A Prayer for Teachers

Giver of all Wisdom and Greatest Teacher of all Teachers,

Look upon our teachers with love.

Grant them the resolve

To nurture our eager minds

And to never give up onus who fall behind

Bless their hearts

For they rejoice when we succeed

And encourage us when we fall

Endow them with gentle patience

For the path of learning is never easy

Kindle a spirit of passion in them

It is the flame that ignites the love of learning in us

Help them to see the potential in each student

Their belief in us means much more than the grade we make

Instill in them a commitment to keep on learning

It shows us to not fear new Knowledge and experiences

Inspire them to touch the future

They influence how big a dream we dream for ourselves

Bless our teachers who have come before

for their work endures to this day

Let the light of Your example shine upon all teachers:

To build up with their words

To love with their mind

To share with their heart

Amen.

September 3 to October 5 is Teachers' Month here in the Philippines. Let us Join the nation in thanking all the teachers who've touched our lives.

Watching Fireworks Display

Yesterday was a happy day, why? It is because I had the opportunity to watch fireworks display at one of the shopping malls here in our city. Not only that, my sister-in law was with me and provided me with a free dinner. I was also with my cousins that they and we all just had fun together watching the different fireworks effects and colors. We were all like little children standing in awe with the beautiful fireworks. I wish I brought my camera that day... (sigh). Anyway, I had so much fun!

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

I remember this song during my pre-school years and until now most pre-school kids are singing this song. Whenever I teach this song to my Nursery pupils they are so excited to sing this song and would ask to sing it over and over again. By the way, the video looks so cute. The kids will surely like it. Below is the lyrics of the song.

Twinkle, Twinkle

Little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like diamond in the sky

Twinkle, Twinkle

Little Star

How I wonder what you are

The Colors of the Rainbow

This is a game for children which I got from kidssundayschool.com. Actually this game was made for the Noah's Ark story but if you are a teacher you can revise this game to teach colors to your students. Here's what the game is all about:

You will need:

• chairs - it depends on the number of kids you will have

Preparation:
Place chairs in a circle, one for each child less one chair.

What you will do:
One child will start the game be standing inside the circle of chairs, while the other children take a seat. The one in the center will say, “I see a beautiful rainbow, and in it I see the color ____.” The child will select and say one of the colors of the rainbow, for example “green.” Then, everyone sitting down who is wearing anything that is green must stand. Then quickly, along with the child who was in the center, scramble to find and sit down in a different chair. Whoever does not find a chair to sit on goes to the center, and calls out another color in the same manner, by saying, “I see a beautiful rainbow, and in it I see the color ____.”

Continue to play if possible until everyone has a chance to go to the center and call out a color.

What you will say:
Noah lived long ago, along with his wife and his sons and their wives. When God saw that the rest of the world was full of people doing bad things, He told Noah to build an ark. God was going to send a great flood to cover the earth. The ark Noah built was huge. It had plenty of space for everyone to come in and sit down. But no one except Noah’s family believed God would flood the whole earth. God would only save Noah’s family and the animals.

Just like in Noah’s ark, there is plenty of room for all of us in Heaven. We don’t need to scramble for a seat.

Jesus told us a little about heaven when he said, “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2) And I bet there will be pretty colors in heaven too. What do you think?