Preschool Day 8 - Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Day 8 – Tuesday, August 24, 2010

BIBLE
Review John 8:12 – Again Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of the life.” We will work toward at least partial memorization. Remind the students that the sun helps us to see where we are going so we go the right way and don’t stumble or get hurt. Ask, “How is the sun like Jesus?” Explain that when we listen to the Bible, we learn how to obey Jesus. When we obey Jesus, we will go the right way in what we think and what we do (My Father’s World).

LANGUAGE
Review the letter for the week - /s/-/s/-Sun. Demonstrate how to correctly form the letter S. Have the child “draw” the letter on the table or carpet using his finger as you demonstrate. Have the student complete a handwriting page for the letter S.

Place the textured S on the table with the envelope of pictures (from yesterday’s lesson). Mix up the pictures and place them picture side up. For each picture, have the student trace the textured letter and say “”Spoon starts with /s/, etc…”

Complete a sound discrimination page (multiple pictures – some with beginning sound /s/ and some with other beginning sounds. Circle any pictures with the letter S and put an X on those that do not begin with this lesson’s letter.

CALENDAR TIME/MATH
Remind students that we use the calendar to tell us the month, year, day of the week and the date. Ask, “What month is it?” “What year is it?” Say “Yesterday was ________.” “What day of the week is today?” “It is ____________________.” “Yesterday’s date was the ____th.” “What is today’s date?” “Today is (day), August (date), (year). Write the date in the correct box. Color today’s square, remembering to alternate colors (green, blue). Count the days of the month together. This is also a good time to introduce months (January, February, etc…).

Today you will learn how to make a real graph with teddy bears. Ask, “How are the teddy bears different? The same? What colors are the bears?” Have the child choose a color teddy bear. “I’ve asked a few other people we know to choose their favorite color. Their favorite color teddy bears are in this envelope. Now you will make a graph with these bears to show our favorite bear colors.” Using a grid (Master K-10) put the teddy bears on the graph. “Which column has the most teddy bears/ How do you know? Which has the fewest teddy bears? How do you know? Are any columns the same? Which ones? How do you know? What color did most people choose? Let’s count how many (most common color) teddy bears are on the graph. Let’s count all of the teddy bears together as you take them off the graph and put them away.” (Saxon K Math)

DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITY – Obstacle Line
Lay a long piece of yarn on the floor. The yarn can extend into another room if there is enough open space. Position the yarn so that at intervals it curves left and right in a snake fashion. Place a small object at each curved indentation. These objects will serve to establish boundaries for the child to go around. Demonstrate how to walk with one foot exactly in front of the other. Then tell the child to walk from one end to the other. Tell her the objects have been placed to remind her to be careful as she walks along the curved yarn strip.

Another option is to place different pieces of colored paper along the yarn. Ask the child to retrieve specific colors and bring them back. (Slow and Steady Get Me Ready)

THEME - Sun
Make raisins by placing a few green grapes in a window. Watch the grapes for a few days as they become grapes. Since this is the first day of raisin making you will have time to do other activities:

Paint a yellow sun, painting the sun’s rays in alternating colors (yellow, orange, yellow, orange, etc..) to reinforce the concept of patterns recently introduced in Math.

Allow the student to write the letter S and circles/sun in shaving cream on the table.