One of my students proudly brought in a ziplock bag with cash and paper butterflies mixed together. He was so excited to tell me about the money and how he had earned it. I have to say the creative marketer has emerged in our classroom :) He colored pictures and sold them for a dollar and for their purchase, he gave them a lollipop for free! I love the way kids think!
I started off "Circle Time" by reading from On a Roll for Jesus by Joni Eareckson Tada. She has a quiz about myths regarding people with disabilities. Some of the myths are that people with disabilities only like to be with other people with disabilities, you can catch a disability from another person and that a person in a wheelchair has to always be in a wheelchair. I have to say the kids did very well on the quiz. They probably did better than most adults.
Later we watched a DVD from Joni's Kids Corner. She has great lessons on a variety of disabilities. You can visit Kid's Corner at http://www.joniandfriends.org/kids-corner.
We had a great time popping wheelies in the wheelchair as we went to lunch and to recess. I told the children that tomorrow we will meet two amazing guests and they can't wait to find out who they are....
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