Lesson: INTRODUCTION

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1 Lesson: INTRODUCTION Registration Collect registrations/permission forms/photo releases/health histories/etc. Parents fill out God and Me application form? (GET CHURCH I NFO!) Distribute Letter to the Pastor, schedule, God and Me Workbooks Paperwork* Student Wkbks Opening Activities p. 3 Introduce Theme Best Friends with Jesus Picture, p. 3 Children tell a story with their parents Read Matthew 19: tell the story of Jesus blessing the children Children should draw themselves in the picture and fill in the blanks Poster-size picture of drawing on p. 3 Get Acquainted Activities Explain the calendar Calendar or Schedule* Dismiss with prayer 3 Decorate lid of Assignment Make A Poster of My Life page 10 Bring a photo of the child (a school photo is fine) Start memorizing the Lord s Prayer *Available at

2 Lesson 1: God Created Me Look Back Opening Activities Make a Scribble Pet 4 With your parent, discuss the questions on page 4 GODSAID THAT IT WAS GOOD p. 5-6 WORKBOOK, p. 5 Teacher reads the creation story Genesis 1-2:3 while students put the creation pictures in order Give big creation pictures to parents. Ask them to line up in order Day 1-6. Give pictures of things that God has created (fish, trees, bears, sun, etc.) to kids and have them deliver them to the correct Day when it was created. Discuss questions in counselor manual p. 9. Answer questions in Student Workbook, p. 5. Jump rope! Try to jump 6 times and escape on the seventh time WORKBOOK, p. 6 Children present their posters to the class. Highlight their favorite picture. Glue photo in Student workbook, p. 6. Parents go around to each child and write something special in each child s book. Read prayer (p. 6) aloud together as a class. Big creation pictures (days 1-6)* Pictures of things from creation* Jump rope Extra copies of scribbles for parents* A set of mini creation pictures (days 1-6) for each child* Each child should have A Poster of My Life GOD CALLS ME BY NAME p. 7-8, page 9, page 9, p. 10 Assignment WORKBOOK, p. 7 Hold poster and read Isaiah Parent and child discuss and answer questions on p. 7 WORKBOOK, p. 8 Have kids act out VERBS (actions that children/animals/nature can do) Parent/child write My Song of Praise Parent reads My Song of Praise aloud as child acts it out in front of class Summarize Lesson 1 by drawing/writing in HANDS Parent/child draw 12 sets of things from God s creation (see instructions on Student Workbook, page 9) Students already created a poster, but encourage them to do another family project on page 10 Read Bible stories for lesson 2 (Christmas stories) Memorize the Lord s Prayer *Poster of Isaiah 43:1-2, 4 Hands* Game cards*

3 Lesson 2: Jesus is God s Gift to Me Look Back (see Counselor Manual, p. 13) Opening Activities Pass the gift? Wrapped gift with 11 Guessing game: Draw a favorite gift (Student Workbook, p. 11) candy in it Parent/child discuss questions, Counselor Manual, P. 14 JESUS IS BORN p WORKBOOK, p Read the accounts of Jesus birth Use a nativity scene to tell the Christmas story Do a Christmas pageant with costumes Parent/child complete pages WORKBOOK, p. 14 Do page 14 together as a class 2 or 3 nativity scenes or crèches Christmas pageant costumes? Square sheets of wrapping paper JESUS WAS BORN TO BE OUR SAVIOR p. 15 WORKBOOK, p. 15 Read Jesus Was Born to Be Our Savior, p. 15 Read John 3:16 have kids highlight the verse in their Bibles Use the poster to show how to personalize the verse (add post-its of your name). Have students personalize John 3:16 and tape it in their books Poster of John 3:16* Mirror Slips of paper with John 3:16 * Discuss: what actions tell people that we believe in Jesus? Record answers in book. page 16 Summarize Lesson 2 by drawing/writing in HANDS Hands* 16 Distribute namecards for everyone or have each family make their own (see instructions in Student Workbook p. 16) Clothespins Namecards* Assign 17 Assignment Read 1Samuel 3:1-10 Memorize the Lord s Prayer

4 Lesson 3: I CAN TALK WITH GOD Look Back (see Counselor Manual p. 19) Opening Activities Memory Game kids vs. parents Pencil/paper Question: Does a Bible belong in this group? 18 Distribute Question Cards to students (or pairs of students). Tell them to listen to the answer to their question as you read the Bible story Question JESUS PRAYED TO aloud cards(who, GOD Answer the Question Cards as a group. WHEN, WHERE, HOW? Read Matthew 6:9-1. Does anybody recognize this prayer? Try WHAT, WHY, p reciting it together from memory HOW) P-A-T-H: explain the parts of prayer (explain the difference between praise and thank you prayers!) Hopscotch Parent/child p GOD TALKS TO SAMUEL Read Bible story and act it out Parent/child p. 22 Why I Pray: take turns picking a favorite reason and taping it on the wall Why I pray sentences p. 22 page 23 Summarize Lesson 2 by drawing/writing in HANDS Hands 23 Explain how to use the prayer cube! Use the giant prayer cube to demonstrate. Students can fold the prayer cube at home. Giant prayer cube Prayer cube pattern Bingo card 24 Assign family project prayer rock rocks Assign Come early to recite the Lord s Prayer

5 Lesson: 4 Opening Activities 25 Hunt for cotton balls Find the sheep, p. 25 parent/child Cotton balls JESUS IS THE GOODSHEPHERD p JESUS IS A FRIEND TO ALL p. 27 Parent/child read Matthew 18:12-14, do #1 Agree/Disagree activity Parent/child record answers #2 and do #3 Distribute event cards. Parents and kids without cards are the directors. Read Luke 19:1-10 and have directors rearrange students in correct order Parent/child do #1,2,3 Take turns climbing ladder to tape a word up high that describes a change in people AFTER they meet Jesus Signs: agree/disagree Event cards Ladder Before/after cards page 29 Summarize Lesson 4 by drawing/writing in HANDS Hands Explain assignment Play a jeopardy version (parents vs kids?) Board game & questions