Week 1 (8/31-9/4): The Little Engine That Could
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Bible
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Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we
will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Caleb (Joshua 14)
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Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we
will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Daniel (Daniel 6)
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Perseverance
Verse: “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we
will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9
Story: Jesus in Gethsemane (Mt. 26)
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English
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Read The Little Engine That
Could &
Practice the ‘ch’ sound
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Read The Little Engine That
Could, sing the alphabet song, &
find the letters that spell “train”
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Read The Little Engine That
Could & do
Explode the Code worksheets
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Math
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Math Worksheet
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Add the sticks brought by two different toy trains.
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Label trains by 10s (10, 20, 30, 40, etc.) and have the students put
them in the right order.
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Music
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Finger Play & Silly Songs
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Rhythm & Theory
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Bach (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to
music)
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Science
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Combustion: build a fire and discuss how trains need energy to run.
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Load a train w/ different amount of rocks, send each down a ramp and
measure which one rolls the farthest.
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Observe the three stages of water (solid, liquid, and steam). Discuss
how steam helps trains run.
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Art
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Intro to Claude Monet & “The Gare Saint-Lazare”
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Draw charcoal pictures.
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Compare “The Gare Saint-Lazare” with a Monet water lily picture.
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Week 2 (9/8-11): Make Way for Ducklings/Long Island Ducklings
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Day 1 |
Day 2
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Day 3
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Bible
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Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a
heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he
has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Abraham anticipating the promised land (Heb. 11:8-12)
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Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a
heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he
has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Moses looking at the promised land (Deut 34, Heb. 11: 3-28)
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Heaven is our Home
Verse: “But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a
heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he
has prepared for them a city.” Heb. 11:16
Story: Elijah taken in the chariot of fire (2 Kings 2)
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English
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Read Long Island Ducklings &
learn ‘ck’ sound
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Read Make Way for Ducklings,
review ‘ck’ sound, & find the
letters that spell “duck”
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Read Make Way for Ducklings &
do
Explode the Code worksheets
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Math
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Math Worksheets
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Practice adding rubber ducks to a “bath” and then subtracting rubber
ducks
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Practice multiplication and division by grouping feathers
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Music
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Finger Play and Silly Songs
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Rhythm & Theory
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Bach (Look at picture of composer, review brief bio, and listen to music)
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Science
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Look at a map and discuss duck migrations
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Talk about how ducks are well suited to living in the water
(feathers, feet, etc.). Look at duck pictures & videos at National Geographic Kids
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Practice making duck calls
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Art
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Intro to Audubon and “Plate 221”
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A duck craft that quacks (Supplies: yellow cup, feathers, googly
eyes, string, sponge, hot glue)
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Color pictures of feathers
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Week 3 (9/14-9/18): Goodnight Moon/Runaway Bunny
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Bible
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Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O
LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: God protecting Elisha with horses and chariots of fire (2
Kings 6)
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Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O
LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: God protecting the spies in Jericho (Joshua 2)
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Rest
Verse: “In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O
LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Ps. 4:8
Story: Jesus praying for our protection form the evil one (John 17:5)
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English
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Read Goodnight Moon & learn
the ‘oo’ sound
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Read Goodnight Moon, review
the ‘oo’ sound & find the
letters that spell “moon”
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Read Runaway Bunny & do
Explode the Code worksheets
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Math
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Math Worksheets
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Practice adding paper moons
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Fish for bunnies w/ numbers on them. Then decide whose number is the
largest
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Music
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Finger Play & Silly Songs
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Rhythm & Theory
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Pachelbel (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen
to music)
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Science
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Look at pictures of craters and discuss moon craters
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Discuss tides
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Make rabbit boroughs w/ toilet paper tubes. Send “rabbits” (cotton
balls) through the tubes.
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Art
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Intro to Van Gogh and “Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon” *
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Make tin foil moon
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Compare “Landscape with Couple Walking and Crescent Moon” and “Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night” *
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Week 4 (9/21-9/25): Eric Carle: Very Hungry Caterpillar/Very Busy
Spider/Head to Toe
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Day 1
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Day 3
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Bible
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Bread of Life
Verse: “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes
to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35
Story: Elijah being fed by the ravens (1 Kings 17)
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Bread of Life
Verse: “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes
to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”
John 6:35
Story: Jesus feeding the 5,000 (Matt. 14)
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English
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Read The Very Hungry
Caterpillar & review ‘ch,’ ‘ck,’
and ‘oo’ sounds
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Read The Very Busy Spider &
do
Explode the Code worksheets
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Math
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Math Worksheets
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Work on multiplying by 8 (1 spider has how many legs? 2 spiders have
how many legs? Etc.)
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Music
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Finger Play & Silly Songs
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Handel (Look at picture of composer, learn a brief bio, and listen to
music)
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Science
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Make a list of healthy food. Discuss how we need protein &
vitamins
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Make duct tape web
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Art
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Intro to Cezanne & “Cherries and Peaches”
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