unit – Faith based, from the Homeschool Daily, definitely elementary aged
Reindeer Unit Study – from Waldock Way, worksheets plus suggestions for crafts, videos and books
Christmas Symbols – faith based includes bible reading and activities
A Christmas Carol Mini Unit – curated resources are on the website free (PDF is not free)
American Girl Christmas Unit Studies – studies based on the American Girl books
Christmas Printables/Worksheets
December Printables – From Waldock Way, all Christmas
Christmas Around the World – colouring pages for 20 countries with country shape, flag, their version of Santa Claus and other symbols important to that country’s Christmas.
Preschool Santa Busy Book – downloadable PDF, faith based website but activities are secular
75+ Free Printable Christmas Activities – from homeschoolof1.com, SO many!
Christmas Other
Christian Christmas Theme for Preschool – designed for school use but can be used for homeschool
General Christmas Theme for Preschool – designed for school use but can be used for homeschool
Winter Solstice (Yule)
*some of these are just solstice, some are more religious like Yule
Winter Solstice Worksheet – also includes more ideas like nature study and recipes
Winter Solstice Celebrations – a list of ideas of things to do to celebrate
Yule Worksheets – a few worksheets
Yule Goat Greeting Card – must sign up to download
Yule Lads Legend Printables – based on Icelandic Yule Lads
Winter Solstice Homeschool Guide – information and curated resources such as videos, books and activities
Winter Scavenger Hunt – post about solstice and includes scavenger hunt if you subscribe
Winter Solstice Story – a video of someone telling a Winter Solstice story with props
Winter Solstice Colouring Pages for Teens – for teens or adults
Hanukkah Freebies
Hanukkah Lessons/Worksheets – lessons, activities, colouring pages and worksheets
Resources for Teaching Hanukkah – tons of resources from The Jewish Educator Portal
Hanukkah Lesson Plans – lesson plan website, look at tags for grade levels
Hanukkah Theme for Preschool – designed for a classroom but you can do most activities for homeschool
Hanukkah at Home – printables such as mad libs, recipes, colouring pages, photo booth, story puppets and more
Hanukkah Activity Guide – free ebook download from ReformJudaism.org
Hanukkah Resources – from special ed teachers includes picture communication symbols, songs, social stories/skills, file folder games and more
Hanukkah – colouring pages and paper dreidel
Hanukkah Worksheets – printable worksheets for different ages
Kwanzaa Freebies
Kwanzaa Lapbook – from Homeschool Helper Online – free pdf
Kwanzaa Color by Number – click on the image of the color by numbers to download
DLTK Kids Kwanzaa – easy activities for preschoolers-elementary
Kwanzaa Theme for Preschool – designed for a classroom but you can do most activities for homeschool too
Kwanzaa Worksheets – K-8, full lesson plans, ELA, printables, choice boards and social studies
Kwanzaa Worksheets for Kids – from Homeschoolof1, for elementary age
Kwanzaa Facts Colouring Page – downloadable from KidsActivitiesBlog
Early Childhood Kwanzaa Activities – PDF, activities for each Kwanzaa principle
Kwanzaa 7 Principles – excerpt from a Scholastic product
Kwanzaa Drumming Lesson – suggested grades 3-5, music lesson about Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa ELA – designed for ESL adults but can be used for middle school and up even if not ESL
New Year’s Freebies
New Year Worksheets for Kids – from Homeschoolof1, elementary age