Week 31 - 4th Week of March
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Letters: P, R
Books: My "P" Book, My "R" Book
, The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd
Worksheets: Kick Characters, 1 1/2" tracing paper, Pattern Worksheets, Phone Number and Full Address
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
CD-Rom: Charlie Church Mouse Kindergarten Cd-Rom
Games: Decks of cards
Activities: Fruit Loops, lacing string, Legos, balloon, Block Activity, Cheerios, raisins, card to send, Easter candy, play dough or pipe cleaners, Easter ideas (see below), see-through container
Video: Veggie Tales - Esther, The Girl Who Became Queen
Letter P Activity, Letter R Activity
Character Trait: Courage
Definition: Bold and brave, making good choices even when others don’t
Opposite: Scared
Bible Story: Esther
Scripture: Esther 1-10
The Beginner's Bible: pg 240
Through the Bible Felt: pg 145-148
Verse: Psalms 56:3-4 - When I am afraid, I will trust in you, in God whose Word I praise.
Bible Song: “When I am Afraid” - Steve Green – Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 - #5
Information: Write phone number & address
Math: Patterns
Numbers: 0-14
Letters: P, R
P - line and bubble
R - line, bubble, kick out
Ideas:
• Pattern
- Make various patterns with Legos. Have your child tell you the pattern. Switch and have the child make a tower and you tell them the pattern.
- Cookie Monster Pattern Computer Game
- At snack time, create a pattern with Cheerios and raisins.
- Using playing cards, create patterns
- Skipbo or Uno – make a pattern with the numbers or colors
- Dutch Blitz – boy/girl pattern
- Regular Deck of Cards – Queen/King pattern
- Pattern Worksheets
• Have your child send a card to someone. Practice writing short words. Allow your child to assist in addressing the envelope - especially the return address.
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 31-32 focus on the kick characters - those characters that kick out from the center point. Start by creating the characters using play dough snakes or pipe cleaners and move to writing the characters on 1 1/2" tracing paper with yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide. Use the Kick Worksheet to show the similarities between the letters. Be sure to say the Letter Formation Chant as the child creates each character.
- Show how an "R" is made by making a "P" and then "kicking out"
• Write Numbers (0-14)
Using 1 1/2" tracing paper have your child write their numbers (0-14). Use yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide on numbers that are still a struggle.
• Write Phone Number and Address
Using 1 1/2" tracing paper have your child write their phone number and address. Use yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide on numbers that are still a struggle. Depending on the ability of your child, work on small sections at a time if needed.
• Collection of ABCJLM Easter Ideas
• Place approx 20 pieces of Easter candy in a see-through container – Have your child estimate how many pieces there are. Discuss what estimating means. Count to see how close they were.
• Play the "Queen Esther" adventure and use the coloring sheets on the Charlie Church Mouse Kindergarten Cd-Rom. Read more...
• View & Read Veggie Tales - Esther, The Girl Who Became Queen
The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd
• Fine Motor Skills:
Pattern - Create AB pattern with Fruit Loops on a string to create an edible necklace
• Gross Motor Skills:
Balloon Fun - catch it, keep it afloat, bat it with both hands clasped together in one large "fist," bounce and catch the ball - always use both hands together
• Visual Perception Skill:
Block Activity





