VIRTUAL MINISTRY
During this time when we can’t meet together in our physical spaces, 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!
We love you and are praying that God brings comfort and peace during this time. Below you will find this week’s resources. You can also find this content on our Heights App – found in the Apple App or Google Play stores.
This week: God uses His power to make everything, including people. Genesis 1:26; Psalm 139:14
AUGUST 1st PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Great is our Lord and mighty in power.” Psalm 147:5, NIV
Bottom Line:God is powerful.
This week: God uses His power to make everything, including people. Genesis 1:26; Psalm 139:14
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page, crayons & markers
- DO: Encourage children to draw themselves while you review the Bible Story.
- SAY: “On your paper, is the shape of a gingerbread person, I want you to use this paper to draw yourself. (Pause.) Think of how wonderfully God made you and draw all those things. (Pause.) Your pictures are as wonderful as you are! Say that with me, ‘I am wonderful.’ (Repeat.) Say it again. I am wonderful. (Repeat.) Nice job! Our story today started with nothing. God created the world from nothing. He made the plants, animals, trees, sun, and the ocean all from His power. Then, God made His most amazing creation: people! God made us creative, smart, and to be good helpers. God made us all different shapes, sizes, and colors. He made each of us different, and we are all wonderful! God made us with His power, and He made us wonderful! Who is powerful? [Bottom Line] God is powerful.”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, say “Good morning! I’m so glad God made you!”
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"8 Confidence-Building Truths Every Kid Should Hear from Their Parent" by Lauren Terrell
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: We can trust God because nothing can ever separate us from His love. Romans 8:38-39
JULY 25th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: We can trust God because nothing can ever separate us from His love. Romans 8:38-39
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page, crayons & markers
- DO: Encourage children to color and decorate their frame.
- SAY: “Come sit at the table and decorate a frame with me. Look at your frame and point to the great big heart in the corner. (Pause.) That heart says, ‘I can trust God.’ Now put your heart stickers all around the frame. (Pause.) Super-duper! When you get home, you can put a picture of yourself in the frame. God loves you forever, always, no matter what. God loves you when you’re happy, sad, or grumpy. He loves you if you’re at your grandma’s or at the doctor. God loves you all the time. You can trust God because nothing will ever separate you from God’s love. Who can trust God? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Bath Time
- Add a few colors of bathtub finger paint to bath time. It's fun and a great way to talk about how nothing can separate us from God's love. Tell your child to mix two of the colors, for example, blue and yellow. Ask them what color they made (green). Then tell your child to separate the green back into blue and yellow. Tell them that's how God's love is. NOTHING can separate us from God's love.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Advice for New Dads (From Your Future Self)" by Dave Adamson
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 teaches about the armor of God and how God gives it to us to help us stand strong. Ephesians 6:10-17
JULY 18th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: Paul teaches about the armor of God and how God gives it to us to help us stand strong. Ephesians 6:10-17
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page, aluminum foil, glue, scissors & sharpie
- DO: Copy Activity page and cut aluminum foil into pieces a little larger than the shields. Encourage the children to glue the foil on their shield. Write this month’s Bible verse on the front.
