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
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Games: Twister
View: Veggie Tales: Josh and the Big Wall
Activities: Play Dough, circle and square shaped food, shape activities (see below), Thanksgiving ideas (see below), small blanket
Letter G Activity, Number 5 Poster
Bible Story: Battle of Jericho
Scripture: Joshua 6
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 30-31
Through the Bible Felt: pg 81-82
Verse: Hebrews 11:30 - By faith the walls of Jericho fell down.
Bible Song: God Loves Kids
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
God loves kids (repeat 4x) (point up, cross arms over chest, point at self with thumbs)
He loves me more than I can know (cross arms over chest, 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 with thumbs)
Poem: Humpty Dumpty (Traditional)
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall;
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses and all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
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
Comprehension Questions:
Do you think the people got tired marching around the city?
What happened to the walls of Jericho?
What made the walls fall down? (God made the walls fall down, the people obeyed by walking around the walls)
Name: Put letters of name in order with extra letters added
Book of the Week: 
Ideas:
• Good Night Moon 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
• Battle of Jericho Preschool Bible Story Activities & Coloring Sheets:
- Coloring Sheets - Coming Down, Walls
- Build a wall using large blocks. March around the wall and blow a horn. Knock the walls down.
- Eat Bugles snacks while listening to the story of Joshua. Remind your child that the horns were played as the people marched around the walls. (Idea from Shining Star Magazine)
- Make musical instruments to play as you parade around the walls.
Drum, tamborine, maracas
Box guitar, maracas, rattle, rainstick
Castanets, drum, shaker
Kazoo
- Watch: 
- Around the Wall of Jericho
Tune: "Mulberry Bush"
Around the walls of Jericho
of Jericho, of Jericho
Around the wall of Jericho
the Israelite army went.
Hear the people give a shout
give a shout, give a shout
Hear the people give a shout
And the walls came tumbling down.
• Look for certain shapes in a grocery store
• Look for traffic signs – discuss color and shape
• 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
• Gross Motor Skill:
Play Twister
