Mini New Testament Vacation Bible School Week

     I am so happy to finally get back into a normal groove after two weeks of watching my little guy be sick. It is one of the hardest parts of being a momma. Watching your kid be sick, no matter what it is that they are sick with. It helps me appreciate when he is his healthy energetic self.
     This week I decided to do a mini vacation Bible school week only this time around I picked stories on the New Testament to focus on. Again, just like with Old Testament week there are tons of stories to choose from. You may like the ones I picked, but then again you may not like these stories, but like the idea of using New Testament Bible stories as a weekly theme.  Really this is mostly for me to share ideas I found most helpful, fun, and educational for my kid.
     We also learned about the letter Rr and the opposite concept of high vs. low.

Monday-Intro Uppercase R/Miracle of Paralytic Man Through the Roof
Books: My r Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure
The Preschooler's Bible
My First Dictionary

Songs: Rain Rain Go Away
It's Raining It's Pouring
If All the Raindrops Were Lemon Drops...
Jesus Loves Me This I Know

Activities:
Intro Uppercase R and intro Rr vocab words
Uppercase R coloring page

Pray the Rosary together

Play with dry rice

Read the story of Jesus and the paralytic man who gets lowered from the roof.

Use legos to build a house to reinact the story together.

Tuesday:Intro Concept of High VS. Low/ The Story of The Boy Who Ran Away (The Prodigal Son)
Books: The Child's World of Responsibility by N. Pemberton and J. Riehecky
The Preschooler's Bible
My First Dictionary

Songs: Rise and Shine by Raffi
This Is My Commandment

Activity:
Review Rr vocab from picture dictionary

Play with the robot and rocket ship sewing and bead kit

Talk about the importance of being respectful and ways my son can show respect for people and things. Read the story of the prodigal son and also the book on responsibility.

Play with stepping ladder for the comcept of high vs low

Wednesday: Intro Lower Case r/ Jesus' Ride Through Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
Books: Rusty Red the Sound of R by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed
Red by Sharon Gordon
The Preschooler's Bible
My First Dictionary

Songs:Row Row Row Your Boat
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Jesus Row the Boat Ashore

Activities:
Intro lowercase r and review Rr vocab with first picture dictionary. Lowercase r coloring page


Play with race cars and race car track

Intro the story of Palm Sunday. Cut out pretend palms and lay down blankets for cloaks. Then use dramatic play to reinact the story. Let the child pretend to be Jesus while you or daddy pretends to be the donkey.

Thursday:Review High VS. Low/Tracing and Scissor Skills/The Story of Jesus' Baptism
Books:Teach Me About Relatives  by Joy Berry
The Preschooler's Bible
My First Dictionary

Songs: I've Been Working On the Railroad
There Must Be Something In The Water by Carrie Underwood

Activities:
Review Rr vocabulary. Play with the train and railroad tracks

Use slide to reinforce high vs. low concept.

Intro the term relatives with the booj about relatives. Transition to how Jesus' relative, his cousin, was the one to baptize him. Read the story from his Bible. Share some pictures of his baptism day. Play in the kitchen sink with water.

Friday:Rr Vocab Review/The Story of the Resurection
Books:The Velvateen Rabbit  by Margery Williams Bianco
Thr Preschooler's Bible
My First Dictionary

Songs: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Christ Is Risen by Matt Maher

Activities:
Review Rr vocab and do vocab coloring page

Play with mirrors for our reflections8

Make a rainbow cross with fingerpaints

Read the Resurection story and talk about the cross we just painted is one symbol people use to show Jesus resurected from the dead...
Intro the Shroud of Turin (for the readers who stopped by and have not heard of the Shroud of Turin before, it is what we call the burial cloth Jesus was wrapped in after he died. We as Catholics find this shroud very special as we believe Jesus left a photo of his full body burned into this cloth. It is considered a miracle. You can search more info on it if you are intrigued and would like to learn more...granted when you google it you will find stories claiming ot is false as well as true, but as with anything that deals woth faith you have to decide for yourself what to believe). Explain how we believe this is the reflection that Jesus left us of ehat he looked like.

What New Testament Bible activities, songs, or letter Rr tips do you have that I missed? Please comment with your ideas please!