Preschool: Jesus Was Born: Session 4—Jesus Was Born (December 24)

1s & 2s— Make Shoe Prints

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Matthew 1:18-24; Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: Jesus was born just as God planned.
Weekly Verse: Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Matthew 2:1

Materials: Teaching Picture 4, paint in shallow containers, paper, painting smocks, baby shoes

• Fold a damp paper towel into the bottom of the container and pour the paint over the paper towel. This will make a good stamping surface. Print the Weekly Verse at the top of each paper. Help preschoolers put on painting smocks.
• Show a child how to press the sole of a shoe in the paint and then onto his paper. Comment that Mary and Joseph traveled far from home before Jesus was born.
• Point to the words and say the Bible verse. Thank God for sending Jesus just as He planned.

3–Pre-K— Examine Hay

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Matthew 1:18-24; Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: Jesus was born just as God planned.
Weekly Verse: Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Matthew 2:1

Materials: Teaching Picture 4, allergy alert sign, hay, magnifying glasses

• Post the allergy sign where parents can see it before the session. Display the Teaching Picture with the other materials.
• Invite boys and girls to look at and touch the hay. They can use the magnifying glasses to closely examine the hay. Show the teaching picture and comment that Mary laid Jesus in a manger (feeding box) filled with hay.
• Continue telling the Bible story. Pray, thanking God for His plan for Jesus to be born.

Kindergarten—Work Christmas Card Puzzles

Bible Story: Jesus Was Born Matthew 1:18-24; Luke 2:1-20
Life Point: Jesus was born just as God planned.
Weekly Verse: Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Matthew 2:1

Materials: several Christmas cards depicting the Nativity, scissors, markers (optional)

• Cut off the fronts the Christmas cards. Cut each card into four or five pieces. (You may want to color the back of each card with a different color before cutting it into pieces.)
• Invite kids to work the puzzles. Tell the Bible story as they work.
• Lead the kids to say the Weekly Verse together. Comment that Jesus was born just as God planned. Thank God for sending Jesus.