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June 21, 2009
We are still learning, How do I know what to do? God will teach me. We learned that in God’s Word he teaches us to obey our mom and dad. When we obey, we have a happy heart.
To help us remember what we learned, we made pictures that named our favorite things to so with our moms and dads and ate happy heart cookies.
Parents, play a fun game patterned after Simon says, but change it to “mommy says” or “daddy says.” Givecommands like, “mommy says, jump up and down 3 times.” To make the game more fun for your child, let them be mommy or daddy and give the commands too. After playing the game, remind your child that the Bible says that obeying your mommy and daddy gives you a happy heart.
Be sure to practice the memory verse too. “I (point up) will show you (extend hands out) the way (put hand above your eyes and look around) you should go.” (walk in place) Psalm 32:8 (hold hands like an open book)
June 21st, 2009
June 7th
How do I know what to do? God will teach me. That’s right! Today we learned that God teaches us through the Bible. We learned 4 things:
1. The Bible is True (use your hands to make a T)
2. The Bible teaches me what is right (thumbs up)
3. The Bibleteaches me about what is wrong (thumbs)
4.Think about the Bibleday (make sun with hands) and night (use your hands like a pillow.)
During GreenHouse, Ms Kim taught us the rap song R to the B. She is so cool!
Parents, If you don’t already have a children’s Bible in your home, this is a great month to purchase one. There are lots of great children’s Bibles that simplify Bible stories using words and concepts that are understandable for pre-school age children. But don’t let your children’s Bible collect dust. Read a story from the Bible every day. This is a great way to instill this discipline in your child’s life.
June’s Memory Verse: I (point up) will teach you (extend armsout) the way (put your hand above your eyes, and look around) you (extend arms out) should go.(walk in place)Psalm 32: 8 (hold hands open like a book)
June 7th, 2009
Sunday, April 26th
This morning in GreenHouse we learned that before Jesus returned to heaven, he asked his disciples to do 1 thing for him: tell everyone about Jesus. We can help too! We even pretended to call our friends to tell them, Jesus loves you.
During our play time, we sent messages to each other using walkie talkies (Jesus loves You! Jesus wants to be your friend forver!), we made fun phones, and played on a giant floor map to see all the places we could go to tell other’s about Jesus!
"Jesus loves you. Over and out."
"Copy that. Jesus loves you too."
Parents, kids love to use the phone. This week, let them use the phone to pass along a message of hope to a friend, grandparent, aunt or uncle. A simple message like “Jesus loves you” will help your child become comfortable sharing Jesus with their friends, and brighten the day of the person they call!
This was the last week for this month’s key question and answer: “Who wants to be your friend?” “Jesus wants to be my friend forver.”
The kids have also mastered April’s memory verse, “I am (point up) with you (point at others) always (make a circle with your arms.) Matthew 28:20 (open hands like a Bible)
MAY
Starting next week, our key point is “Who will take care of me?” “God will take care of me.” as we learn about Moses! Our memory verse will be, “My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19
We’ll have new music and a new GreenHouse video too.
April 26th, 2009
Easter Morning, April 12th
Sundaymorning, we learned that the story of Easter has some sad parts but has a very happy ending! We learned that we don’t need to be sad because Jesus is Alive! We also remembered that Jesus wants to be our friend forever. Who wants to be our friend? Jesus wants to be my friend forever!
We had a lot of fun in our classrooms making special books to take home. These bookscan help us tell the story of Easter to our friends and families. We also played a few fun games. During one game, we rolled a giant ball from kid to kid and said “God rolled the stone away, and Jesus is alive today!”
It was a great morning, and a busy morning! We’ll continue exploring some of the fun stories surrounding Easter next week when we talk about the men who saw Jesus alive on the road to Emmaus.
Keep practicing your memory verse, “I am (point up) with you (point at others) always (make a circle with your arms.) Matthew 28:20 (hold hands open like a book) We remember that Jesus said these words and that he promises to be with us and to be our friend forever.
Parents, Now that you have a bunch of empty plastic Easter eggs around the house, make good use of them. Hide an empty egg and have your child find it. When they find it, have them open it to discover that it is empty. Tell them, “The egg is empty just like Jesus’ tomb was empty on Easter morning. Do you remember why? That’s right, because Jesus is alive!” Then play the game again, and ask your child to tell you what the empty egg should help us remember.
April 14th, 2009
This month we’ll be learning Who wants to be my best friend? Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
We’ll have a great month in GreenHouselearning about the story of the Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-11), Easter Morning (Matthew 28:1-7), the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-17, 28-31), and the Great Comission (Matthew 28:16-20).
We’ll rock out to a new song calledILike To. It is sureto be a new favorite. You can download the song at www.amberskyrecords.com We’ll also be singing an old favorite Jesus Loves Everyone which is from the CD Reach Up High available for purchase at the ECM counter this month.
Our memory verse this month is, I am (point up) with you (open arms in front of you and point to a friend) always.(make a circlewith your arms) Matthew 28:20 (hold hands open like a book)
April 3rd, 2009
March 15, 2009
Who will help you? Jesus will help me!
In our story today, 4 friends helped theirfriend who couldn’t walk meet Jesus by lowering him down through a roof on a blanket. When Jesus saw the man, he healed the man and the lame man stood up and was able to walk. I bet he gave his friends a big hug to thank them for helping him.
We had lots of fun with our activities today. First, we wrote a letter to mail to our friends. We are so glad God gave us great friends. Then we played a fun game of catch. 2 of our friends held out a big blanket, and then the rest of us tossed beanbags for them to catch.
We also played a fun game with a beach ballto review our memory verse. Our memory verse says, “He (Point up for God) cares (hug self) for me (use both thumbs to point to self) 1 Peter 5:7. (hold hands out like a Bible)
Parents: Sometimes prayer time can become a long list of people that the child names to “bless” or “help”. I’ve tucked in a child or two that tried to name every person they had ever met. I think this practice can sometimes cause prayer to lose it’s focus and purpose for a child. Keep prayer time a real conversation between your child and God by praying more specifically about the kind of help needed. Instead of “Help mommy and daddy and brother and grandma and teacher and Mrs. Smith down the block”try praying “Help daddy to feel better since he has had a cold and help me to be a better listener at school when my teacher is talking.” Not only will this help keep the prayer more conversational but praying specificaly allows your child to observe when God answers a prayer with “yes!”
March 15th, 2009
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