Children First Academy

LESSON
PLAN BOOK
50 Lessons in 50 weeks
for preschoolers
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INDEX
1. I am special .............................................................................................................................................. 2
2. My Body ................................................................................................................................................... 3
3. Feelings ................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Senses ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
5. Senses : The Eye ..................................................................................................................................... 6
6. Senses : The Ear ..................................................................................................................................... 7
7. I may say “No”.......................................................................................................................................... 8
8. Manners ................................................................................................................................................... 9
9. My Family................................................................................................................................................. 10
10. My Home.................................................................................................................................................. 11
11. My School ................................................................................................................................................ 12
12. Our Country : South Africa ....................................................................................................................... 13
13. Different Cultures ..................................................................................................................................... 14
14. Stories and Fables ................................................................................................................................... 15
15. Colours..................................................................................................................................................... 16
16. Shapes ..................................................................................................................................................... 17
17. Opposites ................................................................................................................................................. 18
18. Time ......................................................................................................................................................... 19
19. Money ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
20. Pets .......................................................................................................................................................... 21
21. The Farm ................................................................................................................................................. 22
22. The Cow : Milk ......................................................................................................................................... 23
23. The Chicken : Eggs .................................................................................................................................. 24
24. The Sheep : Wool .................................................................................................................................... 25
25. Insect ....................................................................................................................................................... 26
26. Insects : The bee ..................................................................................................................................... 27
27. Wild Animals ............................................................................................................................................ 28
28. Dinosaurs ................................................................................................................................................. 29
29. The Ocean ............................................................................................................................................... 30
30. Day and Night .......................................................................................................................................... 31
31. Summer ................................................................................................................................................... 32
32. Autumn..................................................................................................................................................... 33
33. Winter....................................................................................................................................................... 34
34. Spring....................................................................................................................................................... 35
35. Trees and Wood ...................................................................................................................................... 36
36. Recycle : Go Green.................................................................................................................................. 37
37. Healthy Food............................................................................................................................................ 38
38. Fruits : Citrus ............................................................................................................................................ 39
39. Fruits : Apples .......................................................................................................................................... 40
40. Sport and Exercise ................................................................................................................................... 41
41. Easter....................................................................................................................................................... 42
42. Christmas ................................................................................................................................................. 43
43. The Dentist............................................................................................................................................... 44
44. The Doctor ............................................................................................................................................... 45
45. The Policeman ......................................................................................................................................... 46
46. The Fireman............................................................................................................................................. 47
47. Transportation .......................................................................................................................................... 48
48. Road Safety ............................................................................................................................................. 49
49. Space ....................................................................................................................................................... 50
50. Happy New Year ...................................................................................................................................... 51
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Psalm 139:14 I am fearfully and wonderfully
made...
Discussion Points Song Poem

Why am I special? What makes I am special This is me
Day 1
me special? We all clap hands This is my head
Boy or Girl? What do they like to together. This is my nose
Day 2
do? I am special These are my fingers
Growing from a baby to a I am special x2 These are my toes
Day 3 grown-up and the changes. Special me x2 I nod my head
Small, smaller, smallest
Very, very special x2 I smell with my nose
Day 4 My favourite things Special me x2 I draw with my
fingers
Day 5 My birthday I stand on my toes
Home Language / Vocabulary Auditory Exercise

Clap a pattern
Recognise own name and surname Ss- Special
Birthdate, Unique, Special
Grow, Gender: Boy/girl S- starting words
sun, sea, sing, slide, snake
Mathematics/Science Life Skills

Big and little Name, Surname, Age
Provide an item in small and large sizes How do I grow (baby to adult)
(balls, stuffed animals, shapes). Unique (hair, eyes, length)
Provide 2 boxes that says big or little small Boys play with cars etc.
Let the children sort the items accordingly Girls play with dolls etc.
Movement/Music Art/Craft
Who is special? Mirror
Children begin the activity by finding their Make a hand mirror. Cut out aluminium foil
personal space in the large open floor space and paste it inside the mirror. Paste a picture
away from others. of yourself on the aluminium foil.
Sing the following song, allowing children to fill
in the blanks with appropriate names.
WHO IS SPECIAL?
Who is special? (Students clap hands on beat)
Who is special? (Students clap hands on beat)
Turn around, take a look, (students do a 360
degree turn and look around)
Mary is special. (Students clap hands on beat)
Mary is special. (Students clap hands on beat)
Jump up, squat down, (students jump into air
and then squat down)
Mary is special. (Students clap hands on
beat).
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Genesis 1:31 And all He made... was very
good.
Day 1 I am Special My body Me

Head, shoulders, knees and Two eyes to see,
Day 2 Body parts toes—knees and toes x 2 two ears to hear,
Eyes and ears and mouth two feet to walk and
What I like and dislike about my
Day 3 and nose run, Here are my hands,
body
Hair and elbows, tummy give yours to me
Day 4 Function of my body parts and hips—tummy and hips Good morning
x2 everyone
Day 5 How to care for my body Chin, cheeks, teeth and

Clap a pattern
My body, finger, hand, elbow, arm Bb– Body
Toe, foot, knee, leg, Lungs, breathe
Heart, beating B- starting words
bed, bike, bear, boat

Block Measuring
Encourage the children to use the blocks to Knowing and understanding my body and it’s
measure with! How many blocks tall are they? functions. How do I take care of my body?
Their friends? The table? Hygiene, healthy food, exercise.
Body match game My Body
Play music and have the children work in Use a big sheet of paper.
pairs. Call out a body part that they need to Let the child lie on the paper and trace the
match. If you say “knees” the children need child’s body on the paper.
to make one or both their knees touch the Let the child decorate the outline, using differ-
knees of their partner. ent mediums i.e. pieces of cloth.
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Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star they
were overjoyed
If you are happy Feelings

What are feelings? Name some I have feelings
Day 1 If you're happy and you
feelings? (point to self)
know it,
So do you
clap your hands. (point to children)
Different feelings in different If you're happy and you Let's all talk about a
Day 2
situations few.
know it,
I am happy (smile).
clap your hands.
I am sad (frown).
Day 3 How will my friend feel if I...... If you're happy and you I get scared.
know it, (Wrap arms around self
then your face will surely and make scared
face).
How to feel better if you are show it.
Day 4 I have feelings
sad or angry If you're happy and you (point to self)
know it, clap your hands. You do, too
(Point to children)
Day 5 Today I feel like..... We just talked about a
few.

Clap a pattern
Emotions, Moody, Sad Ee– Emotions
Happy, Angry, Frustrated
Excited E- starting words
eat, eagle, egg, excited, elephant

Match the Feelings
In advance, cut out and laminate duplicate
faces with varying feelings. When do I feel safe?
The children may place all the pictures face What to do when I am scared?
up to match them. Who can I trust with my feelings?
Older children may want to flip them over I feel angry when_______?
and play a Concentration type memory
game.
How Do You Feel? Happy Face, Sad Face
Have different tempos of music available. The children look in the mirror and make a
Play one song and ask the children what type happy face. They draw themselves on one side
of mood the music is in: happy, sad, excited, of a paper plate or circle including eyes, nose,
scared, etc. The children then act out that hair and smiling mouth.
mood through movement. Change the songs On the opposite side they draw themselves
often and repeat! with a sad face.
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Mark 10:14 Jesus said, let the little children
come to Me
I have 5 senses My senses

Day 1 See with my eyes I have 5 senses, My eyes can see,
I count those, My ears can hear,
I use eyes, ears, skin, tongue My skin can touch…
Day 2 Hear with my ears and nose…. So, so much,
I have 5 senses, My tongue can taste,
I count those, My nose can smell,
Day 3 Taste with my tongue I use eyes, ears, skin, tongue My 5 senses work really
and nose…. well!
I have 5 senses,
I count those.
Day 4 Smell with my nose
Day 5 Touch with my hand
Clap a pattern
vision, taste, feel Nn– nose
odor, listen, sound
taste buds, odor N- starting words
net, nest, nail, nut, nine

Puzzles by Touch What programs/movies do I watch? Are they
Encourage the children to try and complete age appropriate?
a 5 piece puzzle without looking at it, perhaps My favourite food?
with a blindfold, to get the idea of what it When do you feel hot or cold?
might be like to not have their eyesight. Do you listen to mommy and daddy?
Can you smell the rain?
Using Instruments Sandpaper Rubbings
Have the children use different instruments Provide different shapes of sandpaper. The
(some high pitched and some low pitched) to children place paper over the rough side of
discover the sandpaper and then rub the paper with
different sounds the instruments make. the sides of a crayon.
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Luke 2:30 My eyes has seen Your salvation

What do our eyes look like? Three blind mice My eyes
Eyelids, eyelashes, eyebrows Three blind mice x2 I need my eyes,
Day 1
How do we see? See how they run x2 So I can see,
What happens in sunlight? They all run after the I don’t have five,
How to look after your eyes, farmers wife, Or one,
Day 2 sunglasses, glasses, magnifying who cut of their tails with a Or three...
glasses and microscopes carving knife. Just two eyes,
Have you ever seen such a On my face
Being blind or having bad
thing in your life as three
Day 3 vision. How does the guide dog
blind mice.
help ? What is Braille?
Eye problems. Crossed eyes,
Day 4
colour blind, pink eye
Animals eyes. Night vision.
Day 5 Chameleon. How do fish and
frogs see ?

