Friday, September 19, 2014

Creation and Genesis Lessons 21-24

Math: Building Towers

Week 21

Monday             
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Day 6: Mankind (Creativity)
Day 7: Rest
Name the Animals
Intro
·     Scrapbook supplies
·     Craft sticks with Velcro
·     Contact paper play
Bible
·     Gen. 1:1
·     Gen. 2:19-20
·     Gen. 2:1-3
·     Gen. 2:19-20
Math
·     Make a number 6 poster. Put small objects in groups of six on the poster. Place containers around the room and have the students place six objects in each.
·     Create a tower or castle out of blocks
·     Make a number 7 poster. Put small objects in groups of seven on the poster. Place containers around the room and have the students place seven objects in each.
·     Make a number 8 poster. Put small objects in groups of eight on the poster. Place containers around the room and have the students place eight objects in each.
·     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.
Music
·     “Good Morning God”
·     “Aiken Drum”
·     “I Wonder if I’m Growing”
·     “On Top of Spaghetti”
·     “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
·     “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”
·     “5 Little Monkeys”
·     “Hush Little Baby”
·     “Rock a Bye Baby”
·     “Old McDonald”
·     “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
·     “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
·     “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window”
·     “BINGO”
Snack
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English
·     Alphabet Song
·     Create a story by gluing pictures in a blank book.
·     Books: The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Little Red Hen
·     Make palm trees out of toilet paper rolls and construction paper. Act out the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Story
·     Books: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
·     Have the kids pretend they are Adam and pick new names for the animals
·     Books: any book about animals
Science
·     Grow Crystals
·     Put up a small hammock and take turns putting stuffed animals into it. Are there animals that need more rest? Hibernating animals, koala’s.
·     Do the Fizzing and Jello Mixing Experiment from The Chaos and the Clutter

Craft
·     Make monster/dinosaur feet out of tissue boxes
·     Make pillows
·     Animal Coloring Sheets
Friday Field Trip: Pottery Painting

Craft: Paper Plate Snack


Week 22

Monday             
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Making Eve
The Fall
Cain and Abel
Intro
·     Bubble Wrap
·     Rip tissue paper
·     Bag Paint (put paint inside a baggy) from Imperfect Homemaker
Bible
·     Gen. 2:20-22
·     Gen. 3
·     Gen. 4
Math
·     Make a number 9 poster. Put small objects in groups of nine on the poster. Place containers around the room and have the students place nine objects in each.
·     Make a larger version of operation and have the kids use tongs to remove cardboard pieces
·     Make a number 10 poster. Put small objects in groups of ten on the poster. Place containers around the room and have the students place ten objects in each.
·     Apple Printables from 3Dinosaurs

·     Sort sheep (cotton balls) into pens
Music
·     “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”
·     “The Skeleton Dance”
·     “Jumping Up and Down”
·     “Fingers and Toes”
·     “Good Morning God”
·     “Apples and Bananas”
·     “How Much is That Doggies in the Window?”
·     “Our God is so Big”
·     “Old MacDonald”
·     “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
·     “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”
·     “Jesus Loves the Little Children”
Snack
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English
·     Alphabet song
·     Alphabet book H worksheet
·     Books: Curious George and the Dinosaur Discovery, Georgia’s Bones
·     Cut up 2 pool noodles into 26 sections. Write a letter of the alphabet on each section. Then make a snake by stringing the sections together in the correct order.
·     Books: Johnny Appleseed, Ten Apples Up on Top, Hungry Caterpillar, Apple Picking Time
·     Books: Mouton’s Impossible Dream, In the Sheepfold and the Pigpen
Science
·     Play with a plastic skeleton and discuss the function of bones
·     Learn about snakes
·     Make a scale out of hanger (Kids Activities Blog)
Craft
·     Adam and Eve finger puppets from Christian Preschool Printables
·     Paper plate snake
·     Finger knitting or “sewing” practice
Friday Field Trip: Mall Play Area

