Bible Teaching and Play
Bible Story: Creation Day 4
Scripture: Genesis 1
Bible Theme: God Made the World Around Me
Lesson: Sun, Moon, Stars
Place a dollop of yellow paint on a piece of paper. Using a cotton swab, popsicle stick or the child's finger, pull the paint away to make sun rays.
Using the Creation Mobile worksheet as a template, cut the shapes out of appropriately colored paper. Add a string to the cut outs and hang to create a mobile.
Paint a paper plate yellow. Add a face with a black crayon. Tape yellow streamers along the edges.
On Day 1 (On numbers - put corresponding fingers in the air)
God created light (close fists and then quickly open in the air and bring down to side creating arches)
On Day 2
God created the sky (wave arms in the air) and water (make waves with hands)
On Day 3
God created land (with palms facing the floor, run hands flat in front of you) and plants (place one fist inside the other and pop the one fist through the other - sign language for plant)
On Day 4
God created the sun (hold arm up in the air with fingers spread wide), moon (with opposite arm make a "c" formation with your hand in the air), and stars (with index fingers putting up alternate right and left hand moving up in the air - sign language for stars)
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Academic Teaching and Play
Yellow Worksheets
Color one of the ABCJLM Yellow Worksheets with a yellow egg-shaped crayons.
Eat Yellow Food
Yellow squash, bananas, lemon, lemonade, lemon cookies, cheese, crackers, chips
Color Walk
Walk around your home or neighborhood looking for the color yellow Take a yellow flashcard or crayon with you to remind the child of the color.
Play Dough Circles
Using yellow play dough, make "snakes" to form long lines. Join the ends to make a circle. Add rays (lines) to a large circle to create a sun.
Because play dough sometimes ends up in the mouth, I encourage you to make your own. Click to see my favorite play dough recipe.
C /c/ cat
Apple Tree #2
This week use jumbo colored pencils to decorate the Apple Tree #2 worksheet. Add two apple stickers. Continue to count items throughout the day.
Pre-Reading Learning
- Eat goldfish as you read the book. For extra fun, sometimes you can find colored goldfish.
Glue squares of tissue paper on the Red Fish Blue Fish worksheet to create one red fish and one blue fish. Use the fish to work on counting "1, 2." Be sure to point to each fish while counting.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
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Developmental Learning and PlayTeaching a child their name also creates a great opportunity to teach them to come when called. I used a fun game with my son to help him learn this important skill.
Help the child remember to say "thank you" after anyone gives or helps him/her with something. Saying "thank you" shows respect and gratitude.
Play with Peg Puzzles to build fine motor skills. Encourage your child to pick up the puzzle pieces using their thumb and index finger, the same grip used for holding a pencil.
The Red Light, Green Light game is a fun way to practice obedience and following directions. Play it on a trampoline, at the park, or while running or walking side by side. Teach your child to immediately stop when you say "red light." This skill can be a lifesaver in emergency situations, like when crossing a parking lot.
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