Homework for Thursday, June 4, 2020 Day #166

                           

Thursday, June 4, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, Legos – be creative.

3.       Review:

·         Locate the paper with the words Summer Count at the top of the page.  Have your child follow the directions to complete the page.

4.       Shark Book:  Locate the book with the shark on the front cover.  Have your child color the booklet.  Then have your child carefully cut out the fish, gluing the appropriate number of fish on each page.  Encourage your child to glue the fish to the page immediately after cutting it so it doesn’t get lost.  Have your child “read” his/her completed book to other family members.

5.       Bible Story:  Timothy (Acts 16:1-5; 2 Timothy 1:1-5; 3:14-17)

Memory Work:  I remember you in my prayers, night and day.  2 Timothy 1:3

Preparation:  Today as you tell the Bible story, you and your child will have the opportunity to act out the Bible story.  The story is written as if it were a play with scenes.  Let your child choose to be any of the main characters.  Use additional family members, stuffed animals and or dolls to fill out the rest of the cast.  Ask your actors to freeze while you read and then, afterward, act out what he/she heard you say.

 Scene 1:  Timothy lives with his mother Eunice, and grandmother, Lois.  These two women told Timothy about God.  They told him that God loves him very much and that some day God would send a Savior.  Pause for your child and family to act out this scene.

Scene 2:  When Timothy was a teenager, a pastor came to his town.  His name was Paul.  Paul told Timothy and Eunice and Lois about Jesus.  He said that Jesus, the promised Savior, had come.  He said that Jesus had died on the cross so their sins could be forgiven.  He told them that Jesus came alive again at Easter and promises us eternal life with Him.  Timothy, Eunice, and Lois believed.   Pause for your child and family to act out this scene.

Scene 3:  When Timothy grew up, He became a pastor like Paul.  Timothy and Paul traveled together.  They told people about Jesus, the Savior.  Paul and Timothy became such good friends that Paul loved Timothy as if he were Timothy’s father.  Pause for action.

Scene 4:  When Paul and Timothy weren’t traveling together, Paul wrote letters to tell him more about Jesus.  Two of these letters are in God’s Book, the Bible.  Timothy and Paul prayed for each other.  Paul and Timothy helped others learn about Jesus and His love.  Pause for action.

     Prayer:    Thank You, God, for making me part of Your family, for making me part of my family, and for giving me friends and teachers.  In Jesus’ name we pray.  Amen.

*Remember, you can do a little or a lot.  These are suggestions to help your child stay on track for Kindergarten in this challenging time.  Mrs. Sistrunk and I appreciate any of your efforts.

Homework for Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Day #165

                                   

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, Legos – be creative.

REMINDERS:

·         Remember to write your name on all of your papers.

·         Check the weather.  Draw a simple picture if you like.  (For example: a sun for sunny, a cloud for cloudy, a cloud with some curly lines for windy and a rain drop for rainy.  OR you could decide to just draw a lion for a wild weather day and a lamb for a calm and sunny (gentle) weather day.

·         Figure out the day of the week and read the number – “Today is Wednesday, June 3, 2020 and we have been in school 165 days.

·         Do cross-over exercises.  Touch your left hand to your right ear.  Touch your right hand to your left ear so your arms are across your body.  Uncross arms and shake them out.  Now touch your left hand to your right shoulder and your right hand to your left shoulder.  You’ve made an X.  Uncross and shake out your arms.  Continue repeating the pattern touching your elbows, hips, knees, and feet.

·         Practice opposites.  Try to name at least 5 every day.  Add more as you think of them.

·         Help your child to continue to hear initial sounds of words.  Ask him/her to tell you what sound he/she hears when you say a word.

3.       Review:  Locate the paper in your packet with the picture of a package of strawberries at the top and the words How Many Strawberries? Printed under the package.  Try this idea the next time you purchase strawberries.  Follow the directions to complete the page.  Include guesses from family members so that you have estimates to compare.

Shapes Review:  Find the paper that has the words Shapes in a Strawberry printed at the top.  Follow the directions to complete the page.  Color the rest of the strawberry as you like.

