Our KDI for the week is natural and physical world- Children gather knowledge about the natural and physical world. We will look at leaves and learn about what they do for trees, why they turn color and take a close look at their structure.
Table Activities- Our table activities for this week include leaf printing, leaf rubbing, cutting leaves, a leaf sensory bin, putting button leaves on pipe cleaner trees, coloring leaf pictures, sorting leaves, leaves and playdough and leaves on contact paper.
Small Group Activities- This week we will make a "leafman", add Ll is for leaf to our journal, hunt and sort leaves and make a leaf collage.
Large Group Activities- We will toss some leaves, play with them in a parachute, pound a leaf and make a sticky bracelet.
Books of the Week- "Leafman" and "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf" both by Lois Ehlert and "We're Going on a Leaf Hunt" by Steve Metzger.
Bible Story- Our Bible story this week takes place long after David defeats Goliath. Israel has had many kings and they have divided their kingdom into two. God allows war and captivity to follow to turn His people back to Him. In one of these battles a young girl is captured and becomes a slave to the wife of a commander from Aram named Naaman. Naaman is a good commander, well liked by his troops, respected by his king, but Naaman contracts leprosy. There is no cure and he will have to be separated from his family and the army. The young girl tells Naaman's wife about a prophet in Israel named Elisha and suggests that her master should go and see him to be healed. Naaman tells the king of Aram and he sends a message to the king of Israel, who immediately panics, thinking the king of Aram will use this as an excuse for war. How can he heal Naaman? Elisha hears about this and tells the king of Israel to send Naaman to him. Naaman comes with large quantities of gold and silver and 10 sets of clothing to pay for this healing. When they get to Elisha's house, he sends a messenger to tell Naaman to wash 7 times in the Jordan River.
Naaman is incensed! The prophet didn't even come out to see him himself, and the Jordan??!! What a filthy river! They have cleaner rivers back home in Aram! His servants cajoled him, "Lord, if he had given you a difficult task, you would have done it! Now go wash in the Jordan and be cleansed." Naaman listened and washed in the Jordan and his skin was made as fresh as a young boy's skin. Naaman went back to Elisha and thanked him and urged him to take the gifts he had brought with him. Elisha refused them.
Naaman committed himself to worshipping the one, true God of Israel, but he asked to be forgiven for going into an idolatrous temple, as he had to help his king walk in to do his worship. Elisha told him to go in peace!
A young girl in a strange land, stripped away from her family, still shares the truth and wonderful saving news of her God. May we be as bold and brave as she!
Pictures from pumpkin week-
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