Week of August 19, 2012 Lessons for the Leader Do you believe children are gifts from God? We read in Mark that children are important. Read Mark 10:13-16. What was happening? Who were the disciples keeping away from Jesus? The disciples tried to guard Jesus' privacy, but Jesus never refused to see anyone. Was Jesus bothered by the men keeping the children away? Maybe the children seemed unimportant to the disciples. However, to Jesus, children were important. Are the preschoolers you teach important to you or are you just a babysitter? Note what Jesus did. Did He speak softly to the men? Did He tell the children to leave? The answer to both questions is no. Jesus took the children in His arms and blessed them. He gently cared for them. Are you gentle with the preschoolers? Look for the object lesson Jesus taught in verses 14-15. The Jewish children portrayed trust, humility, and obedience. The children were completely dependent upon their parents. The object lesson was on kingdom citizenship what every disciple needs to enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus' disciples are to be characterized by dependence, humility, obedience, and willingness to receive citizenship into God's kingdom as a gift of grace. Check your own kingdom citizenship. Can you or others see these qualities in you? What qualities do you need to work on most? Define important. Do you feel important to Jesus? Do you help preschoolers feel important to Jesus? What can you do to teach preschoolers they are important to Jesus? Understand you are important to Jesus and then you can teach the children through your actions. What do these symbols mean? 1aApplication Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format. 1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format. Jesus Taught About Love Bible Passage: Mark 10:13-16 Key Bible Verse: Mark 10:14 Life Application I am important to Jesus. Level of Biblical Learning (Jesus) Jesus taught people about what God is like. Session at a Glance Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes) Greet Children Discover Letters Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes) Sing "I Can Clap" Welcome Children Present Offering and Pray Sing "I Want to Be Like Jesus" Sing "Make My Choice" Introduce Life Application Practice Bible Skills Tell the Bible Story Review the Bible Story Learn the Bible Verse Make Application Sing and Play Use Worship Guides Transition Application Activities (20 minutes) Wrap-Up (10 minutes) OK to copy. Page 1 of 11
Introduction to Worship 1aGreet Children Offering container Show children where to place offerings. 2aDiscover Letters 4 filled containers (small paper squares, building blocks, beads, buttons, etc.), masking tape, markers, paper strips (1 per child), scissors Print 8 sets of letters (l, o, v, e) on masking tape and cut apart. Stick 8 identical masking tape letters on items in each container (1 letter per container), leaving the remaining items blank. Place filled containers in 4 areas of the room. Instruct: "Each container has a different letter to find. Look for small letters written on pieces of tape. Copy the letters onto your paper strips. You will need four different letters on your paper." Distribute paper and markers. Assist kids with printing as needed. Call for children to sit together. Ask: "What letters did you find?" Invite responses. Say: "The four letters are l, o, v, and e. These letters spell the word love. Jesus taught about love. Each one of us is important to Jesus. No matter where we are, or what we do, Jesus loves us." Worship 3aSing "I Can Clap" (DVD, 2 minutes) 4aWelcome Children (1 minute) State: "I am so glad you came to worship. You are special to me. You are special to Jesus!" 5aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes) 6aSing "I Want to Be Like Jesus" (DVD, 2 minutes) 7 Sing "Make My Choice" (DVD, 2 minutes) 8aIntroduce Life Application (3 minutes) Paper, marker Print important on the paper. Display word. Lead children to sound out the word. Ask: "What does important mean?" Encourage responses. State: "Important means 'special for some reason.' Someone or something can be important. My Bible is important. We are important to our parents. We can learn children 9 Practice Bible Skills (3 minutes) Print "Mark" (CD). Display title. Ask: "Is the Book of Mark in the Old or New Testament? (New) Does anyone know the name we call the first four books in the New Testament? (Gospels) Let's open our Bibles to Mark 10." Enlist adults to assist the children. 10aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes) Teacher Tip Enlist 4 adults to lead the groups. Instruct: "I'm making four groups for our Bible story. Each group will learn a different part of the chorus of 'Jesus Loves Me' to sing during the Bible story." Form the four groups and assign the parts. Song Parts Groups 1-3: "Yes, Jesus loves me." Group 4: "The Bible tells me so." Say: "I'll show the number with my fingers when it is time for the groups to sing. When I show one finger [demonstrate], group 1 will sing your part. I will show two fingers for group 2, and so on. Let's practice singing." Practice showing numbers and leading groups to sing their parts. Open your Bible to Mark 10. Tell the story, stopping as indicated for the children to sing their parts of the chorus. Jesus Taught About Love Page 2 of 11
