After you do an act of kindness, leave a comment of what you did. Dear Parents,
The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year! Sometimes in our culture we can get caught up in the materialism of the season and often forget what the season is really about, giving. Help me teach our children the value of “paying it forward”. Paying it forward is doing an act of kindness to or for someone. Throughout the next weeks we are going to be talking about the importance of giving to others and how great it feels to think of others first. We are going to be reading books about giving and will brainstorm ways to “pay it forward” in class. I am asking each student to think of three ways to “pay it forward”. The ideas can be as simple as helping a neighbor or family member with a chore, or as involved as volunteering at a soup kitchen. Paying it forward is not always about giving money, and for this project I would like students to be creative and think of ways not involving money for their acts of kindness. Please keep in mind that the benefits of helping others will be greater when your child takes the responsibility and makes the effort on his or her own. There is no greater reward than knowing they were able to make a difference in someone’s life with their own abilities. You can support them by helping them choose ways to help that fits with their talents and abilities. As your child is paying it forward, I would love for you to help your child document his or her experience with service learning. Please help your child by taking pictures, recording a video clip, or jotting down details that will help your child capture the experience of giving. Your child will be able to choose how to share his or her wonderful experience. In class they will be writing about the three ways they have chosen to pay it forward. Our culminating activity will be a share time where each student will share his or her acts of kindness. Students can make a poster, video, comic strip, newspaper article, picture book, Prezi, etc. They will receive one grade on their reflective essay and presentation. We will have our share day on December 18th, so please have all the artifacts prepared by then. I hope your child has fun and really gets back as much as he or she gives. I will be doing this as well, finding ways I can pay it forward. As students complete acts of kindness they can comment on this post to share what they did. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your help! Merry Christmas! Portuguese Version O Natal é a época mais maravilhosa do ano! Às vezes, em nossa cultura, pode ser pego no materialismo da temporada e muitas vezes esquecemos que a temporada é realmente sobre , dando . Ajuda-me a ensinar aos nossos filhos o valor de " pagá-lo para a frente ." Pagando -la para frente está fazendo um ato de bondade ou para alguém . Ao longo das próximas semanas vamos estar falando sobre a importância de dar aos outros e quão grande é a sensação de pensar nos outros primeiro. Nós vamos estar lendo livros sobre dar e vai debater formas de " Pay It Forward " em sala de aula . Estou pedindo a cada aluno a pensar de três maneiras de " Pay It Forward " . As idéias podem ser tão simples como ajudar um vizinho ou membro da família com uma tarefa, ou tão envolvido como voluntário em uma cozinha de sopa . Pagando -la para frente nem sempre é sobre a doação de dinheiro, e para este projeto eu gostaria alunos a serem criativos em seus atos de bondade . Por favor, tenha em mente que os benefícios de ajudar os outros será maior quando a criança toma a responsabilidade e faz o esforço em seu próprio país. Não há recompensa maior do que saber que eles foram capazes de fazer a diferença na vida de alguém com suas próprias habilidades . Você pode apoiá-los, ajudando-os a escolher formas de ajudar a que se encaixa com os seus talentos e habilidades. Como seu filho está pagando -a para frente , eu adoraria para você ajudar seu filho a documentar a sua experiência com a aprendizagem de serviço. Na aula eles vão estar escrevendo sobre as três maneiras que eles escolheram para pagá-lo para a frente. Nossa atividade culminando será um momento de partilha onde cada aluno irá compartilhar seus atos de bondade . Por favor, ajude o seu filho, tirar fotos, gravar um clipe de vídeo, ou anotar detalhes que irão ajudar seu filho a captar a experiência de dar. Seu filho vai ser capaz de escolher a forma de compartilhar a sua experiência maravilhosa . Os alunos podem fazer um cartaz , vídeo, quadrinhos , artigo de jornal , livro ilustrado , Prezi , etc Eles vão receber uma nota em seu ensaio reflexivo e apresentação. Teremos nosso dia share em 18 de dezembro , por isso, tem todos os artefatos elaborados pela então. Espero que o seu filho tem divertido e realmente fica para trás , tanto quanto ele ou ela dá . Eu vou estar fazendo isso também, encontrar formas que posso pagá-lo para a frente. Se você tiver alguma dúvida, por favor , não hesite em contactar-me em megan.kuemmerlin @ eac.com.br. Agradecemos antecipadamente por sua ajuda! Feliz Natal!
20 Comments
Teodora
12/2/2013 06:12:02 am
Today I helped my mom to build the Christmas tree, while she was at the kitchen I putted the Christmas balls at the tree she had a great surprise.
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Mrs. K
12/5/2013 12:48:20 am
Teodora,
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Teodora
12/17/2013 04:26:43 am
Realy good
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alejo
12/17/2013 02:40:43 am
yesterday build the chrismas tree to my sister so she could put the decoration and today I help my brother with something and I help my granma to get up stairs.
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sally
12/17/2013 04:03:03 am
what is something?
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giovanni
12/17/2013 02:59:59 am
On church I got a card that had a persons name and we needed to buy shoes and clothes for him,the second one was that I went to give away toys to the creche "promenor",and the third one was that I gave money for the poor people for them to buy food.
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sally
12/17/2013 04:01:49 am
I gave Soyoun a Christmas card,I wrote a letter to Kazuha, and I helped olda make her project colorful.
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Olda
12/17/2013 04:56:21 am
My name is with capital O!
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Juliana
12/17/2013 04:07:16 am
I helped my grandmother rap presents for the poor children.
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Teodora
12/17/2013 04:29:35 am
My second one was to get my brother's toys! The room was soooooo messy
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Teodora
12/17/2013 04:34:24 am
On my third I made a card to my gramma that lives far away!
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Olda
12/17/2013 04:55:23 am
I helped my mother to build the Christmas Tree, I gave toys to poor kids, and I wrote a letter to Kazuha!
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Gabriel
12/17/2013 05:08:08 am
Me and Alejo helped teacher Rita putting tape on the Christmas program "stadium", I gave some of my toys to children with no toys and I helped my mom with dishes and setting up the tables (some time ago)
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Matheus
12/17/2013 05:40:07 am
For paying it forward I did:
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soyoun
12/17/2013 06:55:23 am
my acts of kindness are:
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Sarah N.
12/17/2013 07:32:29 am
My first act of kindness was based in my talent: Art. I did a painting and then I sold it. The money will go to a donation for Phillippines.
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Sarah N.
12/17/2013 07:35:23 am
So, I basicaly used my talent to do the first one
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Manu
12/17/2013 09:03:05 am
I LOVED your acts of kindness, you did a GREAT job.
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Mrs. K
12/17/2013 06:10:27 pm
Sarah,
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Manu
12/17/2013 09:00:11 am
1- I went to the "creche" to help the poor kids.
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