Xx is for boxes.

This week we are listening and looking for Xx and playing with boxes!

Table activities include building and playing with boxes, making boxes and coloring inside of big boxes.

Small group activities include decorating our own box and imagining with a box, what can our box become?

KDIs of the week are-

Pretend play: Children express and represent what they observe, think, imagine, and feel through pretend play. - It's just a box, or is it? What can a box become?

Gross-motor skills: Children demonstrate strength, flexibility, balance, and timing in using their large muscles. - We are going to be moving some big boxes around.

Jesus Time- Our story this week is a parable that Jesus told to his disciples and his challengers defining who our neighbor is and how we should treat them. Jesus told the story of a man traveling on the road who was attacked by robbers. They stole his belongings, beat him up and left him for dead. A pastor walked by. Instead of helping the injured man, he walked as far away from the man as he could. Another helper in the church walked by, he also stayed as far away from the man as he could. Then a Samaritan walked by. The Samaritans and Jews disliked each other. The injured man was a Jew, why should a Samaritan help him. The Jews thought the Samaritans were no good?! Yet the Samaritan stopped, washed the man's injuries, wrapped him in his own cloak, loaded him on his horse and took him to an inn. There he paid the innkeeper room and board to take care of the man and even stopped on the way back to check on him. Who was the man's neighbor? The one who helped him. Jesus makes a point to show how upside down his thinking is- Love your friend- no, love your enemy. Be kind to those who are mean to you. This, the hard thing, this is how we show our love for our Savior and how he showed his love for us!

Books of the week- "Not a Box" by Antoinette Portis, "Harold and the Purple Crayon" by Crocket Johnson and "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds.

This Thursday is our Little Red Hen musical!!!


Soo excited! Please come Wednesday at 11am to rehearse with the whole group if at all possible. This will also be a great opportunity to video tape since there will be far fewer people there! 

Thursday, come by 6:15 so we are set to go at 6:30! Thanks for all the cookies, lemonade, cups and napkins!

Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Schneck