Grandparents - Adding Richess to Our Lives



Grandfather's Favourites
by Arthur John Elsley, 1861

Although I have written about Grandparent’s Day in the past it carries a special significance for me this year. First, it falls on September 9, my son Christopher’s birthday, and second, he and his beautiful wife Stephanie will grace me with my first grandchild in October.

My son has been blessed with the most amazing grandparents. They continue to add a richness and dimension to his life that could not have come from anyone else. Because of this close relationship he has grown into a young man who respects and appreciates his elders.

I have learned so much from watching them and I hope I will be the same positive influence in my grandchild's life as they have been in Christopher's. I am so excited to greet my own grandchild in a few months. I can’t wait to hold him in my arms and tell him story after story.

Here are some new tales and activities to help you celebrate and honor the elder’s in our lives, both past and present.

STORIES

How Master Rabbit Went Fishing - Micmac

http://tinyurl.com/9abmmmh

Grandfather’s Eyes – Czechoslovakia

http://tinyurl.com/9t78pbo

Old Grandpa Money Rock - Hmong

http://tinyurl.com/99y237z

The Devil and his Grandmother
http://www.familymanagement.com/literacy/grimms/grimms95.html

The Dragon and His Grandmother - German

http://tinyurl.com/8lgx2s6

The Merchant of Seri - Jakata

http://tinyurl.com/9qcotdw

The Old Grandfather and His Grandson – Germany
http://tinyurl.com/npargw

The Three Golden Hairs of Grandfather Allknow - Slavic
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/sfs/sfs05.htm

Two Wolves – Cherokee Native American

http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TwoWolves-Cherokee.html
 

BOOKS

Papertigers.org – A selection of bilingual books for children about grandparents.

http://www.papertigers.org/personalViews/archiveViews/APereira4.html

CURRICULUM

A-Z Teacher Stuff – A number of lesson plans

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Grandparents__Day/

ABCTeach.com – Word Search, venn diagrams, coloring pages and more to use in the classroom or at home to celebrate the day.

http://www.abcteach.com/directory/seasonalholidays/grandparents_day/

National Grandparent’s Day – Lessons, printables, tree chart, and more.

http://www.nationalgrandparentsday.com/activities.html

CRAFT

Ato Z Teacher Stuff – Adorable handprint activity.

http://printables.atozteacherstuff.com/405/grandparents-day-activity/

Enchanted Learning – A number of fun, easy crafts.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/grandparents/

Busy Bee Kids Crafts – Adorable, easy crafts for your children and students.

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Grandparents-Day-Crafts-for-Kids.html

 

SOMETHING EXTRA

Two additional blog posts with resources for Grandparent’s Day and Collecting Oral Histories.

Celebrating Our Elders

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2009/08/celebrating-our-elders.html

Preserving Our Roots – Collecting Family History

http://karenchace.blogspot.com/2011/04/preserving-our-roots-collecting-family.html

Karen Chace 2012 ©

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