Creating Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions!

Today I am joined by guest Meredith Curtis, a fellow podcaster on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network and a teacher at True North Academy. Today we are talking about How to Create Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions! Check out the fun and doable list of activities that you can implement today to enrich and preserve wonderful Thanksgiving memories!

Thanksgiving can definitely be a time of sharing great food, but it’s also a wonderful time to engage with each other in meaningful ways. We all have so much to be thankful for!

Creating Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions; it’s can be simple as:

1. Bring people home to celebrate and eat with your family- invite people over!
2. Pass out kernels of corn and then everyone share something they are thankful for for each kernel of corn they took.
3. Have a special Thanksgiving Tablecloth and have everyone sign it.
4. Decorate for Thanksgiving with guards and fall décor – create a cornucopia as a centerpiece.
5. Create a “Thankful Tree”
6. Create posters where people can write in what they are thankful for
7. Eat and share good food
8. Host a Pie Breakfast Open House
9. Play board games
10. Have a time of worship and testimony together
11. Sing old Hymns together. Check out CrossSeven for some great ones!
12. Watch or play football
13. Play cornhole, volley ball or croquet
14. Take an after dinner/ before desert walk
15. Watch a parade
16. Honor relatives you only see on holidays and record family stories

Resources:

• Celebrate Thanksgiving by Meredith Curtis
• Celebrate Sukkot by Lisa Nehring
• Of Plimouth Plantation by William Bradford
• PollyAnna by Elinor Portor
• Squanto Focus on the Family Radio Theater

Find Meredith at Powerline Prod

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More Homeschool Help from Lisa Nehring

If you want gratitude to be part of your homeschool all year long, Lisa has help for weaving it into your family’s learning.

• Free homeschool resources at Not That Hard to Homeschool: Lisa’s Start Here guide, help for your first 30 days, and her free Typical Course of Study for junior high and high school.
• The Fourfold Method curriculum from Not That Hard to Homeschool: Gather, Test, Connect, Commit. A simple, repeatable way to help your kids keep what they learn, with a free guide and a full line of books built on the method.
• Self-paced classes at True North Academy: courses your student can work through on your family’s schedule.
• Live online classes at True North Academy: accredited classes for grades 7 through 12, taught live by real teachers. Browse high school and junior high classes.

Find more episodes like this one on the Life Skills 101 podcast page.

Creating Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions!

Today I am joined by guest Meredith Curtis, a fellow podcaster on the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network and a teacher at True North Academy. Today we are talking about How to Create Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions! Check out the fun and doable list of activities that you can implement today to enrich and preserve wonderful Thanksgiving memories!

Thanksgiving can definitely be a time of sharing great food, but it’s also a wonderful time to engage with each other in meaningful ways. We all have so much to be thankful for!

Creating Meaningful Thanksgiving Traditions; it’s can be simple as:

1. Bring people home to celebrate and eat with your family- invite people over!
2. Pass out kernels of corn and then everyone share something they are thankful for for each kernel of corn they took.
3. Have a special Thanksgiving Tablecloth and have everyone sign it.
4. Decorate for Thanksgiving with guards and fall décor – create a cornucopia as a centerpiece.
5. Create a “Thankful Tree”
6. Create posters where people can write in what they are thankful for
7. Eat and share good food
8. Host a Pie Breakfast Open House
9. Play board games
10. Have a time of worship and testimony together
11. Sing old Hymns together. Check out CrossSeven for some great ones!
12. Watch or play football
13. Play cornhole, volley ball or croquet
14. Take an after dinner/ before desert walk
15. Watch a parade
16. Honor relatives you only see on holidays and record family stories

Resources:

• Celebrate Thanksgiving by Meredith Curtis
• Celebrate Sukkot by Lisa Nehring
• Of Plimouth Plantation by William Bradford
• PollyAnna by Elinor Portor
• Squanto Focus on the Family Radio Theater

Find Meredith at Powerline Prod

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More Homeschool Help from Lisa Nehring

If you want gratitude to carry past the holiday table, Lisa has resources to help you weave it into your homeschool days.

• Free homeschool resources at Not That Hard to Homeschool: Lisa’s Start Here guide, help for your first 30 days, and her free Typical Course of Study for junior high and high school.
• The Fourfold Method curriculum from Not That Hard to Homeschool: Gather, Test, Connect, Commit. A simple, repeatable way to help your kids keep what they learn, with a free guide and a full line of books built on the method.
• Self-paced classes at True North Academy: courses your student can work through on your family’s schedule.
• Live online classes at True North Academy: accredited classes for grades 7 through 12, taught live by real teachers. Browse high school and junior high classes.

