Saint Lucy, you did not hide your light under a basket, but let it shine for the whole world, for all the centuries to see. We may not suffer torture in our lives the way you did, but we are still called to let the light of our Christianity illumine our daily lives. Please help us to have the courage to bring our Christianity into our work, our recreation, our relationships, our conversation -- every corner of our day.
St. Lucy, Pray for us.
Today was the second installment of our "Christmas Traditions Around the World" unit study. The first was about this time last year when we learned about Christmas in Mexico. I hope to post pictures and explanations later, but, for now, this is our resource list:
We checked out this informative book from the library- our local library carries titles for several countries. It gives a nice overview of the customs and symbols of Christmas in Sweden.
Also from the library. A dvd about family life in Sweden. It is not my favorite from the series, but it was nice to be able to see families from that country- how they live, speak, learn. It was a nice filler to our day -- we watched it on lunch break.
While trying to find things on the Internet, I came across a site that said that I could find an article about St. Lucia Day in this book- as it turns out, we own it! So, I was off to find the book (it was in our advent box) and the article. :)
Swedish Family Paper dolls purchased from Paper Dali.
Kirsten's Suprise... is about a Swedish family's first Christmas in America.
Free paper dolls (colored by Julia and Kyle) from Paper Dali.
Articles from the Internet (see links below). I like the one from Domestic Church because it offers the information at 3 different levels of understanding (readiness might be a better word). I used the information labeled "Young Families".
Our table full of supplies.
The Paper Dali blog, a wonderful resource, was the jumping off point for our whole study. Before I came across it, I was not sure how we were going to go about putting together our day. This post on the Paper Dali blog includes a free printable paper doll of St. Lucia and an entire unit study. We also purchased the Swedish Family paper dolls and are planning on making the St. Lucia and Star Boy craft.
Most of the Internet information (other than from Paper Dali) that I was able to find originated from the Family in Feast and Feria blog.
These are the sites we used:
St. Lucy, Pray for us.
Today was the second installment of our "Christmas Traditions Around the World" unit study. The first was about this time last year when we learned about Christmas in Mexico. I hope to post pictures and explanations later, but, for now, this is our resource list:
We checked out this informative book from the library- our local library carries titles for several countries. It gives a nice overview of the customs and symbols of Christmas in Sweden.
Also from the library. A dvd about family life in Sweden. It is not my favorite from the series, but it was nice to be able to see families from that country- how they live, speak, learn. It was a nice filler to our day -- we watched it on lunch break.While trying to find things on the Internet, I came across a site that said that I could find an article about St. Lucia Day in this book- as it turns out, we own it! So, I was off to find the book (it was in our advent box) and the article. :)Swedish Family Paper dolls purchased from Paper Dali.
Kirsten's Suprise... is about a Swedish family's first Christmas in America.
Free paper dolls (colored by Julia and Kyle) from Paper Dali.
Articles from the Internet (see links below). I like the one from Domestic Church because it offers the information at 3 different levels of understanding (readiness might be a better word). I used the information labeled "Young Families".
Our table full of supplies.
The Paper Dali blog, a wonderful resource, was the jumping off point for our whole study. Before I came across it, I was not sure how we were going to go about putting together our day. This post on the Paper Dali blog includes a free printable paper doll of St. Lucia and an entire unit study. We also purchased the Swedish Family paper dolls and are planning on making the St. Lucia and Star Boy craft.
Most of the Internet information (other than from Paper Dali) that I was able to find originated from the Family in Feast and Feria blog.
These are the sites we used:
The Legends of St. Lucy: A Telling by Eldrbarry
How it all came together: Our Day With Christmas in Sweden
4 comments:
found you via catholic workboxes. i love this idea. and thanks for the paperdoll link.
also - you don't want to miss melissa wiley (but published under melissa peterson?) hanna's christmas. though out of print, our library has it. a fun read!
Lori,
Oh, how nice to see my Paper Dalis being printed and played with! :) Your Christmas in Sweden plans sound wonderful. I'm going to try and incorporate more of your ideas for our own study, too.
Many blessings to you and your family! I look forward to reading your posts!
~ Vee
What a great unit you put together. Typically, we try to incorporate the liturgical year into our homeschool. However, this year is one of so many changes that things have been 'on hold'. I'm so glad to find your blog (via Catholic workboxes) as our family can always use some ideas.
What a neat idea...we may just have to follow one year behind you ;-)
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