1s & 2s— Play with a Parachute
Bible Story: The Church Told About Jesus Acts 4:1-20
Life Point: People at church tell other people about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: We must tell what we have seen and heard about Jesus. Acts 4:20
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, parachute or round tablecloth, Music
- Invite preschoolers to sit on the floor with you as you tell the Bible story and show the teaching picture. Comment that Peter and John told people about Jesus, and people at church tell others about Jesus.
- Play a song about Jesus as preschoolers raise and lower the parachute to the beat of the music. When the song finishes, name someone who tells the preschoolers about Jesus.
- Say the Weekly Verse as preschoolers raise and lower the parachute on each word of the verse. Encourage them to say the verse with you.
3–Pre-K—Build the Temple
Bible Story: The Church Told About Jesus Acts 4:1-20
Life Point: People at church tell other people about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: We must tell what we have seen and heard about Jesus. Acts 4:20
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, wooden blocks, wooden moldings, other wooden pieces (You can find wooden shapes in a craft store.)
- Display the teaching picture near the blocks.
- Invite boys and girls to build the temple using the blocks and other materials. Remind them that the temple was the place people went to worship God.
- Tell the Bible story as the children work. Show the teaching picture. State that Peter and John helped told the people about Jesus. Say the Life Point.
- As children continue to play, talk about people they could tell about Jesus.
Kindergarten— Make a Word Rubbing
Bible Story: The Church Told About Jesus Acts 4:1-20
Life Point: People at church tell other people about Jesus.
Weekly Verse: We must tell what we have seen and heard about Jesus. Acts 4:20
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, sandpaper, masking tape, white copy paper, unwrapped crayons
- Before the session, cut out from sandpaper the letters for the words tell and Jesus. Tape the letters onto a table.
- As kids join the activity, tell the Bible story. Show the teaching picture. Point to Peter and John telling about Jesus. Say that people at church tell others about Jesus.
- Point out the words on the table and help kids read them. Show how to place a paper over a word and rub an unwrapped crayon over the word.
- Talk about people kids could tell about Jesus.
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