It's January-Lesson 1 of 4, Sunday 1/6
Announcements:

•  Welcome to our new winter/spring leaders!  If you are not leading this week take 10 min. to see the overview video for the month and reveiw this week's story. No music this Sunday.  It will be a normal hour of classtime.  There are lots of fun actvities for this week's lesson!

• New leaders:  the link to the curriculum is

              www.whatisorange.org
              login name is:  fishleader   password:  Jesus
              Select the January-go team tab and scroll down.  

• Please make time to pray with your children!  This is as important as the Bible story.  

•  Please text me with any questions or needs:  502-553-9347 or amy@ccum.net 

  
 This week:  Lesson 1 of 4:Jesus Heals the Centurion-I can ask for help.

• Click here and watch January's 3 min.overview video.

January Scripture: "Continue praying, keeping alert, and always thanking God." Colossians 4:2  Remember to review the scripture with the children each week (motions are in the curriculum under make it true section.)

Bible Story: This week's Bible story will be easy to tell.  With your Bible open tell the story listed in the "Make it True: Bible Story" section of the curriculum.  You might choose two or three actors to play the roles.  You could also use any of the props from the games/crafts.  

Activities: Thoughts on the activities I liked. 
Be silly like me-no props needed.
Soldier Buddies-matching worksheet activity.
We are Soldiers-kids might love this.  You could make pretend swords out of newspaper, just by rolling it up and taping it.   
Shields-We have cardstock paper you could copy and cut out on Sunday morning.
Let's Talk-make a cell phone and discuss how we need phones for people, but not for God.   

Prayer time: Gather in prayer sometime throughout the morning! Ask the kids what you can pray about and lift up their prayer requests to God.  This whole lesson is on talking to God. 

Plan for Sunday Dec. 30th-Lesson 5 of 5
 
Announcements:

• There will be music with Ms. Judy this Sunday-10:20am in rm. 107.
   

• We will still watch the last video for your "Bible Story" this Sunday.  We will do this after music around 10:35.

 

• The main theme of this week's lesson is that Christmas doesn't end on Christmas day.  It took the wise men many days, weeks, months, to find baby Jesus and so the story continued.  Explain to the children that we can celebrate the gift of Jesus everyday of our lives! His birth is the beginning of our celebration.

This week:  Lesson 5 of 5:The Wise Men prepare to find baby Jesus!

• Click here and watch December's 3 min.overview video.

• Click here to see all the stories for the month of December.

Monthly Scripture:  "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son." John 3:16.  (see motions in the curriculum)  Remember to review the scripture with the children

Story:  (Make it True) This month you will you will not need to prepare anything for the story.  Please go  to room 117 (the preschool worship room) after music.  I will show the video/story and then you can return to your room for activities and prayer.

Activities: 
With music and the video we will have limited activity time. See my comments below:
 Star Search-This would be an easy prep and interactive game.  You could make a few stars and hide them around the room.  Travel as a group to find them.  Discuss how the wise men  had to travel.  
Best Gift story pictures-This is also an easy activity that allows the children to put together the order of the Christmas story.  I can make copies of this for you even on Sunday morning. Text me. You could even skip the gift bag and let the children just take home their own story book.  
Gift Go Round- You could modify this game in many ways.  Bring some cinnamon, good smelling perfume, lotion, and some coins.  These could each go in a bag and you could pass around and stop the music.  Children could look inside and see if they got Gold,  Frankincense, or Myrrh. You could pass again.  

Prayer time: Gather in prayer sometime throughout the morning! Ask the kids what you can pray about!

Plan for Sunday Dec. 23rd
 
Announcements:

• Consider taking your field trip before you come to the worship room for story time.   Field trip idea:  Take your children on a field trip down to Memorial Hall (outside the sanctuary on the carpeted hallway). There is an amazing display of nativity sets from around the world in the built in glass cases.   You can talk to your children about how nativity sets look all over the world. 

• PLEASE SEE LESSON INFORMATION BELOW.  NO NEED TO PREPARE ANY CRAFTS OR GAMES THIS SUNDAY!

This week:  Lesson 4 of 5:Happy Birthday to Jesus!

• Click here and watch December's 3 min.overview video.

• Click here to see all the stories for the month of December.

