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: After Jesus comes back, He makes breakfast on the beach for His friends, the disciples. John 21:1-14
APRIL 24th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I am with you always.” Matthew 28:20, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: After Jesus comes back, He makes breakfast on the beach for His friends, the disciples. John 21:1-14
Insight: RESTORATION
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: Activity Pages and crayons or markers
- DO:Hold up an activity page and point out the speech bubble. Repeat this month’s memory verse together.
- SAY: “Let’s have a seat at the table! Do you see Jesus here? Right here, Jesus says, ‘I am with you always.’ Jesus spoke these words to remind us that He is always with us! In our story today, He met His friends on the beach! They were so excited to see Him. Let’s say our memory verse together. ‘I am with you always,’ Matthew 28:20. Great job! I’m so glad that Jesus wants to be our friend forever. There is NO better friend than Jesus. Who wants to be your friend forever? [Bottom Line] Jesus wants to be my friend forever.”
- BATH TIME
- Add toy food items to bath time. Tell your child to pretend to cook breakfast. While your child plays, talk about how Jesus cooked breakfast for His friends on a beach.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"What If I’m Not “Enjoying Every Moment?” by Joanna Easley
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 dies and is buried in a tomb, but three days later, He comes back. Jesus is alive! Matthew 26:21-30; 27:1-2; 28:1-7
APRIL 17th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I am with you always.” Matthew 28:20, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Jesus dies and is buried in a tomb, but three days later, He comes back. Jesus is alive! Matthew 26:21-30; 27:1-2; 28:1-7
Insight: RESTORATION
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: Activity Pages and crayons or markers
- DO: Point out the closed tomb at the top of the page and the empty tomb with Jesus standing nearby at the bottom. Encourage the children to use a marker to find their way through the maze from the closed tomb at the top of the page to the open tomb with Jesus.
- SAY: “What do you see at the top of the page? Yes, a closed tomb. Some people hurt Jesus, and He died. Then they placed His body in the tomb and rolled a big heavy stone over the entrance. But three days later—count with me, one, two, three—Jesus came back! (Point the open tomb at the bottom of the page.) Yes! Jesus is alive! Let’s see if we can figure out how to make it through the maze from the closed tomb at the top to the empty tomb at the bottom! Way to go, friends! You found your way through the maze. I’m so glad to know that our friend Jesus is alive! What a wonderful friend He is. Tell me, who wants to be your friend forever? [Bottom Line] Jesus wants to be my friend forever.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, tell your child that Easter is when we celebrate that Jesus is alive!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"What If I’m Not “Enjoying Every Moment?” by Joanna Easley
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: The people spread coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna!" when they hear that Jesus is coming. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
APRIL 10th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I am with you always.” Matthew 28:20, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: The people spread coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna!" when they hear that Jesus is coming. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
Insight: RESTORATION
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: Activity Pages and crayons or markers
- DO:Point out the dots on the page and show the children how to draw lines to connect one dot to another. As they finish, ask them what shape they see on the page (a leaf). Encourage them to color the leaf with the markers.
- SAY: “Let’s use a marker to connect the dots on the page, like this. What shape do you see? (Pause.) Yes, a leaf! Let’s color our palm leaves. That was so fun! The people waved their palm branches to celebrate Jesus! He’s the BEST friend ever. Tell me, who wants to be your friend forever? [Bottom Line] Jesus wants to be my friend forever.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, Jesus is amazing! He is the best friend we will ever have."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"What If I’m Not “Enjoying Every Moment?” by Joanna Easley
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 walks on water and saves Peter when he begins to sink. Matthew 14:22-33
APRIL 3RD PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"I am with you always.” Matthew 28:20, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Jesus walks on water and saves Peter when he begins to sink. Matthew 14:22-33
Insight: RESTORATION
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: Activity Pages, scissors, craft stick, glue, and crayons
- DO: Give each child a “Disciples in Boat” page to color. When they are done, give them a “Walking Jesus” cutout. Instruct them to color their Jesus cutout then glue it to the end of a craft stick. Next, show the children how to push their “Walking Jesus” through the pre-cut slit from the back of the page. Then show them how to hold the craft stick and make Jesus “walk” by sliding the cutout back and forth.
