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Materials:

• Multicultural colored paper
• Glue
• Yarn
• Markers
• Fabric pieces
• ribbon
• Popsicle sticks

Directions:

• Before the children arrive at school cut out the paper into gingerbread man shapes (small, medium, and large). Have your children decorate the gingerbread men to represent members of their family. After the puppets are dry you can have a class puppet show.

Directions:

• Ask each child how many people are in their family and graph the results. Depending on your class you may want to separate the categories by siblings, pets, grandparents, etc.

(sung to the tune “the farmer in the dell)
The fathers in the house
The fathers in the house fa. . la. . .la . La la la la
The fathers in the house
The father takes the mother (one student grabs hand of another)
the father takes the mother fa. . la. . La. . la la la la
The mother takes the brother (one student grabs hand of another)
The mother takes the brother fa. . la. . La. . la la la la
The brother takes the sister
The brother takes the sister fa. . la. . La. . la la la la
The sister takes the baby
The sister takes the baby fa. . la. . La. . la la la la
the baby takes grandma
the baby takes grandma fa. . la. . La. . la la la la
Grandma takes grandpa
Grandma takes grandpa fa. . la. . La. . la la la la

Directions:
Put warm water in your sensory table with a little baby wash. Provide terry cloths, sponges, dolls, small empty bottles of baby shampoo, baby oil, towel, diaper and clothing. Discuss caring for babies, encouraging them to be gentle and keeping the head above water.


Grandparents are the Greatest Because

Adele Aron Greenspun and Joan Schwartz