Activities for Father's Day
Create-a-Card
Click
here
to find downloadable pictures for Father's Day. Select one for class
use, print, and photocopy for each students. Use coloring time to review
colors and objects. ("Color Dad's hair black. Color the son's hair dark brown.
Color Mom's blouse pink." etc.) After pictures are colored, have students
cut around picture in oval shape. Give each student one sheet of
light construction paper or other colored paper. Instruct students to
fold colored page in half. Paste oval cut-out on front. Open card, and write
Father's Day message on right side of fold. For very young students, you
might write the phrases "Happy Father's Day" and "I love you" on a sheet
of paper, then photocopy these onto colored paper before distributing colored
paper. Students could then neatly trace the messages.
Searching for Dad
Instruct each student to bring
a color photograph of his or her father to class. During the first five
minutes, students must write a description of their fathers as seen
in the photograph. For example, "My father is tall and handsome. He
is wearing blue jeans and a white shirt." The teacher should then collect
all photographs. Photographs are then shuffled and distributed to various
students. No student should have his or her own photograph. After
photographs have been exchanged, the first student chooses another student
and says, "Excuse me, but have you seen my father?" The student he or she
asks responds, "I don't know. What does he look like?" The first student
then reads the first sentence of his or her description. The student
being questioned responds with, "No, I'm sorry. I haven't seen him," "Yes,
as a matter of fact, he's right here [returning the photograph]," or "I'm
not sure. Describe him further." If called upon to describe him further,
the student reads more of his description. A small prize may be given to
each student upon his or her successfully locating his or her father.
"My father is the best because..."
Each student is given one minute to give as
many reasons as possible why his or her father is the best father in
the world.
Gifts That Money Can't Buy
Remind students that the best gifts in life
often do not bear a price tag. These priceless gifts include a smile of support
or encouragement, a kind word, a firm handshake, a warm hug, a helping hand,
and so forth. Ask each student to list three to ten significant, but priceless
"gifts" that he or she could give his or her father.
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