Week 10 - Halloween - 5th Week of October

Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 5
Sandpaper Letters: Ff
Name: Set of name flashcards
Shape: Rectangle, triangle
Activity: Grocery Store Ad, pumpkin for carving, paper or plastic plate, pillows or leaves, 10 Commandments Train, Book of the Week Ideas (see below), handprint and footprint
Book: My "F" Book, My Five Book, The Pumpkin Patch Parable, The Pumpkin Gospel, Frog, Where Are You?
CD: 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
Snack Food: Juice box, graham crackers, or ice cream sandwiches, Doritos, bread, or taco chips
Letter F Activity, Number 5 Poster

Bible Story: Moses and 10 Commandments
Scripture: Exodus 20
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 102
The Beginner's Bible: pg 120
My Story Bible: pg 28-29

Verse: John 14:15 - If you love me, you will obey what I command.
Tune: “Hot Cross Buns”
If you love me,
If you love me,
You will obey
what I command
John 14:15
John 14:15
You will obey
what I command

Bible Song: Trust and Obey (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 3 #19
Trust and obey. (march in place)
For there's no other way (cross arms in front of body)
to be happy in Jesus. (move fingers to make happy smile at mouth)
But to trust and obey.

Poem: 1-2-3-4-5 Once I Caught a Fish (Author Unknown)
One, two, three, four five!
Once I caught a fish alive;
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Then I let it go again.
Why did you let it go?
Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite?
This little finger on my right.

Shape: Rectangle, triangle

Number: 5
Put on a hat. Then take a dive. Make a big round tummy. Now that’s a five! - or-
A little bit down. Circle the drive. Put on a hat. That makes a five!

Letter: f
Tune: Farmer in the Dell
F says /f/
F says /f/
Follow God’s Commandments
F says /f/

Name: Put letters of name in correct order

Comprehension Questions:
What does the word "commandments" mean?
Why did God give Moses rules? (Help the people learn how to obey God and treat other people)
What are some of the rules that you have to follow?
Why do you have rules?

Book of the Week:
Frog, Where Are You? .

Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Focus on the /f/ sound in the word "frog".
The Boy, Dog, Frog series is Mercer Mayer's "wordless tale". Allow your child to "read" the book. This activity works to increase vocabulary and expressive language. Mayer is also know for his Little Critter series.
Don't let the lack of words fear you. Look at the details of the pictures and point out the background objects.
Create the story as you go and take you time.
Lesson Plan - questions, how to start the book, book overview, etc.
Hop around like a frog.
Frog crafts
Have your child draw a "book" and tell you the story.

• When saying the /f/ sound – have your child put their hand up to their mouth to feel the air

• Look for certain numbers in the grocery store

• Rectangle
A rectangle is like the stone tablets Moses received from God, Graham crackers, juice box, ice cream sandwiches
Rowdy Rectangle with Rectangle song by Preschool Playbook
Hats off to Rectangles - craft idea from Preschool Playbook

• Triangle – Doritos, toast cut diagonally, taco chips
For more Triangle activities check out Preschool Playbook

• Read
The Pumpkin Gospel - Using a pumpkin, create a Christian object lesson about the Good News of Jesus (Ideas here)
The Pumpkin Patch Parable

• Other Christian Halloween Ideas from ABC Jesus Loves Me

• Create a 10 Commandments Train - This is a great craft/activity for children to learn the 10 Commandments. Each box car includes one of the
commandments, and the engine car has the verse from Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."

• No Rules Game – Introduction to this weeks lesson
Give a paper or plastic plate to your child and pretend that it is a “steering wheel” to a vehicle. Invite your child to pretend that they are driving cars, trucks, or buses. Explain that there are no road rules so they may drive in any direction that they would like. Allow two or three minutes for your child and yourself to drive around the room. Then talk about how rules keep us safe. Talk about how it would be on the roads if there were no stop signs, driving lanes, or stop lights. Explain that God loves them so much that He gave us rules to keep us safe and happy. In the Old Testament of the Bible, these rules were called the 10 Commandments.

• Create a handprint and footprint. Count five toes and fingers. You may want to use this to begin the Handprint and Footprint Calendar for a great Christmas gift.

• Fine Motor Skill:
Carve a pumpkin making the face out of various shapes learned, allow your child to dig out the seeds, count out groups of seeds. Have your child pick up the seeds using their thumb and index fingers. Incorporate this activity with The Pumpkin Gospel book.

• Gross Motor Skill:
Place pillows, couch cushions or anything soft that your child can crawl over. Have fun making mountains and climbing their peaks! If the weather is nice, rake a big pile of leaves.

• A Child's Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman

• Ten Commandments for Kids - Author and Source Unknown