Week 3 - 2nd Week of September

Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers 2
Sandpaper Letters: Aa
Colors: Orange, Red, Purple
Book: My Two Book , My 'a' Book, God Gave Us You, You Are So Wonderful, Who Made the World?, Is Your Mama a Llama?
CD: 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
Snack Food: Carrots sticks, oranges, red apple, orange, grape or cherry jello, or purple grapes
Activity: Washable Ink Pad, magnifying glass, God Made Me Worksheet, Peg Puzzles
Number 2 Poster, Letter A Activity

Bible Story: Creation Days 5, 6, 7
Scripture: Genesis 1, 2
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 14, 16
The Beginner's Bible: pg 7, 14
My Story Bible: pg 8-9

Verse: Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Tune: “Are You Sleeping”
In the beginning, (2x)
God created (2x)
the heavens and earth (2x)
Genesis 1:1 (2x)

Bible Song: This is the Day (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 3 #18
This is the Day (echo)
That the Lord has made (echo)
I will rejoice (echo)
And be glad in it (echo)
This is the day that the Lord has made
I will rejoice and be glad in it.
This is the Day (echo)
That the Lord has made (echo)
I will rejoice (echo)

Poem: Seven Days (Author Unknown)
Tune: “Are You Sleeping?” or “Where is Thumbkin?”
Seven Day, Seven Days
In a week, in a week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Saturday, That’s a week

Color: Orange, Red, Purple

Number: 2
Around and back on the railroad track. Two! Two! Two!

Letter: a - make a "c" and then a line, say "c the a"
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
A says /a/
A says /a/
Adam and the animals
A says /a/

Comprehension Questions:
Which day of creation did God create fish and the birds?
Which day of creation did God create animals and people?
What did God do on the 7th day? Do you get tired and need to rest?
Who made the birds and the fish?
What is your favorite color of bird?
What is your favorite color of fish?
What is your favorite animal?
Review what God made each day of the week. (Day 1 - Light, Day 2 - Sky & Water, Day 3 - Land and Plants, Day 4 - Sun, Moon, & Stars, Day 5 - Fish & Birds, Day 6 - Animals & Man, Day 7 - God Rested)

Book of the Week:
Is Your Mama a Llama?

Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
There are many /a/ sounds in this book. Emphasize them in words like "mama" and "llama".
Talk about why each animal can't be the llama's mama.
Talk about the different sounds the animals make.

• Notice the colors of a stop light.

• Practice twos - Count body parts (ears, eyes, feet, legs, hands, etc.) as the child gets dressed or during bath time
- Pair socks, shoes, gloves

• Letter of the Week
This is the first week that letters are introduced. Use the sandpaper letters to teach the child the proper formation of each letter. Use a consistent "saying" each time you trace the letter. For example: Lowercase a - "c the a" and Capital A - "down, down, across".
For learning the alphabet, create lowercase and uppercase cards or use alphabet flash cards to allow the child to match the uppercase and lowercase letters together, say their name, and say the phonic sound.

-Popsicle stick A’s: get 3 popsicle sticks and show the child how to make a big A. Either glue them together when your done with the lesson or just attach some velcro so the child can create it over and over! Remind the child that "A" is shaped like a triangle. Show with popsicle sticks that a big A is shaped like a triangle! Create an "A" and say "A" and then move the stick down and say "triangle." Thank you Shannon for this idea!

-Big A, Little a
Write the letters "a, b, c, A, B, C" on 3x5 cards. Lay out all six cards and have your child point to the uppercase A and lowercase a. Shuffle the cards and play again. This activity can be done with any amount of 3x5 cards labeled with letters or number or using flashcards.

• Daily Computer Activity from Starfall.com
Calendar Activity - Here is an activity that would be a great start to each day to reinforce numbers, days of the week, and months of the year.
Letter Activity - Wonderful and fun way to reinforce letters and their phonetic sound.

• Big Thoughts for Little People: ABC's to Help You Grow - This a book that I HIGHLY suggest that you use throughout the curriculum to learn about Jesus as well as work on the ABC's and phonetic sounds. This is one of the few books that I have given a 5 rating.

• Using a washing ink pad, create fingerprints of several people in your family. Using a magnifying glass, compare the different fingerprints. Discuss how God made each person unique and wonderfully made.

• God Made Me Worksheet - a wonderful worksheet to talk about how God Made Me with different body parts that are made to worship Him.

• Foods to Learn From:
Colors: Carrots sticks, oranges, red apple, orange, grape or cherry jello, purple grapes

• Read
God Gave Us You - a great book answering the question "Where did I come from?"
You Are So Wonderful - a book about how God made each person unique
Who Made the World? - Part of the Little Blessings series, this book answers the questions that children have about the creation.

• Creation Activities:
- Creation Printables at Christian Preschool Printables - coloring sheets, games, craft projects, felt set, etc.
- Storytime and More ideas - including Creation Workbook
- Bible School Sundays ideas