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Reptiles Week

During Opening time you will:

1. Sing 2 songs from Conscious Discipline

2. Do breathing exercises

3. Review the letters of the week

4. Identify those who are absent

5. Pray for those who are absent and for your classroom that day.

Throughout the day you must read at least 2 books to the class. Great times to do that are while the lunch is being put out, nap time is starting or at the end of the day.

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Monday: Small Group: Items you will need –

• Elmer’s school glue • Paint brush

Work with children 3 at a time at a table. Paint each child’s hand with glue, when the glue is dry let them peel it off. Talk about molting. Lesson intent: 3.20 Uses senses to learn about the characteristics of the environment and to collect data (scientific process: observing), 4.6 Coordinates eye and hand movements to complete tasks, 4.7 Uses small muscles for self-help skills

Large Group:

Items you will need – • Pictures of reptiles • Pictures of other animals • “Reptiles” by DK Publishing

Ahead of time, copy and cut apart pictures of reptiles and other animals. Bring children to the large group location in the room. Give a brief introduction to reptiles: Cold-blooded, hatch from hard shell eggs, scaly skin, back bones, eat living creatures. They live in deserts, swamps, and tropical rain forests. Look through the book “Reptiles” showing pictures and highlighting some of the specific reptiles you will be talking about this week. Give each child a picture of an animal, and then have the kids sort themselves into reptiles and animals. Lesson intent: 3.4 Demonstrates visual discrimination and visual memory skills, 3.11 Classifies objects conceptually (things that go together), 3.19 Shows interest in exploring the environment

Bible: Bible Story: “The People Worshiped God” Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Items you will need -

• Copy of memory verse • Copy of Bible picture

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• Copy of Bible story • Colorful streamers

Bring children to the large-group location in the room. Give each child a streamer. Form groups according to the streamer colors. Play music. Guide: "Each color group move around together waving your streamers as the music plays." Engage children in creative movements for waving their streamers. Say: "We worship God when we sing and move with the music. We'll learn about people who worshiped God at the temple." Collect the streamers to use later. Read the Bible story. Pray.

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Bible Story: The People Worshiped God

Based on 2 Chronicles 3:1-17; 5:1-14

Finally, the work was done! Solomon finished building the temple, or church building, in Jerusalem. The temple replaced the tent church the people had used. The temple was beautiful. Solomon used wood and gold. The temple was decorated with palm trees, gold chains, and jewels.

Solomon brought the things his father David had given for the temple: silver, gold, and other things. Solomon put the items in the temple. He asked all the leaders of the temple and people to come together. The priests carried the Ark of the Covenant, a special box to remember God's promises, into the temple.

When the men came out of the temple there were singers and musicians waiting to worship. The singers began their song [hand signal; hand down] and 120 trumpeters blew their trumpets [hand signal; hand down]. Others played cymbals, harps, and lyres [hand signal; hand down].

All together the singers and musicians thanked God for the temple [hand signal; hand down]. "God is good," they sang. "He loves us forever" [hand signal; hand down].

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The  people  

praised  and  

thanked  God.  

2  Chronicles  5:13  

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Tuesday:

Small Group: Items you will need –

• Copies of the turtle outline • Green, brown, yellow paper • glue

Work with children 3 at a time at a table. Give each child an outline of a turtle and its shell and let students tear up and glue pieces of green, brown, and yellow paper to it.

Lesson intent: 2.10 Explores and manipulates art media, 2.12 Preplans art project and then works with care, 4.6 Coordinates eye and hand movements to complete tasks

Large Group:  

Items you will need - • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjIZKuPNCE0 ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=Lq0Mx44u7vM ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_N_rjkdcKU

• Words to the following finger play written on poster board: There was a little turtle

that lived in a box. (put hands together to make a box) He swam in a puddle, (make swimming movements)

And he climbed on the rocks. He snapped at a mosquito, (snap your fingers)

He snapped at a flea, (snap your fingers) He snapped at a minnow, (snap your fingers) And he snapped at me. (snap your fingers)

He caught the mosquito, (clap) He caught the flea, (clap)

