What could you do for winter break to make it wonderful? Here are some suggestions from your school library media specialist:
1. Have some hot cocoa!
2. Make a snow angel.
3. Read (you knew this was coming) Charles Dickens book "A Christmas Carol."
4. Listen to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Ballet"
5. Join a Christmas choir, or go caroling.
6. Make paper snowflakes.
7. Make a snow fort.
8. Make a snow person, like Olaf from Frozen.
9. If you can find a hill in Indiana, go sledding.
10. Spend time with your family.
11. Read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement C. Moore. This is actually a poem.
12. Go see Christmas lights.
13. Make a blanket fort.
14. Be Santa's secret elf, and do a random act of kindness for someone else.
15. String popcorn. (You can make a popcorn, or cranberry garland, and hang it outside to feed birds.)
16. Have a game night.
17. Take a special family photo.
18. Have a PJ day.
19. Kiss under mistletoe.
20. Start a new tradition.
21. Construct paper chains.
22. Write a wish list, or a 2016 goals list.
23. Participate in a Christmas ornament exchange.
24. Read the Christmas story in the Bible in the book of "Luke," in chapter 2.
25. Make a New Year's Resolution (Mrs. Shepard wants two A's on your report card!)
26. Read or watch "Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburgh. Did you know he was a sculptor, and wrote Jumanji?
27. Take a winter nature hike. How do the trees change? Can you find pine cones?
28. Learn about Saint Nicholas.
29. Work on a puzzle while listening to holiday music.
30. Have a picnic under the Christmas tree.
31. Kiss at midnight on New Years.
32. Dance!
33. Make a holiday playlist.
34. Throw confetti
35. Develop an indoor/outdoor work-out routine.
Disclaimers: In the 2015 calendar, muslim religions celebrate the birth of the Prophet Mohammed on Dec. 21, Dec. 26, or Jan. 3rd by exchanging gifts and making donations to the poor. Jewish cultures celebrate Hanukkah before our winter break from Dec. 6-14th.
Indiana State Standard: World History, Standard 2
WH.2.1 Review the development and key concepts of
major world religions and philosophies including Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. (Sociology)
Christina Shepard
Media Specialist
