Week 20 - 2nd Week of January
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Number: 9
Sandpaper Letters: Nn
Name: Write first letter in child's name
Books: My "N" Book
CD: The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Activities: Scarf or handkerchief, toy to hide, Magnetic Numbers (0-9) and Magnetic Letters
Game: Twister
Letter N Activity, Number 9 Poster
Bible Story: Jesus Calls 12 Disciples
Scripture: Mark 3
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 256
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 76-77
Through the Bible Felt: pg 163
Verse: John 14:15 - If you love me, you will obey what I command.
Tune: “Hot Cross Buns”
If you love me, If you love me,
You will obey what I command
John 14:15, John 14:15
You will obey what I command
Bible Song: Fishers of Men (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men (pretend to cast fishing pole)
I will make you fishers of men if you follow me (move hand over opposite shoulder)
If you follow me, if you follow me
I will make you fishers of men if you follow me
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me”, “Come unto me”, “Come unto me” (Listen to ear, move hand over opposite shoulder)
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me. I will give you rest” (put hands to ear and “sleep”)
"I will give you rest, I will give you rest"
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me. I will give you rest”
Read your Bible, pray every day, pray every day, pray every day (make book, prayer hands)
Read your Bible, pray every day, then you’ll grow, grow, grow (bend down and get taller)
Then you’ll grow, grow, grow, then you’ll grow, grow, grow
Read your Bible, pray every day, then you’ll grow, grow, grow
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray, forget to pray, forget to pray (make book, prayer hands and shake head ‘no’)
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink (stand tall and “shrink” down)
Then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink, then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray, then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink
(Sheet Music for Fishers of Men)
Poem: I’m Inright, Outright, Upright, Downright (Traditional)
Chorus: (gradually get faster)
I’m inright, (point at self)
outright, (point out)
upright, (point up)
downright, (point down)
Happy all the time. (clap 3x)
(Repeat)
Since Jesus Christ came in (point to heart)
And cleansed my heart from sin (move hands in opposite directions as to “wipe away”)
(Chorus)
Number: 9
Make a hoop and then a line.
That’s the way to make a nine!
Math: Spatial – High, low
Up, down
Above, below
Near, far
Letters: Nn
N - line and valley
n - down and hump
Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”
N says /n/
N says /n/
12 were the number of men
N says /n/
Name: Write the 1st letter of your child's name. Use a yellow line with green (start) and red (stop) dots as a guide.
Comprehension Questions:
Why do you think that Jesus needed helpers?
How do you think Jesus' friends felt when He told them that they would be fishers of men?
What does a "fisher of men" do?
When Jesus asked the men to "Follow Me," did the men finish what they were doing or immediately follow?
What is a disciple?
How can you be a disciple of Jesus?
What does it mean to follow Jesus?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Goose Activities
Help your child understand "sharing" when reading this book
Discuss the spatial words used in this book.
• Raise scarves or handkerchief high/low
• Check out this Spatial Concept website for suggestions and pictures
• Hide a toy then try to find it with clues of “higher, lower, near, etc.”
• Name activity:
This is the first time that your child is asked to write a letter of the alphabet with a pencil. Up to this point, the child has simply been tracing the letters and numbers with a finger. The past five weeks have been preparing your child to write the first letter in her/her name by working on the four key movements in making letters and numbers - vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and circular lines. If your child is not ready to move on past these basic movements, that is fine and do not worry. Moving on will only frustrate everyone. If they are ready, be sure to read the Learning to Write for suggestions in making this transition. Continue to say the Letter Formation Chant as the child writes each letter. In the 3 Year Curriculum, the child will write his/her first name using capital letters only.
• Place three magnetic letters or numbers on the table. Let your child look at them and say the names of each and then close his/her eyes. Remove one. Have your child figure out which letter or number is missing.
• Play Follow the Leader. Take turns being the leader. Talk about how Jesus asks us to follow Him just like the 12 disciples did.
• Fishing Game
Supplies: dowel rod, string, magnet, card stock paper, marker, scissors, contact paper, and paper clips
Make a fishing pole with a dowel rod, string, and magnet. Make fish on various colors of card stock paper with a large paper clip for the mouth. Write individual letters or numbers on each fish. (Best to laminate or use contact paper.) Have your child “fish” for letters or numbers. You can also use magnetic refrigerator numbers and letters as "fish".
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using safety scissors have your child cut out shapes (square & rectangle) that you have drawn with thick lines on heavy paper (cardstock). When cutting, remind the child that his/her dominant hand does the cutting while the other hand moves the paper. Watch that the elbows do not point out while cutting. Check out Teaching How to Use Scissors for ideas.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play Twister - While the real game will probably be too hard now, have fun matching colors and body parts.
