faithful beginnings readiness guide

Parish Day School READY AcademySimonsdale Presbyterian Preschool

A Faith-Based Guide Combining

Readiness Milestones, Basic Faith Truths, and Simple Activities for Parents and Their Children

Dear Friends,

As the mother of five children and grandmother of two, I understand many of the stresses and challenges we all face as parents. We work hard to help our children grow and de-velop in body, mind and spirit, and our hearts’ desire is to see them flourish. The Faithful Beginnings Readiness Guide can help them do just that.

It is my privilege and delight to share this valuable resource with you today. Combining readiness tools, basic faith values, and activities you can do at home, the Readiness Guide will equip you to help your children succeed—at home, in school and in life. As you use this guide, please:

• Ask God to equip you on the journey of faith and parenting. • Look to your own place of worship for support and guidance. • Spend time with your little ones—you will both benefit from sharing life’s teachable moments together. • Use the Family Activity Journal in the back to highlight your family experiences.

Also, remember that you are never alone! Much to my delight and relief, God’s faithful love guides us as we raise our children. Isaiah 40:11 has meant so much to me over the years, and I hope it will encourage you today:

He tends his flock like a shepherd:He gathers the lambs in his armsand carries the close to his heart;he gently leads those that have young.

May God bless and inspire you and your children.

Warmest regards,

Lisa N. RobertsonFounder and Chair, Faithful Beginnings

226-8826 • smartbeginningsshr.org

Lisa and her 2 year-old granddaughter

PagesLanguage and Literacy ...........................................3-6

Math and Science....................................................7-9

Personal and Social Development ........................10-12

Physical and Motor Development ........................13-15

Acknowledgements ................................................16

Family Activity Journal............................................17-18

Faithful Beginnings consists of faith leaders, educators, and community leaders committed to reaching the youngest children in our communities. We are an initiative sponsored by Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads, an entrepreneurial non-profit organization created by business, civic, and philanthropic leaders to help ALL children enter kindergarten ready to succeed in school and in life.

Faithful Beginnings brings the faith community together to support families and the youngest children in our community. We support families and children through the following efforts:

—Making congregations aware of the importance of focusing on the early years for our children; and supplying them with tools and resources to educate the families in their congregations.

—Increasing the accessibility and affordability of early care and education opportunities in nurturing, high quality learning environments for low-income families.

—Speaking with a unified voice to our communities and elected officials about the importance of strengthening our children and prioritizing their earliest years.

—Empowering parents to be their children’s first and most important teachers.

Copyright ©2011 by Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads. All rights reserved.

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Hold conversations, listen, ask and answer questions.

Pray. God hears and answers our prayers.

Those who listen to me will live in safety. They will not worry. Proverbs 1:33 (NIRV)

Hear me when I call, O God. Psalm 4:1 (NKJV)

Everyone will come to you because you answer prayer. Psalm 65:2 (CEV)

God wants to talk to you. Always listen, so you can hear what he will say.

Teach your child to talk to God like they would talk to their friend.

Remember your manners:

I’m sorry—Tell God you’re sorry for ways you’ve hurt him or others.

Thank you—Thank God for your life and family.

Please—Ask God to help you every day.

Listen to and enjoy stories and nursery rhymes.

Enjoy stories about God.

God is faithful. Noah was the only person who lived right and obeyed God. Genesis 6:9 (CEV)

Noah did everything the LORD told him to do. Genesis 6:22 (CEV)

Trust the Lord and his mighty power. Remember his miracles and all his wonders...” Psalm 105:4-5 (CEV)

Read an exciting Bible story like: -Noah’s Ark (Genesis chapters 6-9) -Jonah and the Whale (Jonah 1) -David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

Retell the story to your child and relate it to real life experiences (obeying, listening to God, rain storms, animals, rainbows, etc.).

Talk about the settings, characters, and feelings (ark, rain, fear, trust, promise, rainbow, etc.).

Use the story for pretend play—pretend to be Noah and gather up all the stuffed animals in your house; make a rainbow and talk about God’s promises.

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Say or sing familiar songs and rhymes.

Sing about God.

God is great. You have been good to me Lord, and I will sing about you. Psalm 13:6 (CEV)

Sing to God, everyone and everything. 1 Chronicles 16:23 (MSG)

Sing your hearts out to God! Psalm 30:4 (MSG)

Choose a favorite scripture and set to a familiar tune: Yankee Doodle; Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; Row, Row, Row Your Boat, etc.

