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This week: An angel tells shepherds the good news that Jesus has been born, and the shepherds hurry to go see Him. Luke 2:8-22
DECEMBER 18th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.” John 3:16
Bottom Line: Jesus is God's Son
This week: An angel tells shepherds the good news that Jesus has been born, and the shepherds hurry to go see Him. Luke 2:8-22
Insight: CONNECTION
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: Encourage the children to find all of the sheep and circle them. Pick a different color crayon and have children find and circle all of the shepherds. Pick a new color and have children find and circle all of the angels. Pick a different color and have children find and circle the most special thing, Baby Jesus, on their paper.
- SAY: “Come sit at the table with me. On your paper, there is a picture of something very special. It’s the most special thing, and we need to find it. Pick a crayon and look on your paper. The first thing we’re going to look for is a sheep. When you find a sheep, circle it. (Pause.) Keep looking and circle all the sheep. (Pause.) Great! Now put that crayon down and pick another color. This time, I want you to look for the shepherds. When you find a shepherd, circle him. (Pause.) Keep looking and circle all the shepherds. (Pause.) Put that crayon down and pick another color. This time, I want you to look for the angels. When you find an angel, circle it. (Pause.) Keep looking and circle all of the angels. (Pause.) Great! Now put that crayon down and pick another color. This time, I want you to look for the most special thing on your paper. (Pause.) Did you find it? The most special thing on your paper is Jesus! Circle Baby Jesus when you find Him. (Pause.) Super job! Today, we heard part of the true story of Christmas when the angel told the shepherds that Jesus, God’s Son was born and they needed to find Him. Then the whole sky filled with angels praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest!’ The shepherds ran to find Jesus. Once they saw Him, they knew they needed to go tell EVERYONE that Jesus, God’s Son, was born! Everyone who heard the good news that Jesus had been born was amazed. They knew Jesus is special because Jesus is God’s Son. Why is Jesus special? [Bottom Line] Jesus is God’s Son!”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, see how many people you can tell, "Merry Christmas! Jesus is God's Son!" just like the shepherds did when they told everyone that Jesus had been born.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Generosity Helps Kids Live Richer, Fuller Lives” 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: Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem, and Jesus is born in a stable, where animals lived. Luke 2:1-7
DECEMBER 11th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.” John 3:16
Bottom Line: Jesus is God's Son
This week: Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem, and Jesus is born in a stable, where animals lived. Luke 2:1-7
Insight: CONNECTION
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 dice
- DO: Show the children the “Roll a Nativity Key” and a set of “Nativity Characters.” Place a die on the table. Point out the numbers on the left-hand side of the page and how each one corresponds to a nativity character. Once they have rolled and have the number, encourage them to look at the “Roll a Nativity Key” to see what nativity character to add to the stable on the right-hand side of the page. Continue in the same way until they’ve rolled all six numbers to add all six characters to the stable.
- SAY: “Here is a piece of paper with a key on it. The key has a picture of a person or animal and a number from one to six that corresponds to the die. I want you to roll the die like this. (Demonstrate.) Oh look, I rolled a [number rolled]. Let’s look at our key. I need to add [Corresponding character’s name]. So, I add [character’s name] to the stable. Make sure you keep rolling until you’ve added all the characters to your stable. Get rolling! (Pause.) Did everyone add all the pieces to your stable? (Pause.) Great! Look at all the people and animals that were there the night Jesus was born! Christmas is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus, the most special baby in all the world. Happy Birthday, Jesus. Why is Jesus special? [Bottom Line] Jesus is God’s Son.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You for loving [name of child] and me so much that You gave us Your Son, Jesus."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Generosity Helps Kids Live Richer, Fuller Lives” 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: An angel tells Mary that she is going to have God's Son, and His name will be Jesus. Luke 1:26-33, 38, 46-49
DECEMBER 4th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.” John 3:16
Bottom Line: Jesus is God's Son
This week: An angel tells Mary that she is going to have God's Son, and His name will be Jesus. Luke 1:26-33, 38, 46-49
Insight: CONNECTION
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, tape, toy cars, slide (or piece of cardboard or foam board instead of a slide)
- DO:Have your child color their angel. Then have your child sit on either side of the slide and have them put their car at the top of the slide and send it down. Watch how far the angel goes.
