I'm sure that your child is looking forward to Easter Sunday. It will be strange not going to church to celebrate with our community. You can join the Wards Chapel community for 'services' through the church website: www.wardschapel.org.
Today, I just want you to go outside and enjoy the beautiful day that God made for us! What was the most fun or exciting thing you saw or did today? Can you draw a picture of it? Tell your family why this was your favorite part of your day. Remember to ask them what their favorite part of their day was too!
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| This is Ms. Clarice's front door! She decorated it for Easter |
2s: Stained Glass Crosses
1. You'll need the card stock page with a cross printed on it and the handful of tissue paper squares. You'll also need some glue.Talk with your child about the cross. It is a symbol of Christ Jesus. Many Christians wear a cross around their necks to remind us to keep Jesus always in our hearts.
You can make your own beautiful cross with paper and tissue.
Cut out the cross for your child. Have your child spread glue on about half the cross and gently place the tissue paper squares on it. Don't worry about staying on the paper! You can trim it afterward if your child will let you. Apply more glue to the other half of the paper cross and the rest of the tissue squares.
When it has tried and you have trimmed it, hang it in a window for everyone to enjoy!
| This month's color is yellow. |
If you haven't had it out already, make some homemade play-dough. The recipe was posted on 4/3 in a separate post. Check there.
Play-dough is an excellent way to strengthen hand muscles, allow free-form creativity, and encourage conversation. When we play with it in preschool, we all sit around a table and find that we are talking as we're playing. Ask lots of questions as you play with your child. Challenge them to create something in particular (my forte is snakes and dinosaurs). Use cookie cutters if you have them, rolling pins, butter knives, a potato masher, a pencil, a stick - anything really!
3s: Stained Glass Cross, a Special Prayer, and Play-dough
1. A Stained Glass CrossYou'll need the card stock page with a cross printed on it and the handful of tissue paper squares. You'll also need some glue.
Talk with your child about the cross. It is a symbol of Christ Jesus. Many Christians wear a cross around their necks to remind us to keep Jesus always in our hearts.
You can make your own beautiful cross with paper and tissue.
Cut out the cross for your child. Have your child spread glue on about half the cross and gently place the tissue paper squares on it. Don't worry about staying on the paper! You can trim it afterward if your child will let you. Apply more glue to the other half of the paper cross and the rest of the tissue squares.
When it has tried and you have trimmed it, hang it in a window for everyone to enjoy!
2. The Jellybean PrayerAfter so many years of this activity, I still can't look at a handful of jellybeans without saying this prayer.
In your bag you'll find a small baggie with one color of each jellybean and a small card.
As you read the prayer with your child or family, have your child put their finger on the corresponding color jellybean. After you have said it a couple of times with them, see if they can help you fill in the blanks if you leave out some of the words.
3. Break out the play-dough!
If you haven't had it out already, make some homemade play-dough. The recipe was posted on 4/3 in a separate post. Check there.
Play-dough is an excellent way to strengthen hand muscles, allow free-form creativity, and encourage conversation. When we play with it in preschool, we all sit around a table and find that we are talking as we're playing. Ask lots of questions as you play with your child. Challenge them to create something in particular (my forte is snakes and dinosaurs). Use cookie cutters if you have them, rolling pins, butter knives, a potato masher, a pencil, a stick - anything really!
4s: Show & Tell, Stained Glass Cross, a Special Prayer and Play-dough
1. Today is W Show & Tell!Have each person in your family find something in the house that begins with the letter W. Show them how to take turns for Show & Tell. Have Mom or Dad write each person's word on a piece of paper. Remember to use an uppercase letter if it is a person's name! Talk about how many Ws are in the word. (that starts with W - Word!)
2. A Stained Glass CrossYou'll need the card stock page with a cross printed on it and the handful of tissue paper squares. You'll also need some glue.
Talk with your child about the cross. It is a symbol of Christ Jesus. Many Christians wear a cross around their necks to remind us to keep Jesus always in our hearts.
You can make your own beautiful cross with paper and tissue.
Have your child cut out the cross. Have your child spread glue on about half the cross and gently place the tissue paper squares on it. Don't worry about staying on the paper! You can trim it afterward if your child will let you. Apply more glue to the other half of the paper cross and the rest of the tissue squares.
When it has tried and you have trimmed it, hang it in a window for everyone to enjoy!
3. The Jellybean Prayer
After so many years of this activity, I still can 't look at a handful of jellybeans without saying this prayer.
In your bag you'll find a small baggie with one color of each jellybean and a small card.
As you read the prayer with your child or family, have your child put their finger on the corresponding color jellybean. After you have said it a couple of times with them, see if they can help you fill in the blanks if you leave out some of the words.
4. Break out the play-dough!
If you haven't had it out already, make some homemade play-dough. The recipe was posted on 4/3 in a separate post. Check there.
Play-dough is an excellent way to strengthen hand muscles, allow free-form creativity, and encourage conversation. When we play with it in preschool, we all sit around a table and find that we are talking as we're playing. Ask lots of questions as you play with your child. Challenge them to create something in particular (my forte is snakes and dinosaurs). Use cookie cutters if you have them, rolling pins, butter knives, a potato masher, a pencil, a stick - anything really!
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