Father`s Day First Steps Curriculum
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3. with their supporting adult scoop out the letters they need to make up the name Dad or the name of someone special in their life You might like to have a sheet of plastic attached to the table with some of these words written on it so that the children can match them Dress ups Have a range of dress ups available for the children to dress up just like their dad or another special man that they may know grandfather friend Encourage the children to think about what some of their dads may do during the day It may be the job that dad goes off to or something that he might do at home They may want to dress up as their dad s favourite sporting team or in a sport that their dad plays football soccer tennis etc Dress up Relays Place the children in teams and provide each team with a helmet gloves and driving goggles The aim is for each child to take turns getting dressed in the gear then run to the end of the room and back then take off their gear and then the next child does the same The first team to finish wins Race track Create a race track around the room with boxes and cones Using some larger cars or trucks have the children race around the track and time them Time them against themselves aiming for their own personal best Fishing game Cut out some coloured shapes and laminate them Attach a paper clip to each of the shapes Using masking tape stick one of string to a chopstick an
4. 12 Ous Kidsong BT col Just Me and My Dad Sih my a l er Mercer Mayer on 15 It s so nice to cu e Random House Books for Young Readers ont iR Pligg Ps sa Ne Ray EDO Inne Car ae TRA ABC for Kids 1997 What Dads Can t Do Due 2 Douglas Wood Simon amp Schuster Books for Young Readers 1st edition 2000
5. can push but cannot swing they cannot cross the street without holding hands and they cannot sleep late The children will love the illustrations as well as coming up with their own ideas of what their dad cannot do Thanks God for dads that help us and do lots of stuff with us Guess How Much I Love You Guess how much love you says Little Nutbrown Hare Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop But Big Nutbrown Hare who can reach farther and hop higher loves him back just as much Then Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon but that s just half the way Big Nutbrown Hare loves him This is a great book to use to explore how much we love the special people in our lives It is also a great book to use for actions and participation from the children I wonder if you can show me how much you love your dad know someone who loves you even more than that wonder if you know who Yep God He loves you so so much He loves the wonderful creation he has made YOU Object lesson For this story you will need a box petrol card or voucher some car oil some water a tyre of some sort and a car service manual Today we are thinking about and celebrating our dads and other special men that we might have in our lives My dad has a car and to keep the car safe so that he can drive us around in it he needs to make sure there a
6. d the other end to a magnet Supply a container to fish the shapes from and encourage the children to go fishing As they fish out their shape talk to the child about what shape it is Making Cars For this activity you will need some large cardboard boxes paints paper plates string ribbon scissors and sticky tape or glue Open the top and the bottom of the box so that a child can stand through it and hold it up around their waist The child may wish to paint and decorate the box Attach some paper plates for the wheels puncture some holes through the back and front of the car and thread some string through enough to go over the child s shoulders They may wish to make a number plate for the front and back of the car Provide some different coloured paint so that they have choices as to what type of car they want A pink sports car or maybe a red or green sedan You may like to have children work together at this activity this might work in family groupings GO No 1 Dad Trophy Provide two cardboard coffee cups Place one cup upside down on the table then glue the second cup right way up on top of the base Attach some cardboard handles on both sides of the top cup It should resemble a trophy The children may wish to decorate the cup with a sticker that you have prepared for them that says No 1 Dad or another saying about their dad or special person in their life Some glitter and foil would also wor
7. elf When was a little girl my dad would always run my bath for me and put lots of bubbles in the water to help me stay clean and have fun along the way Why did he do this Because he loves me 1 Pray Chat m i nd the lo God Our F then N A P hilippians 1 2 ie o Tyres wonder how many tyres we need on our cars Count with the children 1 2 3 4 can remember one day my dad s car getting a flat tyre Dad had to take the tyre off the car and take it to the tyre man and get the tyre patched and then pumped up with air so that it would work again This can remind me of how much my dad loves me He pumps me up not with air but with special words that can make me feel good He says things like I love you You look nice today Wow that s a special picture you have drawn and lovely words like that My dad pumps me up with words of love Why Because he loves me Service I have here in my box a car service manual Every time my dad takes the car to the mechanics to get serviced or fixed the mechanic fills in this book to tell my dad what they did to help the car run better wonder where you might go to help you feel better wonder when you are sick who looks after you and cares for you and who takes you to the doctors Why Because my dad loves me and he doesn t like it when get sick Dad looks after me because he loves me and wants what is best for me It i
