March 26 & 29
Power Verse: God is Great and He makes me great
Check-in: Bill (Sunday) Susan (Thursday)
Opening Activity: Centers-Melody
Praise & Worship: Matthew
Offering/prayer: Bill
Story: Rahab Melody (Sunday) Rita (Thursday)
Craft: Graham crackers with licorice that is red, use marshmallow crème to hold in place
Graham crackers-Matthew
Red licorice-Wanda
Marshmallow crème- Susan
Games/activities:
• Using bricks, build a wall with a window, and have the children act out the story. They talk to Rahab and she hides them. Then when Rahab leaves they knock the wall down.
• Hunt the scarlett rope game
• Sunday: Melody
• Thursday: Rita
Monday, March 23, 2009
Nursery Department
Nursery Dept. Lesson plans for March 19 & 22, 2009
Power Verse: God is Great and He makes me great
Early Arrival Activity:
Opening:
Praise & Worship:
• Sunday: Bill
• Thursday:Melody
Offering & Prayer: Susan Thursday Rita-Sunday
Story:
Sunday: (Matthew)-Sunday Thursday-(Susan)
Widow with the last amount of flour & oil (Thursday-Rita) (Sunday: Matthew)
• She was faithful to God and God took care of her because she took care of His prophets
Craft:
Use bags of flour from the story to make their own dough for biscuits to cook for snack.
Butter-Rita
Jelly-Rita
Honey-Matthew
Use floam to bake pretend oven and serve to others in the room. (use three stations)
Game:
Texture bags with oil and flour, sensory activities
Use the dough they made, split into two bowls and do a relay race transferring the dough from one bowl to another.
Power Verse: God is Great and He makes me great
Early Arrival Activity:
Opening:
Praise & Worship:
• Sunday: Bill
• Thursday:Melody
Offering & Prayer: Susan Thursday Rita-Sunday
Story:
Sunday: (Matthew)-Sunday Thursday-(Susan)
Widow with the last amount of flour & oil (Thursday-Rita) (Sunday: Matthew)
• She was faithful to God and God took care of her because she took care of His prophets
Craft:
Use bags of flour from the story to make their own dough for biscuits to cook for snack.
Butter-Rita
Jelly-Rita
Honey-Matthew
Use floam to bake pretend oven and serve to others in the room. (use three stations)
Game:
Texture bags with oil and flour, sensory activities
Use the dough they made, split into two bowls and do a relay race transferring the dough from one bowl to another.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Nursery Department
Nursery Dept. Lesson plans for March 12 & 15, 2009
Wanda & Randy have PM nursery so they will be in the sanctuary during the AM services this month. Thursday night teachers will be filling in.
March 15: Susan
March 22: Rita
March 29: Melody
New Beginnings
Power Verse: God is Great and He makes me great
Early Arrival Activity:
Opening:
Praise & Worship:
• Sunday: Matthew
• Thursday:Susan
Offering & Prayer: Rita- Thursday Susan- Sunday
Story:
Rahab (2 wks)(Thursday: Melody) (Sunday-Bill)
• Phase 1-helps the spies and helped them to escape
• Phase 2-When they came to do battle her scarlett thread helped to save her family
• Objective:
Craft:
Thursday-make their own strings from playdough where they can manipulate and create their own rope.
(edible craft)Sunday
Graham crackers with licorice that is red, use marshmallow crème to hold in place
Graham crackers-Matthew
Red licorice-Wanda
Marshmallow crème- Susan
Games/activities:
• Using bricks, build a wall with a window, and have the children act out the story. They talk to Rahab and she hides them. Then when Rahab leaves they knock the wall down.
• Hunt the scarlett rope game
Wanda & Randy have PM nursery so they will be in the sanctuary during the AM services this month. Thursday night teachers will be filling in.
March 15: Susan
March 22: Rita
March 29: Melody
New Beginnings
Power Verse: God is Great and He makes me great
Early Arrival Activity:
Opening:
Praise & Worship:
• Sunday: Matthew
• Thursday:Susan
Offering & Prayer: Rita- Thursday Susan- Sunday
Story:
Rahab (2 wks)(Thursday: Melody) (Sunday-Bill)
• Phase 1-helps the spies and helped them to escape
• Phase 2-When they came to do battle her scarlett thread helped to save her family
• Objective:
Craft:
Thursday-make their own strings from playdough where they can manipulate and create their own rope.
(edible craft)Sunday
Graham crackers with licorice that is red, use marshmallow crème to hold in place
Graham crackers-Matthew
Red licorice-Wanda
Marshmallow crème- Susan
Games/activities:
• Using bricks, build a wall with a window, and have the children act out the story. They talk to Rahab and she hides them. Then when Rahab leaves they knock the wall down.
• Hunt the scarlett rope game
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Nursery Department
Theme: A New Beginning
Central Truth: God made the Animals
Opening Activity: (Thurs.-Susan & Melody) (Sunday-Bill & Matthew)
As students arrive, have them go to different centers that are centered around the different animals. Have a teacher at each center to interact with them.