- SAY: “We’re going to make a shield. Glue the foil to the shield cutout. (Pause.) Super! Now, let’s add the memory verse. (Pause.) Hold up your shields and say the memory verse with me. ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart,’ Proverbs 3:5. (Repeat.) Nice job, friends!”We learned in our Bible story that God gives us armor to put on each day to help us remember to trust God and go His way. A helmet is worn on a soldier’s head. It helps us remember that Jesus is our friend forever. A breastplate is worn on a soldier’s chest. When we choose to go God’s way, it’s like we wear a breastplate to protect our hearts. A shield is held up to block a soldier from things that might hurt them. God says when we trust Him, it’s like we hold up a shield to protect us. We always want to remember to trust God. We also have the Bible, which is God’s word. We can read it every day, and it will teach us how to go God’s way. God’s way is the best way so you can trust God. Who can trust God? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle and pray, "Dear God, thank You for giving us armor to stand strong. When we remember that Jesus is our friend forever, it’s like putting on a helmet. When we choose to go Your way, it’s like wearing a breastplate to keep our heart safe. When we trust You, it’s like holding up a shield to protect us. And we have the Bible to teach us how to go Your way. We love You. In Jesus' name, amen."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Advice for New Dads (From Your Future Self)" by Dave Adamson
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 shows Peter that he can trust God when He helps Peter walk to Him on water. Matthew 14:22-33
JULY 11th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: Jesus shows Peter that he can trust God when He helps Peter walk to Him on water. Matthew 14:22-33
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page and crayons
- SAY: “We’ve been learning a great verse this month about trusting God. Let’s do some coloring today to help us remember our verse! What do you see on the page? (Pause.) A boat! Peter got out of the boat and walked, right on the water toward Jesus. Jesus showed Peter that he can trust God. We can trust God, too. Let’s say our verse together. ‘Trust in the Lord with all your heart,’ Proverbs 3:5. These colorings are beautiful. I’m so glad that Jesus showed us how to trust God. God loves me, and God loves you. We can always trust Him. Who can trust God? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Drive Time
- As you drive or take a walk, take turns showing each other things you see. Say, "I want to show you a (bird)." Then your child will say, "I want to show you a (truck)." When you're done, talk about how Jesus came to show us that we can trust God.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Advice for New Dads (From Your Future Self)" by Dave Adamson
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 shows that He is always with us when He is with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fire. Daniel 3:1-28
JULY 4th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week:God shows that He is always with us when He is with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fire. Daniel 3:1-28
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page, paper plate, red/yellow/orange crayons, scissors, glue & sharpie
- DO: Write “I can trust God” on the bottom half of the paper plate with your sharpie. Encourage the children to color “fire” all over the plate. Cut the activity and glue the men in the “fire.”
- SAY: “
- In our Bible story, we heard God is always with us. God sent an angel to keep Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego safe in the furnace. Let’s make a picture of the furnace. Add add some color to your plate to make it look like the furnace. (Pause.) This is the fire in the furnace. Now glue this picture in the middle of your plate. Who do you see in the picture? Yes, it’s Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego, and the angel. (Pause.) Great job! There they are, safe in the fire. King Nebuchadnezzar thought he was a great king and built a huge statue. He wanted everyone to bow down to it when music played. But Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were friends of God, and they knew that they should not bow down to anyone other than the one true God. The king got mad and threw Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego into the fire. They weren’t alone. There was a fourth person in the fire with them. God sent an angel to keep them safe. When the king saw they were not hurt, he called them out of the fire. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego trusted God. God was with them and saved them. We can trust that God is with us. Who can trust God? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child's room, say, "Good morning! Raise both hands high in the air if you're ready to make it a great day!" Raise both of your hands and then say, "Whatever happens today, we know we can trust God, right? Right!" Give your child a fist bump or a high five.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Advice for New Dads (From Your Future Self)" by Dave Adamson
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 sends fire on the altar as an answer to Elijah's prayer and shows that He is the one true God. 1 Kings 18
JUNE 27th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I trust in God, I am not afraid.” Psalm 56:11, NIrV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: God sends fire on the altar as an answer to Elijah's prayer and shows that He is the one true God. 1 Kings 18
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages and crayons
- DO: Encourage the children to color the activity pages while reviewing today’s Bible Story.
