Elementary

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Letter Search Materials: dishpan with sand, letter tiles or magnetic letters (r, e, m, e, m, b, e, r), drop cloth Hide the letters in the pan of sand. Set the pan on a drop cloth. Lead kids to find the letters in the sand. (You may want to have […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Line Walk Materials: tape Make two parallel lines on the floor, about 10-12 feet long and 3-4 feet apart. Tell kids that they should try to walk on the straight tape lines. Choose two volunteers. Spin each child two or three times and help him step onto the line. They […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Name a Bible Person Materials: magnetic letters or letter tiles, gift bag, music Place the letters A–Z in the gift bag. Gather kids to sit in a circle. Play some music as kids pass the bag around the circle. When the music stops, the kid holding the bag should pull […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Musical Crown Materials: paper or plastic crown, music Lead kids to sit in a circle. Show and talk about the crown. Comment that kings and queens often wear crowns. Say that today’s Bible story includes a king. Play music and lead kids to pass the crown around the circle. Stop […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Know/Wonder Chart Materials: large piece of paper or white board, markers Make two columns on paper or a board. Print Know at the top of one column and Wonder at the top of the other column. Tell kids to write things they know about living for God and things they […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Follow the Road Materials: masking tape, small plastic balls, gift wrap tubes Use masking tape to create a road that zigzags across the room. Make several roads around the room. Give each child a ball and tube. He can place the ball at the end of a road and use […]