(by Mary Mullenbach) |
As they (the children) walked
into the gym, each child was given a paper bag to decorate and a sticker to
indicate which group he would be in.
When everyone had arrived we divided into three groups.
We are using the "Shoe" idea to enhance the theme this year, and that was the
day's theme.
Group One went to a room to hear stories about "Walking in the
Shoes of a Pioneer".
They sat around a lantern and heard pioneer stories, then decorated a little
wooden shoe cut-out we found at Michael's craft store.
Group Two went to a room to learn about "Walking in the Shoes of
Your Teacher".
Our PP had taken pictures earlier of each teacher and presidency member, and
collected a short story on each.
It could have been any story, something about their childhood, a faith promoting
story, anything.
Then they tried to match the story to the teacher.
Group Three came to my room to learn about "Walking in the
Footsteps of a Prophet".
I found Prophet BINGO (8 seperate cards) on www.about.com and excellent tidbits
on their lives.
I read the clues and they got to put a skittle on as a marker.
At the end we gathered together for muffins, juice, and Fruit By the Foot.
We
did some relay races,and then things got a little crazy while we waited for
parents.
We'll have to remember to have a quiet ending activity next time.