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If you could spend the day with your grandparent, what would you do? (https://justwildaboutteaching.blogspot.com/2013/08/grandparents-day-craftivity.html)

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Finish the writing prompt by sharing your opinion! 1. :add: the activity to your Seesaw 2. open a :drawing: 3. use the :label: to type your response 4. use the :pencil:, :pen: or :glowpen: to illustrate your writing 5. use the :mic: to tell more detail 6. :check: when complete

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What I'm a grandparent...(https://littlemindsatwork.org/grandparents-day-freebies-included/)

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Finish the writing prompt by sharing your opinion! 1. :add: the activity to your Seesaw 2. open a :drawing: 3. use the :label: to type your response 4. use the :pencil:, :pen: or :glowpen: to illustrate your writing 5. use the :mic: to tell more detail 6. :check: when complete

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Share what grandparents do

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To celebrate Grandparents' Day, make a collage sharing what grandparents are the best at doing! 1. :add: this activity to your Seesaw 2. open a new :drawing: 3. use the :pencil:, :pen:, :glowpen: to :drawing: pictures 4. use the :label: to list words and label your pictures 5.

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Share a story from your grandparents

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Grandparents have lots of stories that we can learn from. 1. Tap the :add: add button. 2. Tap the :drawing: drawing tool and draw a picture of your grandma or grandpa. 3. Tap the :mic: microphone and share a story that you learned from them. 4.

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Share ideas for celebrating with families

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Grandparents Day activities are fun things that grandparents and grandchildren can do together to celebrate Grandparents Day, but they're great for any time of year. While grandparents enjoy getting gifts, they really enjoy getting to spend time with their grandchildren.

These Grandparents Day activities can range from the simple and short to an all-day event with lots of things going on. Do as much as the kids and grandparents can handle while still taking the time to enjoy each other.

These Grandparents Day craft projects make great gifts to give but they also can be another fun activity that grandparents and grandchildren can do together.

Physical activity is a great way for a grandparent and grandchild to bond.

Spend some time together outside taking a walk, going fishing, or visiting a park.

Grandchildren and grandparents can complete Grandparents Day puzzles together like word searches, crosswords, and jigsaw puzzles.

It's a fun and easy activity to jump into that both the child and grandparent will love.

Spend Grandparents Day together cooking a snack, dessert, or even a meal. It's a fun activity and you'll get a yummy treat afterward.

Ask afterward for the recipe and then create this lovely keepsake plate to gift so everyone can remember that special day.

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A List of Special Ideas on How to Spend Grandparents Day

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Grandparents Day activities are fun things that grandparents and grandchildren can do together to celebrate Grandparents Day, but they're great for any time of year. While grandparents enjoy getting gifts, they really enjoy getting to spend time with their grandchildren.

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Scholastic shares ideas to encourage kids to reach out on this holiday

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Have you ever stopped to think how important grandparents are? Our children's grandparents can be the most wonderful resource, both to us as parents, and to our kids. Sometimes in all the hurly-burly of busy lives we can forget this fact. That's why I like the idea of Grandparents Day. Many countries have this special day, including France, Australia, Germany, and Hong Kong. In the United States, it's celebrated the first Sunday in September after Labor Day. The holiday is a great time to remind ourselves of what grandparents mean to us, and to celebrate with them.

Grandmas and grandpas love to hear about our kids' successes and milestones. Whether this event is as simple as a first word, first tooth, or twentieth gold star at school, you can rely on grandparents to take an interest. I love to encourage kids to contact their grandparents and let them know about such exciting events. It's an excellent learning experience for children to visit, phone, write a letter, Skype, or record a video to send to Grandpa/Grandma. For grandparents who are far away, it helps them feel closer too.

Another thing I've noticed about grandparents is that they're great at being a cheer squad. They think our kids are wonderful too, and adore to enter into children's pride in their accomplishments. Grandparents excel at reading books aloud to kids. Thanks to modern technology, they can do this even if they are far away. Turn about is only fair! Kids who read aloud to grandparents are assured of an appreciative audience.

Thanking grandparents for their gifts and time is just good manners. But Grandparents Day might be a good time to sit down with kids and discuss how important and loved their grandparents are. Reflecting for a few moments on shared experiences and fun might be all the inspiration your kids need to let their grandparents know how they feel.
MORE: Use This Free Printable Template to Interview a Grandparent
Your kids might choose to write a poem, a list, or a song. They might paint a portrait or create a gift. Whatever they do, I can guarantee it will be so much appreciated by Grandpa and Grandma.

