How To Homeschool My Child

Thanksgiving seems like the perfect time to teach kids thankfulness. We make thankful lists, write thank-you notes, and spend time with family. But teaching our kids to be thankful is about more than getting them to say, “Thank you.”

We want them to actually notice the good around them.

When I was growing up, if you had asked me if I was grateful for outdoor learning activities, I’m ashamed to admit, I think I would have said no. Sure, I guess I understood nature as a hypothetically good thing, but I was proud to be a ‘100 percent indoors-y person.’

“Be thankful for what you have.” Most of us have probably said something similar to our kids at some point. But learning to be grateful takes more than being reminded to say “thank you.” How can you be serious about family thanksgiving activities .

We all know that teaching children to say “thank you” is valuable. We want our children to be polite and use good manners, of course! It’s important for practical living and treating others with respect. But biblical gratitude goes deeper than that.

November makes gratitude & a thankful heart sound easy. There are cute crafts, thankful trees, and kids naming what they’re thankful for around the Thanksgiving table.

But some of us are walking into this November ti...