Center one: Ocean animals (Susan, Matthew)
Directions: have students explore through the seaweed to find the different water animals and see if they can name them. Discuss who made them. Then have them hide them back for the next group.
• Materials:
o Very large container (metal one like the use in apple bobbing or a small wade pool) with water.
o Plant life (artificial plants)
o Ocean animals
Center two: land animals (Melody, Bill)
Directions: Hide, outside, land animals and have the children hunt for all the animals. Discuss where they came from. See if they can name them all. Then have them hide them for the next group.
• Materials:
o Land animals (plastic)
o yard
Praise/Worship/offering/powerverse/ (Thursday-Susan) (Sunday-Wanda)
Story: (Thursday-Rita) (Sunday-Bill)
Using the land animals, retell the story of how God created the animals and how Adam gave them their names. Then break into small groups and help the children retell the story by using probing questions.
You could start by asking how the animal where formed. The answer should be with God’s spoken words. Then ask how they got their names, Adam gave them their names.
Puppet skit/drama could also be done: (Thursday-Rita/Susan) (Sunday-Bill/Mattew/Randy)
Characters: Sally, Sue, Juan, Michael
Setting: Sally and Juan are outside in their yard watching the squirrels run up the trees and jumping from tree to tree. They are waiting for Sue and Michael to show up. Then Sue and Michael arrive.
Sue: “Hi Sally. Hi Juan. What are you doing?”
Sally: “We are watching these squirrels running up and down the trees.”
Juan: “and jumping back and forth”
Michael: “ Why are you doing that?”
Juan: “We were trying to kill time while waiting on you two to show up.”
Sue: “Sally, did you ever wonder where the squirrels come from?”
Michael: “They come from their mothers.” (slapping his leg and laughing)
Sue: “That is not funny. I am serious!”
Sue: “How did they get here?”
Sally: “ I can tell you how they got here and how they got their names.”
Sue and Juan: “Really? How do you know so much?”
Sally: “I learned about it at church.”
Juan: “Really?”
Michael: “Sure. They teach a lot of great things about all living things and nonliving things at our church.”
Sally: “Do you want me to tell you how the animals came to earth and how they got their names?”
Juan & Sue: “Sure!”
(Sally tells how God had already created everything else and now it was time to put some animals on the planet. Then he put man on the planet and man gave the animals their names.)
Sue & Juan: “WOW! I never knew.”
Juan: “Thank you so much for telling us! Can you imagine having the job of giving the animals their names, man that was a job!”
Sally: “ We had better be going if we want to get to the movie theatre before the movie starts.”
Sue, Juan, & Michael: “ Let’s get going.” (They exit the stage)
Game: (Thursday-Melody) (Sunday-Matthew)
Animal relay
Directions:
• Split into two teams
o Then split the team in half
Line split team mates at two different ends of the room or a pre-determined distance.
• Materials:
At one end, have children jump like a frog while trying to bounce a balloon down to the person at the other end without dropping.
o The next person in line at that end has to bounce it all the way back to the other side to the next person. This goes on until they have changed sides.
(Option: you could have them start over if the balloon hits the floor. Just consider the age. We also have to be very careful with the balloons, if one pops, immediately get ALL the pieces up and continue the game. You can make variations by adding using a ball instead of a balloon.
Craft: (Thursday-Susan #2) (Sunday-Wanda #1)
Make sure that while they are working on creating their Jello animals, talk about the different animals that God made and emphasize that He made them. That is what we want them to leave with.
1. Make Jello Jigglers Jello ahead of time in 4 different pans. Let the chidren press the animal of their choice into the Jiggler Jello and press. The will probably need assistance in getting it out. They get to eat their animal.
a. Materials
i. Pre-made jello in 4 pans
ii. Cookie cutters in different animal shapes
iii. Napkins/plates
iv. Spatula
v.
2. Using playdough or clay that can dry, have children create their own animal. Set it outside to dry.
a. Materials
i. clay
Closing;
Bring them back to the mat and see if they can tell who made the animals. Have them rename them.
,
Central Truth: God made the Animals
Opening Activity: (Thurs.-Susan & Melody) (Sunday-Bill & Matthew)
As students arrive, have them go to different centers that are centered around the different animals. Have a teacher at each center to interact with them.
Center one: Ocean animals (Susan, Matthew)
Directions: have students explore through the seaweed to find the different water animals and see if they can name them. Discuss who made them. Then have them hide them back for the next group.
• Materials:
o Very large container (metal one like the use in apple bobbing or a small wade pool) with water.
o Plant life (artificial plants)
o Ocean animals
Center two: land animals (Melody, Bill)
Directions: Hide, outside, land animals and have the children hunt for all the animals. Discuss where they came from. See if they can name them all. Then have them hide them for the next group.
• Materials:
o Land animals (plastic)
o yard
Praise/Worship/offering/powerverse/ (Thursday-Susan) (Sunday-Wanda)
Story: (Thursday-Rita) (Sunday-Bill)
Using the land animals, retell the story of how God created the animals and how Adam gave them their names. Then break into small groups and help the children retell the story by using probing questions.
