Welcome and Introductory Bible Activity Time

Welcome and Introductory Bible Activity Time

Greet children as they arrive. Tell preschoolers you are glad they came to church today.

Guide the Introductory Bible Learning Activity:

8:30 and 11:30 –

Make a Collage

GATHER: cotton balls, cotton swabs, masking tape, adhesive strips, crayons, glue, construction paper
PREPARE: Place art materials on the table. Print the Bible verse at the bottom of each picture.
DO: Ask preschoolers to use the materials to make a collage on their paper.
CONNECT:Ask children why you would need to use these things. Talk about how they might make someone who is hurt feel better. Read the Bible verse. Explain that Jesus loved people so much. He cared when they were sick. One day Jesus healed a little girl.

10:00

Make a Bible Verse Reminder

GATHER: copies of “Jesus Heals a Young Girl,” glue, crayons, scissors, material scrapscut into small pieces.
PREPARE: Place materials on the table.
DO: Ask preschoolers to color the picture. Invite preschoolers to choose material scraps to glue on their paper to make a blanket for the little girl.
CONNECT:Read the Bible verse to boys and girls.Tell children that today’s story is about Jesus doing an amazing thing when he healed a little girl.

Bible Learning Game Time:

Jesus Loves You and Me

Ask children to sit in a circle.
Roll a ball to a child and say the phrase, “Jesus loves me” as the child rolls the ball back say, “Jesus loves you.”
Encourage children to let everyone have a turn.

Bible Story Time

Review these main points on the back of this sheet and talk about them all through the hour as preschoolers move around the room.

Share the Bible verse.

Open your Bible to Mark 5:21-43.

Life Connection. Help preschoolers understand that only Jesus could heal the little girl. Sometimes God uses doctors and nurses to help us feel better, but only Jesus can make someone alive again.

Pray. Thank God for Jesus and the amazing things He can do.

Snack Time(If served during your hour)

Wash hands and sit around the tables. Place a snack on a paper towel or napkin. Provide water to drink. Thank God for the food.

BibleLearningCenter Time

Anytime Art- Hand Print Pictures. Using a sponge brush gently paint a child’s hand. Show him how to press his hand on the paper to make a print. Be sure and print the child’s name on his paper. Provide wipes or wet paper towels for cleanup. Talk about how Jesus took the little girl by the hand and told her to get up. Jesus did an amazing thing when He healed the little girl.

*Bring from home suggestion for the Home living area – Bring a play doctor kit for children to role play being a doctor. Another idea is to bring bandage strips, cotton balls, gauze and craft sticks for children to bandage and care for the baby doll.

Teachers, our Bible story next week is about Jesus feeding the 5,000. We would like for children to bring a food item to donate to the food pantry. An activity at the 10:00 hour will be related to the food items. Please send home the notes provided about this.