December 12th: What Child is This?
What Child is This, written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865 and set to the tune of Greensleeves in 1871.
Daily To Do (remember - cuddle up on a blanket, drink hot cocoa, make it snuggly and fun!)
Listen to the carols
Read the story, have a discussion with your child.
Glue the picture on the advent chart. If you are looking for ways to tie in this advent calendar to your school work, go through the following questions for these subjects.
Music – Listen to the different versions of the carol. Honestly, just enjoying the carols is enough for music appreciation.
What was the same about the versions of the song? What was different?
Were any unique instruments used?
What was the tempo? Fast or Slow.
Did they hear any dynamic changes? Quiet to Loud (Piano to Forte)
Which version was your favorite? Take a poll in your family.
Music Selections
What Child is This (from The Chosen Christmas Special) / One Voice Children's Choir
Lindsey Stirling - What Child is This
What Child is This (feat. Home Free) (Chris Rupp Official Video)
Read Aloud Book Recommendations
Itsy Bitsy Christmas: You're Never Too Little for His Love! By Max Lucado (a religious Christmas story told from the point of the animals in the barn at Jesus' birth)