Shape hearts. Change lives.

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1 Shape hearts. Change lives. Teacher Guide Spring 2018 HeartShaper.com Preschool Ages 3 4

2 Preschool Contents Ages 3 4, with options for 2s * How to Use HeartShaper...1 Unit 1 Jesus Does Great Things Overview and unit activities...21 Bible Memory: Psalm 147:5 Lesson 1 March 4... Jesus Heals an Official s Son (John 4) March Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk (Mark 2; Luke 5) March Jesus Heals the Soldier s Servant (Matthew 8; Luke 7)...39 Special Jesus Is the Son of God Overview and unit activities...3 Unit Bible Memory: John 20:31 Triumphal March People Praise Jesus (Mark 11)...5 Entry Jesus April 1... Jesus Lives! (John 21)...13 Resurrection 4 April 8... Jesus Brings a Young Man Back to Life (Luke 7) April Jesus Walks on Water (Mark 6; John 6) April Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Hear or Speak (Mark 7)...63 Unit 2 The Church Tells About Overview and unit activities...71 Jesus Bible Memory: Acts 5:42 Lesson 7 April Peter Preaches About Jesus (Acts 2) May 6... Peter and John at the Temple (Acts 3) May Philip Tells About Jesus (Acts 8) May Peter and Tabitha (Acts 9) May The Church Prays for Peter in Prison (Acts 12) *Note: Because the dates of Easter shift every year, this curriculum prints at the beginning of the teacher guide a special unit of lessons about Jesus triumphal entry and Jesus appearance to followers after His resurrection. The table of contents arranges the lessons in the order they should be taught so that the special unit of lessons can be taught on Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday, respectively. Be sure to use the Resources, Make-n-Share pages, and Heart Tugs issues that correlate with these lessons. Your opinions are important to us! We value your experience and listen carefully to your comments guiding our curriculum development and improving HeartShaper. Go to HeartShaper.com/Opinions to take our short, 12 question survey and receive a free activity book download. Preschool Teacher Guide is published quarterly by Standard Publishing, Copyright by Standard Publishing, part of the David C Cook family, Colorado Springs, Colorado All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the International Children s Bible, Copyright 1986, 1999, 2005 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked (KJV) are from the King James Version. Marjorie Redford, editor. Lindsay Black, publisher. Barbara Bolton, Marsha Koch, Georgia Kurko, Linda Mummert, Vangie Rodenbeck, Patricia Alderdice Senseman, Karen Statzer, Norma K. Thurman, Teresa Welch, Sandra K. Ziegler, contributors. David C Cook Creative Services Team, design and production. Ahaa! Design, typesetting. Layland Masuda/Getty Images, cover photo.

3 How to Use HeartShaper Welcome to HeartShaper Children s Curriculum! With HeartShaper Children s Curriculum, your students will be engaged in Bible stories through multisensory learning, Bible skillbuilding activities, and focused life application. Here s how to start Pray for God s help to guide children as they learn about God, Jesus, and the church. Familiarize yourself with the teacher guide. Each lesson includes material for two complete hours of teaching. Use all the HeartShaper teaching tools. Important things to know Bible Memory lists the passage children will learn in each unit. Focus is the main thought that children will learn and remember in each lesson. How the lessons are organized 1 Getting Started: Preschoolers are introduced to the Bible story or lesson focus 2 Bible Discovery: Preschoolers sing and pray to God. They learn a Bible story and Bible verse. 3 Grow and Go: Preschoolers apply the Bible story lesson to their young lives. 2+ Hours of material: Extra Hour includes the same types of activities as the first hour More! Getting Started, More! Bible Discovery, More! Grow and Go. Want more of an overview? Go to Look at the Overview by Age Level, and click on Preschool. Whether you re new to HeartShaper curriculum, not sure how to use the different parts of the curriculum, have never taught, or haven t taught for a while, take a few minutes to go through this overview. You ll be glad you did! Quick Step activities are easy to prepare and teach. All that s needed are the curriculum materials and normal classroom supplies. Option activities are provided for Getting Started and Grow and Go. Ideas for teaching 2-year-olds are also included. YOU choose what works best for you and the different kinds of learners in your class. Use all the activities in Bible Discovery. Preschool Teacher Guide 1

