Lessons from Olaf

"Love is putting someone else's needs before your own." Olaf

This week we learned several lessons from Olaf: lessons about snow and seasons, lessons about friendship, and lessons about persevering through challenges. 

Our class reached the top of our compliment chart, so we celebrated by having a Pajama Day. It was Bring Your Stuffed Animal to Class Day, as we had our own Snow Day at school. We did some snow-related schoolwork, then took a break to watch Disney's Frozen. 

In the STEAM lab, we focused on the "A" part of STEAM---the arts. In conjunction with our Snow Unit in science, we made glittery snowflakes out of paper towel rolls.

 

We weren't exactly social-distancing when we took this picture. As I held up my camera to snap one child's photo, three others jumped in the picture. Just like Olaf, these little children like warm hugs. They love to be close to their friends, and they like to work together and help one another.

Our snow theme carried over to our language arts activities. We practiced fine motor skills as well as creative writing skills in this Olaf-themed  writing activity.

We even celebrated a birthday this week.

We learned a lot from Olaf this week. One of Olaf's famous quotes is: "Some people are worth melting for." When I hear this, I'm reminded of this week's Bible verse, John 3:16. God gave us the greatest example of love when He sent His Son to die for our sins. And day by day, as we persevere through rough times and carry on with our classroom activities, we are learning to love God and to love one another.  

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 NKJV

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 NKJV

 

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." I John 4:11 NKJV