Preteen

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Secret Handshakes Materials: no materials needed Talk about ways people say hello or good-bye. What do people do? (wave, fist-bump, shake hands, hug, etc.) Group kids into pairs or threes. Each small group can come up with an elaborate way to say good-bye. They can shake hands, spin around, slap hands together, […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Stop and Go Materials: no materials needed Line kids up on one side of your space. Pick one volunteer to stand on the opposite side of the space. That volunteer should face away from the others and say, “Go.” Kids can start moving toward her. When she says “Stop,” she should turn […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Who is This? Materials: strips of paper, pencils, paper bag As each kid arrives, give her a strip of paper and pencil. Tell her to write her name and an interesting fact about herself on the paper. Fold each paper and put it in the bag. Instruct kids to sit in a […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Water Spray Outlines Materials: large pieces of brown paper, assortment of plastic items with distinctive shapes (items that will not be damaged by getting wet), spray bottles with water Spread pieces of brown paper on the floor. Form groups of kids for each piece of paper. Lead kids to gather a few […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Wave Streamers Materials: praise music, crepe paper cut into 2-foot streamers Give each child a streamer. Play a praise song and encourage kids to wave their streamers to the music. Ask a child what the song said about Jesus (or God). Continue by playing several songs, waving streamers, and talking about the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity—Memorizing Movements Materials: no materials needed Create teams of three to four kids depending on your class size. Instruct teams to make up movements that go along with today’s Life Point: People can learn from Jesus by reading the Bible and praying. The movements can be a group routine or individual hand […]