Week 32 - 5th Week of March/1st Week of April
Items Needed: Bible
Sandpaper Letters: K, k
Books: My "K" Book, Big Thoughts for Little People
CD: Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1, 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids
Worksheets: K, k, Kick Characters, Full Name, Phone Number & Address, Spring Worksheet, Mazes, 1 1/2" tracing paper, My Brown Book
Activities: Tying shoelaces (see below), Children's Safety Scissors, glue, Easter ideas (see below), Address Craft, play dough or pipe cleaners, dye Easter eggs, paper crown
Video: Veggie Tales - An Easter Carol
Letter K Activity
Character Trait: Love
Definition: Taking care of others, kindness, patience, and forgiveness
Opposite: Not liking, selfishness
Big Thoughts for Little People: Letter G
Bible Story: Jesus' Death and Resurrection
Scripture: Matthew 26-28
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 110-121
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 225-229
Verse: I John 3:16 - This is how we know what love is, Jesus Christ laid down His life for us.
Steve Green – Hide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 - #3
Bible Song: Jesus Loves Me (Traditional) - 100 Hymns & Praise Song for Kids Disc 2 #21
Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Chorus:
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
Information: Write Full Name, Phone Number, & Address
Math: Tying shoelaces
Numbers: Write numbers 0-17
Letters: K, k
K - Line, blue kick in, kick out
k - Line, green kick in, kick out
Comprehension Questions:
Tell me what happened in this story.
Which one of Jesus' disciples wasn't a friend to Jesus?
Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?
What makes this a happy story?
Book of the Week:
Ideas:
• Book of the Week Ideas:
- Lesson plan and read-aloud
- Purchase Felt Board Story Figures
- Trees craft
• Jesus' Death and Resurrection Preschool Bible Story Activities & Color Sheets:
- Coloring page - Jesus is Alive, Jesus is Crucified
- Jesus Loves Me Activities
- Create a "Jesus is Alive" Egg Holder
- Food: Make Hot Cross Buns, Create gift bags of jelly beans along with the Jelly Bean Poem to give away
- Jesus is King
Using a premade crown, ask the child to identify the object that you have on your head or in your hands. "Who would wear a crown? What does a king do? Jesus would be a great king. He's kind and fair, and He loves us all very much. Many people wanted Jesus to become a king on earth. The people wanted Jesus to lead an army and take over the country and fight the Romans. But Jesus said no. Jesus preached peace because He knew God wanted Him to be the King of Heaven not earth. Even though He could have been king, Jesus chose to die for us so we could be forgiven." Make a paper crown as a reminder that Jesus loved us enough to die on the cross and He is now the King of Heaven.
- Collection of ABCJLM Easter Ideas - Make an Easter story dessert and more ideas
- View:
- Read: 
pages 32-33 - He went to the cross.
page 59 - When was Jesus raised from the dead? (turn back to pages 50-53 to view a Bible time line)
page 74 - Where did Jesus die on a cross?
page 86 - Why did Jesus die on a cross for me?
• Character Education - Love Activities
- Discuss how to show love:
- Showing affection for parents, siblings, pets
- Remembering to greet family members with affection
- Read:
The Tallest of Smalls - about Jesus' unconditional love for us. 
- Read: 
God Gave Us Love by Lisa Tawn Bergren - Little Cub questions why we must love others, even the seemingly unlovable.
• Tying Shoes
- There are several ways to teach your child to tie their shoes. Here are a few ideas from the web: Idea #1, Idea #2
- Choose one method and stick with it
- Make sure that you and the child are side by side and not opposite each other
- Adult shoe strings are easier to tie than a child's because they are longer
- Divide the process into steps and work on each step individually before putting it all together
- Start by crossing the string to make an "x," tuck and pull
• Letter Ideas:
Weeks 31-32 focus on the kick characters - those characters that kick out from the center point. 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. Use the Kick Worksheet to show the similarities between the letters. Be sure to say the Letter Formation Chant as the child creates each character.
• Write Numbers (0-17)
Using 1 1/2" tracing paper have your child write their numbers (0-17). Use yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide on numbers that are still a struggle.
• Dye Easter eggs and review colors and mixing colors
• My Color Books - My Brown Book - View suggestions...
• Address Craft
• Write full name, phone number, and address
Using 1 1/2" tracing paper, have your child write their phone number and address. Use yellow lines and green and red dots as a guide on numbers that are still a struggle. Depending on the ability of your child, work on small sections at a time if needed.
• Fine Motor Skills:
Print out this Spring Worksheet - color, cut out, and glue onto a piece of paper.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play "Simon Says" to coincide with the obedience theme.
• Visual Perception Skill:
Mazes
