Day 3
The Good Shepherd provides for me!
Active
Learning Time
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Set up your sheep fold with play food. Encourage the kids to play picnic in their sheep fold.
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Prior to class put up the food/water,
clothes, shelter, and ‘I need’ signs in so that the children can get to them
easily. Point the signs out to the children
and talk about how each one of us needs food, water, clothing, and shelter to
live. Have all the children stand by the
‘I need’ sign. When you start explaining something that you need, the children
run to the right sign. When they get to the right sign everyone say “Thank you
God for (whatever the thing was) and then go back to the ‘I need’ sign to start
again. For example, I might say, “Today it’s cold outside and I need a pair of
mittens to keep my fingers warm.” The children would all run to the clothing
sign, and then together you can all say “Thank you God for clothing! Once your
prayer is done everybody goes back to the ‘I need’ sign and you start again.
Carpet Learning Time
supplies needed:
supplies needed:
- pretzels
Have the children join you on the carpet for their lesson.
What does the word provide mean? (allow for response)
If I wanted to provide each of you with a pretzel to eat
what would I need to do? (allow for response)
(Hand out a pretzel ) Right now I am providing each of you
with a pretzel to eat. That means I am giving it to you so that you can have it.
Do any of you remember the things from our game that we all
need to live? (allow for response )
That is right! We all need food, water, clothing, and
shelter! You are all so smart. Jesus is
our Good Shepherd and he provides the things we need to live.
Now, I want all of you to take a big huge breath of air and
hold your breath while until I count to
five an then breath out okay? (everyone
take a breath) 1 2 3 4 5 (everyone breath out). Good Job! Now lets do it again!
(do it again)
Who do you think provides air for us to breath? (allow for
response)
That’s right Jesus the good Shepherd provides us with the
air we need to breath.
Now I want you all to close your eyes really tight and think
really hard. Are you all thinking? (allow for response). I want each of you to imagine a great big
fluffy sheep. Can you all see a sheep in
your imagination? (Allow for response) Okay now I want you to imagine that the
sheep has a really silly hat and bowtie on! Can you all see that in your
imagination? Does your sheep look funny?
Now everybody open their eyes. Can some of you tell me what
color your sheep’s hat was? What about your
sheep’s bow tie?
It’s lots of fun to pretend an imagine. Who do you think
provided us with the brains we need to imagine things? (allow for response)
That’s right Jesus The Good Shepherd gave us brains to think
and imagine.
Jesus the Good Shepherd provides us with the things we need
to live like water, and food and air to breath.
Jesus the Good Shepherd provides us with the things to make
stuff fun, like our imagination, and toys to play with.
When Jesus provides us with something, that means that he
gives it to us!
Now let’s all stand in place and review our Bible verse
again!
Table Learning Time
Watercolor markers or watercolor paints and brushes
Supplies needed:
Wooden basket(here)
Watercolor markers or watercolor paints and brushes
Tape
Hand out project:
· Have the children fill the basket with food using the food stickers.
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Talk about how Jesus the Good Shepherd provides
all the things we need.
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Make sure you put each child’s name on their
take home page.
SAY: Today we are learning that the Good Shepherd provides for us. One
of the ways that God provides for us is by giving us the food we need. Today we
will be making/decorating baskets so that you can put your snack in your basket
and have a picnic.
Instructions:
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Have the children color the baskets.
·
Cut a piece of fabric so that there is a liner
for the basket.
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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