Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 I have this book so I got the text for you :-) Sunflakes If sunlight fell like snowflakes, gleaming yellow and so bright, we could build a sunman, we could have a sunball fight, we could watch the sunflakes drifting in the sky. We could go sleighing in the middle of July through sundrifts and sunbanks, we could ride a sunmobile and we could touch sunflakes - wonder how they'd feel. - Asch Hope this helps Tina Berger Re:Craft Ideas > Hello , My name is Beth and I have a son who is 18 months old > today named that has DS and two other kids: Jack age 8 and > Kate age 5. I also happen to be a first grade teacher on a > leave of absence from my job. One idea for you: read the poem > called " Sun Flakes " (it's in a poetry book called Sing a Song of > Popcorn and I could find the text for you but I'm on vacation and > don't have access to my books at home) and then have the kids make > snow flakes out of yellow paper, to symbolize the sunflakes. > Basically you can make the link that DS is not something that > everyone knows about and is a little different from the ordinary kind > of like sunflakes. We're not too used to sunflakes but they're > beautiful. Plus you can make the connection that each snowflake is > different just like each person, but all are beautiful. Best of luck > and let us know how it goes. Beth > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 Tina, Thanks, I love this! Could you tell us the author and/ or publisher of the book? I'd like to read the rest of it. I absolutely LOVE the sunflakes craft idea from Beth!! B Mom to Heidi 10 DS, Caleb 9 NDA, Corrie 9 DS and Mae 4 DS jcburg@... Re:Craft Ideas > > > > Hello , My name is Beth and I have a son who is 18 months old > > today named that has DS and two other kids: Jack age 8 and > > Kate age 5. I also happen to be a first grade teacher on a > > leave of absence from my job. One idea for you: read the poem > > called " Sun Flakes " (it's in a poetry book called Sing a Song of > > Popcorn and I could find the text for you but I'm on vacation and > > don't have access to my books at home) and then have the kids make > > snow flakes out of yellow paper, to symbolize the sunflakes. > > Basically you can make the link that DS is not something that > > everyone knows about and is a little different from the ordinary kind > > of like sunflakes. We're not too used to sunflakes but they're > > beautiful. Plus you can make the connection that each snowflake is > > different just like each person, but all are beautiful. Best of luck > > and let us know how it goes. Beth > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2001 Report Share Posted January 2, 2001 The book is a collection of poems by various authors Here is what I can get from the book hope it helps you find it Name Sing a Song of Popcorn Every child's book of poems the ISBN number on the back of the book is 0-590-40645-0 It is a Scholastic Inc. book I had gotten this one for in 1989 Tina Berger Re: Sunflakes Poem > Tina, > Thanks, I love this! Could you tell us the author and/ or publisher of > the book? I'd like to read the rest of it. I absolutely LOVE the sunflakes > craft idea from Beth!! > B > Mom to Heidi 10 DS, Caleb 9 NDA, Corrie 9 DS and > Mae 4 DS > jcburg@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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