4 Special Needs/Teaching Tools Reach kids with special needs HeartShaper gives the resources you need to train teachers and adapt lesson activities so you can include kids with special needs right in your Sunday school classes. Look for this symbol throughout the teacher guide to identify activities that work well for all kids, including those with special needs. When you see the symbol after a title, it means the activity will work well for all kids, including those with special needs. When you see the symbol in the narrow column, it may give you a helpful tip on how you can tweak the activity to make it better for kids with special needs. Or this symbol may indicate that there s an adaptation on the Resources CD that will make the activity work better for kids with special needs. Additional helps for teaching kids with special needs can be found on the Resources CD and at Multisensory teaching tools are an integral part of HeartShaper! Preschool Make-n-Share Children will love the full-color activity pages designed just for them includes sticker and Waterpaint pages! Preschool Resources These multisensory teaching tools include visual, printed, and audio resources. Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures These large colorful illustrations include the Bible story printed on the back in both English and Spanish. On the 8 sheets you ll find: Interactive Bible story visuals (figures, story scenes and cards, puppets) Photo and picture cards, games, posters Heart Tugs family resource This weekly paper helps children take the lesson home. In the paper you ll find: Read-to-me Bible stories Activities for 4- to 6-year-olds Fun family activity ideas On the CD you ll find: Audio tracks reproducible songs and music activities Coloring and activity pages Bible Memory posters and motions Special needs helps and teacher helps Scamper the squirrel puppet patterns For simple lesson planning, get the Preschool Teacher s Convenience Kit. It contains one Preschool Teacher Guide, one Preschool Make-n-Share, the complete Preschool Resources pack, Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures, and one set of Heart Tugs family resource. Go online to HeartShaper.com and SundaySchool.com Find loads of resources for teachers and families! Sign up to receive the HeartShaper biweekly e-newsletter. Discover all the ways you can purchase your HeartShaper curriculum. 2 Preschool Teacher Guide

5 Unit 1 Jesus Does Great Things Bible Memory Psalm 147:5, ICB Our Lord is great and very powerful. Lesson Scripture Focus Lesson 1 Jesus Heals an Official s Son John 4 Jesus does great things. Psalm 147:5, KJV Great is our Lord, and of great power. Lesson 2 Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Walk Mark 2; Luke 5 Jesus always helps us. Preschool Bible Skills Activities in this unit of lessons will help the children Know to handle the Bible carefully. Recognize the word Bible. Point to main characters in Bible pictures. Teacher Helps on Resources CD See the Contents document on the CD for a complete menu of printable files for unit 1. Lesson 3 Jesus Heals the Soldier s Servant Lesson 4 Jesus Brings a Young Man Back to Life Lesson 5 Jesus Walks on Water Matthew 8; Luke 7 Luke 7 Mark 6; John 6 Jesus has power to heal people. Jesus always cares for us. Jesus has power to walk on water. Especially for 2s! Depending on the children s motor skills, activity suggestions geared for 2-year-olds can also be used by younger 3-year-olds. Lesson 6 Jesus Heals a Man Who Could Not Hear or Speak Mark 7 Jesus helps us because He is the Son of God. Special Needs Helps Look for this symbol to identify activities that work well for all children, including those with special needs. Additional helps for teaching children with special needs can be found on the Resources CD and at Online Helps See the introductory pages for information about downloads that are available. HeartShaper for Unit 1, Lessons 1 6 Preschool Make-n-Share activity pages and stickers for lessons 1 6 Preschool Resources CD Audio Tracks: Jesus Went Around Doing Good (track 2); Our Lord Is Great Bible Memory song (track 5); Jesus Walks on Water Bible story music activity (track 8); Did You Hear That? activity (track 11); March and Stomp cadence (track 12) Printable Files: Bible Memory Posters, Bible Memory Motions, Family Letters (in NIV and KJV); Coloring Pages (lessons 1 6); Jesus Picture (lesson 1); Jesus Helps Game Cards (lessons 2, 4); Jesus Walks on Water Bible story music activity, What s the Weather? (lesson 5); Simple Signs (lesson 6) Visuals Being Sick picture cards (sheet 1); Bible story cards (sheet 2); storyin-a-bag indoor house scene and figures, Bible story cards, Jesus stick puppet (sheet 3); Jesus and soldier bottle puppets, boat stick puppet (sheet 4); Jesus and man stick puppets (sheet 5); praise poster, Scamper quarterly poster (sheet 8) Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures 1 6 Heart Tugs family resource paper, issues 1 6 Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1 21

