Week 6 - Overlap Week of September/October

Items Needed:  Bible 
Sandpaper Numbers:  3
Sandpaper Letters:  Cc
Name:  Two sets of the letters in your child's name to match
Activity:  Balloon or beach ball, Play Doh, crayons, paper, sandpaper letters a-c and numbers 0-4, make cupcakes, 3 candles 
Book:  My Three Book, My "c" Book, Hermie:  A Common Caterpillar, Three Little Pigs, Three Billy-Goats, Three Bears, Three Little Kittens   
CD:  Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 - #11, The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Letter C Activity, Number 3 Poster  

Bible Story:  Cain & Abel
Scripture:  Genesis 4
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes:  pg 22
The Beginner's Bible: 
My Story Bible:

Verse:  Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
 “Keep Your Tongue from Evil” - Steve Green – Hide Them In Your Heart Vol 1

Bible Song: O Be Careful (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
O Be careful little eyes what you see. (point to eyes)
O Be careful little eyes what you see.
For the Father up above (point up for Jesus)
is looking down in love. (put hand to eyes and look down)
O be careful little eyes what you see.

Additional Verses:
…little hands what you do
…little feet where you go
…little ears what you hear
…little mouth what you say
…little mind what you think

Poem:  One, Two Buckle My Shoe (Traditional)
Tune of: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
One, two buckle my shoe
Three, four shut the door
Five, six pick up sticks
Seven, eight lay them straight
Nine, ten is time to end
Next, time let’s do it again

Number:  3
Around the tree, around the tree.  That’s the way to make a three!

Letter:  c
Tune:  Farmer in the Dell
C says /k/
C says /k/
Cain could not lie to God
C says /k/

Name:  Match the letters in your child's name - Write your child’s name using flashcards or sand paper letters – have them find matching letters to place beneath each letter

Book of the Week: 
 Hermie:  A Common Caterpillar            

Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Over emphasize the /k/ sound in this book - common, caterpillar
Max Lucado has written several children's book along with the acclaimed Hermie series.
Make a caterpillar craft - paper chain caterpillar, egg carton caterpillar, color caterpillar 
Make a butterfly craft - coffee filter butterfly, Life cycle of a Butterfly booklet 
Make a thumbprint caterpillar and butterfly poster
Hermie and Friends Activity Book

• Make sure that you say the /k/ sound without adding a vowel – such as /kuh/

• Make crayon rubbings - using the sandpaper letters and numbers, place a piece of paper over the sandpaper and have the child color.  The child will have the surprise of a letter or number when they finish.  Use letters a, b, & c and numbers 0-3

• Make cupcakes with 3 candles - focus on the /k/ sound of the words "cupcakes" and "candles"

• Read
  Three Little Pigs
  Three Billy-Goats
  Three Bears
  Three Little Kittens

• Fine Motor Skill: 
Play with Play Doh.  Make "snakes" by rolling playdoh and then form the playdoh into letters and numbers learned.

• Gross Motor Skill:
Practice jumping up to hit a balloon or beach ball

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