This morning we had a great question: Who will help you? Jesus will help me!
Today, in Greenhouse, we learned that Jesus loves us and will help us. In the story of the 10 lepers, Jesus healed all of them and made them better. To help us remember our story we made a cool band aid picture, played with doctor kits, and played a few other fun games.
Each week, as part of our time together, our kids sit in small circles and share an answer to a question that helps them apply the point to their own lives. Today our question was, do you know someone who Jesus can help? Some of us named our moms, dads, brothers and sisters, and people we know who are sick. The we stopped and prayed that Jesus would help all those people who need Him.
Parents, This is a great week to tackle a new challenge with your child like doing a puzzle, writing their name, tying their shoes, or making the bed. Each day before you begin the learning process, review our question and answer. Who will help you? Jesus will help me? Explain that learning a new task takes time, but we can ask Jesus to helpus.
Our memory verse ties in very easily this month. “He (point up) cares (hug self) for me (use both thums to point to self.) 1 Peter 5:7 (open hands like a Bible.)
SPECIAL NOTE:
For those of you who were present for the 11:00 service, we had a tornado warning/watch at the end of the service. We moved all of the children to the interior rooms where there are no windows to the outside. These rooms are the safest places in our buildings. We want to thank all of our volunteers (Hooray Volunteers) for keeping our kids safe, calm and happy. We want to thank our directors, Jennifer & Ticarafor managining the situation with confidence and calm. And we want to thank our parents and other West Siders for helping uskeep oursafe area clear and remaining patientas we safely returned the children to their parents.
In case of a tornado warning or watch, all children are moved to the interior rooms in the education wing. Early childhood kids are gathered in the rooms closest to them at the south end of the ed wing and the Elementary children are gathered in the interior rooms at the north end. In the Early Childhood area, we keep the children calm, happy and busy. If we feel the situation has become more dangerous, we play a game of “hide” with the kids, having them hide under the tables. Our goal is to keep the children safe and help them feel secure. Once children have been safely moved and are accounted for, parents can join their children in the safe rooms by presenting their family i.d. card to a director. Parents are asked to remain calm, as well, so that the all children in our rooms feel safe and secure. Once it is possible to safely check out children, we will do so by asking each parent to present their i.d. card or a driver’s license. Check-out might require a little more time under these circumstances, but getting each child safely returned to their parents is the priority.
If you have any questions regarding our tornado plan, please contact me at Jessicas@wschurch.org
Today we discovered…..Who will help me? Jesus will help me!!!
We heard a great story about a man who was blind. With just a little mud, Jesus performed an amazing miracle and helped the man to see again. Jesus can do so many amazing things. And He can help me too! Our memory verse says, “He (point up) cares (wrap arms around self) for you.” (point at others) 1 Peter 5:7 (hold hands open like a Bible.)
To help us remember our story we made some cool seeing stars glasses and had a yummy snack that looked like 2 eyes. We also had some fun new music in greenhouse. One of ur songs is called Oh He loves Me. You can see us dancing to that cool song, below!
Singin' Oh Oh Oh, He Loves Me!
Parents, This week play a game of I Spy with my little Eye, with your child. After you’ve played a few rounds, remind yourchild that their story this week was about a blind man that Jesus healed. Then pray together and thank God for the eyes that He has given us to see all the wonderful things around us!
This morning, we learned the second half to the story of the Prodigal Son. The father in the story forgave his son and welcomed him back with open arms. We learned that God does the same for us. He knows the mistakes we make and sees our sins, but He forgives them and loves us no matter what.
We played a fun game, had a delicious snack and celebrated just like they did in our Bible story.
Our Bible point question this month was Why did Jesus tell these stories? The answer: Because Jesus wants me to know what God is like! Today during our talk time we talked about what God is like. Here are some things that were overheard in talk time: “God loves me even if I do something wrong.” “God is strong.” God is really big!”
Parents: This week find time to ask your kid what they think God is like. You might just be surprised at what you find out your child already knows about God.
Next week we begin a new lesson. Question: Who will help you? Answer: Jesus will help me.
Every new year seems to start with this question…”What canI doto be betterthis year?”
I hope that one of your goals in the coming yearis to give your childwhat they need to grow a deeper faith and a stronger connection to Jesus.
One of the best ways to help your child grow spiritually is to connect your child with their church family through consistent attendance at church. This will allow your child to benefit from teaching and relationship building.
In the preschool area, we work on a key biblical truth each month that is revealed through a question and answer. The keytruth is repeated every week along with a memory verse. For January our Key Question is: Who loves you? Bottom Line: Jesus loves me. Our memory verse is “Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12. We tell a Bible story each week that reinforcesthe bottom line.
Because we believe that the greatest influencers in a child’s spiritual life is their parents, we seek to keep parents connected and equipped to talk about what we are learning at church with their children at home. We hope parents will check the blog weekly to see what their children learned about on Sunday morning and use the parent help to continue the lesson at home.
Emrace the new year! 365 days of living in God’s love is waiting for you!
This morning we finished the story of Jesus’ birth by learning about the wisemen who brought gifts to Jesus. To help us remember this story we played a fun game with flashlights and talked about the star that the wisemen followed.
We also played a fun game with gold coins because the wisemen brough gold, incense, and myrrh.
Memory Verse: “God (point up) loved (cross hands over heart) the world (make a world by circling hands) so muchthat he gave (extend arms in front) his only Son” (make a cradle with arms for a baby). John 3:16 (hold hands like a book
Parents: Now that Christmas is over, as you pack up the nativity set, review all the parts of the story with your child. Ask them what their favorite part of the story was. Remind your child that God loves them so much that He sent His only Son to earth as a baby! Say a prayer and thank God for giving us Jesus.
Today we continued the Christmas story by talking about the angels message to the shepherds who were watching their sheep in the fields. The shepherds were so excited that they ran to Bethlehem to see baby Jesus! We were all excited today too! It was obvious from all the energy that Christmas is almost here.
Today we made sheep masks and dressed up like angels with halos and horns! We also had a special shepherd trail mix (marshmallow sheep and pretzel stick staffs) and played a few fun games.
Memory Verse: “God (point up) loved (cross hands over heart) the world (make a world by circling hands) so muchthat he gave (extend arms in front) his only Son” (make a cradle with arms for a baby). John 3:16 (hold hands like a book)
Parents: To help children keep their focus on Jesus, make Christmas Eve or Christmas extra festive by putting out a birthday cake (or cupcake) for Jesus. Light a candle, sing happy birthday to Jesus and let the kids blow out the birthday candle.