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- SAY: “Today’s true story from the Bible begins with a man named Elijah. Elijah was a friend of God. He loved God and knew God can do anything. That’s why Elijah trusted God. But the king of the land, King Ahab, did not trust God. King Ahab believed in a pretend God. He even had a big statue of him. The king had a lot of people who told him over and over that his pretend god had super powers and that his statue could do anything. The king thought that was great. But Elijah knew that it was NOT great. Elijah knew that there is only one true God and everyone needed to know. So, Elijah said to the king, ‘Hey, king, let’s do a test. We will each set up an altar then we will pray. The god who starts a fire on the altar is the real God—the one true God. Everyone agreed, and Elijah let King Ahab go first. So, King Ahab and his big group of people prayed to their pretend god. They shouted, but the pretend god did not send fire. So Elijah said, ‘Maybe he’s sleeping. Maybe you should shout louder.’ And that’s what King Ahab and his people did. They shouted louder and louder, but their pretend god still didn’t answer with fire. Now it was Elijah’s turn. Elijah trusted God and believed that God can do anything. So, Elijah went to the altar. He had people pour water all over it so it would be really hard to light on fire, then he prayed to God. God, we believe You are the one true God. We believe You can do anything! Show Your power God so all the people here can see that You are the one true God and You have the power to do anything. And guess what happened? God did it! God sent fire down on the wet altar, then everyone knew that God is the one true God! Wow! God is SO powerful! God can do anything! When we remember that God can do anything, it helps us trust God. [Bottom Line] I can trust God, and you can trust God."
- Bath Time
- As you bathe your child, ask them, "Can you blow bubbles in the water? Can you tap the top of the water with your hands? Can you scoop and pour the water? Can you put your head under the water?" Then say, "Wow! You can do a lot of things. But guess what! God can do ANYTHING! It's true! That's one of the reasons we can trust God. God can do anything!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Parents And Grandparents Can Work Together In Parenthood" a Parent Cue Podcast
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 uses Gideon to do big things, even though he and his army are small.
JUNE 20thPRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I trust in God, I am not afraid.” Psalm 56:11, NIrV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: God uses Gideon to do big things, even though he and his army are small.
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages, craft sticks, yellow/orange/red crayons or markers, brown crayons or markers, scissors, and glue.
- DO: Encourage the children to fill the flames with the red, yellow and orange markers or crayons. Color the jar with brown crayons or markers. Glue the craft stick to the back of the torch. Help the children to attach the jar pieces to each side of the torch.
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- SAY: “Today, we heard a Bible story about Gideon and his super-small army and how they trusted God. Color the flame of your torch red, yellow, and orange. (Pause.) Great! Now color the jar brown. (Pause.) Glue your craft stick to the torch. (Pause.) Now we’ll cover your torch with the jar. (Pause.) We’ll use your craft as we review our Bible story. Today in our Bible story, God told Gideon to take his small army and fight the really big Midianite army. Gideon didn’t think he should be the one to lead God’s army, but he trusted God and did what He told him to do. Gideon told each soldier to take a trumpet, a torch, and a jar and follow him. They snuck into the Midianite camp. When Gideon told them to, they blew their trumpets, broke their jars, and yellowed ‘For the Lord, and for Gideon!’ Friends, break your jars to show your torch. (Pause.) Now with your torches held high say, ‘For the Lord, and for Gideon!’ (Repeat.) The Midianites ran away, and God’s army won! Gideon’s small army beat the big Midianite big army. You are never too small to trust God. You can trust God, and I can trust God. Who can you trust? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child this month and pray, "Dear God, thank You for loving us and using us in Your plan. It doesn't matter how big or small we are. It's all about You and what You can do. And You can use [name of child] and me, no matter what. You are awesome, God, and we love You. In Jesus' name, amen."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Parents And Grandparents Can Work Together In Parenthood" a Parent Cue Podcast
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: Joshua trusts God's plan and obeys, even though it does not make sense to him.
JUNE 13th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I trust in God, I am not afraid.” Psalm 56:11, NIrV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: Joshua trusts God's plan and obeys, even though it does not make sense to him.
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages & crayons
- DO:Say the memory verse together and invite the children to place smiley face stickers on the activity page.