6 Extra Moments, Extra Ideas for Unit 1 Give a copy of this page to each teacher or helper. Use the activities for early arrivers, during transition times, or whenever there is extra time. Unit 1 Bible Memory Activities Print copies of the Bible Memory Poster from the Resources CD printable files and display them where you and others can refer to the Bible Memory often. Allow children to color in the letters and decorate their posters with stickers. Using the printable file from the Resources CD, teach motions that will help children learn the unit 1 Bible Memory. And be sure to use the motions as children sing the Bible Memory song, Our Lord Is Great, from the CD. Be sure to send home the Family Letter found on the Resources CD. Ask parents to reinforce the Bible Memory words each day throughout the week. The parents could say the verse with the child before a snack or meal, as they play, during a bath, right before bed, or while riding in the car. Remember that the songs on the Resources CD are reproducible. You or a member of your congregation could make copies of the songs on the CD and send a CD home with each child. Such CDs are great tools for helping parents to be able to sing the songs with their children all week long. Unit 1 Learning Center Several lessons in this unit involve some of Jesus great miracles of healing. Children love to play doctor. Set up this center with baby dolls, doll blankets, washcloths, gauze, and items from toy doctor s kits. Chat with interested children: What s wrong with the baby? Is he sick? Did this baby hurt her arm? As children treat their patients, tell them that Jesus liked to help people feel better too. Seasonal Bulletin Board Cover a bulletin board with sheets of newspaper. Place the Scamper quarterly poster (Resources sheet 8) in the center of the board. Show children how to make construction-paper flowers. Fasten the flowers around the poster on the bulletin board. Scamper s message, Jesus is good news! can remind children that Jesus is the best news they will ever read about. Allergy Notice Print out and fill out the Allergy Notice from the Resources CD (Teacher Helps folder) for each snack that is served. Post it visibly for parents to take note. And always check your own children s information. Also mark name tags so volunteers can easily identify dietary needs. Teaching Tip The Resources CD printable files include both the International Children s Bible and the King James Version for the Bible Memory Posters, Bible Memory Motions, and Family Letters. Song lyrics are also provided on the Resources CD. Be sure to print and display those in your Sing and Pray area. Read The Great Physician in the lesson 1 folder on the Resources CD for tips about considering the needs of chronically ill children during this unit. Something More! For a fun spring craft idea, go to and check out Holiday and Seasonal Helps under Teacher Resources. 22 Unit 1, Spring, Preschool Teacher Guide, HeartShaper Curriculum Permission is granted to reproduce this page for ministry purposes only not for resale. Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1

