Preteen

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Hey, Hey, I Can Pray Materials: None Lead the kids to say phrases with a rhythm. Examples might include: “Hey, hey, I can pray.” Or “Jesus taught us how to pay. He gave us sample words to say.” Have the kids clap or stomp as they repeat the phrases. Say […]

Grades 1-3  Introductory Activity – Table, Chair, Bed  Materials: none Tell kids they will play a movement game. Help them learn the movements before you begin the game. For bed, kids lay on the floor; for chair, they sit on the floor and hold out their arms as chair arms; for table, they move to a crawling position, […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Time to Worship Materials: rhythm instruments, Music Allow the kids to play rhythm instruments as you lead them to sing worship songs. Ask them to share ways they worship with their families. Say that today they will hear a Bible story about a woman who worshiped with her family.  Live […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Roll the Ball Materials: small ball Guide the kids to sit on the floor in a circle. The child with the ball should say, “Will you forgive me?” then roll the ball to another child in the circle. Once that child has the ball he should answer, “Yes I will.” […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Pick and Talk Materials: bag; several items for helping around the house like: small hand broom, dish towel, small garden shovel, etc. Gather the kids and allow one child at a time to close their eyes and pick an item from the bag. Ask the child how she could use […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Whisper Materials: None Line the kids in single file line. Whisper “Christians can tell others about Jesus.” to the child in the back of the line. Explain the he should whisper it to the next child and so on until the message gets to the child in the front of […]