Preschool: Jesus Is Powerful: Session 2—Jesus Calmed a Storm (January 11)

1s & 2s—Paint on Coffee Filters

Bible Story: Jesus Calmed a Storm Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
Life Point: Jesus can tell the weather what to do.
Weekly Verse: Jesus told the wind and sea to be still. Mark 4:39

Materials: basket-type coffee filters, cups of water, blue food color, paintbrushes, painting smocks, permanent marker

• Put a few drops of food color into each cup of water.
• Help a preschooler put on a painting smock. Print her name on a coffee filter with the permanent marker.
• Guide preschoolers to paint on the coffee filter. Remark that the paint reminds you of water.
• Talk about the Bible story as preschoolers paint. Say the Weekly Verse and the Life Point.

3s–Pre-K—Play Out the Bible Story

Bible Story: Jesus Calmed a Storm Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
Life Point: Jesus can tell the weather what to do.
Weekly Verse: Jesus told the wind and sea to be still. Mark 4:39

Materials: Bible, Teaching Picture 6, Bible times dress-up clothes, masking tape, pool noodles

• Make a large boat outline on the floor with the masking tape. Cut two pool noodles in half to use as oars. Lay the Bible, teaching picture, and dress-up clothes nearby.
• Invite several preschoolers to dress up and play out the story. They can look at the picture or you could narrate the story for them to play out.
• Encourage them to take turns playing different parts in the story. (Several children may want to be Jesus.)
• Lead the children to say the Weekly Verse together. Say that Jesus can tell the weather what to do.

Kindergarten—Play a Beanbag Toss Game

Bible Story: Jesus Calmed a Storm Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25
Life Point: Jesus can tell the weather what to do.
Weekly Verse: Jesus told the wind and sea to be still. Mark 4:39

Materials: paper, marker, tape, beanbag, Giant Game Floormat (optional)

• Print the letters of Jesus’ name onto paper, one letter per paper. Print the letters large enough to fill the paper. Make at least two sets of letters.
• Tape the letters in a random grid on the floor. Or insert the letters into the pockets of the Giant Game Floormat. (Blank spaces are okay.)
• When a kindergartner shows interest in the game, talk about the story. Give him the beanbag and encourage him to toss the beanbag onto the first letter of Jesus’ name.
• Challenge him to toss the beanbag on the letters of Jesus’ name in order. 
• After a child has spelled the name, say the Weekly Verse. Comment that Jesus can tell the weather what to do.