SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY

Vs. Messy, disorganized, breaking the rules

• SUGGESTED READING:
  Messy Marcy
  Roger Loses His Marbles
  Oh, What a Mess
  Billiards at Half Past Nine

FAMILY ACTIVITY: 

• Have your children clean their rooms, putting away all of their toys, clothes and games. 
• Help your child make a schedule of what he or she does after school. 
• Set aside a specific time for family members to air grievances in a calm, controlled manner. 
• Talk to your children about bike safety and traffic laws. 
• Talk to your children about why your family has rules and why we have laws. Explain to them that these things exist to protect them.

CLASS ACTIVITY: 

• Have your students save samples of their written or artistic work in a portfolio. 
• Have your class clean the room and their desks every week, or every other week. 
• Invite a police officer to talk to the class about traffic safety and the consequences of using illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.

HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY: 

• Freedom and order are said to trade off against each other. Invite your class to debate their relative importance. 
• While maintaining order is important, both in an individual's life and in the life of a society there are times when changes must be made. 
• Write a Hai-Ku. 
• Discuss the difference between free verse and rhyming poetry. Is one better than the other? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both?

"A place for everything, everything in its place." -Benjamin Franklin

"He who has no taste for order, will often be wrong in his judgments, and seldom considerate or conscientious in his actions." -Johann Kaspar Lavater

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order. Life refuses to be embalmed alive." -Alfred North Whitehead

Perform a Random Act of Kindness Each Day

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