3yr 5k Teacher Guide

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1 3yr 5k Teacher Guide Nehemiah Heard News of Jerusalem Bible Passage: Nehemiah 1 2 Main Point: God is our protector. Memory Verse: Psalm 62:6 He is my rock, who saves me. He protects me like a strong, walled city. I will not be defeated. 3:45 4:00 Check-In / Playtime. One teacher take control of sign-in: One nametag will go on the child, another will go on the clipboard, and one will be used for checkout. Just place the Pick Up sticker on the clipboard to check the child out. If someone is new to the church or not in our database, they can fill out a guest tag. Please make sure that you get their phone number in case we need to contact them and any special instructions for the care of their child. One teacher lead orderly free play. 4:00 4:20 Coloring Sheet / Snack / Intro Activity COLORING SHEET: Have the kids color the sheet and ask them questions about the sheet. SNACK: Animal Crackers & Water Hand each child animal crackers in a cup and water in a cup with a lid. Before the children eat their snack, say a simple pray with the kids. INTRO ACTIVITY: Telephone Invite the kids to stand in a line. Whisper a message to the first kid. She should whisper what she heard to the second kid. The second kid will whisper to the third kid, and so on. When the message gets to the end of the line, ask the last player to announce what he heard. Suggested messages: God is always faithful even when we are not. Nehemiah heard news of Jerusalem. Nehemiah is spelled N-E-H-E-M-I-A-H. Say: Sometimes when a message is relayed from one person to another and another, the details get mixed up. We will hear how Nehemiah heard a message about the city of Jerusalem. He went to check out the city for himself to see if the news was true. 4:20 5:00 Story and Craft STORY: Have the children transition to the Jesus rug for story time. Read the Bible Story provided in the teacher aid bin. Say: God is our protector. Gospel Project Unit 18.3

2 4:50 5:00 CRAFT: Craft: Popsicle Stick Wall Items needed: Construction paper, Popsicle Sticks, Glue Instructions: (1) Allot each child 9 Popsicle sticks. (2) Have the kids glue the popsicle sticks onto the construction paper to build a wall. Say: The walls around Jerusalem were broken and needed to be fixed. God promised to keep His people safe and give them a home. God is our protector. 4:50 5:10 Kid s Live in Room #12 Count heads before and after Kid s Live. 3yr olds: use the ring ropes to walk to and from Kid s Live Leaders: o Encourage orderly conduct. o Engage in the worship and lesson with the children. o Encourage them to sit beside you, rather than in your lap. 5:10 5:20 Return to Class / Activity / Memory Verse / Review Activity: Build a Wall Provide kids with various toys and classroom materials (books, bins, etc.). Have the kids build a wall using the various materials. Talk to kids about the purpose of a wall. Ask them what would make a wall effective. Then, knock down portions of the wall they built and ask them if it could still work in its broken state. Say: Walls were very important to cities back then, and when Nehemiah heard about the broken walls, he was extremely sad. Today, we learned what Nehemiah did when he heard about Jerusalem s broken walls. Memory Verse: *Use the Memory Verse sheet located in the teacher aid section of the bin. Psalm 62:6 He is my rock, who saves me. He protects me like a strong, walled city. I will not be defeated. Review What news did Nehemiah hear about Jerusalem? (The walls around the city were broken down, and the gates had been burned down.) What did Nehemiah do when he heard that Jerusalem was in trouble? (He cried and prayed.) What had God promised to do if His people came back to Him and did what He said? (God would bring them back home.) What did the king do to help Nehemiah rebuild Jerusalem? (sent him there with everything he needed) Say: God is our protector. 5:20 Parents arrive Gospel Project Unit 18.3

