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This week: Daniel is brave and continues to trust God, even when he is thrown into a lion's den.
OCTOBER 15TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid…for the Lord your God goes with you." Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
Bottom Line: God can help me be brave.
This week: Daniel is brave and continues to trust God, even when he is thrown into a lion's den.
Insight: FAITH
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: Craft sticks
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Sit together at the table.
- During the Activity: Give the child two craft sticks. Encourage the child to follow the different rhythms you tap with the craft sticks. (Tap, tap, tap; tap, tap-tap, tap; tap-tap, tap, tap-tap; tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap; tap, tap, tap-tap, tap).
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story and the concept of following.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, have a seat at the table. We’re going to use the table to make some music today.”
- During the Activity: “I have craft sticks for you to use as rhythm sticks. (Pass out craft sticks.) I’ll tap a rhythm with my sticks. I want you to listen closely and repeat that rhythm with your own sticks! Are you ready? Listen closely. (Tap, tap, tap.) Now you try. (Tap sticks with the children.) Good job. This one is a little harder. Listen. (Tap-tap, tap, tap-tap.) Your turn. (Continue with different patterns and repeat as desired.) You did a great job of listening and following my rhythm!”
- After the Activity: “In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a man named Daniel who listened to, trusted, and followed God, even when he needed to be brave! Let’s go hear more about Daniel!”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, name different animals and make their sounds together. End with a lion. After you make the lion sound, talk about how Daniel trusted God and God helped Daniel be brave, even in a lion's den.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “23 Parenting Hacks for Parents with Little Kids” by Melissa Thorson
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: David is brave and faces Goliath, when no one else will, because he knows God is with him.
OCTOBER 8TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid…for the Lord your God goes with you." Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
Bottom Line: God can help me be brave.
This week: David is brave and faces Goliath, when no one else will, because he knows God is with him.
Insight: FAITH
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: Parachute or sheet and gray or brown pom-poms.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Lay the parachute flat on the floor. Scatter the pom-poms all around the activity area.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to go around the activity area and collect five pom-pom “rocks” and place them on the parachute. Ask the child to stand around the parachute and pick up a section of the parachute. Ask the child to shake the parachute to try and launch all the pom-poms. Collect the pom-poms and repeat.
- After the Activity: Review the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend! Today, we learned about when David battled Goliath! What did David collect to use in his sling? (Pause.) Rocks! David collected five rocks.”
- During the Activity: “Look around the room. Do you see all the pom-poms? Let’s pretend those pom-poms are rocks. When I say, ‘Go,’ I want you to run and pick up five rocks and put them on the parachute. Ready? Go! (Pause.) Great job! Pick up the parachute and shake. Let’s launch these rocks! (Pause.) Wow! Super-duper! Let’s collect five more and do it again! (Repeat as desired.) Launching the rocks was so much fun!”
- After the Activity: “David knew that God was always with him, and that helped him be brave. David didn’t need armor, just five smooth rocks and his sling. One rock was all it took to knock Goliath down. God helped David be brave, and God can help us be brave too. Who can help you be brave? [Bottom Line] God can help me be brave!”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, help us remember that it's not how high we can jump or how big our muscles are that make us brave. It's You, God. You being with us can help us be brave."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “23 Parenting Hacks for Parents with Little Kids” by Melissa Thorson
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: Rahab is brave and helps God's people because she believes God is powerful.
OCTOBER 1ST PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid…for the Lord your God goes with you." Deuteronomy 31:6, NIV
Bottom Line: God can help me be brave.
This week: Rahab is brave and helps God's people because she believes God is powerful.
Insight: FAITH
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: Red items like pom-poms, red crepe paper streamers, blocks, paper, and bandanas; and a basket or container.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Spread the red items throughout the room. Place the basket or container in the center of the activity area.
- During the Activity: Invite the child to look for the color red. When the child finds a red item, ask them to pick it up and place it in the basket. Repeat until all red items have been found.
- After the Activity: Introduce the red rope from today’s Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! I have a fun color hunt for us to go on today!”
- During the Activity: “The color we’re looking for is red, this color. (Hold up a red item.) When you find something red, bring it over and place it in the basket. Ready? Great! Let’s go! (Pause.) Terrific! You found a red [item]! Put it in the basket and keep looking for red things! (Repeat as desired.) Wow! You’re great at finding the color red!”
- After the Activity: : “Super-duper friend! Today in our Bible story, we’ll hear about someone who used a red rope to keep her and her family safe. I can’t wait to hear what happens!”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, cuddle them and say: "Good morning, [child's name]! I wonder what brave things God will help us do today."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “23 Parenting Hacks for Parents with Little Kids” by Melissa Thorson
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: The prophet Elisha told Naaman to wash in the Jordan River to heal his skin.
SEPTEMBER 24TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God…knows everything." 1 John 3:20, NIV
Bottom Line: God knows what’s best for me.
This week: The prophet Elisha told Naaman to wash in the Jordan River to heal his skin.
