Table activities this week are bugs in beans, picking up rubber ants with tweezers, making bugs out of playdoh and creating paper bugs- three body parts, six legs!
Our letter this week is Ii for insect.
Some KDIs we are concentrating on are-
Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- using tweezers, writing, playdoh play, gluing all use those fingers and hands!
Classifying: Children classify materials, actions, people, and events.- Knowing the difference between bugs and insects- worms, millipedes, spiders- people call them bugs. Insects have 6 legs and three body parts- we look for that as we study bugs.
Jesus Time- Have you ever heard a story you just couldn't believe or you thought was too good to be true? That is where we see Jesus' disciple Thomas this week. The women were coming to the disciples with accounts of Jesus resurrection, the tomb was empty, the disciples were scared. Ten of the remaining disciples locked themselves in a room in Jerusalem out of fear of Jesus' enemies. Thomas was not with them, we don't know where he was, but he was a twin, perhaps he was warning his brother of what might happen. As the disciples were hiding out, Jesus appeared in their midst. He invited them to touch him, put their fingers where the nails had been, put their hand where the spear had entered. The disciples thought at first he was a ghost. He asked them for something to eat to prove he wasn't. They believed!
When Thomas rejoined the disciples, they told him what had happened and he didn't believe it. He said, "Unless I see the nail marks and put my fingers in them, touch his side and put my hand in the spear wound, I will not believe." Next Sunday evening, 11 disciples are locked in the same room, including Thomas this time, when Jesus appeared. He stood before Thomas and Thomas fell to his knees, and declared, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus invited him to touch and see and then he said, "Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed." That's us! We haven't seen Jesus, yet we believe in Him! We are blessed! Stop doubting and believe! May the Lord give us firm faith to weather any storm of doubt that may come our way!
Books of the Week- "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "The Very Lonely Firefly" both by Eric Carle and "Diary of a Worm" by Doreen Cronin.
On Wednesday, May 31st, at 6:30 pm- we will have Preschool Graduation. I would like to invite the three year olds to come and sing a song that they have learned also. It will be held in the church with a reception afterwards in the Multi-purpose room. The Graduation itself will only last about 1/2 an hour. An invitation will come home next Tuesday.
Have a blessed week!
Mrs. Schneck
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