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This week: Jesus is a kind and loving friend to a woman when she is caught doing something wrong.
FEBRUARY 11TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Be kind and loving to each other.”
Ephesians 4:32, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
This week: Jesus is a kind and loving friend to a woman when she is caught doing something wrong.
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
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Paper towel tubes; painter’s tape; pom-poms; shallow, plastic containers; paper ice cream or party cups; and plush friends.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Tape paper towel tubes to the wall in a straight line, with enough room below to sit a cup. Put pom-poms in several containers nearby. Place plush friends at a table across the room.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to find a plush friend and take their order. Ask the child to go the wall with the tubes, place a cup underneath a tube, and drop the desired pom-poms through the tube to create the treat. Deliver the treat to the plush friend and repeat.
- After the Activity: Introduce [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend! Come join me over here! I have a fun activity for us to do today! We have lots of plush friends that we get to fix special treats for today.”
- During the Activity: “Let’s pretend these tubes are fun drink machines and ice cream machines! Pick a cup and put it under the tube like this. (Demonstrate.) Then take some pom-poms and drop them from the top of the tube so it fills your cup. Okay, let’s play! Go find a plush friend and take their order! (Pause.) What kind of treat did your friend choose? (Pause.) That sounds great! Go make it with the fun machine. Then you can deliver it! (Pause.) Great job! Go find another friend to make a treat for. (Repeat as desired.) That was so fun treating everyone!”
- After the Activity: “You made fun treats for a lot of friends! Today in our story, we’re going to hear a story about how [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, I think it is so cool how Jesus is a friend to everyone. Please help us be a good friend to everyone like Jesus."
- Weekly Activities
- 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
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This week: Jesus touches a man who asks for help and heals him of all his boo-boos.
FEBRUARY 4TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Be kind and loving to each other.”
Ephesians 4:32, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
This week: Jesus touches a man who asks for help and heals him of all his boo-boos.
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
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Butcher paper, painter’s tape, marker, red pom-poms, and small paper cups.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Tape a long piece of butcher paper to the floor. Draw a large person (a stick person will work) on the paper. Fill a cup with pom-poms.
- During the Activity: As you review the Bible Story, give the child a cup of pom-poms to add to the person. Ask the child to pick up the pom-poms and put them in their cup.
- After the Activity: Review the Bottom Line.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Look at this picture! Let’s pretend this is the man from our Bible Story. Come sit down by him.” (Gather the child around the butcher paper.)
- During the Activity: “In our Bible Story today, there was a man who had boo-boos all over his body. (Give the child a cup of pom-poms.) Let’s pretend these are boo-boos and put them all over the man. (Pause.) Good job. One day, the man with the boo-boos met Jesus. Jesus was kind and loving to him, because [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone. Jesus made all of the man’s boo-boos go away! Jesus loved the man when nobody else did. Jesus healed the man when nobody else could. Let’s take the boo-boos away! Put the pom-poms back in your cup. (Pause.) Look! The man is all better! Yay, Jesus! Clap and cheer for Jesus with me!” (Repeat as desired.)
- After the Activity: “Jesus was kind and loving to the man with boo-boos, because [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone. Who does Jesus love? [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone! Yay! (Clap.) [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone!”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, cuddle them and say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Do you know why I'm smiling? I'm smiling because I know we can talk to Jesus and ask Him for help anytime we need it, just like the man with leprosy did."
- Weekly Activities
- 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
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This week: Jesus tells a story about a dad and son to teach us that God loves us no matter what.
JANUARY 28TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“The people were amazed at his teaching.”
Matthew 7:28, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus teaches me important things.
This week: Jesus tells a story about a dad and son to teach us that God loves us no matter what.
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 Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: “Rolling Hearts” Activity Page, cardstock, washable markers, and a large die.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Copy “Rolling Hearts” on cardstock.
- During the Activity: TYou will roll the die and call out the number it lands on. Encourage the child to color in that number of hearts. Continue to roll and color until the child has filled in most of the hearts on their page.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible Story today and how Jesus teaches us that God loves us no matter what, as you point to the hearts on the page.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, come find a spot at the table. What do you see on your paper? (Pause.) Yes, hearts! Lots and lots of hearts! Hearts remind me of love!”
- During the Activity: “I’m going to roll this die and tell you what it lands on. When I do, I want you to use a marker to color that many hearts on your page. Are you ready? Let’s roll. (Roll the die.) I rolled a [number], so color [number] hearts! Fantastic! Let’s roll again! (Continue until all or almost all of the hearts are colored in.) Look at these colorful hearts! Great job, friend. Hearts remind me of love.”