Some schools have a special Grandparents Day event. This allows grandparents to visit classrooms and see their grandkids in this special environment. At my school we always combined this day with a Book Fair. Turns out, grandparents love to encourage reading and are great book buyers. But best of all, we found both children and grandparents benefited from the opportunity to get to know each other better. We always encouraged kids whose grandparents couldn't attend to "borrow" a surrogate for the day. Grandparents were invited to share memories of their own school days, and everyone enjoyed a barbecue lunch together.
MORE: Grandparents Day Printable Coloring Page
One thing children may not be aware of is the important roles grandparent play as volunteers in our communities. Some grandparents look after children so their parents can go to work. Others put in hours working for charities and non-profit organizations. Some grandmas read stories to children in libraries; some grandpas teach youngsters how to use tools to make things. Nobody pays them for their time - they take on these tasks as a way to show they care and to give back to the community.

So, let's hear it for grandparents! Are grandparents important in your family life? What will you and your children do to celebrate Grandparents Day this year? Let us know on the Scholastic Parents Facebook page.
MORE: 9 Books About Grandparents for Toddlers

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Have you ever stopped to think how important grandparents are? Our children's grandparents can be the most wonderful resource, both to us as parents, and to our kids. Sometimes in all the hurly-burly of busy lives we can forget this fact. That's why I like the idea of Grandparents Day.

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Not everyone celebrates Grandparents Day. But many do. We've had Grandparents Day since 1978 when President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that we would celebrate National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday following Labor Day every year.

What grandparent wouldn't love to have their grandchild sing a special grandparent song for Grandparents Day?! Of course, any day would be perfect for that. If you prefer, you can use grandparent songs for Mother's Day or Father's Day. Or choose your own time to celebrate grandparents.

This post is part of my series of free songs and rhymes for circle time! See a full list of my song posts at the bottom of this post.

Grandparent Songs on YouTube

These are mainly songs for both grandparents, although there are a few fun songs divided into grandma songs or grandpa songs.

Grandparents Day Song for Kids |The Kiboomers

Grandparents Are Special | Original Kids Song from Treetop Family

A Song for Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma, Grandpa (Grandparents Day Song / aka Are You Sleeping?) - Mr. Minner and Friends

Grandparents Day Song

"Grandparents Song" by Shana Banana

National Grandparents Day Song - Johnny Prill

"Grandpa's Got an Abraham Lincoln Beard" - Busy Beavers

"Thank You (Tribute to Grandparents)" A Michael Land Original

Grandma Songs

Grandma's House | Patty Shukla

"Grandma's Got a Little Purple Car" - Kids Learn Colors - Busy Beavers
Grandma's Spectacles | Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video

Grandma's Feather Bed (an animated version of the John Denver song)

Grandpa Songs

The Grandpa Song - Dennis Jernigan

Barney - "Down On Grandpa's Farm"

Grandpa's Farm Song | Lyrics - The Kiboomers

Grandparent Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays with Lyrics

All the Posts in the Free Song and Resources Video Series
Free Songs about Skills and Concepts Free Unit Study Songs Free Seasonal and Holiday Songs Free Video Resources Posts
FREE CHARACTER EDUCATION VIDEO SERIES AT MY BITS OF POSITIVITY BLOG

Happy Grandparents Day!

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Free Grandparent Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time

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Not everyone celebrates Grandparents Day. But many do. We've had Grandparents Day since 1978 when President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that we would celebrate National Grandparents Day on the first Sunday following Labor Day every year. What grandparent wouldn't love to have their grandchild sing a special grandparent song for Grandparents Day?!

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Our children are truly blessed with the world's greatest grandparents. Both my parents and my husband's parents are simply crazy about their grandkids. It brings us so much joy to see our parents love our children so intensely. Since we live within a few miles of both sets of grandparents, they have a unique relationship that I hope our kiddos will treasure their entire lives.

With Grandparents Day coming up on September 7th, I thought I would share some books about grandparents! These would be fun to read aloud to your child in preparation for seeing their grandparents or they would even make a great gift!