You could start by asking how the animal where formed. The answer should be with God’s spoken words. Then ask how they got their names, Adam gave them their names.
Puppet skit/drama could also be done: (Thursday-Rita/Susan) (Sunday-Bill/Mattew/Randy)
Characters: Sally, Sue, Juan, Michael
Setting: Sally and Juan are outside in their yard watching the squirrels run up the trees and jumping from tree to tree. They are waiting for Sue and Michael to show up. Then Sue and Michael arrive.
Sue: “Hi Sally. Hi Juan. What are you doing?”
Sally: “We are watching these squirrels running up and down the trees.”
Juan: “and jumping back and forth”
Michael: “ Why are you doing that?”
Juan: “We were trying to kill time while waiting on you two to show up.”
Sue: “Sally, did you ever wonder where the squirrels come from?”
Michael: “They come from their mothers.” (slapping his leg and laughing)
Sue: “That is not funny. I am serious!”
Sue: “How did they get here?”
Sally: “ I can tell you how they got here and how they got their names.”
Sue and Juan: “Really? How do you know so much?”
Sally: “I learned about it at church.”
Juan: “Really?”
Michael: “Sure. They teach a lot of great things about all living things and nonliving things at our church.”
Sally: “Do you want me to tell you how the animals came to earth and how they got their names?”
Juan & Sue: “Sure!”
(Sally tells how God had already created everything else and now it was time to put some animals on the planet. Then he put man on the planet and man gave the animals their names.)
Sue & Juan: “WOW! I never knew.”
Juan: “Thank you so much for telling us! Can you imagine having the job of giving the animals their names, man that was a job!”
Sally: “ We had better be going if we want to get to the movie theatre before the movie starts.”
Sue, Juan, & Michael: “ Let’s get going.” (They exit the stage)
Game: (Thursday-Melody) (Sunday-Matthew)
Animal relay
Directions:
• Split into two teams
o Then split the team in half
Line split team mates at two different ends of the room or a pre-determined distance.
• Materials:
At one end, have children jump like a frog while trying to bounce a balloon down to the person at the other end without dropping.
o The next person in line at that end has to bounce it all the way back to the other side to the next person. This goes on until they have changed sides.
(Option: you could have them start over if the balloon hits the floor. Just consider the age. We also have to be very careful with the balloons, if one pops, immediately get ALL the pieces up and continue the game. You can make variations by adding using a ball instead of a balloon.
Craft: (Thursday-Susan #2) (Sunday-Wanda #1)
Make sure that while they are working on creating their Jello animals, talk about the different animals that God made and emphasize that He made them. That is what we want them to leave with.
1. Make Jello Jigglers Jello ahead of time in 4 different pans. Let the chidren press the animal of their choice into the Jiggler Jello and press. The will probably need assistance in getting it out. They get to eat their animal.
a. Materials
i. Pre-made jello in 4 pans
ii. Cookie cutters in different animal shapes
iii. Napkins/plates
iv. Spatula
v.
2. Using playdough or clay that can dry, have children create their own animal. Set it outside to dry.
a. Materials
i. clay
Closing;
Bring them back to the mat and see if they can tell who made the animals. Have them rename them.
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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
GUTS 1/28/2009 - Change Wk 3 of 3
G.U.T.S.
Wednesday 1/28/09
Change Wk 3
Concepts:
How do I change?
Ingredients for change
Meditating Word of God.
Confessing Word of God.
Targeted Faith & Prayer
Relationships (Church)
Pain – we often don't change until there is some type of pain of staying the same
Tongues
What are tongues?
The EVIDENCE that you are filled with the Holy Spirit
Tongues is a gift of the Holy Spirit; like any gift, you have to decide to receive it
EVIDENCE that we are believers- Mark 16:17
Just as a receipt is evidence you bought something, tongues is evidence that you have been filled with the Holy Spirit
COMMUNICATION with God
Allows us to communicate with the Father. He is always with us- so we have a constant fellowship with Him
Why are tongues necessary?
Permanent change happens in your spirit, not with your circumstances; some things won’t change without tongues
Matthew 17:20-21
Pray Spirit-to-spirit
John 16:12-15
Guide us to truth by praying His perfect will
Builds up our new nature (edification) and encourages our faith
Pray the Unknown (mysteries)
Connection with God
John 14:16-17
We have POWER. The power which is of God is now manifested in our lives.
God is always with us and always in fellowship with us. GOD IS OUR 24/7 PHONE-A-FRIEND.
How can I receive tongues? How can I use it in my life?
You have to recognize that your heart needs to change (Mark 7:14-23)
You have to know that in your own strength and might, you cannot fix yourself. That’s why the Holy Spirit was sent to us- John 16:12-15
Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (tongues)
Commit to praying in tongues daily to strengthen our faith, pray God’s perfect will [for our lives]l, give thanks and allow God access into our everyday lives
We want the students to leave knowing: We have many tools for change. However, permanent change begins in the spirit. Tongues is the evidence that our spirit is connected to God through the Holy Spirit, and because God is all-knowing and loves us, He helps us make the changes necessary to fulfill His perfect will for our lives.
