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2-year-olds, June, Week 3
First LookTM Curriculum for Preschoolers We want preschoolers to take a first look at who God is and understand... God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
June 19, 2016 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who made everything? Bottom Line: God made everything. Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.” Psalm 89:11, NCV Bible Story: Creation, Day 3 Land, Plants, and Sea • Genesis 1:9-13
Here’s an overview of what you’ll be teaching in 2-3s this week. Make It Fun • Apple Tree Make It True • Worship • Bible Story (DVD) Make It Stick • Father’s Day • Creation Station • On the Land and Sea
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June 19, 2016 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who made everything? Bottom Line: God made everything. Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.” Psalm 89:11, NCV Bible Story: Creation, Day 3 Land, Plants, and Sea • Genesis 1:9-13
Make It Fun Do the following activity as your 2-3 year-olds arrive. Let one or two teachers lead small groups of children in activities throughout the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. At this age not all children will participate, but most will want to be part of the fun. 1. Apple Tree “Apple Tree” uses problem-solving skills to put the pictures in the correct order and introduce today’s Bible story. What You Need: “Apple Tree Pictures” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, and white cardstock What You Do: Before the activity: Copy the “Apple Tree Pictures” Activity Pages onto separate sheets of cardstock. During the activity: Point out the three apple tree pictures. Talk about how an apple tree grows. Have the children can put the pictures in order. Give plenty of help if needed. Repeat as long as there is interest. What You Say: Before the activity: “Have you ever seen an apple tree? (Pause.) Do you like to eat apples? (Pause.) Today I have some pictures of an apple tree. Let’s see if we can put these pictures in order to show how an apple tree grows. Are you ready?” After the activity: “Great job, everyone! We put our pictures in order to show us how an apple tree grows! Who made the apple tree? (Pause.) Yes, God made the apple tree! [Bottom Line] God made everything. In our Bible story today, we’ll hear more about the things that God made on Day Three!”
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Make It Stick Do the following activities to help make the Bottom Line stick. Lead the activities with small groups of children. Encourage children to play on their own if they do not wish to take part in an activity.
Father’s Day 2016 1. Father’s Day Card “Father’s Day Card” is a special card made to celebrate their special “Dad.” What You Need: “FD 2016” from the Activity Pages found on the Web site, white cardstock, blue and red washable inkpads, wet wipes, and a marker. What You Do: Before the Activity: Copy “FD 2016” on white cardstock, one per child. During the Activity: Help kids cover their hands (one at a time) with blue ink and place on their paper. Clean hand. Repeat with the other hand. Take fingertip and dip in the red ink and fill in the heart. Clean hand. After the Activity: Write child’s name on their paper and put aside to dry. What You Say: Before the Activity: “It’s a super special day today! Today is the day we celebrate our Father’s! We are going to make a super neat treat to celebrate them.” During the Activity: “Everybody gets a paper. It says ‘When you hold my hands, you hold my heart. Happy Father’s Day 2016!’ We need to cover one hand with ink and press it down on the middle of your paper. (Clean hand.) Now we need to do the other hand. (Pause and clean that hand.)! Super duper! Now let’s fill in the heart with red fingerprints! Take your pointer finger (Demonstrate.) and dab it in the ink and fill in the heart. (Pause.) Fantastic! Look at your special card!” After the Activity: “Let’s write your name on your card. (Pause.) Now you have a super special card to give your Daddies!”
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Father’s Day 2016 Name of Page: FD 2016 Name of Activity: Father’s Day 2016
Art Description: Full page paper.
Text: (Top Center) When you hold my hands, you hold my heart! (Bottom Center) Happy Father’s Day 2016!
