PRESCHOOL BLOG

OCTOBER 29TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid…for the Lord your God goes with you." Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV

Bottom Line: God can help me be brave.

This week: Miriam's faith in God helps her do many brave things throughout her life.

Insight: FAITH

Discipleship Kit:

• Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week

• Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)

• Memory Verse Video –  Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals

• Memory Verse Hand Signals (PDF)

Activities:

• Home Connection
  • NEED: Superhero and community helper dress-up clothes, and a preschool-safe mirror
  • DO: 
    • Before the Activity: Place the dress-up clothes in the activity area near the mirror.
    • During the Activity: Encourage the child to play with and try on the dress-up clothes and role play.
    • After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story and the concept of being brave.
  • Say: 
    • Before the Activity: “Friend, come look at what we have to play with today. Dress-up clothes! We can be so many different people like firefighters, police officers, doctors, teachers, and all kinds of super kids!”
    • During the Activity: “What will you choose? (Pause.) Wow! Look at you, you are an awesome [helper/super kid]! Look at yourself in the mirror. Now show me how a [helper/super kid] is brave. (Pause.) Super-duper! Who else can you dress up as? (Repeat as desired.) That was so fun, watching you dress up as different brave characters!”
    • After the Activity: “Police officers, firefighters, doctors, and all community helpers do brave things—super kids, too! And today in our Bible story, we’ll hear about someone who did a lot of brave things.”
• Morning Time
  
  • When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Show me you're ready to be brave today with your strong and courageous super kid pose!"
• Weekly Activities
  • At home activities you can do with your preschooler this week!
    • MONDAY
    • TUESDAY
    • WEDNESDAY
    • THURSDAY
    • FRIDAY
• Parent Cue Blog: “23 Parenting Hacks for Parents with Little Kids” by Melissa Thorson

Connect:

We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.

• Facebook (2 separate groups)
  • Public Preschool at The Heights Group
  • Closed Group for Parents
• Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights