Grandparents
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Title:
| Grandparents |
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Description:
| These websites are about grandparents and their special relationships with their grandchildren. Includes lesson plans, printable activities, and booklists. There are also resources on dealing with the death of a grandparent. There are links to eTheme resources on Grandparents Day, Aging, and Interviewing Senior Citizens and Grandparents. |
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Grade Level:
| 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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Resource Links:
| Grandparents are Special
This is a worksheet where students can complete the sentences about their grandparents.
Grandparents Word Search
This printable word search includes words that describe grandparents.
Grandpa is Special
This is a printable coloring page with a picture of a grandpa and his grandson fishing.
You and Me Venn Diagram
You can print this Venn diagram and have the students use it to compare yourself to your grandparents.
Dealing with Death
This website has advice on dealing with the death of someone you know. It may be especially useful to children whose grandparent's have died.
Grandparent Poems
This lesson plan challenges students to write a poem about their grandparents.
Grandparents Day Activity Kit
This website has many activity ideas/lesson plans about Grandparents Day.
Nonni and Pops
Read this cute poem about a grandparent and grandchild.
Fishing With Grandpa
Read this story about Andrew, his grandpa, and their fishing trip. The story and illustrations were created by a first grade student.
eThemes Resource: Aging
These sites include information on aging and the effects on the human body. Discover why our bodies age. Learn how aging affects appearance, exercise, and eating habits. Includes interactive quizzes, an animation, and face changing images.
eThemes Resource: Holiday: Grandparents Day
These sites have activities for celebrating Grandparents Day, which is the first Sunday following Labor Day. Includes titles of children's books about grandparents and craft ideas. There are links to eThemes Resources on interviewing senior citizens and aging.
eThemes Resource: Interviewing Senior Citizens and Grandparents
These sites include sample questions for interviewing senior citizens, the elderly, and grandparents. There are also sites about Grandparents' Day, and collecting the life stories of others. An eThemes Resource on aging is linked.
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Education Standards:
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ME Standards:
2.A.1, 2.B.1, 2.B.1, 2.C.1, 4.A.2
MO Standards:
1, 2, 6.A.1, 6.B.1, 6.A.1, 2.5, II.B.2, II.B.4, II.B.8, II.C.1, II.C.2, II.C.3, II.C.4, III.C.1, III.C.5, III.C.6
NV Standards:
G.2.2.2, G.2.2.5, G.4.2.8, G.5.2.4, H.1.2.2, E.6.3.6, G.2.3.3, G.6.3.1, H.2.3.1, G4.2.4.5, G4.2.4.6, G4.4.4.2
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