Welcome to The Preschool Blog
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!
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This week: Jesus is getting Heaven ready for His friends, where there will be no more sadness, sickness or pain.
JULY 30TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us." Ephesians 5:2, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Jesus is getting Heaven ready for His friends, where there will be no more sadness, sickness or pain.
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: Preschool doctor kits and several plush friends.
- DO: Before the Activity: Place the doctor kits and plush friends on a table. During the Activity: Encourage the children to use the doctor kits to make their plush friends feel better. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear about a special place where there will be no boo-boos or sickness.
- Say: Before the Activity: ““Friend, let’s pretend to be doctors.” (Hold up doctor kits.) During the Activity: “I see that our plush friends might not be feeling well. Let’s be good doctors and help them feel better! (Pause.) Did you help all our plush friends? (Pause.) Great job! You are all awesome doctors! It’s no fun when we get boo-boos or feel yucky.” (Repeat as desired.)
After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear a story about a place where there are no more sickies or boo-boos. It sounds like an amazing place. I can’t wait to hear about it!”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Look out the window at the sun, trees, birds... Jesus made all of that, and now He's making a place where we will be with Him forever."
- 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: Followers of Jesus meet together to learn, pray, share, eat, worship, and love like Jesus.
JULY 23RD PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us." Ephesians 5:2, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Followers of Jesus meet together to learn, pray, share, eat, worship, and love like Jesus.
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: Wide painter’s tape and pom-poms
- DO: Before the Activity: Tape a large heart outline on the top of a classroom table. Scatter the pom-poms on the floor of your activity area. Use the tape to wrap a “cuff” around the child’s wrist, sticky side out. During the Activity:Encourage children to use their tape cuffs to pick up pom-pom “people” and then walk to the table and pluck them off. Then they place them in the tape heart to bring all the “people” together. Continue until all pom-poms have been collected and placed within the heart. Repeat as desired. Help the child remove the tape cuffs and discard them. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about how we can love everyone like Jesus.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, look at all the pom-poms on the floor. Let’s pretend these pom-poms are people and we need to bring them together to show them some love." During the Activity: “I’ll give you a special bracelet to use to pick up the pom-pom people. (Put a tape cuff on the child.) You can press the tape to the pom-poms to pick them up. Give it a try. (Pause.) Good job! Pick up more people and walk to the table. Then place them inside the heart. (Pause.) Keep going until you’ve collected all of the pom-pom people. You gathered all of the pom-pom people in the heart! Great job.”
After the Activity: “In our story today, we’ll hear how we can love like Jesus. Let’s go hear all about it.”
- Bath Time
- Add toy food items, a bowl, and a spoon to bath time. Encourage your child to pretend to make something yummy to eat. Ask them to share some food with you. Talk about how when we share, we are being the church like Jesus showed us to do.
- 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: Paul is shipwrecked and still chooses to love everyone like Jesus.
JULY 16TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us." Ephesians 5:2, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Paul is shipwrecked and still chooses to love everyone like Jesus.
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: No supplies needed
- DO: Before the Activity: Gather the child in an open area of the room with you. During the Activity:Encourage the child to do the following movements which can be hard for preschoolers: stand on one foot, pat tummy and head at the same time, close eyes and touch toes, and run in place for one minute. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a Bible story about someone who had to do something hard.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, join me over here.” During the Activity: “Today, we’ll do some movements that are hard. It’s okay if you can’t do them all, but let’s give it a try! The first hard thing that we can do is stand on one foot like this. (Demonstrate.) Try to keep your balance! Wow, this is hard! Next, let’s try to pat our tummies and the top of our heads at the same time! (Continue with the different movements.) You are great at doing hard things!”
After the Activity: “Sometimes, we have to do hard things. Today, we’ll hear a Bible story about someone who had to do something hard.”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, look for different kinds of transportation (buses, motorcycles, trucks, airplanes, taxi cabs, bicycles, etc.). Pick one, and every time you see it, say: "I can love like Jesus anywhere," because Paul loved like Jesus on a ship.
- 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: Paul and Silas sing and praise Jesus in jail and the guard becomes a follower of Jesus too!
JULY 9TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us." Ephesians 5:2, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Paul and Silas sing and praise Jesus in jail and the guard becomes a follower of Jesus too!
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: Sheet pans and foam blocks
- DO: Before the Activity: : Gather with child around the table. During the Activity:Encourage the child to build a tower with blocks on the sheet pan. Once one tower is built, say, “Oh, no! There’s an earthquake!” Then shake the sheet pan to make the tower topple over. Encourage the child to build a new tower and repeat. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about an earthquake that happened in the Bible.
