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We hope that these following weekly resources will provide an online option for you and your family to stay consistent. These resources are what your preschoolers experience on a weekly basis, so we are excited for you as parents to take part with your child!
This week: Jesus tells a story about a Samaritan who helps a hurt man on the side of the road.
MAY 7th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“We have the Lord our God to help us.” 2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT
Bottom Line: God made me to help others.
This week: Jesus tells a story about a Samaritan who helps a hurt man on the side of the road.
Insight: COMPASSION
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 Page, 11” x 17” and any adhesive bandages
- DO: Before the Activity: Tape activity page to the wall at preschooler height. During the Activity: Give each child a bandage. Encourage children to go, one at a time, and place their adhesive bandage on the man. After the Activity: Talk about how today’s Bible story is a story Jesus told about a man who helped a hurt man feel better.
- Say:Before the Activity: “Hey, friend! Join me over here. I need your help today.” During the Activity: “Do you see the man on our wall? (Point.) This man has lots of boo-boos, and we’re going to help him! What is something you can put on a boo-boo to make it better? (Pause.) That’s right, a bandage! I have some super-cool bandages. Hooray! Let’s be good helpers and help the man. [Child’s name], here is your bandage. Will you please go help the man and put it on him? (Pause.) Great job! Thank you for helping the man by making him feel better.” After the Activity: “Did you know that God made us to help? He did! Today, we’ll hear a story about someone who helped a man who was hurt.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! I see someone God made to help others. It's...YOU!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Let Your Kids See Your Faith” by Tim Walker
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
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4.30.23 - EARLY CHURCH
This week: Followers of Jesus become the Church and love one another by meeting, praying, and sharing together.
APRIL 30th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Followers of Jesus become the Church and love one another by meeting, praying, and sharing together.
Insight: TRUTH
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: Plush animals with clothes or small T-shirts
- DO: Before the activity: Remove the clothes from the plush friends. Set the clothes and plush friends on the tabe. During the Activity: Have the child gather around the table. Encourage the child to put the clothes on the plush friends.
After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear how the people in our story shared what they had with others, including their clothes. - Say: Before the Activity: “Gather around the table with me. We’ve got lots of plush friends to play with today!” During the Activity: “Our plush friends need some clothes. Will you help me clothe our plush friends? Great! (Pause.) Put one piece of clothing on each plush friend. (Pause.) Great job! You gave our plush friends clothes when they didn’t have any to wear.” After the Activity: “In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a group of people who shared what they had, including their clothes! Let’s go hear it!”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! We can love others today because Jesus loves us!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: Followers of Jesus commit themselves to do everything Jesus taught them to do.
APRIL 23rd PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Followers of Jesus commit themselves to do everything Jesus taught them to do.
Insight: TRUTH
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
- DO: Place cards into a deck. Have the child choose a card, identify the animal pictured, and show the card. Count to three and say, “Go.” Encourage the child to move like that animal. Continue until all the animals have been acted out.
- Say: “Come stand with me. I have some cards for us to play a game with. The cards have different animals on them. We’ll move like the animal on that card.” “[Child’s name], pick a card and show it to me. (Pause.) What animal is on the card you picked? (Pause.) That’s right! It’s a/an [animal’s name]! When I say, ‘GO,’ we’ll [animal’s movement] like a/an [animal’s name]. Ready? One (Hold up one finger.), two (Hold up two fingers.), three (Hold up three fingers.), GO! [Animal’s movement] like a/an [animal’s name]! Great job! Freeze. [Child’s name], come pick another card. (Continue until out of animals.) That was so much fun!” After the Activity: “In today’s story, Jesus gives His friends a special message to GO and TELL everyone, everywhere. I wonder what the special message is!”
- BATH TIME
- Add some toy food, plastic bowls, spoons, and a spatula to bath time. Encourage your child to pretend they are cooking breakfast. While they play, talk about how Jesus cooked fish and bread for breakfast for His friends, the disciples.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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
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This week: After Jesus comes back, He cooks breakfast for the disciples and spends time with them. John 21:1-14
APRIL 16TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: After Jesus comes back, He cooks breakfast for the disciples and spends time with them. John 21:1-14
Insight: TRUTH
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
- DO: Mix the pieces and place them face down. Encourage children to find the matching pictures by turning over two cards each turn they have. Encourage children to remember where each picture is. Continue until all matches are made. Repeat as desired.
- Say: "Come join me over here. I have a memory match game for us to play today! Let’s get started! [Child’s name], will you please turn over two pieces? (Pause.) Tell us what you see on the cards. Did you make a match? (Pause.) Okay, remember where these pictures are. (Parent flips the cards over.) [Child’s name], your turn. Pick two cards to turn over. (Pause.) What pictures did you find? (Say what the pictures are.) Did you make a match? (Continue until the matches are made.) Let’s look at all the pictures we found. (Describe each picture as your point to it.) That was fun! We’ll hear how each of these pictures fits in our story of when Jesus went away and came back.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, take turns naming breakfast foods. Talk about how Jesus cooked fish and bread for breakfast for His friends, the disciples.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: Some people hurt Jesus so badly that He died, but on the third day, Jesus comes back, just like He said He would.Matthew 26:20-50; 27:1-2; 28:1-7; John 13:33; 14:1-3, 28
APRIL 9TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Some people hurt Jesus so badly that He died, but on the third day, Jesus comes back, just like He said He would.Matthew 26:20-50; 27:1-2; 28:1-7; John 13:33; 14:1-3, 28
Insight: TRUTH
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, brads, scissors, and a permanent marker.
