Year 2020-21
Grades 1–6: Good News for Everyone — Session 5: Paul Wrote to Timothy (January 31)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Know/Wonder Chart Materials: large piece of paper or white board, markers Make two columns on paper or a board. Print Know at the top of one column and Wonder at the top of the other column. Tell kids to write things they know about living for God and things they […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Good News for Everyone — Session 4: Saul Encountered Jesus (January 24)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Follow the Road Materials: masking tape, small plastic balls, gift wrap tubes Use masking tape to create a road that zigzags across the room. Make several roads around the room. Give each child a ball and tube. He can place the ball at the end of a road and use […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Good News for Everyone — Session 3: Stephen Preached (January 17)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Hard to Do Materials: construction paper, markers, tape Print on two of each paper Hard to Do, Easy to Do, and I’ll Never Do It! Tape the three papers on opposite sides of the room. (One set with the three statements.) Give each kid a marker. Form them into two […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Good News for Everyone — Session 2: Jesus Taught a Samaritan Woman (January 10)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Self Portraits Materials: paper plates, crayons or markers Lead kids to use the materials to make self portraits. As they work on their self portraits, talk about things they like to do or things they do well. Say: “God has a plan for you. One of God’s plans for you […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Good News for Everyone — Session 1: Jesus Healed Bartimaeus (January 3)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Spell Jesus Materials: large pieces of paper; marker; tape; plastic plates (at least 10 plates each of 2 or more colors) Print J, E, S, U, S on large pieces of paper. Mark off 5 large squares on the floor with tape; tape one letter in each square. Use tape […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: The Savior Is Born — Session 4: Jesus Went to the Temple (December 27)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Act It Out No materials needed Choose a child to begin the game. Tell her to pantomime something she likes to do. She can use only movements, no words or sounds. Encourage the other kids to guess what she is doing. After the kids guess, choose another child to pantomime. […]
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