JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER

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1 TODDLERS JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER TEAM USER AGREEMENT CEO Reggie Joiner COO Reggie Goodin CURRICULUM: COPY EDITOR Dana Wilkerson PRESCHOOL STRATEGY: Brittany Compton Robertson CURRICULUM WRITERS Autumn Ward Ashley Hiers Deb Springer CREATIVE TEAM Brittany Compton Robertson Autumn Ward Ashley Hiers Donna High Sharon van Rossum McKenzie Causey Deb Springer SUPPORT Hadley Brandt Deb Springer Scripture quotations marked NCV are quoted from the Holy Bible, New Century Version, Copyright 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas Used by permission. All rights reserved. These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of US copyright laws The rethink Group. All rights reserved. First Look and the First Look logo are trademarks of The rethink Group. Orange gladly grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to tailor First Look materials to fit their unique leadership requirements, locale and format preferences, and physical environment needs. However, if you wish to edit the content substantively, including Bible stories, learning activities, scripts, and any other content in which biblical principles and concepts are presented, you are obligated to do so within the doctrinal guidelines we ve expressed in our Statement of Faith The rethink Group. All rights reserved.

2 TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV Toddler classrooms are one of the most unique places in the church. Between the diaper changes, snacking, and rocking, there are small windows of playtime that are an amazing opportunity to teach children about their loving Heavenly Father. This curriculum is designed to bridge the gap as your young toddlers move from the baby room towards the twos. We have provided four playtimes to teach the monthly bottom line through one-on-one as well as small group play. Repeat each activity as long as there is interest. Remember, toddlers LOVE repetition. These toddler playtimes have also been produced as posters available at for you to hang on the wall for easy reference. MONTHLY PLAYTIMES: Follow the Bead Follow Me Yay! Jesus! Water Painting SUPPLIES: Bead maze Play tunnel or cardboard box open at both ends Shakers Butcher paper Sharpie Toddler paintbrushes Water 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 2

3 TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV 1. FOLLOW THE BEAD WHAT YOU NEED: Bead maze WHAT YOU DO: Sit with a few toddler friends and show them how to push the beads around on a bead maze. Continue as long as there is interest. WHAT YOU SAY: Friends, come and sit with me. Look at this fun bead maze. Choose a bead and push it along its line. Can you follow the line with the bead? Great job! Now follow a different line with a different bead. Wow! Did you know there is someone very special that asked us to follow Him? Jesus! You can follow Jesus! 2. FOLLOW ME WHAT YOU NEED: Play tunnel/cardboard box open at both ends WHAT YOU DO: Encourage children to crawl through the tunnel after you. Continue as long as there is interest. WHAT YOU SAY: Can you crawl through this tunnel after me? Follow me! We are going to go through the tunnel and then back out again. Great job following me. Did you know there is someone very special that asked us to follow Him? Jesus! You can follow Jesus! 3. YAY! JESUS! WHAT YOU NEED: Shakers WHAT YOU DO: Line up with your toddler friends and march around the room while saying, Hosanna. Hosanna. Yay, Jesus! Add shakers to make the marching more fun. Continue as long as there is interest. WHAT YOU SAY: Friends, let s line up over here. Let s march! While we march, we can thank say, Hosanna. Hosanna. Yay, Jesus! I m so thankful that Jesus wants to be my friend forever and that I can follow Him. You can follow Jesus, too The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 3

4 TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIrV 4. WATER PAINTING WHAT YOU NEED: Butcher paper, Sharpie, toddler paintbrushes, water WHAT YOU DO: Place butcher paper on the table and draw lines with the Sharpie. Give toddlers wet paintbrushes and encourage them to follow the lines with the wet paintbrush. Continue as long as there is interest. WHAT YOU SAY: Come sit with me at the table and paint! I m going to give you this wet paintbrush, and I want you to use it to follow this line. Great job! You are following the line with the paintbrush. Did you know there is someone very special that asked us to follow Him? Jesus! You can follow Jesus! 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 4