Copying Directions: Copy on light white cardstock. One per child. 2. Creation Station “Creation Station” is an activity that provides a visual for the children to review the Bible story. Note: This activity is to be used as a large visual for the children. There are many options that can be used. The Activity Page can be printed as an 8.5x11, 11x17, poster size, or train cars can be created with shoeboxes. The larger your class size, the larger your visual should be. If you choose to make the train cars out of shoeboxes, simply print the Activity Page on an 8.5x11 page and attach it to the bottom of the shoebox so that the bottom of the train car touches the floor when the shoebox is placed on its side. It is ideal to keep the train car that you build with the children each week in June and July so that you can display the entire train during Bible Story Review. If that is not possible, consider displaying the train car you complete each week in the hallway for parents to see that day. If you are choosing to connect the train cars from week to week, cut a small piece of yarn and tape it between the cars as you add one. What You Need: “Train Car Review” from the Activity Pages found on the Website; appropriate size white paper for your choice of train car (see above); green, blue and brown construction paper; flower stickers; scissors; and clear tape What You Do: Before the activity: Make the train car that you have chosen. Print the activity page on the appropriate size paper. Cut out around the train car. If you are using the shoebox, glue or tape the train car to the bottom of the shoebox. Cut two medium sized triangles (appropriate for your train car size) out of the brown construction paper. Cut two small
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semicircles out of the green construction paper, and cut a rectangle that covers the entire bottom of the train car from the blue construction paper. During the activity: Have all of the children sit in front of the train car. Tape the blue rectangle to the bottom of the train and tell the children that this is the sea. Tape the two brown triangles on top of the blue rectangle about 2 inches away from each other. Explain that these are the land. Tape one of green semicircles on top of each brown rectangle. Explain that these are trees. Allow the children to come up and place flower stickers on the brown rectangles or the land. After the activity: Briefly review the Bible story and say the Bottom Line together. What You Say: Before the activity: “We are going to make another train car today. We can add it to our train car from last week. God made the sea, land, and plants! During the activity: (Tape the blue rectangle into place.) “God made the sea. God also made land for us to live on. (Tape the land onto the train.) He also made plants for us to use and to look at. (Tape the green semicircles onto the land.) These are trees. God made the trees! God also made flowers for us to look at and smell. We should add flowers to our train. Can you help me do that? (Pause.) Great! Everyone come on up and get flower stickers and place them on the land.” After the activity: “In our story today, we learned that God made the sea (point to the blue rectangle), the land (point to brown rectangles), and the plants (point to the green semicircles and flowers.) God made the light and the dark. (Point to other train cars if you are adding the cars.) God made the water and sky. [Bottom Line] God made everything! Who made everything? [Bottom Line] God made everything!” 3. On Land and Sea “On Land and Sea” is an activity where children will use their imaginations and gross motor skills to “act” out the things you would do on land and in the water. What You Need: No supplies needed What You Do: During the activity: Spread out in an open area of the room. Explain that you will pretend to do things you that you might do on land and things that you might do in the water. Encourage the children to use their imaginations to act out the scenarios below as a group. Things to pretend: • Swimming like a fish Curriculum Materials for 2-year-olds • © 2016 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 5
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• Walking through a forest • Running at the park (ask them to run in place) • Climbing a tree • Floating on a raft • Jumping into the pool • Skipping with a friend What You Say: After the activity: “In our Bible story today, what did we learn that God made? (Pause.) God made the land, the plants, and the sea. [Bottom Line] God made everything. You were really good at pretending to do different things on land and in the water. What did God make on Day Three? (Pause.) The land, plants, and sea! [Bottom Line] God made everything. Who made everything? (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God made everything.”
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2-year-olds, June, Week 3
First LookTM Curriculum for Preschoolers We want preschoolers to take a first look at who God is and understand... God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
June 19, 2016 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who made everything? Bottom Line: God made everything. Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.” Psalm 89:11, NCV Bible Story: Creation, Day 3 Land, Plants, and Sea • Genesis 1:9-13
Here’s an overview of what you’ll be teaching in 2-3s this week. Make It Fun • Apple Tree Make It True • Worship • Bible Story (DVD) Make It Stick • Father’s Day • Creation Station • On the Land and Sea
Curriculum Materials for 2-year-olds • © 2016 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 1
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2-year-olds, June, Week 3
June 19, 2016 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who made everything? Bottom Line: God made everything. Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.” Psalm 89:11, NCV Bible Story: Creation, Day 3 Land, Plants, and Sea • Genesis 1:9-13
Make It Fun Do the following activity as your 2-3 year-olds arrive. Let one or two teachers lead small groups of children in activities throughout the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. At this age not all children will participate, but most will want to be part of the fun. 1. Apple Tree “Apple Tree” uses problem-solving skills to put the pictures in the correct order and introduce today’s Bible story. What You Need: “Apple Tree Pictures” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, and white cardstock What You Do: Before the activity: Copy the “Apple Tree Pictures” Activity Pages onto separate sheets of cardstock. During the activity: Point out the three apple tree pictures. Talk about how an apple tree grows. Have the children can put the pictures in order. Give plenty of help if needed. Repeat as long as there is interest. What You Say: Before the activity: “Have you ever seen an apple tree? (Pause.) Do you like to eat apples? (Pause.) Today I have some pictures of an apple tree. Let’s see if we can put these pictures in order to show how an apple tree grows. Are you ready?” After the activity: “Great job, everyone! We put our pictures in order to show us how an apple tree grows! Who made the apple tree? (Pause.) Yes, God made the apple tree! [Bottom Line] God made everything. In our Bible story today, we’ll hear more about the things that God made on Day Three!”
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Make It Stick Do the following activities to help make the Bottom Line stick. Lead the activities with small groups of children. Encourage children to play on their own if they do not wish to take part in an activity.
