Free Lesson Plans for Grandparent's Day: Letter G is for Grandparents

Whether you're celebrating Grandparent's Day, which falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day, or you are doing a theme teaching unit on family, these grandparent lesson plans are fun a way to learn all about grandmothers and grandfathers.

Even in your own classroom or family, children will have a variety of names for their grandmothers from grandma or granny to nana or mimi. Grandfathers might be called grandpa, granddad, papa or big daddy. Kids love hearing words from other languages and it is fun to explore what grandparents are called all around the world.

Explore these names for grandmothers and grandfathers around the world.

Obasaan and Ojiisan in Japanese

Abuelita and Abuelito in Spanish

Mormor (mother of the mother) and Farmor (mother of the father) or Morfar (father of the mother) and Farfar (father of the father) in Swedish

Oma and Opa in Dutch

Mamy and Papy (pronounced mummy and puppy) in French

Nonna and Nonno in Italian

Learn to say grandmother and grandfather in sign language.

In American Sign Language "the sign for "grandma" or "grandmother" is made by touching your chin with the thumb of your right hand, as when signing "mother." The right hand should be open. Now, move your hand forward in two small arches."

"The sign for "grandfather" is made by touching your forehead with the thumb of your dominant hand, the same as when signing "father". The hand should be open. Now, move your hand forward in two small arches."

These "two small arches" like just going down (from the chin or forehead) and up with your hand as if it is making a little bounce.

Hooray, Hooray for Grandparent's Day! Let's read some books about grandparents.

Here are some of my favorite books about grandparents.

1. What Grandmas Can't Do by Douglas Wood is sweet, fun and surprising just like the grandmas in the story.

2. What Grandmas Do Best and What Grandpas Do Best by Laura Numeroff are kid favorites.

3. I Loved You Before You Were Born by Anne Bowen is a touching story for grandmothers to read to the kids.

4. Of course Grandma and Me, a Little Critter book by Mercer Mayer is a staple.

5. Kids love reading about the Bear family and Berenstein Bears Week at Grandmas is a great book for Grandparent's Day.

Add to the learning and fun with these free printables for Grandparent's Day from ABC Teach.

There is a wonderful rebus story about Grandparent's Day that is perfect for preschoolers, writing paper with a Grandparent's Day border, a Grandparent's Day word find and more.