Week 27 - 4th Week of February

Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 6, 9
Books: My Six Book, My Nine Book, God, I Need to Talk to You About My Bad Temper, Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Worksheets: 6, 9, Characters Worksheet, First and Last Name, Dot-to-Dot (1-21) & (A-H), 1 1/2" tracing paper, My Yellow Book, Create a Snake
CD: 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
Activities: Basketball, Children's Safety Scissors, shapes drawn on construction paper, DLTK sequencing activities, play dough or pipe cleaners, Pragmatic Activity
Number 6 Poster, Number 9 Poster

Character Trait: Self-Control
Definition: Making the right choice even if you don’t feel like it
Opposite: Anger, argue, throw a fit, whine, cry
Big Thoughts for Little People: Letter B

Bible Story: Jesus is Tempted
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 254-255
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 162

Verse: I Peter 1:13 - So think clearly and exercise self-control.

Bible Song: Praise Him, Praise Him (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 3 #3
Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children,
God is love, God is love;
Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children,
God is love, God is love.

Optional verses:
Love Him...
Thank Him...
Serve Him...

Information: Write first and last name on a blank sheet of paper

Math: Sequencing - a story

Numbers: 6, 9
6 Make a loop and then a hoop!  Six!
9   Make a hoop and then a line.
     That’s the way to make a nine!

Comprehension Questions:
Jesus was very hungry. Why was He so hungry?
Satan wanted Jesus to do something wrong. What did Jesus tell Satan?
Did you know that Jesus was tempted to do wrong?
What can you do when you are tempted to do wrong? (Say a memory verse, ask for help)

Book of the Week:
Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Ideas:
• Town Mouse and Country Mouse Book of the Week Ideas:
- Author Jan Brett’s suggestions
- Mouse activities and crafts - #1 & #2
- Paper bag mouse puppet

• Jesus is Tempted Preschool Bible Story Activities & Color Sheets:
- Coloring Sheet
- Depending on the maturity of your child, use this opportunity to talk about Satan. Explain that Jesus was tempted but He did not sin. Also help the child understand that everyone is tempted but Jesus is praying for us. Some scriptures to help you:  James 4:7, 1 Cor 10:13, Rom 8:34, John 17:6-26; Eph 6:10-19

• Character Education - Self-Control Activities:
- Play a game that may be a little challenging for the child. Help your child maintain self-control through the frustration.
- Some children need to be taught proper ways to handle frustration and stay in control. The Kibbles Rockin' Clubhouse DVD helps a child learn to take deep breaths and count. Read more...
- Building Self-Control Lesson Plan
- Read: God I Need to Talk To You About Whining God, I Need to Talk to You About Whining
- Read: God, I Need to Talk to You About Disrespect

• Sequencing
- Read a story – talk about the order of events
- DLTK sequencing activities

• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 27 - 28 focus on the left over characters that don't really fit anywhere. 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 Characters Worksheet to show the similarities between the "6" and "9." Be sure to say the Number Rhyme as the child creates each character.

• Pragmatic Activity
Pragmatics is the study of language in a social setting.  Included in the 4 Year Curriculum are suggestions to help a child use language appropriately in social situations. Select one or more of the example pages to discuss.

• For the past two weeks, your child has been writing their first and last name - using a capital letter on the first letter only. If ready, try giving them a blank sheet of paper to write their name. This will prepare your child for writing their name on a card, craft, or other objects.

• My Color Books - My Yellow Book - View suggestions...

• Fine Motor Skills:
Have your child cut around shapes that you have drawn on construction paper. Draw an oval, rectangle, heart and diamond using thick lines or cut along spiral lines to Create a Snake. Check out Teaching How to Use Scissors for ideas.

• Gross Motor Skills:
Play basketball with rolled up socks or a soft ball and a box or laundry basket