Week 10 - Halloween - 5th Week of October
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 7, Home Phone Number
Sandpaper Letters: Z, z
Sorting: Objects of different color and beginning letter
Book: My Seven Book, The Berenstain Bears and the In-Crowd
Worksheets: Z, z, 7, Angled Line Characters #2, Visual Perception Worksheets
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Activities: Halloween candy, pieces of paper or flashcards with words written on them, pumpkin, pillows or leaves, Legos
Video: Veggie Tales - Rack, Shack & Benny
Letter Z Activity, Number 7 Poster
Character Trait: Courage
Definition: Bold and brave, making good choices even when others don’t
Opposite: Scared
Bible Story: Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego
Scripture: Daniel 3
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 54-55
Verse: Psalms 56: 3-4 - When I am afraid, I will trust in you, in God whose Word I praise.
Bible Song: “When I am Afraid” - Steve Green – Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1
Information: Home Phone Number – Tracing with Sandpaper Numbers
Math: Sorting by Color and Beginning Letter of Words
Number: 7
Across the sky and down from heaven.
That’s the way to make a seven!
Letter: Z, z
Z, z - over, cross, over
Ideas:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 10-12 focus on the second group of "angled-line letters".
Start by creating the letters with short and long popsicle stickers or legos and writing on yellow lines with green and red dots.
Use the Angled Line Characters #2 worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers
• Sort by color – Halloween candy by color, Lego's, Colorama game pieces, etc.
• Sort by beginning letter – Use flashcards or write short words starting with a few different consonants on pieces of paper. Have your child sort depending on the beginning letter.
• Teach Small Children to Look People in the Eye
We require our children to look people in the eye when they are being talked to or when having a conversation. This helps in showing respect as well as listening. But, it requires courage. It starts by requiring it at home. Then work on eye contact with family and friends. Simply reminding your child to look at the person talking to them is setting a positive foundation.
• View & Read:
• Have your child tell you their thoughts or ideas on - special place they have visited, their favorite thing to do, retell their favorite story, etc. The adult should write word for word what the child says in neat handwriting. You may have to help the child along by asking open-ended questions. Create a title and write the child's name as the author. Sit together to reread the story. Point to each word as you read. Discuss how you read from left to right and from top to bottom, letters make words, spaces are between the words, a period at the end of each sentence. Idea taken from the book Wow! I'm Reading!
• Fine Motor Skill:
Carve a pumpkin making the face out of various shapes learned. Allow your child to dig out the seeds and then count out groups of seeds. Remember to review shapes and spatial words. Encourage your child to pick up the seeds using their thumb and index fingers. Continue the activity by making pumpkin seeds together!
• Gross Motor Skill:
Place pillows, couch cushions or anything soft that your child can crawl over. Have fun making mountains and climbing their peaks! If the weather is nice, rake a big pile of leaves.
• Visual Perception Skill:
Worksheets
• 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.
