UCCPA 1-2s

LIONS AND CLOCKS--IT'S TIME TO PRAY

  This week, we will talk about clocks and lions and prayer which reminds us of the Bible story of Daniel in the Lion's Den from Daniel 6.  After we listen to the Daniel story, we have a cube the children can roll with colorful pictures of Daniel and all the times and places he prayed.  We will use the child's name along with the picture on the top of the cube and say:

1.  "(name) prayed in his/her house."
2.  "(name) prayed on his/her knees."
3.  "(name) prayed morning, noon, and night."
4.  "(name) prayed 3x a day."
5.  "(name) gave thanks to God."
6.  "The Bible says "At all times, pray!"

Snack time will include Teddy Grahams and raisins.  Special songs sung during circle time include: "My God is so Big," "Whisper a Prayer," "God is so Good," " Hickory, Dickory Dock," and "I'm a Lion" (which I will sing wearing a lion mask, words as follows):

I'M A LION
(Sung to: "Three Blind Mice")
I'm a lion, I'm a lion
Hear me roar, hear me roar
I love to sleep out in the sun
And chase other animals just for fun
In all the jungle I'm Number one, I'm a lion.

During opening time, we will decorate a paper lion by gluing orange felt pieces on his mane at the blue table.  We will also enjoy pictures of real lions taped to the blue table this week.
  We will also enjoy music time with bubbles and shakers.  Bubbles seem to never get old to the children.  Many of the children can now blow their own bubbles, and they try to pop the bubbles using one finger, clapping their hands, and catching bubbles in their cups.  We also have fun when the teacher can blow a really large bubble which sometimes produces a really large splash.
  For our craft time, we will make a take-home, paper plate clock which will have moving hands.  The children will color and glue triangle pictures of six different times when they can pray.  We will also talk about the clock being a circle and showing and counting the numbers from 1 to 12.
  I also have a clock with a moving hour hand to teach the Hickory, Dickory Dock" rhyme.  This rhyme has 12 different animals (which we will show as pictures on sticks) playing their funny antics each hour of the day.
  Storytime this week includes "We're Going on a Lion Hunt" (similar to a "Bear Hunt") by Margery Cuyler, so put on your safari hats and get ready to slog through the mud, snap through the sticks, climb through the trees, splash through the river, and swish through the grass to find a lion in the cave.  "Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?" written by Nancy White Carlstrom, is our second story told in lilting verse about Jesse the Bear going through his day.
Have a wonderful week!
Mrs. Shelly