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Because the suggested activities for learning the Memory Verse, Bible Song, Poems, and Books of the Bible seldom change, they will be listed without further instructions unless additional details are required.
Bible Teaching and Play
Bible Story: Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego
Objective: I am to obey God, no matter what.
Scripture: Daniel 3
Character Trait: Obedience
Definition: Doing what you are told, right away, and with a happy heart without being reminded.
Opposite: Defiant, rebelling
Books of the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Paint "fire" on a piece of paper using red, orange, and yellow paint. Add the title "I Will Obey." Discuss how Shadrach, Meshach, & Abednego obeyed God no matter what.
Collect old red, yellow, and orange crayons, remove the wrappers, and break them into small pieces. Fill muffin tin cups halfway with a mix of the broken crayons. Place the tin in a 250-degree oven and let the crayons melt. Since different crayon brands use different ingredients, the melting times may vary. Once fully melted, take the tin out of the oven and use a toothpick to gently swirl the colors. Let the crayons cool completely. As they cool, the crayon material will shrink, making it easy to pop them out of the muffin tin. Read more...
Paint the bottom of the child's foot and let them create footprints on a large piece of paper. Add the title "Beautiful Feet" and explain how feet are beautiful when they are used to obey.
Get your child ready for kindergarten with the Complete 4 Year Curriculum. The engaging, easy-to-follow Lesson Plans and activities focus on age-appropriate academics, Bible stories, character training, and developmental skills, providing the perfect foundation for a child’s educational journey. Curriculum printed and mailed to you, ensure that your child or students are confident and prepared for the next step!
Academic Teaching and PlayWeek 2 focuses on "straight-line letters" E, F, L. Start by creating the characters using short and long craft sticks and move to writing the characters on the Straight-Line Characters worksheet. Be sure to say the Letter Formation Chant as the child creates each letter.
If the child is ready, for the next two weeks place the letters of her name on the 1" Tracing Paper. Using the Step #3 Progression Handwriting Worksheetsas examples, draw a box for each letter in the child's name. Then add green and red dots if needed. Work slowly adding a letter each day if needed. Remember that all numbers and letters are formed from top to bottom, left to right, and counter clockwise.
The handwriting activities have been completely remodeled in the Complete 4 Year and Handwriting Curricula. I encourage you to look at one of these if you have questions or need assistance in teaching handwriting.
Gather TinkerToys, wooden blocks, or Duplo Legos and instruct the child to use them to create various shapes (e.g. oval, heart, rectangle, triangle, circle, square, star, diamond). Place these shapes on the ground, ensuring each one is large enough to be easily identified by the child. If needed place tape on the ground for the child to copy the shapes.
Next, call out the name of a shape, and have the child aim and throw a bean bag into the correct shape. After each toss, encourage the child to say the name of the shape they landed on to reinforce shape recognition. For added fun, switch roles and let the child call out shapes for you to aim for, turning it into an engaging learning game that enhances both motor skills and shape recognition.
Introduce the alphabet in a simple way with our Letter Posters featuring each letter with fun formation poems and recognizable phonic images. Perfect for classrooms or home, these posters make learning letters interactive and fun!
Pre-Reading Learning
This book by Doreen Cronin is a humorous story about a group of cows who find an old typewriter and start making demands from Farmer Brown. They type out messages requesting better living conditions, like electric blankets, and refuse to produce milk until their demands are met. With witty text and clever illustrations, the book introduces children to problem-solving and negotiation.
The Makeup of a Story
Vocabulary Discussion
Tune: Are You Sleeping?
Where is __________?
Where is __________?
Here I am, Here I am
How are you today, sir?
Very well, I thank you
Run away, Run away
Give the child two same-shaped flashcards or blocks to hide behind his back. While singing the song, substitute in other shapes (oval, heart, rectangle, triangle, circle, square, star, diamond) showing the shapes on flashcards or blocks as you say the rhyme.
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Developmental Learning and Play
Using sidewalk chalk, start by drawing simple lines and have your child copy them. Then switch roles, allowing your child to draw while you copy. Gradually move from lines to basic shapes. Be sure to use brown, green, and yellow chalk to match the colors in this lesson.
Practice kicking a ball. Start with a large ball and progress to a smaller one. Set up a goal and take turns being goalie.
Blocks offer a wealth of learning opportunities for children, supporting not only fine motor skills but also visual perception development. We discovered four block activities through occupational and visual therapy to help my son with his visual perception delay. Use block sets like Duplo Legos or Parquetry Blocks for the following activities.
Objective: The child builds an identical block formation using verbal instructions only, and the adult does the same with verbal instructions from the child.
Setup: The child and adult sit across from each other with a barrier between them, so neither can see the other’s blocks.
Activity: The adult uses 2-3 blocks to create a simple structure. Using only verbal instructions (e.g., "below," "on top of," "next to"), the adult describes the block formation, and the child attempts to build an identical structure.
Increasing Difficulty: To make the activity more challenging, add more blocks and incorporate color descriptions. You can also switch roles, so the child describes the structure for the adult to build.
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