- After the Activity: “In our Bible Story today, we’ll learn that Jesus teaches us that God loves us no matter what. (Point to the hearts on the child’s page.) He does! Come with me and let’s go hear our story.”
- Bath Time
- As you help your child bathe, say, "I love you when you're silly. I love you when you're sleepy. I love you when you get mad. I love you when you cry. I love you when you laugh. I love you when you feel sick. I love you when you... (continue naming all the times you love your child). I love you no matter what! Jesus teaches us that God loves you no matter what too!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Helping Kids Cultivate the Skill of Noticing” 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
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This week: Jesus tells a story about a man who built bigger barns for all his food to teach us that it is better to share.
JANUARY 21ST PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“The people were amazed at his teaching.”
Matthew 7:28, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus teaches me important things.
This week: Jesus tells a story about a man who built bigger barns for all his food to teach us that it is better to share.
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 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 your activity area. Review the Memory verse with the motions.
- During the Activity: Then lead the child to sing the words of the verse to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell.”
- After the Activity: Remind the child that the people were amazed by Jesus’ teaching because it IS amazing!
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, come stand here with me. Let’s say our Memory verse together and do the motions. Ready? ‘The people (spread arms out) were amazed (hold hands out like binoculars, open and shut) at his teaching,’ (pull O-hands from head) Matthew 7:28. (Open hands like a book.) Good job, friends!”
- During the Activity:
“Now let’s sing the verse. I’ll sing it once and then you can join me.”
Sing the words to the tune of “Farmer in the Dell”)
“The people were amazed,
The people were amazed.
At his teaching,
The people were amazed.”
(Repeat as desired.)
“Yay, hooray! Great job singing!”
- After the Activity: “Let’s do the motions one more time as we say our verse together. ‘The people (spread arms out) were amazed (hold hands out like binoculars, open and shut) at his teaching,’ (pull O-hands from head) Matthew 7:28. (Open hands like a book.) “The people WERE amazed at Jesus’ teaching because what He had to say was amazing! Jesus taught so many amazing things. Who teaches you important things? [Bottom Line] Jesus teaches me important things!”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, look for a barn or storage building. Take guesses as to what might be in the barn/building. Talk about the story Jesus told about the man who built bigger barns to store all of his food instead of sharing it with others. Now name one thing you can share today.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Helping Kids Cultivate the Skill of Noticing” 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
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This week: Jesus talks about birds and flowers to teach us that God knows what we need and He cares for us.
JANUARY 14TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“The people were amazed at his teaching.”
Matthew 7:28, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus teaches me important things.
This week: Jesus talks about birds and flowers to teach us that God knows what we need and He cares for us.
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 Video – Your preschooler will learn this month’s memory verse along with hand signals
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Optional: Watering can
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Gather with the child in an open area.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to use their body to pretend to grow like a flower: starting as a seed, growing into a stem, then growing leaves, until growing into a fully grown flower. You will walk around and pretend to water them and to be the sun to help them grow.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story by talking about how God loves and cares for the flowers.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, I think it would be so fun to pretend to be a flower today. Let’s spread out and listen carefully.”
- During the Activity: ““Let’s scrunch down and get really small. Curl your body up like a ball. (Pause.) Look! You are a seed. That’s how a flower starts—small and in the dirt. A flower needs things like water and sun to grow, but a flower isn’t worried. A flower needs sun. I am going to stand right here in the middle of all these sweet and tiny flower seeds and pretend to be the sun and shine on you. (Put your arms over your head in a big circle and rotate your body so you face all the children.) Now I am going to walk around and pretend to water you. (Pretend to water the child—with the watering can if you’ve chosen to use one.) Sweet little flower seed, slowly start standing up. Now you are the flower stem—that is the flower’s body. But we have more growing to do! Feel the sunshine! (Put your arms over your head in a big circle and rotate your body so you face the child.) Here comes the water to help you grow. (Pretend to water the child.) Stretch out your arms. (Pause.) Wow, look at your long, beautiful leaves. What are our flowers missing? (Pause.) That’s right! The beautiful, colorful bloom with the petals! Here comes the sun. (Put your arms over your head in a big circle and rotate your body so you face the child.) And the water. (Pretend to water the child.) Hold your head up high and put on a big smile. (Pause.) Look at those beautiful blooms! You are the most beautiful flower I have ever seen!”
