Lesson at a Glance Lesson Objectves The chldren wll state a characterstc of a dscple. The chldren wll sng and pray together. The chldren wll state how they can be lke dscples, e.g., share, pray, read the Bble. Bble Story Text Acts 2:42-47 Bble Truth Sng to the Lord. (Psalm 96:1) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Bble Story: We Love Church Lfe Applcaton: Church Is Fun Craft: Drvng to Church NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 15-3-1
Pre class a ct v t Preclass Centers As the chldren arrve, gude them to a preclass center. Have no more than sx chldren at each center. Materals Use the materals prevously selected for ths unt s preclass centers. Preparaton 1. Be sure to check the condton of the materals selected for ths unt s preclass centers pror to set up. Replace any broken toys, or puzzles wth mssng peces as necessary. 2. Set up the centers before the chldren come nto the classroom. 3. Assgn a teacher to each center and have the teachers stay n those centers untl the sngng begns. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Teacher Tps IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Be nvolved n the group play and offer gudance as needed. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. Smle! Be chldlke n heart and alert n mnd. y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-2
B b l e S t o r y We Love Church The chldren wll hear about the frst-century church and what the frst dscples dd. Bble Story Text Acts 2:42-47 Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors glue stck 2 peces of constructon paper markers or crayons clear contact paper or lamnate (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Page B, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out and color the pctures from the copes of the Reproducble Pages. 2. Glue each pcture to a pece of constructon paper to gve t a frame. What Dscples Do Who lkes to come to church? Open the Bble. Today our Bble Story s about the frst church and the frst dscples. They loved to go to church too. Can you say dscple? The Bble says a dscple s a teenager or a grownup who loves Jesus and who obeys the Bble and gets baptzed. Explan to the chldren that you are a dscple of Jesus, that you love and obey God s word. These are pctures of the frst dscples of Jesus. Hold up the pcture of the dscples readng a scroll together. What do you thnk these dscples are readng? Yes, t s a Bble scroll. It s God s word. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to read God s word. Do dscples today love to read and study the Bble? Yes, we do! Hold up the pcture of the dscples prayng together. What are these dscples n the Bble dong? Rght, they are prayng. Who are they talkng to? Yes, they are talkng to God. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to pray. Do dscples today love to talk to God? Yes, we do! Hold up the pcture of the dscples eatng together. What are these dscples n the Bble dong? They are eatng together. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to eat together. Do dscples today love to eat together? Yes, we do! We love to eat together because we love each other! Hold up the pcture of the dscple gvng clothes to the poor man. What s ths dscple dong? He s sharng. He s gvng clothes to someone who does not have enough clothes. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to share wth other people who needed help. Do dscples today love to share wth others? Yes, we do! We do these thngs rght here n Bble class don t we? We hear stores from the Bble, we pray and sng songs together, we have snack together, and we share our toys wth each other. NOTE: Save the pctures for the Unt 15 Lesson 4, Bble Story. Concluson It makes God very happy when we have church just lke the people n the Bble dd. God wants us to be dscples of Jesus, to love and help other people, just as Jesus dd. Teacher Tps Brng n some dolls and have the chldren act out what s happenng n the dfferent pctures. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-3
B b l e S t o r y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-4
Lfe A pp l c a t o n Church Is Fun The chldren wll partcpate n and role play dfferent aspects of church. Bble Truth Sng to the Lord. (Psalm 96:1) Materals: For each chld: church nvtaton (real or homemade) 1 heavy paper plate small Bble wthout pctures For the teacher: Bble Preparaton 1. Make a steerng wheel from a heavy paper plate for each chld n the center. 