Week 1 - 4th Week of August
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Numbers: 1
Sandpaper Letters: l, i, T, t, I, Letters in First Name
Colors: Black, White, Blue, Brown, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Purple
Book: The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
Food: Food to represent many colors, Make Homemade Ice Cream (see below)
Worksheets: l, i, T, t, I, 1 (See Note Below), Line Characters, Visual Perception Worksheets
Activities: Colorama
Letter T Activity, Letter I Activity, Number 1 Poster
Character Trait: Respect
Definition: Being kind; treating other people and you want to be treated
Opposite: Not polite, rude
Big Thoughts for Little People: Letter U
Bible Story: Paul & Silas in Jail – respect towards the jailer
Scripture: Acts 16:22 - 34
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible:
Verse: I Peter 2:17 - Show proper respect to everyone.
Tune: “Old McDonald”
1st Peter 2:17, show proper respect
Show proper respect to everyone
1st Peter 2:17
With a thank you here, and a please there
Excuse me, Excuse me, yes mama, yes sir
Show proper respect to everyone
1st Peter 2:17
Bible Song: B-I-B-L-E (Traditional)
The B-I-B-L-E (make book with hands)
Yes, that’s the book for me (nod “yes”)
I stand alone on the Word of God (pretend to stand firm)
The B-I-B-L-E
Bible (shout)
Information: First Name - tracing with sandpaper letters
Colors: Black, White, Blue, Brown, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, Purple
Number: 1
Straight down and then you’re done. That’s the way to make a one!
Letters: l, i, T, t, I
l - straight down
i - green to red with a dot
T - body with a big hat
t - small line with a cross
I - body with a big hat and two feet
Ideas:
• Respect
Discuss how to show respect:
Using good manners – saying please, thank you, excuse me.
Not hitting or hurting others.
Talking about your problems.
Treat others and you want to be treated.
• The "Who and How" Chart - This would be a great family activity to help children focus on respect. From Value Parenting (Reprinted with Permission)
Set up a chart like the one illustrated below. Using the left-hand column, ask children to list the categories of people and things that deserve respect. As you list them one at a time, discuss how respect for that person or thing can be effectively given. (E.g., for "Mother": by "answering respectfully," "by obeying her," "showing appreciation for what she does," "opening door," "holding her chair," etc. For "Nature": by "preserving and protecting," "clearing and cultivating," etc. For "Self": by "avoiding self-criticism," "thinking about positive attributes," etc.) Keep the list building as long as you can keep children's interest.
Respect Chart
WHO HOW
Mommy Obey Her
Talk Respectfully
Nature
Self
• Letter & Number Ideas:
If your child finished the 3 Year Curriculum, they learned to trace each letter and number with their finger and with correct formation. If not, please read Learning to Write to understand how help your child learn to write their letters and numbers.
Weeks 1-4 are spent working on "staight-line letters". These are characters that are made with straight lines only.
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 Straight-Line Characters worksheet to show the progression of the letters and numbers.
Say the same "saying" everytime the letter or number is made. (ie. I - body with a big hat and two feet)
Silly Lilly Remembers Her Manners
Gilbert the Goat Learns Respect
Gilbert Goes Visiting
• 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.
• Colors:
Eat foods that represent many colors (green beans, bananas, carrots, chocolate chip cookies, etc.)
Play Colorama
• Family Fun - Create a new family tradition of make homemade ice cream
- Ice Cream in a Bag - Video Directions, Directions
- Ice Cream in a Coffee Can - Directions
• Read: 
Big Thoughts for Little People: ABC's to Help You Grow - This a book that I HIGHLY suggest that you use throughout the curriculum to learn about Jesus and character traits as well as work on the ABC's and phonetic sounds. This is one of the few books that I have given a 5 rating.
The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
• Fine Motor Skill:
Write "My Family" on the bottom of a blank piece of paper. Demonstrate how to draw your family. Use simple shapes and explain what you are doing as you go. Let your child tell you want to draw. Your child will be drawing their family periodically throughout the curriculum. This demonstration helps prepare them for this activity. Later in the week, give your child a chance to draw his/her family.
• Gross Motor Skill:
Play "Put the Fire Out" - an activity that involved sidewalk chalk, water, and a sponge
Be sure to look over the Development Guide Between Ages 4 & 5 and Development Guide Between Ages 5 & 6 so that you are familiar with developmental milestones for your child's age.
• 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.
