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Monday, August 18, 2014

"And It Was So" Teaching Ideas

Theme Verse: “It is He who made the earth by His power” Jeremiah 10:12a NASB Motion: Flex arms for power

Monday, November 18, 2013

"I Can Know God" For Toddlers

Today's post is a series of 5 simple teachings for toddlers to learn about God. I took short activities, Bible verses, and songs from the "I Can Know God" teaching series. Each of these activities could be done over and over again. Toddlers learn best with lots of repetition.

Parent Preparation:
Day 1: Isaiah 41:10, Jeremiah 23:23-24
Day 2: Jeremiah 32:17
Day 3: Genesis 17:1
Day 4: 1 John 4:8, Ephesians 2:4, John 3:16
Day 5: 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 91:4

Supplies: Bible. Print out of teaching notes. Day 3: a heavy object, Day 4 a heart (drawn on paper, or cut out of paper) Day 5: a blanket

Day 1: God is Big

(Play a short game of Hide and Seek)
God tells us "I am with you." Isaiah 41:10
When we played hide and seek, you could hide from me, and I didn't know where you were. Can you hide from God?
No! God is big. He fills the heaven and earth. God is so big that wherever you go He is going to be there with you!

Sing: "Bigger Than Big", by Jay Stocker from the "Whirl and Worship" CD

For further ideas check out "I Can Know God" Part 1: God is Big

Day 2: God is the Creator

One of God's names is "Creator". God made the heavens and hearth by His great power. (Read Jeremiah 32:17)
(Go on a walk together with your child.)
What do we see that God made? What did He use His strength to make? What was He so smart to make?

Sing: "God is So Good"

For further ideas check out "I Can Know God" Part 2: God is the Creator

Day 3: God is Almighty

How strong are you? What is the heaviest thing you can pick up? (show your child a heavy object, have him/her try to lift it up)
Since I am an adult, I am stronger than you. (show how much easier it is for you to pick up the heavy object) Do you know Who is stronger than me? God! He is stronger than any person.
God told Abraham one of His names. He said "I am God Almighty" Genesis 17:1. Almighty means most powerful.

Sing: "My God is So Great"

For further ideas check out "I Can Know God" Part 3: God is Almighty

Day 4: God is Love

(show your child a paper heart) What shape is this? What does this heart make you think of?
"God is love" 1 John 4:8. When you see a heart you can remind yourself that God loves you.
God loves you with a "great love". He doesn't just love with a little bit of love. He loves you with a great love!
God showed His love for you by sending His Son Jesus Christ.

Sing: "God Loved Us" from Gospel Light Preschool Curriculum CD#1

For further ideas check out "I Can Know God" Part 4: God is Love

Day 5: He Cares For You
"Under the Wings" activity:

Take a blanket and spread it across your arms and pretend that it is your wings.
Have your child pretend to be a baby bird looking for food.
Pretend that you see a fox. Call for your "baby bird" to come under your wings. (repeat pretending there is rain, and a hawk)

God doesn't have wings, He isn't a bird. A bird cares for it's babies, and God cares for you. "He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7b

Sing: "Under - Psalm 17:8" from "Songs for Saplings ABC" (this is fun to do while "under the wings")

For further ideas check out "I Can Know God" Part 5: He Cares For Me

Related Blog Post:
11 Simple Ways to Teach Your Child the Bible in 5 Minutes or Less

© Brigette Hill 2013

Thursday, November 14, 2013

He Cares For You

This is the final teaching in a series of 5 teachings teaching children about God. This is aimed at toddlers, preschoolers, and young elementary, with plenty of room to adjust for the needs of your child. I have taught this to my preschooler and toddler together. If I was just teaching it to my toddler I would have simplified and repeat things a little more. Going through the verses on your own first (as listed in "Parent Preparation") is extremely helpful in teaching young children accurately.

