Bible Time for Toddlers& Preschoolers

Help children grow in wisdom & virtue not just in

knowledge and power to become more Christ-like.

Recognize that God has equipped us to help our

children grow in wisdom & virtue

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WelcomeGet ReadyLet’s Go

Open Discussion & sharing time

Get Ready

• God made everything

• God cares about them

• Jesus is God’s special son

• Bible is God’s special book

• Jesus & Bible stories are true

• Who are these kids! What can we expect them to learn about God?

Get Ready

3 year olds• Jesus born as baby & grew

up to do kind things• God is good & that Jesus

loves us• God forgives when people

are sorry for doing wrong• Understand more about

God’s love & nature through loving actions than through spoken words

4 year olds

• Understand more about Jesus– He is God’s son

– He died to take the punishment for the wrong things we’ve done

– He did not stay dead, he rose again & is still alive

– Bible tells us ways to obey God

– Can talk to God in prayer

• Who are these kids! What can we expect them to learn about God?

Get Ready

• Multisensory teaching

• Repetition

• Practice in Play

• Imitation

• Connect Word to Action

• How do they learn?

Let’s Go• KISS – Keep It Simple Silly!

– Exodus 3:13-14 “…I AM…”

• Resources

– Bible

– Coloring Books/Pages

– Craft Project

– Songs

– YOU AS AN EXAMPLE

Let’s Go -curriculum

• Themes– Beginning of School Creation

– My Family/Myself Introduce Jesus/Adam & Eve

– Apples/Nutrition Adam & the Apple/Fruits of the Spirit

– Farm Creation: Animals, Plants

– Community Helpers Jesus the Healer

• Alphabets/Numbers– A/1 Adam/Apple/Ark; Creation

– B/2 Babies: Moses/Jesus; Noah & His animals 2x2

– C/3 Jesus said let the children come to me

ZacchaeusSong:Zacchaeus was a wee, little manAnd a wee, little man was heHe climbed up in a sycamore treeFor the Lord he wanted to seeAnd as the Savior came that wayHe looked up in the treeAnd he said,"Zacchaeus, you come down from there"For I'm going to your house todayFor I'm going to your house today

Art - Green on Green CollageGather a variety of green objects for this collage. You can use paper scraps, green foil stars, green ribbons green sequins, or green yarn. Give each child a piece of green construction paper and let them glue different items on it. You can cut the green paper into a shape of something that is green like a frog, clover, or tree.

Game - Short & TallPractice with the children getting very small and crouch down and then stretching up as tall as they can be. Play a game like “Simon Says” but it is Zacchaeus says and use small and tall.

Snack – Great Green FoodsTry several different green foods, like green apples, green grapes, avocados, kiwi, broccoli and cucumbers (maybe use some ranch dip)

LETTER & NUMBER COLOR SHAPE

L; 10 GREEN CIRCLE

DATE/DAY CENTERS ART/CRAFTS CIRCLE MATH &

LANGUAGE

ACTIVITY

NOTES

MON. Bldg Towers

Play House

Gold

Coins/Money

Green Tree

w/big & small

leaves or stickers

Story:

Zacchaeus

Song: Wee

Little Man

Letter/Number

tracing

Up/Down;

Short/Tall

Luke 19

TUE.

WED. Cats

Blocks

Puzzles

Shapes

Stars art

Color change –

blendy pens;

food coloring &

water

WCP

Story:

Sneetches

ABC

Counting to 10

Grouping things

Over here/over

there

Fit-n-Fun

Celebration

Station

Computers

Recess

THU.

FRI. Cats

Playdough

Bean Bags

Matching cards

Green Eggs &

Ham Snack

Food Collage

WCP

Story: Green

Eggs & Ham

Counting Game

Word Game

Green color sheet

L is for like & I

like…

Spanish

Recess

Lesson Plan – Dr. Seuss/Zacchaeus

Lesson Plan – Land & Sea

DATE/DAY CENTERS ART/CRAFTS CIRCLE MATH & LANGUAGE

ACTIVITY

NOTES

MON.

