Preschool: What Jesus Did: Session 1—Jesus Taught About God’s Care (August 6)

1s & 2s— Make a Sticker Picture

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About God’s Care Matthew 5:1-2; 6:25-34
Life Point: Jesus taught about God.
Weekly Verse: God knows what you need. Matthew 6:32

Materials: Teaching Picture 10, paper, marker, stickers of flowers and birds

• Before the session, print the Weekly Verse at the top of a paper for each child. Display the teaching picture with the materials.
• Read the verse to the preschoolers. Prompt them to repeat it with you. Tell the Bible story as preschoolers place stickers on their papers. Remind preschoolers that Jesus taught about God and that God loves us and knows what we need. 

3–Pre-K—Scoop Birdseed

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About God’s Care Matthew 5:1-2; 6:25-34
Life Point: Jesus taught about God.
Weekly Verse: God knows what you need. Matthew 6:32

Materials: Teaching Picture 10, dishpan with birdseed (no pepper), scoops and cups, drop cloth

• Place the container of birdseed on the drop cloth on the floor. Place the cups and scoops and the teaching picture nearby.
• As children scoop the birdseed, tell the Bible story. Point to the teaching picture. Comment: “God takes care of the birds. God cares for you more than He cares for the birds. God knows what you need.”
• Pray, thanking God for His love and care. 

Kindergarten— Make a Bible Marker

Bible Story: Jesus Taught About God’s Care Matthew 5:1-2; 6:25-34
Life Point: Jesus taught about God.
Weekly Verse: God knows what you need. Matthew 6:32

Materials: Teaching Picture 10, clear contact plastic, labels printed with the Weekly Verse, flower petals, bowls

• Cut clear contact plastic into 3-by-8-inch pieces. Each child will need 2 pieces. Pull the petals off several flowers and place them in several bowls. (Mums, daisies, pansies, or other flowers with small petals work well for this activity.)
• Peel the backing off the plastic. Tape it to the table, sticky side up. Show kids how to stick the flower petals on the plastic. Then they can put verse labels on their pieces. Help kids cover their markers with another piece of plastic. Trim the edges, if needed.
• Tell the Bible story as the kids work. Point to the teaching picture and remark: “Jesus taught about God. He said God took care of the flowers, and God loves people more than He loves flowers. God cares for you and He knows what you need.”
• Encourage kids to put their markers in a Bible or somewhere else to remind them of God’s care.