Clap a pattern
Pupil, bad vision, microscope,
Gg– glasses
guide dog, telescope, night blind,
G- starting words
colour blind, braille, glasses, prescription
grass, giraffe, grey, gift, goat

Color Order and Size
In advance, cut out circles that are
Your pupils get smaller in sunlight.
decreasing in size: large red, smaller orange,
How does the eyelid work?
even smaller yellow, continue with green pur-
What does braille feel like?
ple, blue, black, brown, etc.
What are your favourite colour?
The children put the colors in decreasing size
order.
Sound of Music Binoculars
Let the children lie on the carpet with their Make binoculars with 2 toilet paper rolls hot
eyes closed. glued together. Punch a hole on each side
Play different beats of music. and loop a piece of yarn so they can hang
Ask the children what does it make them them around their necks. Decorate the
think of. binoculars.
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James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the Word,
do what it says
My ear Awesome ears
What do our ears look like? Ear Oh, I've got five senses I've got two awesome
Day 1 ears,
canal , eardrum, earlobe. Showing me the way.
I've got those five senses I've got two awesome
Helping me each day. ears.
They listen to the
Kinds of sounds. Now open your ears,
Identify: instruments, sounds let's really hear. wonderful things that
Day 2 they hear.
around us, animal sounds
Where does that sound I've got two awesome
loud / soft , high / low.
come from? ears
Bouncing around and
Dangers: clap, yell, pull, sharp vibrating
Day 3
things. Looking after your ears. In the middle of your ear
drum!
Hearing impaired and hearing

Day 4 aids. Hard of hearing and sign
language.
Day 5 The telephone

Clap a pattern
Hard of hearing, eardrum,
hearing impaired, deaf, Ll– Listen
sound, decibel, earphones L- starting words
lion, leaf, look, leg, lamb

Odd one out
Sounds: loud / soft, high / low
Lay out 2 objects that make a sound.
Fast / slow, near / far
and 1 that doesn’t and ask “Which is the odd
How does very loud music affect your hearing?
one out!”
Maracas Maracas
Have a parade using the maracas. Walk in a Decorate a paper plate. Staple the paper
line while shaking the maracas. Make sure to plate together about 3/4 of the way around.
keep the beat. The children add a handful of dry beans.
Finish stapling.
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1 John 4:8 God is love

My body is mine. Nobody is Its ok to tell Say no
Day 1 allowed to touch my private When someone says
parts. I may say no! If you know something’s
"No"
wrong
Don’t accept sweets or bribes You need to hear.
from strangers. Don’t open the it’s ok to tell
"No" means "No".
door for a stranger. Don’t get it’s ok to tell
Day 2 into a strange car or go into a Its message is clear.
If it doesn’t feel right
stranger’s house. Know my You can say it but you
it’s ok to tell
telephone number and must listen too
address. it’s ok to tell
When someone says
When you can help a friend
Dangerous things at home; "No" to you
Medicine, cleaning products, It’s ok to tell, so tell!
Day 3
matches – building sites and
sand heaps.
Don’t touch anyone’s blood.
Stay away from injections, pills
Day 4
and medicine, drugs, alcohol,
cigarettes
Children have rights. Don’t
hurt, allow children to go
Day 5 hungry, feel cold or be made to
feel bad. Show respect to
friends.
Private parts Clap a pattern

rights, secret, bribes, Mm– Me
aids, drugs, alcohol M- starting words

Button Sorting
Provide plastic ice cube trays; various colors
What would you do if a friend tells you a
and shapes of buttons use premade number
secret?
cards with the numbers on. Let the children
Which grown-up can you trust?
place the correct number in the first cube
Is it healthy to smoke or drink?
compartment. Continue until all 12
compartments are filled.
Beanbags Puppet pals
Play a nursery rhyme music CD in the Use brown paper bags. Let the kids draw
background. Give each child a beanbag. faces on their bags. Have them glue on
Place the beanbag on the floor. decorative items.
Ask the children to: place their toes; heal;
knee; fingers; hand; elbow on the beanbag.
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1 John 3:11 We should love one another
Remind them that at circle Magic words We Say Thank You

time, we all want to share ideas We say thank you.
There are words that
but need to take turns. If we all We say please.
work like magic. x2
Day 1 talk at the same time, we won't We say excuse me
They're words that you
be able to hear what each when we sneeze.
should say.
person is saying. So put up That's the way we do what's
Please, excuse me,
your hand to talk. right.
thank you. x2
We have manners
Try saying them today.
Day 2 Learning to share and we're polite!
Two children bump into each

other by accident. Ask the
Day 3
children "What should you
say?" (Excuse me, I'm sorry)
Someone sneezes. "What

should we do when we
sneeze?" (Sneeze into your
Day 4
hand) and "What do we say
when someone sneezes?" (God
bless you).
Day 5 please and thank you

Clap a pattern
please, thank you, excuse me
Pp– Please
I beg your pardon
P- starting words
pie, peg, pan, pet, pen

Your Turn, My Turn
Let two children team up and throw a dice. Always remember: sharing is caring. If you
Each child must count the amount of dots on want to have friends, you need to share.
the dice. Show them how to take turns.
Mirror Mirror Helpful Collage
Show the children how a mirror works. Play Have the children find pictures of people using
some music and let two children stand manners such as wiping their mouths after
opposite each other. Let them mirror each eating, washing hands, opening a door,
others movements. helping to clean up, etc. Create collage with
these pictures.
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Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the
Lord

What does a family look like? I love you My family
How many people is in your I love You, you love me, Some families are big
Day 1
family? we‘re a happy family. (spread arms wide)
Twins, Extended etc. With a great big hug and some families are small
a kiss from me to you, (bring arms closer)
Grandpa and Grandma. Do
Day 2 won’t you say you love me but I love my family
you all stay together in one
too! (cross arms over chest)
Type of residence. What work Best of all!
Day 3 and chores does everyone do

in and outside the house?
Different family members.
Day 4
Extra mural activities
Respect, co-operation, caring
Day 5
in the family.

Clap a pattern
Father, mother, sister, brother,
Ff– family
uncle, aunt, cousins, adopted, foster parents
F- starting words
extended family
fan, fish, flag, father, fire

How Many Activities that families do together
In advance, cut out from magazines pictures Events we celebrate (cultural, religion,
of family members: Moms, Dads, babies, etc. tradition)
Look at and discuss the pictures with the Where do we live
children. Then ask, How many Dad pictures Respect and value
are there? How many babies?
Moving Day Family Portrait
Have a CD of different tempos of music to Let the children create a picture of one of their
play. family members on the inside of a paper plate.
Play some slow music and they "move" Then put holes in the sides of the plate and
around the room to that beat. Stop the thread the yarn through it. Now you can hang
music. Play some fast music and they "move" the family portraits on the wall. Yarn and
to that beat. buttons can be used to decorate the picture.
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Matthew 7:24 the wise man builds his house on

Where do you stay? The wise man My House
In which type of house do you The wise man build his I have a house with a
Day 1
live? House, flat, hut, caravan,
house upon the rocks x3 painted door.
old age home
And the rain came falling Strong brick walls and
What are the different houses
down a wooden floor.
made of? Bricks, wood,
Day 2 The rain came down A bright red roof and
asbestos, cement, glass,
cardboard boxes And the flood went up x3 a chimney pot;
Different rooms in the house. And the house on the rocks And lots of windows
Day 3
The furniture in each room stood firm. when it’s hot.
Different rooms in the house.

Day 4
The furniture in each room
How do we build a house?
Foundation, cement and bricks
Day 5
Paint, Tiles on roof, tiles or
carpet on floor

Clap a pattern
Foundation, plumbing, furniture
Ii – Igloo
Igloo, Wigwam, squatter camp,
I - starting words
kitchen, bedroom, lounge, bathroom
ink, ice, ill, ivy, island

Small colored blocks or Legos
Provide small colored blocks, Legos or other Do you have your own bedroom? What does
it look like?
small building blocks for the children to An igloo is made out of ice.
create houses. Add little people and pets!
Hansel and Gretel My house
Tell the story of Hansel and Gretel.
Play this with music instruments.
Tambourine: Hansel and Gretel walks in the Let the children colour/draw a house with
forest. Bells: They see a butterfly and run after crayons. Paint over the finished house with
it. Tambourine: They got lost and became different colours.
very tired and had to stop and rest.
Voice: They see a house made with sweets,
and went to eat some of it. The ugly witch
caught Hansel and Gretel has to clean the
house with a broom…. “sweep sweep sweep
sweep” Tongue Mouth exercises: The witch
packs wood on the fire and ask Gretel to feel
if it is hot. Gretel says “I cant and pushes the
witch in the fire. “shu shu shu shu”
Tambourine and bells: Gretel open the cage
where Hansel was and they run home to their
dad.
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Matthew 28: 20 Go and teach the nations to
obey
Day 1 Why do we go to school? Greeting Song My school

Good morning children My school is very
Groups/ classes (x3) exciting,
Day 2 What do we do? It is Monday and so much fun.
Daily routine Good morning teacher Play with your friends,
(x3) smile and run.
Creative work It is Monday
Day 3
How do we use the tools and
Principal and teachers

Day 4
What do they do?
Transport
Day 5
How do we come to school?

Clap a pattern
teacher, carpet time, tidy up
Cc– Class
toilet routine, discipline
C- starting words
snack time
cat, can, car, cot, cup

Measuring
Show children how to measure items in the
What is your favourite activity at school?
classroom such as the floor! The table! The
Paint can be a powder, liquid
chairs! Etc.
or a paste – it depends on the water added
Use your feet to measure "I wonder how
When do we go to “big” school? What will it
many steps long our classroom is?"
be like?
Use rulers "I wonder how many rulers tall the
chair is? The length of the table?"
Connecting Kids Chalk and Water
Try playing music and having the children Chalk looks great on paper when they have
pair up with a partner. You may need to pair dipped the chalk into water first. Let the
them up. Have the children tell their partner children colour in a picture of an apple (Aa is
their name or tell them their names if they are for apple)
too shy.
Give directions about how to connect such
as "Toe to toe" (they should make their feet
touch). Elbow to elbow, etc.
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Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your
heart.

This land Anthem
Where do we stay in the world?
This land is your land, Sounds the call to
In what part of South
this land is my land come together,
Day 1 Africa do we live. The KhoiSan,
From Cape Town, to the And united we shall
Black people lived here.
Northern borders stand,
Jan v. Riebeeck came from the
From the Kalahari, Let us live and strive for
to the Natal waters freedom,
Do you know our National
Day 2 This land was made for you In South Africa our land.
Anthem? What does our flag
and me.
Our Emblems.
Day 3
The Protea, the Springbok, the
Parliament
Day 4 Our President and Government.
What does the Government
Day 5 Money, mining, farming in S.A.

