PreK
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Week Four
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Week Four
Number Tower
Using foam or plastic cups, write one number on each cup until you have 20 total. Mix up cups. Build a tower beginning w/ #1 and ending w/ #20. Remove cups and put them in order to make a number line.
Write Numbers
Using 3 lined red/blue paper, practice writing numbers 1-20.
18 font preschool 3 lined paper blue_red.pdf
Optional: Watch this tutorial
Double Dice Jumping
Roll two dice.
Jump that many times.
Listening/Sequence
Parent writes 3 numbers on a strip of paper. Read aloud w/o showing child. Child listens carefully & repeats the number sequence back aloud. Do several times.
Repeat w/ 4 numbers.
If successful w/ 4 numbers, try 5 numbers.
e.g.( 7 3 2 14) (10 6 18 9 2)
Memory Verse:
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” (Galatians 5:22-23)
Watch and sing along:
Use string, macaroni, or something similar and spell out the word LOVE
What is something you learned about love.
Draw a picture for your neighbor and leave it in their door or on their porch.
What are some ways we can show love?
Tell someone this verse. Talk about what you learned. Pray that God will help you to love your neighbor.
Mat Man
Draw or paint a picture of Mat Man (a person). Write “MAT MAN” below the picture.
Mat Man (on web)
MatMan example.JPG (pic)
Lowercase Letters Writing c,a,d,g,qPractice
watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPwHJOHBoDg&t=39s
Paper link: 18 font preschool 3 lined paper blue_red.pdf
ABC Hide-and-Seek
Child writes one capital letter on 26 sticky notes or small slips of paper.
Adult hides letters.
Child finds letters, and matches to lowercase letter chart. Lowercase Letter Chart,Or make your own lowercase letter chart.
Child names letters as they are found and matched.
Playdough Letters
Create letters out of playdough.
Float Your Boat!
Make a boat out of aluminum foil. Add pennies to your boat. How many pennies can your boat hold without sinking? Make a second boat. Make it into a different shape. Predict which boat will hold more pennies? Test it out. Talk about sink/float.
Nature Walk
Go on a nature walk. Bring a bag to collect grass, seeds, rocks, weeds, flowers, leaves, etc. Talk about spring and the changes you notice outside. What are the seasons? Which season is your favorite. Make a collage out of the treasures you found.
Washing Hands Experiment
Need: Three slices of bread. #1 untouched slice #2 touched with dirty hands #3 touched after washing hands with soap & water for 20 seconds. Put each slice in a zip locked bag & label. Observe over the next 2-3 days. A great visual to teach about germs.
Washing Hands Experiment
What observations have you made today from your experiment?
Jelly Bean Prayer and Jelly Bean Sort w/coloring pg
If you have jelly beans, you can gather colors to match your coloring!
Draw Jesus w/ Crown of Thorns
Draw a frowny face on this circle.
Draw big X’s across the forehead to show the Crown of Thorns. Color picture.
Draw a Cross
Child draws a cross on a piece of paper, then writes: JESUS IS ALIVE.
Sing the Jesus is Alive song