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September
Week #1
Monday:
Bible
verse: Acts 5:29 Obey God.
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Subject
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Phonics/Reading/Writing
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Activity
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Tracing
Lines
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Purpose
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Following a
written pattern. Learning to start at the top left of a page and move
to the right and then down to next “line”.
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Setup
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Start with
worksheet #1 from this book. Create new sheets if needed for child to
understand concept.
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Directions
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Put child’s
finger on the top left ball. Using finger to trace the line to the
matching ball on the other side. Move down to next ball and
repeat tracing lines for each ball to its match. Start over at
the top. Go through at least twice with finger than proceed to crayon
if you want to.
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Subject
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Bible & Spiritual Growth
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Activity
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Reading
story of Jonah (Jonah 1:1 – 2:10)
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Purpose
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Learning
about Bible stories. Learning about obedience
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Setup
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Children’s
Bible or story book about Jonah
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Directions
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Read the
story of Jonah. Quote Bible verse and have child repeat it.
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Subject
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Music
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Activity
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Clapping to
music
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Purpose
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Help child
hear the beat and clap to it.
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Setup
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Music tape
or video with upbeat music.
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Directions
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Cup child’s
hands in yours and help them clap to the beat. If they get the hang of
it, let go and let them clap on their own. Change songs or tapes to get
different tempos.
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Supplies needed for Monday projects:
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Project
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Supplies
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Buy/Borrow/Rent
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Tuesday:
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Subject
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Readiness Skills
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Activity
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Gluing
squares
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Purpose
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Learning
about squares. Four equal sides makes a
square.
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Setup
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Parent cuts
out several squares that can be glued onto a piece of paper. Cut
squares in various sizes and colors from construction paper (different
color paper than the one child will be gluing on). Glue stick or white
glue
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Directions
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Talk about
the shape of the squares – even though they are different colors they
all have four sides. Let child decide where and how to glue (give
minimal assistance with the glue as necessary)
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Subject
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Bible & Spiritual Growth
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Activity
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Story of
Jonah, coloring/painting a whale
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Purpose
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Learning
about Bible stories, learning about obedience
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Setup
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Children’s
Bible or story book about Jonah. Pattern #1, crayons or paint
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Directions
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Read story
of Jonah. It says that God sent a “big fish” to swallow Jonah. The
biggest fish I can think of is a whale – maybe God sent a whale. Color
or paint the whale. Quote Bible verse and have child repeat it.
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Subject
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Physical Movement
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Activity
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Throwing
bean bags
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Purpose
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Learning to
control hand and arm movement in order to throw (accurately)
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Setup
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Bean bags.
(these can be made by putting beans in a sock
and tying a knot in the top, sewing squares of fabric together and
stuffing with beans, or beans in a sandwich bag that seals). Bucket or
basket to throw bean bags in to.
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Directions
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Explain
that you want to throw the bean bags in to the bucket. Establish a
throwing line (around 1-2 feet away from the bucket) and demonstrate.
Having a few beanbags on hand makes this easier – less retrieving.
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Supplies needed
for Tuesday projects:
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Project
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Supplies
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Buy/Borrow/Rent
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Overview
of Curriculum Age 2 description
Age 2 skills
checklist
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