This project teaches and/or reinforces number, color, and shape recognition; teaches the concept of an emotion: love; and enables the child to practice his small motor coordination as he/she helps to cut out the heart shapes. You can fold each piece of colored paper in half and draw half of a heart shape on the fold. When the child opens the folded shape that he has just cut away from the larger piece of paper, he/she sees both sides of the heart together making the complete heart. This project also teaches symmetry (things that are the same on both sides, mirror images, similarity, matching)
Below is a little book that we made teaching the concept of sin and salvation through Jesus Christ. We are now studying the letter "S".
A great lesson/story for teaching love and compassion for people is the Biblical story of the Good Samaritan. Below is something we did last year. You can find free pictures to color on the internet.
love the heart lesson!
ReplyDeleteWith a very active little boy, it is often best to keep the lesson simple, short, and sweet! Thanks for your comment!
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