Week 20 - 2nd Week of January
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 0-5
Sandpaper Letters: g, q
Book: My "G" Book, My Q Book,
God, I Need to Talk to Your About Paying Attention
Worksheets: 0-5, g, q, Counting Worksheet, Cutting Season Worksheet, Visual Perception Worksheets
Activity: Old catalogs and magazines, Four pieces of paper with the titles of “Fall, Winter, Spring, & Summer”, family scrapbooks, Children's Safety Scissors, Twister, Weather Bears 1 or Weather Bears 2
Letter G Activity, Letter Q Activity
Character Trait: Attentive
Definition: Listening by keeping your hands in your lap, mouth closed, ears listening, eyes watching; focused
Opposite: Distracted, busy, daydreaming
Bible Story: Samuel Hears God Calling
Scripture: I Samuel 3
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 152
The Beginner's Bible: pg 160
My Story Bible: pg 36-37
Verse: Psalms 85:8 - I will listen to what God says
Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
I will listen to what God says
What God says, what God says
I will listen to what God says
Psalms 85, verse 8
Bible Song: O Be Careful (Traditional)
O Be careful little eyes what you see. (point to eyes)
O Be careful little eyes what you see.
For the Father up above (point up for Jesus)
is looking down in love. (put hand to eyes and look down)
O be careful little eyes what you see.
Additional Verses:
…little hands what you do
…little feet where you go
…little ears what you hear
…little mouth what you say
…little mind what you think
Information: Days of the Week - Seven Days (Author Unknown)
Tune: “Are You Sleeping?” or “Where is Thumbkin?”
Seven Day, Seven Days
In a week, in a week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Saturday, That’s a week
Math: 4 Seasons – Spring & Summer
Number: Practicing writing number 0-5
Letter: g, q
g - c with a hook
q - c with a back hook
Comprehension Questions: How was Samuel attentive?
Show me what it looks like to be attentive.
Who did Samuel think was calling him?
Who was really calling Samuel?
Does God call you like He called Samuel? (Talk about Holy Spirit when a person becomes a Christian)
Ideas:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 19-21 focuse on the lowercase "c" characters
Start by creating the letters with playdoh snakes or pipecleaners.
Use the Lowercase "c" Characters worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers
• Spring
Months – March, April, May
Holidays – Easters, Mother’s Day, Family Birthdays
Weather – Cool, rain
Clothing – Jackets, Long Sleeve, Jeans
Plants – Tree’s and plants begin to bud, grass turns green, plant garden and new flowers
Animals – Baby animals are born
Activities – Flying kites
• Summer
Months – June, July, August
Holidays – Father’s Day, July 4th, Family Birthdays
Weather – Warm, Storms, Sunny
Clothing – Shorts, T-shirts, Sandals
Plants – Growth, new fruit and vegetables
Activities – Swim, Picnics
• Seasonal Activities - Weather Bears 1 or Weather Bears 2
Print out Paper Doll Bears that have different seasonal outfits to wear. Weather Bear 2 also has calendars, dot-to-dots, and so much more!
• Look through family scrapbooks and discuss the changes in clothing, grass, trees, activities as the seasons change
• Computer Games
Elmo Gets Dressed for Fall - Help Elmo dress for Fall
Zoe & Seasons - mow, rake, shovel, water
Zoe's Silly Seasons - find everything wrong in the pictures
• 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.
• Cutting Season Worksheet at Kidszone
• Counting Worksheet - Count and color the dogs.
• ReadGod, I Need to Talk to Your About Paying Attention by Dan Carr
• Fine Motor Skills:
Look through old catalogs or magazines for pictures to cut out that represent the different seasons. Have a piece of paper for each season to glue the picture on. Check out Teaching How to Use Scissors for ideas.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play Twister - While the real game will probably be too hard now, have fun matching colors and body parts.
• Visual Perception Skill:
Worksheets
• Worksheets are listed as items needed for the 4 Year Old Curriculum. Check out the heading "Tracing Worksheets" on the left to view various worksheet options.





