Week 7 - 2nd Week of October

Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Letters: v, w
Books:   My "V" Book, My "W" Book, Go Dog, Go!
Worksheets: v, w, Last Name, Color By Number Worksheet, Angled Line Characters #1, Mazes, 1 1/2" tracing paper
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 2, 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
Activities:   Magnetic Numbers (1, 4) and Magnetic Letters (Tt, Ii, E, F, Ll, H, Vv, Ww), cotton swabs (Q-tips) and paint, beach ball, toys to move spatially, short and long popsicle sticks, pragmatic activity, coins, tokens or play money
Letter V Activity, Letter W Activity

Character Trait: Giving
Definition: Sharing with others; being generous
Opposite: Keeping things for yourself; being selfish

Bible Story: The Widow's Offering
Scripture: Mark 12:41-43
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 318-319
The Beginner's Bible: pg 433-436
My Story Bible: pg 108-109
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 216

Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7 - God loves a cheerful giver.
Steve Green - Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 2 - #9

Bible Song: His Banner Over Me is Love (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 2 #4
He brought me to His banqueting table, (motion to come, hands in front with palms down and work out like smoothing a table cloth)
His banner over me is love. (hands together above the head to make a triangle, hands on shoulders, cross arms)
He brought me to His banqueting table,
His banner over me is love.
He brought me to His banqueting table,
His banner over me is love.
His banner... over me... is love.

Optional Verses:
- Jesus is the rock of my salvation, (point up, fist in other hand, cross arms in front of body to make a "t")
- There's one way to peace through the power of the cross. (raise index finger, peace sign, hand in fist, twist index and middle fingers - These actions may be a little tough for preschool kids. Adapt where needed.)

Information: Last name – tracing paper

Math: Spatial - Around, through      Under, over     Left, right

Letters: v, w
v - little valley
w - little valley, valley

Comprehension Questions:
How much did the widow give to God?
The rich man gave a lot more money to God than the widow did yet God liked what the widow gave better. Why?
When you place money in the offering at church, you are giving to God. What are other ways you can give to God?

Book of the Week:
Go Dog, Go!

Ideas:
• Go Dog, Go! Book of the Week Ideas:
- Because of this book's rhyming lines and descriptive illustrations, this book is an easy one for preschool kids to "read" out loud to others
- Dog Activities and Crafts - First School and DLTK
- Make a dog puppet and have the puppet tell the story

• The Widow's Offering Preschool Bible Story Activities & Color Sheets:
- Further help the child understand the difference in the rich man's offering and the widow's by using money or tokens. Give one person many coins and the other person two. Have both put his/her offering in the box. Look at what is left in each pile. Discuss how the widow gave all while the rich man had much left.
- Coin rubbings - Gather a quarter, dime, nickel, and penny. Discuss how each of the coins are different in size and worth. Notice how the coins have different designs for the head and tail. Tape each coin to the back of a piece of paper to hold in place.  Flip over and color over each coin to create an impression. Flip the coins over to make an impression of the opposite side.
- My Coin My Coin - Draw a circle and have the child draw his/her face or body on it. Add the amount of the coin and the date (just like on a real coin).
- As a family choose a place to serve and give (i.e. Local Soup Kitchen, help an elderly neighbor, make cookies for someone, give to Good Will, Samaritan's Purse)
- Memory Verse Coloring Sheet

• Character Education - Giving Activities:
- Make cookies or bread to give to friends, neighbors, or teachers. Let the child give the food to the chosen person. Discuss how they felt giving to others.

• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 5-9 focus on "angled-line letters." Start by creating the characters using short and long popsicle sticks and move to writing the characters on 1 1/2" tracing paper with yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide.  Use the Angled Line Characters #1 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.

v - looks like a valley. Go online and find pictures of valleys
w - to help remember the letter "W", demonstrate how a "W" will hold water by drawing water lines in the "valleys"

• Name:
Continue to have the child practice writing their name on 1 1/2" tracing paper. View Learning to Write to decide the appropriate level of difficulty to start for your child.

• Spatial:
- Make a point to discuss right and left as you drive, put on socks, put on a coat, etc.
- Move toys spatially

• Color By Number Worksheet - color and cut out the ball when finished. As you read the directions, point to the words. Allow the child to read the numbers and figure out the color needed by looking at the first letter. (i.e., What is the first letter of this word - y. "Y" says? - /y/. What color begins with the /y/ sound?)

• Place magnetic refrigerator numbers (1, 4) and letters (Tt, Ii, E, F, Ll, H, Vv, Ww) into a bag. Have your child draw out a number or letter. Have the child tell you: the color, name, sound, and case (uppercase or lowercase) of the letter and number.

• Pragmatic Activity
Pragmatics is the study of language in a social setting. Included in the 4 Year Curriculum are suggestions to help a child use language appropriately in social situations. Select one or more of the example pages to discuss.

• Fine Motor Skill:
Paint using cotton swabs (Q-tips)

• Gross Motor Skill:
Using a large ball such as a beach ball, sit on the floor and roll or throw the ball back and forth - Use this time to talk to your child about their likes/dislikes, fears, wishes, etc. or review memory verses.

• Visual Perception Skill:
Mazes