Jesus Taught About Love Based on Mark 10:13-16 One day, some people tried to take little children to Jesus. (1) The people wanted Him to touch their children, because they knew Jesus was special. (2) When His disciples saw the people, they told the people to take their children away. When Jesus saw His disciples keeping the children and families away, He was unhappy. (3) Jesus told the disciples to let the children come to Him. He told the disciples not to stop children from coming to Him. Children are an important part of God's kingdom. (4) Then Jesus took the children in His arms and loved them. (1, 2, 3, 4) 11aReview the Bible Story (3 minutes) Print "Teaching Picture 12 Love" (CD). Display the picture. Ask: "What do you see in the picture?" Invite several children to respond. Quiz: "Who did the disciples try to stop from seeing Jesus? (children) What did Jesus tell His disciples? (let children come, do not stop children, children are important) What did Jesus do when the children came to Him?" (loved them) Allow kids to pass the picture around the group. Continue: "We learn from our Bible story that Jesus taught about love. Jesus loved the children. Each one of us is important to Jesus. That means we are special to Jesus." 12 Learn the Bible Verse (5 minutes) Paper, marker Print Mark 10:14 from your preferred translation. Teacher Tips Print and use "Mark 10:14 Paraphrase" (CD). Adjust words as needed. Display and read aloud verse. Form two groups. Assign the first group two parts of the verse: "Jesus said" and "to Me." Assign the second group two parts: "Let the children come" and "Mark 10:14." Point to words on verse as kids repeat parts. Lead kids to say their parts faster. 13aMake Application (3 minutes) Ask: "What word do we use when talking about people your age? (children) What did we learn today?" (Children are important to Jesus.) Say: "Look around the room. Everyone is different. Everyone is special. Jesus loves us and has special plans for each of us. What are some ways we can learn about Jesus? (read the Bible, pray, worship with other people, sing, listen to Bible stories) Repeat after me. 'I am important to Jesus.' " Lead kids to repeat the last line three times, gaining speed each time. 14 Sing and Play (5 minutes) Lyrics Sing to the tune of "London Bridge" Jesus loves us, yes, He does, Yes, He does, yes, He does Jesus loves us, yes, He does Jesus loves [say child's name] While child is "captured," sing: Let him/her learn about Jesus About Jesus, about Jesus Let him/her learn about Jesus Jesus loves [say child's name] Line up children single file. Choose two adults to be the bridge. Direct kids to walk between the adults as you lead everyone in singing the song. Direct adults to "capture" a child at the end of the song and gently swing the child back and forth while singing the second verse. Release "captured" child and continue as time allows. 15aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes) Worship Guides, pencils or markers Distribute materials. Lead children to complete the activities. 16aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up Week of August 19, 2012 Page 3 of 11
Wrap-Up (Large Group Only Format) 17 Sing "I Am Remarkably and Wonderfully 1 18 Review (5 minutes) "Teaching Picture 12 Love" from step 11 Display the teaching picture. Invite children to point to a child in the picture. Ask: "How old do you think this child is? Is the child a boy or a girl? Whom is the child looking at?" Invite a child to tell about the Bible story. Direct the boys to stand and say the Bible verse (Mark 10:14). Lead the girls to stand and say the verse. Conclude: "I am important to Jesus. All of us 19 Pray (3 minutes) Invite kids to tell prayer requests. Pray. 20 Dismiss Children to Their Parents Ask Yourself H N D What did the children hear about being important to Jesus? What will the children know about Jesus? What will the children do after learning children are important to Jesus? Wrap-Up (Application Activities Format) 17a Sing "I Am Remarkably and Wonderfully Made" (DVD, 2 minutes) 18aHighlight Application Activities (3 minutes) Call on several children to tell what they did in their Application Activities. ddarts and Crafts Make Photo Frames dddramatic Play Paint with Packing Peanuts ddgames Play Tag Games ddexploration and Discovery Make Play Dough Names Comment: "Our activities helped us learn we 19aReview (5 minutes) "Teaching Picture 12 Love" from step 11 Display the teaching picture. Invite children to point to a child in the picture. Ask: "How old do you think this child is? Is the child a boy or a girl? Whom is the child looking at?" Invite a child to talk about the Bible story. Direct the boys to stand and say the Bible verse (Mark 10:14). Lead the girls to stand and say the verse. Conclude: "I am important to Jesus. All of us 20aDismiss Children to Their Parents * Giant Game Floor Mat (001114564) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at 1.800.458.2772 or online at www.lifeway.com. Week of August 19, 2012 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Page 4 of 11
Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time. Craft sticks (see Teacher Tips below), foam shapes, markers, construction paper, masking tape, children's scissors, glue sticks, foil or metallic ribbon Cut a rectangle shape for each child (see Teacher Tip). Prepare a tape loop for each child. Teacher Tips Use these frame suggestions: duse d 10 small-sized sticks to make 4-inch frame; cut 2-inch construction square duse d 6 medium-sized sticks to make 4½-inch frame; cut 2½-inch construction paper square duse d 5 large or jumbo-sized sticks to make 5-inch frame; cut 3-inch construction paper square Use colored wooden craft sticks. Tape craft sticks together prior to session. Packing peanuts, tempera paint, construction paper, shallow paint containers, markers, painting smocks Teacher Tip Cover tables with newspaper or washable tablecloths. Worship Through Arts and Crafts Make Photo Frames Ask: "Who is important to Jesus? [Invite responses.] We learned children are important to Jesus. Let's make picture frames. We can put in the middle of our frames pictures of people who are important to Jesus. I'll distribute supplies and then we'll make the frames together." Distribute craft sticks. Instruct: "Line up your craft sticks side by side flat on the table. I'll give you tape strips to hold the craft sticks together. Put the tape only on one side. We'll decorate the other side." Distribute tape pieces and assist kids. Distribute tape loops and construction paper squares. Say: "Tape the paper squares to your frames. Tape it in the center or anywhere on the front side. The paper will be the area where the picture shows in a frame. We can add foil strips, stickers, draw pictures, or color around the paper squares [point]." Assist kids as they decorate their frames. Talk about the Bible story as kids work. Lead kids to clean the area. Say the Bible verse (Mark 10:14) together. Say: "Jesus told the disciples to let the children come to Him. Children were and are important to Jesus. Let's say 'I am important to Jesus' together." [Say statement with kids.] Pray. Worship Through Dramatic Play Paint with Packing Peanuts Say: "Jesus taught that children are important to Him. What things are important to you?" Encourage responses. Instruct: "Let's paint pictures of things that are important to us. Dip the packing peanuts into the paint and press them onto your papers. Make flowers, people, animals, and other things. Use the markers to add features to what you paint." Assist kids with putting on the smocks. Distribute papers and packing peanuts. Talk about the Bible story as kids paint. Lead kids to say the Bible verse together (Mark 10:14). Direct kids to wash their hands and remove the smocks. Conclude: "Jesus taught about love. He taught that children are important. We Pray. Week of August 19, 2012 Page 5 of 11
Tape Tape a large square to the floor. Worship Through Games Play Tag Games Say: "The disciples tried to keep the children from Jesus. Jesus told the disciples to let the children come to Him. Everyone stand around the outside of the taped square. I'll choose two of you to be the disciples to stand in the middle. Everyone outside the square will try to run across to the other side without being tagged. The disciples in the middle will try to tag each person as he runs across." Choose disciples as you play the game. Rotate children as disciples and play the game several times. Stop for a breather and talk about the Bible story. Play with all girls in the center trying to tag the boys and vice versa. Lead children to say the Bible verse (Mark 10:14). Conclude: "Jesus taught about love. He taught children are important. We Pray. Letter cookie cutters, play dough, play dough tools (rollers, scissors, knives), paper, markers, book of baby names Print "Allergy Alert" (CD), list play dough, and post. Teacher Tips Print children's names on paper for them to use as guides as they spell their names. Tighten the tops on the play dough containers after using. Worship Through Exploration and Discovery Make Play Dough Names Say: "Jesus taught about love. He taught children are important. Each one of us is important. Let's form the letters of our names with the play dough. Here are alphabet cookie cutters. Roll out your play dough and cut out the letters in your names. Let's take turns with the letters." Distribute supplies. Assist children with rolling out the dough. Lead children to use the letters and spell their names. Read aloud the names of the kids. Say: "Each one of you is important to Jesus. He loves children!" Invite kids to place their letters on paper plates, trace around them, and decorate the letters on the plates. Encourage kids to mold other letters with the play dough or draw pictures. Spell other names for the children to make. Say the Bible verse with the children (Mark 10:14). Assist kids to return the play dough to the containers and clean the area. Say: "Wash your hands and sit on the floor [designate area]." Talk about baby names. Look kids names up to give the meanings. Ask: "How did your parents choose your name?" Allow responses. Conclude: "Jesus taught about love. He said children are important. We Pray. Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. OK to copy. Page 6 of 11
Corbert Gauthier 2007 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Jesus Taught About Love Mark 10:13-16 Page 7 of 11
Mark Mark 7 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 8 of 11
Allergy Alert Please notify a teacher if your child has any known allergy. We will be using the following items today. Allergy Alert Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 9 of 11
Jesus said, "Let the children come to Me." Mark 10:14 Mark 10:14 Paraphrase (August 19) 1 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 10 of 11
Jesus "Let said, the children come to Me." Mark 10:14 Mark 10:14 Paraphrase (August 19) 2 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Summer 2012 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 11 of 11