1s & 2s—Play with a Doctor’s Kit
Bible Story: Jesus Healed the Official’s Son John 4:46-54
Life Point: Jesus can heal people.
Weekly Verse: God gave Jesus the power and He went about doing good. Acts 10:38
Materials: Teaching Picture 5, toy doctor’s kit, baby dolls
- Display the teaching picture with the doctor’s kit and dolls.
- Invite preschoolers to care for each other or the dolls using the pieces of the doctor’s kit. Talk about ways that doctors care for people and help them get well when they are sick.
- Point to the teaching picture and tell the Bible story. Remind preschoolers that Jesus can heal people. Say the Weekly Verse. Thank God for Jesus.
3s–Pre-K—Work Mixed-up Puzzles
Bible Story: Jesus Healed the Official’s Son John 4:46-54
Life Point: Jesus can heal people.
Weekly Verse: God gave Jesus the power and He went about doing good. Acts 10:38
Materials: Teaching Picture 5, several puzzles about Jesus
- Display the teaching picture. Mix together the pieces from all the puzzles.
- Challenge the preschoolers to separate the puzzle pieces that go together. After separating the pieces, they can work the puzzles.
- Talk about the Bible story as children work. Say that Jesus can heal people; He healed many people in the Bible.
- Show the teaching picture. Comment that Jesus can heal people because He is powerful. Say the Weekly Verse together.
Kindergarten—Make Necklace Booklets
Bible Story: Jesus Healed the Official’s Son John 4:46-54
Life Point: Jesus can heal people.
Weekly Verse: God gave Jesus the power and He went about doing good. Acts 10:38
Materials: Teaching Picture 5, construction paper, white paper, markers, hole punch, ribbon, other teaching pictures showing Jesus’ miracles
- Cut the construction paper into 3-by-9-inch strips. Cut each strip in half to make a 3-by-4½-inch piece. Cut the white paper to the same size. Fold the white paper inside the construction paper piece and staple in the fold or on the left side of the fold. Make a booklet for each child. Cut the ribbon to 18-inch lengths. Punch a hole in the top left corner of each booklet.
- Guide each kindergartner to print the title Jesus on the front cover of his book. Show today’s teaching picture and talk about the Bible story. Show the other pictures and talk about the miracle performed in each story. Encourage the boys and girls to draw or write something about each picture in their booklets.
- When a child is finished, help him thread a length of ribbon through the hole and tie the ends together. Comment that she can use her booklet to help people know about Jesus.
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