Theme Verse

"He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7b NASB

Song

"Under - Psalm 17:8" from "Songs for Saplings ABC" (on the website you can listen to the whole song)

Supplies

Bible, blanket, print out of the teaching

Parent Preparation

Read: Numbers 23:19, John 4:24, John 1:18, Psalm 17:8, Psalm 36:7, Psalm 57:1, Psalm 63:7, Psalm 91:1-4

Teaching Ideas

Day 1

The Bible tells us Who God is. Is God a man? Lets read this verse, it will tell us the answer. (read Numbers 23:19a)
So God isn't a man, what is He? (John 4:24)
Can we see God? (John 1:18a)
Sometimes God uses examples so that we can learn about Him. Here is an example that God uses to show that He cares about us. (read Psalm 91:4a)
Mom and dad birds hide their babies under their wings to take care of them. God can take care of you because He loves you.
Our verse for this week is, "He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7

Day 2
"Under the Wings" activity:

Take a blanket and spread it across your back and over your arms to pretend it is your wings.
Have your child pretend to be a baby bird looking for food.
Pretend that you see a fox and have your baby bird come under your wings.
Repeat pretending that the baby birds have to come under your wings for rain, and for a hawk in the sky.

(Read Psalm 91:4a) God doesn't have wings, He isn't a bird. A bird cares for it's babies, and God cares for you.
"He cars for you." 1 Peter 5:7
How can God take care of us? We can go to Him in prayer and ask for help.

Day 3

(Read Psalm 63:7)
David wrote this Psalm. He sang for joy when God took care of him.
"He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7
God cares for you. You can go to God in prayer and ask for help.
Repeat the "Under the Wings" activity. Then sing songs to praise God while under the wings.

Activity Ideas

Craft: Write on a piece of construction paper "He cares for you." Have your child glue craft feathers around the verse.
Learn about David: Look a pictures of David in a children's Bible or coloring book. Talk about how God took care of David and how David sang songs to praise God.
Look at Pictures: Show your child a picture of a baby bird under it's parents wings.

"I Can Know God" Teaching Series
1. God is Big

2. God is the Creator
3. God is Almighty
4. God is Love
5. God Cares About You

"but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD." Jeremiah 9:24 NASB

Thursday, November 7, 2013

God is Love

Teaching my daughters about God's love, makes me want to hug and kiss them a lot!

Theme Verse:
“God is love” 1 John 4:8

Song:
“God Loved Us” from Gospel Light Preschool CD #1. When the song says “sing softer” crouch down low, when it gets a little bit louder stand on knees, when it gets even louder stand up and dance around.

Supplies:
A heart cut out of pink or red paper. List of God's names (print from here) with a post it over “Heavenly Father”, picture of empty tomb (from Bible coloring book or a children’s Bible), and copy of this teaching.

Parent Preparation:
1 John 4:7-16, Ephesians 2:4, Titus 3:3-6, John 3:16, Romans 10:9-10. For further reference read “Part 2: A Great Love” from “Dwelling in God: A Study of Love” by Daniel J. Bader

Teaching

Day 1

(show the paper heart) What shape is this? What does a heart make us think of?
Our verse this week is “God is love” 1 John 4:8. When you see a heart you can remind yourself that God loves you.
God loves you with a “great love”. He doesn’t just love with a little bit of love. He loves you with a great love!
God loved you first. We are sometimes foolish and disobedient, but God loves us.
He loves you with the best kind of love.

Day 2

Let’s say our verse, “God is love” 1 John 4:8.
God wanted to show you how much He loved you. (read John 3:16)
God loved you so much that He gave His son for you. Who is God’s son?
How did God give Jesus? Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins. They buried him in a tomb and after 3 days God raised him from the dead! (show picture of empty tomb) Wow! God did this because He loves you so much!

Day 3

God has lots of names. (show God’s names sheet) Holy Spirit, LORD Jehovah, The Creator, Almighty. Another name for God is..(have child take off the post it) Heavenly Father!
When you believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins, and that God raised him from the dead, you become born again.
You are then God’s child and God is your Heavenly Father. This is why we are so excited about Jesus Christ.
“God is love” 1 John 4:8. God loved us so He gave us spiritual live. God is a loving Heavenly Father.

