October 5th, 2014

Monthly theme: God loves me.

Announcements:  

• I am currently coordinating with Judy Miller, a church member, who will be coming in 2X a month to do music with the fish.  For you it will mean a little shorter lesson for the day.  We will plan on music from 10:20-10:35/10:40.  The last twenty minutes could be a mini lesson.  You might just skip snack or have the children eat snack and listen to the Bible story.  I will keep you posted as to when that will start!
• There is a new Big idea for the month.  I changed your notebooks in the hall, so parents will see the new theme.
  

Curriculum:  Week 1 of 4: .God loves me because God made me.

• This Sunday's (9/28) curriculum click here. 
• This Sunday's (9/28) activity page.  click here.
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions  
"Nothing can separate us from God's love." Romans 8:39 
Click here for hand motions to memory verse. 

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

Bible Story: (found under Make it True) I have a great story book to read that can go along with the curriculum story.  I think putting the puzzles pieces together will be fun.  I would be happy to get you a colorful sheet of butcher block paper you could tape on the door and then assemble the body on the sheet. 

Activities: (Make it Stick and Make it Fun)
Text me if you need anything.
Amy cell:  502-553-9347 (preferred way)

Games/Activities: 

• What do I hear and  Kick it: Easy games that emphasize body parts.  
• **Let's smell:  I think the kids would really like this one.  Bring items in Ziploc bags or containers and they could take turns. 
• Head, shoulders, knees, and toes-they always love this song.
• Play-doh people:  I will get some new play doh for the blue room.  The red room has some.  This would be fun to let them make play-doh people.  If you wanted them to take them home you could put the people onto a paper plate.

September 28th, 2014

Monthly theme: Jesus Loves Everyone

Announcements:  


Curriculum:  Week 4 of 4: . Jesus calls disciples to help spread the word.

• This Sunday's (9/28) curriculum click here. 
• This Sunday's (9/28) activity page.  Click Here.
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions  
"Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:12   
Click here for hand motions to memory verse. 

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

Bible Story: (found under Make it True) The Bible story is short and sweet this week. Jesus calls the disciples to tell help Him tell everyone that Jesus loves them.  I am copying a two page story from a children's Bible that you can use along with the simple story from the curriculum.

Activities: (Make it Stick and Make it Fun)
Text me if you need anything.
Amy cell:  502-553-9347 (preferred way)

Games: 

• Grab a friend game: Easy game...love this one...you all have music players in your rooms.
• Whisper Game:  Also an easy game...no props...they usually like this and its funny to hear what comes out in the end.
• Love Go Round:  They are still entertained by these simple fun preschool games, like here we go round the mulberry bush.  

 Crafts:

• Go and Tell-We have cardstock and craftsticks.
• Pass it on hearts- we have white and red cardstock and some fun stamps they could use.
• Chain of love-Could hang this heart from the ceiling and make the chain below it.  We have lots of construction paper you could use to make strips.

September 21st, 2014

Monthly theme: Jesus Loves Everyone

Announcements:  

• This Sunday is our parent preschool preview, when parents are invited to join their children in preschool worship.  It will take place during the 9am and 11:15am services during large group worship. It will not affect anything during the 10 am hour. 

• This week there is not an activity page posted.  Somehow I do not have that electronic document.  You will see there is only one activity which uses an activity page, so skip this one.  It is called "Out of Place." 

Curriculum:  Week 4 of 4: . The story of the Good Samaritan.

• This Sunday's (9/14) curriculum click here. 
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions  
"Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:12   
Click here for hand motions to memory verse. 

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

Bible Story: (found under Make it True) The Bible story uses several different props this week.  Gather any hats, costumes, etc. you might have at home and use them in telling the story.  It is a skit type of story which the kids will love.  I have a bunch of hats here if you need.  Let me know.

Activities: (Make it Stick and Make it Fun) It is a game week....Lots of fun games.
Text me what supplies you need.

• Toilet paper Band-aid game:  We have some toilet paper here.  
• Good Samaritan Bingo- I have all the game cards (and I checked them-they are all different so the game will work.) I can have this copied and ready for you in your room.  I have bingo marker pieces as well.
• Coloring sheets-Will have some coloring sheets for this story in your room as well.
• Lots of other activities in the curriculum you can do as well.  I am just highlighting a few.

September 14 th, 2014

Monthly theme: Jesus Loves Everyone

Announcements:  

• Mark your calendar for Sunday Sept. 21st.  This will be our parent preview, when parents are invited to join their children in preschool worship.  It will take place during the 9am and 11:15am services during large group worship. You can help spread the word to parents as well.
• The weekly email you are receiving from me, summarizing the lessons for fish, explorers, and lambs goes to ALL parents of those ages.  You can help explain if parents ask. 

Curriculum:  Week 4 of 4: . The story of Zacchaeus. 

• This Sunday's (9/14) curriculum click here. 
• This Sunday's (9/14)  activity pages click here.
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions  
"Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:12   
Click here for hand motions to memory verse. 

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

Bible Story: (found under Make it True) What a great story to share today.  Zacchaeus is a fun story that kids can relate to and understand.  Do you know the Zacchaeus song?  If not ask me.  We do have GOLD COINS that they use in telling the story.  Ask me for them if you want them.  

Activities: (Make it Stick and Make it Fun) 
Lots of great activities this week!  See below.
Activities:

• In the tree-I love this as it can be a group project.  We have large butcher block paper to use in drawing a tree.  Tape it up in the room and the kids can tape on these funny things.  (Good activity to do before you tell the story.)
• Better look- Fun idea to look at leaves closer with a magnifying glass and to do a leaf rub with crayons.  (We have magnifying glasses and unwrapped crayons.)

Crafts:

• You come down-This is probably my favorite.  You could also put Zacchaeus on a craft stick and cut a slit in the tree, so the children can move Zacchaeus in and out of the tree.  
• Tree Verse-this looks cute, but could be challenging to get the words in order on the paper.
• Tissue paper tree-could do this also; although they glued paper on a well last week to make it look like stones.

September 7th, 2014

Monthly theme: Jesus Loves Everyone

Announcements:  

• Things went well this past week.  Our numbers were a bit more manageable in the two classrooms.  Please email and /or text me and let me know if you need anything.
• I have a pretend "poster board well" I made last year that you can use for demonstration purposes if you need.  We also have small buckets you can use for any of the activities.
• Mark your calendar for Sunday Sept. 21st.  This will be our parent preview, when parents are invited to come to preschool worship with their children.  It will take place during the 9am and 11:15am services when they have large group worship. You can help spread the word to parents as well.

Curriculum:  Week 4 of 4: The woman at the well.

• This Sunday's (9/7) curriculum click here. 
• This Sunday's (9/7)  activity pages click here.
• Contact Amy: text or voice:  502-553-9347  email: amy@ccum.net

 

September Scripture:  Please go over scripture each week with the motions  
"Love each other as I have loved you." John 15:12  Click here for hand motions to memory verse.


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

Bible Story: (found under Make it True) There are a few props to use in telling the story this week.  

Activities: (Make it Stick and Make it Fun) comments about some of the activities for this week:

• Who needs water-Could print pictures off of the internet
• Pass the bucket game/Water relay-Both games you can play with some small buckets.We have some at church.  
• Sing it- A great way to get the children to learn the memory verse.