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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
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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
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This week: Tabitha helps others by making clothes, and Timothy helps others by teaching people about God and showing them how to love like Jesus.
MAY 21st 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: Tabitha helps others by making clothes, and Timothy helps others by teaching people about God and showing them how to love like Jesus.
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: No supplies needed
- DO: Before the Activity: : Ask the child to stand in front of you. During the Activity: Ask the child to do several different movements by saying “Show me that you can [action].” The movements are hopping on one foot, running in place, smiling, giving a hug, touching toes, and star jumping. After the Activity: Talk about how today’s Bible story has a young man who showed others how to love like Jesus.
- Say: Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! Come over here. Today, I want you to show me what you can do. I will call out a movement, and you can show me what you can do!” During the Activity: “Show me you can hop on one foot! (Pause.) That is fantastic! Show me you can run in place. (Pause.) Awesome! Show me you can smile. (Pause) Bee-u-t-i-ful! Show me you can touch your toes! (Pause.) Nice! (Continue with different simple actions.) WOW! Great job!” After the Activity: “Thank you for showing me all that you can do! Today in our Bible story, we’ll hear about a young man named Timothy who showed others how to love like Jesus.”
- Drive Time
- While on the go, name helper qualities you see in your child (kindness, strength, generosity, etc.) and how they can use them to help others (encourage a sad person, carry something for someone, share with a person who has a need, etc.).
- 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
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This week: Four friends help carry a man to see Jesus because he cannot walk.
MAY 14th 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: Four friends help carry a man to see Jesus because he cannot walk.
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:Foam or cardboard blocks and painter’s tape
- DO: Before the Activity: Tape a simple house shape with a distinct roof and door on the floor. Make sure to have enough blocks to make the house and adjust your outline to fit. During the Activity: Encourage the child to line the tape with the blocks to build the house, making sure to line the door and roof as well. Have the child help you identify where the roof and the door are. If desired, have the child stand in the house to see how crowded it becomes with everyone inside. After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear a story about some friends who went to see Jesus but the house He was in was full of people.
- Say: Before the Activity: Before the Activity: “Hello, friend! Come on over. I have a job for us to do! During the Activity: “What is this outline on the floor? (Pause.) That’s right! It’s a house! Can you help me build the house with these blocks? (Pause.) Great! Let’s follow the tape line and lay the blocks along it. (Pause.) Great job! What is this part of the house called? (Point to the roof.) This is the roof of the house. What is this part of the house called? (Point to the door.) This is the door to the house. You go in and come out through the door. Wow! What a great builder you are! Thank you so much for helping me today.” After the Activity: “Let’s see if we can all fit inside the house. (Pause.) It’s really full and cramped with us inside, isn’t it? Today is our story, we’ll hear about some friends who went to see Jesus but the house He was in was so full of people you couldn’t get through the door! I wonder if they got to see Jesus. Let’s find out in our story today!”
- Cuddle Time
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You for our friends...[name some friends]. Thank You for how they help us and for how we can help them."
- 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
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This week: Jesus tells a story about a Samaritan who helps a hurt man on the side of the road.
MAY 7th 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: Jesus tells a story about a Samaritan who helps a hurt man on the side of the road.
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, 11” x 17” and any adhesive bandages
- DO: Before the Activity: Tape activity page to the wall at preschooler height. During the Activity: Give each child a bandage. Encourage children to go, one at a time, and place their adhesive bandage on the man. After the Activity: Talk about how today’s Bible story is a story Jesus told about a man who helped a hurt man feel better.
- Say:Before the Activity: “Hey, friend! Join me over here. I need your help today.” During the Activity: “Do you see the man on our wall? (Point.) This man has lots of boo-boos, and we’re going to help him! What is something you can put on a boo-boo to make it better? (Pause.) That’s right, a bandage! I have some super-cool bandages. Hooray! Let’s be good helpers and help the man. [Child’s name], here is your bandage. Will you please go help the man and put it on him? (Pause.) Great job! Thank you for helping the man by making him feel better.” After the Activity: “Did you know that God made us to help? He did! Today, we’ll hear a story about someone who helped a man who was hurt.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! I see someone God made to help others. It's...YOU!"