3 PreK Take Home Sheet Main Point: God is our protector. Main Point: If we are faithless, God remains faithful.

4 PreK Take Home Sheet

5 Psalm 62:6 He is my rock, who saves me. He protects me like a strong, walled city. I will not be defeated.

6 The Gospel Project: 18.3 Pre-K MC Guide Nehemiah Heard News of Jerusalem Bible Passage: Nehemiah 1-2 Main Point: God is our protector. Memory Verse: Psalm 62:6 He is my rock, who saves me. He protects me like a strong, walled city. I will not be defeated. Worship: (_:50) Play Video Countdown as kids arrive (3min): Go over Classroom Rules. Play Worship Video Background Have the kids all stand up and do the motions. Ask the teachers to help manage the kids but to stand to the outside walls so the kids can see. Pray a simple welcome prayer: Play Song 1: Your choice Play Song 2: Your choice Play Song 3: Your choice Have all the kids find a place on the carpet and have a seat. Lesson: (_:00) Play Lesson Video Background Can this broken bowl hold anything? No. When things are broken, they cannot do what they are meant to do. Jerusalem s walls were broken down. Without a wall, the people were not protected from their enemies. Timeline View: Show the Timeline Pic Today s Bible story comes from the book of the Bible, Nehemiah. Main Point: That brings me to today s MAIN Point. Show the Main Point Everyone say that with me Very interesting! Let s take a look at how he does this. Bible Story: Play the Bible Story Video Nehemiah was sad to hear that Jerusalem s walls were broken. Nehemiah prayed that God would help His people. God did help His people! He made a way for Nehemiah to go home and lead the people to rebuild the city. Show the Main Point Repeat after me God is our protector.

7 Review Questions: Now it s time to see what you remember from the Bible Story 1. What news did Nehemiah hear about Jerusalem? (The walls around the city were broken down, and the gates had been burned down.) 2. What did Nehemiah do when he heard that Jerusalem was in trouble? (He cried and prayed.) 3. What had God promised to do if His people came back to Him and did what He said? (God would bring them back home.) 4. What did the king do to help Nehemiah rebuild Jerusalem? (sent him there with everything he needed) Show Memory Verse: Psalm 62:6 He is my rock, who saves me. He protects me like a strong, walled city. I will not be defeated. Show Main Point Lets review our Main Point one more time Repeat after me God is our protector Dismiss kids to class: (_:10) Play Dismiss Song Start with 3yr olds once they are out the door Send 4yr olds once they are out the door Send 5yr/K

8 Bible Lesson: Long ago, a man named Nehemiah (NEE huh MIGH uh) lived in Persia. Persia was the place where many of God s people stayed after they were freed from Babylon. Some of God s people went home to their country called Judah. Nehemiah was one of God s people. Nehemiah had an important job in Persia. He served the king. One day, some men came from Judah. Nehemiah asked them, How are God s people doing? Are the people who live in the city of Jerusalem OK? The men had bad news. The people are in trouble, they said. The walls around the city are broken down, and the gates have been burned down. This was very bad news! Without a wall, the people could not protect themselves from their enemies. Nehemiah was sad. He sat down and cried. He prayed to God for several days. When Nehemiah prayed, he said, God, please hear my prayer. Your people have sinned. We have disobeyed You. Then Nehemiah asked God to remember His promise. Many years before, God told Moses, If you turn away from me, I will scatter you. And that is what happened! God s people had turned away from God, and He scattered them far away from their homes. But God had also said, If you come back to Me and do what I say, I will bring you back home. Nehemiah wanted God to keep that promise. The king saw that Nehemiah was sad. What s wrong, Nehemiah? the king asked. Why are you sad? Nehemiah was afraid. The king was an important man. Everyone who was with the king was supposed to be happy. Nehemiah told the king, The city where my family is from is in trouble. The walls around the city are broken, and the gates have been burned down. What do you want to do? the king asked. Before Nehemiah answered, he prayed. Then he said to the king, Please send me to Jerusalem so I can rebuild the city. The king agreed, and he gave Nehemiah everything he needed. When he was in Jerusalem, Nehemiah went out to look at the walls in the middle of the night. When he was done, Nehemiah told the people there, We are in trouble. The city is broken, and the gates have been burned. Let s rebuild Jerusalem s wall. Nehemiah told the people how God had helped him. He told them everything that the king of Persia had said and done to help him. The people said, Let s start building, and so they did. Christ Connection: God promised to keep His people safe and give them a home. God always keeps His promises. Jesus died on the cross for our sin so we can have a home with Him. When we trust in Jesus, we will be with God forever.

3yr 5k Teacher Guide

3yr 5k Teacher Guide God Brought His People Home Bible Passage: Ezra 1:1 2:2; 2:64 3:13 Main Point: God always keeps his promises. Memory Verse: Deuteronomy 7:9a Keep in mind that the Lord your God is