Michaelmas (1)
$6.50
Festival Week Guide – PDF Download
Description
Michaelmas – 13 pages: Lesson plans with mentoring comments for the week of Michaelmas also feature this harvest festival’s spiritual background for the teacher, two seasonal stories, samples of blackboards, bookwork, artwork and a craft project.
The free supplement of poems and songs is an editable template which includes sheet music, footnotes and attributions. Customise it for your cultural setting, or use it to teach English as a foreign language.
This chapter provides background knowledge for the teacher and shows how this annual festival can be brought to young children in a meaningful way with a story, artwork and a craft project. An old legend about a spider begins a topic that is taken up in the following chapter, teaching empathy through understanding.
Kerry Eady (verified owner) –
This is a wonderful resource that will help your entire school plan its Michaelmas celebration and give you classroom activities to help form your class in the early weeks of school. I also think it’s of particular value to homeschoolers who are planning a more intimate celebration.
Hannah –
Worth every penny. This chapter is full of helpful info, excellent craft ideas, and stories and pictures, all on the theme of Michaelmas. In short, there’s everything you’ll need to prepare for Michaelmas.