Preteen

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Follow the Path Materials: tape, pompoms, straws (one per child) Make several tape lines of several feet long across the play area. If you have colored tape, create some lines that cross one another. Give each child a straw. Place a group of kids at each end of each tape […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Hidden Messages Materials: white paper, white crayons, watercolors, paintbrushes, cups of water Cut paper into approximately 6-by-9-inch pieces. On the white paper, use a white crayon to write Jesus. Make enough sheets for every child or every pair of kids. Distribute the message papers. Guide kids to paint over the paper […]

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 – Word Map Materials: paper, markers, and tape Write Praying on a piece of paper and tape to the wall. Tell the kids to read the word (or read it for them) and think about what the word means. Lead them to write words and draw pictures about praying. They can attach the […]

Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – May I? No materials needed Tell kids that they will play a game. You will call out actions for them to do but before doing them they must ask, “May I?” and wait for the response “Yes, you may.” If someone does the action without asking the question, he is […]

Unit 1: Follow Jesus’s Example Session 1: Jesus Resisted Temptation (9/5/2026) Session 2: Jesus Prayed in a Garden (9/13/2026) Session 3: Jesus Loved Zacchaeus (9/20/2026) Session 4: Jesus Blessed the Children (9/27/2026) Unit 2: Obedience to God Session 1:Joshua and Caleb (10/4/2026) Session 2: Joshua and Jericho (10/11/2026) Session 3: Elijah on Mount Carmel (10/18/2026) […]