7 Jesus Heals an Official s Son Scripture: John 4:46-53 Bible Memory: Psalm 147:5 Our Lord is great and very powerful. (ICB) Great is our Lord, and of great power. (KJV) Focus: Jesus does great things. Lesson 1 Heart to Heart Teacher Devotion No matter how old we are, we must be amazed at the great things Jesus did while walking on earth. He healed people who had been sick all their lives. He mended broken relationships. He set free those who had been captive in their minds and their bodies. Jesus continues to do awesome work in the lives of people today. This unit s lessons will show us that our most natural response to Jesus work is praise. Bible Background for the Teacher While the Galileans were glad to welcome Jesus, they were probably more interested in His miracles than in His teachings about salvation. The official who asked Jesus for a miracle was probably in service to Herod, tetrarch of Galilee. At the time of Jesus ministry, a day began at sunrise, roughly 6:00 a.m. Noon was the sixth hour. Scripture says the boy in today s story was healed at the seventh hour, or about 1:00 p.m. Lesson 1 at a Glance 1 GETTING STARTED Use one or more of these learning centers to help children explore caring for people who are sick. Quick Step Get-Well Cards Doctor s Visit Being Sick HeartShaper Make-n-Share and stickers for lesson 1 Resources sheet 1 Being Sick picture cards 1a 1f Other blunt-tip scissors, crayons toy doctor s kits, gauze, wrap, adhesive bandages, stethoscopes 2 BIBLE DISCOVERY Use all these activities to help children tell what Jesus did for the king's helper's son. Sing and Pray Bible Time Jesus Heals an Official s Son Bible Review Resources CD, Resources sheet 2 Bible story cards 1g 1i, Resources CD Unit 1 Bible Memory Motions printable file CD player, Bible, 3 rulers, tape Bible Memory 3 GROW AND GO Use one or more of these learning centers to help children name great things about Jesus. Quick Step Say and Toss Going on a Journey Stacking Blocks Resources CD Jesus Picture printable file beanbags, buckets building blocks Closing the Hour Heart Tugs issue 1 Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1, Lesson 1 23

8 Getting Started (10 15 minutes) 1 Use one or more of these learning centers to help children explore caring for people who are sick. Focus Jesus does great things. Welcome Use a Scamper puppet to greet the children. Place a name tag on each child, gather necessary information from the adult bringing the child; then guide the child to a learning center. Provide a container in which children can place their offering money. Save all visuals for reuse throughout the quarter. Quick Step Get-Well Cards SAY: The Bible tells us that Jesus does great things. Today s Bible story is about a time when Jesus showed His care for a person who was sick. Let s make get-well cards and talk about ways we care for people who are sick. Show a completed card. Assist as needed in cutting out and folding the cards. Have children finish coloring the picture and add stickers. ASK: What do people need when they are sick? How can you care for someone who is sick? Who will you give your card to? Doctor s Visit SAY: Jesus does great things. One great thing Jesus does is care for sick people. Let s look at caring for people who are sick. We will pretend we are going to the doctor s office. Divide the children into groups of three and assign parts: child, doctor, and parent or caregiver. Have them pretend to visit the doctor because the child is sick. They can wait in the waiting room, talk to the doctor, take temperatures, look in ears and mouths, and make diagnoses. (Note: If you have a smaller class, Scamper and you can be the patient and caregiver.) ASK: Who takes care of you when you are sick? What do you like about your doctor? What makes you feel better when you are sick? Being Sick SAY: Today s Bible story is about Jesus. Jesus does great things. He can heal people when they are sick. Have you ever been sick? Let s look at caring for people who are sick. We will look at these picture cards for ideas. Discuss one set of cards (1a 1c). Then place the cards out of order and have the children put the cards in the correct sequence. Do the same with the second set of cards (1d 1f). Ask the children questions to help them think about what it is like to care for someone who is sick. ASK: Who on our cards is sick? Who is helping each sick person? How is the sick person being cared for? Especially for 2s! Consider using only the before-and-after pictures to narrow down choices for this activity. Make-n-Share and stickers for lesson 1, blunt-tip scissors, crayons (or washable markers) Teaching Tip Ask your church office to provide a list of people who are sick. toy doctor s kits, gauze, wrap, adhesive bandages, stethoscopes (with adult supervision) (optional: Scamper puppet) Read The Great Physician in the Resources CD Unit 1 Special Needs Help file for tips about considering the needs of chronically ill children during this unit. Resources sheet 1 Being Sick picture cards 1a 1f Cleanup Go to an area that needs cleaning and ring a bell. Children can run to that area and clean it. Repeat in other areas until the room is clean. 24 Jesus Heals an Official s Son, Lesson 1

