Look Who is Wearing Glasses? Easy Craft and Books Suggestions

Look Who is Wearing Glasses?

One of my students got glasses this week, and it brought back so many memories of when I got my own glasses in 4th grade. I had been getting horrible headaches at school and was convinced I had developed an allergy to math — turns out it was just my eyesight!

My first day wearing glasses to school was miserable. I was so afraid everyone would tease me that I spent most of the day on the verge of tears. Thankfully, my classmates were kind, but that fear stayed with me for a long time.

So when my student Christopher came in with his new glasses and those same worries written all over his face, I knew I had to act fast. I was not going to let him feel the way I felt in 4th grade!

Books First

I scrambled to my bookshelf and pulled out every book I had about wearing glasses, and we read them together as a class before anything else. See the book list below for titles.

We ALL Got Glasses

When my students headed to music class, I got to work. Before they left, I snapped a photo of each student’s face, printed it on 8½ x 11 paper, and trimmed around it.

When they returned, I made an announcement: since Christopher got glasses today, we are ALL getting glasses. I handed each student their photo along with some construction paper and set them to work creating their very own pair of eyeglasses. I let my students create, but if you would like them to use a template, try this one from Picklebums.

The results were amazing — every pair completely different, every one wonderful.

And, I’m happy to report that Christopher left that day with a huge smile on his face. His worries were gone, and he was feeling pretty special.