September Week 3 | An Idea for Every Day
(Updated 8.19.2022)
Guess what, leaders? We made it through our first week of online teaching, and, to celebrate, God’s throwing down some snow-fetti! Honestly though, we needed it. The forests are aflame around us and we’re praying the moisture helps put them out.
How’s your school year going so far? Have you started? What does
it look like for you? We’re in it with you, 110% leaders! We want to support you
in ANY way we can.
One way we hope to support you is by giving you a reason to celebrate
every day. We choose daily holidays and pair them with complementary learning
activities for your Preschool to Sixth grade learner. Glance through our post,
pick out the ones you like and have fun! Fun: a vital ingredient in learning.
High interest topics stick better. Engaging lessons lead to innovative solutions
in other places. You’ve seen it; you know it to be true. Let your learner’s interests
guide and choose the activities that work for you. And just because we have
them organized by date, doesn’t mean that’s the only day you’re allowed to
engage in the activity. Ideas never expire! So, partake in the festivities in
whatever way works best for you!
Here are the holidays for this upcoming week, followed by a
brief description of what you’ll find when you click on the link.
- Grandparents Day (The First Sunday after Labor Day) - Honor those grandparents!
- Live Creative Day (September 14th Annually) - Open-ended music, dance, writing, and art.
- Online Learning and Google Day (September 15th Annually) - ART (open-ended creation and exploration) SOCIAL STUDIES (cultural exploration), TECHNOLOGY (internet safety), Research Skills (internet queries).
- Collect Rocks Day (September 16th Annually) - SCIENCE (earth science - types of rocks)
- Citizenship Day (September 17th Annually) - SEL (Good Citizenship), SOCIAL STUDIES (Becoming a U.S. Citizen)
- National Tradesmen Day (September's Third Friday) - CAREER EXPLORATION (carpentry), MATH (measurement), SCIENCE (using tools correctly), READING (following directions)
- Thank a Police Officer Day (September's Third Saturday) - Ideas for kids and adults!
And, because we at Wolfe Stew believe in variety, we’re
plating these ideas up for you in several ways. Choose the delivery method that
best suits you.
- September Calendar (2019, 2020, 2021) – Ideas at a
glance with clickable links for you advanced planners.
- Weekly Blog - You’re reading it
now. 😊
- SUBSCRIBE by sharing your email in the field on the left side panel to get them delivered directly to your inbox.
- Check out the four latest posts
(ideas never expire):
- Even More Ideas – Look over
our Pinterest board.
And now, without further ado, check out these
ideas we've been stewing on for you.
The First Sunday after Labor Day - Grandparents Day
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| Grandparents image by Busbus via RawPixel |
Children’s children are a crown to the aged. Proverbs 17:6 NIV
September 14th Annually – Live Creative Day
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| Brain image by ElisaRiva via Pixabay |
- Make Music How Stuff Works offers several music exploration activities for you. We’d make and play a Soda Bottle Organ. Imagine how delighted your learner would be to make music on recycled items!
- Dance using the mom-approved Kids Party Playlist and just move wherever the music takes you. We’re excited to see “La Bamba,” on the list. It may be an oldie, but it’s a goodie!
- Write inspired with these creative center ideas from We are Teachers. For younger writers, we recommend the stencil stories and picture prompts idea from Mrs. Winter’s Bliss and for older writers, we enjoy Supply Me’s story bags idea.
- Create Art with art boxes from Early Learning Ideas. Your learner is free to make what they want, as long as the supplies are in the box.
In what way do you most enjoy expressing your creativity?
Your learner? We’d love it if you’d share your creativity with us: email us (mr@wolfestew.com
or mrs@wolfestew.com) or comment below!
"Creativity is intelligence having fun!" – Albert Einstein
September 15th Annually – Online Learning Day and Google Day
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| Google Browser image by 200degrees via Pixabay |
How convenient is it that Online Learning Day and Google Day
fall on the same calendar space? We couldn’t ignore it, so chose all our online
learning resources from Google’s treasure stores. To check out everything Google
has to offer, browse Google forEducation. But, we think you might enjoy the following activities:
- PreK-6 Canvas – Think of it as an online version of Paint. It’s a blank page waiting for you to add your artistic creativity.
- PreK-6 Art and Culture – Explore anything you want to know as far as art and culture go with daily picks, exploration, regional, and favorites viewing options.
- 3-6 Interland – A game that teaches internet safety. Our learner loved it and finished it in a few days!