Activity Ideas

God’s Love Playlist: Make a playlist of songs that are about God’s love. Listen to the songs together throughout your week. Dance to the songs, play kids drums or shake shakers as you praise God for His love.

Heart Craft: Draw a large heart on a piece of paper for your child. Have your child glue pieces of tissue paper (or torn pieces of construction paper) inside of the heart. As you do the craft talk about how hearts make us think of love, and that God is love.

Heart Hunt: Look for heart shapes throughout out the day with your child and point them out to each other.

"I Can Know God" Teaching Series

1. God is Big
2. God is the Creator
3. God is Almighty
4. God is Love
5. God Cares About You

Monday, October 21, 2013

God is Almighty

This is the third teaching in a series of 5 teachings to help teach young children about God. The target audiences are toddlers, preschoolers and young elementary; with plenty of room for you to adjust to the needs of your child. I have taught this to my preschooler and toddler. If I was just teaching it to my toddler I would have simplified it a little more. I wrote this in a way to give ideas of how to talk when teaching children the Bible. Going through the verses on your own first (as listed in the "Parent Preparation") is extremely helpful in teaching young children accurately.

Theme Verse:

“I am God Almighty” Genesis 17:1

Song:

"My God is So Great", Video, This version adds another verse.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do. x2
The mountains are His, the rivers are His, the stars are His handiwork too.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do, for you!

Supplies:

List of God's names (print from here), Copy of this teaching, something heavy (such as a 20 pound weight), a picture of Abraham, picture of Moses crossing the Red Sea, and a picture of an empty tomb (these can be from a children’s Bible or coloring book).

Parent Preparation:

Genesis 17:1, Exodus 14:21-22, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Psalm 78:1-13, 22, 42; Psalm 59:16-17, Isaiah 40:28-31, Jeremiah 10:6,12-13; Jeremiah 32:17, Ephesians 1:16-20

Teaching Ideas:

Day 1

How strong are you? What is the heaviest thing you can pick up? (show your child the heavy object and have him/her try to lift it)
Since I am an adult I am stronger than you. Do you know who is stronger than me? God! He is stronger than any person.
God has many names (show them the sheet of God’s names) God, Lord-Jehovah, Holy Spirit, the Creator.
God told Abraham another name. (“Almighty”) (read Genesis 17:1 “I am God Almighty” and show a picture of Abraham)
Almighty means “most powerful”. Our God is the most powerful.

Day 2

One of God’s names is Almighty (read Genesis 17:1 “I am God Almighty”)
Almighty means “most powerful”. Our God is the most powerful.
God showed Moses how strong He is. Moses was with God’s people and they were running away from bad guys. They came to the Red Sea and there was no bridge for them to walk over! The bad guys were going to get Moses and God’s people. God divided the water and made dry ground for the people to walk on and get away from the bad guys! God is so strong. (show picture of Moses crossing the Red Sea)

Day 3

(Read Jeremiah 32:17) Nothing is too hard for God! There are things that are hard for us to do, but nothing is too hard for God. When we pray to God and ask for help, nothing is too hard for Him!
God is looking to help us and be strong for us. He wants us to go to Him for help. God showed His strength when He raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Jesus Christ died for our sins. God is so strong that He raised Jesus from the dead and made him alive! (show picture of the empty tomb).

Activity Ideas

Praise God: Read Psalm 21:13b “We will sing and praise Your power.” Sing songs together that praise God. Play children's instruments together such as shakers, a child's piano, or a guitar, as you praise God together.

Cross the Red Sea: Act out crossing the Red Sea. Drape blankets on chairs to be the water parting. Walk through on the dry ground.

