PRESCHOOL BLOG

MARCH 3RD PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM

“I have called you friends.”

John 15:15, NIV

Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.

This week: Jesus is a friend to a Samaritan woman at a well, and He tells her that He is God's Son.

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

• Memory Verse Hand Signals (PDF)

Activities:

• Home Connection
  • NEED: Large, plastic bin; beach towels; water; big kitchen spoons; and beach buckets; Optional: blue pom-poms in place of water        Note: Never leave a tub of water unattended. An adult leader should always be present. When the activity is over, please discard the water immediately.
  • DO: 
    • Before the Activity: Lay a towel on a table and place the bin on top. Fill the bin with water. Place kitchen spoons, buckets, and remaining towels next to the bin.
    • During the Activity: Encourage the child to scoop the water out of the bin to fill one of the buckets. Make mention of how the different types of spoons scoop differently. Pour out the water once a bucket gets full. Repeat as much as possible.
    • After the Activity: Introduce the Bible Story.
  • Say: 
    • Before the Activity: “Wow, friend! Come over to the table and look at this big bin of water. Let’s use these spoons to fill our buckets.”
    • During the Activity: “Dip your spoon into the bin of water and move it to a bucket. (Pause.) Be careful and try to get all the water into the buckets. (Pause.) That spoon is good for scooping, but this one is not as good. I love how carefully you’re filling the buckets. (Pause.) Way to scoop that water. That bucket is full. Let me pour the water back into the bin. Now you can scoop the water and fill the bucket again. Great job scooping the water and filling the buckets!”
    • After the Activity: “Today we’re going to hear a Bible Story about a woman who went to fill her bucket with water, and she met someone really exciting.”
• Morning Time
  
  • When you go into your child’s room, cuddle them and say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Today we get to go to (school, grocery store, park, etc.). Does Jesus want to be friends with the people at [name of place]? Of course! Jesus loves everyone, everywhere, and He wants to be their friend forever too!"
• Weekly Activities
  • At home activities you can do with your preschooler this week!
    • MONDAY
    • TUESDAY
    • WEDNESDAY
    • THURSDAY
    • FRIDAY
• Parent Cue Blog: “The Other Side of Comparison”  by Jon Acuff

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