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First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group February 21-23, 2020 Bible Story Focus: We can love like Jesus. Love Others • John 15:12 Memory Verse: “Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12, NIV Key Question: Who does Jesus love? Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone. Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever. SOCIAL: Providing Time for Fun Interaction •Conductor’s Hat & Jesus Train Tickets •Trains Memory Match •Parachute •Memory Verse Bridge LIGHTHOUSE •Bible Story – Large Group GROUPS: Creating a Safe Place to Connect •Journal and Prayer •Get on Board Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds • ©2019 The reThink Group, Inc. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 1 First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group Social: Providing Time for Fun Interaction 1. Conductor’s Hat & Train Tickets What You Need: Sentence strips (one per child), “Hat” Activity Page, clear tape, and markers/crayons, Jesus Train Tickets (2/child) What You Do: Before the Activity: Copy the “Hat” Activity Page onto cardstock and cut on dotted lines (one per child). Set the sentence strips and markers on the tables. During the Activity: Give each child a “Hat” Activity Page to color. As they’re working, walk around the table, wrap a sentence strip around each child’s head, and secure it with tape. As children finish coloring, help them tape their hats to the front of the sentence strip. What You Say: During the Activity: “Right here on the front of our hats it says, ‘All aboard! [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone!’ Use your markers to color your hats, and I’ll come around and help you secure them to the strip so you can wear them home. (Allow time) These are conductor hats. Does anyone know what a train conductor is? It’s someone that helps keep you safe on trains and sometimes will take up your tickets when you get on. You will also get 2 Jesus Train Tickets to give to your friends or family. You can tell them all the things you learned on your trip this month in The Lighthouse.” After the Activity: “Your conductor hats look amazing! Remember: [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone. With Jesus, it’s always ALL aboard! Who does Jesus love? Say it loud! [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone.” 2. Trains Memory Match What You Need: “Memory Game Cards” Activity Page, cardstock, and scissors What You Do: Before the Activity: Copy the “Memory Game Cards” Activity Page on cardstock and cut on dotted lines (two copies per activity). Shuffle the cards and lay them face down in a grid pattern on the table. During the Activity: Gather the children around the table, and let each child take a turn turning over two cards to find a match. If a match is found, allow that child to take a second turn. If not, play moves to the next child. Once all matches have been found, identify the pictures on the cards. Then shuffle the cards, lay them face down, and play again as time and interest allow. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds • ©2019 The reThink Group, Inc. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 2 First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group After the Activity: Gather cards for clean-up. What You Say: During the Activity: “Do you see the cards here? Let’s take turns turning over two cards to see if you can find two pictures that match. Pay attention as friends turn over the cards so you can find a match when it’s your turn!” After the Activity: “Let’s see. We have an engine, a train car, a caboose, and a heart! I LOVE trains! We can remember that when it comes to love, it’s like the conductor calling, ‘All aboard!’ Everyone is welcome because [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone! Let’s hear more about that in our Bible story! All aboard the love train, friends!” Transition: Move to Worship and Story by chugging like trains along a track. 3. Parachute What You Need: Foam hearts and a parachute or sheet What You Do: Before the Activity: Lay the parachute flat on the floor. Place the hearts on top of the parachute. During the Activity: Ask the children to stand around the parachute with you, and invite them to each pick up a section of the parachute. Invite the children to shake their arms so that the parachute moves very fast. Encourage the children to try to bounce the hearts high in the air. Repeat several times. What You Say: Before the Activity: “Hearts remind me of love. [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone!” During the Activity: “Let’s play with the parachute! We are going to put hearts on the parachute to bounce high because Jesus loves everyone.” (Do activity.) After the Activity: “Awesome job! Jesus loves everyone. Who does Jesus love? [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone!” Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds • ©2019 The reThink Group, Inc. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 3 First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group 4. Memory Verse Bridge (if time allows) What You Need: No supplies needed What You Do: During the Activity: Gather the children in the activity area. Have two leaders stand, facing each other, and hold their hands up over their heads to create a bridge. Instruct children to walk under the “bridge” one by one, creating a circle, as you repeat the words of the verse. For each repetition of the verse, when you get to the last word (“you”), leaders will catch the child in a hug with their arms, saying his or her name instead of “you.” This is the same movement you would complete for the song “London Bridge Is Falling Down” but without the song. Repeat so that every child has a chance to be “caught.” What You Say: During the Activity: “Friends! Let’s all walk under the bridge as we say our verse together! One you walk under, circle back around so you can walk under again! Let’s say our verse together as you go. Love each other as I have loved you, John 15:12.” (Do the activity.) After the Activity: “That was SO fun! Because [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone, He wants us to love others, too! Who does Jesus love? [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone!” LIGHTHOUSE: LARGE GROUP TIME Bible Story What You Need: A Bible and a large “1” cutout Optional Story Images can be found in the Large Group Images folder. (02_LG35_Stage_Images) They can be used in conjunction with this script. (Storyteller enters carrying the Bible and the “1” cutout.) STORYTELLER: “Hey, everyone! I’m so glad all of you, my friends, are here today. Friends are awesome! Did you know that Jesus taught us how to be a good friend? (Pause.) He did! If you’re ready for a true story from the Bible about how to be a good friend, on the count of three, yell, ‘Tell me a story!’ One, two, three!” CHILDREN: “Tell me a story!” STORYTELLER: “One night, Jesus was having dinner with his friends, the disciples. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds • ©2019 The reThink Group, Inc. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 4 First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group (Option: Story Image W4 01) “He said the greatest thing you can do (hold up the “1” cutout)—the number one most important thing—is to . eat your vegetables! (Laugh.) Just kidding! Jesus said the number one most important thing He wants all of us to do is to: Love each other as I have loved you (John 15:12 NIV). He wants us to love others like He loves us! And that is a LOT of love because [Bottom Line] Jesus loves everyone! (Option: Story Image W4 02) “Do you remember the story from earlier this month about the woman Jesus met when he was thirsty? She didn’t think Jesus would take a drink of water from her because she was from a different town. But did Jesus love her? (Pause.) Yes! “Jesus loves everyone—even people from different towns. That means we should love everyone even if they are different—no matter where they live or what food they like to eat or what toys they like to play with. (Hold up the “1” cutout.) “The number one thing we can do is to love everyone, even people who are different, like Jesus! (Option: Story Image W4 03) “Remember when Jesus met Zacchaeus? Zacchaeus had done some pretty bad things, but Jesus told him to come down from that tree. Jesus loved Zacchaeus and wanted to be his friend. So does that mean we should still love our little brother even when he breaks our toy? Yes! (Hold up the “1” cutout.) “The number one thing we can do is to love everyone, even toy-breaking younger brothers! “Remember the woman who was so sad? She had no friends. No one wanted to play with her. No one wanted to share a snack . except for who? (Pause.) (Option: Story Image W4 04) “Yes! Jesus! Jesus loved the woman and was her friend! We should love everyone like Jesus and be a good friend to everyone. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds • ©2019 The reThink Group, Inc. All rights reserved. • www.ThinkOrange.com 5 First Look 3- through 5-year-olds, February, Week 4 Small Group “You could find someone playing alone at school and invite them to play with you.