Preschool: Jesus, the Great Teacher: Session 5—Jesus Taught About Giving (March 29)

1s & 2s— Make a Gift

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About Giving Mark 12:41-44
Life Point: Jesus taught about giving to God.
Weekly Verse: The woman gave all she had. Mark 12:44

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, foam frames, stickers, photos of the children in your class, tape, adhesive magnets

• Plan to take pictures of the children and print them before the session. Display the Teaching Picture with the art materials.
• Give each preschooler a frame and encourage him to decorate it with the stickers. Explain that he is making a gift for his parents. Tape his photo to the frame. Assist in attaching the magnets to the back of the frame.
• Point to the Teaching Picture. Comment that Jesus taught about giving to God.

3–Pre-K—Press Coins in Play Dough

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About Giving Mark 12:41-44
Life Point: Jesus taught about giving to God.
Weekly Verse: The woman gave all she had. Mark 12:44

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, play dough, assortment of coins, rolling pins

• Display the Teaching Picture with the play dough and coins.
• Give each child a lump of play dough. Encourage her to roll her play dough flat and to make prints by pressing coins into it.
• Talk about each kind of coin and how much it is worth. Point to the Teaching Picture and comment that the woman gave two small coins for her offering. Remark that Jesus taught that giving to God was important. Say the Weekly Verse.

Kindergarten—Play Out the Bible Story

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About Giving Mark 12:41-44
Life Point: Jesus taught about giving to God.
Weekly Verse: The woman gave all she had. Mark 12:44

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, Bible times dress-up clothes, container of coins

• Provide a container of coins that other coins can be dropped into. Display the Teaching Picture with the Bible times clothes.
• Invite a group of kindergartners to play out the Bible story. Briefly tell the story and show the Teaching Picture. Decide who will play the woman and Jesus. The other children can be the disciples and others in the temple. Give the child portraying the woman two pennies to drop in with the other coins.
• Narrate the story as the children play it out. Continue by allowing the children to change roles. Encourage a child to narrate when he is ready.
• Remind the boys and girls that Jesus taught His disciples about giving to God. Say the Weekly Verse.