I don’t know why, but holiday themes are always so exciting at our house. They really just get you ready to celebrate and Easter is a BIG one at our house. Here is what we will be doing this week.

We are reviewing letters this week for my 2 year old and working on the number 16. For my newly 5 year old we will be reviewing our blends and introducing estimation.

	M	T	W	Th	F
Religion	Read Jesus is Arrested, Crucified & Risen	Comprehension questions* & Jesus is Risen sequencing	Use paint to stamp the worksheet with an aluminum foil ball	Jesus is King*	Make and do resurrection eggs or (another resource here) pick your favorite 🙂
Language (2)	Hide Easter eggs filled with miniature objects (of review letter sounds) – once found, match them to the correct letter	E is for Easter	Color by code bunny	Hide letter magnets in Easter eggs then match the magnet to the letter (print A-Z on a piece of paper to match to)	Letter matching
Language (4/5)	Blend scavenger hunt (must be subscriber to get freebie) – can do an egg hunt with this	Blend write & read (pick a couple)	Sorting blends	Write the blend/diagraph	Create diagraph eggs (could do blends too)
Math (2)	Count 16 easter eggs from the egg hunt	Peeps graphing (after count all the peeps)	Count 16 jellybeans	Easter roll & cover	Use easter erasers or jellybeans to count 16 in a 10 frame
Math (4/5)	Introduce estimation by putting different sized easter items or candies into jars	Peeps graphing (after  estimate how many peeps then count)	Get a bag of jellybeans and estimate how many are in it – then practice grouping to count them	Estimate how many Easter eggs it would take to fill the bottom of a basket – then find out!	Now that you’ve done some ‘how many’ estimations.. Introduce others too like how much (liquid/volume) and how long (length) – use Easter objects!
Art/Sensory	Make Easter eggs out of playdo and decorate with sequins, buttons, pipe cleaners etc..	Balance an Easter egg on a spoon and have a race	Dye Easter eggs	Easter dot markers – could also do stamps; and make egg shakers with easter eggs and beans	Easter sensory bin – Easter grass, mini eggs, tongs, bunny figures,
Science Geography History	Fizzy Eggs*	Egg races	Dissolving jelly beans	Protect an egg and do an egg drop	Egg crystals

Comprehension Questions: 

Tell me what happened in this story. 

Which one of Jesus’ disciples wasn’t a friend to Jesus? 

Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? 

What makes this a happy story? 

Jesus is King (from ABCJesus Loves Me) 

Make a paper crown as a reminder that Jesus loved us enough to die on the cross and He is now the King of Heaven.   Precut a strip of paper the diameter of the child’s head.  Allow the child to decorate before stapling into a crown. 

(Using a premade crown, ask the child to identify the object that you have on your head or in your hands.)  Who would wear a crown?  What does a king do?  Jesus would be a great king.  He’s kind and fair, and He loves us all very much.   Many people wanted Jesus to become a king on earth.  The people wanted Jesus to lead an army and take over the country and fight the Romans.  But Jesus said no.  Jesus preached peace because He knew God wanted Him to be the King of Heaven not earth.  Even though He could have been king, Jesus chose to die for us so we could be forgiven. 

Fizzy Eggs – In a bin but some Easter egg halves and fill with baking soda. Use food coloring and vinegar to make a fun rainbow experiment