| ACTIVITIES |
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Balloon Thoughts |
Do you ever wonder what is inside your friends’
heads? Jesus wants us to put Him first in our thoughts. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Help Me Get Well |
An activity for preschoolers to identify items that can be used
to help people get well. |
Few minutes start & end of class
Ages 4-6 |
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Showing Love or Not?
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Kids quickly decide if what you say is showing love and kindness
or not. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Using Words in a Kind
Way |
Children learn they can choose what they say to others, but their
words can be kind or unkind. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Ways We Care |
Children take turns showing some of the ways they can show kindness and care for others. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Good Samaritan |
Jesus wants us to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Luke 10:25-37 |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
| CRAFTS |
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Let Us Love One Another
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A lesson about love from the midwives of Exodus 1:15-22. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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My Loving Heart |
Children create a heart pendant to remind them to show love and kindness to others like Jesus does to them. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Naomi's Basket |
Children will have fun gathering goodies and Care Cards for their
moms, just as Ruth gathered food for herself and Naomi. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Rahab and the Spies
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This craft helps children remember why Rahab helped the Israelite spies. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Ruth's Basket |
Children design their own basket to collect grain like Ruth did in the field belonging to Boaz. |
15 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
| GAMES |
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Hard Work Pays Off |
Children pretend to pick up grain like Ruth to learn how good it is to work for the Lord. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Noah's Mixed Up Animals |
A fun game that can be used to tell the story of Noah's Ark. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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The Mat Race |
A game where teams use a little skill and a mat to get the job done. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
| LESSONS |
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A Loving Heart |
A lesson to help younger children learn how to share from their
heart in a loving way. A great lesson for Valentine's Day. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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God's Helper |
Lesson 1 from the "I Wanna Be Just Like Jesus" series
about helping and serving others. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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God's Little Helper
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Lesson 1 from the "Growing For Jesus" series about growing
spiritually by caring for others.
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1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Jesus is Love |
This lesson will demonstrate the love and kindness of Jesus. The children will also learn how important it is to show that same kind of love and kindness towards others. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Jesus is Our Healer |
Lesson 2 from the "How Jesus Loves Us" series about how
we can be comforted and healed by Jesus. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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The Life of Joseph
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Three lesson series on the life of Joseph, son of Jacob.
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3 weeks
Ages 4-6 |
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Loving Others |
Lesson 3 from the "I Wanna Be Just Like Jesus" series
about loving others. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Putting Jesus First With
Our Words |
By putting Jesus first with our words we can speak nicely about
other people and to other people. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Ruth Finds New Life |
In this lesson, the children will learn how Ruth receives new life when Boaz redeems her. They will also learn that Jesus is our redeemer. He paid the price for our sins, so we can be part of God's family. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Ruth Follows Directions |
From this lesson about Ruth and the kindness she received from Boaz, the children learn how important it is to listen and follow directions from God and their parents. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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Ruth Works For God |
In this lesson, children will see that God shows kindness and provides for us in many ways. The children also learn that working to please God is better than working only to please people. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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The Good Samaritan |
This lesson will help the children discover that Jesus wants us
to comfort those who are in need of help. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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The Lost Sheep
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This lesson will help the children discover that Jesus is our Good
Shepherd. He protects and cares for us. |
1 week
Ages 4-6 |
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| SKITS/STORIES |
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Jospeh and His Colorful Robe
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This is a story about Jacob’s son Joseph, whose life was as
colorful as his robe. Genesis 37 (Story) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Little Rubber Ducky |
A skit that teaches children how God wants us to share with others and treat people how we want to be treated. (Skit for teacher and one puppet) |
Approx. 5 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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Oh Be Careful Little Tongue |
A young girl learns to be careful what she says to her friends,
so they will not be hurt with her words. (Story) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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The Good Neighbor
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A retelling of the story of the Good Samaritan. (Story) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
| SONGS |
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Be Careful Little Tongues
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A song about pleasing God when we are careful with what we say.Sung
to the tune, Oh Be Careful Little Eyes.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Ages 4-6 |
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