- Say: Before the Activity: ““Friend, come find a spot around the table.” During the Activity: “I want us to work together to build a tower on these pans. (Pause.) Wow, you built a great tower! (Start shaking the pans.) Oh, no! There’s an earthquake! An earthquake happens when the whole ground shakes. Let’s rebuild the tower. (Repeat as desired.) That was crazy to watch the ground shake and make the tower topple over.”
After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear what happened with an earthquake in our Bible story.”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, sometimes we don't feel happy. Sometimes we feel like whining and crying. But we're learning that when Jesus is our friend forever, Jesus gives us the power to choose joy no matter what. Help [name of child] and me remember that Jesus is with us and will help us choose joy."
- 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: God sent His Son, Jesus, as a gift to everyone in the world.
JULY 2ND PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
"Walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us." Ephesians 5:2, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: God sent His Son, Jesus, as a gift to everyone in the world.
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 or pink posterboard, marker, and scissors
- DO: Before the Activity: Draw a large heart on the poster board and cut out. Then cut the large heart into four large puzzle pieces. During the Activity: Set the puzzle pieces on the floor of your activity area and encourage the child to complete the puzzle. Celebrate with them when they finish. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about God’s special gift for us.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, look at these big puzzle pieces! Let’s help each other put it together. I wonder what the shape will be.” During the Activity: “Great job of helping put the puzzle together. What did the puzzle make? That’s right! It’s a heart. Hearts remind me of love. Let’s mix the pieces up and see how fast we can put the puzzle together this time. (Repeat as desired.) That was fun! I like working on puzzles with my friends.”
After the Activity: “God loves us SO much that He gave us a special gift we’ll hear about in our Bible story today.”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! God gave us the best gift ever, and His name is Jesus."
- 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 Lord sends an angel to lead Peter out of prison, where he joins his friends who are praying.
JUNE 25th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Jesus said, ‘Come follow me.’” Matthew 4:19, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: The Lord sends an angel to lead Peter out of prison, where he joins his friends who are praying.
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: Facial tissues
- DO: Before the Activity: Ask child to stand on one side of the room. During the Activity: Place a single tissue on the child’s head. Instruct the child to walk across the room while trying to keep the tissue on their head. When the tissue falls off, encourage the child to put the tissue back on their heads and continue. After the Activity: Talk about how in today’s story, we’ll hear about someone who is always with us.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, line up beside me. I have a fun game for us to play today.” During the Activity: “Do you think this tissue will stay on your head as you walk to the other side of the room? Watch me. (Demonstrate.) When it’s your turn, I will place this tissue on your head, and you will walk to the other side of the room, Try to keep the tissue on your head, just like I did. [Child’s name], let’s give it a try. (Pause.) Remember, it’s okay if the tissue falls off. Place it back on your head and keep going. (Pause.) Wow! Great Job!” (Repeat as desired.)
After the Activity: “Raise your hand if your tissue fell off while you were walking. (Look for responses.) Yes, we lost our tissues a lot, didn’t we? In our Bible story today, we will hear about someone who is always with us. We will never lose Him. Let’s go find out who it is!”
- Bath Time
- Add some toy cars (or any toy) to bath time. Show your child how to make them follow each other all around the tub. Talk about how Jesus wants us to follow Him and be His friend forever!
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Making the Most of Bedtime in the Preschool 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: Jesus teaches Peter to love everyone, so Peter tells Cornelius about Jesus. Then Cornelius brings more people to hear about Jesus too.
JUNE 18th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Jesus said, ‘Come follow me.’” Matthew 4:19, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Jesus teaches Peter to love everyone, so Peter tells Cornelius about Jesus. Then Cornelius brings more people to hear about Jesus too.
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: Cardstock in three different colors, scissors, and painter’s tape
- DO: Before the Activity: Cut 12 large hearts from the cardstock, four of each color. Lay out the heart cutouts. During the Activity: Ask the child to stand around the outside of the heart grid. Call on the Child to place a hand or foot on a certain color heart. Repeat until the child has at least one hand or foot on the board. Then ask the child to step off the grid and play again if time allows. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about how Jesus loves everyone.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, gather here with me! Do you see these hearts? I have a game for us to play with them. Let's play!” During the Activity: "[Child’s name], place a hand on a [color] heart. (Pause.) Good job! Now, [child’s name], put your foot on a [color] heart. Do you have a foot and hand on the game board? (Pause.) Awesome! That was so fun! Let’s play again! (Repeat as desired.) Great job, friend.”