4.       Scholastic:  My Big World with Clifford (www.scholastic.com/mybigworld).  Go to the website. Log on as a student.  Type in our password-foxtent2.  You will see the current May/June issues for 2020.  At the very top of the page you will see the words All Issues, Videos, Spring, Plants, Insects, Summer.  Click on Summer.  Explore what looks interesting to you.  Review the summer safety tips.

Locate the paper with the words Safe or Not Safe? at the top of the page.  Follow the directions to complete the page.

Next, find the picture of the pool scene and with the half sheet of paper attached.  You can use stickers or have your child draw “beach balls” to complete the listening directions as you read them to your child.

5.       Project:  Draw a picture of yourself for your Kindergarten teacher.  Tell him or her about your favorite summer activity.

6.       Bible Story:   It’s CHAPEL DAY!!

Watch the video from Pastor Mark and Pastor Andy.

Homework for Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Day #164

                             

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, Legos – be creative.

3.       Review– Locate the paper with the flowers at the bottom of the page.  Have your child follow the directions to complete the page.  Scribbling is not acceptable at this point in the school year.   Remind your child to use at least 3 colors.

Practice Opposites:  Find the paper with the words, What Do You Say? at the top of the page.  Play the game following the given directions.

4.       Math:  Verbal Assessment

·         Suggested Materials: pictures to suggest an addition or subtraction story

·         Manipulatives:  connecting cubes or manipulatives that you have at home

·         Show your child a picture that shows an addition or subtraction story.

·         Have your child explain the picture by telling the addition or subtraction story.

·         Then have your child use the same objects shown in the picture to make up a new story using the opposite operation.

5.       Father’s Day Project:  Take out the chalkboard from your supply bag.  Use an ink pad to decorate the wooden edge.  Use you finger to make prints or another item that your child can press on the ink pad and stamp a design on the frame.

If you still have some construction paper left in your supply bag, use a piece of it to make a card for your dad for Father’s Day.  Be creative, ask mom or another family member for help spelling  words that you may want to write to dad.

6.       Bible Story:  Timothy (Acts 16:1-5; 2 Timothy 1:1-5; 3:14-17)

Memory work: I remember you in my prayers, night and day. 2 Timothy 1:3

Retell the Bible story of Timothy and include other biblical families.  By the power of the Holy Spirit the children will grow in thankfulness for their families and will desire to help them.

 Draw pictures (they can be stick drawings) of Adam and Eve, Hannah and Samuel, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus.  Use your puppets for Timothy and Eunice/Lois from Day 1 this week.

Have the grown-up Timothy puppet tell the lesson in first- person narrative.  Have him greet your child.  Then bring out the Eunice/ Lois puppet, placing them near Timothy.

This is my grandmother and mother.  They told me stories about God’s love when I was just a little boy.  They told me about these people.  Show the pictures of Adam and Eve.  Do you remember them?  Adam and Eve were the first family.  What do you think it was like to be the first family?  Adam and Eve also did the first bad things.  They sinned.  But God promised to send Jesus to save them so they could go to heaven someday.

Remove Adam and Eve and add Hannah and Samuel.  Timothy continues.  My mother and grandmother told me about Hannah and Samuel.  Hannah wanted a baby.  She prayed to God, and God gave her Samuel.  Hannah was so happy and thankful to God for the gift of a son.  What do you think Hannah and Samuel did together?  How did they help each other?  Discuss.

Remove Hannah and Samuel.  Add baby Jesus with Mary and Joseph.  When Pastor Paul came to our city, he told me all about baby Jesus and His mother Mary and His father Joseph.  God made Mary, Joseph, and Jesus a special family.  What did Mary and Joseph do to take care of baby Jesus?  Let your child tell.  God gives you your family to take care of you too.

Paul told us that when Jesus grew up, He died on the cross to take away our sins.  Jesus became alive again at Easter.  Now I help Pastor Paul tell other people about Jesus.

    

 Prayer—Thank You, Jesus, for being my very best Friend.  Help me to be a good friend like Paul was to Timothy.  Thank You for giving me all my friends at school and at home.  In Your name we pray.  Amen.

