PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME - Cottonwood … · 2020/5/4 · WEEK MAY 2020 ONE YEAR-OLDS! SMALL GROUP BIBLE STORY !"#$%&#'$%'($&)#$...

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ONEY E A R - O L D S

2S M A L L G R O U P

B I B L E S T O R Y

God made me, and He loves me.

GOD MADE ME GENESIS 1:26; PSALM 139:14

M E M O R Y V E R S E

“Nothing at all can separate us from God’s love.”

ROMANS 8:39, NIRV

K E Y Q U E S T I O N

Who loves you?

B O T T O M L I N E

God loves me.

B A S I C T R U T H

God loves me.

15 MINUTES

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PRELUDE SOCIAL WORSHIP STORY GROUPS HOME

1. HEART JUMPW H AT Y O U N E E D : Floor tape

W H AT Y O U D O :B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Use the floor tape to make a large heart shape on the floor in the activity area.

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Invite the children, one at a time, to jump into the heart. As the child jumps into the heart say, “God loves (child’s name).” Repeat the activity until each child has had a turn.

W H AT Y O U S AY:B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God loves you!”

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Let’s jump into the heart because God loves all of us! (Choose a child to go first.) (child’s name), please jump into the heart. (Do activity.) God loves (child’s name).” (Continue and finish activity.)

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Yay! God loves you! Today, we will hear a Bible story all about how God loves us!”

T R A N S I T I O N : Move to Bible story time by jumping to the story area.

M O V Ean activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move

to help them learn

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B I B L E S T O R Y





ROMANS 8:39, NIRV


Who loves you?

B O T T O M L I N E

God loves me.

B A S I C T R U T H

God loves me.

15 MINUTES



2. PLAY-DOH PLAY Be sure to list the items you will be using today on the “Allergy Alert Poster” and post it at the door to your room.

W H AT Y O U N E E D : “Allergy Alert Poster,” cardstock, and several colors of Play-Doh

W H AT Y O U D O :B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Copy “Allergy Alert Poster” on white cardstock and hang on the door.

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Give each child some Play-Doh. Encourage the children to make things that God made with the Play-Doh. Be sure that every child has a turn.

W H AT Y O U S AY:B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Yay! It’s Play-Doh time!”

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “We’re going to make things that God made from the Play-Doh. I can’t wait to see what you can make!”

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Great job! God made everything! Today, we will hear a Bible story about the most important thing that God made.”

T R A N S I T I O N : Move to Bible story time by pointing out items that God made as you walk to the story area.

P L A Yan activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines

while having fun and learning new concepts

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B I B L E S T O R Y





ROMANS 8:39, NIRV


Who loves you?

B O T T O M L I N E

God loves me.

B A S I C T R U T H

God loves me.

15 MINUTES



3. SENSORY BINW H AT Y O U N E E D : Little People® figures, plastic greenery, plastic animals, plastic lemons and other fruit, shredded paper, and a medium-sized tub

W H AT Y O U D O :B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Place all of the figures, greenery, animals, and fruit in the tub. Place the shredded paper on top of the items to hide them.

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Encourage the children to stick their hands into the tub and pull out something that God made. Repeat the activity until all of the items have been found.

W H AT Y O U S AY: B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Let’s see what God made!” (Point to the bin.)

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “There are items inside this bin (point) that God made. Reach inside and see what you can find!” (Do activity.)

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Nice work! You found things that God made! Let’s get ready to hear our Bible story about the most important thing that God made!”

T R A N S I T I O N : Move to Worship and Story by chanting this month’s Bottom Line as you walk to the story area.

E X P L O R Ean activity that channels a preschooler’s innate curiosity into a discussion

of the week’s crucial concepts

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M AY 2 0 2 0



B I B L E S T O R Y





ROMANS 8:39, NIRV


Who loves you?

B O T T O M L I N E

God loves me.

B A S I C T R U T H

God loves me.

M O V Ean activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move

to help them learn

25 MINUTES



2. GOD MADEW H AT Y O U N E E D : No supplies needed

W H AT Y O U D O :B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Have the children stand in front of you.

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Invite the children to do movements that imitate things that God made. Movements are: twinkle like stars (fingers in the air), wave your arms like branches of a tree, stomp like an elephant, and pretend to squeeze a lemon.

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: End the activity by saying, “God made YOU.” (Point to yourself.)

W H AT Y O U S AY:B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “In our Bible story today, we learned that God made so many things!”

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Let’s act out things that God made! First, let’s be STARS! Hold your hands in the air and open and close your hands (demonstrate). We are twinkling like stars! Now, let’s be trees! Wave your arms in the air like tree branches (demonstrate). God made elephants! Let’s stomp like elephants (demonstrate). Great job! God made lemons! Let’s pretend to squeeze a lemon (demonstrate). Whew! God made so many things! Now, let’s point to the MOST important things that God made! (Point to yourself.) GOD MADE YOU!”

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God made you! He made you, and He loves you! Who loves you? God loves me!”

T A L K A B O U T G O D

B I B L E S T O R Y R E V I E W

W E E K

M AY 2 0 2 0



B I B L E S T O R Y





ROMANS 8:39, NIRV


Who loves you?

B O T T O M L I N E

God loves me.

B A S I C T R U T H

God loves me.

25 MINUTES

C R E A T Ean activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story,

bottom line, or memory verse by creating a craft to take home



4. HEART MASK W H AT Y O U N E E D : “Mask Label” Activity Page, Avery® #5160 labels or equivalent, heart-shaped plates (one per child), craft sticks (one per child), scissors, tape, and heart stickers

W H AT Y O U D O :B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: Copy the “Mask Label” Activity Page onto the label paper. Cut a large hole in the middle of the plates. Tape the craft sticks to the backs of the plates as handles.

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: Give each child a plate and help them place the stickers all over the plate.

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: Place the label on the mask. Encourage the child to hold the plate to their face as a mask.

W H AT Y O U S AY:B E F O R E T H E A C T I V I T Y: “God loves you!”

D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y: “We’re going to make a mask that is a heart. It will tell everyone that God loves us!” (Do activity.)

A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y: “Great job! Hearts mean love. When we wear the mask it tells everyone that God loves us! Who loves you? God loves me!”

L I V E F O R G O D

A P P L I C AT I O N A C T I V I T Y

us from God’scan ever separate“Nothing at all

Romans 8:39love.”

MAY 2020Memory Verse Motions

Mask Label • Heart Mask • May Week 1Copy on Avery® #5160 labels or equivalent. One per child.

CURRICULUM FOR 2-YEAR-OLDS • ©2020 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com

God loves me. God made me.

Genesis 1:26; Psalm 139:14





















































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Lemonade Memory Verse • Watercolor Verse • May Week 2Copy on cardstock and cut on dotted line. One per child.

CURRICULUM FOR 3-5-YEAR-OLDS • ©2020 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com

“Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love.”Romans 8:39, NIrV

Parent Note/Recipe • Color • Lemonade Kits • May Week 2Copy on cardstock and cut on dotted lines. One note per child.

CURRICULUM FOR 3-5-YEAR-OLDS • ©2020 The reThink Group. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com

Hey Parents!

This month our theme is “Lemonade Stand!” Today, your child learned that God loves me and has a plan for me. Please follow the plan below to make some delicious lemonade with your preschooler!

1 cup sugar1 cup lemon juice6 cups of water

1. Pour the lemon juice and sugar into the pitcher and whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. 2. Add the water and stir to combine. 3. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour. Enjoy!

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