"I Can Know God" Teaching Series

1. God is Big
2. God is the Creator
3. God is Almighty
4. God is Love
5. He Cares for You

Monday, October 14, 2013

God is the Creator

This is the second teaching in a series of 5 teachings to help teach young children about God. The target audiences are toddlers, preschoolers and young elementary; with plenty of room for you to adjust to the needs of your child. I have taught this to my preschooler and toddler. If I was just teaching it to my toddler I would have simplified it a little more. I wrote this in a way to give ideas of how to talk when teaching children the Bible. Going through the verses on your own first (as listed in the "Parent Preparation") is extremely helpful in teaching young children accurately.

Theme Verse:

“the Creator of the ends of the earth” Isaiah 40:28

Song:

“God Is So Good”, God Is So Good Video
God is so good x3
He's so good to me
(optional verses: God loves me so...God answers prayers...I love Him so... )

Supplies:

List of God's names (Print from here), Print Teaching

Parent Preparation:

Genesis 1:1-31 Genesis 2:1-3, Psalm 102:24-27, Proverbs 8:22-31, Isaiah 40:28, Isaiah 45:18, Jeremiah 10:12-13, Jeremiah 32:17.

Teaching Ideas:

Day 1

God has many names (show them the sheet of God’s names) God, Lord-Jehovah, Holy Spirit.
Another name God has is the “Creator” (have them repeat the name aloud)
Our theme verse this week is “the Creator of the ends of the earth” Isaiah 40:28.
(Read Genesis 1:1) God was before everything else.
There wasn’t any heaven or earth (no ground, no sun, no trees, no animals or people) and then God created it.
What are things you make? (it might be paintings, building with sand or blocks, etc) For the things you make you used something to make something new.
God created something out of nothing. Only God can do this. That is why He is called the Creator.

Day 2

Our theme verse this week is “the Creator of the ends of the earth” Isaiah 40:28.
God was 1. smart and 2. strong to make the heavens and earth
(Read Genesis 1:3) God said it and it happened. What great power! Can you just say something and then it happen? He saw that light was a good thing. How does light help us? God was so smart to make it. This was the first day.
On second day God divided water above and below heaven.
On the third day God made earth appear. So there was land and water. How strong God is! He made plants and trees that make seeds and fruit grow on the land. God is smart. God saw that this was good.
On the fifth day God made living creature in the ocean, What lives in the ocean? And He made birds fly in the air. He saw that this was good.

Day 3

Our theme verse this week is “the Creator of the ends of the earth” Isaiah 40:28.
God was 1. smart and 2. strong to make the heavens and earth
On the fourth day God made the sun for the daytime, the moon and stars for the nighttime. How smart and strong God is to make these good things!
On the sixth day God made animals to walk around the earth. What kinds of animals do we have on the earth? God made them! He also made a man and a women. It was God’s idea to make people. And it was a good idea.
He first made the man Adam. God saw that it wasn’t good for Adam to be all alone, so God made Eve to help Adam.
God gave Adam and Eve plants and trees and animals to eat.

Activity Ideas

Go On a Walk: Read Jeremiah 32:17 Go on a walk together with your child. Talk about what God made and created. Talk about the strength that He needed to make what you see. Talk about how smart God was in what He made and created.

Crafts:
Days God Made and Created 7 Days Craft
Coloring Pages God Made Animals, Birds and Fish

"I Can Know God" Teaching Series

1. God is Big

2. God is the Creator

3. God is Almighty

4. God is Love

5. He Cares for You

"but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD." Jeremiah 9:24 NASB

Monday, October 7, 2013

God is Big

This is the first in a series of 5 teachings to help teach young children about God. The target audiences are toddlers, preschoolers and young elementary; with plenty of room for you to adjust to the needs of your child. I have taught this to my preschooler and toddler. If I was just teaching it to my toddler I would have simplified it a little more. I wrote this in a way to give ideas of how to talk when teaching children the Bible. Going through the verses on your own first (as listed in the "Parent Preparation") is extremely helpful in teaching young children accurately.