- 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
4.30.23 - EARLY CHURCH
This week: Followers of Jesus become the Church and love one another by meeting, praying, and sharing together.
APRIL 30th PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Followers of Jesus become the Church and love one another by meeting, praying, and sharing together.
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: Plush animals with clothes or small T-shirts
- DO: Before the activity: Remove the clothes from the plush friends. Set the clothes and plush friends on the tabe. During the Activity: Have the child gather around the table. Encourage the child to put the clothes on the plush friends.
After the Activity: Talk about how we’ll hear how the people in our story shared what they had with others, including their clothes. - Say: Before the Activity: “Gather around the table with me. We’ve got lots of plush friends to play with today!” During the Activity: “Our plush friends need some clothes. Will you help me clothe our plush friends? Great! (Pause.) Put one piece of clothing on each plush friend. (Pause.) Great job! You gave our plush friends clothes when they didn’t have any to wear.” After the Activity: “In our Bible story today, we’ll hear about a group of people who shared what they had, including their clothes! Let’s go hear it!”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! We can love others today because Jesus loves us!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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 commit themselves to do everything Jesus taught them to do.
APRIL 23rd PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Followers of Jesus commit themselves to do everything Jesus taught them to do.
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: Activity Pages, scissors
- DO: Place cards into a deck. Have the child choose a card, identify the animal pictured, and show the card. Count to three and say, “Go.” Encourage the child to move like that animal. Continue until all the animals have been acted out.
- Say: “Come stand with me. I have some cards for us to play a game with. The cards have different animals on them. We’ll move like the animal on that card.” “[Child’s name], pick a card and show it to me. (Pause.) What animal is on the card you picked? (Pause.) That’s right! It’s a/an [animal’s name]! When I say, ‘GO,’ we’ll [animal’s movement] like a/an [animal’s name]. Ready? One (Hold up one finger.), two (Hold up two fingers.), three (Hold up three fingers.), GO! [Animal’s movement] like a/an [animal’s name]! Great job! Freeze. [Child’s name], come pick another card. (Continue until out of animals.) That was so much fun!” After the Activity: “In today’s story, Jesus gives His friends a special message to GO and TELL everyone, everywhere. I wonder what the special message is!”
- BATH TIME
- Add some toy food, plastic bowls, spoons, and a spatula to bath time. Encourage your child to pretend they are cooking breakfast. While they play, talk about how Jesus cooked fish and bread for breakfast for His friends, the disciples.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: After Jesus comes back, He cooks breakfast for the disciples and spends time with them. John 21:1-14
APRIL 16TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: After Jesus comes back, He cooks breakfast for the disciples and spends time with them. John 21:1-14
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: Activity Pages, crayons, scissors
- DO: Mix the pieces and place them face down. Encourage children to find the matching pictures by turning over two cards each turn they have. Encourage children to remember where each picture is. Continue until all matches are made. Repeat as desired.
- Say: "Come join me over here. I have a memory match game for us to play today! Let’s get started! [Child’s name], will you please turn over two pieces? (Pause.) Tell us what you see on the cards. Did you make a match? (Pause.) Okay, remember where these pictures are. (Parent flips the cards over.) [Child’s name], your turn. Pick two cards to turn over. (Pause.) What pictures did you find? (Say what the pictures are.) Did you make a match? (Continue until the matches are made.) Let’s look at all the pictures we found. (Describe each picture as your point to it.) That was fun! We’ll hear how each of these pictures fits in our story of when Jesus went away and came back.”
- DRIVE TIME
- While on the go, take turns naming breakfast foods. Talk about how Jesus cooked fish and bread for breakfast for His friends, the disciples.