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: Red circle stickers.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Gather in an open area of your room and give the child a few red circle stickers.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to stick their stickers on your arms or legs as boo-boos! Remind the child to only place the stickers on your arms or legs. Replace the toys at the end of the line and continue as long as there is interest.
- After the Activity: Introduce today’s story about a man named Naaman who had boo-boos all over his body.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, gather around me. I have some red circle stickers. They look like boo-boos! I’m going to give you a few stickers.”
- During the Activity: “I’ll stand right here. When I count to seven, I want you to come stick your stickers on my arms or legs. Where do we put the stickers? (Pause.) Yes, arms and legs only! Ready? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! (Pause.) Whoa! Look at all these boo-boos.”
- After the Activity: “In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a man named Naaman who had boo-boos all over his body! Let’s go find out what happened.”
- Bath Time
- Add a toy person to bath time. Ask your child to pretend the toy is Naaman and count as they dip Naaman into the water seven times. Talk about how God knew what was best for Naaman. So, when Naaman did what God said and dipped into the water seven times, Naaman's boo-boos went away!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Make the Most of Mornings” by Sarah Anderson
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: Jonah goes God's way and tells the people in Ninevah about God after Jonah goes his own way and is swallowed by a big fish.
SEPTEMBER 17TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God…knows everything." 1 John 3:20, NIV
Bottom Line: God knows what’s best for me.
This week: Jonah goes God's way and tells the people in Ninevah about God after Jonah goes his own way and is swallowed by a big fish.
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: Painter’s tape and basket of toys
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Tape two lines on the floor and put one toy at the end of each line. Put the basket of toys just beyond the end of the lines.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to follow the line they choose to the toy, pick up the toy, and put it in the basket. Replace the toys at the end of the line and continue as long as there is interest.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story and how Jonah had a choice to make.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Look at these two tape paths on the floor. One has a [toy’s name] at the end. One has a [toy’s name].”
- During the Activity: “Which path do you want to follow, this one or that one? (Point to choices.) Great choice! You chose the path with the [toy’s name]. Follow the path to the [toy’s name] and put it in the basket.” (Continue, replacing the toys each time.)
- After the Activity: “You chose which path to follow while we were playing today. In today’s Bible story, a man named Jonah has to choose which path he will take.”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, say, "God knows what's best for [name of person]." Each time you say it, take turns choosing a different person's name. When you get home, end by saying, "God knows what's best for everyone!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Make the Most of Mornings” by Sarah Anderson
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 leads God's people to trust what God says, and God makes a path through the Red Sea for the Israelites to walk on.
SEPTEMBER 10TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God…knows everything." 1 John 3:20, NIV
Bottom Line: God knows what’s best for me.
This week: Moses leads God's people to trust what God says, and God makes a path through the Red Sea for the Israelites to walk on.
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: Blue crepe paper streamers or two blue scarfs.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: If using streamers, tear into 24-inch lengths.
- During the Activity: Give the child two scarves or streamers and ask them to hold them by one end straight in front of them. Demonstrate. Show the child how to move their arms wide then bring them back together. Repeat as desired.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! Join me over here and grab two [scarves/streamers].”
- During the Activity: “Watch. (Wave the scarves or streamers around.) What do these scarves look like to you? They remind me of water—the way it moves back and forth. Everyone hold your scarves out in front of you like this. (Demonstrate.) Wiggle them around. Great! Right now, the water is together or closed. But what if we did this? (Stretch arms out wide to your side.) The waters opened, didn’t they? When I say, ‘Close,’ bring them together. When I say, ‘Open,’ pull them apart. Ready? And open! (Pause.) Wiggle them around. And close! (Pause.) Wiggle them again. Great job! (Repeat as desired.) That was a lot of fun, pretending to move the water around.”
- After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear a story about how God helps His people get through the water. I can’t wait to hear it!”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, You know everything. You love us, and You always tell the truth. [Name of child] and I can always trust what You say."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Make the Most of Mornings” by Sarah Anderson
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: Adam and Eve eat the fruit God told them not to eat and have to leave the garden.
SEPTEMBER 3RD PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God…knows everything." 1 John 3:20, NIV
Bottom Line: God knows what’s best for me.
This week: Adam and Eve eat the fruit God told them not to eat and have to leave the garden.
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: No supplies needed
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Encourage the child to stand with you in the activity area.
- During the Activity: Lead the child to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” and point to each body part as they sing. Repeat as time and interest allow.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story by talking about how God made us and knows what’s best for us.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friends, come stand with me!”
- During the Activity: “Let’s sing ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes.’ As we sing, we will touch our head (hands on head), shoulders (hands on shoulders), knees (hands on knees), and toes (point to toes). Then we’ll touch our eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Sing with me!”
“Head, shoulders, knees, and toes
Knees, and toes
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees and toes.”
“Eyes and ears and mouth and nose.
Head, shoulders, knees, and toes,
Knees and toes.”
(Repeat as desired.)
