This week we are having fun pretending to camp and listening and looking for the letter Cc.
Morning activities include playing with a Playmobile camping set, pretending in tents with camping gear, making a bead necklace with camp charms and camp coloring pages.
Small group activities include using scissors, glue and paint to make a campfire, making a lantern and adding the letter Cc to our journals.
KDIs of the week are-
Pretend play: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play.- As they play in the tents or with the playmobile figures they are playing out story lines and taking up different roles. Fun to listen and see what they come up with!
Building relationships: Children build relationships with other children and adults. - Along with pretend play, no one is camping alone- the children are getting to know one another and building friendships.
Jesus Time- This week our story is about Joseph. Joseph was one of Jacob's sons. When Jacob fled to his Uncle Laban's house, he ended up marrying both of Laban's daughters. This wasn't how God intended things to be. His favorite wife was Rachel and Joseph was Rachel's son. Rachel's sister Leah had 10 of Jacob's sons. Joseph was his favorite and he showed it. The older 10 sons were responsible for taking care of Jacob's hundreds of sheep and goats. Joseph would be sent out to make sure they were doing their job. Joseph also shared some dreams he had that he felt meant they would one day bow down to him. The last straw was a gift of a multi-colored coat that Jacob gave to Joseph. It was a sign that he was the overseer, the boss, over his older brothers. One day, when Joseph was making his way out to check up on his older brothers, they saw him and began to plot to get rid of him. They threw him in an empty well, took his beautiful coat and thought about killing him. When a merchant caravan came their way, they decided to sell him. Joseph was on his way to Egypt as a slave. They took his coat, ripped it up, dipped it in the blood of a goat they had killed and told their father that they found the bloody ripped up coat on their way home. Joseph must have been killed by a wild animal. Their father believed it and was very sad. Joseph meanwhile, was made a slave to Potiphar in Egypt. He worked hard and was made the head of Potiphar's household.
Joseph had some pretty bad things happen to him, worse are yet to come! But through it all, God was with him always- in the pit, as a slave, everywhere he goes! God is with us too, always!
Books of the week- "Curious George goes Camping" by Margret and H. A. Rey, "A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee" by Chris Van Dusen and "Charlie Goes Camping" by Carrie Weston and Tim Warnes.
Going to Camp Killarney next Tuesday will bring our units on trees and camping to a great conclusion!! If you haven't yet turned your slip in, there is still time!!
Next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday there is NO SCHOOL!! We will be in Stevensville for Teacher's Conference!
Have a terrific week!
Mrs. Schneck
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