Kids Crossing - Monthly Themes

2004-2005

 

Infant Class (6 months)

 

August                   Come, Follow Me!                               Yellow

  • We follow Jesus
  • Jesus loves us
  • Our teachers love us

September             Jesus Grew – Just Like Me!                  Red

  • Jesus was a child like me
  • All about me

October                 Bible Heroes are Super Heroes!          Orange

  • Many people do good things for God
  • Fall is here

November             Give Thanks!                                      Brown

  • Thank you, God, for our blessings
  • Thanksgiving

December              God is With Us!                                  Silver/Gold

  • Jesus was born on Christmas day

January                 God is Awesome!                                White

  • Our God is strong and mighty
  • Winter is here

February               Love Your Neighbor!                          Pink

  • We love our friends and family

March                    God Loves Us!                                    Green

  • God sent Jesus because God loves us
  • Easter

April                      God Created Everything!                    Blue

  • Celebrate God’s good creation
  • Spring is here

May                       Praise God!                                        Purple

  • Praise God with singing and dancing
  • We love our mothers

 

GOALS

Throughout the year teachers will plan activities that provide the children in the Infant Class with opportunities to:

  • Become familiar with stories and songs of faith that assures them of God’s love.
  • Grow to trust and respond to loving adults other than their parents.
  • Develop large muscles through organized play and independent movement.
  • Experience new things through sight, smell, touch and sound.

Toddler Class (18 months)

 

August                   Come, Follow Me!                               Yellow

  • We follow Jesus - Jesus loves us
  • We follow our teachers - our teachers love us
  • Our friends can follow us

September             Jesus Grew – Just Like Me!                  Red

  • Jesus was a child like me
  • All about me
  • My friends and family

October                 Bible Heroes are Super Heroes!          Orange

  • Many people do good things for God
  • Fall is here
  • Community Helpers
  • Fire Safety

November             Give Thanks!                                      Brown

  • Thank you, God, for our blessings
  • Thanksgiving
  • Manners

December              God is With Us!                                  Silver/Gold

  • Jesus was born on Christmas day
  • Emmanuel – God with us

January                 God is Awesome!                                White

  • Our God is strong and mighty
  • Winter is here
  • Dinosaurs

February               Love Your Neighbor!                          Pink

  • We love our friends and family
  • St. Valentine’s Day
  • Taking care of our teeth

March                    God Loves Us!                                    Green

  • God sent Jesus because God loves us
  • Easter
  • Caterpillars and butterflies

April                      God Created Everything!                    Blue

  • Celebrate God’s good creation
  • Spring is here
  • Farm Animals
  • Plants and flowers

May                       Praise God!                                        Purple

  • Praise God with singing and dancing
  • We love our mothers
  • God gave us the church
  • Fun in the sun

 

GOALS

Throughout the year teachers will plan activities that provide the children in the Toddler Class with opportunities to:

  • Learn about God’s love through prayer and stories and songs of faith.
  • Grow in their awareness of God’s good creation through hearing stories and witnessing the world around them.
  • Develop friendships, good communication skills and an understanding of good manners.
  • Develop large muscles through experiences that allow children to run, gallop, hop, balance, march, play instruments and move to music.
  • Develop small muscles through experiences that encourage the children to draw, paste, paint, work puzzles and work with manipulatives.
  • Count (from 1 to 10) and learn shapes.
  • Care for their bodies through events that help children develop good health habits such as washing hands, using a tissue, brushing teeth, eating a healthy diet and exercising.

Threes Class (36 months)

 

August                   Come, Follow Me!                               Yellow

  • We follow Jesus - Jesus loves us
  • We follow our teachers - our teachers love us
  • We can set good examples for others to follow
  • Sunflowers

September             Jesus Grew – Just Like Me!                  Red

  • Jesus was a child like me
  • All about me
  • My friends and family
  • Apples

October                 Bible Heroes are Super Heroes!          Orange

  • God chooses super heroes
  • Fall is here
  • Community Helpers
  • Fire Safety

November             Give Thanks!                                      Brown

  • Thank you, God, for our blessings
  • Thanksgiving history and traditions
  • Manners

December              God is With Us!                                  Silver/Gold

  • Jesus was born on Christmas day
  • Emmanuel – God with us
  • Christmas customs, songs and symbols

January                 God is Awesome!                                White

  • Our God is strong and mighty
  • Winter is here
  • Woodland animals
  • Dinosaurs

February               Love Your Neighbor!                          Pink

  • We love our friends and family
  • St. Valentine’s Day
  • Taking care of our teeth

March                    God Loves Us!                                    Green

  • God sent Jesus because God loves us
  • Easter
  • Caterpillars and butterflies
  • Tadpoles and frogs

April                      God Created Everything!                    Blue

  • Celebrate God’s good creation
  • Spring is here
  • Farm Animals
  • Baby Animals
  • Plants and flowers

May                       Praise God!                                        Purple

  • Praise God with singing and dancing
  • We love our mothers
  • God gave us the church
  • Fun in the sun
  • Creatures of the sea
  • Remember when . . .

