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Preschool: God’s Plan to Send Jesus: Session 3—Jesus Was Born (December 20)

November 6, 2020 By Kimba Campbell 1 Comment

1s & 2s— Hear and See Jingle Bells

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: God sent Jesus to earth as a baby.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 3, several clean plastic bottles, jingle bells, glue, narrow Christmas ribbon, Christmas confetti

  • Place a few bells in a bottle. Add a ribbon or confetti. Attach each lid with glue.
  • Place the bottles on the floor with the Teaching Picture. Shake a bottle and sing a song about Jesus to get a child’s attention.
  • Point to the picture and tell the Bible story. Say that God sent Jesus to earth as a baby.
  • Social Distancing Tip: Disinfect the bottles after a children touch them.

3–Pre-K—Make a Christmas Card

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: God sent Jesus to earth as a baby.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 3, white cardstock, yellow raffia, glue sticks,  markers, labels printed with the Weekly Verse

  • Cut the raffia into short pieces, like hay. Fold the cardstock in half to make cards. Print Merry Christmas onto the front of each card.
  • Give each child a card and a Weekly Verse label. Encourage him to place the label on the front of the card. On the inside, guide each child to draw a picture of Baby Jesus in the center of the page. Then children can glue the raffia around the picture.
  • Tell the Bible story as the children work on their cards. Remind preschoolers that Mary laid Jesus in a manger filled with hay. Mention that God sent Jesus to earth as a baby.
  • Social Distancing Tip: Limit the number of children in the center. Make separate ziplock bags containing the materials for the activity for each child to have her own.

Kindergarten—Explore Christmas Pictures

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: God sent Jesus to earth as a baby.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Bible; Teaching Picture 3; several gift bags; pictures or Christmas cards depicting Christmas objects and scenes, such as Christmas tree, candles, manger scene, ornament, stocking, wreath (Avoid pictures or cards with fantasy characters.); fine-point marker; white paper; crayons or washable markers

  • Place the Bible and pictures in gift bags. Arrange the bags on a table or the floor.
  • Guide kindergartners to remove pictures from the bags and sort them. Allow the kids to choose the way the pictures should be sorted.
  • Help a child open the Bible to Luke 2. Talk about the Bible story and say the Bible verse.
  • Show the Teaching Picture and talk about Jesus’ birth.
  • Encourage children to talk about things they see at home or around their neighborhoods. Print their responses on a piece of paper. Review the list and encourage children to draw pictures of what they see at Christmas.
  • Social Distancing Tip: Encourage the kids to wash their hands before and after this activity.

Filed Under: God's Plan to Send Jesus, Kids, Leader Extras Kids, Preschool, Year 2020-21

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