Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
T gave our Family Home Evening lesson tonight on Martin Luther King, Ruby Bridges, and Rosa Parks. Only fitting since today we celebrate Martin Luther King and his achievements. T prepared the lesson totally on her own. She typed up short bios (all from memory) of each "hero" of the civil rights movement and then asked me to print photos for each person. During the lesson we all took turns reading from her bios and then she showed the corresponding photos. She also had us draw a picture of our favorite hero and write why that person was meaningful to us. T has been fascinated by Martin Luther King, Ruby, and Rosa Parks since studying about them a couple years ago in school. She has several chapter books on each one and even has a book of American Heros. Right now she's reading a children's version of The Diary of Anne Frank; She's really been absorbed in the tragic history of that novel. We've had a lot of great discussions of Anne's story. T is definitely an avid reader like her mom and grandpa C. We love books with lots of history. If anyone wants to recommend any good historical books they've read lately, send them my way. I just finished "Train to Potveka." A story about a CIA spy in Russia. Very good and eye opening. Malcolm X is also a good one that I've read this past year. And I'm still working on a biography of John Adams. OK, and yes I've jumped on the Twilight series bandwagon as well. Guilty as charged. A little guilty "wholesome" pleasure never hurt anyone.:) It's all about balance, right? And for that matter, I also highly recommend the "Confessions of a Shopaholic" series. Very funny and light reading.
2 comments:
I've always been so impressed with T. How cool that she taught your FHE. She's such a smart, compassionate girl.
that is so cute. we had a bbq in january with some friends. it was fun and then it started to snow. nothing spiritual though.
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