Day 2
The Good Shepherd protects me.
Preschool
Preschool
Active
Learning Time
·
Get a shepherds staff/stick and start the
children in a game of follow the Shepherd (played the same way as follow the
leader) with you being the shepherd. Lead the children/sheep away from all the
dangers like a good shepherd. Let the children take turns being the shepherd
and holding the stick.
Carpet Learning Time
Supplies needed:
·
helper pictures printed out
·
cutouts that are cut out and ready to go Link out for the pictures and cut outs
·
tape
Call each child by name to join you on the carpet for story
time.
Today we are learning that The Good Shepherd protects
us! He can protect us in lots and lots
of different ways!
There are a lot of things that can feel really scary. Jesus
the Good Shepherd can keep us safe in many different ways, and uses many
different people and tools to keep us safe.
If you where in a fire. Would that be really scary? (Allow for response)
YES it would be really really scary.
What kind of person do you think the Good Shepherd would use
to keep you safe if you were in a fire?(allow
for response)
A firefighter! (Show
the picture of a firefighter) that’s right!
What kind of tools does a fire fighter have to help keep you
safe? (Allow for response and talk about the cutouts as you tape them to the
picture. )
Thank you God, for giving us firefighters that help keep us
safe.
If you ever got really sick or someone you knew got really
sick. Would that feel really scary? (Allow
for a response)
Who is someone that The Good Shepherd might use to help you
if you were sick? (Allow for response)
A doctor or nurse! (Show picture of doctor and nurse)
What are some of the tools that a doctor or nurse might use
to help protect your body if you were sick. (Allow
for response and talk about the cutouts as you tape them to the picture.)
Thank you God for the doctors and nurses that you use to
help keep my body protected.
When you are really scared who are some people that help to
you to feel safe? (Allow for response)
Your parents and caregivers! (Show picture of parents)
What are some things that your parents might
use to help you feel safe? (allow for
response and talk about the cutouts as you tape them to the picture. )
Thank you God for my parents and all the people that help me
feel safe!
The Good Shepherd wants us to be safe, that is why is send
us people who will protect us and help us to feel safe!
Now let’s all stand in place and review our Bible verse
again!(review Bible verse with the children.)
The LORD
(point up)
Will keep you
(put hand out like a stop sign)
From all harm
(pound fist into hand)
He
(point up)
Will watch over
(put hands on forehead as though you are looking for
something)
Your life
(put hand on your heart)
Psalm 121:7
Table Learning Time
Supplies needed:
Supplies needed:
- Pool noodles cut in half (one for each child) and taped to look like a staff(see picture)
- Decorative tape or stickers for the children to decorate their noodle
- crayons
- Permanent marker(for the teacher to use)
- handouts for each child
- cutouts for each child
- glue
Hand out project:
·
Give each child their hand out for today. Have
them glue the cut outs where they belong.
·
Talk about how Jesus the Good Shepherd protects
us in lots of different kinds of ways.
·
Make sure you put each child’s name on their
take home page.
Craft project:
Say: In our
Bible story we learned that the Good Shepherd used his staff to keep the sheep
safe. Today we are each going to make
our own staff.
Supplies needed:
Instructions:
- Before class write the word’s ‘The Good Shepherd’ on the pool noodle
- Make sure the pool noodle is bent and curved to look like a shepherds staff(tape it curved with clear tape).
- Have the children decorate their Shepherds staff with stickers or decorative tape
Snack Time
Depending on how you have arranged to do things with the
snack department, either have snack time in your room or go to where the
watering hole is for snack.
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