NEEDS Tissue Paper in Assorted Colors Sequins Jingle Bells Ribbon Slotted Clothes Pin Glitter Glue Paintbrushes Old CDs or DVDs Flat Marbles Glittery Craft Foam Cardboard Egg Cartons Model Magic Clay White Yarn Wiggly Eyes Old Christmas Cards (that we can cut up) Tri Beads (the ones that stack when you bead them together) | HAVE Beads Christmas Wrapping Paper Pipe CleanersFelt Water Color Paints Magazines to cut Plastic Forks |
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It is so hard to believe that when we get back to school from Thanksgiving break, the season of Christmas will be upon us! I have a very special Season of Advent planned for our class and I am beyond excited about it! It is from the ebook called: Truth in the Tinsel.
Each day, we will spend some time reading a verse from Scripture while creating an ornament related to the verse. The verses are all related to The Nativity Story of Jesus' birth. The children will hear a piece of the story that they know oh so well each day as they create a memory of that piece of the story. We will use these ornaments to decorate our class Christmas tree. Right before Christmas break, the children will have a beautiful collection of Scripture based ornaments to bring home and hang on their own Christmas tree. So, what do we need to pull this off? I need volunteers to come in and help with the crafting! I also need some basic, "I have this in my home" supplies! Take a look at the list below and if you have any of these items, please send them in. PLEASE DO NOT GO SHOPPING! I know we can pull these items together from our craft closets and kitchens! Tissue Paper in Assorted Colors Sequins Beads Christmas Wrapping Paper Pipe Cleaners Jingle Bells Ribbon Slotted Clothes Pin Felt Glitter Glue Water Color Paints Paintbrushes Old CDs or DVDs Flat Marbles Glittery Craft Foam Magazines to cut Cardboard Egg Cartons Model Magic Clay White Yarn Plastic Forks Wiggly Eyes Old Christmas Cards (that we can cut up) Tri Beads (the ones that stack when you bead them together) Ok, so that's it! Ha Ha! Like I said, please don't go shopping. I know we can scrounge this stuff up and it will be great! If you can come in to assist one day, please let me know which day. My plan is to do this right after lunch at 11:40. (So, if you wanted to eat lunch with your child first, you could!) It should take between 30 - 45 minutes..... if all goes well! Thanks so much for being such wonderful, supportive families. I am looking forward to a blessed Advent Season with your children as we learn about the birth of Jesus. Teaching children to be responsible is no easy task. As a parent, I feel frustrated often over my kids being responsible on their own. However, despite the frustrations that may occur, it is so important to instill responsibility at a young age.
First grade is a great age to start with simple chores. Developmentally, children at this age want to please you. Let them help you choose a job they can do. Keep it realistic. Make it something that they truly can do. If they choose something like cooking, let them help you, but be sure to give them something that can be accomplished independently as well. Some things that they should be responsible for at age 6/7 right now are: putting their lunch box in their backpack. keeping their homework papers in their folder and their folder in their backpack, hanging up coat or jacket after school, putting backpack away after homework. Instilling this habits now will help later when they aren't so keen on pleasing mom and dad! Adding a chore will help them realize that everyone helps out in the household. Chores can be simple and fun. Emma loves to empty the dishwasher. She can't quite reach where everything goes, but she has learned to stack the plates on the counter in front of the cabinet. Meagan loves to vacuum. Find one thing they like and let them do it. In bible this past week, we discussed responsibility and our attitude toward it. We talked about how our attitude should reflect God and how we should be doing things with God in our heart always, even if it is a job we don't like very much. Some of the children shared that cleaning the litter box is kind of yucky or picking up toys is boring, etc. But, if we help with these jobs with a smile on our face, we are pleasing God and hat is the ultimate goal! So, I hope that this will inspire to engage in a discussion with your child about how he/she can help and be responsible around your house. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. |
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