  

Homework for Monday, June 1, 2020 Day #163

                         

Monday, June 1, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, legos  – be creative.

3.       Review papers– Locate the paper with frogs and lily pads at the bottom of the page.  Have your child follow the directions to complete the page.  Remember to use at least 3 colors when decorating the frogs and lily pads.

Freshly Picked Practice:   Find the paper with the words Freshly Picked Practice printed at the top and follow the directions given.  You will need to locate the two pages of strawberry patterns as well.  I have enclosed a blank sheet of strawberry patterns for you to make more letters and numbers to review with this game.

4.       Math:  Subtracting from 10

Activate Prior Knowledge:  Show your child a cup and a set of ten pennies.

Explain that you are going to put the pennies inside the cup.

Have your child count with you as you place one penny inside the cup.

Ask:  How many pennies are on the table now? Nine

Tell your child that 10 pennies take away one penny is (equals) nine pennies.

Ask:  If I put more pennies into the cup, what will happen to the number of pennies on the table?  Sample answer:  There will be fewer pennies.  The number will get smaller.

Ask:  What will happen to the number of pennies inside the cup?  Sample answer: There will be more.

Continue to place more pennies inside the cup and pause to allow your child to determine how many pennies remain on the table.

Repeat telling your child that ___pennies take away one penny is___pennies.

Practice:  Materials—Locate the blackline paper with the word Playground at the top.  You will also need to find the ten playground animals you used in the May 13^th math lesson, or ten other manipulatives.

Tell your child the following story problem:

Ten animals were playing on the playground.  Four animals heard their mother calling and ran home.  How many animals stayed on the playground? Six

Instruct your child to use his/her manipulatives to solve and directly model the story problem.  Practice telling a couple of more stories for your child to solve and model.

Final Assessment

Tell this subtraction story:  Ten animals were playing on the playground.  Seven animals walked away.

How many animals stayed on the playground? Three

How did you find your answer?  Sample answer: I took seven animals away and counted the one that stayed.

5.       Bible Story:  Timothy (Acts 16:1-5; 2 Timothy 1:1-5; 3:14-17)

Memory work: I remember you in my prayers, night and day.  2 Timothy 1:3

·         Materials: Find the paper with the word Timothy printed at the top of the page.  Cut the four pictures apart to prepare to tell today’s story.

·         Say, the Bible has many stories about families.  Who is this family?  Place the puppets of Lois and Eunice as well as young Timothy in your storytelling area.  What do you notice about this family? Note:  If your child asks about Timothy’s father, say that Timothy did have a father, but the Bible doesn’t tell us about him.  The Bible doesn’t even tell us his name.

·              The Bible does tell us that Timothy’s mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, spent a lot of time telling Timothy stories from the Bible.  They told Timothy of God’s love for all people.  They shared the story of God’s promise to send a Savior.  By the time Timothy went to school, he already knew a lot about God.

·              Exchange young Timothy for grown up Timothy.  Add Paul to the scene.  Say, When Timothy was a teenager, a pastor came to their town.  His name was Paul.  You might remember him.  Paul became Timothy’s teacher.  Paul told Timothy and his mother and his grandmother that Jesus, the promised Savior, had come.  Paul told them Jesus had died so that all their sins could be forgiven.  Timothy studied hard and became a pastor like Paul.

·              Paul and Timothy traveled together.  Move Paul and Timothy away from Timothy’s grandmother and mother.  In every town they would go to church and tell the story of God’s love for all people.  They told people that God loved the world so much that He sent Jesus to be the Savior.

·              Paul and Timothy became good friends.  Once Paul told Timothy he loved him as much as a father loves a son.  When Timothy and Paul weren’t traveling together, Paul wrote Timothy letters.  Separate the puppets of Paul and Timothy.  Two of the letters are here in God’s Book, the Bible.  Open your Bible to 1 Timothy.