Find more episodes like this one on the Life Skills 101 podcast page.

The Origins of Thanksgiving: It’s History, Meaning, and Importance

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. David Nehring, who shares with us the History of Thanksgiving, it’s meaning, and the importance of this beautiful tradition.

History

The importance of celebrating Thanksgiving recognizes the blessing God has given America as an exceptional nation, founded on the principles of living “under God,’ as a people committed to a society built on mutual respect and integrity.

• Mayflower Compact and the Royal Land Grant
• The Formation of the “Body Politic” -a group of people, designed to order themselves by laws, which come from God.
• The importance of Squanto

Meaning

• John Adams and the Federalists Papers
• Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address

Importance

• Invite friends and family to a Thanksgiving celebration, letting them know why and what you are celebrating.
• Pray for Repentance and Revival in our homes and country.

Politics, Philosophy & Economics High School Honors Class at TNHA taught by Adam Pruzan

Mayflower Compact

The Federalist Papers

Squanto, A Thanksgiving Journey Focus on the Family Radio Theater

Squanto’s Journey book

The Landing of the Pilgrims book

The 1620 Project

Wallbuilders- David Barton

The Gettysburg Address

Check out our series on Authentic Values and the importance of Natural Law

Authentic Values: Natural Law

Authentic Values: Who We Are

Authentic Values: The Cause for Polarization

Authentic Values: Recent History

Authentic Values: How Did this Come About?

True North Academy’s mission is to come alongside fellow homeschoolers to ensure success!! JOIN our online community with others headed True North!

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More Homeschool Help from Lisa Nehring

If you want your kids to understand the roots of American traditions, Lisa has help for teaching history with meaning.

• Free homeschool resources at Not That Hard to Homeschool: Lisa’s Start Here guide, help for your first 30 days, and her free Typical Course of Study for junior high and high school.
• The Fourfold Method curriculum from Not That Hard to Homeschool: Gather, Test, Connect, Commit. A simple, repeatable way to help your kids keep what they learn, with a free guide and a full line of books built on the method.
• Self-paced classes at True North Academy: courses your student can work through on your family’s schedule.
• Live online classes at True North Academy: accredited classes for grades 7 through 12, taught live by real teachers. Browse high school and junior high classes.

Find more episodes like this one on the Life Skills 101 podcast page.

Thanksgiving: It’s History, Meaning and Importance

On this episode, I am joined by Dr. David Nehring, who shares with us the history of Thanksgiving, it’s meaning, and the importance of this beautiful tradition.

History

The importance of celebrating Thanksgiving recognizes the blessing God has given America as an exceptional nation, founded on the principles of living “under God,’ as a people committed to a society built on mutual respect and integrity.

• Mayflower Compact and the Royal Land Grant
• The Formation of the “Body Politic” -a group of people, designed to order themselves by laws, which come from God.
• The importance of Squanto

Meaning

• John Adams and the Federalists Papers
• Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address

Importance

• Invite friends and family to a Thanksgiving celebration, letting them know why and what you are celebrating.
• Pray for Repentance and Revival in our homes and country.

Resources Mentioned:

• Politics, Philosophy & Economics High School Honors Class at TNHA taught by Adam Pruzan
• Mayflower Compact
• The Federalist Papers
• Squanto, A Thanksgiving Journey Focus on the Family Radio Theater
• Squanto’s Journey book
• The Landing of the Pilgrims book
• The 1620 Project
• Wallbuilders- David Barton
• The Gettysburg Address

Check out our Podcast series on Authentic Values and the importance of Natural Law

• Authentic Values: Natural Law
• Authentic Values: Who We Are
• Authentic Values: The Cause for Polarization
• Authentic Values: Recent History
• Authentic Values: How Did this Come About?

True North Academy’s mission is to come alongside fellow homeschoolers to ensure success!! JOIN our online community with others headed True North!

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More Homeschool Help from Lisa Nehring

If this episode has you planning a richer study of American history, Lisa offers support for every kind of homeschool family.

• Free homeschool resources at Not That Hard to Homeschool: Lisa’s Start Here guide, help for your first 30 days, and her free Typical Course of Study for junior high and high school.
• The Fourfold Method curriculum from Not That Hard to Homeschool: Gather, Test, Connect, Commit. A simple, repeatable way to help your kids keep what they learn, with a free guide and a full line of books built on the method.
• Self-paced classes at True North Academy: courses your student can work through on your family’s schedule.
• Live online classes at True North Academy: accredited classes for grades 7 through 12, taught live by real teachers. Browse high school and junior high classes.

Find more episodes like this one on the Life Skills 101 podcast page.