- After the Activity: “We had fun becoming flowers and growing. Today, we are going to hear a story about flowers and birds and how God takes care of them.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You for sending Jesus to teach us that You will take care of us. Help us to trust You and be thankful for what we have."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Helping Kids Cultivate the Skill of Noticing” 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
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This week: When Jesus sees a large crowd of people, He teaches them important things, because He loves them.
JANUARY 7TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“The people were amazed at his teaching.”
Matthew 7:28, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus teaches me important things.
This week: When Jesus sees a large crowd of people, He teaches them important things, because He loves them.
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 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 up behind you in your activity area.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to follow you around the room. Change the way you walk, what you do with your arms etc., as the child follows you.
- After the Activity: Introduce today’s Bible story by talking about an important teacher.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, let’s play a game together. Come get behind me.”
- During the Activity: “Let’s play follow the teacher. Follow me, friend! Let’s walk this way. Are you following me? Great job! Look at the way I’m walking. Walk like me, friend. Look at how I’m moving my hands. Move your hands like me. (Continue moving and doing different hand and body movements as desired.) Friend, that was amazing! You followed me as the teacher!”
- After the Activity: “Today, we’re going to hear about the most important Teacher of all! He teaches us SO many important things. Let’s go hear our story!”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, cuddle them and say: "Good morning, [child's name]! I'm so happy you're my friend, and I'm your friend, and that Jesus wants to be our friend forever!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “Helping Kids Cultivate the Skill of Noticing” 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)
- Instagram – @Preschoolattheheights
By Preschool at The Heights
This week: Wise men follow a special star to Jesus so they can worship Him and give Him gifts.
DECEMBER 31ST PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.”
John 3:16, GNT
Bottom Line: God gave us Jesus.
This week: Wise men follow a special star to Jesus so they can worship Him and give Him gifts.
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: Opaque white paper cup, utility knife, clear packing tape, permanent black and yellow or gold markers, and flashlight; Optional Star wand and a flashlight.
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Write the child’s name on their party horn or blower. Do the motions as you say the memory verse together. Give the child a party horn.
- During the Activity: If possible, dim or turn off the lights. Turn on the flashlight and shine it through the cup to project the star onto the wall. Ask the child to follow the star as you move it around on the wall.
- After the Activity: Explain that our Bible story tells us about a special star the wise men followed all the way to Baby Jesus!
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, stand here at the wall with me.”
- During the Activity: “What do you see on the bottom of this cup? (Pause.) Yes, a star! I want to show you something SUPER cool. (Dim lights if possible and shine the flashlight through the cup onto the wall.) What do you see? A star! Watch as it gets closer and bigger, or smaller and farther away. (Pause.) Follow the star. (Pause.) Great job, friends. That was fun!”
- After the Activity: “In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a very special star that led to someone VERY special! Come with me to hear the last part of the true Christmas story.”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, cuddle them and say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Christmas may be over, but we can celebrate that God gave us Jesus any day, like the wise men did!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “20 Memorable Family Christmas Traditions” by Dr. Jim Burns
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: Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' birthday and that God loves us so much He gave us Jesus.
DECEMBER 24TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.”
John 3:16, GNT
Bottom Line: God gave us Jesus.
This week: Christmas is when we celebrate Jesus' birthday and that God loves us so much He gave us Jesus.
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: Party horns or blowers and a permanent marker
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Write the child’s name on their party horn or blower. Do the motions as you say the memory verse together. Give the child a party horn.
- During the Activity: Encourage the child to say the memory verse. At the end, ask the child to blow their party horns and celebrate! Repeat as desired.
- After the Activity: Say the verse with the motions one more time and review the Bottom Line.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, please join me. Let’s do the motions as we say our verse together. ‘God (flat hand with thumb to forehead, pull down) loved the world (cross arms over chest) so much (pull hands away from each other) that he gave his only Son,’ (rock arms like a baby) John 3:16. (Open hands like a book.) Nice job! Today, we get to celebrate with these fun party blowers.”
- During the Activity: “We’re going to say our memory verse together and at the end, we will blow our party horns to celebrate! Okay friend, let’s say our memory verse together. ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,’ John 3:16. Blow your horn! (Pause.) Awesome! Freeze your horns, and we’ll say the verse again. ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,’ John 3:16. Blow your horn! (Repeat as desired.) Wow, friend, that was SO much fun, saying our memory verse and celebrating Jesus.”