·              In his letters Paul told Timothy how special it was that he had a mother and grandmother who told him stories of God’s love when he was little.  Paul also told Timothy to teach other your men to become pastors so that more and more people would hear the story of Jesus, our Savior.  And Paul told Timothy he missed him very much and that he hoped he and Timothy would see each other again soon.  Paul wrote, “I remember you in my prayers night and day” (2 Timothy 1:3 NKJV).  Paul and Timothy were good friends.

·              Say, God gives us a family and friends who love us and share the story of Jesus’ love with us.  God even knew you would be in this school and have all these friends and teachers who would tell you about Jesus.

             

Prayer:   We pray for our school friends and family, for tall friends and short friends, for big friends and small friends;  Dear God, bless us all.  Amen.

Homework for Friday, May 29,2020 Day #162

                           

Friday, May 29, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, legos – be creative.

3.       Sharing- Tell your grown up about your favorite alphabet letter.

4.       Self-Portrait:  Find your self-portrait book.  Turn to the page that has the word May printed at the bottom of the page.  Draw a picture of what you look like today.  Remember your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, fingers, arms, legs, feet and so on.

5.       Project Approach: 

·         Document:  In your bug journal, document your favorite bugs.  Write 3 facts about them.  Practice your writing skills by listening for the initial sounds in the words and try to write the first letter of some words, for example: bug, log, rock, tree, puddle, etc.  Complete the paper about the honeybee in your bug journal as well.

·         Craft:  Find the paper with the words Bugs in the Grass at the top of the page.  Use this background idea to illustrate the bugs you observed this week or simply follow the given directions.

·         Cutting:  Locate the paper with the words Pond Plants at the top.  Follow the directions to practice cutting.  Watch for proper scissor grip and careful cutting.

·         Booklet:  Find the booklet titled “This Is a Pond”.  Color the booklet.  Then read the booklet out loud, encouraging your child to hold the book and turn the pages correctly.

6.       Bible Story:  Paul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-22)

Memory Work:  Your sins have been forgiven.  1 John 2:12

 Read the story from the Bible.  Use a children’s Bible if you have one.  The illustrations will be more interesting for your child.

Find the paper with the picture of Paul on his knees and the words The Conversion of Saul at the top of the page.  Read the directions at the bottom of the page to complete the paper.

            Conclude:   Jesus loves us so very much.  He took away all the naughty things we do.  He took away our sin.  Jesus chose us to tell about His love for us.  Jesus’ love is so special; we can’t keep it to ourselves.

Close with the following prayer.

Prayer:  Dear Jesus, thank You for taking away my sin.  Help me tell others about Your love.  In Your name I pray.   Amen.

Homework for Thursday, May 28, 2020 Day #161

                             

Thursday, May 28, 2020

1.       Things to do every day.

a.       Read for 20 minutes.

b.       Practice writing your name.

c.       Calendar work

d.       Enjoy a Bible story.

2.       Let’s Get Ready: Tools you will need to do your work.

a.       Pencil

b.       Crayons and/or Colored Pencils

c.       Scissors

d.       Glue Stick

e.       Manipulatives (These are items that your child can count, sort, make patterns with, and so on.  For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, Legos – be creative.

3.       Signature Card – Locate the vertical half sheet of paper.  Have your child write his/her name on it in his/her best handwriting.  This is the final signature card of the year.  Good work!

4.       Review:

·         Locate the paper with four pictures and the words Springtime Rhymes in the bottom left picture.  Have your child follow the directions at the bottom of the page to make the booklet.

·         Next, locate the paper with the words B is for Bubble.  Have your child follow the directions at the top of this page to complete the page.

5.       Math:   Subtracting From  5

Materials and Manipulatives:  Use the story book by Eileen Christelow or say the finger play Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.  Give your child 5 connecting cubes or other counters to place on a red piece of paper (the bed) and a brown piece of paper (the chair).

·         As you read the story or say the finger play, your child starts with 5 monkeys (cubes) on the bed.

·         When one monkey fall off, your child places is on the chair (5 take away 1 is 4 monkeys on the bed).

·         Continue in a like manner until there are no monkeys on the bed (5 take away 5 is 0).

·         Pose other problems in which your child subtracts from 5 or fewer objects.

