Week 25 – 2nd Week of February
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 1
Sandpaper Letters: Rr
Name: Writing name with yellow line and green dot
Book: My "R" Book
Different colored small items to sort - Easter eggs, crayons, Legos
Activities: Alphabet or Number Memory Cards, pieces of paper or flashcards with words written on them, pieces of paper with numbers on them (1-9), Valentine activities, Book of the Week Activities, yellow, green, & red marker
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
Verse: John 14:15 - If you love me, you will obey what I command.
Song: 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: God Loves Kids
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
God loves kids (repeat 4x)
He loves me more than I can know (cross arms over chest, point to self, point to head)
I don’t know why He loves me so (shake head and shrug)
I guess I’ll never, ever know (cross hands in front)
Why God loves kids. (point up for God, cross arms over chest, point to self)
Poem: Itsy, Bitsy Spider
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
Letter: r
Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”
R says /r/
R says /r/
Run to Jesus right away
R says /r/
Name: Write name with yellow line and green dot only (take away the red dot)
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Focus on the /r/ words in this book. After the initial readings, ask you 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
• 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.
• 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 and count only a certain color. This is sorting but in a little different way.
• Sort by beginning letter – Use flashcards or write short words starting with 2 or 3 different consonants on pieces of paper. Have your child sort depending on the beginning letter.
• Sort the Beginning Sorting Set 
• ABCJLM Valentine's Activities - Start early on Valentine's so your child doesn't get burnt out.
• Play alphabet or number Memory. Write each letter twice on an index card. Cut the index cards in half for perfect Memory cards.
• View:
• Fine Motor Skills:
Sort - small items - 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 the numbers in sequential order.
