Celebrating Families
As we start the month of May, we acknowledge that Mother’s Day is fast approaching. This week’s learning activity is to reflect on our own unique families and to celebrate the important people in our lives.
“When someone with the authority of a teacher, say, describes the world and you are not in it, there is a moment of psychic disequilibrium, as if you looked in the mirror and saw nothing.” — Adrienne Rich
Tasks:
- Read one or both of the following books about families
- A Family is a Family is a Family — This book can be found on EPIC! or watch the read aloud:
- My Mum by Anthony Browne. Watch the read aloud:
2. Families can be defined in many ways. Each one is unique. As a family, discuss the following…
- What do we know about families?
- Who is in a family?
- What do family members give or share with each other?
- What responsibilities do family members have?
- Do you see a family that looks like yours?
- Do you see families that are like a friend’s family?
- Do you see families that are different from yours?
- Why is it important to learn about families different from yours?
3. Take a look at your family. What are you grateful for with your family? What makes your family special to you?
4. Create a poster of your family with the title “A Family is a Family”
- Draw the members of your family on your poster. It’s your choice who you’d like to include – you can include just the people who live in your home, any extended family members, any pets you may have etc.
- Label the members of your family who you’ve chosen to include
- Add in a short statement describing something that you’re grateful for, for each member of your family that you’ve included on your poster
- As an optional final step, add a few lines on the back of your poster, or a separate piece of paper about why family is important to you or about what makes your family special
5. As an optional last step, create a card or a coupon book to present to your mom for Mother’s Day to show some of the ways in which you’re grateful for her. (Moms, try to see if your child can do this part on their own, so that it can be a surprise for you – show them the website and let them go for it!)
- For example, “this coupon is good for a snuggle” or “this coupon is good for mom’s choice for movie night” or “this coupon is good for one bubble bath (alone)” — mom can use these coupons as she wishes
- https://fabulesslyfrugal.com/diy/kids-homemade-mothers-day-card-ideas/
- file:///Users/e13390/Downloads/Mothers-Day-Printable-Coupons.pdf
(Coupons not working… I will look for some new ones! – Ms S.)
Here are some options:
https://www.skiptomylou.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mom-coupons-2.pdf