Picture Books

The Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman

This beloved classic is about a grandpa who used to be a song and dance man back in the "good old days, the song and dance days." He takes his three grandchildren into the attic and digs out his old costumes and tap shoes. Then he puts on a show, which delights his grandchildren. I absolutely love this book because it opens up a discussion on past experiences that grandparents (and even parents) have had in their lifetimes. Each one of us have lived a unique and exciting life in one way or another...this book is a great introduction to talking about those experiences with our children and grandchildren!

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

Not only is this book a Caldecott winner, it is a precious book about the relationship between grandparents and a grandchild. The little girl (also the narrator of the story) leaves her Mom and Dad and runs over to her grandparents house. But before she walks in the door, she passes by the "hello, goodbye window". Through this window, she sees the amazing things that await her in the kitchen of her grandparent's house. The illustrations in the book are eclectic and almost child-like, which only adds to the appeal of the book (in my opinion).

How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Reagan

Our boys gave this book to their grandpa for Father's Day. It is an adorable "how to" book from a child's point of view...a manual of sorts for how to babysit a grandpa. The illustrations are humorous and this reversed story makes our boys laugh every time they read it. This book is perfect for 3-4 years and up...old enough that they can understand the humor but young enough that they are still in that egocentric stage of development. :)

How to Babysit a Grandma by Jean Reagan

Here Comes Grandma by Janet Lord

This book is written in short and simple sentences with the repetitive phrase "Here comes grandma!", making it perfect for beginning readers. It details all of the things the grandma would do to see her grandchild: walk a long way, pedal her bicycle, leap on a horse, drive in a car, hop on a train, ski down the mountain, sail in a hot air balloon, swim in the ocean, and fly in a plane. When she finally arrives, she whirls and twirls, laughs, sings, and hugs. This is a great book to read aloud before grandma comes to visit, especially if she lives far away!

Hugs on the Wind by Marsha Arnold and Vernise Pelzel

This sweet story is about a cottontail rabbit who misses his grandfather who lives far away. He asks his mother what she thinks his grandfather misses the most about him. He decides to give him hugs across the wind , his smiles up in the clouds, tells jokes through the river, and blows kisses through the moon. This is a perfect book to read whenever your children are unable to see their grandparents due to distance

What Grandmas Do Best / What Grandpas Do Best by Laura Numeroff

This two-in-one book (from the author of the popular If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books) is perfect for grandparents. Half of the book is about what grandmas do best (play hide-and-seek, take you for walks, paint, go on picnics, take naps with you...) and then you flip it over and the other half is about what grandpas do best. The text is exactly the same for both books, but the illustrations show the grandparents doing these things in different ways (for example: one page says "make you a hat" and the grandma is shown knitting a hat while the grandpa is making paper hats out of newspaper). I actually think this is brilliant because it shows that the same activity can be new and different depending on who you are doing it with! Each of the pages features a different personified animal pair.

Where is Coco Going? by Sloane Tanen

This is an interesting book. The illustrations look like actual photographs taken using three dimensional miniature sets. Throughout the book, Coco (a yellow chick) is traveling...in a taxi, on a train, on a skateboard, etc. We don't find out where Coco is going until the very last page: To Grandma's house! This might be a cute book to read to a toddler or young preschooler prior to traveling to Grandma's. Older kids might also be intrigued by the photographs.

I Love You, Grandma by Jillian Marker

This sweet book is about a young bear cub and his grandma. His grandma teaches him to use his nose, claws, and tongue to find food. Each time she teaches him something new, the bear cub looks up and tells her, "I Love You, Grandma". This would be a sweet book to give grandparents, along with the I Love You, Grandpa book.

Other Picture Books We Haven't Reviewed (but look great)

Just Grandpa and Me by Mercer Mayer

Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer

Grandpas Are for Finding Worms by Harriet Ziefert

Grandmas Are For Giving Tickles by Harriet Ziefert

Board Books

I Already Know I Love You by Billy Crystal

We gave this precious board book to my dad for Father's Day. It is written by Billy Crystal after he found out he was going to be a grandpa for the first time. The book is written about all the things he will do with his granddaughter once she arrives. It is definitely a tear-jerker and would be a precious way to tell your father/father-in-law that you are expecting! :)

Grandma and Me by Karen Katz

Grandpa and Me by Karen Katz

In Grandma's Arms by Jayne C. Shelton

Grandma Loves You by P.K. Hallinan

Grandpa Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond

Grandma Loves Me by Marianne Richmond

Do you have a favorite book about grandparents???