(Example to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) God made me, He made you, too. God made the animals at the zoo. Every day He shows His love; In the skies way up above. Sun and Moon and stars at night. Swe-et Dreams and Slee-eeep tight.

Make up a new rhyme about God’s love.

Love, love, love the Lord,As you grow and play, Love your neighbor as yourself, Happy you will stay.

Name and describe objects, places, pictures and events.

Describe God’s creation.

God made the earth and everything in it.

Lord who rules over all, how lovely is the place where you live! Psalm 84:1 (NIRV)

You made the moons to tell us the seasons. The sun knows when to set. Psalm 104:19 (CEV)

The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies show that his hands created them. Psalm 19:1 (NIRV)

Ask your child to describe their house. Next, ask them what they think God’s house might look like? Then, ask them to describe it or even draw it.

Take your child outside at night and find the moon and the stars. Talk about what you see. Talk about the different phases of the moon- new moon, half moon and full moon. Teach your child that God created the sun, the moon, the stars and the child.

Draw and cut out the shapes of the moon and the stars. Put them on the child’s ceiling.

Look in magazines and cut out pictures of God’s creation.


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Use imagination to create own stories.

Be creative and dramatic with your words and actions.

God provides. Lord, I will praise you with all my heart. I will tell about all of the miracles you have done. Psalm 9:1 (NIRV)

All who worship God, come here and listen; I will tell you everything God has done for me. Psalm 66:16 (CEV)

Read together some of the most popular Bible stories- Noah’s Ark, David and Goliath, Esther, Ruth, Daniel in the Lion’s Den, etc.

Read a short portion to your child then have them repeat the story back to you.

Next, ask a few simple questions related to the story such as: What do you like about this story? What don’t you like? How did the characters feel (happy, sad, afraid, etc.)? Can you imagine yourself in the story? Who would you be? (Your child can be a person, a tree, a whale, a lion, etc. but make sure the story remains true to the story).

Now, act out the story with your child.

Think of adding props and costumes.

Have the child re-tell the story.

Ask the child what new thing they learned about God today?

Use complete sentences.

Learn simple verses.

God can be trusted.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Proverbs 3:5 (NLT)

The Lord is my shepherd, I have everything I need. Psalm 23:1 (NCV)

Use familiar verses and have the child fill in the blank and emphasize different words.

_____ in the Lord, with all of your _____.

Trust in the _____, with ___ of your heart.

Trust in ___ Lord, with all of ____ heart.

The Lord is ___ shepherd, I have everything I _____.

The Lord is my ______, I have _____ I need.

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Recognize words or signs he or she sees often.

Pay attention to the world around them.

God is our guide. Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Take note of the highway, the road that you take. Jeremiah 31:21 (NIV)

You lead me along the right paths. Psalm 23:3 (CEV)

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, you will hear a voice saying, “This is the road! Now follow it." Isaiah 30:21 (CEV)

Street signs guide us and keep us safe. Teach your child to recognize and understand STOP, speed limits, yield, red, yellow, and green lights.

Ask your child, “When might God tell you to stop? Or move forward? Or be careful?”

“What are the signs that God has given us that we need to recognize?”

Play “Red Light, Green Light”- children will learn when to stop and go.

Name some familiar letters.

Learn and recognize the letters of the alphabet.

Letters are important to God because they are the way he communicates to us.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light my path. Psalm 119:105 (NIV)

The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. Isaiah 55:10-11 (NLT)

Every word of God is perfect. Proverbs 30:5 (NIRV)

Talk to your child about how the letters in the scriptures make up God’s word and God uses them to communicate to us.

Open up the Bible and try to look for different letters you want your child to recognize.

Introduce letters to your child—cut out different letters you want them to recognize and place them in a visible place like the refrigerator.

Choose different letters and work with your child to come up with different things God made.

B—butterfly, bears, babies

M—men, mice, mommies

L—lions, laughing, light

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Count to 10 or higher.

Count. God’s greatness cannot be measured.

God, your thoughts about me are priceless. No one can possibly add them all up. If I could count them, they would be more than the grains of sand. Psalm 139:17-18 (NIRV)

I will certainly bless you. I will make your children after you as many as the stars in the sky. I will make them as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. Genesis 22:17 (NIRV)

I can count all My bones. Psalm 22:17 (NKJV)

Get a small handful of sand or rice and see how many grains you can count. Talk to you child about how God thinks about them more than all of the grains of sand.

