Week 11 - 1st Week of November

Items Needed:  Bible 
Sandpaper Number:  5
Sandpaper Letters:  Gg
Name:  Set of name flashcards with extra letters  
Shapes:  Circle, Square
Books:  My "G" Book, My Five Book, Good Night Moon   
CD:   Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Games:  Twister
Activities:  Play Dough, circle and square shaped food, Book of the Week Activities, shape activities (see below), Thanksgiving ideas (see below), small blanket
Letter G Activity, Number 5 Poster
  
Bible Story:  Spies in Canaan
Scripture:  Numbers 13
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes:  pg 124
The Beginner's Bible:  pg 124
Through the Bible Felt:  pg 70-71

Verse:  Psalms 56:3-4 - When I am afraid, I will trust in you, in God whose Word I praise.
 “When I am Afraid” - Steve Green – Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 - #5

Bible Song:  God Loves Kids 
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
God loves kids (repeat 4x)
He loves me more than I can know (cross arms over chest, point to self, point to head)
I don’t know why He loves me so (shake head and shrug)
I guess I’ll never, ever know (cross hands in front)
Why God loves kids (point up for God, cross arms over chest, point to self)

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.

Shapes:  Circle, Square

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:  Gg
G - curve and a dash
g - curve with a hook

Tune:  Farmer in the Dell
G says /g/
G says /g/
God gave them great big grapes
G says /g/

Comprehension Questions: 
Why were Caleb and Joshua not scared to go back to the Promised Land?
Why were the other spies so scared to go back?
What things frighten you?
What can you do when you get frightened? (sing song, say memory verse, pray)

Name:  Put letters of name in order with extra letters added

Book of the Week:
  Good Night Moon  

Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
Don't hurry through this book.  Spend time looking at the details in the pictures.  Name the different items.
As you put your child to sleep, tell different objects in your child's room "good night."
Focus on the /g/ sound in the word "good."
Watch the moon in the book and outside.  Notice where it is when you go to bed and when you get up.  Often you can see the moon during the day as well.
Look for different shapes in the pictures.
Printables - Practice Counting 
Online coloring activity
Study Guide - color pages and activities

• Look for certain shapes in a grocery store

• Look for traffic signs – discuss color and shape

• Jesus is Always with Me
Have the child choose five things in the room to bring to you.  Place the items in a small area on the floor and place a small blanket over the items. 
Ask the child:
 - Can the objects be seen? 
 - Are the objects still there even though they can't be seen? 
 - How do you know that the objects are still there?
Remove the blanket.  Tell the child:  "Just like our memory verse says, 'When I am afraid, I will trust in you' because Jesus is always with us even though we can't see Him." 

• Circle Ideas
Snack Ideas:  Oreos, M&M’s, banana slices, English muffins, pancakes
Preschool Playbook Ideas - circle song and crafts

• Square Ideas
– Food - Waffle, square pretzel, saltine cracker, wheat thins, Cheez-its
- Preschool Playbook has some great craft ideas for teaching squares

• Thanksgiving Ideas from ABCJLM

• Fine Motor Skill:
Hide little beads in a large piece of Play Dough or putty.  Using their index finger, have your child find the beads.  Using their thumb is "cheating" and not working the weaker muscles.

• Gross Motor Skill:
Play Twister – taking turns to have you or the child call out a body part to a color.  While the real game will probably be too hard now, have fun matching colors and body parts. 

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