Week 21
Items Needed:
Tactile Letter: e
Books: Bible, My "E" Book, Big Thoughts for Little People, George and Martha, Mrs. Rosey Posey and the Yum-Yummy Birthday Cake
Worksheets: e, Lowercase "c" Characters, 1 1/2" tracing paper, Paper Bag Lamb, Heart Template, Lost Sheep
CD: The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
Videos: Veggie Tales: God Wants Me to Forgive Them?
Games: Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Activities: Various items to smell and feel, Play Dough (Finger Jello or cookie dough), A-B-C and 1-2-3 Cutter Set, blindfold, Block Activity, lunch-sized paper bag, newspaper, blocks or toy gates, toy sheep, cotton balls, black pompoms, shaving cream, popsicle sticks, food coloring, bar of soap
Letter E Activity
Objectives:
Character Trait: Forgiveness
Objective: We all sin but God will forgive us if we ask.
Definition: Treating someone as though they never hurt you, not holding a grudge, not blaming them
Opposite: Bitter, getting even
Big Thoughts for Little People: Letter F
Bible Story: The Lost Sheep
Scripture: Luke 15:3-7
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 306-307
The Beginner's Bible
My Story Bible: pg 96-97
Through the Bible in Felt: pg 202
Verse: Ephesians 4:32b - Forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Tune: “Are You Sleeping?” or “Where is Thumbkin?”
Ephesians 4:32 (2x)
Forgiving one another (2x)
Just as God through Christ, has forgiven you
Ephesians 4:32, Forgiving one another
Bible Song: Fishers of Men (Traditional) - The Ultimate Bible Song Collection for Kids
I will make you fishers of men, fishers of men, fishers of men (pretend to cast fishing pole)
I will make you fishers of men if you follow me (move hand over opposite shoulder)
If you follow me, if you follow me
I will make you fishers of men if you follow me
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me”, “Come unto me”, “Come unto me” (Listen to ear, move hand over opposite shoulder)
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me. I will give you rest” (put hands to ear and “sleep”)
"I will give you rest, I will give you rest"
Hear Christ calling “Come unto me. I will give you rest”
Read your Bible, pray every day, pray every day, pray every day (make book, prayer hands)
Read your Bible, pray every day, then you’ll grow, grow, grow (bend down and get taller)
Then you’ll grow, grow, grow, then you’ll grow, grow, grow
Read your Bible, pray every day, then you’ll grow, grow, grow
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray, forget to pray, forget to pray (make book, prayer hands and shake head ‘no’)
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink (stand tall and “shrink” down)
Then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink, then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink
Neglect your Bible, forget to pray, then you’ll shrink, shrink, shrink
(Sheet Music for Fishers of Men)
Information: 12 Months of Year (Author unknown)
Tune of: “Twelve Little Indians”
January, February, March, and April
May, June, July, and August
September, October, November, December
There are 12 months in a year
Math: 5 Senses – Sight & Smell
Numbers: Continue to write numbers 0-5
Letter: e
e - dash and a curve
Comprehension Questions:
How many sheep did the shepherd have?
How many sheep left the herd?
How would it feel to be a lost sheep?
How did the shepherd feel when he realized a sheep was missing?
What did the shepherd do?
Why did the shepherd go to look for one sheep when he still had 99?
Jesus says that Heaven rejoices when one person asks God for forgiveness. Do you ever have to ask forgiveness?
Book of the Week:
Suggested Activities:
• George and Martha Book of the Week Ideas:
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- Have the child draw a picture of a friend and him doing their favorite activity. Help the child write a sentence about the drawing.
• The Lost Sheep Preschool Bible Story Activities & Color Sheets:
- ABCJLM Bible Coloring Sheets: Lost Sheep
- Paper Bag Lamb - Cut out the pieces on the template. Open up a lunch-sized paper bag and fill with newspaper. Fold over the end and tape to close. On the bottom of the sack, glue the lamb face. Glue the legs to the sides of the bag. Add a cotton ball tail on the folded top of the bag.
- Hide a toy sheep in the room. Set up a sheep pen with blocks or gates. Have the child look for the lamb and return it to the pen.
- Click to view more ABCJLM Preschool Lamb ideas...
• Character Education - Forgiveness Activities:
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Draw the outline of a person on a piece of paper. Discuss how sin (the wrong choices that we make) clouds up our hearts and separate us from God. Ask your child to provide examples of sins and then write the name of the sin on the figure. Explain that God's forgiveness, through Jesus, is like super soap that washes away our sins when we are truly sorry and ask forgiveness. Decorate a bar of soap using a piece of paper decorated with stamps, crayons, stickers, or markers. Tape the label on the soap to finish.
- View: 
- Read:
• Letter & Number Ideas:
Weeks 19-21 focus on the lowercase "c" characters. Start by creating the characters using play dough snakes or pipe cleaners for the bubbles 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 Lowercase "c" 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.
Helpful Hint:
The letter "e" is a hard character to create because it is the only one with a horizontal line in the middle of the guidelines. Start by drawing the middle line by itself.
• Sight
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- Talk with your child about the function of her eyes. Ask her to identify the job of her eyes. Explain that most people have eyes. Eyes are different colors and different shapes, but the function of the eyes is just the same.
- Seated on the floor, blindfold your child. Place four or five similar objects in front of him. Ask for a particular object. Allow the child to feel the objects. Discuss that some people cannot see, and that we should be thankful for our eyesight.
- Play Pin the Tail on the Donkey
• Smell
- Discuss: What part of our body do we use to smell? Talk about the nose and the job it performs. Also discuss how animals use their noses to find food. (Idea from Tripod)
- Using different items in your refrigerator, pantry, and bathroom, discuss the various smells using words like sour, sweet, etc. Have your child close her eyes or use a blindfold to guess the item that she smells. Example items: lemon juice, milk, applesauce, rubbing alcohol, mouthwash.
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Place a squirt of shaving cream on a plate. Spread it out. Add a few drops of food coloring. Using a popsicle stick, drag the color through the shaving cream to make a swirled design (not too much or the colors will simply mix). Place a piece of paper on top of the shaving cream and gently press. Peel up the paper and scrap the excess shaving cream off the paper with a popsicle stick. Let dry.
- Click for additional ABCJLM Senses Ideas...
• Fine Motor Skills:
Using play dough, finger Jello, or cookie dough, make letter or number cut outs with ABC/123 cookie cutters or roll the dough into ropes and snake it into the correct shape.
• Gross Motor Skills:
Play "Simon Says" using different gross motor movements and activities.
• Visual Perception Skill:
Block Activity
