Grandparents Party Celebration
Invite grandparents over or celebrate from far away:
- Here are several ideas of way to pay tribute to grandparents. If they live far away, interview them over the phone or have them mail something special for the child to have as answers.
- Share pictures of when they were babies or young children, and photos of where they used to live.
Have grandparents play a game with the children from their own childhood (or bring a toy from when they were kids).
Have grandparents teach the children a song from their childhoood days.
Have grandparents tell children a story their parents used to tell them.
Ask for volunteer grandparents to come and make a special food project or snack with the children.
Musical Show-N-Tell: If the children in your class only know of the "CD world," have grandparents bring a record player to school and play a record for the children.
Have children dance to the music of their grandparents.
Mini-Geography: Here's a way to allow children whose grandparents live far away to still feel special and involved during this unit: Speak with the child's parents and find out where the grandparents live and ask for a photo of them. Then, on a map, highlight the route from where the child lives to where the grandparents live. Using the tiniest piece of tape, attach the grandparent's photo at the end of the route. Leave the map out on a table and allow that child to show others where his/her grandparents live by tracing the route with their fingers. Also, if time, play video or audio of the child's grandparents for children to see/hear.
If grandparents live nearby, let your child help make cookies or decorate cupcakes to present to Grandma and Grandpa.
Honor far away grandparents by serving your child a special snack that you enjoyed with your own grandparents.
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