Small group Leader Blog

December 15th

Monthly theme: God gave us Jesus. 

Announcements: 

• We will not be making the manager scene throughout the month that they reference in the curriculum.  Our children will receive a special manager scene at the "Celebrate Jesus" event on Dec. 8th at 10am.  There are plenty of other activities in the lesson we can use.

Curriculum: Lesson 3 of 5 : The angels tell the shepherds the good news. 

• Click here to view December's  3 min.overview video. Manager Scene.
• Curriculum link: www.whatisorange.org
• Login name:  fishleader     Password: jesus  Choose: First Look Curriculum
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

December  Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions.    Click here for the December  motions  "God has given a son to us."  Isaiah 9:6

Prayer Time: #1 in our top 10:   Ask the kids what you can pray about and lead them in prayer.

Bible Story:  (found under Make it True) This week's story is the Angel delivering the news to the Shepherds that Jesus was born.  You can continue to story tell this or I have a few books. You can read through them focusing on the part with the Angels and Shepherds.  Let me know Sunday morning and I will get them for you. 

Activities: So many awesome activities this week:

Games/Activities:

• Herding Sheep-Love this fun activity that uses candy canes and cotton balls to "herd" the sheep into a circle taped on floor.  I can provide candy canes and cotton balls.  Let me know!
• God gave us- Also a fun game where you fill in the blank on the sentence.  I have the pictures printed out already.  Let me know if you want to use them.  You could write the sentence on the board or on index cards.  EASY!
• Run and Tell- EASY game as well.  I have pictures printed out for this and I know kids would love to stand up on a stool/chair for this.  Just might require an adult to stand by and assist them.  
• Host of Angels-table activity where they can match angels.
• Telephone-This is not in the curriculum, but you could play the old telephone game where you pass the message around the circle. You can talk about how we share information.One person tells another, and another, and another, etc. 

Craft:

• Good news:  This easy craft allows children to color in the pictures of the angels and shepherds and then glue cotton on the sheep and angel.