Basic 5 Year Curriculum - Week 5

Bee Attitudes Beehive

For the next fifteen weeks, your child will learn what it means to be a follower of Jesus—a Christian. With the Holy Spirit's help, our attitudes and behavior should reflect His. Each week, your child will complete a "Bee" Attitude worksheet.  At the end of the study, these worksheets will be combined to create a book. This week's "Bee" Attitude is humility. In the top part of the beehive, have your child write the attitude of the week. In the middle section, they can draw a picture of the Bible story. In the bottom section, ask them to draw themselves showing that attitude in real life.

Winter Sensory Tub

Fill a large tub with cotton balls or shredded white paper to represent snow. Use small buckets, shovels, or toy tractors for your child to play in the "snow."

To tie it to the Bible story of Blind Bartimaeus, hide small objects in the cotton balls. Blindfold your child and have them search for the hidden objects. As they find each one, encourage them to describe what they are feeling, like Bartimaeus might have done when he was blind.

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Math: AB Pattern

Adult:  Cut the images on the Winter Patterns worksheet into strips. Then have the child put the strips into individual items.  Using the winter images, create multiple AB patterns.  

If a Battleship game is available, create AB patterns with the pegs.

Social Science:  Phone Number

It’s important for your child to memorize a phone number for emergencies. To make it easier, you can turn the numbers into a song. Two songs that work well are "Muffin Man" (Do you know your phone number? ...555-1234) or "Camptown Ladies" (555-1234, Fred’s phone number...That is Fred’s number). Write out the phone number and point to each number as you sing.  Show your child how a hyphen separates the numbers when writing a phone number (e.g., 555-1234).  Also, let your child practice dialing the number on a real or toy phone.

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Science:  Winter

Months:  December, January, February
Holidays – Christmas, New Years, Valentine’s Day, Family Birthdays
Weather – Cold, snow, ice
Clothing – Winter coats, gloves, hats, sweaters
Plants – Trees are without leaves, plants are brown
Activities – Sledding, caroling, snowball fights

Ice Fishing Object Lesson
Fill a large bowl with water and ice cubes. Next to it, place an empty bowl. Give your child a 12-inch piece of string and ask them to "fish" for the ice cubes using only the string. After trying, they’ll likely say, "I can't." Explain that they are right; on their own, it’s impossible. But when you lay the string on an ice cube and sprinkle it with salt, after waiting a little bit, the string will freeze to the ice cube, allowing it to be picked up. Use this as an illustration: just like we can't catch ice cubes without salt, we can't reach Heaven on our own. We need Jesus—He is like the salt that melts away our sin and helps us reach Heaven. Allow your child to fish out the ice cubes when you're done with the lesson.

Snowman Game
Using the Snowman Game worksheet, color and cut out the snowman pieces. Build the snowman together. Then, ask your child to close their eyes while you remove one piece. When they open their eyes, ask them to guess which piece is missing. Keep playing by removing different pieces. Once finished, glue the snowman to a piece of construction paper. This activity will be used again in Week 16.

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Letters:  Ee

Formation Chant
E - body, head, arm, leg
e - dash, little curve

Use the Ee Writing worksheet and for further learning check out the Letter E Activities.

Numbers:  0-10

Write number 0-10 on 3/4" Tracing Paper.  Point and count to each number when finished.

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Help your little ones master early numeracy skills with our vibrant Number Posters, featuring numbers 0-10, fun rhymes, and interactive counting with apples. Ideal for both classrooms and homes, these posters turn learning numbers into an exciting and engaging experience!

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Book of the Week

In Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant, the beloved pig Poppleton enjoys all the best parts of winter, from building a snowman with friends to hosting cozy gatherings. Our family has loved the Poppleton series for years. Use the book’s words and illustrations to highlight winter activities, tying them to the Seasons Unit you're working on this week.

Literacy:  Exploring the Outside of a Book

• Front Cover: Here you’ll find the name of the author, illustrator, and usually a picture related to the story.
• Spine: The spine shows the book’s title and the author’s last name.
• Back Cover: This side provides a brief description of the book and sometimes information about the author.
• Title: The title is the name of the book, offering a clue about what the story is about.

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Fine Motor:  Snow Pom Pom Transfer

Place a bowl of white craft pom poms or cotton balls on the child's right side and an empty bowl on the left. Provide plastic tweezers, tongs, or clothespins, and have the child use these tools to transfer each "snow ball" from one bowl to the other. Afterward, switch the bowls so the child moves the pom poms from left to right. This activity supports fine motor skills and encourages crossing the midline, which is important for overall coordination and brain development.

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Gross Motor:  Spatial Ball Throw

Have your child stand about seven feet away from you, facing you. Begin by holding a large, soft ball or beach ball in your hands. Before tossing the ball, say a spatial word like "up," "down," "low," "high," or "catch." Based on your word, throw the ball in relation to your child’s body. For example, if you say "up," throw the ball above her head, or if you say "low," toss it toward the ground. If you say "catch," throw the ball straight toward her for her to catch.

To add an extra challenge, have your child predict where the ball will go after you say the word, pointing to the area where she expects the ball to land. As she gets better, reduce the time you give her to react, increasing the difficulty of the game. This exercise helps improve spatial awareness and quick thinking while making it fun and engaging.

Visual Perception:  Roll-a-Snowman

Roll-a-Picture games are a fun way to boost fine motor skills, sharpen visual perception skills, and practice taking turns - all while enjoying time together!   It's like a game of Cootie, but with a pencil and a whole lot of creativity.  Play Roll-a-Snowman and other Roll-a-Picture games to work on spatial awareness. 

Roll-a-Picture Games