How do you teach a 4 year old that God is real? It was pretty easy to "teach" him Santa Clause is real without even trying, so why do I struggle so much with this task?
So far Mickey knows that God made everything, including him, so I am going to take that and run with it. Next week we are going to focus on the 5 senses, namely how we can "sense" God in His creation. I have some activities which I will upload later on the resources page as well.
Monday
We can SEE God.
-Creation
-Good people
-Beautiful things
**Activity** Take a walk and discuss what we SEE.
Tuesday
We can TASTE God.
-Food
**Activity** Prepare a snack together and discuss different TASTES.
Wednesday
We can SMELL God.
-Flowers
-Food
-Fire
**Activity** Visit the back yard to SMELL plants, dirt, lit matches, etc.
Thursday
We can FEEL God.
-Soft animals
-Air
-Weather
**Activity** Touch Craft: smooth, rough, soft, sharp
Friday
We can HEAR God.
-Conscience
-Prayer
-Bible
**Activity** Quiet time with God.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Learning About God
This week we are starting the Preschool curriculum Learning about God. I am very excited to get started with an actual routine for "home school", but even with a curriculum guide AND a Bible to guide me, it is still daunting to plan how I'm going to teach my 3-year-old about God. Yes, he can pretend and believe he is a superhero, that he flies in a hand-crafted airplane, and that the floor is made of lava, but I have no idea how to explain God to him.
After some thought I've determined that it is very hard to explain God to my son because I am sometimes a not-so-great example for him. So as I begin this new home school routine with my boys I will be teaching them while attempting to un-teach myself. It will be a journey for us together, and I hope that others can learn as well.
I plan to post everything I can for all those moms and dads out there that may want to follow suit, because we all know that these are the teaching years--the impressionable years, and our kids need us.
Please feel free to peruse the Resources page for online, print, and downloadable resources.
The best is yet to come!
After some thought I've determined that it is very hard to explain God to my son because I am sometimes a not-so-great example for him. So as I begin this new home school routine with my boys I will be teaching them while attempting to un-teach myself. It will be a journey for us together, and I hope that others can learn as well.
I plan to post everything I can for all those moms and dads out there that may want to follow suit, because we all know that these are the teaching years--the impressionable years, and our kids need us.
Please feel free to peruse the Resources page for online, print, and downloadable resources.
The best is yet to come!
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