Pre-Class Activity: (until 7:00PM)
As everyone comes into service, they will be given a small survey sheet, asking 5 questions about tongues.
Once they have answered the questions, it will be dropped in a bucket and tallied by Kaveri, who will put the information on PowerPoint for presentation later in the night
Teacher Note: Kaveri, Anessa and Mrs. Gail will help tally up the surveys for the PowerPoint presentation. I would like to see the number of “Yes” vs. “No” so I can present it as the survey says. **Please see the surveys and final sheet as has been emailed with this plan.**
Once everyone is seated we will ask them to change seats.
Welcome/Recap/Offering (7:00-7:05PM)
Kellee will talk about ATF...April 17-18.
We will ask everyone to change seats once again at this point.
Purpose: To start the night off with lots of fun energy and to get everyone thinking in the direction that will be heading for the night.
Apple Peeling Game (7:05-7:10PM)
The entire room will be divided up into 4-5 small groups and attempt to peel an apple with the following tools:
Pencils- CHRISTE (in GUTS class)
Straws- FRED (in Hole in Wall- behind bar)
Spoons- SHARON (in GUTS class)
Screwdrivers- TONY
Scissors- KELLEE
Guitar Picks- RICKY
Teacher Note: Each teacher will be responsible for gathering their own “tools.” Groups a-d will be the default groups. If we need up to 2 additional groups, we will utilize e & f.
Purpose: To provide a visual that there is a specific tool for specific jobs. When it comes to peeling an apple, a knife or peeler is the right tool. When it comes to change, the right tools are needed to provide the right changes in your life
“Ingredients of Change” (7:10-7:30PM)
Briefly explain what we mean by change: permanent v. temporary change
Permanent change starts in spirit.- Temporal change starts in mind
Permanent change changes me – Temporal change changes circumstances
Sometimes permanent change starts with temporary change. Put yourself under law.
Although we have talked about change (what it is and standards) and the necessity for it, we have not discussed HOW to change.
We will begin the skit here, stating that we are going to make a “Cake of Change.” The cake is a metaphor of the change, which will take place in our lives.
Each ingredient will be labeled with one of the tools for change as discussed on Sun Night or Wed Night:
Egg = PAIN
Oil = RELATIONSHIPS
Cake Flour = MEDITATING THE WORD
Water = CONFESSING THE WORD
Baking Soda = FASTING
Sugar, Vanilla and Salt = TARGETED FAITH & PRAYER
All of the ingredients will be placed neatly and with care on a table so that all can see. All the ingredients that need to be measured will be measured.
I will begin making our “cake.” All the ingredients will fall directly on the table. We are missing one main component to hold all of our ingredients- A BOWL/PAN.
Teacher Note: I will bring all the necessary ingredients for this part since I already have most of them at home. I decided to “crash” the ingredients on the table that way youth towards the back will be able to see also.
Purpose: To illustrate that tongues is the component of our spiritual walk that “gels” and consolidates our meditating, confessing, relationships and faith because it gives our spirits direct access to God.
What is Tongues? (7:30-7:35PM)
Purpose: To properly define what tongues are.
**At this time we will reveal the answers to the survey questions the youth answered at the beginning of the night. I will present the answers to the entire group with the help of a PowerPoint presentation.**
Tongues are essentially 2 things:
Evidence that we are believers and filled with the Holy Spirit- Mark 16:17
A prayer language that allows us to communicate with God- John 14:16-17
Why Are Tongues Necessary? (7:35-7:55PM)
Purpose: To explain why tongues are necessary in our lives
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Permanent change won’t occur in your life without tongues.
Pray out of our spirit and build up our new nature (edification)
It is our ultimate connection with God
* This connection gives us POWER because it is a direct source from God- this is how change occurs, miracles happen, our spirit man is build up
**Activity to Illustrate “The Power”: (7:55PM-8:00PM)
Ricky will put on his electric guitar. He will strum it a few times without any connection.
We are able to do good things as we are. We are able to pray (strum!), worship (strum!), confess the word (strum!) and be faithful and committed servants to our Father.
However, our connection with God through the gift of the Holy Spirit [tongues] (Ricky will then take his guitar cable and hook it into an amp or the house monitors) allows an electrifying power to surge our new nature and amplify the things of God in our lives (The house speakers need to be extremely loud at this point, so that when Ricky strums the guitar, the sound is booming. This will over-exaggerate the illustration of the power tongues brings to our lives.
How do I receive Tongues? (8:00-until end of class)
Purpose: To give each youth the opportunity to receive the gift of speaking in tongues, the first step to permanent change in their lives.
A few things need to be in place in order to receive the gift of tongues:
Salvation- you need to be saved.