- SAY: “Today, we heard how an angel came to tell Mary the exciting news that she would have a baby and He would be super special. You have a toy car with an angel on it. Let’s send them down the slide to see how far we can make them fly. [Child’s name], please take your angel to the top of the slide and send it down. (Pause.) Wow! Your angel went far! Seeing the angels take off was fun! God loves you and me so much that He gave us the most special gift ever. Jesus! Jesus is special because Jesus is God’s Son. Why is Jesus special? [Bottom Line] Jesus is God’s Son.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Jesus is special because Jesus is God's Son."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Generosity Helps Kids Live Richer, Fuller Lives” 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: Nehemiah plans to repair the broken wall of Jerusalem, and many people help him. Exodus 17:8-13
NOVEMBER 27th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” Psalm 107:1, NIV
Bottom Line: God is Good
This week: Nehemiah plans to repair the broken wall of Jerusalem, and many people help him. Exodus 17:8-13
Insight: DESIGN
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, stickers, markers and crayons
- DO: Encourage the children to pick a letter to color or decorate any way they choose. After they finish, have the children hold up their letters and put them in order to read “GOD IS GOOD!”
- SAY: “Find a spot at the table. What do you see? (Pause.) Letters! That’s right. Decorate your letters any way you want. (Pause.) In a minute, I’ll help you put the letters in order to spell out a very important message. (Pause.) These are beautiful. Hold up your letter and listen closely so I can put you in the right order to see our special message. Look! Our special message says, [Bottom Line] ‘God is good!’ It’s true! God gives us people who help us. Isn’t that good? So good! Who is good? [Bottom Line] God is good.
- BATH TIME
- Add toy people/baby dolls/action figures to bath time. Tell your child the toys need help getting clean. As your child helps clean their toys, talk about how we have people who help us, too. We can thank God for people who help 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: "Moses' brother, Aaron, and friend, Hur, help Moses hold up God's staff. Exodus 17:8-13
NOVEMBER 20th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” Psalm 107:1, NIV
Bottom Line: God is Good
This week: "Moses' brother, Aaron, and friend, Hur, help Moses hold up God's staff. Exodus 17:8-13
Insight: DESIGN
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 sticks; wooden coffee stirrers; crayons; and a permanent marker; Optional popsicle sticks instead of coffee stirrers
- DO: Encourage children to color their paper then glue the coffee stirrer to the staff in Moses’ hands. Have children rub glue on the tab and help them glue the tab to the back of the other edge to make the table tent.
- SAY: “Today, in our Bible story, we heard how God gave Moses family and friends to help him. God gives us friends and family to help us, too. Let’s make a table topper of Moses with the people who helped him. Look, there’s Moses with his arms holding up the staff. And Aaron and Hur are helping him. Use the crayons to color your paper. (Pause.) Great! Look at this. (Hold up a coffee stirrer/popsicle sticks.) It looks like Moses’ staff. Glue it to your picture. (Pause.) See this tab? (Point to the tab.) Rub some glue along that tab. (Pause.) Fold up your paper like this. (Demonstrate.) Now tuck the tab behind the edge and press to seal. (Pause.) You have a standing craft of our Bible story today. Moses was the leader of God’s people, the Israelites. One day, some people who didn’t love God came to attack them. Moses knew God would help them, so he held up God’s staff and the Israelites started winning! But his arms got tired, and he put them down. Then God’s army started losing. Moses put his arms back up and couldn’t put them down. They were getting really tired. He needed help. Moses’ brother Aaron and their friend, Hur, came to help. They brought a rock for Moses to sit on and helped hold up his arms. And the Israelites won! God gave Aaron and Hur to Moses to help him. God gives each of us family, too, and we can take good care of each other. We can look at our friends and family and say, ‘God is good!’ Who is good? [Bottom Line] God is good.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, take turns naming people who are family and friends. Talk about how good God is for giving you so many special people.
