Dd is for dinosaur

This week we are learning about dinosaurs and listening for the letter Dd!

Table activities include playing with dinosaur toys, painting with dinosaur cookie cutters, trays with baking soda, dinosaurs and "volcanoes"  and dinosaur pattern blocks.

Small group activites include excavating a dinosaur skeleton and dinosaurs, baking soda and "volcanoes".

Our KDI of the week is-
Drawing conclusions- Children draw conclusions based on their experiences and observations.- We take a look at dinosaur fossils and try and figure out what part goes where, what are we missing, what did this dinosaur look like, move like, eat? Scientists do a lot of drawing conclusions without much evidence.

Jesus Time- This week we are listening to the story of the great catch of fish. Jesus was talking to his disciples who happened to be fishermen. They had just been out for a long night of fishing and had caught nothing. Jesus had a crowd of people following him, listening to his teaching. He asked the fishermen, Simon, Andrew, James and John to take him out in their boat so he could talk to the people more easily and they couldn't crowd him. As they were out in the boat, Jesus told them to let down their nets. Simon balked, they hadn't caught anything! This wasn't the right place or the right time, but Lord, because you say so, we'll let down our nets. There was an immediate tug and so many fish were caught in the nets that they began to break and the boats began to sink. Simon Peter fell to his knees, and said, "Lord, go away from me, for I am a great sinner!" He knew for sure that Jesus was God, and what right did he have to stand before him, especially since he just doubted him. Jesus then told Simon, no longer will you catch fish, but you will catch men. Simon left fishing, and followed Jesus. How often do we doubt, thinking, "I know what I should do, God, but that's not going to work right now." And God says, "Trust me!"

Books of the week are "How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You?" by Mark Teague and Jane Yolen, "We Love Dinosaurs" by Lucy Volpin and "Dinosaurs A-Z for kids who really love dinosaurs" by Roger Priddy.

Next week, Tuesday, January 28th is our field trip to Gallup Park, 3000 Fuller Rd. Ann Arbor, for our "Winter Woods" presentation by Leslie Science and Nature Center- hope to see you there!

Have a great week!