You are receiving a gift of the Holy Spirit, not the Holy Spirit himself
Choose to receive the gift of tongues
Pray daily
We will do an altar call for the following purposes:
Receive Salvation (if necessary)
Receive the Holy Spirit
Receive grace to become “unstuck” in your prayer life
Teacher Note: We need to make sure that youth who are not in the altar call are assigned to some capacity to help with drapes and catchers. We also need about 2 teachers (Ricky and Kellee, if not occupied) to help keep watch of the overall service, identifying where help is needed and when. All the other teachers can be involved in the line.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
GUTS 1/21/09 Plan - Change Wk2
G.U.T.S.
Wednesday 1/21/09
Change Wk 2
Concepts:
What is change?
Dictionary.com - “to make the form, nature, content, future course of something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.”
Permanent change vs Temporary Change
Permanent change starts in spirit.- Temporal change starts in mind
Permanent change changes me – Temporal change changes circumstances
Why don't we change?
We don't think we need to.
Procrastinate
“I'll change later when so-and-so happens”
“I'm young, I have my whole life to work on that”
We think we're right.
“I'm not changing who I am”, “That's just how I am”
Takes too much effort/time
Nobody else has to change.
All my friends are just enjoying themselves, they aren't worried about changing.
I'm not the problem.
The problem is my parents, school, neighborhood, skin color...etc.
Why do we need to change?
God has a standard for His children.
Eph. 5:1 – Be imitators of God.
Standard - “a rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment or comparison”
To reach maturity
We have to change to meet the other standards in our life.
You have standards at school, work, and home.
We have to change to be able to survive what happens in life.
God has a plan for you.
We have to change so that God can accomplish His plan for our life.
We are created perfectly how God wants us.
But, when we enter this world we are bent out of shape.
We are bent by a fallen world.
We are bent by people.
We are bent by experiences.
We have to change and be bent back into shape to accomplish the plan of God.
How do I change?
Tools for change
Meditating Word of God.
Confessing Word of God.
Targeted Faith & Prayer
Relationships (Church)
Tongues
Pain – we often don't change until there is some type of pain of staying the same
We want the students to leave knowing: God has a plan for me & I need to change to accomplish that plan. God has given me the tools I need to change and I know what my first step is.
Once everyone is seated we will ask them to change seats.
Welcome/Recap/Offering
Recap of last week:
What happened last week? How did we do with what we wrote on our popsicle sticks?
Kellee will talk about ATF...April 17-18.
We will ask everyone to change seats once again at this point.
Purpose: To start the night off with lots of fun energy and to get everyone back on the same page.
Stronghold Drama
Vickie and the team will do the stronghold drama.
We will ask everyone to change seats once again at this point.
Purpose: To provide a visual of change and breaking down strongholds.
“Change is Bad”
Briefly explain what we mean by change. We are talking about permanent change, not temporary change.
Permanent change starts in spirit.- Temporal change starts in mind
Permanent change changes me – Temporal change changes circumstances
Sometimes permanent change starts with temporary change. Put yourself under law.
We will ask everyone to change seats once again at this point.
Most of us view change as a bad thing. Why do we resist change? After changing seats we will discuss the following:
How did it feel to be asked to change seats?
Did you view changing seat as an opportunity to sit with someone new or as an uncomfortable and undesirable change?
What are some things that make us resistant to change?
Purpose: To communicate what we mean by “change” and discover how we view change.
“Change is Hard” (Small Groups)
One of the reasons we resist change is that it can be hard. We will now transition into our small groups. Each group leader should have an index card (you may need a few extras in case they rip it) and a pair of scissors. You will give them the following instructions. “Your team must cut a hole in this index card big enough for you to fit one of your team members through it.” Assure them that it is possible. After they have either accomplished the challenge or time has elapsed we will come back together as a whole group.
How does it feel when you are asked to do something so hard?
How do you react when the task seems impossible?
Do you give up? I'll never change. It's just the way I am.
Do you try to justify? None of the other groups are getting it done either.
Do you just joke about it?
Do you become angry?
Change is possible and change is necessary. So why should I even go through all of this?
Purpose: To provide a hands-on activity that seems impossible, and to discover how we react to seemingly impossible situations.
Why Should I Change?
God has a standard that he expects His children to live by. Ephesians 5:1 says to be an imitator of God.
The world has standards.
God has a plan for you and you have to change for him to accomplish His plan.
We are bent out of shape and have to be bent back into what God created us to be.
Like the index card, we have to be changed to accomplish what we alone can't do.
I will show how to cut a hole in the index card big enough for me to fit through.
God wants to do what seems impossible in our lives. He has to cut things from us, and bend us, and stretch us into shape. But as long as we resist change, we have bound God's hands. I see us doing an altar call at this point for a couple of different things:
I'm in pain, I'm tire of the way things are, and I'm ready to change.
I know I need to change, but I don't know where to start.
I don't care, and I need God to break me.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
God is Always With Me
Kingdom Kids Preschool Department Lesson Plans
Jan. 21, & 25
Theme: (2 month theme)
Jan/Feb- God is always with me (this is also our power verse)
Objective (What is the essential element or nugget that you want these children to leave with?): God uses children to fulfill His purposes and protects them.