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Books about Grandparents - I Can Teach My Child!

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Our children are truly blessed with the world's greatest grandparents. Both my parents and my husband's parents are simply crazy about their grandkids. It brings us so much joy to see our parents love our children so intensely.

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Show and Tell Grandparents | Show and Tell | HiHo Kids

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Leave grandparents secret messages with white crayons

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This week we kicked off our 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge and we've been doing a Kindness Scavenger Hunt along with filling up our Kindness Tree.

We are always looking for new ways to spread kindness, so we thought it would be fun to make some super secret kindness notes to give to friends, strangers, teachers, or even siblings. We saw this magic heart word activity from Playdough to Plato and it inspired this secret kindness notes activity.

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR SECRET KINDNESS NOTES

white cardstock

copy of our free kindness note printables on white cardstock * (*optional)

white crayon

colored markers

chocolate treats* (*optional)

HOW TO MAKE SECRET KINDNESS NOTES:

To make secret kindness notes you just need to write a secret note on a piece of cardstock using a white crayon. We had fun writing notes on our little kindness coupon strips and also on our secret kindness hearts.

Filled in secret kindness notes can be left somewhere where friends or family members (or whoever) will find them.

In order to discover the secret messages all people need to do is color over the message with a dark marker and VOILA!... the message will appear!

Our kindness printables are great to use with kids who need a little help with coming up with ideas.

My kids had so much fun writing these notes and sharing them with each other.

Click on the links below to download our secret kindness printables.

Have you done any acts of kindness recently? This month between January 18th and February 14th we have taken a challenge to accomplish 100 acts of kindness! If you'd like to join in just come and join our 100 Acts of Kindness Facebook group and we can all work together!

Here are a few other great kindness activities that some of our participants have shared recently:

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This week we kicked off our 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge and we've been doing a Kindness Scavenger Hunt along with filling up our Kindness Tree. white cardstock copy of our free kindness note printables on white cardstock * (*optional) white crayon colored markers chocolate treats* (*optional) To make secret kindness notes you just need to write a secret note on a piece of cardstock using a white crayon.

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VIDEO-Read Aloud

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HOW TO BABYSIT A GRANDMA Read Aloud Book for Kids

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Alter this activity to fit Grandparents' Day!

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Pin this one for next year, friends, because this project is AMAZING!! It's super adorable and it cost a grand total of $6-$7. Yesssss!!!

First we took photos of everyone with their arms STRAIGHT UP. This is important, or else you'll have to do some adjusting when you assemble it in the end. We told them to pretend that they're holding something high up in the air. Too bad the sun was shining brightly on photo day... lots of shadows :( But they still turned out!

Then each student brainstormed 12 words (or more) that describe his/her personality, likes, etc. We used Tagxedo to make a heart-shaped word cloud.

Random Funny: As I was typing up their word clouds, two of my bunnies had the word "drinks" on their list.... I wasn't going to ask *what* their moms drank ;) We just skipped over that one!

Next, we (THE TEACHERS) cut out the hearts. This is important. While it would have been much faster and easier for the students to cut out their own hearts, because there was no line to cut on, we were afraid they'd be a hot mess.

Then one of my teammies has a FABOO card stock supply, so each student chose a color, we glued the photos on the bottom of the page and glued the heart in his/her hands. USE RUBBER CEMENT! Elmer's makes it all bubbly and crinkly.

Lastly we wrote a little love note on the top:
"I heart you"
"You hold my heart"
"I love you with all my heart"
"You have my heart"
"You fill my heart"
"You make my heart happy"

You get the drift.

(Sorry I snapped these pics with my phone so they're not the best quality)

We came up with this idea on Wednesday. Had we have been more creative earlier in the week, we would have had time to run to the dollar store to see if they had 8x10 frames. This project is DEFINITELY frameable. And I kinda want my own babies to make one for me. Would it be bad if I created/coordinated my own Mother's Day present? Nah!

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Pin this one for next year, friends, because this project is AMAZING!! It's super adorable and it cost a grand total of $6-$7. Yesssss!!! First we took photos of everyone with their arms STRAIGHT UP. This is important, or else you'll have to do some adjusting when you assemble it in the end.