Tents!

This week we are listening for the Tt sound and playing with and around things connected with tents.

Morning table activities include playing with and in tents, playing with nature items (wooden discs, pinecones, bark, etc), playmobile camp play and using scissors to snip natural items.

Small group activities are using scissors, ripping skills and glue sticks to make a campfire, and making a tent.

Our KDIs this week are-

Fine-motor skills: Children demonstrate dexterity and handeye coordination in using their small muscles.- Lots of scissors skills, ripping and fine motor this week.

Cooperative play: Children engage in cooperative play. - Only two tents- we have to learn to play together.  

Jesus Time- This week our story is about Abraham's grandchildren- Jacob and Esau. Jacob and Esau were twins born to Isaac's wife Rebekah. Even in the womb, she felt these babies wrestling with each other and Jacob was born holding on to Esau's heel. As they grew older, their rivalry continued. Esau was an outdoorsman, hunting and bringing back game for the family to eat. Spending nights away from home on his excursions. Jacob was a shepherd who stayed close to home, keeping his family's sheep. God had promised that Jacob would receive the blessing of the elder son even though Esau was the oldest. When Isaac was very old and close to blind, he instructed Esau to go and kill a game animal and make him the spicy stew that he loved and he would give him the blessing. Rebekah and Jacob overheard and decided to trick Isaac. She told Jacob to kill one of his sheep, dress in Esau's clothes and put sheepskin on his arms so they would feel hairy like Esau's. She made the spicy stew and Jacob served it to his father, pretending to be Esau. He received the blessing.

When Esau returned and brought the stew to his father, he found out that Jacob had stolen his blessing and was furious!! 

Rebekah told Jacob to run away to her brother's house and he did. That night in the middle of nowhere as Jacob laid down with a stone for a pillow, he had a wonderful dream. In the dream there were angels going up and down a staircase and God was at the very top. Even though Jacob had sinned, God still loved him and was with him! 

When Jacob woke up, he anointed the stone and every time he passed that place, he remembered how God was with him. 

He is with us everywhere, too! God loves us no matter what! 

Books of the week are- "A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee" by Chris Van Dusen and "Curious George Goes Camping" by Margret and H. A. Rey. We also had a guest book this morning from Felix- "Jonathan James and the Whatif Monster" by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt.

Our next field trip is coming up quickly! It is Tuesday, October 9th  at Camp Killarney in the Irish Hills. The address is 1200 Chisholm Rd, Onsted, MI 49265. 

We plan to meet there at 10:00 to have some fun in tents and trees!! We will be done with the formal program at 11:30, but you are welcome to stay and adventure on your own!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Schneck