Early Arrival activities
Slide show of sheep, lions, and bears playing in the background with noise.
Story:
David: God had a plan for him as a young child. He was faithful by taking care of the sheep. He fought off lions, bears using puppets and/or skit.
Games:
o Lion and Bear bowling (Wed)
o Lion, Lion, Bear (Duck, Duck, Goose) (Sun)
Craft: (Describe the craft; tell how it goes together, materials needed, if assistance will be needed for the children. Two year olds there will probably need to be some assistance depending on the craft.)
• Sunday: Chinese Lions
• Wednesday: Creating their own bear puppet
Sunday Snack:
Animal crackers and fruit
Susan-animal crackers
Fruit-Melody
Jan. 21, & 25
Theme: (2 month theme)
Jan/Feb- God is always with me (this is also our power verse)
Objective (What is the essential element or nugget that you want these children to leave with?): God uses children to fulfill His purposes and protects them.
Early Arrival activities
Slide show of sheep, lions, and bears playing in the background with noise.
Story:
David: God had a plan for him as a young child. He was faithful by taking care of the sheep. He fought off lions, bears using puppets and/or skit.
Games:
o Lion and Bear bowling (Wed)
o Lion, Lion, Bear (Duck, Duck, Goose) (Sun)
Craft: (Describe the craft; tell how it goes together, materials needed, if assistance will be needed for the children. Two year olds there will probably need to be some assistance depending on the craft.)
• Sunday: Chinese Lions
• Wednesday: Creating their own bear puppet
Sunday Snack:
Animal crackers and fruit
Susan-animal crackers
Fruit-Melody
God is Always With Me
Kingdom Kids Preschool Department Lesson Plans
Theme: (2 month theme)
Jan/Feb- God is always with me (this is also our power verse)
Objective (What is the essential element or nugget that you want these children to leave with?): God was with Jesus from birth just like he is with them.
Early Arrival activities (These should be activities that any child can participate in no matter what time they arrive and can end at the time when class is scheduled to start; Wed.-7:00, Sun.-10:00. Also, explain how the games are played, what is needed, and who will be responsible for the activity.):
• Dramatic play-role playing- mom, dad, grandparents, etc…
o Then do a fashion show
Story (Please list the story and how it will be presented; skit, puppets, felt board etc… and tell what will be happening. If you are doing a skit-, write out the parts. If you are using felt board pieces list how you will use them. For example, will the children be helping you place them on the board, etc…?)
Story is about Moses as a baby. How God took care of him when the Pharoah was going around killing the 2 yr old boys and God had a plan for him to become a leader to lead His people out of Egypt.
Wed: Show the very first part of the Prince of Egypt where Moses is a baby in a basket in the river.
• This is to be shown using a computer and the infocus machine and a large white sheet.
Sun: The children can re-inact the story of Moses
Games: (Please describe how games are played and what is needed for each game)
• Relay race-
o Teachers with water bottles to squirt them as they come down the river as they scoot down on the scooters. There is a mom at one end of the river and the princess at the other end to represent the baby leaving his mom and going to the princess.
o Hide baby Moses to hunt
Craft: (Describe the craft; tell how it goes together, materials needed, if assistance will be needed for the children. Two year olds there will probably need to be some assistance depending on the craft.)
• Sunday: Baby Moses Craft
• Wednesday: Edible craft-wheat thins, squeeze cheese, raisins
Sunday Snack:
Blue Jello-to represent water, and gummy bears to represent Moses
Wheat thins-Susan
Pretzels-Rita
Raisins-Melody
Gummies-Matthew
Blue Jello-Ronda
Cups-Melody
Theme: (2 month theme)
Jan/Feb- God is always with me (this is also our power verse)
Objective (What is the essential element or nugget that you want these children to leave with?): God was with Jesus from birth just like he is with them.
Early Arrival activities (These should be activities that any child can participate in no matter what time they arrive and can end at the time when class is scheduled to start; Wed.-7:00, Sun.-10:00. Also, explain how the games are played, what is needed, and who will be responsible for the activity.):
• Dramatic play-role playing- mom, dad, grandparents, etc…
o Then do a fashion show
Story (Please list the story and how it will be presented; skit, puppets, felt board etc… and tell what will be happening. If you are doing a skit-, write out the parts. If you are using felt board pieces list how you will use them. For example, will the children be helping you place them on the board, etc…?)
Story is about Moses as a baby. How God took care of him when the Pharoah was going around killing the 2 yr old boys and God had a plan for him to become a leader to lead His people out of Egypt.
Wed: Show the very first part of the Prince of Egypt where Moses is a baby in a basket in the river.
• This is to be shown using a computer and the infocus machine and a large white sheet.
Sun: The children can re-inact the story of Moses
Games: (Please describe how games are played and what is needed for each game)
• Relay race-
o Teachers with water bottles to squirt them as they come down the river as they scoot down on the scooters. There is a mom at one end of the river and the princess at the other end to represent the baby leaving his mom and going to the princess.
o Hide baby Moses to hunt
Craft: (Describe the craft; tell how it goes together, materials needed, if assistance will be needed for the children. Two year olds there will probably need to be some assistance depending on the craft.)
