Week 10 - Halloween - 5th Week of October
Items Needed: Bible
Tactile Number: 5
Tactile Letters: Ff
Name: Set of name flashcards
Shapes: Rectangle, triangle
Activities: Grocery store ad, pumpkin for carving, paper or plastic plate, pillows or leaf pile, handprint and footprint activity, rectangle and triangle shaped food, shape activities (see below), Halloween ideas (see below),
Books: My "F" Book, 
CD: 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids, Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 2
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
My Story Bible: pg 26-29
Through the Bible Felt: pg 62-63
Verse: Deuteronomy 5:16 - Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you.
Steve Green - Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 2 - #6
Bible Song: Trust and Obey (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 3 #19
Trust and obey (march in place and then salute)
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 (march in place and then salute)
Poem: 1-2-3-4-5 Once I Caught a Fish (Author unknown)
One, two, three, four five! (count with your fingers)
Once I caught a fish alive; (place palms together to make a swimming fish)
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten. (count with your fingers)
Then I let it go again. (throw hands in the air)
Why did you let it go? (shrug shoulders)
Because it bit my finger so. (one hand bite pinkie finger on right hand)
Which finger did it bite? (shrug shoulders)
This little finger on my right. (wiggle pinkie finger on right hand)
Shapes: 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!
Letters: Ff
F - body, head, arm
f - staff with arms
Name: Put letters of name in correct order
Comprehension Questions:
What does the word "commandments" mean?
Why did God give us rules? (Help the people learn how to obey God, be happy, and treat other people)
What are some of the rules that you have to follow?
Why do you have rules?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Frog, Where Are You? 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 known 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 your 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.
• 10 Commandments Preschool Bible Story Activities & Color Sheets:
- No Rules Game – Introduction to this week's 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 he is driving cars, trucks, or buses. Explain that there are no road rules so they may drive in any direction that they 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.
- The Story of Moses and the 10 Commandments
- Coloring Sheets - Moses & the Commandments, Moses Holding Commandments, Moses, Tablets
- Printables and Crafts - Parchment 10 Commandments Craft, Moses and the 10 Commandments Paper Craft, Assortment of Printables
- 10 Commandments Train - This is a great craft/activity for children to learn the 10 Commandments. Each boxcar 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."
- The Ten Commandment Boogie - Our kiddos love this song by Go Fish.
• A Child's Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman
• Ten Commandments for Kids (Original Source Unknown)
- Put God first.
- Worship God only.
- Say God's name with love.
- Make Sunday a special day.
- Respect, obey, and honor your parents.
- Do not hurt others.
- Love your husband or wife and not another.
- Do not take something that is not yours without permission.
- Tell the truth.
- Do not become jealous of what other people have.
• When saying the /f/ sound – have your child put a hand up to his mouth to feel the air
• Look for certain numbers in the grocery store or a grocery store ad
• Rectangle
A rectangle is like the stone tablets Moses received from God. Snack shapes include Graham crackers, juice box, ice cream sandwiches
Rowdy Rectangle - a 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 Patch Parable
• Other Christian Halloween Ideas from ABCJLM
• 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 his 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 peaks! If the weather is nice, rake a big pile of leaves.
