tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46915201215400156142024-02-07T03:10:45.229-08:00hosanna kidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-40870489891165620722011-06-13T14:08:00.000-07:002011-08-05T20:06:45.229-07:00How to make a Bible scroll<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Materials needed:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> paper,</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">pencils,</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">black tea</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">paintbrushes</span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preparation:</span> Make a cup of black tea. Allow to cool.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft instructions:</span><br />
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1. Write the Bible verse in pencil.<br />
2. Paint the page with black tea.<br />
3. Allow to dry. Roll up and tie with a ribbon.<br />
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(Optional: Teacher takes home the scroll and burns around the edges. Paint with tea water around the verse to help control the burn.)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-20163203092990354222011-06-12T17:09:00.000-07:002011-08-05T20:08:18.668-07:00God gives a message to Jeremiah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Theme:</span> The Bible is God's Word<br />
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This lesson aims to teach children that the Bible is very special because it is God's word written down for us. Children have the opportunity to learn and think about how people over thousands of years have been careful to keep God's word safe, so that we can read it today.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Activity: </span> Tell children to find a special important message hidden somewhere for them in the room. Open the envelope to find a memory verse puzzle.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a name='more'></a> Verse:</span> "Your word is a lamp to
my feet and a light for my path." Psalm 119:105<br />
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Talk about the verse. What is God's word? What does it mean that God's word is a lamp and a light? What does a lamp help us do? (See in the dark) This verse tells us that without God's word it is like walking around in the dark. The Bible is like a light because it helps us to see how to live life, how to do what God wants us to do, and to learn about what God is like.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story:</span> Jeremiah 33:2-3<br />
The prophet Jeremiah receives a message from God to write down on a scroll. (Show a scroll with today's verse on it, prepared as in the craft.)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft:</span> Make a Bible scroll <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Materials:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">sheet of paper,</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">black tea water</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, </span><span style="font-style: italic;">pencils, paintbrushes</span><br />
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Children write out the Bible verse in pencil, carefully like a scribe. Paint around the verse with black tea to stain the paper and make it look old. (Optional: Teacher can take home the scrolls to burn around the edges). Once dried, roll up the scroll and tie a ribbon around it.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Game:</span> Old Testament or New Testament?<br />
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Kids choose if a picture is from the Old Testament or the New Testament, and then place it on a time line of the Bible. This game helps kids see the bigger picture of how the Bible fits together. If you have older kids you can have them try to put characters in order.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-80723906523838571082011-05-25T16:32:00.000-07:002011-08-05T20:10:49.319-07:00Fishing game<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxQJHfOamHVnAFOb9Kujv54j_0YaIA_QxJndhvueZx6wQNtRtVyt6eT-5GNiZ789b6h0u6_Do-W3qoN6r7yOPJlgw46YYQV33QaMJeI94otH1SoXhkYfPzF6roiTwAVagbmhJy2a5bSc2/s1600/DSC02446.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623046758089151970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxQJHfOamHVnAFOb9Kujv54j_0YaIA_QxJndhvueZx6wQNtRtVyt6eT-5GNiZ789b6h0u6_Do-W3qoN6r7yOPJlgw46YYQV33QaMJeI94otH1SoXhkYfPzF6roiTwAVagbmhJy2a5bSc2/s400/DSC02446.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>This is a great game that can go with the many of the fishing stories in the Bible. I used it for the story about Jesus appearing to Peter and the disciples after his resurrection, while they were fishing.<br />
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How to play the Fishing Game...<br />