- 4-6 A-Google-A-Day – Develop your learner’s research skills with Google’s fun trivia game. Each day, they pose a different question and you must use your search query skills to find the right answer. Good luck, cyber sleuths!
These really only touch the tip of the iceberg of what Google for
Education has to offer. But if you’re looking for someone to direct your focus
and be your magnifying lens, we’ve already stewed on this resource for you. Let
us know how you liked these activities, or if you discover one of your own, come
back and share it. We’d love to hear about your Google Day experience: email us (mr@wolfestew.com or mrs@wolfestew.com) or comment below!
"You can’t teach people everything they need to know. The best you can do is position them where they can find what they need to know when they need to know it." – Seymour Papert (via Designing Digitally)
September 16th Annually – Collect Rocks Day
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| Rocks image by DMCA via PX Fuel |
The littles in our lives love collecting rocks. We’re unsure
if it’s a family phenomenon or a common age-related interest. But when all our
nieces and nephews gather, rock collecting is inevitably an engaged-in
activity. If your learners love rocks too, perhaps you’ll consider having them
start a rock
collection, and these tips from Boy’s Life will help you do just that! The suggestion we find most helpful is to store your rocks in eggs cartons. We never thought of that!
Then, have them learn about the three mains types of rocks with
these videos. Have Preschool to Second Grade Learners, watch this “Be a Rock Detective!”
video from SciShow Kids and Third to Sixth Grade Learners will jam
to these rockin’ tunes from Scholastic.
What was one fascinating fact that rocked your world? Or tell
us about your favorite rock that you added to your collection:
"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them." Ecclesiastes 3:1 and 5 NIV
September 17th Annually – Citizenship Day
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| Kids around the World image by Jira via RawPixel |
Being a good citizen is an important part of building
community. It’s important in our country, in our communities, in our classrooms, and in our homes. With younger students, focus on the home first, then build out
to countries as they get older. No matter the age, start with defining the
words “citizen”
and “citizenship” (both defined by Merriam Webster). Then, list ways to be
a good citizen (ideas from Education World), focusing on the different applicable environments. If you’re
expanding to what being a good citizen looks like in your country, consider having
your learners take a mock US
Citizenship test (at CNN). It will provide insight into one of the steps immigrants must
undergo on the journey to becoming a U.S. Citizen.
So, leaders, what did you learn from your learners? What do
they think it means to be a good citizen that you never thought of before? Did
you notice yourself becoming a better citizen due to their insights? Let us
know,
“The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.” – Theodore Roosevelt
September's Third Friday – National Tradesmen Day
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| Woodworking Tools image by via RawPixel |
Did you know that we’re facing a labor shortage in construction-related
fields (according
to Lowes)? Construction workers are a type of tradesman. So, take today to seize
the opportunity to immerse your learner in a field of high demand. Find out exactly
what a carpenter does
in this YouTube video from Building Advantage. Then, undertake some carpentry
projects of your own. Preschool to Second Grade Learners will love engaging in
a woodworking project from How Wee
Learn. We especially love the porcupine woodworking
craft to practice hammer skills. Your Third to Sixth Grade learners will
enjoy choosing one of these 20 Healthy Handyman suggested
construction projects to undertake. Our learner would likely choose either
the candy
dispenser (from Boys’ Life) or the catapult
(from Felt Magnet). I don’t know; it’s a toss-up.
We’d love to see what your learner built! Email us (mr@wolfestew.com or mrs@wolfestew.com) or comment below!
"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade." – Desiderius Erasmus (via Brainy Quote)
September's Third Saturday – Thank a Police Officer Day
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| Squad Car and Police Hat via PXFuel |
If ever there was a time a police officer deserves a “Thank
You,” now is that time. We all can agree that no matter the group of people,
within that group there are worthy individuals to be found. Police officers are
no different. There are plenty of police officers in our country who deserve hearty
levels of appreciation. Find one of those and give them a heartfelt and
resounding “Thank You!” Proud Police Wife offers eight ideas for kids and adults. Our favorite one (and it fits with collect rocks
day) is to hide a thin blue line decorated rock near a police station.
"Blessed are the peacekeepers, for they shall be called the children of God" – Matthew 5:9 (KJ21)
Before You Go
We’d love to know:
- What your school year looks like this year (online, hybrid, in-person, homeschool, etc).
- Which of these activities excites you most?
Leaders, thank you so much for choosing to spend part of
your day with us. We’re so glad you are here. As you go, know that we are
praying for you to find pockets of JOY in every day while you’re working toward
raising your littles from learners to leaders.
At Your Service,
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