President
election Clap a pattern
mining Aa– Africa
emblems A- starting words
anthem ape, ant, apple, art, arm
government

How Many Feet?
Encourage your children to trace their foot
Where is Cape Town on the globe or map?
and cut it out. They can use these cut outs to
Where in S.A. have you gone on holiday?
measure everything in the classroom--the
Do you know how many provinces we have?
chairs, tables, their friends. Also provide rulers
so they can measure with them as well.
Our Anthem Our Flag
Play the anthem for the children. Show them Colour/paint in our flag.
how to stand while the anthem is playing.
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Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you with an
everlasting love.

What kind of stories do we get? Three little pigs The cat and the fiddle
Day 1
True, fairy tales, fiction Three little pigs, Hey, diddle, diddle the
What kind of apparatus we three little pigs, cat and the fiddle. The
Day 2 use : Puppets, TV box, stick Each built a house, cow jumped over the
puppets, etc. each built a house. moon. The little dog
The wolf came by, laughed, to see such
What is the difference between
Day 3 and he huffed and puffed. fun, and the dish ran
a radio and TV stories.
The straw and stick houses away with the spoon.
Concerts, acting, singing and
Day 4 were not so tough.
dancing also tells a story.
Thank goodness, the brick
How to handle a book. Rhymes, house was strong enough
Day 5
songs, dances and miming. For the three little pigs!
Repetition
Clap a pattern
Dictionary
Tt– Tale
Fiction
T- starting words
Fairy Tales
tent, table, tooth, train, turkey
Miming

Bean Counting
Read or tell stories. Ask questions. They must tell
Place 3 bowls on a table, tape a number
you the story. Listen to CD’s and the radio.
inside. The children then sort that many beans
We can make our own story
into the bowls.
Books are important
How to handle books
Bean bags movement Gingerbread man
Use bean bags to practice with. Place the Copy or draw ginger man shape on brown
bean bag on your head, now on your toes. paper. Let the children color and decorate
Place it on your elbow now on your nose. with variety of materials. Cut the
Have fun with this. Play music. When they gingerbread man out.
place the bean bag on their head, have
them walk around with it on their head until
the music stops and then have them place it
on their toes and put the music back on!
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Galatians 5:14 Love your neighbour as
yourself
Different groups: Xhosa, Zulu, Love makes a family We’re different

Day 1 Sotho, Twana, Venda etc. Love makes a family Just like the animals
Staple foods. So many ways down at the zoo
that we can be We’re all different-
Traditional clothing: sheepskin,
I want the whole world to me and you
Day 2 blanket beads.
see Just like the animals
Weapons: knopkierie or spear.
that love makes a family down at the zoo
Bushmen: hunters We’re all different-
Day 3 Clothing sheepskin Afrikaners is plesierig me and you
Homes? Food? Afrikaners is plesierig.
Dit kan julle glo. Pikanini Dancing
Moslem: Malayan:
Day 4 Hulle hou van partytjies en Pikanini dancing x2
Clothing ? Church, food.
dan maak hulle so. Rasi Kla x2
Eers draai die ou vroutjie en Fana Arana x2
White people: English and dan draai haar ou man, en Go Ga x2
Day 5 Afrikaans language. Others: hy vat haar om haar lyfie Oma Torra bala
Dutch, German, French etc. en dan draai hulle saam. Dala Dala Dala x2

Clap a pattern
Zz - Zulu
Culture, hut – kraal
Z- starting words
culture groups
zebra, zip, zoo, zero
Beliefs, staple food
Clap a pattern
Traditional
Xx - Xhosa
knopkierie
X- starting words
x-ray, xylophone

Bead Jewelry What language do you speak at home?
Let the children make patterns of all kinds What traditions does your family keep?
using beads with holes and string. Are there still bushmen in South Africa?
Bead dancing Bushman drawing
Put bead or bells around the children’s ankles. Use normal brown wrapping paper. Let the
Show them how to stamp their feet to make children draw rock art using a feather and
music. black ink.
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Genesis 37:3 he made him a coat
of many colours
Primary colours: Red, Blue, The Color Song Colors as a ......

Day 1
Yellow Red and orange, green Orange as a carrot,
Secondary colours: Brown, and blue, shiny yellow, pur- Yellow as a pear.
Day 2 ple, too. Purple as a plum.
Orange, Green, Purple, Pink
All the colors that we know, Brown as a bear.
Colours of the rainbow
Day 3 live inside a rainbow. Green as the grass.
Mixing colours
Red and orange, green Blue as the sky.
Observe colours in nature. and blue, shiny yellow, pur- Black as a cat.
Day 4
Butterflies are very colourful.
ple, too. Red as cherry pie.
Day 5 The colours of our flag

Rainbow Clap a pattern
Primary Colours: Red, Blue, Yellow Yy– yellow
Secondary Colours: Brown, Orange, Green, Y- starting words
Purple, Pink yak, yarn, yo-yo, yoke, yawn

Sort different objects according to their What is your favourite colour?
colour. What is the colour of your hair, eyes?
Count the colours of the rainbow. What does it mean when we talk about the
“rainbow nation”
Caterpillar to colourful butterfly Colourful Hands (mixing colours)
Use slow and fast pace music. Let the Paint one of a child's hand with blue and the other
with yellow.
children crawl on the floor like a caterpillar.
Have them make a hand print of each next to
Slowly start standing upright and then use col-
each other on the paper.
orful ribbons or scarves and move arms up
Have them rub their hands together and discuss the
and down to color they made (green) and then make a green
represent the skills needed to fly and flitter handprint next to the blue and yellow print.
like a butterfly. Wash and dry hands and then repeat with other
Show the children how to dance (fly) from colors:
flower to flower and also how to flitter (hover) Red + Yellow = Orange
at each flower. Red + Blue = Purple
Red + Yellow + Blue = Brown
Red + White + Pink
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Mark 12:30 Love the Lord with all your heart

Discuss the different shapes Circle Song Shapes
Day 1
around you. Have you ever seen a cir- First, there is a circle
cle, a circle, a circle? round as can be.
Day 2 The circle
Have you ever seen a cir- Then there is a square,
Day 3 The square cle, which goes round and four equal sides has he.
round? A triangle has three
Day 4 The rectangle It rolls this way and that sides, no matter what
way, And that way and this the lengths.
way. A rectangle has 2 long
Day 5 The triangle Have you ever seen a cir- sides but short on each
cle, which goes round and end.
Circle
Clap a pattern
Square
Dd– Diamond
Rectangle
D- starting words
Triangle
dig, dog, door, dam, drum
Shapes
What different shapes does the South African

Count the shapes
flag have?
Sort objects according to shapes
What shape are some of the road signs?
Build a construction using different shapes
(Diamond, Octagon, Triangle)
Musical Shapes Shape collage
Cut out three different shapes (one per child), Let the children tear up bits of paper and glue
big enough for your children to stand on. them onto the different shapes.
Spread the shapes out on the floor. Turn on
music and have your children dance around.
When the music stops yell out a shape, you
may want to hold up an example too, tell
your
children to hurry and find that shape to stand
on. Repeat until you have done every shape.
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Psalm 100:2 Worship the Lord with gladness
Day 1 Opposites in position: Opposite song Opposites

inside; outside Let’s sing about opposites, OPPOSITES
We’re gonna sing about High , Low
Day 2 Opposites in motion: opposites, OPPOSITES
slow; fast When I say “Big,” you say I say stop, you say go
Day 3 Opposites in climate: “Small,” OPPOSITES
hot; cold ‘Cause we’re singing about Hello, Goodbye
opposites. OPPOSITES
Day 4 Opposites in emotion:
If I say “Black” then you say you laugh, I cry
happy: sad
“White,”
Day 5 Opposites in size: If I say, “Heavy, you say
big; small “Light,”
‘Cause we’re singing about
big—small
Clap a pattern
inside—outside
hot—cold Uu– under
happy– sad U- starting words
slow– fast umbrella, up, uncle, uniform, unicorn

Big and Small Pattern Beads
Let the children string the beads in a large, The opposite of a boy is a girl.
small, large, small pattern. The opposite of a ram is an ewe.
Name more opposites in the animal kingdom.
Bean Bag Movement Black and White Painting
Play nursery rhyme music CD in the The opposite of black is white. Create a black
background. Give each child a beanbag. and white painting using your foot.
Place the beanbag on the floor.
Ask the children to:
stand in front, left, right, behind, on top of the
bean bag.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything
beautiful in its time
Tick tock Hickory Dickory Dock

Day 1 What is time?
Tick tock, tick tock, Hickory Dickory Dock
How do we measure time? Two hands go around the The mouse ran up the
Day 2 Years, months, days, hours, clock. clock
minutes, seconds Tick tock, tick tock, The clock struck one
Two hands go around the The mouse ran down
What type of instruments do we
Day 3 clock. Hickory dickory dock
have to read time?
Long hand, long hand,
How did people tell time in Counting all the minutes
Day 4
olden days? Sundial, hourglass now.
Short hand, short hand,
What is your favourite time of Counting all the hours now.
Day 5
day?
Clock, watch Clap a pattern

Hour, minute, second Ww– Watch
Year, month W- starting words
Sundial whale, walk, wall, water, web

Hourglass
Use a sand hourglass to give the children a
What time do you go to bed at night?
concept of time. Let the children do certain
What does it mean when someone says “time
activities e.g. building a puzzle and time
flies”
them.
Musical clocks Paper plate clocks
Give each child a different instrument Use a paper plate, cut out numbers from
(triangle, drum, maraca, etc.). magazines and paste them on the paper
Do the following nursery rhyme activity: plate.
Recite the nursery rhyme. Tell the children that draw the clock arms to 6 o’ clock (TV time)
when you say "The clock struck _____" they
should use their instrument that many times
(bang, shake, hit, etc.).
End this activity by having a Hickory Dickory
parade with all the children playing their
instruments and reciting the nursery rhyme.
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Matthew 25:15 So they took the money, and
did as they were taught
Day 1 Rands and cents Money to spend Money in my pocket
If I’d as much money as I I have money in my

