Week 21 - 3rd Week of January
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 9
Sandpaper Letters: Oo
Name: Write the second letter in the child's name
Books: My "O" Book, My Nine Book, Are You My Mother?
CD: The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Activities: Play Dough, finger jello, or cookie dough, large marshmallows, A-B-C and 1-2-3 Cutter Set
Letter O Activity, Number 9 Poster
Bible Story: Wise and the Foolish Man
Scripture: Matthew 7: 24-27
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
My Story Bible: pg 82-85
Through the Bible Felt: pg 176-177
Verse: Psalm 85:8 - I will listen to what God says
Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
I will listen to what God says
What God says, what God says
I will listen to what God says
Psalms 85, verse 8
Bible Song: The Wise Man & the Foolish Man (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
The wise man built his house upon the rock. (pound fist in hand ending strong on word “rock”) - 3x
And the rains came a-tumbling down! (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The rain came down, as the floods came up. (shower rain down with finger and then raise palms back up) - 3x
And the house on the rock stood firm! (make house with hands and hit fist to palm on word “rock”)
The foolish man built his house upon the sand. (pound fist in hand ending with palms moving out on “sand”) - 3x
And the rains came a-tumbling down! (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The rain came down, as the floods came up. (shower rain down with finger and then raise palms back up) - 3x
And the house on the sand went splat! (spread hands out)
So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ. (pound fist in hand, point up for Jesus) - 3x
And the blessing will come down! (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The blessing will come down as the prayers go up. (shower rain down with fingers, raise prayer hands up.) - 3x
So build your life on the Lord! (pound fist in hand, point up for Jesus)
Poem: Hands and Fingers (Author unknown)
Up and down
Round and round (draw circles in the air)
Put your fingers on the ground
Over (hold hands above lap)
Under (move hands below legs)
In between (you've hidden your hands in between your legs)
Now my fingers can't be seen!
Hands in front
Hands behind
Now my hands I cannot find
Here's my left hand
Here's my right
Hands and fingers back in sight (wriggle fingers)
Number: 9
Make a hoop and then a line
That’s the way to make a nine
Math: Spatial
Beside, next to, between Behind, in back, in front
Letters: Oo
O - big curve and close
o - little curve and close
Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”
O says /o/
O says /o/
It's our job to not be fools
O says /o/
Name: Write the 2nd letter of your child's name. Use a yellow line with green (start) and red (stop) dots as a guides
Comprehension Questions:
How many builders were in the story?
Whose house fell down?
What does the word "foolish" mean?
Whose house did not fall?
Whose house was stronger? What made it stronger?
What does the word "wise" mean?
Give me an example of a wise decision.
Give me an example of a foolish decision.
What are blessings?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Worksheets and Book Questions
Farm Animal Match
• Place a stuffed animal in relationship to your body using spatial words
• Point out to your child that your mouth makes an "o" shape when you say "oh"
• While in the bathtub, use a rubber ducky or bath toy to work on spatial relationships
“Make the Ducky swim behind you.”
• Name activity:
Be sure to read the Learning to Write page for suggestions in making the transition from tracing to writing letters. Only four weeks are devoted to working on individual letters in the child's name. Depending on how well your child is doing and how long his/her name is, you may want to double up on letters. Remember to only work on writing capital letters. 
• Make marshmallow towers
Have the child draw a number from a stack of flashcards. Try to make a tower of marshmallows using that number of marshmallows.
• Wise Man and the Foolish Man - Create a house with large marshmallows. Create another house using Legos. Turn on a fan or hair dryer and see how the houses stand when the "wind" blows. Relate this to the Bible story.
- Get a rock and a pile of sand. Pour water on both and observe the difference.
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using play dough, finger jello, or cookie dough, make letter or number cut outs with number and letter cookie cutters
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play Simon Says using different gross motor movements and activities