- SAY: “This is a picture of Jesus’ friends, the disciples. (Give each child a “Disciples in Boat” page.) You can color it. Do you remember who the disciples saw walking on the water when they were in the boat? (Pause.) Yes! They saw Jesus walking on water! (Give each child a “Walking Jesus” cutout and a craft stick.) This is a picture of Jesus. After you color it, I’ll help you glue it to a craft stick. Then we’ll do something really fun with it! (Show the children how to push their “Walking Jesus” through the slit on the back of their page.) Now you can move your Jesus picture so it looks like He is walking on water. Can anyone walk on water? (Pause.) No way. Only Jesus can walk on water! And only Jesus can always be with us, like He was with Peter when He helped Peter get back in the boat after he sank in the water. Our friend, Jesus, was always with Peter, and He is always with us, too. Jesus is the best friend we will ever have, and He wants to be our friend forever! Who wants to be your friend forever? [Bottom Line] Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Yay! [Bottom Line] Jesus wants to be my friend forever!”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! Who is always with [child's name]? Jesus is always with [child's name]!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"What If I’m Not “Enjoying Every Moment?” by Joanna Easley
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 feeds thousands of hungry people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Mark 6:31-44
MARCH 27TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"'Come and follow me,' Jesus said." Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Bottom Line: Everyone can be friends with Jesus.
This week: Jesus feeds thousands of hungry people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Mark 6:31-44
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: Activity Page, crayons or markers
- DO: Encourage your children to color in the fish and loaves of bread while you review the Bible story.
- SAY: “Today in our story, we learned that Jesus fed a lot of hungry people with only two fish and five loaves of bread. Isn’t that amazing? See the fish on your paper? (Pause.) Let’s color the fish! (Pause.) Great! Now, let’s color the loaves of bread. (Pause.) Good job! In our story, we heard how Jesus took the five loaves of bread and two fish and fed five thousand people who were listening to Him talk. Jesus and His friends, the disciples, had been working really hard and were ready to rest. But they were met with lots and lots of people who wanted to hear Jesus teach. So, Jesus taught for a long time, and everyone got hungry. Jesus had the disciples go into the crowd to find what food they could. They came back with two fish and five loaves of bread. Jesus prayed over it and it fed all of those people. There was even food left over! Jesus made sure that everyone had food to eat because Jesus is a good friend to everyone. Who can be friends with Jesus? [Bottom Line] Everyone can be friends with Jesus.”
- BATH TIME
- Add toy food items to bath time for your child to play with. Talk about how Jesus fed thousands of hungry people with just five loaves of bread and two fish!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Five Boundaries to Put in Place for Your Kids’ New Technology" 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: Jesus tells twelve common and flawed men to follow Him, and they become His disciples. The Gospels
MARCH 20TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"'Come and follow me,' Jesus said." Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Bottom Line: Everyone can be friends with Jesus.
This week: Jesus tells twelve common and flawed men to follow Him, and they become His disciples. The Gospels
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: Activity Page, sentence strips, scissors, glue sticks, stapler, crayons or markers
- DO: Encourage children to decorate the gingerbread person to look like them then glue it to the sentence strip with the pictures of the disciples. Measure the sentence strip on the child's head and staple. Let your child wear their headband.
- SAY: “Today, we heard about twelve of Jesus’ closest friends, the disciples. They loved Jesus and followed Him everywhere. Let’s make a headband with the disciples and you! Decorate the gingerbread person to look like you. (Pause.) Great! Glue it to the strip. (Pause.) Now glue the pictures of the disciples to the strip. (Pause.) Super! I’ll measure it to your head and secure it into a headband. (Pause.) In today’s story, we learned about Jesus’ closest friends, the disciples. Peter, Andrew, James, and John were all fishermen. Matthew used to be a tax collector and collected money. They were all very different. Brothers, fishermen, tax collectors—they all came from different places and different families but were friends with Jesus because EVERYONE can be friends with Jesus. They followed Jesus everywhere and saw Him help sick people, feed hungry people, and listen to children. When Jesus went away, they went everywhere telling everyone that they can be friends with Jesus. We can tell our friends that they can be friends with Jesus, too. Who can be friends with Jesus? [Bottom Line] Everyone can be friends with Jesus.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, ask your child to name people they know. Talk about how everyone can be friends with Jesus.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Five Boundaries to Put in Place for Your Kids’ New Technology" 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
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This week: Jesus tells Matthew to follow Him even though Matthew had wrongly taken people's money. Matthew 9:9-12
MARCH 13TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"'Come and follow me,' Jesus said." Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Bottom Line: Everyone can be friends with Jesus.
This week: Jesus tells Matthew to follow Him even though Matthew had wrongly taken people's money. Matthew 9:9-12
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: Activity Page, crayons or markers
- DO: Point out the community helper hats on one side of the page and the shoes on the other. Instruct the children to draw a line from the community helper hats to their matching shoes on the other side.