2. Famlarze yourself wth the actvty. Instructons Open the Bble. What does the Bble call people who love and obey God? Rght, they are called dscples! Does anyone know what t s called when all of the dscples get together? It s called church. Can everyone say church? The Bble says that all of the dscples together are called the church. Today we are gong to do the thngs that dscples do. Frst, let s pretend t s Saturday, and tomorrow, on Sunday, we wll go to church. Let s go outsde to play, and let s nvte a frend to church. Gve each chld an nvtaton, and help each chld to nvte someone to church. Mary, who do you want to nvte to church? Your grandma! Great dea, let s nvte her! Grandma, would you lke to come to church wth me tomorrow? You would! That s great! We wll pck you up n the mornng. Now t s Sunday and we need to go and pck up our frends who want to come to church wth us. Gve each chld a steerng wheel. Walk around the center area drvng. Sng Ths Is the Way We Drve to Church from the Unt 15 Song Sheet. Here we are at church. Let s say, h to each other and ntroduce our frends. Mary, s ths your Grandma? It s so nce to meet you Grandma. Let s st down now. Have everyone st down. Gve a bref Welcome. It s great to have everyone here for church today! We are gong to sng a song. Sng If You re Happy and You Know It from the Unt 15 Song Sheet. Now let s pray. Dear God, thank you that everyone could come to church today. Help us to love you more every day. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Now we are gong to read our Bbles. Hand out the Bbles. Open your Bble and read along wth me. Love Jesus wth all your heart. Can you say that wth me? Love Jesus wth all your heart. That s what dscples do! That s what the church does! The church loves Jesus. Read wth me, Obey Jesus. Now let s say t together. Obey Jesus. That s what dscples do. That s what the church does! The church obeys Jesus. NOTE: Save the steerng wheels and nvtatons for the Unt 15 Lesson 4, Lfe Applcaton. Bble Truth Actvty Open the Bble. The Bble says, Sng to the Lord. Let s say that together. Sng to the Lord. Today, who can tell me what we dd together when we were drvng to church? Rght, we sang! The Bble says, Sng to the Lord. That s what dscples do! Dscples sng to the Lord! Concluson Let s talk to God now. Dear God, Thank you for Bble Class. Thank you for the church. Thank you for the Bble. Thank you for helpng us to sng to you today. Help us to sng to you every day. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them? Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-5
Lfe A pp l c a t n o Sng to the Lord. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-6
C r a f t Drvng to Church The chldren wll enjoy makng steerng wheels and pretendng to drve to church. Materals For each chld: 1 paper plate, 6" crayons poster board, 9" x 11" For the teacher: 1 sheet of poster board scssors marker black marker utlty knfe or sharp pencl 1 sheet of foam Reproducble Pages: Page C, 1 copy for each chld Preparaton 1. Prepare a pece of poster board for each chld as follows: A. Cut a 9" x 12" pece of poster board for each chld. B. On the top of each pece, prnt, Drvng to Church. C. Measure 5 nches from the top and 4 nches from the left sde of the poster board, and then mark an X on the poster board. See Fgure A. D. Usng the utlty knfe, poke a small hole through the X on the poster board. 2. Cut out the pctures of the gas gauges from the copes of Reproducble Page C. 3. Cut out the arrow, steerng wheel and horn stencls from one of the copes of Reproducble Page C. 4. Prepare a steerng wheel for each chld as follows: A. Trace the steerng wheel stencl onto the bottom of each paper plate. B. Usng a utlty knfe, remove the three cutout areas on the plates. See Fgure B. 5. Trace and cut one arrow for each chld from poster board. NOTE: Be sure to mark the X on each arrow. 6. Prepare a horn for each chld as follows: A. Trace and cut one horn from foam. B. Usng the utlty knfe, poke a small hole through the center of the horn. NOTE: Use the X on the stencl to fnd the center of the horn. 7. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Show the chldren your model. Gve each chld a turn at drvng. 2. Attach the steerng wheel to the poster board as follows: A. Gve each chld a steerng wheel to color. B. Gve each chld a prepared pece of poster board and a horn. C. Push a brass fastener through the horn, the steerng wheel and then through the hole n the poster board. See Fgure C. Flatten the sde wngs nto place. 3. Attach the gas gauge to the poster board as follows: A. Gve each chld a gas gauge and an arrow to color. B. Have each chld glue the gas gauge to the rght of the steerng wheel. C. Push a brass fastener through the X on the arrow, the X on the gas gauge, and then through the poster board. See Fgure D. Flatten the sde wngs nto place. 4. Have the chldren color the poster board. Concluson Sng Ths Is the Way We Drve to Church from the Unt 15 Song Sheet. Sng t a second tme as you pretend to drve around your center area. Sng Dd You Come to Bble Class? from Unt 15 Song Sheet and pretend that you are drvng dfferent types of vehcles, such as a fre truck, bus, etc. Gve each chld a turn to choose whch vehcle you are gong to drve. Teacher Tps Get some help from other teachers or workers wth the preparaton for ths craft. To speed up your preparaton tme, try makng your stencls from poster board. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-7
C r a f t poster board cut out area plate steerng wheel horn brass fastener poster board Fgure A Fgure B Fgure C gas gauge arrow brass fastener Fgure D Fnshed Craft Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-8
