Giving Unit Homeschool Preschool Lesson Plan: Week 14

While giving is important all throughout the year, every year. This year, with so many people struggling, I think it’s even more important for those of us who have enough to give to those in need.

This week, we will be continuing to talk about things we are thankful for. And also bring up the conversation about families in need.

I know this can be a difficult concept for preschoolers, and also a difficult conversation for parents to bring up. This is up to each parent how and when you want to bring this up with your child/children.

Tangible Experience of Giving

This week, I do want my son to get a glimpse of the idea of being in need, but the main focus will be on giving.

For adults, giving monetary gifts can be meaningful, but for young children, I think a tangible/physical experience is probably a more meaningful way to experience giving.

With the pandemic this year, it won’t be easy to go volunteer with young children. However, I’ve come up with some ideas for our toddler and preschooler to be able to participate in giving this holiday season.

Charities

I will be sharing some charities throughout this post. I am not affiliated with any of them, but these are just some that I’ve found and some that our family will be giving to.

If you’re local to West Michigan, here is an amazing Holiday Giving and Volunteering Guide for 2020 that can give you a place to start.

Giving Unit Activities

Day 1: Donate Winter Clothes

Michigan gets cooooollllldddd. So it’s not surprising that there are places to donate winter clothes to help people in need during the long winter.

If you’re local to West Michigan, Bethany Christian Services accepts winter clothes that are new or gently used.

How Can My Preschooler Help?

We will be going through some of the gently worn winter clothes that the boys have outgrown, and will fold and put them in a box together. I think this physical action of taking something that belongs to them and giving it away will be a great way for my son to experience giving.

Discuss with your child, we’re not just getting rid of these clothes because they’re too small for us. We are giving them to people who need it.

Then we will drive together and drop it off at the specified location.

Day 2: Christmas Countdown Paper Chain And Alphabet Practice

Since Tuesday is the first day of December, we will be taking a brief break from our giving unit, and make a Christmas countdown paper chain. And we will also be doing our Letter of the week activity on this day as well.

How to Make a Paper Chain

Step 1

Cut colorful construction paper into strips.

Step 2

Number the strips from 1-24.

Step 3

Create a circle with the first strip of construction paper and tape securely. Loop another strip and tape. Continue on till you have created a chain!

Step 4

Decorate with Christmas stickers and hang it up. Remove one circle each day of December and count down the days until Christmas!

Optional Alphabet Practice With Paper Chain

And optional activity you could do is write a letter on each strip of paper on the paper chain. Each day, you can review that letter and practice the sounds and think of one word that starts with that letter.

Here is how ours turned out!

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