- DO: Encourage children to color their pictures. Help put the two papers together and secure them with a brad. Demonstrate how to turn the paper to review the story.
- Say: "You have two pieces of paper. One will be the front and the other is the back. What do you see on this first piece of paper? (Pause.) It’s a picture of the tomb, and there’s an opening. Let’s use brown or gray crayons to color the tomb. (Pause.) Now that you’ve got the front completed, let’s move to the piece of paper for the back. Color each of these pictures. There’s the stone that was rolled in front of the tomb, the empty tomb, and a heart. (Pause.) Let me help you put it together, and I’ll show you how to use it to review our Bible story. (Demonstrate.) As we review our story, I want you to turn it to the right picture. The true story of Easter begins with God’s love for us. Turn to the picture of the heart. God loves us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus came to be our friend forever. But first, something sad had to happen. Jesus was having dinner with His friends when He told them that He would have to go away, but He promised He would come back.” Jesus went to pray in a garden, and some angry people came and took Jesus away. They hurt Jesus, and He died. It was very sad. Jesus’ friends put His body in a tomb, then they rolled a big stone in front of it. Turn to the picture of the big stone. (Pause.) Then on the third day, when some of Jesus’ friends went to the tomb, they saw that the stone had been rolled away and Jesus wasn’t there. Turn to the picture of the open tomb. (Pause.) JESUS came back, just like He said He would! Jesus is alive! Turn to the heart. (Pause.) On Easter, we celebrate because Jesus is alive and He wants to be our friend forever! Who is alive? [Bottom Line] Jesus is alive.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You that Jesus is alive, and that, because of Him, we can be with You forever and ever."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: People lay palm branches and coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna," when Jesus rides into town. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
APRIL 2ND PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: People lay palm branches and coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna," when Jesus rides into town. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
Insight: TRUTH
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; glue sticks; scissors;
- DO: Encourage children to color their pictures. Show children where to glue their picture of Jesus riding the donkey. Fold their paper to make it pop up.
- Say: "You have two pictures: a big picture of the people beside the special path of coats and palm branches and a smaller picture of Jesus riding a donkey. Color both pictures. (Pause.) These look great, but I have something to make your picture really neat. Rub some glue on this part. (Point to the area marked ‘Glue here.’) Put the picture of Jesus here. (Help children line up their pictures.) Now for the neat part. (Fold their paper so Jesus on the donkey pops ups.) Wow! So neat! In our Bible story, we heard how Jesus was coming to the town of Jerusalem and everyone was so excited! They took off their coats and laid them on the ground with palm branches so Jesus would have a special path. Some people held palm branches and waved them in the air. They were all ready to celebrate. Jesus was riding a donkey on the path. When the people saw Him, they waved their branches and said, ‘Hosanna! Hosanna! YAY, JESUS!’ The people were so excited to celebrate Jesus because Jesus is so special! We can celebrate Jesus, too, because Jesus is so special and Jesus is alive! Who is alive? [Bottom Line] Jesus is alive.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Let's start the day by celebrating Jesus. Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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 invites people with different jobs and backgrounds to follow Him because Jesus loves everyone. The Gospels
MARCH 26th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Bottom Line:I can love like Jesus
This week: Jesus invites people with different jobs and backgrounds to follow Him because Jesus loves everyone. The Gospels
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 and markers
- DO: Using a washable marker, trace each child’s right hand on the right side of the heart on their paper and their left hand on the left side of the heart. Encourage children to decorate their paper with crayons & markers to make confetti.
- Say: "Today, we heard a great story about the first twelve people who followed Jesus. They were called ‘the disciples.’ They were different people from different places with different families and different jobs because Jesus loves everyone! Jesus wants us to love everyone, too! The heart on your paper says, ‘I can love like Jesus.’ Let’s trace your hands on either side of the heart. (Trace each child’s right hand on the right side of the heart and their left hand on the left side of the heart.) Now, let’s add confetti because Jesus’ love is like confetti. It goes everywhere! Use your crayons and markers on your paper to draw confetti! (Pause.) I love how colorful your papers are! Great job!” (Clean hands as needed.) Jesus wants everyone, everywhere to follow Him and be His friend forever. Jesus loves you and wants you to love like Him. Who can love like Jesus? [Bottom Line] I can love like Jesus.”
- BATH TIME
- Add an assortment of 12 toy people figures to bath time. Line them up and count them together. Look at the toys and talk about how they are different. Then talk about how Jesus chose 12 people to be His disciples, and they were all different too because Jesus loves everyone!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Let Your Kids See Your Faith" by Tim Walker
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
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This week: Jesus feeds over 5,000 hungry people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. John 6:1-13
MARCH 19th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Bottom Line:I can love like Jesus
This week: Jesus feeds over 5,000 hungry people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. John 6:1-13
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, crayons and markers
- DO: Have children color their paper. Encourage them to draw two fish and 5 bread loaves in the basket.