Father’s Day 2016 1. Father’s Day Card “Father’s Day Card” is a special card made to celebrate their special “Dad.” What You Need: “FD 2016” from the Activity Pages found on the Web site, white cardstock, blue and red washable inkpads, wet wipes, and a marker. What You Do: Before the Activity: Copy “FD 2016” on white cardstock, one per child. During the Activity: Help kids cover their hands (one at a time) with blue ink and place on their paper. Clean hand. Repeat with the other hand. Take fingertip and dip in the red ink and fill in the heart. Clean hand. After the Activity: Write child’s name on their paper and put aside to dry. What You Say: Before the Activity: “It’s a super special day today! Today is the day we celebrate our Father’s! We are going to make a super neat treat to celebrate them.” During the Activity: “Everybody gets a paper. It says ‘When you hold my hands, you hold my heart. Happy Father’s Day 2016!’ We need to cover one hand with ink and press it down on the middle of your paper. (Clean hand.) Now we need to do the other hand. (Pause and clean that hand.)! Super duper! Now let’s fill in the heart with red fingerprints! Take your pointer finger (Demonstrate.) and dab it in the ink and fill in the heart. (Pause.) Fantastic! Look at your special card!” After the Activity: “Let’s write your name on your card. (Pause.) Now you have a super special card to give your Daddies!”
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Father’s Day 2016 Name of Page: FD 2016 Name of Activity: Father’s Day 2016
Art Description: Full page paper.
Text: (Top Center) When you hold my hands, you hold my heart! (Bottom Center) Happy Father’s Day 2016!
Copying Directions: Copy on light white cardstock. One per child. 2. Creation Station “Creation Station” is an activity that provides a visual for the children to review the Bible story. Note: This activity is to be used as a large visual for the children. There are many options that can be used. The Activity Page can be printed as an 8.5x11, 11x17, poster size, or train cars can be created with shoeboxes. The larger your class size, the larger your visual should be. If you choose to make the train cars out of shoeboxes, simply print the Activity Page on an 8.5x11 page and attach it to the bottom of the shoebox so that the bottom of the train car touches the floor when the shoebox is placed on its side. It is ideal to keep the train car that you build with the children each week in June and July so that you can display the entire train during Bible Story Review. If that is not possible, consider displaying the train car you complete each week in the hallway for parents to see that day. If you are choosing to connect the train cars from week to week, cut a small piece of yarn and tape it between the cars as you add one. What You Need: “Train Car Review” from the Activity Pages found on the Website; appropriate size white paper for your choice of train car (see above); green, blue and brown construction paper; flower stickers; scissors; and clear tape What You Do: Before the activity: Make the train car that you have chosen. Print the activity page on the appropriate size paper. Cut out around the train car. If you are using the shoebox, glue or tape the train car to the bottom of the shoebox. Cut two medium sized triangles (appropriate for your train car size) out of the brown construction paper. Cut two small
Curriculum Materials for 2-year-olds • © 2016 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 4
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semicircles out of the green construction paper, and cut a rectangle that covers the entire bottom of the train car from the blue construction paper. During the activity: Have all of the children sit in front of the train car. Tape the blue rectangle to the bottom of the train and tell the children that this is the sea. Tape the two brown triangles on top of the blue rectangle about 2 inches away from each other. Explain that these are the land. Tape one of green semicircles on top of each brown rectangle. Explain that these are trees. Allow the children to come up and place flower stickers on the brown rectangles or the land. After the activity: Briefly review the Bible story and say the Bottom Line together. What You Say: Before the activity: “We are going to make another train car today. We can add it to our train car from last week. God made the sea, land, and plants! During the activity: (Tape the blue rectangle into place.) “God made the sea. God also made land for us to live on. (Tape the land onto the train.) He also made plants for us to use and to look at. (Tape the green semicircles onto the land.) These are trees. God made the trees! God also made flowers for us to look at and smell. We should add flowers to our train. Can you help me do that? (Pause.) Great! Everyone come on up and get flower stickers and place them on the land.” After the activity: “In our story today, we learned that God made the sea (point to the blue rectangle), the land (point to brown rectangles), and the plants (point to the green semicircles and flowers.) God made the light and the dark. (Point to other train cars if you are adding the cars.) God made the water and sky. [Bottom Line] God made everything! Who made everything? [Bottom Line] God made everything!” 3. On Land and Sea “On Land and Sea” is an activity where children will use their imaginations and gross motor skills to “act” out the things you would do on land and in the water. What You Need: No supplies needed What You Do: During the activity: Spread out in an open area of the room. Explain that you will pretend to do things you that you might do on land and things that you might do in the water. Encourage the children to use their imaginations to act out the scenarios below as a group. Things to pretend: • Swimming like a fish Curriculum Materials for 2-year-olds • © 2016 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 5
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• Walking through a forest • Running at the park (ask them to run in place) • Climbing a tree • Floating on a raft • Jumping into the pool • Skipping with a friend What You Say: After the activity: “In our Bible story today, what did we learn that God made? (Pause.) God made the land, the plants, and the sea. [Bottom Line] God made everything. You were really good at pretending to do different things on land and in the water. What did God make on Day Three? (Pause.) The land, plants, and sea! [Bottom Line] God made everything. Who made everything? (Pause.) [Bottom Line] God made everything.”
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