Forget-Me-Nots Read, Paint, Cook Lesson Plan

Read:

Forget-Me-Not by Michael Broad

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

A Seed Is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston

Forget Me Not by Nancy Van Laan * Author Name Updated/Edited

Claire's Gift by Maxine Trottier

Weeds in Nana's Garden by Kathryn Harrison

Grandma and Me: A Kid's Guide for Alzheimer's and Dementia by by Beatrice Tauber Prior and Mary Ann Drummond

Still My Grandma by Vronique Van den Abeele

My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia: What is Dementia and What Does it Do? by Linda Moore

Forget-Me-Nots: Newfoundland & Labrador Memorial Day Lesson, educational video links:

Learn more about this Memorial Day in Canada in this video here.

Art Projects:

  • Forget-me-not Embroidery Art Project, Rug Hook, Needle Punching art

  • Forget-me-not Coloring /Tracing Page

  • Forget-me-not Art Appreciation with art journal pages

Learn about The Rug Hooking Art from Eastern Canada while reading the book “Claire’s Gift” and creating your own embroidery/needle punching art with the following videos:


Learn about Chéticamp Rug Hooking Frames from Nova Scotia:

See the Rug Hooking Museum in Chéticamp, Nova Scotia:

Watch this video on Meryl Cook, a Canadian Artist who learned and used Rug Hooking as a craft to to heal at the soul level while learning to deal with Breast Cancer. She now teaches rug hooking for spirituality and growth. She hopes to teach all be more positive toward yourself, and that life is short, do what you love.

Read her book, “One Loop at a Time” for more inspiration. She also has a Creativity Workbook too!


Learn the difference between Rug Hooking and Needle Punching:

If you’d like to get into Needle Punching, for you and/ or your kids, these videos are very helpful for you to get started and learn all you can!

Cook:

Forgotten Cookies (Recipe included in pack)

In the Garden:

Plant your own Forget-Me-Nots in your garden, and follow the stages of growth with our nature study journal pages, and Life Cycle Montessori Resources included.

Learn more about the plant with these videos below: