The Weekly Lesson Plans divide the curriculum into 36 week-long segments.  Since the 4 Year Curriculum is set up to be studied four times a week, it is up to you to decide how each week will look.  Planning this will depend on your schedule and your child's attention span. 

For me, the easiest way to incorporate each of the objectives in a week's time is to post them on the refrigerator using the "I am Learning" Objective Poster.  In just a few minutes I can transfer the objectives on the lesson plans to the poster.  Think of the objective poster as a guide of what to cover throughout the week.  Then use normal, daily activities to teach the concepts.  View the Daily Schedule Examples  to see how we organize our day.  

Many have desired to create more detailed lesson plans than what the "I am Learning" posters provide.  Although I caution you against overplanning, the ideas below will help you develop specific plans.  They are listed in order of detail and time involved (from least to most time spent).

• Idea #1 - Objective Poster
• Idea #2 - "Highlighting the Lesson Plan" Example
• Idea #3 - 4 Year Curriculum Example
• Idea #4 - Week 1 Example in Horizontal Table Form
• Idea #5 - Example in Vertical Table Form
• Video Demonstration

&Idea #1 - Objective Poster

I created this poster because I needed a simple way to remember the weekly objectives (the goals in which I want to teach my child during the week's time).  By placing it on my refrigerator, I can easily glance to see what I want to teach my child that week.

4 Year Old Curriculum Objective Poster

Think of the objective poster as a guide of what to cover throughout the week.  Then, use normal, daily activities to teach the concepts.  Here are a few examples:

• Letter A - Eat strawberries and apricots, and look for the letter A in books and on signs.
• Number 2 - Count pictures in books, objects around the house, body parts during bath time.  Look for the number 2 in books.
• Book of the Week - Read this book before naptime each day this week.
• Song - Sing while waiting for a meal to finish cooking.
• Memory Verse -  Sing or say the verse while driving around town.

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Idea #2 - "Highlighting the Lesson Plan" Example

The "Highlighting" idea works well if you would like to plan specific activities per day.

This example highlights directly in the lesson plan what you will teach each day, making notes along the sides, and using a different colored highlighter for each day and an additional color for items taught every day. 

Click to view the 4 Year Curriculum Highlighting Lesson Plan Example     

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Idea #3 - 4 Year Curriculum Example

Using the Introduce/Recognize/Identify teaching plan, this example pulls items from the lesson plan and places them into a daily activity list. In education terms, you are creating a lesson plan.  Here is an example:

Day 1:  INTRODUCE

Calendar Activity at Starfall.com
Prayer
Introduce Character Trait
Tell the Bible story using flannelgraph or props - discuss how character traits fits into the story
Introduce Bible verse and Song - have the child join you on the 2nd time

Trace the tactile number - say the Number Rhyme while tracing
Using the Number posters, color the number and add stickers to match the number

Trace the tactile letter - Say the Letter Formation Chant while tracing
Using the Letter posters, color the letter and add stickers or pictures of things that begin with the letter

Introduce Color, Shape or Basic Math
Introduce Information Concept

Read the Book of the Week
Books of the Bible

Day 2: RECOGNIZE

Calendar Activity at Starfall.com
Prayer
Character Trait - discuss meaning and do an activity or craft
Tell the Bible story using flannelgraph or props - allow the child to participate
Review Bible verse and Song - have the child join you on the 2nd time

Do a Number Handwriting Worksheet
Read My First Steps to Math book

Do a Letter of the Week Activity
Read My First Steps to Reading book

Fine Motor Skill Activity

Activity or game to reinforce Color, Shape or Basic Math
Information Concept

Read the Book of the Week

Books of the Bible

Day 3: RECOGNIZE

Calendar Activity at Starfall.com
Prayer
Tell the Bible story using flannelgraph or props - allow the child to participate
Do a Bible story activity or craft
Character Trait - read corresponding book(s)
Review Bible verse and Song - have the child join you on the 2nd time

Do a number game or activity
Read My First Steps to Math book

Do a Letter Handwriting Worksheet
Read My First Steps to Reading book

Gross Motor Skill Activity

Activity or game to reinforce Color, Shape or Basic Math
Information Concept

Read the Book of the Week and do an activity

Books of the Bible

Day 4: IDENTIFY

Calendar Activity at Starfall.com
Prayer
Character Trait - have the child give examples of how they can demonstrate the character trait
Allow the child to tell the Bible story using flannelgraph or props
Review Bible verse and Song

Do a Number Tracing Worksheet
Do a Letter Tracing Worksheet

Visual Perception Activity

Activity or game to reinforce Color, Shape or Basic Math
Information Concept

Read the Book of the Week

Books of the Bible

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Idea #4 - Week 1 Example in Hoizontal Table Form

Below is an example lesson plan for Week 1 using a horizontal table.  Click to print your own blank template.   Thank you Tauna for helping put together this template.

                       ABCJLM 4 Year Curriculum        Week 1       Dates - Aug 22-26th  

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Idea #5 - Vertical Table Example

Very similar to Idea #4, this plan places the lesson plan into a vertical table. Thank you, Marissa, for sharing with us!  Click to print this in PDF form.

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Video Demonstration:

View the video to better understand the process.  You may wish to print the updated spreadsheet used in this video to follow along with the tutorial.  The video tutorial is the most detailed example of how to make lesson plans. 

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