Talk to your child about God’s promise to Abraham in Genesis 22. One night, go outside and see how many stars you can count. Help them count to at least 10.

Enjoy God’s creation. Find and count ten things that God made—pinecones, seashells, leaves, flowers, sticks, etc. For an extra challenge, gather 10 acorns, sticks, etc. and count them and sort them in groups of twos and threes.

Teach your child about their bones. How many bones can you count?

Sing “Head Shoulders Knees and Toes.”

Count five objects by touching each one in turn.

Count their blessings.

God’s blessings are endless.

You have given him blessings that will last forever. You have made him glad and joyful because you are with him. Psalm 21:6 (NIRV)

Sing out your thanks to the Lord; sing praises to our God with a harp. Psalm 147:7 (NLT)

Count your blessings!

1 blessing-the beautiful day

2 blessings-your mother and father

3 blessings-your health, your home, your dog

4 blessings-your 2 feet and 2 hands

5 blessings-5 family and friends

Name 5 things that are blue, 5 that are soft, hard, etc.

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Recognize some numbers.

See numbers.

God uses numbers too!

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing. So on the seventh day he rested from all of his work. Genesis 2:2 (NIRV)

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

Read the story of creation in Genesis 1-2:1-2. Talk about each day. Write numbers 1-7 and have your child draw pictures under each number to show what God made on each day. (You can also use this time to teach about the days of the week).

Day 1— day and nightDay 2—skyDay 3—land, ocean, plants, and treesDay 4—sun, moon, starsDay 5—birds, fishDay 6—animals, manDay 7—God rested

Count the days of the week and talk about how God made each one.

1—Monday2—Tuesday, etc.

Name the colors in a box of eight crayons.

Recognize colors.

God keeps his promises.

The rainbow that I have put in the sky will be my sign to you and to every living creature on earth. It will remind you that I will keep this promise forever. Genesis 9:12-13 (CEV)

As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant colors. Job 38: 14 (NLT)

Find a picture of a rainbow. Talk about how God used a rainbow as a promise to Noah that he was with them and he had a plan.

Take a box of crayons, chalk, or markers and draw a rainbow or the earth. Work with your child to name the colors.

Name the basic shapes: circle, triangle, square, and rectangle.

Recognize shapes.

God is the creator.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours—you created it all. Psalm 89:11 (NLT)

Talk about creation-what did God make that is a circle? ( sun, the earth) a triangle? (trees) a square?

In your home- what do you see that is round? square? rectangular?

Have your child draw shapes and decorate them.

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Match and sort by size, shape and color.

God created everything in a unique way.

The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong. Genesis 2:9 (CEV)

Get many different kinds of food- peas, carrots, Cheerios, crackers, tomatoes, etc. and sort them by shape, colors, and size.

Go outside and collect different objects and repeat the game with leaves, pebbles, sticks, flowers, etc.

Compare and describe objects and sounds in the environment in terms of shape, size, color, texture, material, sound, or rate of movement.

Recognize differences.

God takes care of you and wants us to take care of the world around us.

You are good to everyone, and you take care of all your creation. Psalm 145:9 (CEV)

Teach your child about recycling and talk about the differences of paper, plastic, aluminum, etc.

Talk about the difference between sounds that God made in nature and sounds that man made. Go outside and listen together for sounds that God made and sounds that we make.

Talk about the difference in size and texture between all parts of His creation: stones vs. leaves; dirt vs. grass; air vs. water; rain vs. snow; light vs. dark; a lake vs. a puddle, etc.

Explore cause and effect relationships.

Investigate. God plants us on earth and watches us grow.

They will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory. Isaiah 61:3 (NLT)

I will bless those who trust me. They will be like trees growing beside a stream—trees with roots that reach down to the water, and with leaves that are always green. Jeremiah 17:7-8 (CEV)

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)

Plant seeds in a paper cup or an egg carton and watch them grow.

Play with magnets and talk about how just like magnets stick together, God sticks close to us.

Understand differences in shapes, colors and numbers.

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Express wants and needs using words rather than actions.

Pray specifically.

You can talk to God about anything and he hears us.