He caught the minnow, (clap) But he didn't catch me!! (make a proud face)

Ahead of time, download the links onto the computer. Bring children to the large group location in the room. Introduce students to turtles and have them watch video the videos. Talk about the different characteristics of the various turtles. Talk about other kinds of turtles and how they live. Make a T-chart with and compare aquatic and non-aquatic turtles

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Lesson intent: 3.5 Understands that print conveys a message, 3.19 Shows interest in exploring the environment, 3.22 Makes comparisons (scientific process: comparing), 5.5 Participates in songs, finger plays, rhyming activities, and games

Bible:  

Bible Story: “The People Worshiped God” Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Items you will need -

• Copy of memory verse • Copy of Bible picture • Copy of Bible story • Instruments

Bring children to the large-group location in the room. Show the children different instruments and show how to use them. Say “God tells us to praise Him. Many people use instruments to praise God. Today we are going to listen to music and play instruments and worship God.” Hand out the instruments and allow the children to practice with them. Start the music and let them play along. After a little while, collect the instruments. Say, “We worship and praise God as we play music. God likes us to praise Him. We will hear a Bible story about ways to praise God. Listen and remember the things people did to praise God." Reread the Bible story. After reading review the memory verse and pray.

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Wednesday:

Small Group: Items you will need –

• Copies of the snakes Ahead of time, copy the snakes and cut each picture into 2 pieces. Work with children 2 at a time at a table. Have the students match the halves to complete the picture of the snakes. If you have time, have them sort according to patterns (2 colors, 3 colors, stripes, solid)

Lesson intent: 3.10 Classifies objects by physical features such as shape or color, 3.11 Classifies objects conceptually (things that go together), 3.12 Recognizes patterns and can repeat them (patterning)

Large Group:

Items you will need - • “S-S-Snakes!” by Lucille Recht Penner • Yarn • Yard stick • White chart paper

Ahead of time, pre-cut yarn to the lengths of a boa constrictor, garden snake, rattlesnake, and python. Bring children to the large group location in the room. Read “S-S-Snakes!” by Lucille Recht Penner. Pull out the pre-cut yarn, and measure it using the yard stick. Record the lengths on paper. Measure the shortest and tallest kids and the teachers and chart as well to let the kids compare the sizes. Lesson intent: 3.1 Shows enjoyment of books and stories and discussion of them, 3.5 Understands that print conveys a message, 3.14 Demonstrates the ability to order and sequence, 3.22 Makes comparisons (scientific process: comparing), 5.3 Expands vocabulary

Bible:

Bible Story: “The People Worshiped God” Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Items you will need -

• Copy of memory verse • Copy of the questions

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Line up kids at one end of the room. Review the Bible story. After review, play a review game. Explain "The goal of this game is to get to the other side of the room. Before anyone can move, someone will answer my question and ask, 'Teacher, may we?' I will tell you how to move." Read aloud a Bible story review question. Challenge one child to answer. Lead all of the girls (if a girl answered) or boys (if a boy answered) to "take one giant step," "move 2 baby steps," "take a giant leap," or a similar movement direction. Pause for the child to ask: "Teacher, may we?" Reply: "The [state group] may move." Continue the process to review the Bible story. Start over each time someone reaches the opposite side of the room. After game, review the memory verse and pray.  

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Who built the temple at Jerusalem?

1) Isaiah 2) Solomon

3) David

What did Solomon use to build and decorate the temple? 1) cypress wood, gold, precious jewels

2) leather 3) play dough

What did the priests bring to the temple when it was complete?

1) The Ark of the Covenant, a special box to remember God's promises

2) a vase of flowers 3) a CD player and music

What kinds of instruments did the people play?

1) guitars and drums 2) pianos and organs

3) trumpets, cymbals, harps, and lyres

What did Solomon use to decorate the temple?

(palm trees, chains, jewels)

What did the singers sing? ("God is good. He loves us forever.")

Who was Solomon’s father?

1) David 2) Joseph

3) Paul

When he finished, what did Solomon bring into the temple?

1) food 2) a piano

3) instruments and treasures from King David

What did the people do as they gathered to worship?

