Week 27 - 4th Week of February
Items Needed: Bible
Tactile Numbers: 1, 2
Tactile Letters: Tt
Name: Write child's name with green and red dots as guides
Books: My "T" Book
CDs: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Videos: Veggie Tales - Are You My Neighbor?
Worksheet: Dot-to-Dot Worksheet (1-9)
Activities: Children's Safety Scissors, shapes drawn on cardstock, items to sort by length and size, Good Samaritan Ideas (see below), socks or soft ball, box or basket, red and green markers, Get Well Survival Kits supplies (see below)
Letter T Activity, Number 12 Poster
Bible Story: Good Samaritan
Scripture: Luke 10:30-37
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 92-93
Through the Bible Felt: pg 195
Verse: Matthew 7:12 - Do to others what you would have them do to you.
“Do to Others” - Steve Green – Hide 'Em 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: This Little Piggie
This little piggie went to market. (wiggle thumbs)
This little piggie stayed at home. (wiggle index fingers)
This little piggie had roast beef. (wiggle middle fingers)
This little piggie had none. (wiggle ring fingers)
And this little piggie cried “Wee, wee,” all the way home. (wiggle pinky fingers)
Number: 12
Math: Sort by length and size
Letters: Tt
T - body and roof
t - down and cross
Name: Write the child's name with green (start) and red (stop) dots as a guide.
Comprehension Questions:
Who should have helped the hurt man?
Who did help the hurt man?
Give me an example of some ways that you 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:
Ideas:
• Charming Opal (Toot & Puddle) 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
• Good Samaritan Preschool Bible Activities & Coloring Sheets:
- Coloring Sheets - Good Samaritan, Helping
- 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 the men get closer and decrescendo as they walk away from the hurt man
- 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
- Showing Goodness/Kindness Story - The story of the Good Samaritan told from the perspective of the innkeeper. Remember that this is a story (parable) that Jesus told to help people understand how important it is to help and care for others, no matter who they are.
- Who is My Neighbor? paper craft
- Read: 
- Read: 
Veggie Tales - Are You My Neighbor?
• Make Get Well Survival Kits to give away to someone who is sick or hurt. (Reprinted by permission)
- Materials: zip-lock bags, paper to print out the list of items included along with their meanings, hole punch, ribbon, one of each candy listed below
- Print to include in the zip-lock bag:
Tootsie Roll - To help all the pain, "roll" off your back.
Snicker's Bar - To remind you that laughter is the best medicine.
Lifesavers - To "save" you from feeling bored.
Dum-Dum Lollipop - To remind you to not do anything that silly again.
Chocolate Covered Raisins - For when your spirit needs "Raisin."
Flipz - To remind you that you will be back to doing "flips" in no time.
Mounds Bar - To remind you of how much you are loved.
Bubbles - To just blow all your worries away.
Hershey Kisses - Because they always make you feel better.
- Directions:
1. Give each child a copy of the list above that you have already printed, a zip-lock bag, and one of each item in the list.
2. Let the child put their items and the list in the zip-lock bag and seal it.
3. Place two hole punches somewhere near the top of the zip-lock bag and have the child string a ribbon through the holes and knot it for a nice decoration.
• Sort books, coins, pieces to a train track, pencils, etc. - Always have the child explain to you why they sorted the items in their chosen piles
• Play "Simon Says" - touch "t" body parts - toes, tongue, tummy, tushie, tailbone, stand on tiptoes
• My Young Child Character Education Story - read online for free or print. Be sure to do the discussion and activities for each book.
-Ramon Sticks Up for Himself
• Read: 
• 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. 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
