Preschool: Jesus loves Zacchaeus

March 16th, 2010

March 14, 2010

This week we learned a story about a short man named Zacchaeus.  Many people in town didn’t like Zacchaeus because he was a tax collector.  Sometimes he took money from them that he shouldn’t take.  But Jesus still loved Zacchaeus.  Jesus wants us to love everyone, too.  He wants us to love people, even when they are unkind to us.  Who does Jesus love?  Jesus loves everyone!

To help us remember our story, we played a fun game measuring each child to see how tall they were.  We also made little Zacchaeus puppets.

Parents, kids love the part of the story where Zacchaeus climbs a tree to see Jesus.  Use this part of the story when talking with your child during your next drive.  Your conversation could go something like this.  “See that tall tree out the window.  That makes me think of the story of Zacchaeus.  He climbed a tall tree so that he could see Jesus over the crowds of people.  Jesus told him to come down because he was going to his house for dinner. Zacchaeus felt so special that Jesus went to his house.  Who does Jesus love?  Jesus loves everyone!  Which tree do you think is the tallest tree ?”  Point to different trees and let your child try to find the tallest tree you pass as you drive to your destination.

Our memory verse this month is “Love (cross hands over heart) eachother (spread arms out) as I (point up for Jesus, because Jesus said this) have loved (cross hands over heart) you“(point out with both fingers).  John 15:12 (hold hands open like a book)    Write this verse out on a couple note cards and say it in the car, at dinner, at bedtime and other times you are with your child.

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