Advent Morning Time Plans

$8.00

The plans include four weeks of Morning Time activities to help you count down the days from December 1st through Christmas. You can do these plans as a family to enhance your holiday season and for a great introduction to Morning Time. Bring beauty (and fun!) to your homeschool with poetry, fine arts, nature study, good books, and so much more — all prepared for you with your choice of a grid or loop schedule to follow.

This is a digital product. Nothing will be mailed.

We took all the hard work out of planning Morning Time!

These Morning Time plans are designed for ease-of-use for new moms and veterans alike. They feature:

  • Intro material with tips and instructions for doing all the subjects
  • A weekly grid and lesson plan lists help you plan your week
  • OR a loop schedule laying out all the subjects and activities to be done — just do the next thing(s) each day
  • Printable booklist to take to the library
  • Copies of poems to print for your family
  • An easy-to-use web page with links to all the videos and tutorials in the plans, as well as links to the books and art supplies for your convenience
Download a sample

The sample contains a smattering of pages from the intro, an example of a printable booklist page, printable poem page, weekly grid, and loop schedule page.

Topics and subjects included in these plans are:
  • Prayer – Advent Prayer
  • Memorization – Verses from Isaiah related to the Messiah
  • Poetry – Christmas selections
  • Music Appreciation – Handel’s Messiah
  • Math – Christmas-themed math
  • Picture Study – Christmas-themed art
  • Art – Advent Art
  • Nature Study – December suggestions OR activities from the NaturExplorer’s Advent Study
  • Picture Books
  • Read Alouds

Frequently Asked Questions

This set of plans work for kids from toddler to teen. They include a “level up” option to add more depth to specific topics for older students, but even the regular activities are appropriate for all ages.

As an example, if the plans are having you do a picture study of a Monet painting, that activity is appropriate for all ages. If you have only older kids you might leave off the suggested picture book about Monet’s life. The value of the original activity remains the same.

While we hope you love our book selections, please substitute titles on similar topics in your local library. Otherwise, everything you need is included in the plans.

Many of the plans do contain Christian content, though secular families in our community have told us they were able to adapt the plans to their needs. We profess the Nicene Creed as our statement of faith.

If you have another question that has not been answered here, email us at info@pambarnhill.com. We will be happy to help you out.

Reviews

  1. Katie

    I am so glad I purchased this. I feel like I’m the queen of buying things that sound great and then never using them because A) they’re harder to implement than I thought, B) I’m too disorganized or C) some combination therein. I’ve been a big fan of the concept of morning time for a little while now but was reluctant to purchase any plans because I figured I could do it myself. I have other good reading lists so what I do need this for? Well I caved and bought it and I’m actually really glad I did. I printed out all the pages & made a little Advent thru Epiphany Binder. I went through the book list to see what I already had, what was at the library, what I might consider purchasing, and what could be a good substitute. Having our iPad and bluetooth speaker at the ready have made things extra nice each morning. This week, we start with the St. Andrew Novena, then we listen to a beautiful hymn that plays thru our speaker. The hymn is easily accessible when logged into this webpage. In fact, all the Advent links I need are in one place. I have another tab open in the iPad for the daily readings from the USCCB. So I’ll click on today’s date and have those played so I can continue getting breakfast or whatever and we can all listen to the readings. My older daughter likes to help with the reading so today she did the beautiful poem by Prudentius. We weren’t able to get all the books on the list so we substituted The Year of the Beautiful Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston and we both loved it and I darn near cried. I really, really appreciate how everything is laid out so clearly, is easy to access. and user friendly. For comparison, I also recently purchased a Nutcracker Unit Study and found it not nearly as well put together as these Morning Time Plans, and not nearly as good a value for my money. I’m actually disappointed in that other purchase but such is life. Whenever the opportunity comes to subscribe to MT Plans for the year, I probably will. Also, I’m not Pam, I’m not related to her and I don’t even know her. Lol.

  2. Z Z

    These are all in my special Christmas binder – a snap to put together (Advent, Christmas, and Advent to Epiphany plans). I have a full selection of activities for my kids to enjoy – they really are a feast. The Nature Explorers Advent book was the beset!! A steal for <$5. It added a whole new dimension to our daily nature walks. My kids loved the red/green comparison, the firs and cones, and I loved the beautiful, gentle focus on starting Advent with the wreath and the Scriptures. We also loved the music selections; Messiah is a must-appreciate! I use all the book lists, and love the simplicity of the prayers and poems. This treat for me turned into a treat for my family. Thank you!

  3. Emily

    My kids and I really enjoyed the Advent morning time plans. It added much depth to our morning basket, helped us focus on Christ all through December and we discovered some new picture books that we really enjoyed. We plan on doing this morning time again next year and have plans to do the Easter and Lent ones now!

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