Preteen

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Choose! Materials: white, red, yellow, blue, green construction paper; tape; Giant Inflatable Game Cube or medium box Tape a color of paper (except white) to each wall. Print WILD on two pieces of white paper and slide into the game cube. Slide one of each of the other colors into […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Scented Play Dough Materials: homemade play dough (flour, salt, cream of tartar, oil, water, extract/essential oil), ziplock bags Before the session make scented play dough: Mix 1 cup flour, 1/4 cup salt, and 1 tablespoon cream of tartar. Add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 or 2 teaspoons of a scented […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Letter Search Materials: dishpan or larger shallow container with sand, letter tiles or heavyweight paper with letters (J, e, r, i, c, h, o), tablecloth or drop cloth Hide the letters in the pan of sand. Set the pan on a tablecloth or drop cloth. Lead kids to find the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Follow the Instructions Materials: paper, pencils, crayons Give each child paper and a pencil. Guide kids to sit down near the crayons. Ask children to follow your instructions and draw or write what you say. Use these instructions or create your own.-Draw a large rectangle in the top left corner.-Draw […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Verse Up and Down No materials needed. Say the Bible Verse together. (Display the verse on a board or poster if needed.) Group the kids into two teams. Tell teams to stand and sit as they say each word of the verse. Tell Team 1 to stand on the first […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Ring Toss Materials: cardboard tubes, chenille craft stems, marker, tape (optional) Print the letters P, R, A, Y on cardboard tubes. Make several sets of letters. Arrange the tubes, spacing them out so a ring will fit over it. You may want to use a small strip of tape to secure the […]