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Give your class "Spring Cleaning" activities like those mentioned below and require them to stay with it for a fixed period of time. Set the timer. Start with 4 or 5 minutes. When the first period is done have everyone go to a different "Spring Cleaning" duty.
Wash the windows- Give your children a squirt bottle with water and a dishtowel, let the wash the windows.
Paint the school- Supply your children with a bucket of water & paintbrushes. They can paint the school and may decide to paint the cars & the sidewalks, too.
Get the mail- Make a mailbox for the playground. Put all that unwanted junk mail into the mailbox for them to go collect and sort. They have more letters and junk mail for them to put out to be mailed for the next group.
Sweep the walks- Provide small brooms to your little sweeper and let them go at it--leaving no leaf not swept
Dust the equipment-Feather dusters become magical when in the hand of a child--have them dust the playground equipment and toys
Focusing is a skill and can be learned with practice. Increasing the attention spans of children is helpful in preparing them for learning and life.

Thursday May 1, 2008
May Day
Sung to: Three Blind Mice
May Day's here, May Day's here,
Sun Shines bright, sun shines bright
Birds and Butterflies are in flight,
Blooming flowers are such a sight
Everything feels just right,
May day's here.
Monday May 5, 2008
Cinco de Mayo
Sung to: Do you know the Muffin Man
Do you know the story of, the story of , the story of
Do you know the story of this great and happy day?
Yes, I know that brave Juarez, brave Juarez, brave Juarez
Yes I know that brave Juarez Chased the French away

The French they had no right to rule ,no right to rule, no right to rule,
The French they had no right to rule Our lovely Mexico

Our soldiers and the people said, the people said, the people said
Our soldiers and the people said The French have got to go

So Juarez formed an army troop, an army troop, an army troop,
So Juarez formed an army troop to chase the French away

That's why we like to celebrate, celebrate, celebrate,
That's why we like to celebrate On the 5th of May

Sunday, May 11, 2008
Mother's Day
Sung to: Teensy, Weensy Spider
A Mom's a special lady,
So hug her every day.
She gives you lots of food to eat,
And takes you out to play.
Your mother reads you stories,
And buys you sneakers, too.
Aren't you happy that you have
A mom who loves you so?

Saturday, May 10, 2008
8:30am to 3:00pm

Register today-- classes are filling up!

Click on Continuing Education for details and call

214-373-4744 for reservations!

By Doris Stickney
Illustrated by Gloria Ortiz Hernandez

After a water bug suddenly leaves her pond and is transformed
into a dragonfly, her friends' questions about such departures
are like those children ask when someone dies. Waterbugs and
Dragonflies is a graceful fable written by Doris Stickney who
sought a meaningful way to explain to neighborhood children
the death of a five-year-old friend. The small book is beautifully
illustrated by artist Gloria Ortiz Hernandez.

This inspired work is definitely meant to give hope in the midst of loss through faith in what cannot be seen. This author has given words to an experience in the human heart that is willing to believe in life beyond oneself. The theme of eternal love and eternal life clearly shines through this book enabling healing on the level of soul to occur.

	Give your class "Spring Cleaning" activities like those mentioned below and require them to stay with it for *a fixed period of time. Set the timer. Start with 4 or 5 minutes. When the first period is done have everyone go to a different "Spring Cleaning" duty.* Wash the windows- Give your children a squirt bottle with water and a dishtowel, let the wash the windows. Paint the school- Supply your children with a bucket of water & paintbrushes. They can paint the school and may decide to paint the cars & the sidewalks, too. Get the mail- Make a mailbox for the playground. Put all that unwanted junk mail into the mailbox for them to go collect and sort. They have more letters and junk mail for them to put out to be mailed for the next group. Sweep the walks- Provide small brooms to your little sweeper and let them go at it--leaving no leaf not swept Dust the equipment-Feather dusters become magical when in the hand of a child--have them dust the playground equipment and toys *Focusing is a skill and can be learned with practice. Increasing the attention spans of children is helpful in preparing them for learning and life.*	Thursday May 1, 2008 May Day Sung to: Three Blind Mice May Day's here, May Day's here, Sun Shines bright, sun shines bright Birds and Butterflies are in flight, Blooming flowers are such a sight Everything feels just right, May day's here. Monday May 5, 2008 Cinco de Mayo Sung to: Do you know the Muffin Man Do you know the story of, the story of , the story of Do you know the story of this great and happy day? Yes, I know that brave Juarez, brave Juarez, brave Juarez Yes I know that brave Juarez Chased the French away The French they had no right to rule ,no right to rule, no right to rule, The French they had no right to rule Our lovely Mexico Our soldiers and the people said, the people said, the people said Our soldiers and the people said The French have got to go So Juarez formed an army troop, an army troop, an army troop, So Juarez formed an army troop to chase the French away That's why we like to celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, That's why we like to celebrate On the 5th of May Sunday, May 11, 2008 Mother's Day Sung to: Teensy, Weensy Spider A Mom's a special lady, So hug her every day. She gives you lots of food to eat, And takes you out to play. Your mother reads you stories, And buys you sneakers, too. Aren't you happy that you have A mom who loves you so?

	Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:30am to 3:00pm Register today-- classes are filling up! Click on Continuing Education for details and call 214-373-4744 for reservations!	By Doris Stickney Illustrated by Gloria Ortiz Hernandez After a water bug suddenly leaves her pond and is transformed into a dragonfly, her friends' questions about such departures are like those children ask when someone dies. Waterbugs and Dragonflies is a graceful fable written by Doris Stickney who sought a meaningful way to explain to neighborhood children the death of a five-year-old friend. The small book is beautifully illustrated by artist Gloria Ortiz Hernandez. This inspired work is definitely meant to give hope in the midst of loss through faith in what cannot be seen. This author has given words to an experience in the human heart that is willing to believe in life beyond oneself. The theme of eternal love and eternal life clearly shines through this book enabling healing on the level of soul to occur.