Day 2 How do we earn money?
could to spend, pocket and it's jingling
I never would cry “Old too.
What can we do with our
Day 3 chairs to mend, I have money in my
money?
Old chairs to mend, pocket, let me count it
Where can we save our Old chairs to mend. for you.
Day 4
money? Banks etc.
Day 5 Pocket money

Cent
Rand Clap a pattern
Bank Rr– Rand
Debit card R- starting words
Credit card red, ram, rake, road, rat
Currency

Coin Sorting Different countries has different money. This is
Have a variety of coins and bowls to sort called currency. The currency in England is
them into. pounds and in America it is dollars.
Ball Rolling Coin rubbing
Play calming music while the children sit in a Place different coins beneath a paper to look
circle. Roll the ball to each child. As the like a bunch of grapes. Rub over them with a
children get more controlled with the activity, pencil or crayons.
introduce faster music to roll the ball to each
other.
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Job 37:14 Consider the wonderful things God
does

How much is the doggy? Pussy cat
What is a pet?
Day 1 How much is that doggy in Pussy cat, pussy cat,
What do they look like?
the window Where have you been?
The one with the waggly "I've been to London to
How do we care for our pets?
tail Look at the Queen."
Day 2 Their food, place, where they How much is that doggy in Pussy cat, pussy cat,
sleep
the window What did you there?
That doggy is not for sale "I frightened a little
Day 3 Kind of dogs mouse under the chair.
Day 4 Unusual pets: chameleons,
Day 5 The Vet and SPCA

Guide dog, puppy, litter Clap a pattern
cat, kitten, sandbox, vet, Vv– Vet
dog food, cat food V- starting words
fish, fish tank violin, van, vest, vase, vent

Short and tall
Have various item on a table that are short
What do we use dogs for:
and tall. Let the children then sort and
guide dogs, police dogs,
separate items by which is short and which is
sheepdog, watchdog, breeding dog.
tall (such as large and small crayons; different
sized blocks)
The Old Grey Cat Fish in a dish
Choose 1 child to be the cat and have them "sleep" in a Cut a triangular shape out of a paper plate
corner of the room not to far away.
The remaining children pretend to be the mice. As the mice
(this will be the mouth)
crouch on their spots you sing: Glue or staple the triangle onto the back of
"The old grey cat is sleeping , sleeping, sleeping
the paper plate as the tail. Use crayon,
the old grey cat is sleeping in the house."
"The little mice are dancing, dancing, dancing (children dance markers or paint to decorate your plate as a
on their spot) the little mice are dancing in the house!'' fish.
"The little mice are nibbling, nibbling, nibbling (children nibble)
the little mice are nibbling in the house!
The little mice are resting, resting, resting (children get back
into a resting crouch position) the little mice are resting in the
house!"
Mice stay resting and attention goes back to the cat.
"The old grey cat comes creeping, creeping, creeping , the old
grey cat comes creeping in the house! The little mice go
scampering, scampering, scampering , the little mice go
scampering in the house.
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Psalm 104:33 I will sing to the Lord all my life
Old McDonald The Giving Farm

Day 1 Discuss what does a farmer do.
Old MacDonald had a Hens give eggs.
farm, E-I-E-I-O. Pigs give ham.
Day 2 What is poultry and livestock. And on that farm he had Cows give milk.
some chickens, Strawberries give jam.
Bees give honey.
Where do they live, and where E-I-E-I-O.
Day 3 Goats give cheese.
do they sleep ? With a “bawk, bawk” here
Farms give food,
And a “bawk, bawk” there,
I'd like some, please!
What do the farm animals eat? Here a “bawk”, there a
Day 4
grass, hay, corn “bawk,” Everywhere a
“bawk, bawk,”
What do we do with farm Old MacDonald had a
Day 5 animals, what do we use them farm,
for ? E-I-E-I-O.

Clap a pattern
Hh– Horse
Stallion – mare – foal – stall
H - starting words
Bull – cow – calf – camp
house, hot, ham, hand, hat
Ram – ewe – lam
Clap a pattern
Bear – sow – piglet - pigsty
Qq– Quack
Rooster – hen – chick – chicken coop
Q- starting words
queen, quilt, quail

Measure and Compare Fruit farm, Diary farm
Place different fruits and vegetables on a Vegetable farm, Wine farm
table to explore. Add a scale for the children Sheep farm, Cattle farm
to weigh the fruits and vegetables and Pig farm, Chicken farm
discuss the results. Wild Animal farm
Farm Sounds Hand chicken
Use instruments to accompany. Trace the child’s hand onto a several layers of
(Sung to Wheels on the Bus)
paper and cut it out.
The cows in the barn go moo, moo, moo x2
All around the farm. Decorate the fingers to look like feathers and
Other verses: paint in the eyes.
pigs in the pen go oink, oink, oink
hens in the coop go cluck, cluck, cluck
ducks in the pond go quack, quack, quack
lambs on the hill go baa, baa, baa
bunnies in the hutch go (silently wiggle nose
with finger)
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Psalm 50:10 My God owns the cattle on a
thousand hills
Where does milk come from? 10 Milk bottles Purple cow

Day 1
The cow, bull, calf 10 Milk bottles standing on I never saw a purple
Udder and teats, the wall x2 cow,
Day 2 Horns, tail to keep flies away, And if one milk bottle I never hope to see
hoofs and hair covers the body. should accidentally fall. one,
There‘ll be 9 milk bottles but I can tell you,
The Cow eats grass.
standing on the wall. anyhow
Milk the cow with hands or
I’d rather see than be
Day 3 machine. Cool down milk. Milk
one!
trucks, Factory, Bottles, cartons
with milk.
Day 4 Uses of milk at home
Day 5 Diary products
Clap a pattern
Udder, teats, calf, dairy
Jj – Jug
Horns, bull, cattle
J- starting words
Cow, herd
jump, jam, jelly, jet, jog

Milky lane Different types of milk:
Have at least 3 milk bottles standing in a row. Low-fat
Full cream
Fill them to different levels: full, half full, empty.
2% milk
Discuss each bottle with the children. Skim milk
Ideal milk
Condense milk
Go walking Cow face
Use a set of rhythm sticks. "Click" a slow beat Use a paper plate and colour it in to look like a
cow face. Add horns and ears.
on the sticks. Call this "walking music". Then
"click" out a faster beat with the sticks. Call
this "jogging music". Ring a bell. This means
"stop and drop".
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Job 39:14 She lays her eggs on top of the
earth

Chick chick Humpty Dumpty
Who lays eggs? Animals with
Day 1 Chickchick, Chickchick, Humpty Dumpty sat on
feathers, reptiles, insects, water
Chicken, lay a little egg for the wall.
me, Humpty Dumpty had a
How do we use eggs? We can
Day 2 Chickchick, Chickchick, great fall.
boil, fry, scramble or poach
Chicken, I want one for my All the kings’ horses and
tea. all the kings’ men,
Day 3 What do we use eggs for? couldn't put Humpty
together again.
How does the inside of an egg
Day 4
look like? What does the out-
Day 5 The chicken farmer

Clap a pattern
Hatched, Yoke, Egg white Oo– Oval
Eggshell, Dozen O- starting words
owl, ostrich, oar, old, oven
Egg Matching
Use paper with an oval shape drawn on it. An ostrich egg is very hard.
Decorate each egg with a different design A person can stand on it and it wont break.
(circles, colors, zig zags, etc.). Cut the eggs in Sea turtles lay their eggs in the sand.
half. Ask the children to match the eggs.
Chicken dance Egg shell art
Play music and have the children move in a Place shells in several different bowls. Add
way they think a chicken would walk around water and 1/2 to 1 tsp. of vinegar and food
scratching for food. The chicken tries to fly coloring. Sit some shells in the bowl until they
through the sky and land with a thump. turn color. Drain and let the egg shells dry on
paper towels.
Let the children create their own art piece with
the eggshells.
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Isaiah 1:18 I will make them white as wool

What does a sheep look like? Baa baa black sheep Little Bo Peep
Day 1 What sound do they make? Baa baa black sheep, Little Bo Peep has lost
Different sheep. have you any wool. her sheep,
Ram, ewe, lamb “Yes sir, yes sir, three bags And doesn't know
Day 2
Food – Grass, water, dry food full.” where to find them;
“One for the master and Leave them alone,
Sheep farm: Flock, Dipping and
Day 3 one for the dame, and they'll come home,
shearing of sheep
and one for the little boy Wagging their tails
Characteristics: Wool is light,
who lives down the lane.” behind them.
Day 4 absorbs, strength and elasticity,
Wool does not burn
Classification of wool
The wool mark
Day 5
Wool processing
Spinning and knitting

Ram – Ewe, Lamb, Clap a pattern
Wool mark Kk– Knit
Classified wool K- starting words
A flock of sheep kite, knot, key, kick, kangaroo

Number Recognition
In advance, write the numbers 1-10 on index
Wool can be spun on a wheel.
cards. Glue the correct number of dried
Yarn can be used to knit.
beans on each card. Provide an additional
You need to knitting needles to knit.
set of numbered cards WITHOUT the beans on
You can knit from a pattern.
it. Provide a bowl of dried beans and let the
Some of the stitches is called “plain” or “purl”.
children count out the correct numbers onto
their cards.
Rhythm sticks Cotton Ball Sheep
Pass out two rhythm sticks to each child and Use Black paper and cotton balls. Paint the
sit in a circle. Have each child tap out their outline of the sheep with white paint, add the
own name. Then the rest of the group could eyes also. Fill the tummy in with cotton balls.
do it with them. This way they start getting
basic syllable concepts.
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Psalm 104: 24 the earth is filled with y our
creatures
Bug Song 1,2,3

What different insects does one (sung to the tune of Wheels on the Bus)
1,2,3
Day 1
find? Bee, ant, beetles. The bugs in the air fly up
(hold up fingers one at
and down,
a time)
Up and down, up and
There's a bug on me!
Day 2 6 legs, 3 parts, antennae, wings down.
Where did it go?
The bugs in the air fly up
(Brush your clothes off)
and down,
Life cycle I Don't Know!
Day 3 All through the day!
Egg, Larva, pupa, moth (look around and the
shrug and look con-
Homes of insects fused!)
Day 4 Sand, trees, plants, water, on
animals
Food
Day 5 Plants, grass, leaves, nectar,
fruit