Lesson at a Glance supplement Lesson Objectves The chldren wll state a characterstc of a dscple. The chldren wll sng and pray together. The chldren wll state how they can be lke dscples, e.g., share, pray, read the Bble. Bble Story Text Acts 2:42-47 Bble Truth Sng to the Lord. (Psalm 96:1) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Lfe Applcaton: We Love Bble Class Bble Story: We Love Church Craft: Devoted Dscples NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack. Pre class a ct v t Preclass Centers As the chldren arrve, gude them to a preclass center. Have no more than sx chldren at each center. Materals Use the materals prevously selected for ths unt s preclass centers. Preparaton 1. Be sure to check the condton of the materals selected for ths unt s preclass centers pror to set up. Replace any broken toys, or puzzles wth mssng peces as necessary. 2. Set up the centers before the chldren come nto the classroom. 3. Assgn a teacher to each center and have the teachers stay n those centers untl the sngng begns. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Teacher Tps IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Be nvolved n the group play and offer gudance as needed. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. Smle! Be chldlke n heart and alert n mnd. y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 15-3-9
supplement Lfe A pp l c a t o n We Love Bble Class The chldren wll sng acton songs about gong to and lovng Bble Class. Bble Truth Sng to the Lord. (Psalm 96:1) Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors markers 1 pad of large chart paper constructon paper fabrc or wallpaper swatches glue stck clear tape toy vehcles, or a pcture of a vehcle toy bus or a pcture of a bus Preparaton 1. Usng the pad of chart paper, create the Suze flp chart, as follows: A. On the frst page draw a square as a cabnet. Tape two peces of fabrc or constructon paper onto the square as doors. NOTE: Be sure that they open by only tapng one sde. B. On the second page draw a tree. Tape green constructon paper leaves onto the tree. NOTE: Be sure that they can be lfted so the chldren can look under them. C. On the thrd page draw a bed. Tape or glue a pece of fabrc to the sde of the bed so that t can be lfted and the chldren can look under t. D. On the fourth page draw a char. E. On the ffth page draw a rectangle as a closet. Tape one pece of constructon paper onto the rectangle as a door. F. On the sxth page draw a happy grl. 2. Famlarze yourself wth the fnger play, I Looked for Suse from the Unt 15 Song Sheet, usng the flp chart. Instructons 1. Open the Bble. The Bble says, Sng to the Lord. Today we are gong to sng to the Lord about Bble Class. Who loves to come to Bble Class? 2. Usng the vehcles that you brought, ask the chldren how they came to Bble class. Alexs, how dd you come to Bble class today? Dd you come n an arplane? 3. Sng, Dd You Come to Bble Class? from the Unt 15 Song Sheet. End wth whatever vehcle most chldren probably came n, such as a car. Cheer after the song s fnshed. I am glad you came to Bble class today! 4. Show the chldren the bus. Now, we are gong to sng about comng to Bble class on a bus. Sng The Wheels on the Bus. Here we are at Bble class! Oh no, our frend Suse s not here! Would you please help me to fnd her? 5. Recte the fnger play, I Looked for Suse from the Unt 15 Song Sheet, usng the flp chart. 6. If tme allows, repeat the fnger play. NOTE: Save the flp chart for the Unt 15 Lesson 4, Lfe Applcaton. Bble Truth Actvty Open the Bble. The Bble says, Sng to the Lord. Let s say that together: Sng to the Lord. That s what we dd today n Bble class! We sang songs to the Lord because we love hm. Concluson Let s talk to God now, and thank hm for our Bble class. Dear God, Thank you for lettng us come to Bble class today. Help us to love Bble class. Help us to always love and obey the Bble. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them? Teacher Tps As you sng, use a lot of expresson and exaggerated movements to hold the chldren s attenton. Ths flp chart s well worth the tme t takes to make. Twos and threes love t and wll always want to look for Suse! Don t worry f you don t have ncredble drawng sklls. Chldren have great magnatons! Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-10
