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This week: When we believe Jesus is God's Son and follow Him, we can choose self-control and do what is right. John 3:16
JULY 31ST PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" John 14:6, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: When we believe Jesus is God's Son and follow Him, we can choose self-control and do what is right. John 3:16
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons, scissors & glue
- DO: Repeat the memory verse together with the motions. Point out the verse on the page and “read” it with the children as you point to the words. Show them the blanks and the words at the bottom of the page. Encourage them to cut out the three words at the bottom of the page and then glue the words in the blanks.
- SAY: “On the page in front of you are the words of our verse. But some of the words are missing! Do you see the three blanks on the page? There are three words at the bottom that go in those blanks. Remember, our verse says, ‘Jesus answered, “I am the way (point to the blank then the word at the bottom), the truth (point to the blank then the word at the bottom), and the life,”’ (point to the blank then the word at the bottom), John 14:6. Cut out each word at the bottom of the page then glue them into the blanks. You did a great job, friends! Jesus IS the way, the truth, and the life. He will help us because He is the best friend ever. Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! I see someone who can choose self-control because Jesus can help them do everything. (short pause) It's YOU! (gently tickle your child) Jesus can help YOU do everything!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Jesus is gentle and tells the disciples to let the children come to Him.Mark 10:13-16
JULY 24th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" John 14:6, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Jesus is gentle and tells the disciples to let the children come to Him.Mark 10:13-16
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons, scissors & glue
- DO: Encourage children to glue the picture of the Biblical children next to Jesus.
- SAY: “Today, we heard about a time Jesus was teaching and lots of people wanted to see Him. Many parents wanted their children to be close to Jesus, but the disciples wouldn’t let them get close. There’s Jesus on your paper. But where are the children? (Hold up the pictures of the children.) Here they are! Glue the children close to Jesus. (Pause.) Great job! Now you can use the crayons to color them. When Jesus heard the disciples tell the children to go away, He gently said ‘Let the little children come to me!’ Jesus let the children come right up front. He hugged them and was kind and talked to them. Jesus was being gentle, and Jesus wants to help us be gentle, too. Jesus can help us choose to be gentle! Jesus can help us do everything. Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything.”
- BATH TIME
- Make bubbles during bath time (with bubble bath or by blowing bubbles). Tell your child you're both going to practice being gentle and see if you can pick up bubbles without popping them.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: King David is faithful and does what he said he would do when he helps Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth. 1 Samuel 20; 2 Samuel 9:1-7
JULY 17th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" John 14:6, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: King David is faithful and does what he said he would do when he helps Jonathan's son, Mephibosheth. 1 Samuel 20; 2 Samuel 9:1-7
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons, scissors & glue
- DO: Review the Bible story and allow the children to color their picture. Have the children cut out “Mephibosheth” and “Food” to glue at the table with King David.
- SAY: “This is a picture of King David. (Hold up an Activity Page.) King David told Jonathan that they would always be good friends. King David sent his workers to look for Jonathan’s family so he could be a good friend to them, too. The king’s workers found Jonathan’s son, Mephibosheth! (Give each child a “Mephibosheth” cut out to put at the table with King David.) King David took care of Mephibosheth. He gave him his family’s land back and let him eat at the king’s table. Let’s put food on the table for King David and Mephibosheth to eat.” (Give the children “Food” stickers to put on their table.) King David chose faithfulness. He did what he said he would do. When Jesus is our friend forever, He can help us choose faithfulness, too! Jesus can help us do everything! Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything. Yay! [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything!”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, tell your child that faithfulness is doing what you say you will do. Jesus is a faithful friend because He always does what He says He will do.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Jesus teaches that we can be a shining light and choose to show God's goodness. Matthew 5:14-16
JULY 10th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" John 14:6, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Jesus teaches that we can be a shining light and choose to show God's goodness. Matthew 5:14-16
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, scissors and tape
- DO: Copy “Bulb” on cardstock and cut on dotted lines; ten per activity. Tape the bulbs about a foot apart in a pathway on the floor. Review the memory verse with motions with your children. Invite the children to hop from bulb to bulb and say the memory verse as they hop.
- SAY: “WOW! Look at all the lights on our floor! Our Bible story told us to let our lights shine! We can hop from light to light while we say our memory verse. First, let’s say our memory verse together.“‘Jesus answered, (hands by mouth) “I am (point up) the way and the truth and the life,”’ (march) John 14:6. (Open hands like a book.) Great job! Now, let’s get hopping and let our lights SHINE!” Great job! You are so good at saying our memory verse for this month. Our memory verse tells us that Jesus can help us do EVERYTHING! Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything!”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, help us show the world Your goodness by choosing to be kind."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Jesus tells a story about a kind Samaritan who stops to help a hurt man on the side of the road.