• Sunday: Baby Moses Craft
• Wednesday: Edible craft-wheat thins, squeeze cheese, raisins
Sunday Snack:
Blue Jello-to represent water, and gummy bears to represent Moses
Wheat thins-Susan
Pretzels-Rita
Raisins-Melody
Gummies-Matthew
Blue Jello-Ronda
Cups-Melody
Saturday, December 13, 2008
The Christmas Story
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Theme: The Christmas Story
Power Verse: God Made Me
Objective: The children will learn that Jesus is the best gift of all.
Greeter: Susan
Bathroom duty: Melody
Early Arrival Game: Randy
* Game #1:Nativity Bowling
o Wisemen will be taped to the bowling pins
Praise/Worship: Rita (Make sure you know where the music is)
Power Verse: Rita
Story: Wanda & Randy
* The story of the Wisemen bearing gifts to Jesus using flannel graph pieces.
BATHROOM BREAK
Craft: (Wanda)
* Children will cut out 3 wisemen figurines and put on popsicle sticks. 2-3 yrs olds will have them pre-cut prior to class time. The children will color them before putting them on the sticks.
Materials:
* flannel graph board and pieces
* wisemen cut outs
* popsicle sticks
* crayons
* glue
Sunday, Decmeber 14, 2008
Objective: The children will learn that Jesus is the best gift.
Greeter: Susan
Bathroom: Melody (this is a position that will rotate monthly by the women)
Early Arrival activities: (Melody)
Game #1: Children will make sheep out of cotton balls, clothes pins, eyeballs and Popsicle sticks.
Opening: Puppet skit-Randy
Topic: Giving
Praise/worship: Wanda
Power Verse: Randy
Story: Susan and Faith
* children will dress as characters in the Nativity as Faith tells the story and directs the children
* Puppet Skit-Randy??????( I need to know what it is about. I cannot just put puppet skit on the blog)
BATHROOM BREAK AT THIS TIME BEFORE MOVING INTO ROOMS FOR CRAFT/SNACK/GAMES
Craft: Christmas tree ornament using puzzle pieces (Melody)
Materials needed:
* Costumes for Nativity story
* glue
* glitter
* crowns for kings
* boxes as gifts (Wanda)
Theme: The Christmas Story
Power Verse: God Made Me
Objective: The children will learn that Jesus is the best gift of all.
Greeter: Susan
Bathroom duty: Melody
Early Arrival Game: Randy
* Game #1:Nativity Bowling
o Wisemen will be taped to the bowling pins
Praise/Worship: Rita (Make sure you know where the music is)
Power Verse: Rita
Story: Wanda & Randy
* The story of the Wisemen bearing gifts to Jesus using flannel graph pieces.
BATHROOM BREAK
Craft: (Wanda)
* Children will cut out 3 wisemen figurines and put on popsicle sticks. 2-3 yrs olds will have them pre-cut prior to class time. The children will color them before putting them on the sticks.
Materials:
* flannel graph board and pieces
* wisemen cut outs
* popsicle sticks
* crayons
* glue
Sunday, Decmeber 14, 2008
Objective: The children will learn that Jesus is the best gift.
Greeter: Susan
Bathroom: Melody (this is a position that will rotate monthly by the women)
Early Arrival activities: (Melody)
Game #1: Children will make sheep out of cotton balls, clothes pins, eyeballs and Popsicle sticks.
Opening: Puppet skit-Randy
Topic: Giving
Praise/worship: Wanda
Power Verse: Randy
Story: Susan and Faith
* children will dress as characters in the Nativity as Faith tells the story and directs the children
* Puppet Skit-Randy??????( I need to know what it is about. I cannot just put puppet skit on the blog)
BATHROOM BREAK AT THIS TIME BEFORE MOVING INTO ROOMS FOR CRAFT/SNACK/GAMES
Craft: Christmas tree ornament using puzzle pieces (Melody)
Materials needed:
* Costumes for Nativity story
* glue
* glitter
* crowns for kings
* boxes as gifts (Wanda)
Thursday, December 04, 2008
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God & Abraham
Key Concepts:
Opening Activity: Duck tape skiing beginning with 2 and adding- Marie
Large Group: God & Abraham
Cards: Obey Great Promise
Memory Verse: Review all from beginning of Abraham
Gifts:
Decorate bags and make Christmas cards
School age: Lisa
Preschool: Jimmy & Sherry
Swordtraining: as needed
Materials:
Next Week:
- Recap Abraham to Isaac
- Sand
- Stars
- Story of Sarah
Opening Activity: Duck tape skiing beginning with 2 and adding- Marie
Large Group: God & Abraham
Cards: Obey Great Promise
Memory Verse: Review all from beginning of Abraham
Gifts:
Decorate bags and make Christmas cards
School age: Lisa
Preschool: Jimmy & Sherry
Swordtraining: as needed
Materials:
- White bags -Lisa
- Glitter pens
- Christmas stickers
- Puff Paint
- Markers – Lisa
- Crayons – on site
- Construction paper
- Christmas cards - Marie
- Glitter glue
- Sissors
- Duck Tape – Jimmy
- Card
Next Week:
- Sock puppets
- Pompoms – Lisa
- Glue gun- Jimmy
- Puff paint red, black,
- Glitter pens
- Yarn –Marie
- Hot glue- Marie/Jimmy
Isaac the Promise - Part 1 - Is anything too hard for God?