<a name='more'></a> In this game, kids stand inside a boat and use a fishing line with a rock tied to the end and try to land on the fishes. If the rock lands on a fish, it goes in the boat. If the rock lands on a piece of seaweed then they must throw a fish back.<br />
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Variation: On each fish write one word of the Memory Verse. Children must catch the fish in order of the words of the verse.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Materials</span><br />
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<li>construction paper cut out in fish & seaweed shapes</li>
<li>string</li>
<li>small pebble or rock</li>
<li>cardboard box boat</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-14765642719627993522011-05-25T15:20:00.000-07:002011-08-05T20:13:04.899-07:00God calls Samuel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Theme:</span> Listen to God and obey Him<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Memory Verse:</span> "Come and listen to the words of the Lord." Joshua 3:9<br />
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For activity ideas and how to make a matchbox bed, see below.<br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Activity: "Duck, Duck, Goose"</span><br />
- children sit in a circle, one tapping heads and calling out names<br />
- when the name "Samuel" is called, tapped child gets up and chases around the circle until reaching the empty spot and sitting down<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story</span> (1 Samuel 3:9)<br />
- show a pillow to introduce the story<br />
Opening question: What are some things you do before you go to bed?<br />
This story is about a boy who was in bed one night when God spoke to him.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft Activity: Matchbox bed</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">1 empty matchbox per child</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">scissors, tape, glue</span><span style="font-style: italic;">felt</span><span style="font-style: italic;">, scraps of fabric</span><br />
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Make a miniature bed out of a matchbox to remind kids of the story of Samuel.<br />
Glue felt to matchbox as a blanket. You can make a pillow by filling a piece of folded up scrap fabric with cotton wool and securing with tape. Inside the matchbox, place the memory verse on a piece of paper.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqoLFppcDP7Qix_76kjaLMvh6rBdgkC_AfzDoDF9R9hjG5zxtoHhOD7dlCJ7rCKA-F_n6ddFK744k8mgpcu0yRpetewWsPBYUuOlWZrRT6MBrdGFq70x0APwPVWlBbrgnxiKo1PY01edP/s1600/samuel+mini+bed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-84675552431839196982011-03-27T14:36:00.000-07:002011-08-05T20:14:59.623-07:00Saul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-style: italic;">blindfold</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">items of different textures e.g. sandpaper, cotton wool, hair gel</span><br />
Blindfold children one at a time and have them touch an item and describe what it feels like; guess what it is.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Transition to Story Time</span><br />
Today's story is about a man who couldn't see.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Story</span> Read Acts 9:1-22<br />
Use pictures to illustrate.<br />
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Discuss: Was Saul a nice man before he met Jesus? Does God only love us when we're nice?<br />
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The Bible teaches us that God's love for us is great! (1 John 3:1) Even though Saul was doing bad things, God reached out and showed him his love. He sent Ananias to help him see again. After he met Jesus he was totally changed. Even his name was changed to Paul. That's what God's love does, it changes us and makes us new.<br />
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Show how many books of the Bible are written by Paul.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">stepping stones (e.g. cushions, mats)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">obstacles (e.g. boxes)</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">blindfold</span><br />
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Lay out a road of stepping stones. Put obstacles along the path.<br />
Blindfold a child and have two others as his/her helpers to get them to Damascus.<br />
