Opening
| Joshua | Choose and lead song |
| Melody | Prayer |
| Orson | Scripture/Thought |
| Brytt | Pledge of Allegiance |
| Conrad | Joke of the Day |
| Jacob | Lead Memorization |
| James | Show and Tell |
| Jayne | Treasurer |
| John | Snack |
Shuffle Dance, Poem, and Book Club Reminder
*Don’t forget to practice your shuffle dance!
*Practice our current poem with an added stanza:
If Your Were Busy Being Kind
by R. Foreman
If you were busy being kind,
Before you knew it you would find
You’d soon forget to think “twas trus
That someone wa unkind to you.
If you were busy being glad
And cheering people who seem sad,
although your heart might ache a bit,
You’d soon forget to notice it.
If you were busy being good,
And doing just the best you could,
You’d not have time to blame some man
Who’s doing just the best he can.
*Finally, keep reading Encylopedia Brown Boy Detective by Donal Sobol.
Warm Up
Hello Rookies. What a fun week we have ahead of us. Why is that? Because it is Valentines week of course! Lets get our “lovely” creative juices flowing.
Please choose and complete one of the following Art For Kids Hubs
Learning Time
Isn’t it fun to make valentines? Have you ever noticed that during the time of Valentines, there is a LOT of RED and PINK around? Why isn’t their green? Or orange and black? Did you Know that there is something scientist refer to as Color Psychology? Color Psychology is the study of how color impacts our mood and creativity. Or in other words, seeing colors can create certain FEELINGS inside of us and certain colors can REMIND or REPRESENT different FEELINGS inside of us. Lets look at this chart:
Kind of fun to look through, huh? Did you agree with it? Do you think that people really use colors to create certain emotions in us? Lets look at a few.
Black- do you realize that black is used A LOT at halloween? It cuddles close to orange to create a feel of exciting creepy! Its also used to represent villains in The Rise of the Guardians, Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty, the evil Queen in Snow White, The Bowler Hat Man in Meet the Robinsons, Esme in the Emperiors New Groove, and the infamous Dracula.
White- Most angels in movies are in white! Have you ever seen an animated “good” angel in movies or cartoons that had any other color?
Red- Red can be love and excitement like the many hearts on Valentines Day or the fun of Cupid, or the outfit of Santa Clause and his elves. But it can also represent ANGER or arrogance as in the bad shoulder angel in The Emperors New Groove.
Those are just a few examples. Can you find some of your own? For fun, ask your mom if you can get a tasty snack and watch Inside Out. Did the animators use these colors as described above?
If you don’t have time for THAT movie, follow along with this book reading and see if they follow a similar pattern.
Each of us really does have a wide variety of emotions, huh? Have you ever been sad? Have you ever been happy? Have you ever been confused? Have you ever been scared? Have you ever just felt relaxed?
Noticing that we have emotions is actually a part of growing up and being “emotionally” healthy. When we know what we feel, it can help us make good choices. Heres a little song my Ellie would sing when she was 3.
This is kind of a silly song, but she sang it A LOT!
Assignments
This week you will do the following assignments:
- First: Print off the following page and put it somewhere easy to see. Notice when you are feeling an emotion that you recognize. Mark it on your chart and see how many emotions you experience on a day to day bases. You might be surprised.
- Second: Make a valentine for each of the Rookies. Remember, valentines can be a fun time to bring a smile, rather than a frown. Fortunately you Rookies are always so nice to each other, but if you ever find yourself struggling to write a valentine for someone in your neighborhood or family that has hurt your feelings, heres a fun book to see what could happen if you give into that temptation.
- Finally, make a valentine box that you can bring with you to your ROOKIES class this week where we will do a valentine exchange. You can do anything you like but maybe think of something that can represent something you have learned about this year in Vanguard. You also may want to make sure that the OPENING where the other Rookies will need to put in your valentine will be big enough that they can get it through. Here’s a list of everyone in our class:
| McKade | Jayne |
| Joshua | Conrad |
| James | Brytt |
| John | Jacob |
| Orson | Joey |
| Melody | Michal Mary |
Alright, see ya soon for some valentine fun!
