Week 6: Space

Day 1

Letter of the Week: F

Introduce the letter F. Write a uppercase and lowercase F. Talk about what sound the letter F makes. Create the letter F in play dough.  Pick out books at the library that start with the letter F or have the letter F in them frequently. Find the letter F in the book and practice making the sound.  Talk about the words that start with the letter F.

Day 2

Theme Book: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

This book doesn't have too much to do about outer space, but it does have a moon in it! Make sure you point out the moon each time you see it. 

Primary Song: I am Like a Star

Sing the primary song and talk about how stars "shine" in the night sky.

Day 3

Activity 1: Sun Paper Plate Craft

Make a sun out of a paper plate and pipe cleaners. Get yellow plates (or white plates and just paint them yellow), punch holes around the circumference of the sun, and attach yellow pipe cleaners all around! I'm planning on keeping it that simple, but you can do more like this tutorial suggests. 

 

Day 4

Activity 2: Solar System Fruit and Yogurt Plate

Using different food items, create your own solar system! Get the full tutorial here. I guess this one is a little out of date since Pluto is on there, but it won't hurt to talk about Pluto and how it used to be considered a planet, but is not anymore.

Week 5: Autumn

Day 1

Letter of the Week: E

Introduce the letter E. Write a uppercase and lowercase E. Talk about what sound the letter E makes. Create the letter E in play dough.  Pick out books at the library that start with the letter E or have the letter E in them frequently. Find the letter E in the book and practice making the sound.  Talk about the words that start with the letter E.

Day 2

Theme Book: The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tifuri

Find all the changes that are happening in the book for the fall.  Talk about how it is a time to prepare for winter and how we prepare for winter too.

Primary Song: It's Autumntime

Sing the primary song after talking about how the leaves change colors. This could be fun to sing as you are driving or walking around town and finding changing colors.

Day 3

Activity 1: Fall Guess Bags

Gather fall items and put them in separate bags with the word "Fall" on each bag.  Some suggestions: acorns, pinecones, leaves, wool socks, an apple, etc.  Have your toddler describe how they fill: bumpy, smooth, soft, pokey, and crunchy and then guess what is in the bag.

Day 4

Activity 2: Fall Leaf Painting

Collect the colorful leaves and bring a few inside.  Put a small roll of tape onto each leaf and let have toddler press them onto a piece of paper. Squirt some red and yellow paint into a cup and let your toddler mix the paint as they go, talking about how the colors mix to create orange.  When they are done painting, lift up the leaves so you have white leaf shapes.

Week 4: Body Parts

Day 1

Letter of the Week: D

Introduce the letter D. Write a uppercase and lowercase D. Talk about what sound the letter D makes. Create the letter D in play dough.  Pick out books at the library that start with the letter D or have the letter D in them frequently. Find the letter D in the book and practice making the sound.  Talk about the words that start with the letter D.

Scripture Story: David and Goliath

Use this resource to help tell the story.

Talk about how our bodies are different from each other (some are big, some are small!) 

Talk about how David used his arms to sling the rock, and how our body parts can do amazing things- especially paired with a lot of faith!

Additional scripture: Romans 10:15 

Day 2

Theme Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Follow along from head to toe and do all of the actions described. Definitely check this one out from the library if you don't already have it. Super cute book! 

Primary Song: Head Shoulders Knees and Toes

Touch each body part as you sing the song. Sing it over and over, each time a little faster.
Bonus Song: The Hokey Pokey
Come up with as many silly body parts to "put in" the middle. Don't forget to do your whole self! 

Day 3

Activity 1: Give the Face some Features!

Print out the blank face and the facial features found here. (You have to download the file, then print it).
Cut out the eyes, nose, and mouths, and then glue them to the correct places on the face.

Day 4

Activity 2: Rubber Ducky Foot Art

Use your feet to make some art! I love all the cute little craft ideas out there using little hands and feet. This is the one we are going to do. But feel free to search "kids hand and foot art" on Pinterest for other fun ideas.

Food: Apple Smiles

Make these cute apple smiles using sliced apples, peanut butter and mini marshmallows. 

Have a fun week! 

Week 3: Weather

Day 1

Letter of the Week: C

Introduce the letter C. Write a uppercase and lowercase C. Talk about what sound the letter C makes. Create the letter C in play dough.  Pick out books at the library that start with the letter C or have the letter C in them frequently. Find the letter C in the book and practice making the sound.  Talk about the words that start with the letter C.

Scripture Story: Jesus Calms the Tempest 

Watch the Bible Video of Jesus calming the tempest.

Read the story with pictures and coloring page.

Day 2

Theme Book: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Read the book looking for all the ways we can experience snow using our senses.  Peter saw the snow - what does it look like? Where does it come from? Talk about snow feeling cold and how Peter dressed to stay warm outside.  When you see his footprints, talk about being able to hear snow crunching under our feet. 

Primary Song: Once There Was a Snowman

Talk about making a snowman out of snowballs and sing the song.

Day 3

Activity 1: Dressing up Bear for the Weather

Print out the bear with all of his different clothes and weather clouds.  Talk about the different weather (hot and sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy) and dress up the bear for the weather outside.  Talk about how we use umbrellas to keep us dry from the rain and hats to protect our faces from the sun, mittens to keep our hands warm in the snow, etc.

Day 4

Activity 2: Rain Comes from Clouds 

Start with jumbo cotton balls (or as big as you have), explaining that they are clouds. Put the cotton ball in a small cup of water (it is filling up with water and getting so heavy) and then squeeze the water out - rain!  Probably a good outside activity.

Food: Rainbow

Make a rainbow out of colored fruit loops.