8. k really well in decorating this special trophy About My Dad Card This activity will need to be done along with an adult that can help to fill in the spaces provided for the children s responses You will need an A3 piece of paper that will eventually look like a front page of a newspaper Type up a headline and have them cut out into strips so that the children can stick them onto their sheet Encourage the children to make some suggestions as to how they would like to complete the following phrases My Dad is a super hero legend etc or My Friend is a In one column you will need to add a frame where the children can draw their fathers or special friends In the other column you will need the following half written poem that the children along with their supporting adult can make suggestions about how they would like to complete about their father or other significant male in their life On Father s Day think of you and all the SUPER things you do love it when we get to together You are so good at If could give you any present in the whole world think it would be Thank you for Story Spot There are a range of books that help us to celebrate our dads and talk about the fun we have with them and how we love them Below are some suggestions of books that you might like to use over the two weeks or have available for a reading corner or borrowing
9. nk the steering wheel would go You might like to make these in preparation for a celebration time with the special men in the children s lives Car Play Mat Provide a mat that has a map design with roads houses and community buildings printed on it along with some small cars If you do not have a mat you may be able to borrow one from a family that attends your program or a toy library nearby Set the mat up and encourage the children to interact with the cars on the mat You may also like to add some blocks animals or people to this area o 4 Duplo Using duplo or other types of building blocks encourage the children to build a garage or building the sort of building where their dad works or perhaps even a race track Book corner Choose a variety of books that are based around children s relationships with their fathers uncles grandfathers brothers or another significant positive male role model in the lives Set the area up in a way that will be inviting to the children to want to come and look at the pictures and explore the books together Maybe place some coloured mats or bean bags on the Bottle Top Letters This activity will need the help of an ground near the books adult and may be suitable for those children who are engaging with letter recognition Write individual letters on bottle tops e g milk bottle tops and place them in a water tray or large bucket Have the children along
10. re things that help the car run smoothly no one wants to drive around in a bumpy car In my box here have some things that help my dad do this Take out the petrol car or voucher With this voucher my dad can buy petrol for the car He has to fill the car up with petrol so that the car has energy and it can drive on the roads wonder what gives you energy and helps you to run and play and learn and have fun with your dad Food yep that s right we need food to give us energy and do all the things throughout our day just like a car needs petrol to keep it going What Dads Can t Do This fun and amusing picture book Take out the car oil Well my dad puts oil into the engine of the car so that the engine will run really smoothly it helps to care for the engine and keep it running well wonder if there is anyone that helps to keep you running well It reminds me of how my Dad looks after me at times to help me keep running well looking after me and caring for me Why Because he loves me Take out the water Some water of course All cars need some water They need some water so that the engine doesn t get too hot and overheat the water cools the engine down My dad also washes his car with soap and water and makes it all clean My dad makes sure that drink lots of water because my body needs water also to stay cool and to help make me grow also need water to have a bath with and wash mys
11. s not only my dad that wants these things for me but God also he loves me and wants the best for me too even more than my dad God wants us look after us A little bit like how a dad looks after a car love Together we can Take you Riding in my Car Car to be well and enjoy all the wonderful creations that he Thanks God and thanks to dads too love you because Hugs Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car It s so Nice to Have a Cuddle has made he wants what is best for us and that s why He When go driving g 7 Caring The Wheels on the Bus made mums and dads and other special people to help love you dad daddy My dad is Helping Roary gt Prayer Spot For this prayer activity you will need some paper plates that can be used as prayer wheels As you chat about the sections below encourage the adults to help the children draw their dad s face on their prayer wheel At the top of the picture write the words Thank you God for dads or Thank you God for When each of the children has their prayer wheel play some music and have the children drive around the room When the music stops get the children to freeze and yell out Thank you God for dads or Thank you God for Start the music again and drive around the room when you freeze the second time ask the children I wonder what you love about your dad Allo
12. w them to share and then yell out together Thank you God for again Repeat Take Home Spot ui The Take Home Spot below is one that can be encouraged over two weeks if needed especially if there is more than one child in the family One on one time Spend some time this week with your Dad or special male friend doing something fun or special You may wish to make a Mars Bar car together a cardboard car together go out and have a milkshake and have a chat together listen to your favourite song together or perhaps wash the car together For part of your second week you might like to arrange a special early evening time where the dads can come and join in the fun This could be an opportunity to have a dress up theme allowing both children and dad to come and dress up and have fun together e g footy or sports themed night Toot toot chugga chugga big red car Toot Toot The Wiggles ABC Music 1998 The wheels on the bus The Best of Playschool Guess How Much I Love You ABC for Kids 1993 Sam McBratney Candlewick 2008 gt Roary The Ten Best Things About my Dad Ready Set Go Roary the Racing Car Christine Loomis AER USM Junior Amazon 4 Scholastic Inc 2004 0 Pine i Take you riding in my car car The Night Before Father s Da elite mota 4 i x um me Y N Kidsongs Car boats y Grosset amp Dunlap CON y than i Halyeaie on Original edition 20
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