Grandparents+Day+2009

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The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with //** Marian McQuade **//, a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that **National Grandparents Day ** would be celebrated every year on the ** first Sunday after Labor Day. ** The students discussed the differences between their own learning experiences and their Grandparent's learning experiences. The students came up with several things that they could "teach" their Grandparent. We created six stations for Grandparents to visit. Each station represented a different subject area and offered a variety of tools we use to learn. The students shared hands on Science investigations gained from AMSTI. Grandparents checked out our class wikispace http://aljones3rd.wikispaces.com Quick response paddles and a powerpoint on the smartboard were used to test the Grandparent's mathematical knowledge. Needless to say the Grandparent's were impressed with the student work posted in the hallway and the classroom library filled with interesting stories.