Week 1 - 123's Sampler

*Number - 0 (zero)

We begin by reading Genesis 1:1-2.

In the beginning, God created – that meant He made the heaven and earth. There wasn’t anything there before – no sun or moon, no light, no ground, no trees, no people – it was just God.

Children will be able to better grasp this concept by visual props. Illustrate this by drawing two pictures. One picture draw ‘God’, and the on the other one, draw the earth filled with trees, grass, people, etc. Ask your child which one shows “zero” things.

Pick up various toys or other items around your house, and group them in piles of 1, 2, or 3 (or more) items on a paper plate. Leave one plate empty.

The object of the game is to help your child visually see and make the connection that zero means nothing/ empty. Ask them to point to which plate has zero.

Of course this seems so elementary, but isn't that exactly what your preschooler is? (smiles) This will be huge to them, especially if they are younger. Be sure to give LOTS of praise when they are successful.

Play as many times as they'd like, and even give them a chance to fill up the plates - then let you be the 'child' and guess which one has zero. Don't be embarrassed to get on their level - they'll learn and have a blast with you at the same time!


*Number craft – Do this craft together!

Cut either a 10” x 12” heavy cardstock (these can be found at dollar stores) in half or posterboard to a 5” x 12” size.

Draw bubble letters, spelling out the word “ZERO”, then draw a bubble number “0”.

Help or assist your child in putting glue inside of the bubble letters/ number.

Place a small amount of glitter in a bowl, or use glitter shakers – and have your child sprinkle glitter over the glue.

Allow these to dry overnight.

For the rest of the week, you will reference this card each day. The sparkles will catch your preschooler’s attention, and the texture will add extra interest to teaching them what the word and number looks like.

Practice tracing the letters as you spell them each day, and the number as you say it. This hand/ eye coordination will provide a deeper learning of the numbers.

*Song - Rolled Away (Every burden of my heart rolled away... every sin, had to go - leaving "0"!)

This familiar children's song works perfecting with "A" and "0". We all have sinned, "0" people are sinless except the Lord Jesus Christ.

"A" for All. "0" for no sins are left after the crimson flow has washed us.

... See another relation for this week? Crimson flow - "Red"!

Jesus had to shed his blood on the cross as payment for our sins. Don't shirk from sharing God's truths to your children. Teach them that God isn't about us all dying in our sins, but out of Love, He gave His only Son to die in our place! He loves us so much!

It also teaches our children how sin isn't something that God takes lightly. How can we teach our children the fear of the Lord, if they never see what needs to be feared?

Only the wicked have need to fear, the righteous are in the Arms of Christ!