Letter S theme lessons

oops last week was supposed to be S ;)

Themes
Sabbath - Shapes - snakes

Tongue Twister
Selfish shellfish.
Six sticky sucker sticks.

Joke
What do spiders getting married say to friends?
Come to my webbing

Books
It looked like spilt milk
Museum Shapes
Silly Sally
I Stink
The greedy python
Verdi

Songs
Itsy Bitsy spider
Do You Know This Shape
Do you know what shape this is?
What shape this is? What shape this is?
Do you know what shape this is, I'm holding in my hand?
Note: Hold up a different shape each time and have your children yell out the shape.

Snakes
paper plate snake color plate then cut in spiral
pretzel recipe make letter s snake pretzels make yellow and 8 inches for authentic python babies like Verdi

Shapes
Fold paper in half then open and drop dots of paint in it close and smoosh out paint for inkblots. Identify shapes.

shape buddies DLTK

have your children make shapes on paper. Then put spaghetti around the shape and let dry. The spaghetti will harden in the shape the children put that in.

Tape Different shapes onto the floor. Have your children step from shape to shape as you play music plays. When the music stops have the children stop and yell out what shape they are standing on.

Pattern blocks to play with

Create a shape book by folding large consruction paper in half and then making a page for each shape. I did this by using

* First Page:
"Blue Square, Blue Square, What do you See?"
And then having blue squares on the page (or let the children glue them on).
* Second Page
"I see a Purple triangle looking at me"
And Have Purple triangles on the page (or let the children glue them on)
On the bottom on the page write "Purple Triangle, purple triangle what do you see?"
* Continue until all shapes are made


Snowflakes
Snowflake Bentley
snowflake paper chain
snowflakes from coffee filters
fold filter in half repeatedly until you have a small triangle cut out shapes from edges then open for a snowflake.

Sunday/Sabbath

Sabbath
Sabbath Day FHE Lesson
1. Opening Song "Saturday" from Children’s Songbook2. Opening
Prayer3. Scripture ? D&C 59:10
*discuss with family
4. Sunday vs. Sundae object lesson
*put ice cream in a bowl
*have toppings and condiments displayed
*ask what everyone would put on the sundae
*put a few of the suggestions on the ice cream
*then ask if they would like some "ketchup" (of course they will say no
but ask them "why, you like ketchup on your fries, why not on ice
cream?)
*demonstrate that some condiments are good for other things but not ice
cream; just like some good activities are not for Sundays
5. Play Sabbath Day Charades
*- to prepare game, cut out word strips found at the end of this email.
*each person takes a turn
*the first player chooses a strip from the game folder
*player then acts out what is written
*the family guesses what is being acted out and decides together if it
is an appropriate Sunday activity or not
Or you can play as red light green light - move forward if it's a good Sunday acitivty or stay put if it isn't
6. Closing Song When I Go to Church
7. Closing prayer
Word Strips for Charades:
Ride your bike…...........………….no
Shop for groceries……............….no
Watch a church video…................yes
Read church magazines................yesWalk the
dog………………………yes
Write letters…………………….…yes
Journal
Family History
Write a Family Newsletter
Visit the sick………………………yes
Go skating…………………………no
Pay your tithing……………………yes
Go to church…………………....….yes
Visit with family…………………….yes
Read the scriptures………………..yes
Have family home evening……….yes
Do the dishes……………………..yes
Clean the house……………………no
Mow the lawn………………………..no
Read good books
Scrapbook
Look at photo albums
Start a story swap
Clean your room…………………….no
Wash the car………………………..no
Suntan……………………………….no
Go swimming………………………..no
Eat out at a restaurant……………..no
Make a card for someone……….yes
Make your bed……………………..yes
Play the piano……………………yes
Sing………………………………….yes
Go fishing……………………………no
Play sports……………………….. no
Wash your hair……………………yes
Clean your clothes………….......….no
Help set the table…………...........…yes
Bake cookies……………….........….no
Take a nap………………............…..yes
Go for a short walk……….....................yes
Talk to your sister……….............……yes
Do a kind deed…………..........……yes
Invite a friend to church….….............yes
Visit at grandma’s house…..............…yes
Sit reverently in church…….................yes
Participate in Primary……..............….yes
Listen to your teacher……...............….yes
Take notes in church……….................yes
Write in your journal……….................…yes
Play ball………………....................….……no
Color a picture………….....................…….yes
Have family prayer………....................…..yes
Play quiet games with the family………....yes
Read a book the prophet wrote…………yes
Help prepare a meal……….......................yes
Listen to spiritual music…........................….yes
Read your sister a story…....................…yes
Mop the floor……………..............……..no
Put on a scripture play……................…yes

Make a Sunday activity jar and put acceptable activities for the Sabbath in the jar.
Here are a few...
101 Sunday Activities

