September--Lesson Two

This is the second lesson for the week of September 6th-11th. Click the image below to print the lesson plan out for yourself.

Prep Time!

1. Print the pages below if your child is above 1. These are the matching Aa pages for Activity Two. The original activity page comes from here.





2. Print out the Little Red House with no Doors and No Windows booklet. Fold larger pages in half and staple together into a half-page booklet.



3. Gather your materials:

• bowl of fruit
• magnetic fridge letters
• glue stick
• scissors
• stapler
  
• 2 books from our Reading List for this month (I suggest The Little Red House with no Doors and No Windows and It's Hard to be Five:Learning How to Work my Control Panel)

4. Prep Fruit Tree: cut out large brown trunk and green treetop for future use. Tape them on a door or pin them onto a bulletin board. We will be adding one piece of fruit each month to our tree. (Other options: create a basket instead of a tree; you could create a Fruits of the Spirit folder and instead of hanging the tree/basket on the wall ad each fruit to your folder throughout the school year.)

Fun Time!
(For this week since it's new I'll break down each day for you, but all you really need is the printable learning plan above)

1. Pray for the Day--this can be either my suggested prayer or any prayer that works for your family.

2. Calendar/Weather--sit down in a circle or with your munchkin on your lap near the home's calendar. Move any pieces or use a marker to show which day of the week it is. Point out the month and season as well. Sing the two calendar songs together.

3. Songs/Nursery Rhymes--find a comfy spot to sit and sing the Counting Apples song. Use your fingers to demonstrate. If your munchkin is old enough, have her join in too with her own fingers, or just allow her to watch you be silly :) Then sing the Be Careful Little Hands song, this is an introduction into our fruits of the spirit theme for the month.

4. Activity One--this is the first of our Fruit of the Spirit lessons, focusing on one character trait each month. After doing the lesson, explain to your child about the fruit tree/basket/folder on the wall and how each character trait (fruit of the spirit) will be added in as a picture of an actual fruit. Feel free to stop for a mid-morning snack of fruit after this lesson is completed.

5. Activity Two--If you have an under-18 month old, simply get out magnetic fridge letters and let them play. If it's a new activity, sometimes it helps to sit with them and show them how to get the letters onto/off of the fridge and move them around. The LeapFrog Fridge Phonics is a great option for this time, but even the really cheap colored letters are fun for kids too. If your child is able to hold a glue stick (18 months-4 years) then cut out the Aa pictures and read the words for them. They will glue the pictures into the blank box beside the Aa word. Then cut out each large box and staple together to make a little Aa booklet. They can take this to church or in the car to look at if they want, or just add it to their big books. If your child is 4 or older help them to draw a picture of the word in the box, then they can copy the word underneath the picture on the 2 lines provided.

6. Read Aloud--read the two books aloud together. If some of your kids are very young or antsy by this time feel free to set them up with a quiet activity like blocks or cars on the floor near you. You can read aloud and they can listen as they play. Keep the books in a basket or something in the main living area so your kids can go back and browse them, look at pictures, or chew on the corners ;-) when they feel like it throughout the week.

Show off crafts to Daddy, Grandma, and whoever else likes to dote on your child!