Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Easter Lessons



Week 1

Monday              
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Easter: The Triumphal Entry
Easter: Last Supper
Easter: Garden of Gethsemane
Intro
·     Lace Ribbon through a cooling wrack
·     Toy animals
·     Play Dough
Bible
·     Matt. 21:1-11
·     Luke 22:7-38
·     Matt. 26:36-46
Math
·     Have kids take turns running to the end of the room and placing palm branches with numbers on them in in the right order.
·     Put numbers in the bottom of little bowls and have the kids count small pieces of bread to place in each bowl
·     Play with pattern blocks
·     Sort shapes by size & color
Music
·     “Jumping Up and Down”
·     “Ain’t No Rock”
·     “Who’s the King of the Jungle?”
·     “Jesus Loves the Little Children”
·     “This is the Day”
·     “Aiken Drum”
·     “This Little Light of Mine”
·     “I Need Thee Every Hour”
·     “Are You Sleeping?”
·     “Fingers and Toes”
·     “Goodnight Sweetheart”
·     “Jesus Loves Me”
Snack
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English
·     Alphabet song
·     Put eggs with letters on them around the room. Have the kids find the eggs that spell their names.
·     Books: The Wonky Donkey, Twist and Ernest
·     Alphabet book I worksheet
·     Books:  Little Red Hen; Bun, Onion, Burger
·     Alphabet book J worksheet
·     Books: My Easter Storybook
Science
·     Make a donkey out of saw horses and cardboard.  Take turns guessing how many boards or weights or sticks the cardboard will hold. Then put on one at a time until the cardboard collapses
·     Bake fresh bread
·     Make patterns with felt flowers
Craft
·     Coffee filter eggs from Stockpiling Moms
·     Stained-glass craft from Mom On Time Out
·     Hatching egg craft from Ideas For Cards
Friday Field Trip: Flower Conservatory



Week 2

Monday              
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Easter: Trial
Easter: Crucifixion
Easter: Resurrection
Intro
·     Puzzles
·     Dress Up
·     Sort coins
Bible
·     Matt. 27:11-31
·     Matt. 27:32-56
·     Matt. 28:1-10
·     Resurrection Eggs
Math
·     Practice addition with paper tubes taped to the wall. Have two tubes join into one and flow into a basket. Add __ balls on one side to __ balls on the other side and see how many total fall into the basket at the bottom.
·     Use rectangles to make crosses
·     Easter do-a-dot printables from Gift of Curiosity

·     Paint/stamp numbers on stones
·     Run the number mat while counting to 10
Music
·     “This Old Man”
·     “Down By the Station”
·     “Little Peter Rabbit”
·     “He’s Got the Whole World”
·     “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
·     “Jesus Loves Me”
·     “Love the Lord Your God”
·     “Hallelu, Hallelujah”
·     “Good Morning God”
·     “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
·     “Amazing Grace”
·     “You are my Sunshine”
Snack
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·     Resurrection rolls
English
·     Alphabet song
·     Match upper case and lower case letters
·     Books: Duck and Goose How are You Feeling?,  The Velveteen Rabbit
·     Alphabet workbook K worksheet
·     Books: Baby Farm Animals, The Berenstein Bears with the Easter Story

·     Easter Maze from Education.com
·     Books: The Berenstein Bears Count Their Blessings, God Gave us Easter
Science
·     Scissor skills and patterns from Mama’s Learning Corner
·     Make designs with rubber bands and nails in wood
·     Dip bread in olive oil with spices. Discuss why the women were coming to anoint Jesus body with spices.
Craft
·     Make daffodil bunting from Nurture Store

·      Tomb out of construction paper or felt from Happy Home Fairy
·     Paint Easter Eggs
Friday Field Trip: See chicks or bunnies





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