Week 27 - 4th Week of February

Items Needed:  Bible 
Sandpaper Numbers:  1, 2
Sandpaper Letters:  Tt
Name:  Writing name with yellow line only
Book:  My "T" Book, The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand, The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors, Miss Spider's Tea Party: The Counting Book, Zuzu's Wishing Cake, Charming Opal (Toot & Puddle) 
CD:   Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1, The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Sort:  Veggie Tales:  Veggie Tales - Are You My Neighbor?
Activity:  Basketball, Children's Safety Scissors and cardstock paper, Dot to Dot Worksheet (1-9), books, coins, train tracks, Book of the Week Activity
Letter T Activity, Number 12 Poster

Bible Story:  Good Samaritan 
Scripture:  Luke 10:30-37
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes:  pg 282
The Beginner's Bible:  pg 379
My Story Bible: 92-93

Verse:  Matthew 7:12 - Do to others what you would have them do to you.
 “Do to Others” - Steve Green – Hide Them in Your Heart Vol 1 - #2

Bible Song:  B-I-B-L-E (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
The B-I-B-L-E (make book with hands)
Yes, that’s the book for me (nod “yes”)
I stand alone on the Word of God (pretend to stand firm)
The B-I-B-L-E
Bible (shout)

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:  12

Math:  Sort – Length & Size.

Letter:  t – Draw a line down and then cross near the top
Tune:  “Farmer in the Dell”
T says /t/
T says /t/
Take time to tend to others
T says /t/

Name:  Writing name with yellow line only (no starting or ending dots)

Comprehension Questions:
Give me an example of some ways that they can be kind to people. 
Some stories talk about the Good Samaritan being a "foreign man".  In this story a foreign man represents someone who is different from you.  
How can we be kind—even to people who are different from us?

Book of the Week:
 Charming Opal (Toot & Puddle)

Ideas:
• Book of the Week:
This book contains many /t/ words - Toot, tooth, teeth, etc.
Charming Opal is about losing a tooth - a fun experience to look forward. 
Paint with a toothbrush
Talk about dental hygiene. 
Happy Teeth Craft

• Sort - Sort books, coins, pieces to a train track

• Always have the child explain to you why they sorted the items in their chosen piles

• As you read from My Story Bible (pg 92-93) have your child be the footsteps by patting on their legs making the footsteps crescendo as they get closer and decrescendo as they walk away.  

• Play "Simon Says" - touch "t" body parts - toes, tongue, tummy, tushie, tailbone, stand on tiptoes

• Read & View:  
 Miss Spider's Tea Party: The Counting Book to reinforce counting 1-12.  Have your child read the counting words.
  Zuzu's Wishing Cake by Linda Michelin - This book gives examples of how your child can reach out to other children and show love - even children of a different nationality. 
  Veggie Tales:  Are You My Neighbor? - christianbook.com or Amazon 
   The Berenstain Bears Lend a Helping Hand  (The Berenstain Bear books may need to be broken into smaller sections as they are longer and geared toward older children.) 
  The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors

• Good Samaritan Story Ideas
- The Good Samaritan Story by Cullen's Abc's can give you some ideas of how to tell the story with puppets
- More Good Samaritan Ideas from Christian Preschool Printables

• Do a Dot to Dot Worksheet with Numbers 1-9

• Fine Motor Skills:
Have your child cut around shapes that you have drawn on cardstock paper.  Draw a circle, triangle, square and diamond using thick lines.  Check out Teaching How to Use Scissors for ideas.

• Gross Motor Skills: 
Play basketball with rolled up socks or a soft ball and a box or laundry basket

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