| Submitted by Janine Bradley
Each year I have my students cut out of paper a tie shape from a tag
board pattern for Father's Day. On that tie, they write a small message
about why their dad (or someone who is acting as their father) is important
and then design a tie that Dad can "wear."
Their designs must include things that they do with their dad or things
that he does that are important to them. The things they draw can be major
things like coaching a baseball team or small things like holding their
hand while they cross the street.
It makes the children really think about the times they spend with their
father, and I have Dads tell me they are grateful for a tie that can be
hung in their office, on the frig, etc. Many of them tell me that they
did not know that something that they said or did was important to their
child until they saw it on their tie. |
