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)

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God & Abraham

Key Concepts:
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • 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