I pray to you and you answer from your sacred hill. Psalm 3:4 (CEV)

Please listen, Lord God, and answer my prayers. Psalm 13:3 (CEV)

When I called out to you…you heard me and answered my prayer. Psalm 18:6 (CEV)

Pray short-sentence prayers with your child.

Focus on one thing that’s going on in your child’s life and have your child tell God about it.

Have the child thank God for answering prayers.

Seek and accept help when needed.

It’s good to ask for help.

God will help you.

We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help. 2 Chronicles 20:12 (NLT)

You pay attention to their cries for help. Psalm 10:17 (CEV)

I pray to you, God, because you will help me. Psalm 17:6 (CEV)

Talk to your child about things they need help with and talk to your child about things you need help with. Then, work together on helping one another. Use this time to talk about how God can help us when we need it too.

Adjust to new environments and experiences.

Change, develop, grow, and discover their emotions.

God is with us when we are happy or sad.

You have turned my sorrow into joyful dancing. Psalm 30:11 (CEV)

You make my life pleasant and my future is bright. Psalm 16:6 (CEV)

At night we may cry but when morning comes we will celebrate. Psalm 30:5 (CEV)

Ask your child to tell you a time when they were happy, excited, or afraid? How did God help them?

Spend time with your child looking at and talking about photos at different stages of the child’s life. Point out changes seen from one stage to another. Thank God for making us strong as we grow.

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Take responsibility for personal items and materials at home, school and other places.

Be responsible.

God puts things in place.

I often think of the heavens your hands have made, and of the moon and stars you put in place. Psalm 8:3(CEV)

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place and let dry ground appear.” Genesis 1:9 (NIV)

Have your child help you organize toys, clothes, and supplies to decide where they belong. Work on keeping things/returning them to their place once you use them.

Follow rules and routines.

Obey. God likes obedience.

Teach me to follow Lord and lead me on the right path. Psalm 27:11(CEV)

You are the Lord’s people. Obey him and celebrate! Psalm 33:1 (CEV)

The Lord protects everyone who follows him. Psalm 1:6 (CEV)

Play a follow-the-leader game with your child. Instead of the child following you, have them follow 2-3 step directions given.

Say “Great job! I noticed that you followed those directions just as you were told. God is pleased when we are obedient.”

Build a daily schedule with your child and follow it. Talk about what time you wake up, eat meals, take a bath, go to bed, etc.

Know first and last name.

Know their God-given Identity.

God knows your name.

I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. Isaiah 43:1 (NKJV)

From the day I was born, I have been in your care and from the time of my birth, you have been my God. Psalm 22:10 (CEV)

And I praise you for the wonderful way you created me. Psalm 139:14 (CEV)

Have child look in a mirror. Talk about various parts of the body and what they do (eyes see; ears hear; etc.) Take time to thank God for making you.

Tell your child why they have their name. How was it chosen and what makes their name special?

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Take care of toileting needs and wash hands.

Be healthy and clean.

God wants us to take care of ourselves.

You always heal them and restore their strength when they are sick. Psalm 41:3 (CEV)

I pray that you also may enjoy good health. 3 John 1:2 (NIRV)

Find a book about healthy living and read it to your child. Talk about things to do to stay well.

Talk about ways God helps us when we are sick. (doctors, medicine, etc.).

Teach your child to wash their hands often.

Know street address.

Be safe at home.

God keeps us safe.

My help comes from the Lord…He who watches over you won’t get tired. Psalm 121:2,3 (NIRV)

Let me live in your house every day of my life to see how wonderful you are. Psalm 27:4 (CEV)

Your kindness and love will always be with me each day of my life, and I will live forever in your house, Lord. Psalm 23:6 (CEV)

Take a trip with your child through your home and talk about safety tips—plan a fire escape route, caution about hot water, oven, and electricity; know how to dial 911; lock doors, etc. Talk with God about being safe at home.

Talk about places in your home that are safe and comfortable and ask your child what they like about each room.

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Throw, bounce and catch a ball.

Develop eye and hand coordination.

God is our strength.

I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you. 2 Chronicles 20:12 (NIV)

Play ball with your child, beginning with large balls. First try rolling to targets, bouncing and catching, and then, catching a ball bounced by someone else. Graduate to smaller balls as the child is ready.

Fill empty containers with sand or water.

Recognize empty and full.

God can fill your every need.

