I am beginning a new series called Fun Friday. Each Friday I will post something "fun" that we have done in our classroom; therefore, I am calling it...
To begin this Fun Friday, I want to share an art activity that we did the first week of school. First, I read Manners at School by Carrie Finn.
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This is a very simple, but effective book. After reading, we discussed that manners sometimes feel like a "lost art". Sometimes, it seems, that people don't have the manners that they once had in the "olden days." We then discussed how perhaps our parents and grandparents were expected to have and use manners when they were growing up, but that it is also important that we learn and use manners as well.
We then create art work of schools from the "olden days." I give each child a cut out of a bell. Students then draw and color a schoolhouse for their bells. I think they turned out great, and the students seemed to have a lot of fun creating their schoolhouses!
I am also linking up with Blog Hoppin' for their Back to School Books linky party.
I would love for my blogging friends to link up your favorite fun activities, lessons, games, centers, ideas, creations, etc. and share. Just grab the button and link back to my page! Please spread the word and link up with me for Fun Fridays!
Also, you may link up after Friday as well!
Also, you may link up after Friday as well!