preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning
new concepts
2. ALL THE PEOPLEW H AT Y O U N E E D : A variety of Little People® figures
W H AT Y O U D O : B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Gather the Little People figures.
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Sit with the children and have them sort the figures by the color of their hair. Mix them up
and repeat as desired.
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: Talk about how we are all made in God’s image.
W H AT Y O U S AY: B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Hello, friends! Come sit with me. Look at all these people. (Pause.) I see lots of different people.”
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Can you find all the people with red hair? (Pause.) Great! Put them in a pile. (Pause.) Find all the people with brown hair and put them in a pile. (Pause.) What about yellow hair? Find all of them and put them in a pile. (Pause.) Super job! Do we have any people that aren’t in a pile? (Pause.) What color hair do they have? (Pause.) Let’s put them in their own piles. (Pause.) Great job, friends.” (Mix up and repeat as desired.)
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Today, we’ll hear a story from the Bible that tells us that you and you and you and me (point to each child then yourself) are all made in God’s image.”
T R A N S I T I O N : Move to Bible story time by asking children with a certain color hair to line up or travel to the area. Continue until all the children have lined up/traveled.
W E E K
A U G U S T 2 0 2 0
S M A L L G R O U P
ONE 2 YEAR-OLDS
T O D A Y ’ S B I B L E S T O R Y
I am wonderfully made in God’s image.
WONDERFULLY MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
GENESIS 1:26; PSALM 46:1; PROVERBS 2:6
M E M O R Y V E R S E
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” PSALM 139:14, NIV
M A D E TO I M AG I N E an activity that lets preschoolers
pretend, imagine, and role play to enhance their learning
PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME
6
CREATING A SAFE PLACE TO CONNECT25 MINUTES
2. GOD MADE[ TA L K A B O U T G O D | B I B L E S T O RY R E V I E W ]W H AT Y O U N E E D : No supplies needed.
W H AT Y O U D O : B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Have the children sit in front of you.
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Teach the children the following song to the tune of “Three Blind Mice.”
God made me.God made me.God made me.God made me.God made me to be like Him.God made me to be like Him.God made me. God made me.
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: Retell the Bible story.
W H AT Y O U S AY: B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God made you. God made everyone!”
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Let’s sing a song about how God made us! Everyone listen to me, so I can teach you our new song. This will be so much fun! “God made me.God made me.God made me.God made me.God made me to be like Him.God made me to be like Him.God made me. God made me.
“That was so much fun! Let’s sing our special song again.” (Repeat as desired.)
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God made all of us! He made our eyes, our nose, and our hair. He made our brains, and He made us to dance and sing. He made us to be creative and smart. God made us to be like Him! God made everyone. Who made you? God made me!”
W E E K
A U G U S T 2 0 2 0
S M A L L G R O U P
ONE 2 YEAR-OLDS
T O D A Y ’ S B I B L E S T O R Y
I am wonderfully made in God’s image.
WONDERFULLY MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
GENESIS 1:26; PSALM 46:1; PROVERBS 2:6
M E M O R Y V E R S E
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” PSALM 139:14, NIV
M A D E T O M O V E an activity that uses a preschooler’s
natural desire to move to help them learn
PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME
7
CREATING A SAFE PLACE TO CONNECT25 MINUTES
3. WIGGLE[ L I V E F O R G O D | A P P L I C AT I O N A C T I V I T Y ]W H AT Y O U N E E D : No supplies needed.
W H AT Y O U D O : B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Have the children stand in front of you.
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Call out a body part and tell the children that God made it. Ask the children to hold up that body part and wiggle it. Body parts are fingers, legs, head, tongue, shoulders, and feet. Repeat several times.
W H AT Y O U S AY: B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God made all of us!”
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “I am going to call out something that God made, and you hold it up and WIGGLE it! Are you ready? (Pause.) God made our FINGERS! Everyone, hold up your fingers and WIGGLE them! (Pause.) Great job! God made our LEGS! Let’s WIGGLE our legs!” (Continue and finish the activity.)
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “That was so much fun! God made every part of us. He made us to be like Him. Who made you? God made me!”
W E E K
A U G U S T 2 0 2 0
S M A L L G R O U P
ONE 2 YEAR-OLDS
T O D A Y ’ S B I B L E S T O R Y
I am wonderfully made in God’s image.
WONDERFULLY MADE IN GOD’S IMAGE
GENESIS 1:26; PSALM 46:1; PROVERBS 2:6
M E M O R Y V E R S E
“I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” PSALM 139:14, NIV
K E Y Q U E S T I O N
Who made you?
B O T T O M L I N E
God made me.
B A S I C T R U T H
God made me.
M A D E T O C R E A T E an activity that allows preschoolers
to review the Bible story, bottom line, or memory verse by creating a craft
4. SAY CHEESE![ L I V E F O R G O D | A P P L I C AT I O N A C T I V I T Y ]W H AT Y O U N E E D : “Camera” Activity Page, one per child; cardstock; scissors; craft blade; and markers or crayons
W H AT Y O U D O : B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Copy “Camera” onto cardstock and cut out. Cut out small circle on each camera.
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Encourage children to decorate their cameras then pretend to take pictures of people in the room.
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: Talk about how God made each and every one of us.
W H AT Y O U S AY: B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Look around the room. Do you see all your friends in the class? (Pause.) Yes! Who made all those people? (Pause.) God did. God made each of us special!”
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “What do you think this is? (Hold up one of the camera cutouts.) It’s a camera! This camera says, ‘God made me! ’ Use the markers/crayons to decorate your camera. (Pause.) These look amazing. Hold your camera up to your face and pretend to take a picture. (Demonstrate.) Click. Pretend to take a picture of all the people in the room. Click. Click. Click. Now, turn it around and take a selfie. (Demonstrate.) Click. God made you and all the people in this room. God made everyone all over the world.”
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “In today’s Bible story, we learned that God is the maker of ALL people. God made everyone to be like Him! But, no two people are the same. Some people are girls and some are boys. Some have red hair and some have black, blond, or brown hair. God made us all in the most wonderful way! God made us to learn, create, and help. God is amazing, and He made us to be like Him! Who made you? God made me .”
Camera • Say Cheese! • August Week 1Copy on cardstock and cut on dotted lines. One cutout per child.
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