Materials:
- books on fathers
- history of father's day information
- pictures of child's dad, grandpas, other important males (or magazine cut-outs)
- construction paper
- picture of child
- scissors
- glue
Introduction:
Sing Daddy songs
Read at least one book on Fathers
Lesson Ideas:
Spread out pictures of dads, granddads. Talk about who they are and all the things they do for us. Dads are so important to us that there is even a special day to celebrate our dads. It's called Father's Day.
The History of Father's Day:
While many people believe that Father's Day is a holiday invented by the fine folks at Hallmark, it's not so. The celebration of Dad's special day can most likely be credited to Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington State , who first suggested the idea of the holiday in 1909.
Mrs. Dodd's father, civil war veteran William Smart, was widowed when his wife died during childbirth with their sixth child. Despite the obvious hardships, Mr. Smart proceeded to raise the newborn along with his five other children, by himself.
It wasn't until Sonora Dodd became an adult that she realized the strength and selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent. The original date chosen for the holiday was June 5, Mr. Smart's birthday, however the celebration was postponed until June 19, the third Sunday in June, because there was not enough time to prepare.
At about the same time in various towns and cities across America other people were beginning to celebrate a Father's Day. Some accounts credit Mrs. Charles Clayton of West Virginia , as the founder of Father's Day, although most histories give credit to Mrs. Dodd.
In early times, wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father's Day. Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a deceased dad. J.H. Berringer, who also held Father's Day celebrations in Washington State as early as 1912, chose a white lilac as the Father's Day flower.
In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day, but it never became official until 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson signed the presidential proclamation that set aside the 3rd Sunday of June as Father's Day.
Art/Enrichment:
1. Father/Grandfather coloring pages
2. Make cards for father and grandfathers:
"My Love For You...."
- Fold a piece of light blue construction paper in half, lengthwise. Tape ends together, so you have one long strip.
- Fold strip in half (where you taped it) and then in thirds. When you open it up, you should have six sections.
- Make a flower (out of construction paper) on the top section. (We made it red to go along with the history of Father's Day AND because we're working on the color RED this week.)
- Cut a thin strip of green paper for a stem and leaves. Glue them down to fill up the next 3 sections of the card.
- Fold the card up into itself. On the front section (it will be the opposite side of the flower section) write "Dear Dad," (or Dear Grandpa,)
- Open the card and write "My love for you..."
- Then, keep open the card again and write: "grows,"
- open again; write: "and grows,"
- open again; write: "and grows!"
- On the 5th section, we glued a printed out label that says, "Have a Happy Father's Day." Above that, I drew a heart (to represent the seed of love) surrounded by brown dirt and green grass above that (I put that in after the picture...sorry.)
- Glue in a picture of the child in the last section and write, "Love," above it.
- Fold the card back up and give/mail to Dad/Grandpa!!!
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