9 Focus Jesus does great things. Bible Discovery (20 25 minutes) 2 Use all these activities to help children tell what Jesus did for the king's helper s son. Resources CD tracks 2 and 5, CD player, Bible Sing and Pray Sing Jesus Went Around Doing Good and Our Lord Is Great. PRAY: Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus to earth. Jesus does great things. We love You. In Jesus name, amen. Talk to the children about a time when you did not feel well. SAY: Our story today is found in the book of John in the Bible. Show John. It tells us about a person who didn t feel well either. Let s find out what happened. Resources sheet 2 Bible story cards 1g 1i, 3 rulers (or paint-stirring sticks), tape (or glue) Teaching Tip If you have a small class, give the Bible story cards to children to hold and show as you tell the Bible story. Bible Time Before class, tape a ruler to the backs of story cards 1g and 1i. Fold 1h in half and tape a ruler between the two halves. Use the story cards as you tell the Bible story. Show Jesus 1g. SAY: When Jesus lived on the earth, He traveled around the country telling people about God and doing great things. One day Jesus was in the town of Cana. A man who lived miles and miles away came to Jesus. Show sad side of 1h. This man was an important helper for the king. His son was very sick. The man wanted Jesus to heal his son. Please, please heal my son, the man said. He is very sick and may die. Move 1g and 1h as though talking to each other. Jesus told the man, Your son will live. Go to him. This made the man happy. Turn 1h around to show the man smiling. The man believed Jesus and started going home. Remove Jesus 1g. As the man traveled home, some of his workers came to him. Show workers 1i. They had good news. Your son is well, they said. The workers told the man at what time his son got better. It was the exact time as when the man was talking to Jesus! The man and his workers hurried home. The man and everyone who lived in his house believed in Jesus. Jesus does great things. Resources sheet 2 Bible story cards 1g 1i Bible Review Use the Bible story cards to review the Bible story. Hold up the cards one at a time and ask the children to tell the person s action in the story: Jesus (1g) healed the king s helper s son; king s helper (1h, sad face) begged Jesus to heal his son; king s helper (1h, happy face) went home believing his son was healed; workers (1i) came to the father to tell him his son was healed. ASK: What great thing did Jesus do in our story today? (Jesus healed the king s helper s son without even going to his home.) Resources CD track 5 and Unit 1 Bible Memory Motions printable file, CD player Bible Memory Psalm 147:5 Before class, print and display the motions from the CD. SAY: Jesus does great things. Our Bible Memory words remind us how great Jesus is. Sing Our Lord Is Great. Then read Psalm 147:5. Ask the children to say the Bible Memory with you as you do the motions. Then teach the motions to the children. Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1, Lesson 1 25

10 Grow and Go (15 20 minutes) 3 Use one or more of these learning centers to help children name great things about Jesus. Focus Jesus does great things. Quick Step Say and Toss SAY: Jesus does great things. Today s story was about a great thing Jesus did. He healed the king s helper s son. Our Bible Memory reminds us of that. Let s play a game and learn our Bible Memory. Place the bucket about 2' away from the children. Have them take turns tossing beanbags into the bucket as they say each word of the Bible Memory. Continue taking turns until they have said the entire verse. ASK: Name a great thing Jesus did. How is Jesus powerful? beanbags (or small soft balls), buckets Especially for 2s! Work with each child individually to say the verse or the key words, or have all the children toss their bags into the buckets as you say the words. Going on a Journey Before class, print the picture of Jesus and hide it in the room. SAY: Jesus healed the king s helper s son. Let s remember some other great things Jesus does. Play a version of Going on a Bear Hunt, naming things Jesus does and searching for the picture. Begin by saying: We re going on a journey. We re going to find Jesus. Here comes a chair. Can t go over it. Can t go under it. Gotta go around it. We re going to find Jesus. Jesus can (name something Jesus does). (Examples: care for us, make us strong, love everyone) Continue play, going around other objects, such as a table or bookcase, until you come to the picture. End journey by saying: Jesus does great things. ASK: What is something great that Jesus can do? Who are you going to tell? Resources CD Jesus Picture Teaching Tip Several versions of Going on a Bear Hunt can be found on the Internet. Check them out for more ideas! Stacking Blocks SAY: Today s story was about a time Jesus healed a child. Jesus does great things. Let s remember other great things about Jesus. Give each child several building blocks. Guide children to name one great thing about Jesus for every block added to a tower of blocks. (Examples: Jesus cares. He is powerful. He loves everyone. He heals. He is God s Son.) ASK: What is one great thing about Jesus? What does Jesus do for you? building blocks Closing the Hour Be sure children who are leaving have their activity projects and this week s Heart Tugs. Encourage parents to do A Prayer in Motion activity with their children. Note: A Family Together Time page is available online for families to download. See 26 Jesus Heals an Official s Son, Lesson 1