- After the Activity: “Great singing, friend! Who made your head, shoulders, knees, and toes? (Pause.) That’s right, God did! And who made your eyes, ears, mouth, and nose? (Pause.) God did! God made you; God loves you, and God knows what’s best for you!”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, look around and say: "Good morning! I'm looking for someone that God loves. [His, her] name is [name of child], and God loves [him, her] a lot! Oh! There you are!" (Cuddle with your child after you "find" them.)
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Make the Most of Mornings” by Sarah Anderson
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 creates land animals and people on day six, and then God rests on day seven.
AUGUST 27TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God saw everything he had made. And it was very good." Genesis 1:31, NIrV
Bottom Line: God made everything.
This week: God creates land animals and people on day six, and then God rests on day seven.
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: No supplies needed
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Gather the child to stand in front of you.
- During the Activity: Challenge the child to move like different people: firefighter, baby, mom at the grocery store, bus driver, dancer, runner, rock climber, etc.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Join me over here. We’re going to move like the person I call out, so listen closely.”
- During the Activity: “Move like a firefighter! Carry the firehose and put out the fire! (Demonstrate.) Awesome! Move like a baby. How do babies move? They crawl! Can you crawl like a baby? (Pause.) Now let’s move like a mommy at the grocery store. Push the cart! (Demonstrate.) Great job! What about a bus driver? Drive the bus. (Pause.) Move like a dancer! (Pause.) Wow! You are a great dancer! Let’s move like runners! Run, run, run! (Continue as desired.) Nice job! That was a lot of fun, moving like lots of different people.”
- After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear about God’s most special creation—people! I can’t wait to hear all about it.”
- Bath Time
- Have a hand mirror nearby during bath time. Put shampoo in your child's hair and encourage them to make silly hair styles with it. Let your child look at their hair in the mirror. Talk about how God saw everything He had made, and it was very good.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “How to Influence Your Kid At Every Phase”( 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 creates all of the sea animals and birds on day five.
AUGUST 20TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God saw everything he had made. And it was very good." Genesis 1:31, NIrV
Bottom Line: God made everything.
This week: God creates all of the sea animals and birds on day five.
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: No supplies needed
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Gather the child in an open area of the room.
- During the Activity: Invite the child to swim like sea animals and fly like birds. Call out different sea animals and birds and let the child imitate any way they like.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! Join me over here. Let’s play a game and see if we can swim and fly like sea animals and birds.”
- During the Activity: “Let’s swim like goldfish! They are small and wiggle when they swim. (Pause.) Great job! Swim like jellyfish! Let your body go loose like a bowl of jelly and bob up and down. (Pause.) What about a dolphin? Dolphins jump through the water. Let’s swim like dolphins! (Pause.) You are all amazing sea animals! “Now let’s try flying like birds. First, let’s fly like an eagle. Hold your wings out super wide and glide. (Pause.) Awesome! Fly like a hummingbird. Hummingbirds are tiny and flap their wings super fast. (Pause.) Blue jays like to dive when they fly. Let’s fly like a blue jay. (Pause.) What great flying birds you are! Can you fly like an owl and pretend to be Ollie? Perfect! Let’s fly like a flamingo. Wait! Flamingos don’t fly! They stand on one foot. Let’s be flamingos. Way to go! (Continue as desired with different sea animals and birds.) You did such a great job of swimming like sea animals and flying like birds!”
- After the Activity: “I can’t wait to hear our Bible story that will tell us all about how God made these amazing sea animals and birds!”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, take turns naming sea animals. How many sea animals can you name? Talk about which ones are your favorite.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “How to Influence Your Kid At Every Phase”( 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 creates land, plants, and seas on day three and the sun, moon, and stars on day four.
AUGUST 13TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"God saw everything he had made. And it was very good." Genesis 1:31, NIrV
Bottom Line: God made everything.
This week: God creates land, plants, and seas on day three and the sun, moon, and stars on day four.
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: “Creation Run” Activity Pages and cardstock and painters tape
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Place the Creation Run Images on the floor around the room and secure with blue painter’s tape.
- During the Activity: Call out something God created and encourage the child to run to that color of paper. Repeat as desired.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! I’m so happy to see you and learn more about the things that God created.”
- During the Activity: “: “There are different pictures on the floor around the room. I will call out the different things God created and you will run to them. Are you ready? Run to the sea! (Pause.) Good job! You ran to the seas! Now I want you to run to the sun! (Pause.) Yay! You ran to the sun! (Continue with each plants and trees, land, stars, and moon.) That was so much fun!”
- After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear a story about the things God made on days three and four. I wonder if we’ll hear about land, plants, seas, sun, moon, and stars! Let’s go find out!”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, it's amazing to look up in the sky and think about how You made the sun to shine during the day and the moon and stars to shine at night. Wow! Only You can do that! I pray every time we see the sun, moon and stars, we will remember how powerful and creative and good You are."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “How to Influence Your Kid At Every Phase”( 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