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- SAY: “Let’s say our memory verse together. ‘I can trust in God. I am not afraid.’ That’s what is written on your paper. This time when we say the memory verse and I going to ask you to take turns and draw smiley faces on the page. Ready? ‘I (pause) can (pause) trust (pause) in (pause) God. (Pause.) I (pause) am (pause) not (pause) afraid. (Pause.) Great job! We can trust God’s plan for us, even if we don’t understand. Who can trust God? [Bottom Line] I can trust God.”
- Drive Time
- As you drive or take a walk, take turns saying the two sentences of the memory verse. For example, you say, "I trust in God." And your child says, "I am not afraid." And then you both say, "Psalm 56:11." Now switch and say it all again! Talk about how every person feels afraid sometimes, but when we trust God, we don't have to stay afraid.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Parents And Grandparents Can Work Together In Parenthood" a Parent Cue Podcast
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: We can trust God because He loves us so much He gave us His Son, Jesus, to be our friend forever. John 3:16
JUNE 6th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I trust in God, I am not afraid.” Psalm 56:11, NIrV
Bottom Line: I can trust God.
This week: We can trust God because He loves us so much He gave us His Son, Jesus, to be our friend forever. John 3:16
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages & crayons
- DO: Gather your children to sit in a circle with you. Set the images face down on the floor next to you. Talk about trust using the dialogue below. Hold up each image and ask your children to name it then tell what they know about it. Ideas are below. When you get to the last picture (the heart), talk about how God made us and LOVES us so we can trust Him.
- Ice cream: sweet, yummy, cold
- Sun: warm, gives light, makes things grow
- Blanket: soft, keeps us warm
- Chair: sturdy, stays put when we sit or put our weight on it
- Ball: fun to play with; when you toss it up, it always comes down
- Heart: stands for love; God loves us and He proved His love for us when He sent Jesus; we can always trust God
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- SAY: “I have some pictures to show you. I want you to tell me what you see then what you know about each image. Great job! You can trust that ice cream is cold and YUMMY! You can trust that the sun is warm and helps things grow. You can trust that a blanket will keep you warm and that a chair will hold you when you sit down. You can trust that when you toss a ball in the air it will always come down! You trust in things every day. But guess what? (Hold up the heart picture.) You can ALWAYS trust God becuase He loves you! He loves us so much that He gave us Jesus! Who can trust God? (Bottom Line) I can trust God."
- Cuddle Time
- When you go into your child's room, say, "Good morning! I want to give my [name of child] a great, big hug because God loves us with a great, big love!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"How Parents And Grandparents Can Work Together In Parenthood" a Parent Cue Podcast
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: Gideon trusts that God's way is perfect, even though it does not make sense at the time. Judges 7:1-8
MAY 30th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God’s way is perfect.” 2 Samuel 22:31 NIrV
Bottom Line:God’s way is perfect.
This week: Gideon trusts that God's way is perfect, even though it does not make sense at the time. Judges 7:1-8
Core 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 Song – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Pages scissors, tape & crayons
- DO: Encourage your child to color the copies of the Activity Page. Arrange the Activity Pages on the floor with the footprints alternating different directions. Secure to the floor with tape.
- SAY: “Friends, jump over and join me at these feet!” (Pause.) “Line up behind me, and let’s jump the way these feet go. Watch me. (Demonstrate.) Okay, now it’s your turn! (Help stagger the children so they don’t jump on top of each other.) That was so much fun! Let’s do it again. (Repeat as long as desired.) Great job following the way the feet went! Today, in our Bible story, we’ll hear another story about going God’s way.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child this month and pray, "Dear God, Thank You for another wonderful day with [name of child]. Help us continue to learn which way is Your way, because your way is perfect. And when we know which way is Your way, give us the courage to go Your way. We love You, God. In Jesus name, amen."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Calm in the Chaos: How to Create a Peaceful Home" with Sarah Bragg
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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