- 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 does not let the flour and oil run out for Elijah the widow, and her son. 1 Kings 17:7-16
NOVEMBER 13th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” Psalm 107:1, NIV
Bottom Line: God is Good
This week: "God does not let the flour and oil run out for Elijah the widow, and her son. 1 Kings 17:7-16
Insight: DESIGN
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 glue sticks
- DO: Encourage your child to color their pictures, and then assist them in gluing their story pictures in order as they happened in the Bible story. Talk about how we can thank God for our food because [Bottom Line] God is good.
- SAY: “First, let’s color our story page. Then we’ll put pictures from today’s Bible story on your story page. Our Bible story was about a man named Elijah. (Hold up Elijah.) Find your picture of Elijah like this. Elijah was hungry and needed food. Glue Elijah in the first place on your story page. God told Elijah to go to a woman for food, but the woman and her son didn’t have enough food. (Hold up the widow and son.) Find your picture of the woman and her son like this. Elijah told the woman, ‘Don’t be afraid. Go home and make bread to eat but make bread for me first. God said that your jar of flour and jug of oil will not run out.’ Glue the woman and her son beside Elijah on your story page. The woman did what Elijah said. She took her flour and oil and made bread for Elijah. (Hold up the jar and jug picture.) Find your jar and jug picture like this. And just like God said, the jar of flour and jug of oil did not run out. Every day, there was enough food for Elijah, the woman, and her son (Hold up the Elijah, widow, son, and bread picture.), because God gave them the food they needed. Find your picture of Elijah, the woman, and her son with bread, like this. Now you can glue it in the last space on your story page. Look! You have all the story pictures on your story page. Do you think Elijah, the woman, and her son thanked God for food? (Pause.) I do! We can thank God for food, too, because [Bottom Line] God is good. Who is good? [Bottom Line] God is good!”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You for the food we eat. Thank You for...(name different foods). You are good!"
- 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: "All of creation is filled with good gifts from God.” James 1:17; Genesis 1
NOVEMBER 6th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.” Psalm 107:1, NIV
Bottom Line: God is Good
This week: "All of creation is filled with good gifts from God.” James 1:17; Genesis 1
Insight: DESIGN
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: Encourage your child to search for the items they see on the key at the bottom of the page and circle or color them. Name the items the children circled and how each of those things is a good gift from God.
- SAY: “Let’s see if we can find some things hidden on the page. (Pause.) Do you see the key at the bottom of the page? (Pause.) Those items are hidden within the picture. When you find each one, circle or color it. (Pause.) Did you find something? (Pause.) Great job! Keep searching! (Pause.) Do you need help finding one of the items? (Pause.) Let’s help each other. (Pause.) Super-duper!” Name one of the items you found. (Pause.) [Item’s name] is a gift from God. What else did you find? (Pause.) [Item’s name] is a gift from God, too. All these things you found are good gifts that God made! All good things come from who? (Pause.) Yes, they come from God! He is so, so good! When I ask, ‘Who is good?’, I want you to say, [Bottom Line] ‘God is good.’ Who is good? [Bottom Line] God is good.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! It's a new day! God is good!"
- 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 knows the plans He has for us. Jeremiah 29:11
OCTOBER 30th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord." Jeremiah 29:11, NLT
Bottom Line: God has plans for me.
This week: God knows the plans He has for us. Jeremiah 29:11
Insight: CONNECTION
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, and scissors
- DO: Encourage your child to color and look at each of the pictures and talk about each item and the story it belongs to. Talk about how God had plans for Noah and Joseph and He has plans for us, too.