Ask questions about the story. Right answer = 3 steps forward; Wrong answer = 1 step back.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-56650830286314953102010-11-14T19:39:00.000-08:002011-03-28T16:11:55.365-07:00God makes Adam and Eve<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4tf5MkF0ouUYdyXxpFiQZq_kwKDcUIY0FVX91HY2hgtqZTNpCJfLITdgwxRFYCgTrbuJOjhrdZ23st4moCv3-UHXBBrCUEKHwCCVWGfgws7S8uOsFFtkyhC7m23pMZyxn05HYQaqEyDq/s1600/adam+and+eve.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4tf5MkF0ouUYdyXxpFiQZq_kwKDcUIY0FVX91HY2hgtqZTNpCJfLITdgwxRFYCgTrbuJOjhrdZ23st4moCv3-UHXBBrCUEKHwCCVWGfgws7S8uOsFFtkyhC7m23pMZyxn05HYQaqEyDq/s320/adam+and+eve.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539627245365222786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6-Nf-U0FZc0geEec6XEEm8kBpm0B-z_avaZoccF0Th1tqG6WOmOeJAlFZHwmxgE41nNWjIwy7b28-kfzCJiajiO9V9RUqMMrIk1pLp2bt2JscUQsc52C5cWxUvQ-mtYkyjMgf4_E-UB/s1600/DSC01633.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglu6-Nf-U0FZc0geEec6XEEm8kBpm0B-z_avaZoccF0Th1tqG6WOmOeJAlFZHwmxgE41nNWjIwy7b28-kfzCJiajiO9V9RUqMMrIk1pLp2bt2JscUQsc52C5cWxUvQ-mtYkyjMgf4_E-UB/s320/DSC01633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539616531688108066" border="0" /></a>This lesson was really fun for me! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Intro</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Question: What are some things that people have made for you?</span><br /><br />We started the lesson talking about things that other people have made for us. I told the kids about the beautiful bedspread and matching curtains that my Mum made for me once. We talked about how making something for someone can show that you love them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Transition</span><br />Today we're going to learn about the things that God made that show us he loves us.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story</span><br />I showed the place in the Bible where the story comes from. One of the kids wanted to read it aloud so I had him read the first verse (Genesis 1:1). We talked about God making day and night, and trees and plants, animals, birds and sea creatures, and how these were all good things that God made for Adam to enjoy. God gave Adam jobs to do - to take care of the garden (we talked about what that might look like), and to name all the animals. God then made Eve, a companion for Adam.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Pastoral note</span>: After telling the story, even though they're just six, I thought it was important to talk about why the kids might not hear this story at school. I told the kids that they will meet people who don't believe the same as what they believe, and that they won't always believe what other people believe. But that they can know what they believe, and even why we believe it. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pray, thanking God for all the good things he made for us</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snack</span>: "Adam and Eve food" - nuts, berries, fruit - because Adam and Eve couldn't just go to the supermarket and buy their food ;)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft/Activity: Garden of Eden Diorama</span><br />Using an old box, we made our very own garden of Eden. I gave the kids a variety of materials to choose from - playdoh, construction paper, felt. They were so excited to make things for the garden, they wanted to make sure we could keep it in the classroom for them to see next time.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Materials:</span><br />scissors<br />2 clothes pegs (Adam & Eve)<br />glue<br />box<br />felt<br />paper<br />playdohUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-83076799580858772212010-10-10T16:12:00.000-07:002011-03-28T14:27:02.836-07:00David brings back the Ark to Jerusalem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QAmDJ2Rg-kgzCv-waSqQNPtntX7YsA0y1HaHGPhuUoSX3M-Bwv4VtjAtqQAEpdNTVzJGOMhL-C_gJ-Cg52esbnV0XVTUsLBVJCEqK8lt5HBkceSDqWiFGSFpbvOZM54P1RJJ9JjZ9U7h/s1600/DSC01585.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QAmDJ2Rg-kgzCv-waSqQNPtntX7YsA0y1HaHGPhuUoSX3M-Bwv4VtjAtqQAEpdNTVzJGOMhL-C_gJ-Cg52esbnV0XVTUsLBVJCEqK8lt5HBkceSDqWiFGSFpbvOZM54P1RJJ9JjZ9U7h/s320/DSC01585.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526560159958159442" border="0" /></a>Our story this morning was about David bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6). I had the boys carry the "ark" in a relay for our active game, a shoe box on some pool noodles. They loved it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-30913355803192577702010-10-10T15:42:00.000-07:002011-06-16T14:16:14.193-07:00Story time tipsI'm always looking for new ways to keep kids engaged during story time. Right now we have mostly boys, age 4 - 8. Keeping five energetic little boys still for five seconds sometimes feels like an insurmountable task and it can make story time a bit of a challenge. Here are some things I have found to work:<br /><br /><ul><br /><li>Introduce the story by asking a question related to the kids' daily lives. Kids love to answer questions when they know the answer, and this will serve to engage your most energetic kids because they will for sure be first to put up their hand! You can then make a direct transition from this question into telling the story.</li><br /><li>Know the story well enough to not need to read it. This helps to keep eye contact with the kids and allows your hands to be free to make gestures or use props, etc.