Beginning sound
Insects, body parts, segments Things and words beginning with an “i”
web, antennae ink, insects, impala

Cup Counting
Life cycle from egg to a butterfly.
Use 3 bowls, each marked with a number.
Both sides look the same
Have the children use tweezers/tongs to
Insects have 3 pairs of legs
place the correct amount of plastic bugs in
Body has 3 parts
each bowl.
Ants Musical Chairs Create A Bug
Play the song "The Ants Go Marching" while Use Cardboard egg cartons, pipe cleaners,
playing musical chairs! paint, etc. and let the children create their
own bug.
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Exodus 3:8 unto a land flowing with milk
and honey

Bee bee Here is the Beehive
Day 1 What does a bee look like? Here is the beehive.
Bee, bee tell me,
Where are the bees?
where you get your
Life in the hive. Queen bee, lar- (hold up one fist)
Day 2 honey from. Hidden away where
va, worker bees.
I get my honey from a nobody sees.
honeycomb. (move other hand around your
How do bees make honey?
Day 3 fist)
They collect pollen. Watch and you'll see them come
out of the hive (move head close
to your fist)
Day 4 Bee farmers
One, two, three, four , five! (Hold
up fingers one at a time)
Buzzzzzzzz...all fly away!
Day 5 Products
(wave fingers as you move)

eggs, hive, Rhyme words
honey, honeycomb, insects, wig—pig
nectar, pollen, saliva, worker bees red—bed
top—mop

How Many Bees?
Divide the paper into 6 or more rows. When the bee farmer collects honey he al-
On the left side of each row, write in the numbers ways wears safety clothes: hat with net, boots,
you are working on with the children (1,2,3,4,5 or
gloves. He also uses a smoke machine that
any other numbers). The children use the yellow
causes the bees to become drowsy. He can
stamp pad to press their thumb or finger into and
then collect the honey safely. If you get stung
place the appropriate number of thumbprint
bees on each row. The children then use crayons by a bee, put ice on immediately and go to
to add an hospital if you are allergic.
antennae, legs and wings.
Buzzing around the room Bumble bee
Use music instruments to accompany this song. Use an old toilet roll for the body of the bee.
Let the children dance around the room. Cut out the wings and smiley face. Paste this
A bee is buzzing 'round the room to the toilet roll. Paint and decorate.
Buzz-Buzz, Buzz-buzz.
A bee is buzzing 'round the room
Buzz-Buzz, Buzz-buzz.
It will buzz around the room once more
And then it will buzz right out the door.
And we'll all be happy
When the bee is gone once more!
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Psalm 50:11 and the wild beasts of the
field are Mine
Name wild animals? What kind of The Circus Leo the lion
sounds do they make? In the circus the mighty Leo is the laziest lion
Day 1 I know.
Groupings: wild animals, pets, circus, the lion roars to-
farm animals. Leo is a lazy lion.
night. In the circus, the Leo is the laziest lion.
Habitat peaceful circus, He licks his lips in a
Day 2 the lion roars tonight, lion way
Where do animals live?
And laughs when the
Awimbawe, awimbawe
What are the babies called? lion cubs
Day 3 x2 Come out to play.
e.g. Lion - cub
Skins
How do the animal’s skins differ.
Day 4 Degrees of comparison: hard,
harder, hardest or soft, softer,
softest
Why are animals protected?

What do we call such protected
Day 5
areas? Zoo, Game reserve ,
jungle
Habitat, Carnivore (meat eater), Herbivore Ending sound

(plant eater) Things and words ending with a “b”
Omnivore, Zoo, Game reserve, Jungle cub, tub, rub

Patterns Discuss the following:
Provide different colors of paper plates, plas- Carnivore—Eats meat
tic spoons and plastic forks. Encourage the
Herbivore—Eats plants and grass
children to think of ways they could be sorted
(by color, by type, one of each for a group). Omnivore—Eats plants and meat
Set up a few patterns for them to copy. For
instance, have 3 place settings: a plate,
spoon and 2 forks; a plate a spoon and a
fork; a plate and 2 spoons-have them copy
what they see.
In the wild Footprint Zebra
Play different kinds of music for different kinds Trace the child’s foot on a piece of paper. Let
of movement: the child paint on the zebra stripes, the eyes,
Walk like an elephant
and ears. Cut the zebra out when dry.
Gallop like a zebra
Waddle like a penguin
Run like a cheetah
Slither like a snake
Jump like a kangaroo
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John 1:3 Through Him all things were made

What does it mean when we Dino Song Out to Play
Day 1
say dinosaurs are extinct. 1 red, 1 blue 1 green 1 Dinosaur went out to
play
Fossils. How do we dig them dinosaur.
Day 2 On a bright and sunny
up? 1 orange, 1 yellow, 1 white day
dino, He had such
Day 3 Archeologist
1 pink, 1 brown, 1 black ENORMOUS fun
that he called
dino
Day 4 Some dinosaurs laid eggs. another friend to come
1 purple dino... "DIN-O-SAUR
Triceratops, Brontosaurus and 10 dinosaurs in all. Thump, thump thump
Day 5
the ever popular T-Rex!

Extinct Compound words
Archeologist sun + shine = sunshine
Fossils sun + flower = sunflower
rain +bow = rainbow

Estimation Foot Station The word DINOSAUR means terrible lizard.
Create LARGE prehistoric footprints made People never saw a real one. Some were
from brown wrapping paper. HERBIVORES--they ate only plants, they were
In small groups, encourage children to guess vegetarians. Some were CARNIVORES--they
how many of them will "fit" into the foot prints. ate meat. Some were large and some were
Write down their estimates. small. They were hatched from eggs. There
The children then all try to stand in the are real fossils in the world. They are EXTINCT,
footprint, count how many friends fit and then nobody knows for sure why the all died
compare it to the number they estimated.
BIG Feet! Macaroni Skeletons
Use large paper bags (grocery bags) Use (uncooked) pasta- thin spaghetti, elbow
and music. macaroni, rigatoni, etc.
Place the bags on the children's feet for dino Let children can create the skeleton bones
feet. Dance like dinos. from the pasta.
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Genesis 1:10 and He named the water “sea”
Song Poem
Discussion Points
Fishing for Jesus Jelly Fish

Day 1 Tides of the sea. Fishing for Jesus (song is sung to My Bonnie Lies Over
The Ocean)
Fishing for Jesus x3 This jelly fish lives in the
What does the sea look like? With a bible in my hand ocean.
Day 2 On the beach? Sand, water, and with Jesus by my side This jelly fish lives in the
rocks. Fishing for Jesus every day sea.
This jelly fish lives in the
Day 3 What lives in the sea? ocean.
Oh, (name color of jelly
fish) jelly fish swim by
Dangers in the sea? The me!
Day 4
lifesaver.
Activities on and at the sea.

Day 5
Sport, fishing etc. Sea Transport.
Coral, tides, lifesaver jacket, Tongue Twister

ebb and flow, bluebottles, spring tide Sarah saw six swans

Fish Patterns A fish has scales
Precut different shells! Encourage the A crab walks sideways
children to use them to create Shells have sea animals in them
patterns or to use as a memory game. The sea water tastes salty
Fish Freeze Dance Swimming Octopus
The children should "swim" while the music is Use white paper plates cut in half, fabric or
playing and then freeze when it stops. wool. The children decorate the paper plate
half with crayons, and draw eyes.
They glue strips of fabric or wool to it and hang
for some swimming Octopus.
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Genesis 1:5 and He named the light Day
and the darkness Night
What is the sun? Sleep tight Jack be nimble

Plants need light to grow Good night, sleep tight, Jack be nimble
Day 1
Eclipse Wake up bright Jack be quick
Our shadows follow us In the morning light Jack jump over a
To do what’s right candlestick
Kinds of light
With all your might.
Day 2 Electrical, lamp, gas, candles,
fire, torch, lighthouse, spray light
Light in nature
Day 3
A glow-worm glows
The moon is a planet and shines

Day 4
at night
Animals of the night

Day 5 Bats, owls
How are the eyes adapted to

Beginning sound
Eclipse
Things and words beginning with an “o”
Lighthouse
ox, ostrich,
Glow worm
Things and words with an “oo”
Lighthouse
moon, room

Shadow Matching
In advance, cut out 10-12 shapes all in the Occupations of people working at night.
same color. Also cut the same shapes out Doctors
Nurses
from black paper. Provide the colored
Security Guards
shapes for the children to match to the
shadows.
Shadow Moves Day and Night
Choose a child to stand up and "strike a Use a paper with a thick black line drawn
pose". The other children should copy, or down the middle (from top to bottom).
"shadow" that move! Talk about the opposite of day and night.
You could start to show them how. For Encourage the children to draw a picture, or
example, stand up with one leg in the air and items, on the left that they would see during
one arm up to the sky and invite the children the daytime (sun, birds, etc.) and things they
to copy or shadow you! would see during the nighttime on the right
(moon, stars, nocturnal animals).
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Psalm 74: 17 You made summer and winter

Zippety Do Da Sunglasses
Day 1 The weather – warm and dry.
Zippety Do Da, These are my sunglasses
Zippety Day (circle eyes with index
Clothing: short sleeves, shorts,
Day 2 My, Oh my what a fingers and thumbs)
sandals, bathing suit, hat, sun-
wonderful day This is my hat
Plenty of sunshine (hands on head)
Summer food Heading my way This is the way to fold
Cold meats and salads. Zippety Do Da my hands
Day 3
Ice cream – cold drinks Zippety Day (fold hands)
Fruit – Watermelon, grapes, Just like that!
Animals
Day 4
Loose their hair/fur
Spiders, scorpions and snakes –

Day 5 out in summer
Make jelly – demonstrate what

Seasons Rhyme words
Evaporation pear—bear
Dehydration boat—goat
Sweat
wall—ball
Suntan lotion