After the Activity: “These hearts make me think about how Jesus loves everyone! In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a friend of Jesus named Peter.”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, talk about ways we can love everyone the way Jesus loves everyone. We can say kind words, share what we have, help people, pray for people—all of these are ways we can love like Jesus.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Making the Most of Bedtime in the Preschool 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
6.11.23 - ANANIAS HELPS PAUL
This week: Jesus sends Ananias to help Paul regain his sight.
JUNE 11th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Jesus said, ‘Come follow me.’” Matthew 4:19, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Jesus sends Ananias to help Paul regain his sight.
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, yellow, green, and blue construction paper; scissors; and painter’s tape
- DO: Before the Activity: Cut out one large heart from each color of construction paper. Tape to different walls or places in the activity area at preschooler height. During the Activity: Instruct the child to stand in the middle of the activity area. Call out a color and encourage the child to run to that color. Call out another color and have child run there. Continue with each color and repeat as desired. After the Activity: Talk about how in our story, we’ll hear about Jesus sending someone to help.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Friend, come stand with me. Look around the room. There is a red heart (point to the red heart), a yellow heart (point to the yellow heart), a green heart (point to the green heart), and a blue heart (point to the blue heart). Let’s play a game.” During the Activity: "I’ll send you to a different heart by calling out the color. When you hear the color, then you may run to that heart. Ready, set move! Yellow heart! (Pause.) Great job! Ready, set move! Green heart! (Continue with each color and repeat as desired.) Awesome work! You all went exactly where I sent you!”
After the Activity: “Today, we’ll hear a Bible story about how Jesus sent someone to help Paul!”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You for all of the people you send to help us, like (name people who help you and your child)."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Making the Most of Bedtime in the Preschool 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
6.4.23 - PAUL BECOMES A BELIEVER
This week: Paul meets Jesus on his way to Damascus, and his life is changed forever.
JUNE 4th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“Jesus said, ‘Come follow me.’” Matthew 4:19, NCV
Bottom Line: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This week: Paul meets Jesus on his way to Damascus, and his life is changed forever.
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: No supplies needed
- DO: Before the Activity: : Ask the child to come in front of you in an open area of the room. During the Activity: Instruct child to do movements like jump, clap, turn around, etc. Then encourage the child with the help of an adult to take turns trying the same movements with his/her eyes closed. Note: It’s okay if the child does not want to close their eyes. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about a man named Paul who saw a bright light that made his eyes not see.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! It’s great to see you today! Come stand in front of me. (Pause.) We’re going to move our bodies!” During the Activity: “I’ll call out a movement, and I want you to try it. Ready, set, jump! Jump up and down. (Pause.) Great job! Ready, set, clap your hands. (Pause.) Awesome! (Continue with different motions.) Fantastic! “This time, we’ll try the same movements with our eyes closed, and I will help you. [Child’s name], stand up and hold my hand. Now close your eyes and jump up one time. (Pause.) Great job! Was it harder to jump with your eyes open or closed? (Pause.) Yes! It’s much harder to jump with your eyes closed. You did a great job of listening and moving with your eyes open and with them closed!”
After the Activity: “Today in our story, we’ll hear about a man named Paul who saw a bright light then his eyes couldn’t see! I can’t wait to hear more about Paul.”
- Morning Time
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Jesus loves you so much, and He wants to be your friend forever."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Making the Most of Bedtime in the Preschool 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: Rebekah looks for a way to help and gives water to a man and all of his camels.
MAY 28th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“We have the Lord our God to help us.” 2 Chronicles 32:8, NLT
Bottom Line: God made me to help others.
This week: Rebekah looks for a way to help and gives water to a man and all of his camels.
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: Preschool-safe tea set and a large blanket
- DO: Before the Activity: : Lay the blanket in the activity area. Place the tea set on the blanket. During the Activity: Invite the child to sit on the blanket with you. Ask the child if they would like to have some pretend tea, then serve the child. Allow the child to serve you and have a tea party. After the Activity: Talk about how there is a woman who gives a man and his camels a drink of water in today’s Bible story.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! Come sit on the blanket with me.” During the Activity: “Let’s have a tea party! I want to make sure everyone has a drink. Will you help me pour the tea? We can take turns pouring the tea for each other. (Pause.) That was yummy tea! It’s nice to have a drink when you’re thirsty. Let’s keep playing!” After the Activity: “Today in our Bible story, we’ll hear about a woman who helped get water for a man and his camels.”
- Bath Time
- Add bubbles and toys to bath time. Tell your child to close their eyes. Drop the toys in the water. Next, tell your child to open their eyes and LOOK for the toys. (Repeat the game.) At the end of bath time, talk about how God made us to LOOK for ways we can help. When we LOOK, we will always find ways to help.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:“Let Your Kids See Your Faith” by Tim Walker
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
