1s & 2s — Carry the Bible
Bible Story: Paul Preached in Athens Acts 17:16-34
Life Point: All people need to know about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: Go everywhere and teach people about Jesus. Matthew 28:19-20
Materials: Teaching Picture 3, Read to Me Bible for Kids or other picture Bible, tote bag or small backpack
- Sit on the floor with the teaching picture, Bible, and backpack. Invite a preschooler to sit with you and look at the Bible. Find pictures of Jesus in the Bible and talk about the Bible stories related to those pictures. Say today’s Weekly Verse.
- Show today’s teaching picture. Point to Paul and comment that Paul told people about Jesus. He taught the people that Jesus is God’s Son.
- Help the preschooler put the Bible in the bag and encourage her to carry it.
3–Pre-K — Play a Bible Verse Game
Bible Story: Paul Preached in Athens Acts 17:16-34
Life Point: All people need to know about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: Go everywhere and teach people about Jesus. Matthew 28:19-20
Materials: Teaching Picture 3, index cards, marker, magnet tape, sentence strip or long strip of paper, box, shredded paper, magnetic surface, tape (An oil drip pan makes a great magnetic playing area.)
- Print each word and the reference of the Weekly Verse onto individual index cards. Put a piece of magnetic tape on the back of each card and hide them in the shredded paper in the box. Print the verse on the sentence strip, leaving space between the words to fit the cards under each word. Tape the strip to the top of the magnetic surface. Attach the teaching picture to the magnetic surface.
- As children come to the center, tell the Bible story and show the teaching picture. Then read the verse from the sentence strip. Comment that Paul was doing what God said to do; he was teaching people about Jesus.
- Invite the children to find the cards in the paper and attach them to the magnetic board under the matching words. Read the verse together. Encourage children to hide the cards back in the box.
Kindergarten — Build an Airport
Bible Story: Paul Preached in Athens Acts 17:16-34
Life Point: All people need to know about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: Go everywhere and teach people about Jesus. Matthew 28:19-20
Materials: Teaching Picture 3, wooden blocks, toy airplanes, black paper
- Cut black paper into three 3-by-12-inch strips. Display the teaching picture near the blocks.
- Invite kids to build an airport for the airplanes. Suggest they use the black paper for runways. Tell the Bible story as kids build. Say the Weekly Verse with the kids.
- Comment that many missionaries fly to different countries to teach about Jesus.
- Point to Paul in the teaching picture. Comment that all people need to know Jesus.
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