FIFTH WEEK OF JUNE

IMAGINATIVE: Using one's creative powers to solve problems or create art; innovative in manner or thought

Vs. Dull, always following others

• SUGGESTED READING:
  A Bear Called Paddington
  Emily Dickinson's poetry
  The Light in the Attic
  Harquoon and the Sea of Stories
• SONGS:
  Imagine
  Puff the Magic Dragon

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Encourage your children to be creative and to express themselves.
• When facing problems that involve your children, involve them in the problem solving process.
• Tell stories to your young children and allow them input about the story line.
• Ask your children to tell you about what they want to do with their life.

CLASS ACTIVITY:

• Over time create a portfolio of your student's artistic work. Give the completed portfolio to the students to give to their parents.
• Arrange to have your students' art displayed in a local restaurant or other public place.
• Have your students write a story about a journey to a far away place.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY:

• Have students present a description of a new invention they think up. Have them describe how the invention works, what it does, and why it is needed. This will teach problem solving and imaginative thinking.
• Have students write a short paper describing their idea of a perfect world.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt

"Imagination rules the world." -Emperor Napoleon I

"Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world." -Blaise Pascal

"He who has imagination without learning has wings and no feet." -Joseph Joubert

Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day

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