Week 22 - 4th Week of January
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers:
Sandpaper Letters: J, j
Book: My "J" Book
Worksheets: J, j, Hook Characters
CD: Music Machine
Activities: Various household items to feel, paper plate, glue, scissors, old catalogs or grocery ads, Peg Puzzle
Video: Veggie Tales: Josh and the Big Wall
Letter J Activity
Character Trait: Patient
Definition: Waiting quietly and not whining
Opposite: Impatient, not waiting
Bible Story: Joshua and the Israelites walking around the Walls of Jericho
Scripture: Joshua 6
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible: pg 132
My Story Bible: pg 30-31
Verse: Eph 4:2 - Be patient bearing with one another in love.
Bible Song: I’m in the Lord’s Army (Traditional)
I may never march in the Infantry, (march)
Ride in the cavalry, (pretend you're riding a horse)
Shoot the artillery. (clap hands together and move one hand into the air like a missile)
I may never fly o'er the enemy, (fly like a bird)
But I'm in the Lord's Army. (point to self and then up to God)
I'm in the Lord's Army, Yes, sir! (salute)
I'm in the Lord's Army, Yes, sir!
I may never march in the Infantry,
Ride in the cavalry,
Shoot the artillery.
I may never zoom o'er the enemy,
But I'm in the Lord's Army, Yes, sir!
Information: 12 Months of Year (Author Unknown)
Tune of: “Twelve Little Indians”
January, February, March, and April,
May, June, July, and August,
September, October, November, December.
There are 12 months in a year.
Math: 5 Senses – Touch, Taste
Number: Continue writing 0-5
Letter: Jj
J - hook with a hat
j - hook with a dot
Comprehension Questions:
What were the army and priests supposed to do while they walked around the city walls?
How do you think the people felt walking around the walls? (tired, forgotten by God, silly)
Ideas:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 22 - 23 focus on the "hook" characters
Start by creating the letters with playdoh snakes or pipecleaners and writing on yellow lines with green and red dots.
Use the Hook Characters worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers
• My Young Child Character Education Story - read online for free or print. Be sure to do the discussion and activities for each book.
A Tree Grows
• Touch
Place various household items in a bag or box. With their eyes closed or using a blindfold, have your child feel and figure out what each item is (toothbrush, remote control, crayon, toy car, etc.)
Different fabrics – go into a closet and feel different fabrics, discuss the feelings (coarse, soft, smooth)
In a large container place rice, lima beans, and/or other dried foods to play in like you would a sandbox. This is an excellent sensory activity.
• Taste
Language: What part of the body do we use to taste things? Discuss the mouth and the tongue.
Create "My favorite food collage": Give your child a paper plate or draw a circle on a piece of paper. Allow the child to look through old magazines or grocery ads and cut out pictures of their favorite foods to glue on the plate.
Using different items in your refrigerator and pantry, taste different items, discuss how some items don’t taste very good by themselves but how they are very important when making cookies, bread, casseroles, etc. (flour, lemon juice, sugar, salad dressing, etc.) Idea from Let's Learn About Magnificent Me
Draw letters and numbers on a cookie sheet using pudding.
Make sugar cookies using shape, letter, or number cookie cutters.
Have your child close their eyes or use a blindfold. Have them guess what they are eating without looking.
Using the same main ingredient, eat several different things and discuss the differences - applesauce, apple butter, dried apples, apple pie, apple cake, etc. Also eat different varieties off food - grapes, bread products, apples. Idea from Let's Learn About Magnificent Me
This is a good time to discuss with your child that there are things that are okay to eat and things that are not okay. It is also important to ask Mommy or Daddy for permission to eat anything given to you by a stranger.
• Extra Verses for “I’m in the Lord’s Army”
(Cowboy style-very slow)
I may never march in the infantry (walk bow-legged)
Ride in the cavalry (ride a horse)
Shot the artillery (draw fingers from hips)
I may never fly over the enemy, (fly like a bird)
But I'm in the Lord's army, Yee-ha! (pretend to lasso something)
I'm in the Lord's army Yee-ha!
I'm in the Lord's army Yee-ha!
(Indian style - very quiet)
I may never march in the infantry (tiptoe)
Ride in the cavalry (ride a horse)
Shoot the artillery (shoot bow and arrow)
I may fly over the enemy
but I'm in the Lord's army, (Do Indian call and put hand to mouth)
I'm in the Lord's army (Indian call)
I'm in the Lord's army (Indian call)
• Calendar Activity - Here is an activity that would be a great start to each day to reinforce numbers, days of the week, and months of the year.
• View, Listen, & Read:
• Fine Motor Skills:
Peg Puzzles or Small Puzzles
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play catch with a balloon, beach ball, or stuffed animal
• Visual Perception Skill:
Lacing
• Worksheets are listed as items needed for the 4 Year Old Curriculum. Check out the Learning to Write page to understand how to use these worksheets effectively.