1. Read church magazines.
2. Prepare future talks or lessons.
3. Use crock-pot recipes to cut down on extra
cooking.
4. Prepare Family Home Evening for the next day.
5. Visit those you know in the hospital.
6. Attend temple classes.
7. Invite someone who cannot cook to dinner, or
take it to them.
8. Make a list of members who need a ride to
sacrament, call them and invite
them.
9. Surprise someone in need of a visit.
10. Find a unique way to fellowship less active
families.
11. Have family scripture study. Younger children
can draw pictures of their
favorite ones.
12. Visit the temple grounds as a family or bring a
non-member.
13. View the movies inside the Visitors Center or
take a tour.
14. Give time to a nursing home.
15. Re-visit families on your Home and Visiting
teaching routes.
16. Around the dinner table talk about what the
family learned at church
that day.
17. Check out videos from the library and view
them.
18. Take a nap.
19. Listen to scripture tapes.
20. Read material that is Church-oriented or
uplifting.
21. Pair up older children with younger ones to
play quiet games together.
22. Label and catalogue family pictures.
23. Have a short music lesson.
24. Write stories about your children's lives and
read it to them.
25. Tell stories about when you were their age.
26. Make up questions to ask grandparents about
their lives.
27. Tape grandparents talking about their lives.
28. Decorate special jars for tithing, missions, or
journal jars.
29. Take a walk as a family.
30. Visit family other members.
31. Decorate a "Sunday Activities" box.
32. Plan and rehearse a family musical recital.
33. Perform a recital at a nursing home or
children's hospital.
34. Make shadow portraits or silhouettes of family
members.
35. Make a tape for family members far away with
songs and favorite stories.
36. Make phone calls to family and friends,
37. Prepare Home or Visiting Teaching message.
38. Write a poem or song about the gospel.
39. Listen to good music.
40. As a family, make a coat of arms.
41. As a family, make a family flag.
42. Practice a skill such as knitting. Make a gift
for someone.
43. "Adopt" a secret friend or family. Write
letters to them.
44. Learn about LDS saints in other countries.
45. Write your testimony in a Book of Mormon and
give to a non-member
friend.
46. Write and perform a puppet story based on
church history.
47. Dramatize events from the Bible and Book of
Mormon. Wear costumes.
48. Construct an "I'm Grateful for." mobile to hang
in children's room.
49. Make an "I'm grateful for." collage to hang in
children's room.
50. Make a set of paper dolls representing family
members.
51. Work on scrapbooks.
52.Write a story and illustrate it.
53. Write a letter to yourself about your goals and
open it one year later.
54. Write thank you letters for gifts, a good
lesson, or to a good friend.
55. Make family progress charts.
56. Use salt dough to make a church artifact like
Liahona, nativity, etc.
57. Learn the missionary discussions.
58. Clip and file favorite church articles.
59. Make handmade cards for special occasions.
60. Make a scroll story with butcher paper and two
sticks.
61. Plan a family service project. Check with the
Bishop for ideas.
62. Invent a church related game.
63. Play a church related game.
64. Study religious history.
65. Make a dot-to-dot picture of a church theme.
66. Memorize scriptures, Articles of Faith, hymns,
stories, or poems.
67. Read a good play together as a family.
68. Have a story swap. Each family member tells a
story.
69. Listen to Conference talks.
70. Practice playing hymns on a musical instrument.

71. With children look at books containing great
works of art. Talk about
it.
72. Set missionary goals.
73. Invite a family you would like to get to know
better to a family
fireside.
74. Set genealogy goals.
75. Hold family interviews.
76. Write a family song or cheer.
77. Write a family newsletter.
78. Write a giant letter to family members or
missionaries on butcher paper.
79. Plan family outings, camp outs or vacations and
holidays.
80. Plan next Sunday's Activities.
81. Plan a family D.I. day.
82. Tape church meetings for a shut in and deliver
it to them.
83. Play the Article of Faith game.
84. Play the scripture hunt game.
85. Play hangman or word scrabble using church
related words.
86. Play Church bingo.
87. Research genealogy on Internet.
88. Write letters to family members about
genealogy.
89. Make a family group sheet.
90. Color a family pedigree chart.
91. Welcome new ward members by taking a plate of
cookies and a ward list to
them.
92. Bake cookies for a family.
93. Invite a new family over for dinner.
94. Invite the missionaries over for dinner.
95. Play a pioneer game.
96. Study about your favorite temple.
97. Make a flannel board story.
98. Make a family time capsule to be open 10 years
from now.
99. See how many different animals there are in the
scriptures.
100. Memorize the books in the scriptures.
101.Make puzzles from old pictures.

8. Treat Ice cream sundaes

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