11 Jesus Heals an Official s Son Scripture: John 4:46-53 Bible Memory: Psalm 147:5 Our Lord is great and very powerful. (ICB) Great is our Lord, and of great power. (KJV) Focus: Jesus does great things. Lesson 1 Extra Hour Heart to Heart Teacher Devotion No matter how old we are, we must be amazed at the great things Jesus did while walking on earth. He healed people who had been sick all their lives. He mended broken relationships. He set free those who had been captive in their minds and their bodies. Jesus continues to do awesome work in the lives of people today. This unit s lessons will show us that our most natural response to Jesus work is praise. Bible Background for the Teacher While the Galileans were glad to welcome Jesus, they were probably more interested in His miracles than in His teachings about salvation. The official who asked Jesus for a miracle was probably in service to Herod, tetrarch of Galilee. At the time of Jesus ministry, a day began at sunrise, roughly 6:00 a.m. Noon was the sixth hour. Scripture says the boy in today s story was healed at the seventh hour, or about 1:00 p.m. Lesson 1 at a Glance Extra Hour 1 MORE! GETTING STARTED Use one or more of these learning centers to help children explore caring for people who are sick. Quick Step Phoning a Sick Friend Caring Time Get-Well Wishes HeartShaper Other toy cell phones floor mats, cups, pitcher of water card stock, scissors, fine-tip marker, resealable plastic bags, stickers, small gifts, crayons, tape 2 MORE! BIBLE DISCOVERY Use all these activities to help children tell what Jesus did for the king's helper's son. More! Sing and Pray Bible Time Another Way! Jesus Heals an Official s Son More! Bible Review Resources CD, Teaching Picture 1, Resources sheet 2 prepared Bible story cards 1g 1i, Resources CD Unit 1 Bible Memory Motions printable file CD player, Bible More! Bible Memory 3 MORE! GROW AND GO Use one or more of these learning centers to help children name great things about Jesus. Quick Step Scamper Puppet Story A Prayer in Motion Saying Good-bye Heart Tugs issue 1 Heart Tugs issue 1 Scamper puppet, toy stethoscope beanbags, buckets Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1, Lesson 1, Extra Hour 27

12 More! Getting Started (10 15 minutes) 1 Use one or more of these learning centers to help children explore caring for people who are sick. Focus Jesus does great things. Transition Time Greet new arrivers, giving each a name tag. Gather children to move to the Bible Memory song on the CD. Serve a snack. Follow your church s policy for restroom breaks. Save all visuals for reuse throughout the quarter. Quick Step Phoning a Sick Friend SAY: Jesus does great things. One great thing Jesus does is care for sick people. Let s look at caring for people who are sick. We will pretend to call someone who is sick and make him feel better. Divide the children into small groups and give each group a phone. Have them take turns calling someone who is sick. They can say words of encouragement, offer help, and so on. ASK: What helps you feel better when you are sick? How do you feel when someone is sick? How can you help when someone in your family is sick? toy cell phones Teaching Tip A cell phone printable file is available on the Resources CD. Children will enjoy pretending with these. Caring Time SAY: Jesus does great things. Today s Bible story is about a time Jesus did a great thing He took care of someone who was sick. Let s pretend we are taking care of people who are sick. Have children form two groups. One group can pretend to be sick children. The other group can be caregivers. Give each sick child a mat to lie on. The caregivers can give the sick children drinks of water, ask how they feel, and offer words of comfort. Have the groups trade places and repeat activity. ASK: Who is sick? How is the person who is sick being cared for? What do you need when you are sick? floor mats (or large towels), cups, pitcher of water Read The Great Physician in the Resources CD Unit 1 Special Needs Help file for tips about considering the needs of chronically ill children during this unit. Especially for 2s! Your 2s may all want to be sick children. Allow them to do so as you care for them. Turn down the lights and tell them to rest. When the lights come back up, they can all jump up because they are feeling better. Get-Well Wishes Before class, cut card stock into 7" x 3" cards. Print Jesus cares for you, and so do I on one side of each card. SAY: Today s Bible story is about a boy who was sick, but Jesus made him well. Jesus does great things. Let s do a great thing by making care packages to give to people who are sick, so that they will know we care about them. Give a bag to each child to decorate with stickers and to place some gifts inside the bag. Help the children print their first names only on the back of the cards and then tape the cards to the bags. ASK: What helps you when you are sick? Who do you know that is sick? card stock, scissors, finetip marker, resealable plastic bags, stickers, small gifts (sticker sheets, wrapped candies or healthy snacks, small books, suckers, coloring pages, crayons), tape Teaching Tip If children do not know people who are sick, ask them to leave their bags to be delivered to a nursing home or hospital. 28 Jesus Heals an Official s Son, Lesson 1, Extra Hour