Touch point numbers
Cut out a number and draw circles on it.
Paste cotton wool on each circle. Let the
In the summer, the heat causes water from the
children touch the cotton wool while they
count the number. dams and rivers to evaporate and turns into
vapour or steam.
Celebrate-Summer is Here Flower Power
Bring out all your musical instruments and Decorate a toile troll with paint. Cut out
have a Happy Summer celebration! shapes for the flower and decorate it. Paste
Move Like the Water! the flower petals onto the toile troll.
Ocean--waves
Lake--calm...until a boat goes by!
Pond--frogs jumping, fish swimming
River or stream--water moves quickly
A sprinkler--the water goes up and then to the
left and then to the right
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Jeremiah 5: 24 I send the autumn rain

Autumn Finger play Flowers are gone
Day 1 How has the weather changed. Autumn winds begin to Flowers are gone
blow (blow). leaves are glad today.
Colored leaves fall fast and For the wind is blowing
Nature and autumn. How do
Day 2 slow them off and away.
we know it is Autumn. Which
(move hands to show They are flying here
falling leaves) and they are flying
How do we adjust our activities, Twirling, whirling all around there. Oh the little red
Day 3
food and clothes according to (turn around a few times) leaves you are
Until at last, they touch the everywhere
Animals and autumn. How does
ground (fall to the ground).
Day 4 the weather influence animals
and their way of living ?
Fruit and Vegetables

Day 5
What kind of vegetables and
Ending sound
Evergreen
Words ending with a “t”
shades
cut, mat, rat
environment

Sink or Float?
Place different autumn items next to a bowl
of water. Let the children guess and then test The weather starts getting colder as the earth
what will sink and float: stones, beans, pine rotate around the sun.
cones, leaves, etc.
Dance like the Leaves Nature Collage
Play different tempos of music and tell the Use leaves, twigs, etc. that you collect on a
children they need to fall to the beat of the walk or that you ask the children to bring in
music, like leaves. during the week. Use them to make a Autumn
Addition to this activity: Give children a paper collage.
leaf to hold, ask them to move around the
room to the music and pretend that they are
leaves blowing in the wind. Find a song with
various tempos so they can practice their
awareness of how music changes.
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Psalm 147:8 He spreads clouds over the sky,
He provides rain for the earth.

How do we know it’s winter? It is winter Tick-tock
Day 1 Rainy, cold, short days, trees It is winter x2 Tick - tock, Tick -tock
without leaves. Winter time x2 Tick – tock – tock
How do we keep ourselves Icy, Icy winter x2 Listen to the big old
Day 2 warm? Clothes, blankets, heat- Wind and rain x2 clock
er, electrical blanket, fireplace. Move on, Move on
Autumn is gone
Winter fruit and vegetables?
Day 3 Move on
Citrus, apples, tomatoes.
Wintertime is born
Animals hibernate. (Snakes,

Day 4
frogs etc.) The animals’ fur gets
Winter clothes. Sport, food,

Day 5
activities.

Compound words
Winter sleep – Hibernation
fire + place = fireplace
Evergreen trees – do not loose it’s leaves
snow + man = snowman
Vitamin C
pan + cake + pancake

WATER TASTING
Provide tap water, soda water, salt water and Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits like oranges
sugar water. Pour the different types of and lemons. Vitamin C is very good to fight
water into paper cups and have children colds and flu.
taste them. Discuss the differences. As an
extension you can do a survey/graph.
Icy Hand Dancing! Cloud Art
Have a bowl of ice cubes (do not let the Draw an outline of a cloud on blue paper. Let
children see them); a metal tray; a CD player. the children use a sponge and dip it into white
Tell the children you are going to drop some-
paint. Show them how to decorate the cloud.
thing and ask if they can guess what it is.
Drop an ice cube on a metal tray. Let them
guess. Try a few more times. If they don't
guess, give clues (It's cold. It's hard. etc.).
Have the children sit in a circle. Tell them they
are going to pass the ice cube around the
circle as the music plays. When you pause
the music, they should freeze and the child
with the ice cube holds it while you count to
5. Play music and repeat.
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Song of Solomon 2:12 In the countryside the
flowers are in bloom, this is a time for singing

What is spring? How do we All things bright Two little dickey birds
know it is springtime? All things bright and beautiful Two little dickey birds
Day 1
Longer, warmer days, flowers,
All creatures great and small Sitting on the wall
blossoms and leaves.
All things wise and wonderful One named Peter
What colours do we get? The Lord made them all. the other named Paul
Day 2 Add white for pastels. Shades of
a colour. Clothes we wear Each little flower that opens Fly away Peter
Each little bird that sings Fly away Paul
Animals in spring, new- born
He made their growing Come back Peter
Day 3 babies. Birds make nests.
Swallows come back colours Come back Paul.
He made their tiny wings
Kinds of insects. Where do they
Day 4
stay? The silkworm – life cycle.
Foods we eat in spring. Kinds of

Day 5
sport, other activities.
Tongue Twister
Life cycle, Blossoms, pollen
Tommy and Tinkle Tests Two Times two.
Buds, hay fever

Increasing sizing
Flowers and trees release pollen (seed) during
Provide many different sizes of balls for the
springtime. Some people get hay fever from
children to place in increasing size and then
this and can sneeze a lot.
decreasing.
Walk through the garden Budding Trees
Give each child 2 rhythm sticks Let the children draw a tree using their hand,
Pretend you are walking through a garden paint it brown.
with lots of flowers. Try counting flowers. "8 Show them how to crumple pieces of tissue
sunflowers" Then they tap out by hitting the paper into little balls for tree leaf buds.
sticks together 8 times. They dip their "buds" into glue and cover their
trees.
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Psalm 96:12 then shall all the trees of the
wood rejoice
Do all trees look the same? The Mulberry bush The Apple tree
Do trees only have leaves? Way up high in the ap-
Day 1 Here we go round the Mul-
Outing in garden look, feel and ple tree
berry bush, x3 (reach both arms up to
discuss.
Early in the morning. the ceiling)
Why don’t trees fall over? This is the way I climb a tree. Two little apples smiled
Day 2 Do all trees loose their leaves? This is the way I chop a tree. down at me
(make fists with both
Deciduous and evergreen
hands)
Uses: Making fire. I shook that tree as hard
Day 3 Shade, decoration. Who lives in as I could
(pretend to shake the
trees? tree)
Down came the apples
Growing process (make fists fall to the
Day 4
What does a tree need to floor)
Yum! They were good!
Wood products: (Rub your stomach).
Furniture, paper, books,
Day 5
different kinds of music
instruments.

Beginning sound
Deciduous, Evergreen, Roots Things and words beginning with an “i”
Year rings, Orchards, Nursery ink, insects, impala

Leaf Sorting and Matching
Use either real leaves or purchase artificial
leaves of different colors and sizes. If you use You can see how old a tree is by looking at the
real leaves, you could laminate them so that year rings.
you can use them from season to season or A tree is made of four parts: roots, trunk,
year to year! branches, leaves
Place all the leaves in a basket or bin. Provide
bowls or plates for the children to sort the
leaves by their different attributes.
Wavy Trees Tree shape
Have some soothing music playing. Let the Draw a circle or triangle on paper. Let the
children hold their arms in the air, pretending children colour/paint the tree trunk and leaves.
they are trees swaying in the wind. Increase
the tempo of the music until it is stormy
weather in which the trees are swaying.
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Nehemiah 4:10 and there is much rubbish; so
Don’t kill the world Take care

What is litter
Don't kill the world Let's take care of the
Day 1 Explain to the children what
don't let her down. earth.
littering is and what they should
Do not destroy basic We only have one and
ground. she's a lot of fun,
Day 2 Recycling
Don't kill the world So, let's take care, take
our means of life. care of the earth.
Day 3 What is pollution?
Lend ear to nature's cry.
Day 4 Air and water pollution
Day 5 Noise and air pollution

Water pollution Rhyme words
air pollution duck—truck
sound pollution mouse—house
nature conservation clock—sock

Bottle cap patterns
Hot glue some bottle caps (different colours) Talking about how to look after your
on a cardboard strips creating a patterns on environment. The world around us and how to
each one. The children try to duplicate your look after it.
pattern.
Paper plate skate Recycle Art
Paper plate skate Give each child 2 paper Use any recycled items (plastic containers,
plates, 1 for each foot. Turn on a some plastic bottles, boxes, etc.), glue, miscellane-
classical music. Enjoy your skate around the ous items (scrap paper, ribbon, etc.)
room. See what the children can create by using
items that would be going into the trash.
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Isaiah 65:21 and they shall plant vine-
yards, and eat the fruit of them

What is food ? Why do we need Strawberry Song Fruits
Day 1
it? Yummy, yummy s Make cookies out of an
strawberries, apple or a pear.
Day 2 Healthy and unhealthy food So red and sweet and
Peel an orange. Then
plump.
When I see them in my you can share.
Day 3 Fruit and vegetable products.
bowl, Eat your grapes one by
It makes me want to jump! one.
Day 4 Changes in food due to heat. I eat them very carefully,
Eating fruit can be so
I savor every one.
Sweet, delicious much fun.
Day 5 Vitamins and minerals in food strawberries,
To me, they're number one!

Vitamins Ending sound
Minerals words ending with a “d”
Food pyramid dad, mad, sad

5-A-Day Count this Way! Organic food: what is organic food? Fruit and
Provide real fruits and vegetables. Have work vegetables that are grown without using any
where the children must count out 5 from the chemicals to kill insects and diseases.
group of food Food Pyramid
provided. We all need 5 a day to stay
healthy!
Food Charades Carrot Brushes
Have the children act out different types of Provide carrots that have a lot of greens on
food such as: the end (or celery!) and let the children use
Popcorn popping them as paintbrushes!
Toast popping out of a toaster
Fish swimming
A peeling banana, etc.
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Leviticus 26:4 and the trees of the field shall
yield their fruit

Different Citrus fruit Five Ripe Oranges Grandma Gemma
Day 1 What does it look like? There are five ripe oranges Grandma Gemma ate
Differences hanging on a tree. an orange,
Let’s look inside the orange, There are five ripe oranges but it was rather sour.
Day 2 lime, grapefruit- Peel, pips, hanging on a tree She had the taste in her
juice, segments. and if one ripe orange mouth for at least
would drop right another hour.
Tastes sweet, sour, bitter down on me
Day 3
How does it feel or smell? There’ll be 4 ripe oranges
hanging on the tree
The work on the farm.
Day 4
Day 5 What do we use it for?