JULY 3rd PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life.'" John 14:6, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Jesus tells a story about a kind Samaritan who stops to help a hurt man on the side of the road.
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, scissors, tape, basket, baby doll, and bandages
- DO: As you review the Bible story, invite the children to help you wrap the baby doll with bandages and put it in the basket. Let the children take turns pushing the basket so the “donkey” can give the baby a ride. Then ask the children to help you take off the bandages because the baby is all better.
- SAY: “Our Bible story today was about a Samaritan man who helped a hurt man. Let’s pretend this baby doll is hurt and needs our help. Here are some bandages. We can wrap the baby doll’s boo-boos like the Samaritan man did in our story. After the Samaritan man wrapped the hurt man’s boo-boos, he put the hurt man on his donkey. This can be our donkey. (Place basket in front of the children.) Look! It’s a donkey head. We can put the baby doll inside, like this. (Put the baby doll in the basket.) When I say your name, you can push the donkey. (Say each child’s name and let them push the donkey a little.) The Samaritan man took the hurt man to a place where he could rest and get all better. He even paid for it! Let’s take all of the bandages off the baby doll because the boo-boos are all better! Yay! (Repeat the activity if time and interest allow.) The Samaritan man in our story chose kindness and helped the hurt man. When Jesus is our friend forever, He can help us choose kindness, too. Jesus can help us do everything! So when I ask, ‘Who can help you do everything?’, I want you to say, [Bottom Line] ‘Jesus can help me do everything.’ Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything. Yay! [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything!”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! Let's see how many times we can choose kindness today!”
- Weekly Activities
- At home activities you can do with your preschooler this week!
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- TUESDAY
- WEDNESDAY
- THURSDAY
- FRIDAY
- At home activities you can do with your preschooler this week!
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Simeon gets to see baby Jesus after being patient and waiting a long time. Luke 2:22-39
JUNE 26th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13, NLT
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Simeon gets to see baby Jesus after being patient and waiting a long time. Luke 2:22-39
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, scissors, glue stickes, crayons or markers
- DO: Encourage children to color and glue the Mary, Joseph, and Jesus cutouts to their paper.
- SAY: “On your paper, you can see Simeon at the Temple, but the special person wasn’t there yet. Do you remember the special person whom God was sending? (Pause.) That’s right! God was sending His Son, Jesus! Let’s add Joseph to your picture. Glue him on. (Pause.) Great! Now add Mary. (Pause.) And here comes the very special person! Yay! Jesus is here! Glue Baby Jesus to Mary’s arms. (Pause.) Super-duper! God’s Son, Jesus, was finally here, and He came to be our friend forever. And when Jesus is our friend, He helps us choose to be patient. Jesus can help us do everything. Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything.”
- BATH TIME
- Add a baby doll (or plastic nativity scene) to bath time for your child to bathe (play with). Talk about how Simeon waited a long time to see baby Jesus. Simeon chose patience and trusted God.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Set Your Family Values” by Parent Cue
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Abigail finds a way to choose peace and keep her husband, Nabal, and David from fighting. 1 Samuel 25:1-35
JUNE 19th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13, NLT
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Abigail finds a way to choose peace and keep her husband, Nabal, and David from fighting. 1 Samuel 25:1-35
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons or markers
- DO: Play the music while encouraging the children to colors or paint the activity page. Encourage the children to listen to the music and calmly paint.
- SAY: “Let’s paint together! We can listen to some peaceful music while we paint. This page has our memory verse written on it. Our memory verse tells us that we can do everything through Jesus. I am so excited that we get to peacefully paint together! Our memory verse tells us that Jesus can help us do everything! Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything!”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, tell your child that God gave us Jesus to be our friend forever. Ask your child: “What are some ways our friends help us?” (Give some examples from your life as well.)
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Set Your Family Values” by Parent Cue
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Paul and Silas choose to show joy by singing and praising God even though they are in jail. Acts 16:16-34
JUNE 12th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13, NLT
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: Paul and Silas choose to show joy by singing and praising God even though they are in jail. Acts 16:16-34
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons or markers
- DO: Have the children find a spot at the table. Point out Paul and Silas at the start of the maze. Encourage them to complete the maze, drawing a line through the maze from Paul and Silas to the joy symbol at the end.
- SAY: “Let’s see if you can find your way through the maze. Use a crayon to lead Paul and Silas to find the joy. Paul and Silas sang songs and had joy because they knew that Jesus was their friend forever. Jesus can help us choose joy! Jesus can help you do everything. Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, please help us choose joy, even when things don't go the way we want. Knowing that You love us so much that You gave us Jesus to be our friend forever is the greatest joy."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Set Your Family Values” by Parent Cue
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: God showed His love for us by sending His Son, Jesus. Jesus can help us love everyone. 1 John 4:9-13
JUNE 5th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength." Philippians 4:13, NLT
Bottom Line: Jesus can help me do everything.