13 Focus Jesus does great things. More! Bible Discovery (20 25 minutes) 2 Use all these activities to help children tell what Jesus did for the king's helper's son. Resources CD track 2, CD player, Bible More! Sing and Pray Sing Jesus Went Around Doing Good. PRAY: Dear God, we praise You for taking care of us when we are sick. Thank You for giving us parents, grandparents, babysitters, and friends who love us. In Jesus name, amen. SAY: I m going to ask some questions, and I need you to shout out a yes or no answer. Pause for the children to answer. ASK: When I am sick, do I feel like playing outside? When I am sick, do I turn into a pickle? When I am sick, do I need someone to take care of me? When I am sick, does God love me and care about me? Our story today is from the Bible book called John. Show John. It's about a boy who was sick. Jesus helped him. Jesus does great things. Teaching Picture 1 Bible Time Another Way! Show the picture. SAY: I would like you to help me tell this Bible story. If something is good in the story, let s show thumbs-up. If something is sad, we ll show thumbs-down. Cue children as you tell the story. The people in the town of Cana were excited. Thumbs-up. Jesus was in town! The people had seen Jesus do great things. Thumbs-up. While in Cana, an important helper for the king came to Jesus. This man came from far away. Thumbs-up. Sadly, his son was sick. Thumbsdown. But the man believed that Jesus could heal his son. Thumbs-up. Please, please heal my son, the man said. He is very sick and may die. Thumbs-down. Jesus told the man, Your son will live. Go to him. Thumbs-up. This made the man happy. Thumbs-up. The man believed Jesus and started going home. As the man traveled home, some of his workers came to him. They had good news. Thumbsup. Your son is well, they said. The man figured out that his son got well at the exact time he was talking to Jesus. Thumbs-up. The man and everyone who lived in his house believed in Jesus. Thumbs-up. Jesus does great things. Resources sheet 2 prepared Bible story cards 1g 1i More! Bible Review Have children use the cards to retell the Bible story. Give direction as necessary. Ask questions about each person s actions. ASK: Why did the king s helper come to Jesus? (His son was sick.) What great thing did Jesus do? (healed the boy) What happened because Jesus healed the boy? (many believed) Resources CD Unit 1 Bible Memory Motions printable file, Bible More! Bible Memory Psalm 147:5 Before class, print and display the motions from the CD. Read the Bible Memory and teach the motions to the children. Then as they do the motions, help them say the verse several times in a rhythmic way emphasize the first word; second time emphasize the second word. Continue until you have worked through all the words. Preschool Teacher Guide, Unit 1, Lesson 1, Extra Hour 29

