Elementary

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Don’t Be Afraid Materials: no materials needed Tell your children you are going to read out common things kids are afraid of, and you want them to raise their hands if they are scared of it. Allow volunteers to share why they fear those things if they want to share. […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Intro Music Materials: music player Before class, pick an upbeat, fun Christian song that your children will like and download it to your digital device. In class, explain to your children that many players walk to home plate in baseball games with “intro music.” Ask for volunteers to walk into […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Sheep Counting Materials: paper, pencils Give every child a piece of paper and a pencil. Tell the children you will give them three minutes to draw as many sheep as possible on their paper. Afterward, have your children count how many sheep they drew. The child with the most sheep […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – 10 Commandments Motions  Materials: no materials needed Go over the 10 Commandments with your children. For each Commandment, ask a child to devise a hand motion to depict that Commandment. Have each volunteer stand in front of the class in a line to lead their classmates in the motions as […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Follow Me Materials: no materials needed Ask for a volunteer to stand before the class and lead the activity. The Leader will do a series of movements and/or noises, and the children will follow her example and copy her. The activity is more fun if the Leader chooses a theme […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Creation Sketches Materials: paper, pencils Hand out a piece of paper and a pencil to each child. Instruct them to place their paper sideways on the table and draw a line across the middle of the page. Next, have them draw two vertical lines so they have six equal size […]