Week 13 - 3rd Week of November
Items Needed: Bible
Tactile Number: 6
Tactile Letters: Ii
Name: Tactile Letters in name
Worksheets: Boy or Girl, Heart, Runaway Bunnies
Books: My "I" Book, The Runaway Bunny, My Six Book
CD: The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Activities: Bag or basket, Magnetic Numbers (0-6) and Magnetic Letters
Letter I Activity, Number 6 Poster, Number 4 Poster
Bible Story: Hannah Prays for an Infant
Scripture: I Samuel 1
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 148, 150
The Beginner's Bible: pg 156
My Story Bible: pg 36-37
Through the Bible Felt: pg 95
Verse: I Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing.
Tune: “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”
I Thessalonians 5:17
I Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing, pray without ceasing
I Thessalonians 5:17
Bible Song: This Little Light of Mine (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine (repeat 2x)
Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine
Hide it under a bushel? No!
I'm gonna let it shine (repeat 2x)
Let it shine, Let it shine, Let it shine
Optional verse:
Don't let Satan blow it out…
Let it shine 'til Jesus comes…
Let it shine all over our home…
Poem: 12 Months of Year (Author unknown)
Tune of: “Twelve Little Indians”
January, February, March, and April
May, June, July, and August
September, October, November, December
There are 12 months in a year
Number: 6
Make a loop and then a hoop! Six!
Letters: Ii
I - body, roof, floor
i - down and dot
Name: Using tactile letters, have your child trace over letters with her finger. Say the Letter Formation Chant as you trace each letter.
Comprehension Questions:
What did Hannah pray for?
What did Eli the priest tell Hannah?
What did Hannah and her husband name the baby?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• The Runaway Bunny Book of the Week Ideas:
- Paper Plate Bunny
Glue ears to the top of the paper plate. Add two eyes, mouth, nose, and whiskers.
- Never Run Bunnies
Print, cut out the bunnies and back with cardstock. Glue cotton balls on the bunnies’ tails. Glue to a large craft stick or a ruler. Play hide and seek allowing the little bunny to hide. Use this opportunity to explain that we can never run away from God or His love.
• Hannah Prayers for an Infant Preschool Bible Story Activity & Coloring Sheets:
- Coloring Sheets - Hannah and Samuel, Samuel, Dedication
- Praying Hands - Trace around each of the child's hands with fingers closed. Cut out and glue together. Write the Bible verse on one side.
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Using the Boy or Girl poster have the child identify the body parts. Then ask the child, "How can you use your ____ to honor or do things for God?" Explain that the Bible story this week is about a very special lady named Hannah. She loved God with all of her heart; she used her mouth and hands to pray to God; she used her feet to go back and forth from church; she used her ears to listen to God. Following the Bible story, allow the child to color the page.
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Pour soapy water and food coloring in a shallow bowl. Gather a drinking straw and the Heart printable.
"I have something very exciting to show you. What do think will happen when I blow air into this liquid?" (Begin to blow bubbles. Stop when the bubbles are a few inches high.) "Wow! What happened?" (bubbles were created) "See how the bubbles are rising upward and piling on top of each other. They are rising higher and higher! That's what our prayers do. When we pray and talk to God, our prayers rise up to heaven to God. (Blow again to create more bubbles.) God captures our prayers in His heart. (Place the heart printable upside down on top of the bubbles. The bubbles will pop leaving a colorful design on the paper. Show the child.) God remembers our prayers and He promises to answer each one of them in His time and in His way. Today we are going to read a story about a mommy who prayed and asked God to give her a son. Let's turn in our Bibles to I Samuel 1 and read about Hannah."
Allow the child to make her own bubble heart after finishing the story. Instruct the child to blow and not suck on the straw.
- I'll Pray (Author Unknown)
Tune: The Ants Go Marching In
When I'm feeling sad and blue, I'll pray! I'll pray!
When I don't know what to do, I'll pray! I'll pray!
God is with me every day.
God is listening when I pray.
So, I'll talk to God every day, I'll pray!
- Click for more Hannah Bible Activities and Printables...
• Shape Sort Activity - Great printable from Carl's Corner to help teach different shapes.
• Place the letters Aa-Ii and/or numbers 0-6 into a bag or basket. Have you child draw out one and tell the name/phonetic sound.
• Thanksgiving Activity - Thankful Four (Ideas from FamilyFun Magazine)
Print enough Number 4 Poster to give one to each person. Write "I'm Thankful" on each number four. Write down what each person is thankful for. Have the child decorate and cut out the four. Make this activity part of your family Thanksgiving dinner by putting a Number 4 Poster at each person's plate.
• Thanksgiving Ideas from ABCJLM
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using shallow cups, write a number (0-6) on each cup. Have the child fill each cup with the correct number of small itesm: chocolate chips, buttons, coins, etc. Make sure that your child picks up the small items with their thumb and index finger. For fun, time the activity.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Ribbon Dancing - Attach ribbons, streamers, or scarves to the end of a ruler, dowel, paper towel holder, or straw. Hold the ribbon swirling it from side to side, up and down, etc. Be sure to switch hands. This activity improves hand-eye coordination.
