Jesus, The Great Teacher
Grades 1–6: Jesus, the Great Teacher — Session 4: Jesus Told Three Parables (March 22)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – I Spy Materials: small animal figures (optional) Before kids arrive, place the animal figures around the room, in places where kids can se them from their seats. Say: “I spy something red” (not necessarily one of the animal figures). Guide kids to guess what you spy. When it is guessed, […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Jesus, the Great Teacher — Session 3: Jesus Taught About Forgiveness (March 15)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Search for Letters Materials: container of clean sand, letter tiles to spell the word forgive Bury the letters in the sand. Tell the kids to dig through the sand to find letters. When someone finds a letter, he can place it to the side. (Caution kids to keep the sand […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Jesus, the Great Teacher — Session 2: The Sermon on the Mount (March 8)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – Which Comes First? Materials: none Group the kids into two teams. Tell teams that you will name two things. The team should tell which came first. If the team member gets it correct, the team gets 20 points. If the answer is incorrect, the other team gets 10 points. Alternate […]
Read MoreGrades 1–6: Jesus, the Great Teacher — Session 1: Jesus Read the Scriptures (March 1)
Grades 1-3 Introductory Activity – What Jesus Said, What Jesus Did Materials: Bibles, 2 colors of self-stick notes, markers Guide kids to think about things Jesus said and things He did. Indicate that one color of notes is for things Jesus said and the other is for things He did. Direct kids to write down […]
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