Science: Seeing how much cargo our paper boats can carry


Week 23

Monday             
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Noah’s Ark
Noah’s Animals
Noah’s Flood
Intro
·     Poms
·     Barrel of Monkeys
·     Sponges and Baster
Bible
·     Gen. 6
·     Gen. 6-7
·     Gen. 7
Math
·     Load the animals (animal stickers or cut outs) on a paper ark 2 by 2.
·     Noah’s Ark Mega Pack from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
·     Cut drops of water out of paper. Have kids climb up on a stool and try to drop them into a bucket. Count how many we collected in the bucket
Music
·     “Who Built the Ark?”
·     “Michael Row Your Boat Ashore”
·     “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
·     “Arky, Arky”
·     “5 Little Monkeys”
·     “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”
·     “How Much is That Doggy in the Window?”
·     “The Other Day, I Met a Bear”
·     “Who Built the Ark?”
·     “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean”
·     “Arky, Arky”
·     “In the Wet”
Snack
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·     Animal Crackers
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English
·     Alphabet song
·     Noah’s Ark Mega Pack from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
·     Books: Scuffy the Tugboat, Curious George: The Boat Show, Ship Shapes, Jack and Flumflum Tree
·     Write types of animals on the board (dog, cat, bird) and have the kids hunt for the matching letters with butterfly nets
·     Books: Any books about animals
·     Alphabet book L worksheet
·     Books: Miss Rumpheus, A Fish Out of Water, It’s Raining It’s Pouring, Moby Dick: An BabyLit Primer
Science
·     Make paper boats and see how much cargo they can carry
·     Have pictures of different settings (farm, zoo, forest). Have the kids sort animals with the habitat they would live in.
·     Shaving cream cloud experiment from Life With Moore Babies

Craft
·     Make a picture of a boat with popsicle sticks
·     Make pairs of animals out of clothespins
·     Make a raindrop mobile (Cafe Nohut)
Friday Field Trip: Waterfalls


Math: Punching holes in leaves

Week 24

Monday        
Tuesday
Thursday
Topic
Noah’s Olive Leaf
Noah’s Rainbow
The Tower of Babel
Intro
·     Craft sticks w/ Velcro
·     Paint
·     Blocks
Bible
·     Gen. 8
·     Gen. 9
·     Gen. 11
Math
·     Give the kids leaves cut out of construction paper and paper hole-punches. Have them count as they punch
·     Romping and Roaring R pack from 3 Dinosaurs

·     See how tall you can make block towers.
Music
·     “Joy Like a Fountain”
·     “You Are My Sunshine”
·     “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”
·     “Rainbow Connection”
·     “Joy Like a Fountain”
·     “Who Built the Ark”
·     “God is so Good”
·     “Manamana”
·     “Every Move I Make”
·     “The House that Jack Built”
Snack
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·     Rainbow Sprinkles Cookie
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English
·     Alphabet song
·     Romping & Roaring B Pack from 3 Dinosaurs
·     Books: The Hungry Caterpillar, Counting Birds, Crow Call
·     Rainbow literacy activities from Nurture Store
·     Books: Planting a Rainbow, Ruby’s Rainbow, I Am a Rainbow
·     Have the kids sort through a jumble of letters to find ones that match words you’ve written on the papers.
·     Alphabet book K worksheet
·     Books: The House that Jack Built, Paddington at the Tower, A House for Hermit Crab
Science
·     Make leaf rubbings and start a weeklong experiment to see how water travels through leaves (Buggy and Buddy)
·     Dancing powder experiment from Momma’s Fun World

·     Play Jenga
Craft
·     Dove Print from Raising My Two Girls

·     Yarn Rainbow from Raising My Two Girls

·     Make a tower by gluing popsicle sticks to paper towel rolls.
Friday Field Trip: Mini Golf


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