I'm finally starting to make some progress on my scrapbook for my two trips to Disney World last year. I went by Hobby Lobby yesterday to pick up a few last pieces. It's really starting to come together now. While I was there I found so many good pieces and ideas for the gifts I want to make for the parents of my students at the end of each year. A gift to say thank you for letting me teach their children.
Parents of infants get to enjoy firsts such as the first time to sit up on their own, the first time to roll over on their own, the first taste of solid foods, first time to crawl, first steps, and so many other firsts that infants experience during the first year of life. Working parents or parents of toddlers don't get to enjoy those firsts as much. Just because they have to work doesn't mean they should feel left out. They will be trusting me as their child's teacher. They deserve to know what's going on in the class. And what better way to show what's going on in their child's class and what they have learned throughout the year than by a scrapbook that they can enjoy for years to come? A scrapbook that through photos and notes explains to the parents their child's progress and their interests. Moments and milestones such as various moments in the dramatic play center of their child dressing up as a mail carrier, a pilot, a construction worker, a cosmetologist, a doctor, a teller, a dentist, or a baker. Moments such as their child writing their name or various letters of the alphabet in sand. And the so many other moments their child will enjoy during the year.
Just because the parents have to work doesn't mean they should feel left out. They should feel like an extended member of the class. Their children will only be that age for a short time. So, even once their child is grown they can pull out that gift and relive their child being in preschool. An heirloom they can cherish for many many years.
No comments:
Post a Comment