<br /></li><br /><li>Use props! Even something simple can help direct kids' attention and imagination toward the story.</li><br /><li>Exaggerate the tone of your voice, and act the part as you go. This really draws in the kids and keeps them entertained. Don't be afraid to look a bit silly either!<br /></li><br /><li>A simple map drawn on a chalk board can help with stories that involve characters going to and from different places. It makes it more concrete when you can point to Jerusalem, and show the path the characters walked from A to B.</li><br /><li>Encourage questions and comments during the story because it shows the kids are engaged.</li></ul>What are some of the challenges of your class? And what have you found to work?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4691520121540015614.post-2418402262397401932010-04-18T15:32:00.000-07:002011-03-28T16:23:08.642-07:00Road to Emmaus<span style="font-style: italic;">Age Group: 5-8yrs</span><br /><br />Story: "On the road to Emmaus"<br />Scripture: Luke 24:13-35<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening activity: Uncover Jesus' name</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Prep (5 min):<br /></span><ul><li>Write the name "Jesus" in big letters on some card<br /></li><li>Cover with post-it notes</li><li>Put stickers under some of the post-its to add excitement</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">Activity (5 min):</span><br /><ul><li>Children remove post-its one at a time to discover what is written on the card beneath.</li><li>Transition to story-time: Today we're going to find out how two friends discovered Jesus, just like you discovered what was written on the card.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Story: "On the road to Emmaus"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Prep (5 min):</span><br /><ul><li>Draw a line "map" on some card, or a whiteboard, showing a line "road" from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Draw a cross at Jerusalem to show where Jesus died.</li><li>Have a slice of bread ready to share with the kids.</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">Story (5-10 min):</span><br /><ul><li>Read Luke 24:13-35</li><li>Remind the children of the setting of the story, remind them what they learned at Easter, which will explain why the two friends were so sad.<br /></li><li>Show children on the map where the two friends were walking.</li><li>Take the opportunity to tell the children that just like Jesus rose from the dead, we will too!</li><li>At the point in the story where Jesus breaks bread, bring out a slice of bread and break off pieces to give to the kids. Ask them if they've been in church for communion before, where people take a piece of bread and some juice to remember Jesus. Explain to them that this was something special that Jesus did. At the last supper, Jesus broke bread and said, "Take, eat, this is my body which is broken for you." So when the two friends saw Jesus break the bread they finally realized it was Jesus who was with them!</li><li>Tell how Jesus disappeared - show them where it says that in the Bible, if they're not convinced. And tell of how the friends ran all the way back to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples they had seen Jesus!<br /></li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Snack/Craft Activity: Make Honey Milk Balls</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Prep (10 min):</span><br /><ul><li>Check with parents about any allergies to honey or peanuts</li><li>Gather ingredients: Powdered milk, whole oats, honey, peanut butter.</li><li>Print out recipe (link <a href="http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/Honey-Milk-Balls-146236">here</a>).<br /></li><li>Assemble ingredients, mixing bowl, mixing spoon, measuring cup at the craft table.</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">Activity (10 min): </span><br /><ul><li>Children wash their hands.<br /></li><li>Have children help you read the recipe and measure ingredients.</li><li>Mix well, and shape into balls.</li><li>Serve with milk.</li><li>Share with neighboring classes, just as Jesus shared food with his friends in the story.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Active Game: Jerusalem/Emmaus</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Prep (5 min):</span><br /><ul><li>Write a sign on some card with JERUSALEM and some crosses on one side, and EMMAUS on the other side, large enough to see from a distance.</li><li>Place a sign with each place name on either end of the room.</li></ul><span style="font-style: italic;">Activity (5-10 min):</span><br /><ul><li>One person holds the sign, showing one side and then another.</li><li>Children run in whichever direction the sign tells them to, either to Jerusalem or Emmaus.<br /></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0