Our KDI of the week is Building Relationships-Children build relationships with other children and adults. This is something we work on every week, but will put special emphasis on this week. We will work on recognizing our classmates' names, hearing about relationship building in Valentine's books and continue to work on building relationships!
Table Activities- This week our table activities will include decorating our Valentine bag, Valentine's slime, heart hole punching, Valentine playdough, a Valentine sensory bin, Valentine's coloring pages, heart cutting and tracing and drawing hearts.
Small Group Activities- This week we will have a Valentine's party and pass out Valentines, paint a giant heart, add Vv is for Valentine to our journal and do a Valentine experiment.
Large Group Activities- This week we will play with some heart balloons, look for heart outside and play with some heart shaped bubble wands.
Books of the Week- "Click, Clack, Moo I Love You!" by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, "Slugs in Love" by Susan Pearson.
Bible Story- This week we are hearing about Jesus raising Jairus' daughter from the dead. Jesus and his disciples had returned to the other side of the lake after the storm and healing others on that side. When they returned, there was a crowd of people waiting for them and an official from the local synagogue named Jairus came and begged Jesus to come with him. His little girl was very sick and he begged Jesus to come and lay his hands on her so that she would be healed and live. Jesus agreed to go with him, the crowd came along too. They passed through the city where a woman who was sick just touched the hem of Jesus robe was healed. Jesus stopped and turned and said, "Who touched me?" His disciples replied that everyone was trying to touch Jesus, the crowd was pressing in on them. Jesus had felt the power go out of him to heal her. She realized she had been healed and came and knelt before Jesus. He told her that her faith had healed her and to go in peace. Then he turned to continue to Jairus' house. Some messengers came from the house and told Jairus that his daughter had died and that he didn't need to trouble Jesus anymore. Jesus told Jairus to just believe. As they continued, Jesus took only John, James and Peter with him. When they arrived at the house, there were mourners loudly wailing and carrying on and Jesus asked what they were doing, the girl was not dead, he said, only sleeping. They made fun of Jesus and so he sent them out of the house. He then took Peter, James, John and the girl's parents into her room and he took the little girl's hand and said, " Little girl, get up!" and she immediately did!! She was about 12 years old. Jesus told her parents to get her something to eat and told them and his disciples not to tell anyone about what had happened. They were all amazed!! Jesus has power to heal, over wind and waves, over fish in the sea and even over death, but his most amazing power was over sin and the devil- he conquered them for us!! He was focused on the job he had ahead of him- to go to the cross and take our place. He wasn't out to be famous and show how powerful he was. It makes me contrast Jesus' attitude with many tele-evangelists of today- the big show, the big building, "Look what I can do!" send me money$$. I'm not saying that God's Word isn't there at times, but it's suspect. It's not making sure we are focused on the only one who saves, and that is Jesus!! Keep your eyes on Christ and put your faith in Him!
Didn't get any pictures this week, but wanted to share this cute dance party the afternoon class spontaneously had!
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