Key Concepts:
Opening Activity:
Large Group:
Memory Verse: Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for God
18:11
Craft:
Preschool: Make a picture of colored glitter stars younger children telling story or the promise of God. (Lisa & Sherry)
Swordtraining: as needed
Materials:
- Trust in God
- Is anything too hard for God?
- Stars & Sand
Opening Activity:
- Trust jump for under 4 yrs.
- Log pass school age and above
Large Group:
- Visit from Sarah: telling story from Sarah’s perspective (Lisa)
- Explain how kids can trust God with their future (Larry)
Memory Verse: Genesis 18:14 Is anything too hard for God
18:11
Craft:
- School age: Sand art in baby food jars. Tell the promise of Abraham’s children as the sand of the seashore. Each student will write or have written what they are believing God for in their lives. Then paper will be inserted into the sand as the jar is filled. Hot glue lids onto jars when filled. (Ann lead teacher)
Preschool: Make a picture of colored glitter stars younger children telling story or the promise of God. (Lisa & Sherry)
Swordtraining: as needed
Materials:
- Baby food jars with lids (25) Marie
- Hot glue gun – Jimmy & Marie
- Colored sand – Ann
- Black Construction paper – Lisa
- Bottles of glue – Lisa
- Pans for glitter - Ann
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Shower curtains
- Paper strips
- Pens
Abraham & the Promise
Lesson 10
Key Concepts:
Sign-In: Divide into 3 mixed age groups (Elyse)
Opening Activity:
Large Group: Obedience = blessing Marie
Memory Verse:
Genesis 12:2b, 3b And thou shalt be a blessing: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Small Group Activities:
Swordtraining
Supplies:
*Please note that we need two colors of flags
Key Concepts:
- God’s Promises Dominion, Protection, Greatness/Blessing
- God keeps his word
- Patience
- Obedience
- Covenant
- Family
Sign-In: Divide into 3 mixed age groups (Elyse)
Opening Activity:
- Father Abraham Song Ann
- Flag Game Josh/Jimmy
- Ones with Bibles Blessed – give Blessed tickets-no time outs with flag pulled
- All others sit out very still for one minute before returning to game
Large Group: Obedience = blessing Marie
- Timeline: Review of memory verses
- Adam blessed with dominion. Obedience
- Noah blessed with protection. Obedience
- Abraham blessed with greatness. Obedience
Memory Verse:
Genesis 12:2b, 3b And thou shalt be a blessing: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Small Group Activities:
- Your Are a Family
- Stand up 2-4-6- build up to whole group if possible
- Pryamid continue until one large group
- Lap sit
Swordtraining
Supplies:
- Tape big square for flag tag
- Flags-Elyse
- Another colored flag for ones who are Blessed
- Memory Verse poster
*Please note that we need two colors of flags
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
The Christmas Story
Wednesday Night 12-3-08 Sunday Morning 12-7-08
Greeter: Susan-
Greeters must be there by 9:30 for Sunday and 6:30 for Wednesday night, to start checking children in
Bathroom: Melody
–take children as they arrive-record 2 year olds bathroom breaks
Early arrival activity: (Bill-Sunday) (Rita-Wednesday)
· Game #1-donkey scooter race-put a donkey tail on each scooter and the children race to the finish line
· Game #2-donkey pull- children ride on a long donkey and it is pulled by a teacher the first person wears a donkey ears and hee-haws
· Game #3-students will cut out a star cookie to be cooked for their snack.
10:00/7:00 Praise and Worship: Wanda
- Babies return to their room
Power Verse/Offering: Randy-Sunday, Susan-Wednesday
Children take old flashlights and answer a series of situations relative to their ages by shining their lights if the person is showing Jesus to others.
Story: Sunday:
Susan and Dr. Blue, Wednesday-Rita (flood lamp)
The birth of Jesus
· Hunt for Jesus (while twinkle)-children will look for the star that shows them where Jesus is. (location-CE building). Then they will come back and the story will begin. The star had to shine bright to show them where Jesus was. When we are at school, stores, ballgames, we can shine bright to show that Jesus lives inside of us and to show who Jesus is.
· Do bathroom break at this time before moving into the craft/snack/games
Craft:
students will create their own Christmas star-Wednesday (I will bring the items for this)
Sunday-nativity activity
Game: 2yr room-Susan, 4yr. room-Randy
Christmas Star toss- Using bean bags-a board will be made with objects on it along with about two or three Christmas Stars. Students are to take turns tossing their beanbags trying to get them on the stars. Like tic-tac-toe
Sunday Snack: Sugar cookie stars
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