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Mother’ s Day Letters Jamie Metz, MAK16 Orhan Xhemaili Elementary School in Tateshi 6 th – 8 th grades March 8, 2013
Activities: Brainstormed with the students what their mothers do for them
Discussed the importance of showing gratitude and saying“ thank you” every time mothers make dinner, wash clothes, clean rooms, etc
Students created a class letter about why they are thankful for their mothers( a letter was written in English and translated into Albanian)
Highlights: Many children seemed to understand that their mothers may feel sad and unappreciated. These students comprehended why it’ s important to show gratitude. Also, many mothers who otherwise wouldn’ t have received anything, received a heartfelt letter of thanks from their child. I was pleased to hear many students relay that their mothers were touched by the letters.
Lessons Learned: I was a bit disappointed by how many of my male students took their mothers for granted. A couple students commented,“ What else would our mothers do besides clean the house and take care of us?” I realized that my students don’ t know anything different. In the future, it could be helpful to show images or videos of kids doing chores all over the world, to read books about kids doing chores, and to follow up the activity by doing a reflection with the students on what their lives would be like living in the families shown in the images, books, or videos. The girls may be surprised by the division of labor and the boys would hopefully see that they would have to do chores, and perhaps even be more grateful for their mothers. It could also be a good way to break down and reexamine defined gender roles in my community.
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