Preschool: Jesus Loves Us/Jesus Is God’s Son: Session 2—Jesus Rode into Jerusalem (April 10)

1s & 2s— Make Leaf Prints

Bible Story: Jesus Rode into Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11
Life Point: Jesus is special.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, “Allergy Alert” (Printables), paper, assortment of leaves of different shapes, paint in cups, paintbrushes, painting smocks, marker

• Post the allergy alert with the kinds of leaves being used for the activity. Print the Weekly Verse at the top of a paper for each preschooler. Help preschoolers put on smocks to paint. 
• Help an older preschooler brush paint onto the back of a leaf and press it onto her paper. For younger preschoolers, paint the back yourself and let him press it on the paper. 
• Point to the Teaching Picture and tell the Bible story. Comment that people put branches with leaves on the road in front of Jesus. Point to the verse on a child’s paper and read it to the children. Say that the people knew Jesus was special.

3–Pre-K— Match Fabric and Work Puzzles

Bible Story: Jesus Rode into Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11
Life Point: Jesus is God’s Son.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, several different fabrics, scissors, index cards, glue stick, puzzles featuring Jesus

• Cut two 2-by-2-inch squares from each fabric. Glue each square to an index card. Place the cards facedown on a table with the puzzles. Display the Teaching Picture.
• Invite boys and girls to match the fabrics. Point to the Teaching Picture as you tell them that people laid coats on the road as Jesus rode by on a donkey.
• As other children work puzzles, remind them that Jesus is God’s Son.

Kindergarten— Outline a Word

Bible Story: Jesus Rode into Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11
Life Point: Jesus is God’s Son.
Weekly Verse: God loved us and sent His Son. 1 John 4:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, paper, marker, O-shaped cereal, bowl

• Print HOSANNA onto paper, one paper per child. Put the cereal in the bowl. 
• Tell the Bible story as kids show interest in the activity. Show the Teaching Picture and point to the people celebrating as Jesus rode into Jerusalem. 
• Give each kid a paper. Read aloud the word and explain that some people were shouting this word as Jesus rode the donkey, because Jesus is God’s Son. Encourage kids to outline the words with the cereal.
• Say the Weekly Verse together as kids eat the cereal from the words.