- After the Activity: “Today’s Bible story was all about the birth of Jesus and God’s love for us. We know that God loves us because He sent us Jesus! How do we know God loves us? [Bottom Line] God gave us Jesus! Let’s say that one more time. How do we know God loves us? [Bottom Line] God gave us Jesus! Great job, friend.”
- Bath Time
- Since it's Jesus' birthday, let's have a BIRTHDAY BATH this week! Decorate the bathroom with streamers, birthday banner, party hat, party horn...have fun with it! Make sure to sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus while your child is in the tub. This will be one bath your child won't forget!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “20 Memorable Family Christmas Traditions” by Dr. Jim Burns
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 angels to tell shepherds that Jesus has been born, and the shepherds run to see Him!
DECEMBER 17TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.”
John 3:16, GNT
Bottom Line: God gave us Jesus.
This week: God sends angels to tell shepherds that Jesus has been born, and the shepherds run to see Him!
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
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Tape a start line at one end of the activity area and a finish line at the opposite end of the activity area. Have the child stand on the start line.
- During the Activity: Challenge the child to run to the finish line at different speeds: super-fast, a slow jog, and slow-motion. Repeat several times.
- After the Activity: Introduce the shepherds in today’s Bible story and how they ran when they heard exciting news.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, We’re going to RUN today! How fun is that! Come stand at this tape line. It will be our start line. I can’t wait to see how you run!”
- During the Activity: “When I say, ‘GO,’ run as fast as you can to this line. (Point to the finish line). Are you ready? GO! (Pause.) Wow! You can run super-duper fast! Walk back to the start line. (Pause.) This time when I say, ‘GO,’ I want to see you jog. Do you know what jogging looks like? Jogging is between running fast and walking. (Demonstrate.) On go, jog to the finish line. Go! (Pause.) That was fantastic! You ran super-fast, and you jogged. Now let’s try running in slow-motion. (Demonstrate.) Ready? Go! Run in slow-motion! (Pause.) That was so fun! Great job!” (Repeat as desired.)
- After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear about some people who were shepherds. Shepherds take care of sheep. When they heard some exciting news, they ran. Do you think they ran in slow-motion or super fast? Let’s go hear our true story from the Bible to find out!”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, take turns naming different ways the shepherds could have gone to see Jesus. The shepherds could have hopped, crawled, skipped, ridden a camel, etc. How did the shepherds go see Jesus? The shepherds were so excited they RAN to see Jesus!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “20 Memorable Family Christmas Traditions” by Dr. Jim Burns
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 travel to Bethlehem, and baby Jesus is born.
DECEMBER 10TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son.”
John 3:16, GNT
Bottom Line: God gave us Jesus.
This week: Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem, and baby Jesus is born.
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: Baby doll, baby blanket, streamers, toilet paper, and a toy banana
- DO:
- Before the Activity: Gather the child with supplies either on the floor or at a table.
- During the Activity: Lead the child to investigate swaddling the baby with the different items available. Help them determine what is the best option for wrapping Baby Jesus. Continue as long as there is interest.
- After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
- Say:
- Before the Activity: “Friend, come sit with me. I want to do an experiment with you. An experiment is where you try different things to see what works best. Let’s see what will work best to wrap these babies and keep them warm.”
- During the Activity: “Let’s try wrapping our baby with these streamers. (Demonstrate.) See if you can get the baby all covered and warm with them. Hmmm, I wonder if that’s the best. Now, let’s try wrapping our baby with this banana. (Demonstrate.) Did that work? (Pause.) No, I think the banana is not the best to cover our baby and keep him warm. What about toilet paper? Let’s try that. (Demonstrate.) Wow, we did cover the baby with toilet paper. Do you think that’s the best? (Pause.) Let’s keep experimenting. Let’s use this blanket. (Demonstrate.) Oh look, the baby is all wrapped up and warm. Which one do you think did the best job of wrapping our baby? (Pause.) Yes, the blanket did the best job. Great job of experimenting. We learned that the blanket is best for wrapping a baby. Do you want to try it again?”
- After the Activity: “In today’s story, we’ll hear about a very special baby. I wonder if they wrapped Him in a blanket. Let’s find out."
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, [child's name] and I are getting so excited about Christmas! Everywhere we look we see all kinds of fun decorations. Please help us remember that all of these decorations are to celebrate that Jesus was born! And Jesus is the MOST wonderful because Jesus is Your Son!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog: “20 Memorable Family Christmas Traditions” by Dr. Jim Burns
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
