Preschool homeschool co-op: sponsoring this group (Monday–Friday)
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. This Monday–Friday plan is for preschool children in a homeschool co-op group.
about 4 and 5- 5 to 7 minutes missions
- Monday–Friday
Sponsoring this group for preschool in a homeschool co-op group
The leader knows how a sponsor funds the manual, the activity books, and the flashcards, and how to ask. In this co-op class, preschool children (about 4 and 5) practice with “The water bowl filled.” Aunt May, the family member, she filled the pet’s water bowl when it was empty. The Monday–Friday calendar is the one that fits: This is the Monday–Friday format from the first half of the Operation Thank You Manual. You see the same children on five school days. Each day is one mission of 5 to 10 minutes. The note is the work of the later days, not of Monday.
Five preschool missions in the co-op class
Monday in the co-op class belongs to the co-op teacher. Look only. Put a water bowl where preschool children can see it. Name Aunt May, the family member, and say the kindness: she filled the pet’s water bowl when it was empty. It happened at the floor by the pet bowl. Ask “How can you tell a bowl needs water?” Stop at 5 to 7 minutes. No note yet. You will not see these children tomorrow. Everything that matters has to happen in the meeting, with one small home mission written in the book. If they freeze, Show an empty cup beside a full cup. Ask which one needed a person.
Who is in the co-op class
A co-op class may meet once a week with children from several families. That is the once-per-week half of the manual. Each child still needs an activity book. Families can mix English and Spanish copies when the co-op is bilingual.
Age tips for preschool (about 4 and 5)
Preschool children can learn why thank you matters before they write much. They need a picture, a person, and one clear kindness. A long talk loses them. The leader shows the moment, the children say a short line, and the group stops while the words still feel friendly. For this homeschool co-op plan, keep the mission inside 5 to 7 minutes. one picture and one question, answered out loud in a small circle.
The note for Aunt May
The note can be a dictated sentence. The child supplies the person’s name and the kindness. The adult prints it on the activity-book template so the child can see that spoken thanks and written thanks are the same idea. For this kindness the sentence is “Thank you for giving our pet water.” It has to mention the floor by the pet bowl or a water bowl, not a general compliment to the family member.
Words to say about Aunt May
This is a script the co-op teacher can say with preschool children during sponsoring this group. It uses “The water bowl filled,” a practice situation for this plan. It is not a list of the 30 printed flashcards. Those cards stay in the set and match the activity book. Use this script when you need the words in the room.
Copy-ready lines for “The water bowl filled”
Spoken line to practice: “Thank you for filling the water.” Reply children may hear: “The bowl was empty. You can help next time.” Note line to write: “Thank you for giving our pet water.” Spanish line for the same kindness: “Gracias por poner el agua.”
Spanish materials in this group
If any child in the co-op class speaks Spanish at home, order the Spanish activity book for that child and keep the same situation. The Spanish line for this plan is “Gracias por poner el agua.” The English line remains “Thank you for filling the water.”
Classroom and group notes for the co-op class
A co-op class may meet once a week with children from several families. That is the once-per-week half of the manual. Each child still needs an activity book. Families can mix English and Spanish copies when the co-op is bilingual. You will not see these children tomorrow. Everything that matters has to happen in the meeting, with one small home mission written in the book.
If preschool children stall on Aunt May
Show an empty cup beside a full cup. Ask which one needed a person. A child who keeps thanking the co-op teacher is avoiding Aunt May. Send them back to the family member and the moment at the floor by the pet bowl. Whispering “Thank you for filling the water.” counts.
Books for this homeschool co-op preschool group
This page is about getting the set into the co-op class: the manual, one activity book per child, and the 30-card flashcards, so “Thank you for giving our pet water.” can be written about Aunt May. The leader asks on Find a Sponsor at no cost. Alison Gilham matches a sponsor or takes a chosen group in any U.S. state, then calls the leader before shipping. Payment is due when the package is ready. Groups over 30 add books in tens. Spanish copies use “Gracias por poner el agua.” beside “Thank you for filling the water..” Email info@cultureofthankyou.com or call 971-265-8262.
What Aunt May's lesson needs
The Operation Thank You Manual is 98 pages. The first half is the Monday–Friday classroom sequence. The second half is the once-per-week sequence for clubs. Each child needs Why and How To Say “Thank You,” the classroom edition: a saddle-stitched activity book with situations for saying thank you, the How To Write A Thank You Note template, and extra pages to practice. The flashcard set has 30 cards, 8.5 by 11 inches, colorful, with rounded corners. The cards mirror the activity book so the group can look at one situation before writing. The manual, the activity book, and the flashcards are available in Spanish. The MISSION Reminders Supplement can be added when some children speak Spanish. Extra activity books are sold in packs of 10. For “The water bowl filled,” also set out a water bowl. If the books are not in the room yet, practice the spoken mission anyway, and tell families how a sponsor or an order supplies the printed set.
Home work after The water bowl filled
Fill or notice one bowl or cup at home and thank the person who usually does that job. Write that in the activity book so the family sees Aunt May's kindness, not a blank “say thank you.” The note can be a dictated sentence. The child supplies the person’s name and the kindness. The adult prints it on the activity-book template so the child can see that spoken thanks and written thanks are the same idea.
Before Aunt May comes up in the co-op class
The co-op teacher should be able to say the kindness in one breath: Aunt May she filled the pet’s water bowl when it was empty. If that sentence is fuzzy, preschool children will write a vague thank-you. Keep a water bowl in reach and keep the mission inside 5 to 7 minutes. You will not see these children tomorrow. Everything that matters has to happen in the meeting, with one small home mission written in the book.
Close by repeating the spoken line “Thank you for filling the water.” once more. The note target remains “Thank you for giving our pet water..” Most preschoolers dictate. The adult writes the name and the short line. A child who wants to mark the page can draw the helper and trace the words Thank you. You will not see these children tomorrow. Everything that matters has to happen in the meeting, with one small home mission written in the book.
Questions leaders ask
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