Week 13 - 3rd Week of November
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 0, 10
Sandpaper Letters: o, Q
Books: My Ten Book, The Story of Thanksgiving, God, I Need to Talk to You About Laziness
CD: The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Worksheets: o, Q, 0, 10, Circle Characters, Counting Worksheet, Visual Perception Worksheets, 1 1/2" tracing paper
Activities: Ribbon dance (see below), Children's Safety Scissors, large marshmallows, Legos, fan or hair dryer, shapes drawn on construction paper, toy phones, play dough or pipe cleaners, Thanksgiving ideas (see below)
Number 0 Poster, Number 10 Poster
Character Trait: Responsible
Definition: Do what you are told to do and do your best; reliable, trustworthy, dependable; take responsibility for your actions and do not make an excuse or blame others
Opposite: Careless, foolish
Bible Story: Wise Man and the Foolish Man
Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
My Story Bible: pg 82-85
Through the Bible Felt: pg 176-177
Verse: Psalm 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: The Wise Man & the Foolish Man (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
The wise man built his house upon the rock (pound fist in hand ending strong on word “rock”) - 3x
And the rains came a-tumbling down (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The rain came down, as the floods came up (shower rain down with finger and then raise palms back up) - 3x
And the house on the rock stood firm (make house with hands and hit fist to palm on word “rock”)
The foolish man built his house upon the sand (pound fist in hand ending with palms moving out on “sand”) - 3x
And the rains came a-tumbling down (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The rain came down, as the floods came up (shower rain down with finger and then raise palms back up) - 3x
And the house on the sand went splat (spread hands out)
So build your life on the Lord Jesus Christ (pound fist in hand, point up for Jesus) - 3x
And the blessing will come down (shower rain down with fingers)
Chorus:
The blessing will come down as the prayers go up (shower rain down with fingers, raise prayer hands up.) - 3x
So build your life on the Lord (pound fist in hand, point up for Jesus)
Information: Correctly answer the phone
Math: Opposites – Wise & Foolish
Numbers: 0, 10
Letters: o, Q
o - little curve and close
Q - big curve, close, add a tongue
Comprehension Questions:
How many builders were in the story?
Whose house fell down?
What does the word "foolish" mean?
Whose house did not fall?
Whose house was stronger? What made it stronger?
What does the word "wise" mean?
Give me an example of a wise decision.
Give me an example of a foolish decision.
What are blessings?
Ideas:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Week 13 focuses on the "circle characters " - Compare how the zero and "O" are the same as an oval or circle
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. If needed, create 3" characters using yellow lines and green and red dots as a transition to the tracing paper. Use the Circle Characters worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers. Be sure to say the Letter Formation Chant or Number Rhyme as the child creates each character.
Point out to your child that your mouth makes an "o" shape when you say "oh" - circle the "o" shape with your finger
Letter Q - Just for fun, make an "oh" shape with our mouth and then stick out your tongue to the side to make the line to form a "Q".
• Phone etiquette
Continue practicing answering the phone using play phones and the real phone
• Play the “Opposites Game”
“I am going to say and word and I want you to say the opposite.” (i.e., Day/Night, Off/On, Over/Under)
• My Young Child Character Education Story - read online for free or print. Be sure to do the discussion and activities for each book.
-Rosa Takes Responsibility
-I am a Big Kid
• Wise Man and the Foolish Man - Create a house with large marshmallows. Create another house using little Legos. Turn on a fan or hair dryer and see how the houses stand when the "wind" blows. Relate this to the Bible Story.
• Read: 
• Counting Worksheet
• Fine Motor Skill:
Using safety scissors, have your child cut out shapes (square, rectangle, circle, & diamond) that have been drawn on construction paper with thick lines - Check out Teaching How to Use Scissors for ideas.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Ribbon Dancing - Attach ribbons, streamers or scarves to the ends of a ruler, dowel, or paper towel holder. Hold the ribbon swirling it from side to side, up and down, etc. Be sure to switch hands. This activity improves hand-eye coordination.
• Visual Perception Skill:
Worksheets