This week: God showed His love for us by sending His Son, Jesus. Jesus can help us love everyone. 1 John 4:9-13
Insight: TRANSFORMATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, craft or jumbo sticks, crayons or markers, glue, and scissors
- DO: Give each child one heart cutout, one Jesus cutout, and two craft sticks. Assist the children in gluing a heart cutout to a craft stick and a Jesus cutout to a craft stick. When everyone is done, show the children how to hold their Jesus on a stick in one hand and their heart on a stick in their other hand.
- SAY: “I will give you a picture of Jesus to glue to one craft stick and a picture of a heart to glue to the other craft stick. When you’re done, we’ll do something special with them. Our Bible story today was about how God loves us SO much that He gave us Jesus (hold up Jesus) to be our friend forever. Everyone, hold up your Jesus, like this. When Jesus is your friend forever, He can help you choose love (hold up heart). Hold up your heart, like this. Good job! Now we can use our Jesus and heart to say this: Jesus (hold up Jesus) can help [your name] love (hold up heart) everyone! Let’s say that together, only you say your name instead of mine. Here we go! Jesus (hold up Jesus) can help [your name] love (hold up heart) everyone!” (Repeat a few times.) God loves us so much that He gave us Jesus to be our friend forever. And when Jesus is your friend forever, He can help you do everything—like choose love! Who can help you do everything? [Bottom Line] Jesus can help me do everything!”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! We can love others today because God loves us!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Set Your Family Values” by Parent Cue
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: God rests on day seven after making the whole world and everything in it. Genesis 1:1-2:3
MAY 29TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God saw everything he had made. And it was very good." Genesis 1:31, NIrV
Bottom Line: God made everything
This week: God rests on day seven after making the whole world and everything in it. Genesis 1:1-2:3
Insight: CREATION
Discipleship Kit:
- Parent Guide – Use this parent guide to help you walk through discipling your preschooler this week
- Story Video – Each week there will be a new Story Video to watch (from Orange Media)
- Memory Verse Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, crayons or markers, scissors, and a brad
- DO: Encourage children to color their pages. Talk through the Days of Creation and what God made on each day. Have the children spin their circle to the correct pictures as you review.
- SAY: “I love the story of how God created the entire world and everything in it. Let’s make a craft showing all the things God made. Take your circle and color it to make it look like the world. The green represents the land, and the blue represents the water. (Pause.) Great! Now take these wedges We will color pictures of the things that God made on this circle. (Point.)
On day one, we learned that God made light and dark. Do you see a picture of light and dark? On day two, God made sky and water. Do you see a picture with the sky and water in it? (Pause.) Great! Okay! On day three, God made land, plants, and sea. Next is day four. God made the sun, moon, and stars on day four. God made the birds and fish on day five. Do you see the picture of birds and fish? (Pause.) Great! Then on day six, God made animals and people. Fantastic! This wedge with the writing says, ‘God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good.’ After that, He rested. (Stack and align child’s papers and Add the brad to secure.) We’ll use these as we review our story one more time.”
We know that God made the whole world and everything in it. In the very beginning, there was nothing—no people, no animals, no land, no ocean, no sun, just nothing. But there was God. And God was about to do something amazing.
On the first day, God said ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light, and it was good. Then God decided to separate the light from the dark. He called the light ‘day’ and the dark ‘night.’ Find the picture of light and dark. (Pause.) On the second day, God made the water and the sky up above. Find the picture of the sky and water. (Pause.) On the third day, God made the land, sea, plants, and trees. Can you find the picture of day three? (Pause.) Nice!
On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon, and lots of tiny lights in the night sky called stars. Move to that picture. (Pause.) Great! On the fifth day, God made everything that swims in the sea and flies in the sky. God made fish and birds with their wonderful colors and shapes! Find that picture. (Pause.) Super! On the sixth day, God made all the animals, big and small. But that wasn’t all God made on day six. He made His most special creation—people! God made the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. He told Adam and Ever to eat the fruit from the trees in the garden and watch over all the animals.
After God made the people, He looked over everything He had made and said, ‘That’s very good.’ On the seventh day, God looked at all the good things He had made and rested. God made the whole world and everything in it, and it was good. Who made everything? [Bottom Line] God made everything."
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! God made everything, and that means God made YOU!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How to Foster a Strong Sibling Relationship” by Brandon Janous
Connect:
We’d love to connect with you on our social media accounts and see how your experience with your preschoolers is going. Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and then tag us in your photos and posts.
- Facebook (2 separate groups)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