1) argued 2) played instruments and sang praises

3) played games

What did Solomon use

to build the new temple? (cypress wood and fine gold)

After everything was moved into the new temple, what

happened? (Singers and musicians played music to worship

God.)

Whom can we worship at church?

(God)

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Thursday:

Small Group: Items you will need –

• Computer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4-mzgCw2PA • Paper • Crayons • Googly eyes

Ahead of time, download the link on your computer. Work with children 3 at a time at a table. Let kids watch the web video/story “Clyde’s Smile”. Help kids make a hand crocodile by tracing around their hands with the thumb sticking up, the pointer finger and index finger together, the ring finger and the pinky together to make the crocodile face. Let the kids color and add googly eyes. Lesson intent: 2.10 Explores and manipulates art media

Large Group:

Items you will need - • “Deep In the Swamp” by Donna M. Bateman

Bring children to the large group area of the room. Talk about the difference between Alligators and Crocodiles: such as the fourth tooth of an alligator’s lower jaw fits into a pocket in his upper jaw. The same tooth on a crocodile fits into a groove in the side of his upper jaw. His tooth is visible even with his mouth closed. Alligators have much broader snouts than crocodiles. Read “Deep In the Swamp” by Donna M. Bateman. Lesson intent: 3.1 Shows enjoyment of books and stories and discussion of them, 3.22 Makes comparisons (scientific process: comparing), 5.3 Expands vocabulary

Bible: Bible Story: “The People Worshiped God” Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:13

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Items you will need -

• Copy of memory verse • Streamers • Chenille stems • Rhythm sticks (craft sticks if rhythm sticks aren’t available)

Bring children to the large-group location in the room. Comment: "When the people finished building the temple, they were very happy. Some of the people played instruments and other people sang songs. The people thanked and praised God. Have you ever watched a parade? What did you see in the parade?" Encourage responses. Remark: "Let's pretend to march in a parade." Distribute chenille stems and streamers. Demonstrate how to twist a chenille stem around one end of the streamer to create a handle. Encourage kids to march around the room waving their streamers. Instruct the preschoolers to sit in a circle as you collect the supplies. Distribute two rhythm sticks to each child. Tap a pattern with the sticks. Instruct the children to repeat the pattern. Take turns allowing children to tap patterns for everyone to follow. Keep a steady beat with the rhythm sticks while singing the following song: (Tune of “God Is So Good”)  

I can worship God, I can worship God, I can worship God

At my church today.  

I can thank God, I can thank God, I can thank God

At my church today.  Lead kids to say the Bible verse (2 Chronicles 5:13). Collect sticks. Conclude: "We can worship God at church. We can sing songs, play musical instruments, pray, and learn from the Bible at church." Pray.

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Friday: Small Group: Items you will need –

• Raisins • Paper towels

Work with children 4 at a time at a table. Play Bugs on Paper Counting. Spread bugs (raisins) on paper and tell students to catch a certain number of bugs; they can eat them if they want. Lesson intent: 3.15 Demonstrates an understanding of number (how many) and numeral (3 is a numeral) relationship (numeration) Large Group: Items you will need -

• Large sheets or pieces of butcher paper Ahead of time, put some sheets or large pieces of butcher paper all over the room. Have children go to their spot at the table. Talk about lizards and chameleons: where they live, what they eat, and cool traits they have. Play the Chameleon game. Students find a spot in the classroom where they blend into the background Ex: student with green shirt stands against the wall; kid with blue shirt lays on the couch. Lesson intent: 3.19 Shows interest in exploring the environment, 3.20 Uses senses to learn about the characteristics of the environment and to collect data (scientific process: observing) Bible: Bible Story: “The People Worshiped God” Verse: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Items you will need -

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• Copy of memory verse • Empty water bottles – one per child • Pasta, rocks, un-popped popcorn, dried beans, or beads

Send the children to their spot at the table. Give each child a water bottle and some material to go in it. Have the children fill the bottle with materials and help them tighten the lids as tight as possible. Let the children make music with their “instrument”. Review the memory verse and close in prayers.