Let's Study Famous Folks - December Calendar

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Let’s study Famous Folks – December Calendar

December! In much of the world, the nights are long and the days are short. It’s time for planning holidays, winter festivals, and feasts. Who else loves December?!?! There’s plenty of time to enjoy a variety of activities inside near a fire with a good book, craft, or STEM project. The hardest part about December can be finding fun and inspiring activities to do when the sun goes down so early. The December calendar of famous people’s fun activities is a perfect way to get enjoy your days and give the kids something to do whilst you prepare for all kinds of holiday fun! There is something each day that inspires fun, relaxed learning.

The December calendar is full of ways you can say ‘Hello December!’ with creativity and curiosity! Homeschool moms are loving that they can hand it off to their kids and let them add it to their daily school routine. Get your ‘Let’s Study Famous Folks’ December Calendar at the end of this post.

Homeschool Ideas For December

How are you going to add some fun to your homeschool in December? The December calendar of famous people and fun activities is the perfect way to get back into the homeschool routine. Simply adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect way to keep the minds of your teens and tweens active and engaged! December’s daily dose of famous folks is perfect for adding that something special for your middle and high school student.

The calendar of famous people will enrich homeschool learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in. Trying to promote independent learning? This printable allows you to hand it off to your kids. It helps them learn how to learn independently – such a valuable life skill to learn.

Inspiration At Your Finger-Tips

December’s Calendar of Famous People is a perfect tool of inspiration for your 6th-12th graders. Learning about famous authors, scientists, humanitarians, and world leaders are just a couple of categories to explore with a bit of ‘light learning’. It is full of learning for every day of the month. There are also 70+ famous people who celebrate their birthdays in December. From famous authors to famous athletes, middle schoolers and high schoolers are sure to satisfy their curiosity with this list of famous people to learn about.

Here’s The List Of Famous People For December

Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians

Franz Liszt
Joseph Conrad
Thomas Carlyle
Gian Lorenzo [Giovanni] Bernini
Noam Chomsky
Horace
John Milton
Emily Dickinson
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Edvard Munch
Frank Sinatra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Jane Austen
Leopold von Ranke
Giacomo Puccini
Rudyard Kipling
Henri Matisse

Scientists/Explorers/Inventors

Eli Whitney
Grace Hopper
Ada Lovelace
Robert Koch
[Ernst] Werner von Siemens
Tycho Brahe
Gustave Eiffel
Henri Becquerel
J. J. Thomson
Harvey Firestone
Richard Arkwright
Isaac Newton
Charles Babbage
Johannes Kepler
Louis Pasteur
Charles Goodyear
Jacques Cartier

Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”

Crazy Horse [Tashunka Witko]
Francisco Franco
Julius II
George Armstrong Custer
Saint Columba
Mary, Queen of Scots [Mary Stuart]
James I, King of Scotland (and England as James VI)
John Jay
Henry IV
Mary Todd
George VI
Nero
Catherine of Aragon
Pope Francis
Franz Ferdinand
Joseph Stalin
Leonid Brezhnev
Thomas Becket
Benjamin Disraeli
Frank Kellogg
Zenobia
Kit Carson
Clara Barton
Mao Zedong
Woodrow Wilson
Elizabeth of Russia [Elizaveta Petrovna]
William Ewart Gladstone
Titus
Hideki Tojo
Bonnie Prince Charlie [Charles Edward Stuart]

Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About

Marie Tussaud
Monica Seles
Walt [Walter Elias] Disney
Judi Dench
Walter Knott
Madam C. J. Walker
Howard Hughes
Humphrey Bogart
Stan Lee
Maggie Smith

Everyone Can Say, “Hello December!”

There is at least one person you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical interest.

Music & Literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

Notebooking Ideas

If you are wanting to make sure your kids are doing active learning, incorporate notebooking pages allowing them to capture important details while watching videos, reading articles, and interacting with each person in this month’s calendar.

This is the perfect month to start using notebooking pages. Learn how to use them with virtual learning, and you will find they are welcome additions that allow you to step away from workbooks and teach your child how to listen, observe, and respond to what they are learning in a natural way.