Week 21 - 3rd Week of January
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers:
Sandpaper Letters: e
Book: My "e" Book, The Berenstain Bears and the Golden Rule
Worksheets: e, Lowercase "c" Characters
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Activity: Household items, various items to smell around the house, Play-Doh, Finger Jello, or Cookie Dough, marshmallows, and A-B-C and 1-2-3 Cutter Set
Video: VeggieTales - God Wants Me to Forgive Them?
Letter E Activity
Character Trait: Forgive
Definition: Treating someone as thought they never hurt you, not holding a grudge, not blaming them
Opposite: Bitter, getting even
Big Thoughts for Little People: Letter F
Bible Story: Father of Prodigal Son
Scripture: Luke 15: 11-32
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 310,312
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 98-99
Verse: Ephesians 4:32b - Forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.
Bible Song: “Do to Others” - Steve Green – Hide Them in Your Heart Vol 1
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 – Sight & Smell
Number: Continue to write numbers 0-5.
Letter: e
e - middle line with a c
Ideas:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 19-21 focuse on the lowercase "c" characters
Start by creating the letters with playdoh snakes and pipe cleaners and writing on yellow lines with green and red dots.
Use the Lowercase "c" Characters worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers
"e" is a hard letter to make because it is the only one with a horizontal line in the middle of the guidelines. Start by drawing the middle line by itself.
• Discuss the sights and smells you would experience at different places that you visit – park, grocery store, restaurant, zoo, etc.
• Sight
Language: Talk with your child about the function of their eyes. Eyes have a very special job. Ask the child if they can identify the job of the eyes. Explain that everyone has eyes. Some eyes are different colors and some are a different shape but the function of the eyes is just the same.
Activity: Collect several items and place them in front of you. Have the child cover their eyes while you remove one of the objects. After uncovering their eyes, have them decide which item is missing. Start with a few items and gradually increase the difficulty.
Idea from Tripod
• Smell
Language: What part of our body do we use to smell? Talk about the nose and the job it performs. You may also wish to discuss how animals use their noses to find food. Idea from Tripod
Activity: Using different items in your refrigerator, pantry, and bathroom, discuss the smell using words like sour, sweet, etc. Have your child close their eyes or use a blindfold and guess the item that they smell (lemon juice, milk, applesauce, rubbing alcohol, mouthwash, etc.)
-Using the same color of sugar free Koolaid, mix koolaid with tempera paint or homemade play with to give it a fruity smell
• My Young Child Character Education Story - read online for free or print. Be sure to do the discussion and activities for each book.
Rosa Learns Forgiveness
• View & Read:
• 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.
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using playdough, finger jello, or cookie dough, make letter or number cut outs with ABC/123 cookie cutters or roll the dough into ropes and snake into the correct shape
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play Simon Says using different gross motor movements and activities
• Visual Perception Skill:
Block Activity
• 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.