8/29 Boats, Cars,

Trucks

Ocean Floor

Puzzle

Free Art: Map

Making

WCP

A Bumpy Boat

Ride (Luke 8:22-

25)

Handwriting Book:

a (lowercase)

Maze Worksheet

Music

Recess

TUE.

8/30

WED.

8/31

Kitchen

Sorting

Manipulative

Train

Playdough

Christopher

Columbus Hat

WCP

Story: Noah’s

Chalkboard

Writing: Aa, #0,

#1

Song: Good Old

Noah

Fit-n-Fun

Celebration

Station

Recess

Computers

THU.

9/1

FRI.

9/2

Ocean Floor

Puzzle

Lacing Toys

Boats, Cars,

Trucks

Sailboat Craft: Color,

cut & paste shapes

WCP

Book

Journal

Letter Aa Review

#1 Review

Color Green

Review

Recess

Spanish

LETTER & NUMBER COLOR SHAPE

A, #0, #1 Recap GREEN TRIANGLE

Lesson Plan – My Family/Myself

DATE/DAY CENTERS ART/CRAFTS CIRCLE MATH & LANGUAGE

ACTIVITY

NOTES

MON. Free Art: Circles

Blocks

Counting Center

Lacing

My Home

Bear Book Self

Portrait & Handprint

WCP

Story of

Creation

Devotional:

Love Your

Family

Book: Kissing

Hand

Chart Family

Members

Begin Workbooks

Recess (2x)

TUE.

WED. Kitchen

Dolls

Trucks & Cars

My Family Tree

Kissing Hand

handprint w/heart,

poem & photo

WCP\

Opposites:

Well/Sick;

Happy/Sad

Workbooks

Journals: Phone

Numbers

Celebration

Station

Spanish

Music

Recess

THU.

FRI. Library

Playdough

Matching Games

Dress-up Jewelry

Make a face:

Happy/Sad

All About Me (Bare

Book Fact Page)

WCP

How Do I

Show Love

Week Review

Journals: Address

Recess

Fit-n-Fun

Computers

Show-n-Tell

LETTER & NUMBER COLOR SHAPE

A, 0 & 1 RED CIRCLE

Open Discussion & sharing time

Extra Game & SongNoah’s Ark•Hide one set of animal cards before children arrive in the classroom•After telling the first part of the story hold up one animal and let the children name it, then try to find one that matches. There is only one that will match.•When a child finds the matching animal the child takes the animal he found and the one the teacher is holding and puts it in the “Ark”.•After all of the animals have been matched the teacher can conclude the story using the Ark.•Supplies: Animal Dominoes, Picture of Ark

Good Old NoahTo the tune of Old MacDonald.

Good old Noah built an ark,Like God told him to!

And on that ark he took two lionsLike God told him to!

With a roar, roar here and a roar, roarthere.

Here a roar! There a roar! Everywhere a roar! roar!

Good old Noah built an arkLike God told him to!

Extra Songs

The B-I-B-L-EYes, that's the book for meI stand alone on the Word of GodThe B-I-B-L-EO be careful little eyes what you seeO be careful little eyes what you seeThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in love

O Be Careful, Little EyesO be careful little eyes what you seeO be careful little eyes what you seeThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in loveSo, be careful little eyes what you see

O be careful little ears what you hearO be careful little ears what you hearThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in loveSo, be careful little ears what you hear

O be careful little hands what you doO be careful little hands what you doThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in loveSo, be careful little hands what you do

O be careful little feet where you goO be careful little feet where you goThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in loveSo, be careful little feet where you go

O be careful little mouth what you sayO be careful little mouth what you sayThere's a Father up aboveAnd He's looking down in loveSo, be careful little mouth what you say

Prayers

Two little eyes to look to God;

Two little ears to hear His word;

Two little feet to walk in His ways;

Two little lips to sing His praise;

Two little hands to do His will;

And one little heart to love Him still

Thank you for the world so sweet,

Thank you for the food we eat,

Thank you for the birds that sing,

Thank you, God, for everything!

Web Resources

• http://childbiblesongs.com

• www.dltk-kids.com

• www.daniellesplace.com

• www.kidssundayschool.com

• www.sermons4kids.com

• www.makingfriends.com

• www.teacherhelp.org click on lesson plans under quick menu