ABCJesusLovesMe is where we get our curriculum...
Verse of the week:
John 14:6 - Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Song of the week:
Jesus loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Chorus:
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
On day one we worked on our bible verse above. John 14:6
We then sang our song above, which happily the boys already knew. See above
We then went into our dove printouts. Which we opted to put blue crepe paper (instead of tissue) because that's what we had on hand. We discussed the verse and ripped and crinkled and glued.
After that we practiced writing numbers 0-5.
I worked hand over hand with the orange crayon and allowed them to trace with the purple crayon. Huge improvements in this! I'm so proud!
We then sat and read part of our bible section. Reviewed our flash cards and sight words to end our day.
Day two:
Today we did our bible verse, sang our song and read our bible story.
We then did our craft:
Making rain sticks.
Craft: Rain Sticks
Tear off one sheet of aluminum foil that is three times as long as a paper towel tube. Roll the foil lengthwise like a snake. Wrap the foil around a wooden spoon creating a spring-like shape. Stretch the foil to be as wide and long as the tube. Place the spring shaped foil into the paper towel tube. Add a couple of layers of aluminum foil or construction paper to the bottom of the tube to secure the contents. Secure tightly with a rubber band. Add dry beans and/or dry macaroni to the fill the tube 1/10 of the way (make sure that the foil doesn't fall down when pouring in the beans or macaroni). Add a matching cap to the top of the tube. Decorate. Teach the child to tilt the stick slowly. (Source abcjesuslovesme.com)
I made them out of toilet paper rolls instead of paper towel tubes.
The boys loved these, but the rice quickly founds its way out.
Then we moved into the kitchen and did our science project: making it rain.
Fill a glass jar with 2" of very hot water. Place a plate over the jar. Wait a few minutes for condensation to occur. Then lay some ice cubes on the plate. This will cause the condensation to rain! (The condensation represents clouds. The ice represents the cool air in the atmosphere that makes it rain.) (Original Source Unknown)
The boys were so excited watching and wondering what in earth I was doing. When it actually started working they moved in for a closer look. I took this lesson further and taught about hot and cold as well.
We sang "rain rain, go away" and the "Itsy Bitsy Spider"
Day three:
We studied about 9/11. My two youngest children were not born when this happened, but that doesnt make it any less significant. We didnt delve into it too deeply but we prayed for the families who were effected and we did some coloring sheets....
and
We sang our song, "Jesus Loves Me"
And so ends week 2ish...