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: Some people hurt Jesus so badly that He died, but on the third day, Jesus comes back, just like He said He would.Matthew 26:20-50; 27:1-2; 28:1-7; John 13:33; 14:1-3, 28
APRIL 9TH PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: Some people hurt Jesus so badly that He died, but on the third day, Jesus comes back, just like He said He would.Matthew 26:20-50; 27:1-2; 28:1-7; John 13:33; 14:1-3, 28
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: Activity Pages, crayons, brads, scissors, and a permanent marker.
- DO: Encourage children to color their pictures. Help put the two papers together and secure them with a brad. Demonstrate how to turn the paper to review the story.
- Say: "You have two pieces of paper. One will be the front and the other is the back. What do you see on this first piece of paper? (Pause.) It’s a picture of the tomb, and there’s an opening. Let’s use brown or gray crayons to color the tomb. (Pause.) Now that you’ve got the front completed, let’s move to the piece of paper for the back. Color each of these pictures. There’s the stone that was rolled in front of the tomb, the empty tomb, and a heart. (Pause.) Let me help you put it together, and I’ll show you how to use it to review our Bible story. (Demonstrate.) As we review our story, I want you to turn it to the right picture. The true story of Easter begins with God’s love for us. Turn to the picture of the heart. God loves us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus came to be our friend forever. But first, something sad had to happen. Jesus was having dinner with His friends when He told them that He would have to go away, but He promised He would come back.” Jesus went to pray in a garden, and some angry people came and took Jesus away. They hurt Jesus, and He died. It was very sad. Jesus’ friends put His body in a tomb, then they rolled a big stone in front of it. Turn to the picture of the big stone. (Pause.) Then on the third day, when some of Jesus’ friends went to the tomb, they saw that the stone had been rolled away and Jesus wasn’t there. Turn to the picture of the open tomb. (Pause.) JESUS came back, just like He said He would! Jesus is alive! Turn to the heart. (Pause.) On Easter, we celebrate because Jesus is alive and He wants to be our friend forever! Who is alive? [Bottom Line] Jesus is alive.”
- CUDDLE TIME
- Cuddle with your child and pray: "God, thank You that Jesus is alive, and that, because of Him, we can be with You forever and ever."
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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: People lay palm branches and coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna," when Jesus rides into town. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
APRIL 2ND PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM
“I am alive for ever and ever!” Revelation 1:18, NIV
Bottom Line: Jesus is alive.
This week: People lay palm branches and coats on the road and shout, "Hosanna," when Jesus rides into town. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-16
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: Activity Pages, crayons; glue sticks; scissors;
- DO: Encourage children to color their pictures. Show children where to glue their picture of Jesus riding the donkey. Fold their paper to make it pop up.
- Say: "You have two pictures: a big picture of the people beside the special path of coats and palm branches and a smaller picture of Jesus riding a donkey. Color both pictures. (Pause.) These look great, but I have something to make your picture really neat. Rub some glue on this part. (Point to the area marked ‘Glue here.’) Put the picture of Jesus here. (Help children line up their pictures.) Now for the neat part. (Fold their paper so Jesus on the donkey pops ups.) Wow! So neat! In our Bible story, we heard how Jesus was coming to the town of Jerusalem and everyone was so excited! They took off their coats and laid them on the ground with palm branches so Jesus would have a special path. Some people held palm branches and waved them in the air. They were all ready to celebrate. Jesus was riding a donkey on the path. When the people saw Him, they waved their branches and said, ‘Hosanna! Hosanna! YAY, JESUS!’ The people were so excited to celebrate Jesus because Jesus is so special! We can celebrate Jesus, too, because Jesus is so special and Jesus is alive! Who is alive? [Bottom Line] Jesus is alive.”
- MORNING TIME
- When you go into your child’s room, say: "Good morning, [child's name]! Let's start the day by celebrating Jesus. Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus!"
- Weekly Activities
- Parent Cue Blog:"The Secret Ingredient For Having a Close Relationship With Your Kid" by Ted Lowe
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