5 WEEK ONE EXTENDED TODDLERS JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER CEO Reggie Joiner MESSAGING Kristen Ivy PRESCHOOL STRATEGY Brittany Compton Robertson CURRICULUM DESIGN AND BRAND MANAGER Sharon van Rossum TEAM CREATIVE TEAM Brittany Compton Robertson Autumn Ward Ashley Hiers Donna High Sharon van Rossum Deb Springer McKenzie Causey WRITERS Emily Meredith USER AGREEMENT Scripture marked NIrV is taken from the Holy Bible, New International Reader s Version, Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of US copyright laws The rethink Group. All rights reserved. First Look and the First Look logo are trademarks of The rethink Group. STATEMENT OF FAITH USER AGREEMENT Orange gladly grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to tailor First Look materials to fit their unique leadership requirements, locale and format preferences, and physical environment needs. However, if you wish to edit the content substantively, including Bible stories, learning activities, scripts, and any other content in which biblical principles and concepts are presented, you are obligated to do so within the doctrinal guidelines we ve expressed in our Statement of Faith The ReThink Group. All rights reserved.

6 WEEK ONE EXTENDED TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIRV Palm Sunday MATTHEW 21:1-11, The extended toddler curriculum provides older toddlers with the story and craft element that some are ready to experience before they enter the twos. The extended toddler curriculum is designed to be used IN ADDITION to the monthly toddler curriculum. STORY TIME Tell It CRAFT TIME Palm Branch 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 2

7 WEEK ONE EXTENDED TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIRV Palm Sunday MATTHEW 21:1-11, STORY TIME Gather children on a rug or in a specific area of the classroom to tell the story. Some kids (especially the younger ones) may wander. That s okay. They re still listening and learning! WHAT YOU NEED: Preschool Bible Today s Bible story is about a very, VERY special person named Jesus. Can you say, Jesus? (Pause.) Good job! Jesus is special because Jesus is God s Son. One day Jesus was riding down a road on a donkey. When the people saw Him they got SO excited! They waved leaves, and they cheered, Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Pretend to wave a leaf and say that with me. CHILDREN AND LEADER: Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! LEADER: Let s do one that one more time. Pretend to wave a leaf and say it with me. CHILDREN AND LEADER: Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! LEADER: The people knew that Jesus was special, so A LOT of them followed Him. We can follow Jesus too! When we follow Jesus we can learn how to love God and love people. Who can you follow? You can follow Jesus! 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 3

8 WEEK ONE EXTENDED TODDLERS Come and follow me, MATTHEW 4:19, NIRV Palm Sunday MATTHEW 21:1-11, CRAFT TIME Gather small groups of children around you at a table for toddler craft time. Depending on the size of your group, you may lead the craft two or three times. Not every child may want to participate in craft time. That s okay. Feel free to send home the craft materials for them to complete with their mom or dad. WHAT YOU NEED: Palm Branch Activity Page, white cardstock, and green dot markers WHAT YOU DO: BEFORE THE ACTIVITY: Copy Palm Branch onto cardstock and cut on the dotted lines. Each child needs a half page. DURING THE ACTIVITY: Retell the story as the children use dot markers to color the palm leaf. Then, practice waving them. WHAT YOU SAY: DURING THE ACTIVITY: Today s Bible story was about a very, VERY special person named Jesus. Jesus is special because Jesus is God s Son. One day Jesus was riding down a road on a donkey. When the people saw Him they got SO excited! They waved leaves, and they cheered, Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Say that with me. Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Let s do one that one more time. Say it with me. Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Look at your paper. What do you see? It s a leaf just like the ones people waved for Jesus. It s called a palm leaf. Let s use our dot markers to color it. Great job. Now let s wave it and say our Hosannas one more time. Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Hosanna! Hosanna! Yay, Jesus! Great job! The people knew that Jesus was special, so A LOT of them followed Him. We can follow Jesus too! When we follow Jesus we can learn how to love God and love people. Who can you follow? You can follow Jesus! 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. 4