Age 4, group two - July 31, 2014

Movement

Today in class we practiced our yoga stretches and then moved on to learning how to do the squats. After we finished our squats and stretches, we moved on to learning the "body part" dance. Finally, we finished off class with a game of four corners.

Arts & Craft

Today we made Turtle for letter T.  The children made a green turtle body and they pasted wiggly eyes and drew mouth on it. Each got a paper bowl  as its shell and painted it green. Lastly, they decorated it . They will bring it home tomorrow.

Music & Arts

We learned a new song "Bop Til You Drop" to continue working on listening skills.  We used musical instruments to sing "Merrily We Roll Along" adding different actions each time we sing.  The students also reviewed some of the previous songs which have been learned.

Drama

We read the Bible story “The Lost Sheep,” and we explained to the children that Jesus is glad when we admit that we've done something wrong and ask for forgiveness. Then we do art and craft that related to the story.

Exploration

Today, our word was "vibrate". We learned how sound is produced by vibrations. We made and decorated a bullfrog caller that mimics the sound bullfrogs make. Try searching for a bullfrog call and see if your child's bullfrog caller sounds similar!

(July 31) Ages 5-6: Yellow Groups A-E

Group 1

Adventure Activities - Today is all about Bean Bag Toss and Balloon Challenge (Students try to keep a balloon in the air in a race.)

Stories and Drama - In each of our groups, children collaboratively work on drawing pictures from the story of The Three Trees. Together we will publish a book to be used to for retelling the story

ART - Today in art class, the Red class with be learning how to tell the time by making colorful paper clocks. And the yellow class will be continuing to weave colorful yarn onto their miniature loom. 

GAMES AND MOVEMENT - Day 9 Theme: God wants us to be thankful

We will discuss with children what they are thankful for and ask them how they can show what they are thankful for.  Activity: game "Prisoners of War" and relay games.

Music - Today the children are learning rest of Crayon Song - Taking Completed File home.

Group 2

Adventure Activities - We warmed the students up with Simon says. We played birthday bash to make it more fun and active for the students.

Stories and Drama - Today, the class will be reading Blueberries for Sal. 

MUSIC - Today the children are continuing to review all the songs learned so far, as well as the solfege and instruments. We will also play one of the games they learned in the session or try charades. 

GAMES and MOVEMENT -. Today's theme is treasure. God sees each of his children as treasures.  The movement activity that we played is "dog bones" as the class tries to find 'bones' as their treasures.

ART – In Art class on Thursday, we will be painting our clay pots.  While we've been making our clay pots, we've been singing about how God is the Potter and we are the clay.  Ask your child if he/she can remember the words when you see your clay pot!