HIT: Ideas for Grandparents Day

[kreyno <kreyno@LEECA.ORG>]

Thanks to all who responded ... here is the HIT.  Kathy Reynolds


Thanks to those who sent fresh ideas for Grandparents Day activities.  Here is
the post.  Kathy Reynolds

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Our PE department invites grandparents to come for their grandchild's PE
period. The PE teacher has a program of old games that were popular in
grandparents time (marbles, pass the button, etc). The grandparents are also
invited to stay and have lunch. PE schedules are sent home and notes attached
to come only at PE times.

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Have you read My Grandma, My Pen Pal, by Jan Dale Koutsky? I just met her at
our local library. The book is wonderful, and so is she. She showed us the
real life items she used to create the book. We made bubble gum wrapper
chains shownon the page about getting gum in her hair.

I would use this book along with a letter writing activity. It also would be
cool to use technology and interview an older person and make a mini
production using some of the questions on the author page. Just a thought.

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I just got in some new books that made me think about doing multigenerational
projects, one especially entitled "Aunt Claire's Yellow Beehive Hair" by
Deborah Blumenthal. It's a lot less wacky than it sounds, and it's about a
little girl trying to make a family scrapbook from all the stories she has
heard. It would be lovely to get kids to work with their grandparents to
create a similar project.

Also, and simpler, there is 'Yoko's Paper Cranes' by Rosemary Wells, in which
Yoko makes paper cranes and sends them to her grandparents whom she loves. The
margin illustrations show how to make origami cranes. I thought about getting
some pretty wrapping paper and doing these for a little take-away favor at
storytime.

Kathy J. Reynolds, Media Specialist
Midview Local School District
37999 Capel Road
Grafton, OH  44044
kreyno@leeca.org
(O) 440-748-5262
FAX 440-748-0131

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