Segment Compound words
grapefruit air + port = airport
citrus butter + fly = butterfly
orchard door + bell = doorbell

Seed and/or Produce Counting
Use beans or seeds to count, muffin tins with The fruit consists of pips, juice, segments.
numbers 1-12 in each tin. Citrus fruit grows in very cold climate.
The children can count out and sort the
correct number of seeds or beans.
Ring a roses Orange tree
Ring a ring o’ roses, Cut out the leave of the orange tree. Let the
A pocketful of posies. children paint oranges on it.
Tisha! Tisha! Use a toilet paper roll and cut it in the middle.
We all fall down Place the painted leave section into the toilet
Sing this song with the children either turning paper roll.
in a circle alone or holding hands in small
groups that walk in circle formation as they
sing
As everyone tumbles to the floor, the teacher
quickly begins tapping a beat on the floor
and chants the following words to get every-
one back on their feet again:
The cows are in the meadow
Eating buttercups
A-tishoo, a-tishoo
We all stand up.
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Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is
like apples of gold in pictures of silver

Kinds of apples: I eat apples An apple a day
Star King, Golden Delicious, I eat apples x2 An apple a day keeps
Day 1
Granny Smith. How does it look,
Why don’t you? x2 the doctor away.
taste, feel?
An apple in the morning x2
How does it look inside skin,
Is good for you x2
pips, flesh, core and juice. How
Day 2 It keeps away flu x2
does a pip grow? Taste – sweet
or sour.
The apple farmer and his work.
Day 3
Picking, transport and spraying.
The storage, washing and sort-

Day 4
ing. Marketing overseas
Products of apples, dried ap-

Day 5
ples jam, juice and shampoo.

seed pod, products,
canned, sorting, Tongue Twister
dried, packed, Penny's pretty pink piggy bank
fiber, core
Small, Medium, Large

Cut out many apples using three different
If you cut the apple in halve, both sides looks
sizes and using three different colors (red,
exactly the same. Apples has a distinct
green, yellow).
fragrance and some shampoos are made to
The children can use these to place in order
smell like apples.
of small medium large; sort by color; sort by
size; count.
Moving like Kites Apple Collage
Use a CD with different tempos of music. Use a small white paper plate for each child.
Have the children "move like kites" based on Have the children tear and glue tissue papers
the tempo, slow, medium, fast. (red, yellow, green) all over their paper plates.
Name movements as they do this: The kites fly They can use paper stems for the top of their
up, up, up and then glide slowly down and apples (cut out of brown paper).
around.....
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2 Samuel 22:30 by my God have I leaped
over a wall

Row row row your boat Here is a ball
Why do we do sport? Exercise –
Day 1 Row row row your boat Here is a ball
keep healthy. Relaxing.
gently down the stream, And here is a ball
merrily, merrily, merrily And here is a big, big
Winter sport: Netball, Rugby,
life is but a dream. ball
Soccer, Hockey. Other ball
Day 2 Let’s count the balls
games – golf, tennis, bowls.
1 2 3
Clothes, balls, fields, players in a
Contact sport: Judo, Wrestling,

Day 3
Karate, Boxing. Rules, clothing.
Gymnastics and Gymnasium.

Day 4 Athletes on an athletic track.
Comrades Marathon. Equip-
Watersport: Swimming, ski, div-

Day 5 ing, water polo and hockey.
Speed sport: Motor races, cy-
Referee, Boxing Beginning sound

Coach, Rostrum Words beginning with an “a”
Trophies, Medal ant, apple

Pairing
Use 2 pictures each of different balls i.e. golf Some people do sport professionally (as a
balls, soccer balls, rugby balls, tennis balls. career) and they can get paid a lot of money.
Ask the children to pair the balls.
Learning Directions Finger Painting
Give each child a musical instruments, give Provide finger paints in multiple colors and a
fitness instructions for your children to work out picture of a ball. While they are painting, talk
to. with the children about the things they do that
Stretch up and shake your instrument. use the muscles in their hands (using a spoon,
Bend over and touch the floor. putting on coats, brushing teeth) and they
Move your arms from right to left. their hand
Walk in place. muscles need exercise too.
Run in place.
Follow the leader.
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1 Corinthians 15:3 Christ died for our sins
Why do we celebrate Easter? Building a temple Here is the church

Day 1 Discuss the last supper and Building up the Temple x3 Here is the church
what happened. Of the Lord and here is a steeple.
Jesus carries his cross and his Boys come and help us Open the door
Day 2
crucifixion. Girls come and help us and here are the peo-
Building up the Temple ple.
Day 3 Jesus was raised on the third of the Lord
Day 4 God creates life.
Jesus lives. Our love for Him,

Day 5
each other and for ourselves

Betray
Rhyme words
Crucified
boy — toy
Easter
cat—rat
Suffering
fish—dish
Obedient
Religion

Sequencing
Have laminated pictures for the Easter story: Easter is a Christian festival
Palm Sunday, Last Supper, Good Friday, Why do we get eggs at Easter? It symbolises
Tomb, He is Risen and ask the children to put new life.
it in the correct order.
Musical Parade Tape Crosses
Give each child a musical instrument to use Use masking tape and place it in the shape of
(tambourine, triangle, etc.) a cross on paper. Let the children paint the
Teach them this song: whole page with different colours.
Sung to Farmer in the Dell: When children are done painting, help them
Jesus is the king! remove the tape to reveal the cross.
Jesus is the king!
We praise Him with our song today,
Jesus is the king!
Start a parade singing this song while using
the instruments.
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Luke 2:11 Today a savior has been born to
you, He is Christ the Lord
Silent Night My Christmas Gift

Day 1 Birth of a saviour Jesus Silent Night What can I give Jesus,
(put finger on lips) small as I am?
Holy Night (Hands up, shoulders
Why did God sent His Son? (fold hands and bow head)
shrugged)
Day 2
So we can be saved. All is calm (finger over lips)
All is bright The angels sang of His
(point to star in sky) glory untold.
Three wise men. Where do Round yon virgin, mother (Hands up to the sky,
Day 3 they come from? What gifts and child
looking up)
did they have? (put hand up as though
measuring tall person and But what I can I give?
then low as though measur- (Hands up, shoulders
Why do we have a Christmas ing a child) shrugged)
Day 4 Tree? It represents the tree of Holy infant so tender and
My heart to share!
life. mild (pretend to rock a ba-
by) (Hands on heart and
Sleep in heavenly peace then out toward the
Why do we give gifts at Christ- (raise both hands up to children).
Day 5 heaven)
mas?
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Ending sound
Birth, Stall, Christmas tree
Words ending with a “p”
Gifts, Wise men, Manger
cup, tap, pup

Gifts Galore Why do we celebrate Christmas?
Have boxes of different shapes and sizes The northern hemisphere has snow during
covered with giftwrapping paper. Ask the Christmas.
children how heavy do they think each box The southern hemisphere has sunshine during
would be. Make sure that they have different Christmas.
weights. The big box should not necessarily
weigh more that the smaller box.
Jingle Bell Freeze Dancing Christmas wreath
Use Christmas songs on CD, wrist bells (one for Use an paper plate and cut out the circle part
each child); large, open space! in the middle. Decorate the frame and stick a
Play a game of "Freeze Dancing" with them bow to it.
using Christmas Jingle Bell instruments! Provide
the children with a bell instrument (wrist bells
work best). Tell the children that they can
dance, sing and play their instruments along
with the song and when the music stops, they
should FREEZE and stop shaking their bells.
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Song of Solomon 6:6 Your teeth are as a flock
of sheep
Tooth Mouse A tooth fell out

What do the different teeth
Little tooth mouse x2 A tooth fell out and left
Day 1 look like? How many teeth do
Here’s my tooth a space.
we have?
In my shoe So big my tongue can
Bring along your money touch my face.
Why are teeth important? How
Pretty shining money And every time I smile I
Day 2 do we care for our teeth?
for my tooth in my shoe show
Permanent teeth
A space where
The correct way to brush your something used to
Day 3 teeth. Different Teeth grow.
Floss, rinse, toothpaste I miss my tooth as you
can guess.
Enemies of our teeth. Why are But then--I have to
they our enemies? brush one less!
Day 4
False teeth
Tooth mouse
Day 5 The Dentist

Injection, filling, healthy, Compound words
Dentist, cavities. enamel, tooth + brush = toothbrush
nerves, molars, milk teeth, tooth + paste = toothpaste
permanent teeth story + book = storybook

How Many Teeth?
Give the children a hand mirror. Let them Toothpastes does not taste the same.
look and count how many teeth they have. The fluoride in the toothpaste protects your
Write this down and compare with other chil- teeth. Coke “eats” your teeth.
dren.
I'm a Tube of Toothpaste! Tooth Brushes
For this movement activity, ask the children Precut toothbrush handles on white paper use
what they think it would be like to be a tube
pieces of yarn to glue on as bristles. Decorate
of toothpaste? A toothbrush? Floss?
Have these items to show them and let them the handle.
hold them.
Then, act them out!
Example: A tube of toothpaste! OK, you're in
the tube...way at the bottom! Now, you're
being squished, up, up, up and POOF out of
the tube!
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Matthew 8:7 And Jesus said unto him, I will
come and heal him

I’m going to the doctor, Nurse, Mrs. Polly Peter had a cold
Day 1 waiting room, prescription, Mrs. Polly had a dolly, Peter had a little cold
doctors, examination who was sick, sick, sick it started in his head
so they called the doctor and everywhere that
Doctor’s uniform and appa- who was quick, quick, Peter went, the cold
ratus. Taking blood pressure. quick. was sure to spread.
Day 2
What does he use? His mommy tried to
Stethoscope, thermometer . drive it out, she tried so
hard but “kerchoo” it
I go to hospital. Acceptance,
didn’t help because
Day 3 general wards, private wards,
she caught it too.
nurses, visiting hours
Operation. Theatre: uniform –