Monthly Scripture:  "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son." John 3:16.  (see motions in the curriculum)  Remember to review the scripture with the children

 Story:  (Make it True) This month you will you will not need to prepare anything for the story.  Please arrive  to room 117 (the preschool worship room) by 10:20am. I will show the video/story and then you can return to your room for activities and prayer.

Activities: 
This Sunday the activities were not my favoritee, so I found some other ideas.  In your room there will be one craft activity and one game activity.  There will also be a special treat to have to "celebrate Jesus' birth." All materials and instructions will be attached.  The craft will be assembling a paper birthday cake and the game is a "mystery bag" game.  Please take time to read through the "Make it stick" section and the Bible story so you will be familiar with the focus of the lesson.  

Prayer time: Gather in prayer sometime throughout the morning! Ask the kids what you can pray about!

Plan for Sunday Dec. 16th-The Angels tell about Jesus.
 
Announcements: 

• Read the blog closely as I am changing up how you will share the story this month. 
• During Christmas there are many great crafts to do,  so please communicate with me whatever your needs may be!
• Field trip idea for December:  Take your children on a field trip down to Memorial Hall (outside the sanctuary on the carpeted hallway). There is an amazing display of nativity sets from around the world in the built in glass cases.   You can talk to your children about how nativity sets look all over the world.

This week:  Lesson 3 of 4:The Angels tell about Jesus.

• Click here and watch December's 3 min.overview video.

• Click here to see all the stories for the month of December.

Monthly Scripture:  "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son." John 3:16.  (see motions in the curriculum)  Remember to review the scripture with the children

 Story:  (Make it True) This month you will you will not need to prepare anything for the story.  Please arrive  to room 117 (the preschool worship room) by 10:20am. I will show the video/story and then you can return to your room for activities and prayer.

Activities: (Make it Stick, Make it Fun) Feel free to modify any crafts to make it suit you!

These are the activities I like this week, but check them all out!

1. Herding Sheep game- simple props (we have all of this) that show what the job of a shepherd is.  Could make a few smaller circles if needed. 

2. Greatest Gift-this could be a class project.  If you do this I will hang it in the worship room.  We have large butcher block paper.  You would need to bring some bows.

3. Shout it out-Kids love to make megaphones.  We have all the supplies for this activity.  See the supply list below.

4. Pins for Jesus-cute idea to practice sharing the good news.  Kids could choose from different ribbons and assemble their own necklace.  They could practice giving pins to each other and saying "Jesus is born."

 

***Supplies we have at church already:  cardstock, star stickers, good news sticker labels, wooden clothes pins, straws, ribbon, cotton balls, straws.   

Prayer time: Gather in prayer sometime throughout the morning! Ask the kids what you can pray about!

Plan for Sunday Dec. 9th-Jesus Born in a stable.
 
Announcements: 

• Read the blog closely as I am changing up how we do the story time this month. 
• During Christmas there are many great crafts to do,  so please communicate with me whatever your needs may be!
• Field trip idea for December:  Take your children on a field trip down to Memorial Hall (outside the sanctuary on the carpeted hallway). There is an amazing display of nativity sets from around the world in the built in glass cases.   You can talk to your children about how nativity sets look all over the world.

This week:  Lesson 2 of 4:Jesus is born in a stable.

• Click here and watch December's 3 min.overview video.

• Click here to see all the stories for the month of December.

Monthly Scripture:  "God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son." John 3:16.  (see motions in the curriculum or Dec. 2nd activity pages.)  Remember to review the scripture with the children

 Story:  (Make it True) This month you will you will not need to prepare anything for the story.  PLease arrive  to room 117 (the preschool worship room) by 10:20am. I will show the video/story and then you can return to your room for activities and prayer.

Activities: (Make it Stick, Make it Fun) Feel free to modify any crafts to make it suit you!

1.Table arrival activities: These would be easy to have on the table as children arrive.

Journey to Bethlehem Maze sheet

God gave-Bible verse cut out sheet

2.Easy games to play:

Pin the tail on the Donkey-Easy prep.  I can blow up the donkey for you.

Take a journey-Maybe save this idea for last if you have time.  Instead of traveling around your room travel down to see the nativity sets. (See my comments in the announcements section.)

3.Crafts: 

Manger necklace-We will have all the supplies for this...just let me know.

Baby Jesus-Kids love all the material you could use for this...Cotton for sheep, hay, fabric, etc. Again, we have supplies. Just let me know.

Prayer time: Gather in prayer sometime throughout the morning! Ask the kids what you can pray about!