- Say: "Today, we heard an amazing story about sharing! Let’s make a picture about today’s Bible story. Look on your paper and point to Jesus. (Pause.) Look at all the people on your paper. Jesus was teaching those people and more! That’s a lot of people, and they were getting hungry. A young boy offered his lunch to Jesus to help feed all the people. The boy had two fish. Draw your two fish near the boy’s basket. (Pause.) Great! He also had five loaves of bread. Draw five loaves of bread next to your basket. (Pause.) Great job! Jesus took those two fish and five loaves of bread and prayed and thanked God for the food. Then He gave everyone food to eat, all 5,000 people. There were enough leftovers to fill twelve baskets! Amazing! Jesus is amazing! He helped a lot of people that day by feeding them. You can love like Jesus by helping and sharing, too. Who can love like Jesus? [Bottom Line] I can love like Jesus.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, take turns listing ways you can be a helper. Talk about how Jesus helped people, like the time He fed over 5,000 people when they were hungry!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Let Your Kids See Your Faith" by Tim Walker
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 kind and gentle to a woman after she touches Him so she can be healed. Mark 5:25-34
MARCH 12th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Bottom Line:I can love like Jesus
This week: Jesus is kind and gentle to a woman after she touches Him so she can be healed. Mark 5:25-34
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, tissue paper confetti; jumbo craft sticks; glue sticks; masking tape; scissors; and a permanent marker
- DO: Tell the children that one way to love like Jesus is to use kind words. Have children glue their craft sticks to the back of their speech bubbles for a handle. Place a piece of tape over it to secure it. Encourage children to glue confetti to the front of their speech bubbles.
- Say: "Do you know what this is? (Hold up a speech bubble.) It’s called a ‘speech bubble’! You might see it sometimes in cartoons or pictures. We are going to use these to help us remember today’s Bible story. Your speech bubble says, ‘I can love like Jesus by using kind words.’ Are kind words loud or mean? (Pause.) No. Do kind words make you feel good? (Pause.) They do! What are some kind words we can say? (If desired, write the child’s kind word(s) on their bubble.) Those are fantastic kind words! And when you use kind words like that, you are loving like Jesus! Flip your bubble over and glue the craft stick on so you can hold it up like this. (Demonstrate.) Super! (Add a piece of tape to secure the stick.) Flip it over to the front and glue some confetti on your bubble. (Pause.) These are great. Hold them up and tell me who can love like Jesus? [Bottom Line] I can love like Jesus. Yes, you can! Put your speech bubbles down and listen. In our story today, we heard about the sick woman. She had seen lots of doctors, but none could heal her. She had heard Jesus could make sick people better, so she decided to try to see Him. She saw Jesus in the crowd, reached out, and touched His clothes. And just like that, she was healed! Isn’t that amazing? But Jesus turned and asked who had touched His clothes. She thought she was in trouble but told Jesus she did it. And Jesus was gentle and kind. Jesus loved the woman by using kind words. We can love people by using kind words, too! Who can love like Jesus? [Bottom Line] I can love like Jesus.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, Jesus is so kind and gentle. Please help [name of child] and me choose to be kind and gentle with our hands and our words so we can love like Jesus."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Let Your Kids See Your Faith" by Tim Walker
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 washes His disciples' feet and then tells them to love others the way He has loved them. John 13:3-7, 34-35
MARCH 5th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“A friend loves at all times.” Proverbs 17:17, NIrV
Bottom Line:I can love like Jesus
This week: Jesus washes His disciples' feet and then tells them to love others the way He has loved them. John 13:3-7, 34-35
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, tissue paper in various colors; glue sticks; scissors; and a permanent marker.
- DO:Encourage children to color their puzzle with crayons and work their puzzle pieces on top of the full paper and glue them in place. Have children tear the tissue paper into small confetti pieces. Have them run a glue stick around the border then sprinkle the tissue paper confetti over it.
- Say: "In our story today, we heard that Jesus showed love to His friends, the disciples, by washing their feet. We know that Jesus loves us, and He wants us to love people like He does. Work the puzzle and glue it to your big paper. (Pause.) Look at your puzzle pieces. Three pieces have pictures of ways to love like Jesus but one is blank. You can think of different ways to love others and fill in that piece with your family. Now let’s make some confetti to decorate your paper. Take some tissue paper and tear it into small pieces. Rub the glue stick over the border on your paper then take your confetti and toss it on your paper. (Pause.) Hooray! In our story, we heard how Jesus washed His friends’ feet to show them how to love people the way He loves people. And loving like Jesus is the one most special, most powerful, most important thing Jesus told us to do. You and you and you (point to all the children) can love like Jesus. Who can love like Jesus? [Bottom Line] I can love like Jesus.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! It's time to wake up and love like Jesus!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Let Your Kids See Your Faith" by Tim Walker
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