- SAY:(Hold up an Activity Page and point to the left-hand side.) “What do you see on this side of the page? (Pause.) Yes, I see some community helper hats! I see a firefighter’s hat, a farmer’s hat, a police officer’s hat, and a construction worker’s hat. Let’s draw a line to match these community helper hats with the shoes they would wear. I’m so grateful for these helpers and the shoes they fill! Jesus wants to be friends with everyone, including these helpers. Who can be friends with Jesus? [Bottom Line] Everyone can be friends with Jesus.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You that Jesus wants to be our friend even when we do something wrong."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Five Boundaries to Put in Place for Your Kids’ New Technology" 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
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This week: Jesus walks up to fishermen, Andrew, Peter, James and John, and says, "Follow me," and they do. Matthew 4:18-22: Luke 5:1-11
MARCH 6TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"'Come and follow me,' Jesus said." Matthew 4:19, NIrV
Bottom Line: Everyone can be friends with Jesus.
This week: Jesus walks up to fishermen, Andrew, Peter, James and John, and says, "Follow me," and they do. Matthew 4:18-22: Luke 5:1-11
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: Activity Page, crayons or markers, and a pen
- DO: Encourage children to decorate their shoes.
- SAY: “Do you have a favorite pair of shoes? (Pause.) What do your favorite shoes look like? (Pause.) Do they help you run fast or do a dance? (Pause.) That’s really cool. There are all kinds of different shoes we can wear to help protect our feet. Look at these cool shoes on your paper. (Pause.) Use the markers, stickers, stamps, and crayons to decorate them. (Pause.) Wow, these are all super cool shoes. Look! Everyone’s shoes are different, just like you! What could you do in these shoes? (Pause.) You can do all kinds of cool things in these shoes. And, no matter what kind of shoes you wear, you can be friends with Jesus. In our Bible story, we heard about some men named Peter, Andrew, James, and John. They were fishermen. One day, they were out fishing when Jesus walked by and said, ‘Come follow me!’ Jesus, God’s Son, wanted them to follow Him. These four fishermen became Jesus’ really good friends called the disciples. Jesus wants to be friends with you, too! Jesus wants to be friends with everyone! Who can be friends with Jesus? [Bottom Line] Everyone can be friends with Jesus.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning! Is there anyone in this room who can be friends with Jesus? Yes! Everyone can be friends with Jesus!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Five Boundaries to Put in Place for Your Kids’ New Technology" 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
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This week: We can love like Jesus when we do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14
FEBRUARY 27th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
This week: We can love like Jesus when we do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14
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: Activity Page, red crayon or washable marker, and a pen
- DO: Help the children trace their hands between the “O” and “E”, so that it looks like a “V.”
- SAY: “The last few weeks, we’ve learned that Jesus loves everyone and if He had a party, everyone would be invited. Jesus wants us to do everything we do in love. Let’s make a craft with your hand. It will help us spell out the word Love. Put your hand down between these letters. (Press child’s hand down with their fingers in a “V” shape then trace it with a red crayon or marker.) Look at that! Your handprint made the letter V in ‘love.’ Your paper has our memory verse on it. Let’s say it together. ‘Do everything in love,’ 1 Corinthians 16:14. Great job! Everyone can celebrate that Jesus loves them, because Jesus loves everyone. And Jesus wants us to love everyone, too. He wants us to do everything in love. We can love by being kind. We can love by sharing. We can love by being a friend. No matter where we are or who we are with, we can do what Jesus said and do everything in love. Who does Jesus love? [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone.”
- BATH TIME
- During bath time, talk about how Jesus loves everyone, so we can love everyone, too! Take turns naming all of the people you can love like Jesus.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Coping With Your Kids Growing Up" by Brandon Janous
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: Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus. When Jesus sees him, He tells him He wants to go to his house.
FEBRUARY 20th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.
This week: Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus. When Jesus sees him, He tells him He wants to go to his 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
Activities:
- Home Connection
- NEED: Activity Page, crayons or washable markers, and a pen.
- DO: Encourage children to color their picture and fill the inside of the tree with hearts.
- SAY: “Today, we will hear a story about a tax collector named Zacchaeus. When Jesus came to town, everyone wanted to see him, even Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was too short to see Jesus over all the people, so he climbed a tree. Now he could see Jesus and Jesus could see him. Jesus called him down from the tree and asked to go to his house. Look at your paper. Jesus and Zacchaeus are standing next to a tree. Use your crayons to fill the tree trunk with hearts. (Pause.) Jesus loved Zacchaeus even though he had taken money that didn’t belong to him. Jesus loves us, no matter what. And Jesus loved Zacchaeus, even though he had made bad choices. Zacchaeus was so happy that Jesus loved him and wanted to be his friend that he gave back all the money he took from the people. Jesus loved Zacchaeus, and Jesus loves you, too. [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone. Who does Jesus love? [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, ask your child: "Have you ever seen someone do something wrong? What did you think about it?"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"Coping With Your Kids Growing Up" by Brandon Janous
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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