[Teachldsseminary] ACTIVITY - February the month of Love - LOVE the Scriptures the RED way

[Barbara Nelson]

A while back, someone posted their idea about RED - Read Every Day!  I loved it and my kids loved it.  Their school colors are red and white which makes it easy.  I have changed the idea to fit my class, so I am not sure what the original activity was.  They way I have done it is to notice if the kids are wearing red as a reminder to read everyday.  Sometimes I give them candy if they are wearing red or if they read their scriptures the day before.  I think the person who first posted the idea suggested lots of little trinkets to give to the kids to remind them to read everyday.  I know that the store at latter-dayvillage.com has silicone bracelets that say "R.E.D."   

I am planning for the whole month of February to be a RED month.  I'll have a special sticker chart for the kids to record the days they read.  At the end of the week I will let them pick a prize or two if they have read all week.  I am thinking about letting them pick 1 prize as a reminder to RED and a 2nd prize as a reward for having read all week.  I found Valentine packaged (pink, red, white) playdough, Valentine shaped brownies and Valentine paperclips.  I am still looking for other small, hopefully very inexpensive items to give out.  I am really excited about it and hope my kids enjoy the activity.  Sometimes the winter months seem so long.  I am having a good January and hope to make February just as good by making it more interesting.  March will be great because my kids LOVE March Madness!  I have 9 students this year (up from 4 this time last year) so it should be lots of fun!

If you have any suggestions I would love to hear from you.

Thanks!

Barbara Nelson 
EMS in IL


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