Tuesday, March 17 - This week.... Happy St. Patrick's Day

Bible Story: Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet   (John 13:1-17)

Memory work: Jesus said, "Love each other as I have loved you."  John 15:12

Letter of the Week: "Ww"

Math: Numbers to 10

Things To Do Every Day:
1. Read for 20 minutes.
2. Practice writing your name.
3. Calendar work
4.Enjoy a Bible story.

Let's Get Ready:   Tools you will need to do your work.
1. Pencil
2. Crayons and/or Colored Pencils
3. Scissors
4. Glue Stick
5. Manipulatives  (These are items your child can count,sort, make patterns with, ect. For example: color crayons, Easter eggs, erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, legos, be creative.) You will need about 20 manipulatives.

Tuesday, March 17

Beginning Task: 
Look in your folder to find your paper that has the word leprechaun at the bottom of the page. Follow the directions to complete the paper. Don't forget to write your name at the top.

Letter Ww: Locate the paper with the word whale.  Have your child write his/her name on the back of the paper. Turn the paper over and take your child's dictation to complete the sentence.  Have your child use a minimum of 3 colors to color the picture and illustrate his/her dictation.

Letter Ww Handwriting: Locate the paper with the walrus and the window at the bottom.
1. Have your child write his/her name on the back of the paper. Turn the paper over.
2. Trace the w's with your finger.  Start at the dot and follow the arrow.  Don't lift up your finger until you come to the to of the letter for the second time.  Now do it with your pencil.  Slow and careful.  Color the walrus and window at the bottom of the page.  Remember to use 3 colors.

Math: Numbers 8 & 9
1. Grown-up, please write a number 8 and a number 9 on two separate pieces of paper.  Using his/her manipulatives have your child practice making groups (sets) of 8 and 9.  Ask: Which group (set) has more? less?

Listen to a story: 
We would have read some of the following stories this week:
Wag!,
What's the Weather?
Waiting for Wings
Wonderful Worms
Worms for Lunch
The Wind Blew
Where the Wild Things Are
*You can record your reading on the Reading with My Family paper located in your homework folder.

Read the Bible story about Jesus washing the disciples' feet.  Take some time this week to measure items in your house using your shoe. How many shoes long is the couch, a chair, my bed, and so on.  You could also sort shoes at your house by color, shape, size, boots, slippers, ties, no ties, and so on.  Be creative and have fun!

BONUS:
Locate the large leprechaun in your folder. Color and cut around him.  Take turns hiding him and finding him.