Day 4
anaesthetic
Emergency kit help suitcase:

Day 5 plasters, thermometer, rubber
gloves, disinfectant, bandage

Medicine, Stethoscope, X-ray
Tongue Twister
Prescription, Thermometer, Consulting room
Friendly Fleas and Fire Flies
Anesthetic, Theatre, Contagious
Examination, Virus

Medicine Cups
Use Medicine cups (at least 10). Number the Cream disappears when you rub your hands.
cups 1 through 10. A x-ray is a photo of the body.
Use small beads or beans or smarties for the A pill dissolves in water.
children to count into the cups.
Balance....Balance! Doctor’s bag
Balance: Use black paper and fold it in half. Cut out
On one foot handles to stick at the top. Paint or draw a
On heels cross on a separate page. Cut it out and
On toes paste on the bag. On the inside of the bag
Walk on a line of tape you can stick an ear bud, cottonwood and a
Use bean bags and balance one: on your plaster.
head, on your elbow, one your back, on your
foot!
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John 3:33 God is truthful
Policeman Dial 10111

Function of police : Safety, law
Day 1 and order, prevention of crime, Good morning to you! If there's serious trouble
protection. And how do you do? and it's dangerous,

I am the policeman, And there's no one
Uniforms: nametag, whistle, solving crimes for you. there to help you out,
Day 2 Just pick up the phone
hand cuffs, gun, teargas, rub-
and dial 10111
That's what this is all
Safety: Stay away from
about.
Day 3 strangers, don’t climb in their
cars, don’t take sweets from
Different units: police dog unit,

Day 4 detectives, fraud, murder and
robbery , bomb squad
Finger prints
Day 5
Photographs (mug shots)

Beginning sound
Expert, accusation, office, Words beginning with an “e”
hand grenades, teargas, egg, eat,
emergency response unit, detective words with an “ee”
teeth, feet

I'm Lost Maze
The police number in case of emergency:
Make a basic maze that shows a child at the
10111
beginning and a policeman at the end. The
Your finger – and handprints are unique
children use their fingers to trace the path
Police dogs can smell drugs
from the child to the policeman.
Musical Jars Fingerprint Pictures
Use thick glass jars; metal spoons; water Use washable ink pads and show the children
Fill the jars with different amounts of water. Set how to use their fingertips in the ink pads and
print onto paper.
jars in a row and put a little more water in
Use pencils or Koki's to make faces on the
each jar as you go down the row. Show the prints. Many prints put together can make
children how each jar makes a different people, bugs, etc.
sound when they GENTLY tap it with a spoon.
Let children explore the sounds and sing and
play away!
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Numbers 6:24 The Lord bless you and keep
Different types of fires: I am the firefighter Put out the fire

Campfires, candles- including Good morning to you! Put out the fire,
Day 1
birthday candles, fire place, And how do you do? save lives, rescue!
rockets, house fire, forest fire I am the firefighter, That's what the
fighting fires for you. firefighters do for you!
Explain that some fires are used
When the firefighters go
Day 2 for heat or for fun things and
to work.
some are more dangerous.
Fire Drill: we need to leave
Day 3 together and let the Fire
Fighters come and do their job.
Day 4 What is their job?
Day 5 Who do we call?

Rhyme words
fire, ladder, hydrant
boots—roots
axe, fire engine, oxygen mask
red—shed
play—day

Necklaces
What number do we dial.
Use colored macaroni or beads to lace onto
Firefighters also use helicopters to collect water
red, orange or yellow strings.
from the sea to fight fires.
Encourage patterns!
Climbing the ladder Charcoal Pictures
Use a CD with different tempos of music. Use pieces of charcoal for the children to
Have the children pretend to climb a ladder colour the fireman badge in. Paste a picture
based on the tempo, slow, medium, fast. of the child’s face in the middle of the badge.
They climb up and down; carrying a puppy
over their shoulders etc.
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Matthew 4:21 Jesus called them and
immediately they left the boat and followed Him
Transport on land Big Ship Wear your seatbelt

Day 1
Train tracks, roads The big ship sails If you’re riding in a car
Through the holly holly how please buckle up
Transport at sea
Day 2 Holly, holly, how x2 Buckle up safe and
Harbour
The Big ship sails through secure,
Transport in the air
the Yes I’ll say it one time
Day 3 Airport, Hot air balloon
Holly, holly how more
Helicopter
Holly, holly, holly, holly how If you’re riding in a car
Transport in the olden days please buckle up
Day 4 Ox wagon, horse cart, steam
train
Services that uses transport

Day 5 Police, firemen, Ambulance,
Paramedic, Rubbish truck.
Pilot, Air hostess Ending sound

Skipper, Sailor words ending with a “r”
Conductor, Traffic police car, fur, spear
Driver

Key Sorting
Provide a large assortment of keys. Allow
children to sort and manipulate in their own A blimp or zeppelin looks like huge balloons
way. Provide several bowls for them to sort that are oval shaped.
into. They may sort by color, size, keys with
holes on top, etc.
Transportation Exercise Airplane
Ride a Bike (they can lay on their backs, legs Use ice-cream sticks to make and decorate a
up in the air and "peddle"). airplane.
Row a Boat (sit, legs in a V shape and row
with their arms).
Run in Place
Fly an Airplane or Helicopter
Drive a Plane
Blastoff in a Rocket Ship
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Matthew 3:3 Prepare the way for the Lord,
make paths straight for Him.
How do I get to school? Road Safety Song Robot

Motor – safety belt STOP, Look and Listen The red light says stop
Day 1
Taxi – no arms, hands out of the Before you cross the street. The green light says go
window Use your eyes. Use your The orange light says
ears. careful.
Pedestrians: Walk on the And then use your feet Look where you go.
Day 2 pavement. How must I cross
the street? Where? Robot Zebra
The traffic officer

Day 3 What does he do? What does
he wear? The vehicle he uses .
Road signs: What does it tell
Day 4 me ?
Why must I follow it?
The Motorist and passengers
Day 5 License, Roadworthy, Road
manners

Pedestrian , traffic officer Compound words
Passenger, licence air + plane = airplane
Scholar patrol, pavement air + port = airport
motor + car = motorcar
Line them Up
To cross the road, first look left, then right, then
Cut out a piece of yarn to measure each
left again. When there are no cars you may
child's height. Attach a piece of tape with
cross. Do not run, because you might fall and
their name on it and the measurement. Hang
land under a car.
these on the wall. Have the children com-
Red Light-Green Light Robot
Use a CD Player and music; have a piece of Provide red, yellow and green paint and
red paper, yellow paper and green paper; a cardboard egg cartons (in sections of 3).
large open space. Talk with the children
Paste the robot onto an ice-cream stick.
about traffic lights (red means stop, green
means go, yellow means to go really slow.
Ready to stop). Tell the children they will be
dancing to the music but need to watch you
(you are the traffic light!). When you put up
the Green paper, they should dance, when
you put up the Red paper, they should Stop
(Freeze).
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Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the
heavens and earth
Day 1 the sun and moon Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Shining stars
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star See the shining stars
Day 2 what are stars How I wonder what you Up in the big, night sky.
are. Look at them all
Up above the world so high twinkling
Day 3 planets Like a diamond in the sky. and blinking way up
Twinkle, twinkle little star. high!
How I wonder what you When the morning
Day 4 astronauts
are. comes,
the night turns into day
telescopes, space shuttle, And the little twinkling
Day 5 stars.
rockets
All seem to go away!

planets,
Tongue Twister
stars,
astronauts, Freshly-fried fat flying fish
space shuttle,
telescope

Moon Rock Counting Earth is a planet
Use an ice cube tray to count moon rocks It is the only planet with life on.
(use small pebbles or stones). Provide plastic We are third closest to the sun.
or metal tongs for the children to pick the
rocks (small pebbles or stones) up with.
Gravity Dance Make your own constellation
Use a CD with both fast and slow tempos of Use black paper. Draw and outline of a house
with white chalk. Stick bright stars all over the
music.
lines of the house.
Tell the children about gravity. Because of
gravity, we can move fast on earth but not
fast on another planet, like the moon. On the
moon, we would move in s-l-o-w m-o-t-i-o-n.
Demonstrate for them.
Explain that they will move to the sound! Fast
music is on earth and slow is on the moon!
Change the songs from fast to slow on the
CD.
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Lamentations 3:23 His mercies begin afresh
each day
Day 1 Months of the year Happy New Year A new year

Happy New Year! Blow your whistle,
Every new year starts on
Happy New Year! ring your bell;
Day 2 1 January. New year’s eve is on
Happy New Year! A brand new year has
31 December
To each and every one! come.
Day 3 Midnight Countdown: 10, 9, 8. It’s a new year and a
new day
Day 4 Balloons, confetti, fireworks Time for work,
time for play
I’m so glad you’re all
Day 5 New years resolutions
New year’s eve

Rhyme words
Countdown
sing—ring
Balloons, confetti, fireworks
slide—hide
resolutions
track—sack
expectations

Symmetry What good or bad things happened during
Use a cutout of a gingerbread man. Let the this year?
children colour it in and decorate it. As the
What would you like to do better in the new
children the to cut it exactly in halve.
year?
Ring in the Year Dripping Fireworks
Provide all of the instruments you have to Use eyedroppers and mix paint.
celebrate. Parade around until the teacher Drop the paint at the top of the paper and
do the countdown: watch how it drips down the page.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 “FREEZE”
All the children freeze and stop making noise
with their instruments.
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LESSON

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Day 1 I am Special My body Me

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If you are happy Feelings

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I have 5 senses My senses

Day 5 Touch with my hand

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My ear Awesome ears

Hearing impaired and hearing

Day 5 The telephone

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Private parts Clap a pattern

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Remind them that at circle Magic words We Say Thank You

Two children bump into each

Someone sneezes. "What

Day 5 please and thank you

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Type of residence. What work Best of all!

Day 3 and chores does everyone do

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Different rooms in the house.

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Day 1 Why do we go to school? Greeting Song My school

Principal and teachers

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Day 5 Money, mining, farming in S.A.

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Different groups: Xhosa, Zulu, Love makes a family We’re different

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