supplement B b l e S t o r y We Love Church The chldren wll hear about the frst-century church and what the frst dscples dd. Bble Story Text Acts 2:42-47 Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors glue stck 2 peces of constructon paper markers or crayons clear contact paper or lamnate (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Page B, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out and color the pctures from the copes of the Reproducble Pages. 2. Glue each pcture to a pece of constructon paper to gve t a frame. What Dscples Do Who lkes to come to church? Open the Bble. Today our Bble Story s about the frst church and the frst dscples. They loved to go to church too. Can you say dscple? The Bble says a dscple s a teenager or a grownup who loves Jesus and who obeys the Bble and gets baptzed. Explan to the chldren that you are a dscple of Jesus and that you obey God s word. These are pctures of the frst dscples of Jesus. Hold up the pcture of the dscples readng a scroll together. What do you thnk these dscples are readng? Yes, t s a Bble scroll. It s God s word. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to read God s word. Do dscples today love to read and study the Bble? Yes, we do! Hold up the pcture of the dscples prayng together. What are these dscples n the Bble dong? Rght, they are prayng. Who are they talkng to? Yes, they are talkng to God. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to pray. Do dscples today love to talk to God? Yes, we do! Hold up the pcture of the dscples eatng together. What are these dscples n the Bble dong? They are eatng together. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to eat together. Do dscples today love to eat together? Yes, we do! We love to eat together because we love each other! Hold up the pcture of the dscple gvng clothes to the poor man. What s ths dscple dong? He s sharng. He s gvng clothes to someone who does not have enough clothes. The Bble says that the frst dscples loved to share wth other people that needed help. Do dscples today love to share wth others? Yes, we do! We do these thngs rght here n Bble class don t we? We hear stores from the Bble, we pray and sng songs together, we have snack together, and we share our toys wth each other. NOTE: Save the pctures for the Unt 15 Lesson 4, Bble Story. Concluson It makes God very happy when we have church just lke the people n the Bble dd. God wants us to be dscples of Jesus, to love and help other people, just as Jesus dd. Teacher Tps Brng n some dolls and have the chldren act out the dfferent pctures. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-11
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supplement C r a f t Devoted Dscples The chldren wll make pcture wheels depctng actvtes of Jesus frst dscples. Materals For each chld: 2 peces of poster board, 8 1 / 2" x 11" crayons 1 brass fastener glue stck For the teacher: scssors sharp pencl markers tape stckers Reproducble Pages: Page D, 1 copy for the teacher Page E, 1 copy for each chld Preparaton 1. Make two wheels for each chld as follows: A. Cut out the wheel stencl from the copy of Reproducble Page D. NOTE: Do not cut the wedge from the wheel at ths tme. B. Trace and cut out two wheels from poster board. Set asde one of the wheels as the bottom wheel. 2. Prepare the top wheel for each chld as follows: A. Usng a utlty knfe, punch a hole n the center of the top wheel. B. Cut the wedge out of the wheel stencl. C. Trace and then cut a wedge from the top wheel. D. On the top wheel, wrte, The Frst Dscples Acts 2:42. 3. Prepare the bottom wheel for each chld as follows: A. Cut out the wheel pcture from a copy of Reproducble Page E. B. Glue each wheel pcture onto the bottom wheel. 4. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Show the chldren the model. Turn the top wheel so the chldren see the dfferent pctures showng the lves of the early dscples. Today we are learnng how the frst dscples lved. Descrbe what the dscples are dong n each pcture. 2. Gve each chld a bottom wheel to color. 3. Gve each chld a top wheel and a few stckers. Have them place the stckers on ther top wheels. 4. Attach the two wheels by pushng a brass fastener through the hole n the top wheel, and then through the bottom wheel. Flatten the sde wngs underneath the bottom wheel. NOTE: Do not allow the chldren to help wth the brass fasteners. 5. Wrte the chldren s names on ther crafts. Concluson The frst dscples wanted to be just lke Jesus. They wanted to make God happy by lovng and helpng people. It makes God happy when we help others. Chose a chld to turn to a pcture on ther wheel, and then to descrbe what the frst dscples are dong. Repeat ths wth the other pctures. Teacher Tps Punch a small hole n the center of your stencl and then mark each poster board pece wth a small dot to make t easer to fnd the centers. Descrbe what the dscples are dong n each pcture as the chldren work. The Frst Dscples Acts 2:42 prayng together #! Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-13
supplement C r a f t The Frst Dscples Acts 2:42 #! prayng together Fnshed Craft Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 15-3-14
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Page C Core/Craft 1 copy for each chld R e p r o d uc gas gauge arrow stencl b le horn stencl steerng wheel stencl Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 15-3-17
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Page Supplement/Craft 1 copy for each chld E eatng together R e p r o d uc b le sharng possessons prayng together wheel pcture readng together Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 15-3-19