Week 25 – 2nd Week of February
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Number: 1
Sandpaper Letters: Rr
Name: Writing name with green and red dots as a guide
Books: My "R" Book
CD: 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
CD-Rom: Charlie Church Mouse Kindergarten
Activities: Alphabet or number memory cards, pieces of paper with numbers on them (0-11), Valentine's Day ideas (see below), green and red markers, different colored small items to sort, Duplo Legos
Video: Veggie Tales: “Wonderful Wizard of Ha’s”
Letter R Activity, Number 11 Poster, Letter R Poster
Bible Story: Prodigal Son
Scripture: Luke 15:11-24
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 98-99
Through the Bible Felt: pg 200-201
Verse: Ephesians 4:32b - Forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Tune: “Are You Sleeping?” or “Where is Thumbkin?”
Ephesians 4:32 (2x)
Forgiving one another (2x)
Just as God through Christ, has forgiven you
Ephesians 4:32, Forgiving one another
Bible Song: God is So Good - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 1 #29
God is so good,
God is so good,
God is so good,
He’s so good to me!
Optional verses (make up your own):
God cares for me...
God answers prayers...
I love Him so...
Poem: Itsy, Bitsy Spider (Traditional)
The itsy, bitsy spider, climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
So the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again
Number: 11
Math: Sort by color
Letters: Rr
R - line, bubble, kick out
r - down with an arm
Name: Write the child's name with green (start) and red (stop) dots as a guide.
Comprehension Questions:
What did the son ask his father to give him?
What did the son do with the money?
Why was the father so happy?
Even though his son made very bad choices, the father still loved his son and was happy to have him home. When you make bad choices do your parents still love you?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear Book of the Week Ideas:
Focus on the /r/ words in this book. After the initial readings, ask your child to listen for /r/ words. Over exaggerate these words when reading.
Eat strawberries. Make strawberry pie or strawberry shortcake.
Outline Story Cards - Could be used as coloring sheets
Before turning the page, ask your child to guess what is going to happen. Don't take "I don't know" for an answer.
Mouse Crafts
Mouse Coloring Pages
• Prodigal Son Preschool Bible Story Activities & Coloring Sheets:
- Coloring Sheet - Father and Son, Son with a Pig, Prodigal Son's Forgiveness
- Paper Bag Pig Puppet
- Play the "Prodigal Son" adventure and use the coloring sheets on the Charlie Church Mouse Kindergarten CD-Rom. Read more...
- View: 
• Make sure that /r/ does not sound like “ER” but like the /r/ at the end of the word “bar”. It is a single sound that can be held out. The difference is in the placement of the tongue.
• Name - If the child is ready, slowly wean his/her away from the yellow, green and red guides. Start by taking away the yellow line. Do not be afraid to add the line when needed.
• After decorating the Letter R Poster, hold it like a steering wheel and "drive" making the /r/ sound.
• Lay out Legos of several colors – have your child point to and count only a certain color. This is sorting but in a little different way.
• The Beginning Sorting Set 
• ABCJLM Valentine's Day Activities - Start early on Valentines so your child has lots of time to work on them.
• Play alphabet or number memory. Write each letter twice on an index card. Cut the index cards in half for perfect memory cards.
• Fine Motor Skills:
Sort small items by color: Easter eggs, crayons, Legos, M&M’s, Jelly Beans
• Gross Motor Skills:
Do a Human Dot-to-Dot (preparing for Dot to Dot worksheet next week)
Lay on the floor pieces of papers with numbers 1-11 on them. Have your child hop on the numbers in sequential order.
