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Preschool: People Can Love God: Session 4–Esther Helped Her People (February 23)

November 18, 2019 By William Summey Leave a Comment

1s & 2s— Make a Felt Collage

Bible Story: Esther Helped Her People Esther 2:2-18; 3:8-13; 4:5-17; 5:1-8; 7:1-10; 8:5-17
Life Point:
People show love to God by choosing to do what is right. 
Weekly Verse: Love God with all your heart. Deuteronomy 6:5

Materials: Teaching Picture 13, felt cut into clothing shapes, clear contact plastic, tape, basket

  • Tape a long piece of clear contact plastic onto the wall at children’s eye level. Put the felt shapes in a basket and place it under the plastic. Prop the Teaching Picture nearby.
  • Invite 1s and 2s to arrange the felt shapes on the contact plastic. Talk about the Bible story as children work. Comment that Esther put on special clothes when she went to see the king. She showed her love for God by doing what was right.
  • Tell preschoolers they can take the shapes off to rearrange them.

3–Pre-K— Set the Table

Bible Story: Esther Helped Her People Esther 2:2-18; 3:8-13; 4:5-17; 5:1-8; 7:1-10; 8:5-17
Life Point:
People show love to God by choosing to do what is right. 
Weekly Verse: Love God with all your heart. Deuteronomy 6:5

Materials: toy dishes, placemats, napkins

  • Invite the boys and girls to set the table for a special dinner.
  • Talk about the Bible story as children set the table. Comment that Esther invited the king to a special dinner.
  • Say that Esther did what was right by helping her people; she showed that she loved God by doing what was right.

Kindergarten— Make a Bible Verse Reminder

Bible Story: Esther Helped Her People Esther 2:2-18; 3:8-13; 4:5-17; 5:1-8; 7:1-10; 8:5-17
Life Point:
People show love to God by choosing to do what is right. 
Weekly Verse: Love God with all your heart. Deuteronomy 6:5

Materials: heavyweight paper, markers, labels printed with the Weekly Verse, colorful stickers

  • Cut the paper into door hanger shapes. Arrange the materials on a table.
  • Invite the kindergartners to make a Bible Verse reminder. Give each one a door hanger shape and a verse label. Read the verse and talk about the Bible story. Comment that Esther chose to help her people, which was the right thing to do; people can show love by choosing to do what is right..
  • Children can decorate their reminders with the stickers.

Filed Under: Leader Extras Kids, People Can Love God, Preschool

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