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Lesson Plans - Language Arts

Intergenerational Interviews

What do family members or neighbors remember about the “olden days” or their home countries? Find out in an oral history interview!

Ten Grand Activities for Grandparents Day

For all that those grandparents do, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of our senior citizens on Grandparents Day. How will you mark the occasion? If you haven’t made your plans yet, have no fear! The Web comes to your rescue with ten great activities for grateful kids!

Learn from your Grandparents

What did your Grandma do while your Grandfather went to war? Do they have some old letters they wrote to each other?? Try to have each child bring in some memento from the period in history they talk to their grandparent about.

National Grandparents Day for Schools

Your task is to work cooperatively with a grandparent to make a record of his/her life in any one of the following ways

Shoe Box Zoo Box

Bring a day at the zoo back home and give kids ‘paws’ for thought with their own 3D wildlife display. Open the cage on lions and tigers and bears… and watch kids go wild with new knowledge and untamed creativity.