PRESCHOOL BLOG

FEBRUARY 18TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

“Be kind and loving to each other.”

Ephesians 4:32, NCV

Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.

This week: Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus. Jesus tells him to come down, and then goes to Zacchaeus’ house.

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

• Memory Verse Hand Signals (PDF)

Activities:

• Home Connection
  • NEED: Toy dishes, toy food, and plush friends
  • DO: 
    • Before the Activity: TPlace the plush friends on the other side of the activity area.
    • During the Activity: Encourage the child to set the table and prepare and serve a pretend meal. Ask the child to select a plush friend to bring with them to dinner. Sit with the child and their plush friends and enjoy the meal.
    • After the Activity: Introduce the Bible Story.
  • Say: 
    • Before the Activity: “Friend! Let’s work together to make a special meal.”
    • During the Activity: “We have dishes that we can set the table with and food that we can cook and serve. Will you help me put the dishes around the table? (Pause.) Awesome, helper! WOW, this meal looks amazing! Let’s invite some friends to dinner. I see some friends that look hungry. Go choose a friend to bring to dinner. (Pause.) That was a wonderful meal we got to enjoy with our friends!”
    • After the Activity: “In our Bible Story today, we’ll hear how Jesus went to someone’s house to eat a meal.”
• Drive Time
  
  • While on the go, take turns naming things we can climb. (For example, a ladder, stool, rope, tree, etc.) Talk about how Zacchaeus climbed a tree so he could see Jesus. Jesus was kind and loving to Zaccaheus, because Jesus wanted to be his friend forever.
• Weekly Activities
  • At home activities you can do with your preschooler this week!
    • MONDAY
    • TUESDAY
    • WEDNESDAY
    • THURSDAY
    • FRIDAY
• Parent Cue Blog: “Welcome to Preschool: Making the Most of the “Why?” Phase”  by Leah Jennings

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)
  • Public Preschool at The Heights Group
  • Closed Group for Parents
• Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights