Preschool Week 20 (February 22-27)

• We continued talking about love, including the aspect of Protectiveness “Watching out for the safety of myself and others”
• We were supposed to learn Psalm 32:7 “You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” But, we were a little preoccupied with new baby. J

Our book list included:

• Blaze and the Forest Fire, by C.W. Anderson -- a boy rides his horse through the woods to a nearby farm to warn the people of a forest fire that was starting. Nice story and black & white drawings.
• The Fire Cat, by Esther Averill – a cat named Pickles has big paws and wants to do big things, but doesn’t have a home. He chases the little cats until one day he gets stuck in a tree. A firefighter rescues him and takes him to live at the fire station. He learns to be a good “fire cat” and eventually does a “big thing” by rescuing a kitten stuck in the very same tree he got stuck in. The kids asked for this one several times.
• Adam Raccoon at Forever Falls, by Glen Keane – by the son of Bil Keane (of Family Circus fame). A parable about salvation. Adam Raccoon is tempted to disobey the “No Swimming” sign and almost goes over Forever Falls. He is rescued at the last possible moment by King Aren (the lion) who goes over the falls instead. Very clear parallels with Jesus’ sacrifice for our disobedience and sin.

· Fire! Fire!, by Gail Gibbons -- all about fire, fire trucks, etc.

Activities this week:

We began life as a family of six. Ronnie got to be off work all week, so the kids enjoyed having him home to play with.

An often repeated event: reading stories…

 

Jeffrey enjoys playing with Travis and Heather’s toy computer.  He is already learning some of his letters!  And he’s always got to have his “white milk” with him.

 

Travis wanted to make a cross to put in our front yard to tell people about Jesus.  He got to learn/watch how to use a saw, a drill, a dremel tool, etc. to put it together.  Then Daddy and Heather painted it.  Jeffrey is there too, but you can’t see him behind Heather.

On a beautiful sunny Saturday, Ronnie and the kids spent a long time outside pulling weeds and playing.  Here, Ronnie is showing Jeffrey and Heather how to play golf.