50 Things to Study this Winter

Written by Alicia Hutchinson of Investing Love.

Don’t let the cold and dreary weather stifle your creativity when it comes to homeschooling ideas this winter. There’s so much you can study to help you embrace the season. Just because the weather outside is frightful, you can embrace the season and get your kids (and yourself) excited about winter and all the great things that are happening!

Here are 50 – that’s right – 50 ideas of things to study this winter!

Cold Countries Around the World If you need to get in a little geography or cultural studies in this year, why not study some of the coldest countries in the world? It’ll make you feel better about how cold it is where you live…unless you live in one of these countries, in which case, plug in your heated blanket!

Mongolia
Estonia
Finland
Kazakhstan
Iceland
Canada
Russia
Greenland
Antarctica

Winter Animals Especially for young kids, studying animals is so much fun. Here’s a list of some winter animals.

Polar Bears
Penguins
Sea Otters
Arctic Hares
Arctic Wolves
Caribou
Moose
Narwhal
Canadian Geese
Snowy Owls
Seals

Winter Nature Ideas Just because it’s wintertime doesn’t mean you have to stay inside. I know it’s cold, but just dress a little warmer. Here’s some things you can do to study nature in winter.

Feed birds
Animal hibernation
Study conifers
Maple sugaring
Animal tracks
Chilly nature walks
Moon study
Winter photography

Historical Events That Happened in Wintertime There are historical events that have happened on almost every day of the year, but these are a few that happened specifically in wintertime.

1513 – Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida
1770 – The Boston Massacre
1776 – Common Sense is published
1777 – Winter at Valley Forge
1838 – Trail of Tears
1860 – The Pony Express is founded
1910 – Boy Scouts of America is founded

Winter Activities Around the World Tying in more cultural studies, here are some amazing events to learn about with your kids. YouTube videos tying this all together would be really cool!