You fill my cup until it overflows. Psalm 23:5 (CEV)

You take care of the land and water it. You make it very rich. You fill your streams with water. Psalm 65:9 (NIRV)

Provide sand and/or water play with a variety of differently sized cups, sifters, funnels, scoops and bowls.

Talk with your child about how God fills our needs just as the sand fills the bucket.

Climb, balance on one foot, hop, jump and run.

Move. God made you strong.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (NIV)

Show me your paths and teach me to follow. Psalm 25:4 (CEV)

For you that honor my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play. Malachi 4:2 (CEV)

Create an obstacle course with your child. Label it with words like hop, run, jump in and out. Then model those actions for your child.

Create running and riding paths, and obstacle courses. Dance with child using music and props.

Talk with your child about what makes us strong. Exercise together.

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Create with play dough or clay by rolling, patting and squeezing.

Be artistic and creative.

God created everything and every person.

We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand. Isaiah 64:8 (NLT)

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalms 139:14 (NIV)

Have fun with play dough. Use rolling pins, and tools for molding and shaping the dough. Talk to your child about how God made and shaped each one of us. Ask them to shape something with clay.

Read the Story of Creation (Genesis 1-2) with your child.

Using play dough, help your child create the world.

Build with five blocks.

Be a builder.

God is the builder.

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Psalm 127:1 (NLT)

It takes wisdom to build a house, and understanding to set it on a firm foundation. Proverbs 24:4 (MSG)

Provide a variety of different sized blocks for your child and work with them to build a house.

Talk with your child about the importance of building homes (and your life) on a strong foundation.

Show your child pictures of structures and try to build them together using blocks.

Use pencils, crayons, paint brushes and markers on blank paper.

Be imaginative.

God’s world is colorful.

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. Genesis 37:3 (NKJV)

Take a walk with your child and point out all the colors of the earth.

Tell your child the story of Joseph in Genesis 37 and the coat that his father gave him. Ask your child to draw what they think the coat might look like.

Draw and paint on plain construction paper with fat markers, brushes, and crayons. Celebrate original creations and efforts!

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Try to write using pencils, crayons and markers.

Love God’s word.

God’s word is truth.

Every word of God proves true. Proverbs 30:5 (NLT)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 (NIV)

Immerse child in meaningful print-rich environments; make writing tools and paper available. Accept scribbles as writing. The child will eventually refine marks in imitation of mature writing.

Let them observe you making and using lists and writing notes; read your notes aloud.

Write a note to your child and help them write back. Teach how the scriptures are God’s note to us.

Cut paper with scissors.

Shape and transform things.

God shapes us. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2 (NIV)

Talk about how God shapes us by taking away what he doesn’t want and making us even better.

Start by using scissors for snipping clay dough logs. Try fringe cuts on a paper bag vest, or on strips of “grass” for a picture. Encourage cutting snips from strips of paper. As children develop finger-thumb independence, try cutting shapes: circles, squares, snowflakes, etc.

Button, snap and zip clothing.

Learn how to get dressed by themselves.

God has a purpose for everything.

Everything on earth has its own time and its own season. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (CEV)

Have your child play with and compare their clothes –warm coats vs. bathing suits; flip-flops vs boots; shirts vs pants. Talk about seasons and put on appropriate clothes for different seasons. Button, snap, and zip.

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Thanks to Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads for their vision in producing the original school Readiness Checklist that helped shape this guide.

Most importantly, many thanks to all who contributed their prayers, resources and time to this project including our Faithful Beginnings Readiness Guide work group, Faith Leadership Council, and Faithful Beginnings members.

Barefoot Kids Christian Day SchoolCalvary Revival ChurchDeep Creek Baptist Church PreschoolEbenezer United Methodist ChurchEmmanuel Episcopal Day SchoolEnoch Baptist ChurchFirst Baptist Church READY Academy Christian SchoolGalilee Episcopal ChurchGethsemane Baptist ChurchNew Life Family of ChurchesOhef Sholom TempleParish Day School of Eastern Shore ChapelRegent UniversitySpring Branch Community ChurchSt. Andrew Preschool

Thanks to The Zondervan Corporation for use of the scriptures through their online resource, BibleGateway.com. Translations include: Contemporary English Version (CEV) ∙ The Message (MSG) ∙ New Century Version (NCV) ∙ New International Readers Version (NIRV) ∙ New Interna-tional Version (NIV) ∙ New Living Translation (NLT) ∙ New King James Version (NKJV)

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