February week 1

Monthly Theme: When we choose the right, we are blessed
Weekly Theme: Noah was blessed for choosing the right

JP -
Hymn - Choose the Right - I have a melody map similar to this one. We will discuss what they notice about the map (higher for higher notes, larger circles for notes held longer). I will then have the children post pictures on the dots where we sing choose or choice (a CTR shield), light (a lightbulb), and you/your (a picture of a child). Then, we will also see if the kids can identify the three places in the song where there are two words in a row that each get two notes - one goes up and one goes down (such as right your, mark the, and bless you).

I Pledge Myself to Love the Right p. 161 - Talk about what it means to pledge, use windwands - show the children first (arch back and forth on I pledge myself to love the right, circle on the good the fair the true, up and down on to keep my faith and honor bright, zig zag on in everything I do

Then two wiggle songs - Oh, How we love to stand p. 279, and My Hands p. 273

SP - same melody map as JP

On I pledge myself to love the right - We'll play the dictionary game. I'll have three definitions posted, and they have to figure out the words from the song that fit the definitions.

1 - to promise solemly (pledge)

2 - Free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice (fair)

3 - Honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions (honor)

Finally, we will work on Shine on p. 144 and I'll have a word jumble - they have to unscramble the words. Then, there will be certain letters circled from the words they unscrambled to figure out an overall word (whose light -- Christ)

1 - hitlg (light - with t circled)
2 - fitah (faith - with i and h circled)
3 - elrac (clear with c and r cricled)
4 - henis (shine - with s cicled)