 

GOALS

Throughout the year teachers will plan activities that provide the children in the Three’s Class with opportunities to:

  • Learn about God’s love through prayer and stories and songs of faith.
  • Grow in their awareness of God’s good creation through hearing stories, witnessing the world around them, and participating in science/nature projects.
  • Develop friendships, good communication skills and an understanding of good manners.
  • Develop large muscles through experiences that allow children to run, gallop, hop, balance, march, play instruments and move to music.
  • Develop small muscles through experiences that encourage the children to draw, write with pencils, paste, paint, work puzzles, work with manipulatives, button, zip, lacing and cut with scissors.
  • Count (from 1 to 100) and learn shapes.
  • Increase their vocabulary and awareness of the alphabet (both visually and phonetically).
  • Care for their bodies through events that help children develop good health habits such as washing hands, using a tissue, brushing teeth, eating a healthy diet and exercising.

 

Fours Class (48 months)

 

August                   Come, Follow Me!                               Yellow

  • Jesus said, “Follow me and I will teach you to fish for people.”
  • We follow our teachers - our teachers love us
  • We can set good examples for others to follow
  • Sunflowers

September             Jesus Grew – Just Like Me!                  Red

  • Jesus grew in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor
  • All about me
  • My friends and family
  • Dinosaurs
  • Apples

October                 Bible Heroes are Super Heroes!          Orange

  • God chooses super heroes
  • Fall is here
  • Community Helpers
  • Fire Safety

November             Give Thanks!                                      Brown

  • Thank you, God, for our blessings
  • Thanksgiving history and traditions
  • Manners
  • Native Americans & Pilgrims

December              God is With Us!                                  Silver/Gold

  • And the angel told Mary, “You will have a son, and you will name him Jesus.”
  • Jesus was born on Christmas day
  • Emmanuel – God with us
  • Christmas customs, songs and symbols

January                 God is Awesome!                                White

  • God, you are my rock and my fortress
  • Our God is strong and mighty
  • Winter is here
  • Woodland animals
  • Artic Animals
  • Hibernation

February               Love Your Neighbor!                          Pink

  • Beloved, let us love one another.  For love is from God and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
  • St. Valentine’s Day
  • Taking care of our teeth
  • United States Presidents

March                    God Loves Us!                                    Green

  • For God so loved the world . . .
  • Easter
  • Caterpillars and butterflies
  • Tadpoles and frogs – Pond & swamp animals

April                      God Created Everything!                    Blue

  • In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
  • Spring is here
  • Farm Animals - Baby Animals
  • Solar System
  • Plants and flowers

May                       Praise God!                                        Purple

  • Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy.
  • Praise God with singing and dancing
  • We love our mothers
  • God gave us the church
  • Fun in the sun
  • Creatures of the sea
  • Remember when . . .

 

GOALS

Throughout the year teachers will plan activities that provide the children in the Four’s Class with opportunities to:

  • Learn about God’s love through Bible stories, songs of faith, prayer and scripture memorization.
  • Grow in their awareness of God’s good creation through hearing stories, witnessing the world around them, and participating in science/nature projects.
  • Develop friendships, good communication skills and an understanding of good manners.
  • Develop large muscles through experiences that allow children to run, gallop, hop, balance, march, play instruments and move to music.
  • Develop small muscles through experiences that encourage the children to draw, write with pencils, paste, paint, work puzzles, work with manipulatives, button, zip, lacing and cut with scissors.
  • Do simple math, sequencing, and become familiar with the concept of money.
  • Increase their vocabulary and awareness of the alphabet (both visually and phonetically).
  • Write their whole name (first and last).
  • Care for their bodies through events that help children develop good health habits such as washing hands, using a tissue, brushing teeth, eating a healthy diet and exercising.

 

 

Growing in the Word

 

Each class will be exposed to the following stories and songs of faith that go along with the monthly themes.  (This is a glance at the year and is not an exhaustive list.)

 

August                   Come, Follow Me!                              

          Bible – Jesus calls the Disciples, the sheep follow the Good Shepherd

          Songs – The B-I-B-L-E, Jesus Loves Me

 

September             Jesus Grew – Just Like Me!       

          Bible – Jesus as a boy, a small boy’s lunch

          Songs – Jesus Loves the Little Ones Like Me, Jesus

 

October                 Bible Heroes are Super Heroes!         

          Bible – Moses, David, Esther

          Songs – Only a Boy Named David, Head – Shoulders – Knees and Toes

 

November             Give Thanks!                                     

          Bible – The Lord’s Prayer, “for everything there is a season”, Deut. 26

          Songs – The Thankful Heart Song, If You’re Happy and You Know It

 

December              God is With Us!                                 

          Bible – The birth narrative found in Luke 1 & 2

          Songs – Away in a Manger, Joy to the World

 

January                 God is Awesome!                               

          Bible – The wise men, Jesus heals many, God gave us the rainbow

          Songs – My God Is So Big!, Awesome God

 

February               Love Your Neighbor!                         

          Bible – Zaccheus, The good neighbor, Ruth

          Songs – Zaccheus, Someone Around You Needs to Know God’s Love

 

March                    God Loves Us!       

          Bible – Palm Sunday, The Easter Story

          Songs – God Is So Good, Hosanna

 

April                      God Created Everything!         

          Bible – The Creation Story

          Songs – He’s Got the Whole World, The Butterfly Song

 

May                       Praise God!                                       

          Bible – Psalms, the birthday of the church

          Songs – I’m Gonna Sing, Praise Him