14 More! Grow and Go (15 20 minutes) 3 Use one or more of these learning centers to help children name great things about Jesus. Focus Jesus does great things. Quick Step Dr. Scamper Bring out Scamper wearing the stethoscope. SAY: Scamper, why are you dressed like a doctor? Scamper whispers to you. Why do you want to be a doctor? Scamper whispers to you again. Oh! You ve seen what doctors do for people. Let s tell the children what you ve seen. Scamper was scampering through the treetops one afternoon when he saw some children. Scamper runs up and down your arm. Scamper ran through the trees until he stopped on a branch right above the children. Scamper suddenly stops running. The children were very excited. They were hugging and giving high fives to one of the boys. Scamper listened to what the children were saying. The boy was telling about how he had been sick all week. Scamper sadly shakes head. He couldn t come outside and play. He couldn t play with his friends. He just didn t feel well at all. So the boy s mother took him to a doctor, who gave him some medicine. Scamper could tell that the boy was well again. Scamper happily nods head. The children were saying, We re glad you are better. We missed you. We prayed for you. We knew that Jesus cared and would take care of you. Scamper jumps around excitedly. The children went back to playing. And Scamper went back to scampering through the trees. Scamper runs up and down your arm again. ASK: Jesus does great things. What are some great things the children said about Jesus? What can you say to thank God for Jesus? Lead in a prayer. Include praise for the great things Jesus does. Scamper puppet, toy stethoscope Many children with special needs may identify with Scamper as the recurring character in class each week. Use him during a transition time that seems particularly difficult. A Prayer in Motion SAY: Jesus does great things. Today s story was about a time when Jesus healed a man s son. Let s show some great things about Jesus as we say a thank-you prayer to God. Practice with the children the actions illustrated in Heart Tugs. Then lead them in the prayer as they do the actions at the appropriate times. Give children an opportunity to pray for those they know who are sick. ASK: What are some great things Jesus did? Why can Jesus do great things? (Jesus is the Son of God.) Heart Tugs issue 1 Especially for 2s! Talk with your 2s about the very basic things that make Jesus great: He is the Son of God, He cares for them, He loves everyone. Saying Good-bye As the children wait for their parents, encourage them to play Say and Toss as they say the Bible Memory (see first hour). Be sure children have projects made in class and this week s Heart Tugs. Encourage parents to do A Prayer in Motion activity with their children. Note: A Family Together Time page is available online for families to download. See Cleanup Sing Cleanup Song found on the Resources CD Teacher Helps printable files. Encourage children to sing along as they pick up toys and help to put away supplies. 30 Jesus Heals an Official s Son, Lesson 1, Extra Hour

15 Just for You Get Prepared to Teach Most of us have owners manuals for our gadgets. We seldom read these, because we assume that we can figure things out on our own. But when it comes to the short and precious time we have to teach children about God and His Word, we need to know the fundamentals that will take our teaching from humdrum to high-energy! PREPARE... Yourself Read and study the lesson text from God s Word. Pray and ask God for wisdom as you teach children about Him. Pray that the kids in your class will come to know God and the abundant life He gives. The lesson Familiarize yourself with the different aspects of the lesson. If your curriculum offers activity options, choose which options will work best for the kids in your class. Know the Bible story well enough so that you re not tied to the teacher s guide while telling it. The materials During the week, collect materials and prepare them for the activities you ve chosen. Being prepared is one of the best ways to prevent kids attention from wandering! The environment Take time to eliminate clutter and rearrange furniture. Make your room a place that is inviting and interesting for kids. To arrive early It s important to remember that no matter what your class s official start time is, class begins when the first child enters the room. Talking with children as they arrive is a great way to nurture relationships! We have very little time to impact the children we teach. Being prepared gives us a relaxed attitude that reflects God s love and care as we share the good news! For more inspiration and training, you ll want to get a copy of Teacher Training Smart Pages. Available from your Christian retailer or at SundaySchool.com

16 Shape hearts. Change lives. HeartShaper helps kids grow to know and love God and His Word and live it out! What makes HeartShaper unique? Kids take five journeys through the Bible by the time they reach 6th grade. Bible skills, integrated into each lesson, build on each other from one age level to the next. Activity options are included in most steps of each lesson. Quick Step activities, easy to prepare and teach, require no materials other than the curriculum and common classroom supplies. Special needs friendly activities are integrated into each lesson. Additional resources are available at You ll want to use all the multisensory teaching tools provided with HeartShaper: Heart Tugs Preschool Make-n-Share Preschool Resources Preschool/Pre-K & K Teaching Pictures Products sold separately or in a kit Plus, check out FREE online resources at PS Preschool Teacher Guide No