Sunday, November 25, 2012

"It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others..."

One year old Jeyden Ru is a constant topic of conversation among our Shining Stars.  They absolutely adore him.  So when presented with the idea to babysit him as a service project they were very enthusiastic to say the least! 

We spent a couple of class sessions discussing and preparing for our service.  The children prepared an invitation letter and booklet for auntie May and Jeyden.  They also did some yard work to buy  auntie May a cup of coffee to enjoy at a nearby cafe while we watched Jeyden.  

When the much anticipated Sunday arrived, all auntie May wanted was a nap.  (She's a working mom with three kids, after all!)  So the Shining Stars made their way over to the Ru home to watch Jeyden.   And despite having four young babysitters in the house auntie May says she actually got a half-hour of sleep!


Doing yard work to earn money for a cup of coffee for Auntie May


Preparing the invitation letter and booklet





"We will look after him."

"We will make a place for him to sleep."

"We will make food for him."

We will organize playthings for him.  We will clean the house."

The children choose books to read to Jeyden before going over to his house

Playing musical instruments together.  Jeyden is wonderfully musical!

Snack time


Great team work by our Shining Stars



Wednesday, November 7, 2012

What do you do when the kids want to do something completely differently than what you had planned for a lesson?  In this case, go with it!

As you'll recall, the first quotation we studied as a group was the beautiful Gleanings passage

Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind… It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others. Through them the brightness of your light can be shed upon the whole earth.

Each week was dedicated to learning about a single concept from this passage.  We would read  a story illustrating a concept, do role playing, drawing, arts and crafts, service projects -- a variety of activities to help make the concepts more concrete in their hearts and minds.  When reviewing this quotation last week, the children eagerly remembered making this ebook and all of them wanted to make another one.  How could I say no?  So, for your viewing pleasure here is Be a Guide: The Legacy Continues...


The kids have another good deed in the works.  It involves one of their favorite babies.  Stay tuned!