- SAY: “On this page are pictures of items from the stories we’ve learned about Noah and Joseph. Look and see if you recognize the pictures and can tell me which story they go with. (Pause.) Did you find something? (Pause.) What is it? (Pause.) You found a [item’s name]. Do you remember what story that belongs to? (Pause.) That’s right! (Name the story it goes with and why.) What else can you find? (Pause.) Look at that! What story does the [item’s name] belong to? (Pause.) You’re great at this! Keep looking. Great job! You named all the items and put them with their story!” (Repeat as desired.) God had plans for Noah and Joseph and God has plans for you, too!” You can take this paper home and teach these Bible Stories to your family. Who has plans for you? [Bottom Line] God has plans for me.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! God has plans for... (name each family member). And God has plans for you!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Asking for Help Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent (It Makes You a Better One)” by Holly Crawshaw
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: Joseph trusts God's plans and tells Pharaoh to save grain for seven years. Genesis 41-45
OCTOBER 23rd PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord." Jeremiah 29:11, NLT
Bottom Line: God has plans for me.
This week: Joseph trusts God's plans and tells Pharaoh to save grain for seven years. Genesis 41-45
Insight: CONNECTION
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, and scissors
- DO: Encourage children to color this month’s theme. Let the children cut these out. It is great practice and development for their fine motor skills.
- SAY: “Do you see the words on your puzzle? It’s our memory verse for this month. Let’s read it together. ‘“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord,’ Jeremiah 29:11. Puzzles are fun! Let’s put your puzzle pieces in a bag so you can take them home. You can put the puzzle together and show the verse to your family this week. I’m so glad God has plans for each of us! Tell me, who has plans for you? [Bottom Line] God has plans for me.”
- BATH TIME
- Add toy dishes and food items to bath time. As your child plays with them, talk about how God's plan was to feed a lot of people with the food Joseph saved.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Asking for Help Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent (It Makes You a Better One)” by Holly Crawshaw
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: Joseph keeps trusting God's plans even when hard things happen to him. Genesis 37; 39-40
OCTOBER 16th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord." Jeremiah 29:11, NLT
Bottom Line: God has plans for me.
This week: Joseph keeps trusting God's plans even when hard things happen to him. Genesis 37; 39-40
Insight: CONNECTION
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: Encourage children to fill in the arches with multiple colors.
- SAY: “What an amazing story we learned today about trusting God's plans, even when they are hard. Joseph trusted God's plan when they were hard. Let's make a game to help us remember Joseph's journey. This is Joseph. You can move him as he goes on each part of his journey. On our paper is a map of Egypt. It shows the different parts of Joseph's journey. Let's start by going to Joseph's family house with his dad. (Point to the image.) Great! Next, here's Joseph's older brothers! (Point to the image.) They're working in the field. (Pause.) His older brothers were mad and jealous that their dad had given Joseph such a nice coat. So they threw him in a hole. (Point to the image.) Then his brothers sent him far, far away. (Point to the image.) They sent him far away, and he worked for a man named Potiphar. This is Potiphar's house. When Joseph worked for Potiphar, he worked hard and did a good job. But someone said he did something bad that he didn't do and was put in jail. (Point to the image.) Fid the jail. There's one more picture. It's Pharaoh's palace. (Point to the image.) Find the palace. We'll hear more about that part of Joseph's journey next week. God has plans for each of us. We learned today that Joseph's journey was not always an easy one, but Joesph continued to trust God and follow God's plans for him. Remember that just liek Joseph, even when it is hard, God loves you and has plans for you. Who has plans for you? [Bottom Line] God has plans for me."
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, take turns naming things that are hard to do. End by talking about how we can trust God's plans even when they are hard, like Joseph did when he was in Egypt.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Asking for Help Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent (It Makes You a Better One)” by Holly Crawshaw
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
