Week 26 - Valentine's Day - 3rd Week of February
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Number: 1
Sandpaper Letters: Ss
Name: Writing name with green and red dots as a guide
Books: My "S" Book, Silly Sally
Worksheets: Dot-to-Dot Worksheet (1-9)
Activities: Play Dough, Valentine cards, Book of the Week Activities, index cards or flashcards (Aa-Ss, 0-11), soft ball, items to sort by shape (see below), index cards with "s" written on them, Valentine's Day ideas (see below), How Do Seeds Grow? (see below)
Letter S Activity, Number 11 Poster
Bible Story: Seeds - Good & Bad Soil
Scripture: Matthew 13:3-8
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
Through the Bible Felt: pg 181-182
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: 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: Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
Mary, Mary quite contrary
How does your garden grow
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row
Number: 11
Math: Sort by shape
Letters: Ss
S - snake around
s - snake around
Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”
S says /s/
S says /s/
Sow the seeds so they can grow
S says /s/
Name: Write the child's name with green (start) and red (stop) dots as a guide.
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Silly and Sally are fun /s/ word
Focus on the rhyming words
Review the sequence of events
Make a rhyme about a new animal: "On the way she saw a mouse, a silly mouse he jumped over the house." (Idea from Susan)
Lesson Plans, Booklet, Coloring Pages, Many Ideas
Story Patterns - place on popsicle sticks or back with flannel to use on a flannelgraph board
• Sort - Silverware, match lids with pots or dishes, different crackers at snack time, Valentine’s Day candy, Colorama game pieces
- Always have the child explain to you why they sorted the items in the chosen piles
-This is a good time to sort through your plastic container drawer in the kitchen. Make sure that every container has a lid.
• ABCJLM Valentine's Day Activities
Discuss the meaning of Valentine’s Day
• Write the letter "S" or "s" on 5 index cards. Walk around the house to find items that start with "s". Tape the cards to the item. For a twist, tape the cards to items and have your child find the cards.
• Matching – using Valentine cards that you received, cut the Valentine’s in half using different cutting patterns. Have you child correctly match the pieces.
• Using index cards or flashcards, put the letters in order from (A-S), (a-s), and numbers (0-11).
• How Do Seeds Grow? - A fun scientific experiment to watch seeds grow in a zip-top bag.
• Do a Dot-to-Dot Worksheet with numbers (1-9). Remind your child that they are doing the same thing that they did last week with the numbers on the floor; the difference is that they are using their pencil and not hopping.
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using play dough, make a snake to form an “s”
• Gross Motor Skills:
Roll and throw a soft ball