·         Continue to practice by making a number line (1-5) on the floor.  Have your child stand on the five while you call out a number between 0 and 5.  Your child must jump backward the number of spaces you indicated and then identify which number he/she landed on.  Play several more  times.

·         Now create story problems with your child using subtraction.  Have your child use manipulatives to model the stories.  For example, say, “If there are five ladybugs on a flower and four fly away, how many are left on the flower?”  If your child is able to solve problems with objects up to five easily, increase the amount of objects.

6.       Project Approach:

·         Look for the bugs that you want to go out and study.

·         Materials you may need:  magnifying glass, gloves, garden shovel, tweezers, container to capture a specimen, etc.

·         Possible Bug Homes:  under rocks or logs, on plants or leaves, in trees or hives, beside puddles, in the grass, in the dirt, etc.

·         Record where you find your bugs and the kind of bugs you find in your bug journal.  Draw pictures if you like.

·         *All insects are bugs, but not all bugs are insects.

7.       Bible Story:  Paul’s Conversion (Acts 9:1-22)

Memory Work:  Your sins have been forgiven.  1 John 2:12

Materials:  Place a small cross in a gift-wrapped box.  Wrap the lid separately from the lower section or use a gift bag.  Tell the story and do the actions indicated. Have your child repeat the actions.  Designate two additional areas to move to (the road and the city of Damascus).

                Jesus told His helper, “Go and tell people about Me.  Tell them God loves them.”  Move your arms in sweeping motion.  So Jesus’ helpers went and told people , “Jesus loves you.”  Say to each other, “Jesus loves you.”  One man did not like what was happening.  He was mean to Jesus’ helpers.  Make an angry face and shake you fist.  The man’s name was Paul.  One day Paul traveled to another city.  He wanted to capture people who were Christians and make them his prisoners.  Pretend to get on a horses.  Gallop to another section of the room.

                Suddenly a bright light came from the sky.  Paul fell to the ground.  Fall to your knees and look up.  Shield your eyes as if there were a bright light.  Paul heard a voice.  The voice said, “Why are you hurting Me, Paul?”  Stand, cup your hands around your mouth, and repeat Jesus’ words.  Paul was surprised.  He asked, “Who are You, Lord?”  Look surprised; repeat Paul’s words.  The voice said, “I am Jesus.”  Cup your hands around your mouth again and repeat Jesus’ words.  Jesus told Paul, “Go to the city and wait.  Someone will come to you.”  Point toward the “city.”

                The bright light was gone.  But Paul could not see.  His friends led him to the city.  Have your child close his/her eyes and take his/her hand and lead him/her toward the “city.”  Paul waited for three days.  Hold up three fingers.  He thought about Jesus.  He said to Jesus, “I am sorry I hurt You.  Please forgive me.”  Sit very quietly; repeat Paul’s words.

                Then Ananias came.  He told Paul, “God has chosen you to tell people about Jesus.”  Point to each other and repeat Ananias’s words.  Paul was baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Pretend to dip and pour water three times as you say again, “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”  Paul told many, many people, “Jesus loves you.”  Tell each other, “Jesus loves you.”

                Say, At first, Paul didn’t know that God has a special gift He wants to give everyone.  Show the gift-wrapped box.  Let’s pretend it’s a secret.  In a whisper voice say, It’s a cross.  A cross reminds us Jesus loves us so much He died on the cross to take away our sins.  We don’t want to keep this a secret.  We can tell lots of people about God’s love for us in Christ Jesus.

                Sing the following to the tune of “A Tisket, a Tasket.”

A secret, a secret, I have a happy secret .

God loves me and you can see, I’m as happy as can be.

A secret, a secret, tell everyone this secret.

God loves me and God loves you!  Yes, it’s really, really true!

     Prayer:  Dear Jesus, give me someone I can tell about Your love.  In Your name I pray.  Amen.

*Remember, you can do a little or a lot.  These are suggestions to help your child stay on track for Kindergarten in this challenging time.  Mrs. Sistrunk and I appreciate any of your efforts.