Rolling out the
weekly Biblical themes for 2011:
1 – God’s Creation
2 – Noah’s Ark
3 – The Birth of Isaac
4 – Joseph’s Colourful Robe
5 – Moses and The Burning Bush
6 – Pharaoh Letting the People of God Go
7 – The Ten Commandments
8 – God Says, “Be Holy.”
9 – Giving To The Lord
10 – The Battle of Jericho
11 – Serving The Lord
12 – Gideon's Battle
13 – Ruth
14 – Hannah’s Prayer
15 – Samuel: Growing Up To Serve
16 – David and Goliath
17 – King David Praising God
18 – King Solomon Asking for Wisdom
19 – Elijah and The Ravens
20 – Elisha Feeding 100 Men
21 – God’s Forgiveness
22 – Stand Up and Praise the Lord!
23 – Job and His Friends Learn
24 – The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
25 – God’s Word Is A Lamp Unto My Feet
26 – Queen Esther
27 – Daniel Part 1
28 – Daniel in The Lions Den
30 – The Birth of Jesus
31 – God’s House
32 – Follow Jesus!
33 – God Cares for Me: Do Not Worry
34 – The Lord’s Prayer
35 – We Are The Lord’s Sheep
36 – I Can Believe, Have Faith!
37 – The Ten Lepers: Remembering to Give Thanks
38 – Well Done Good and Faithful Servant!
39 – God Is My Savior
40 – Jesus and The Children
41 – Jesus and His Triumphant Entry
43 – John 3:16
44 – Jesus Washing The Disciples’ Feet
45 – Telling The World About The Good News
46 – God Sends The Holy Spirit
47 – Sharing With God’s People
48 – Peter Heals A Crippled Beggar
49 – Helping Others Learn About The Bible
50 – Knock and The Door Will Be Opened
51 – Paul: A Changed Man
52 – Jesus Is Coming!
These themes are inspired by these two books:
The Beginner's Bible
This is the first Bible we bought for Han before she was born. She has been using this for her daily evening Bible reading and devotion too. In my opinion, this is a really good children's Bible! Comprehensive, superb illustrations, easy to read yet not missing out any truths. A definite recommend!
Another amazing book which we bought at
SKS Books Warehouse. Contains crafts suitable for 2 and 3 year olds teaching Bible truths and to encourage simple Bible memory verses. A good buy!
I think the teaching aid section at SKS is simply amazing! I do hope I can have a luxurious few hours there alone to source for more materials!
These learning categories will support the weekly themes and thus form the structure of Han's learning for this year.
- Reading: English (Daily)
- Reading: Chinese (Daily)
- Alphabets and Numbers (Daily)
- Penmanship (Daily)
- Bible (Daily)
- Puzzles (Daily)
- Montessori and Life Skills (Daily)
- Supermarket Learning Time (Daily)
- Worship and Music (Daily)
- Outdoor Play (Daily)
- Nature (Weekly)
- Art and Craft (Weekly)
- Math Montessori (Weekly)
- Science (Weekly)
You may want to add or subtract your own learning categories. Mine is the result of 6 months of trial run this year so although it may seem like a lot of categories, it's really not that much as these are evenly spread out throughout the day. They're not cramped into a short hour of learning. I really believe learning is a constant thing throughout the day and it has to be fun!
I'll try to blog the various activities! Meanwhile, I think it'll be great if you can first craft out a curriculum best suited for your child before diving into just doing lots of activities. It'll really help to organize and scaffold learning and at least for me, organized = happy :):):)
Have fun planning!