Preschool (3-4’s) Heroes and Villains May 23 God’s Power In Me Makes Me A Leader!

MARINA for WORSHIP/STORY (Room 124) 9:00 SERVICE 10:30 SERVICE 9:30-9:40 AM (3’s-5’s) 10:40 – 10:50 AM (2’s – 5’s)

9:45 – 9:55 AM (2’s in class)

DIRECTED PLAY TIME Take this time to connect with your students on an DAILY individual level and get to know each other better. OBJECTIVE WELCOME Kids will learn how to be great SAY: Welcome friends! My name is (YOUR NAME), and I am your leader today. leaders. Let’s all go around the circle, introduce yourself and answer this question:

If you could be any superhero’s side kick, which superhero would you choose? After the kids have answered, teach them that they were willing to be a superheroes’ side kick because they thought that hero would be a good leader! Sometime we feel like we are not good enough or qualified to be a Need To Know leader, but God’s power in us can make us great leaders. Repeat what we need to know today: God’s Power In Me Makes Me A Leader! God’s Power In Me Makes Me A KNIGHTING LEADERS Leader Have all the kids get in a line and explain that you are about to knight them as

leaders! Wherever they go, you are asking them to think and act like a leader!

Bible Story • Grab the Bible from the bin and have the kids get in a line Gideon’s Army • Person by person, you can take the Bible and touch both of their Judges 6-8 shoulders with the Bible and say: You are a leader for God!

BIBLE STORY CARDS SAY: There is a man in the Bible who felt he wasn’t qualified to be a leader, but God chose him anyway. • Read the Bible Story together in class: The Beginners Bible pages 140 -145 • Tell the class to make sure to pay attention because you’ll be asking questions about the story later and they may be able to earn some Harbor Bucks!

YOU ARE A LEADER SUPPLIES: superhero symbol coloring page, crayons/pencils, Gideon was a farmer who never thought he would one day be the leader of Israel. When God chose him to be the leader, Gideon felt under qualified, but God showed Gideon that it was His power that made Gideon a leader! When we rely on God’s power in us, we can be leaders too! 1. Pass out a superhero symbol to each child. Distribute crayons or pencils around the tables 2. Encourage kids to draw their own superhero symbol! It can be MEMORY VERSE anything: a flower, a lightning bolt, their name, the first letter of their name, a picture of them, etc. “God’s Spirit is in 3. As they draw, take time to ask them questions about the kind of you leader they want to be: kind, just, patient, a good helper, etc. (point to heart) 4. When kids finish coloring, they can wear their superhero symbols!

And is more powerful (flex muscles) SNACK TIME Make sure to give kids a “raindrop” (a drop of hand sanitizer) before Than the one passing out snack and water. Have someone pray for snack. that is in the world.” YOU CAN ASK KIDS THESE QUESTIONS DURING SNACK: Those who answer (make a “1”with can get a Harbor Buck one hand) 1. Why were the Israelites in trouble: they had turned from God or they were singing too loudly? (They had turned from God) 1 John 4:4 2. Who did the Israelites call to help them? (God) Who did God choose to be the Israelites new leader? (Gideon) 3. What job did Gideon have before he was a leader: a farmer or firefighter? (A farmer) 4. True or False: Gideon felt he was qualified and important enough to be a leader. (False; Gideon did not feel like he was an important man, but God said He would help him lead the Israelites) 5. Did Gideon’s army have fewer men than the other army? (Yes!) Did Gideon’s army still defeat their enemies? (Yes!) 6. True or False: As long as Gideon was the Israelites leader, the people of Israel lived in peace. (True) 7. Was Gideon a good leader all on his own or because he used God’s power in him? (He used God’s power in him) UNDERCOVER LEADER Supplies: tissues, music on TV or phone SAY: We are going to play a game to help us remember that God’s power can make anybody a leader! Allow kids to make a circle.

Play the Game: 1. Choose one person to sit in the middle of the circle and tell him/her to close their eyes. 2. The small group leader will point to a child sitting in the circle and make them HARBOR BUCKS the leader for that turn. The leader will come up with a move/gesture to do when the child in the middle is not looking (Ex: clap, snap, wave, etc. ) Hey Teachers, don’t 3. Tell the child in the middle to open their eyes. The leader will do a forget about our move/gesture and the rest of the circle will follow. He or she can continue to classroom rewards, Harbor Bucks! change the move/gesture. 4. The child in the middle of the circle will guess who the leader is. Allow him or This is a few ways to her to continue guessing until he or she guesses correctly. encourage kids as 5. Allow every child to have a turn being the leader and guessing who the they continue to leader is. grow. Here are some examples of reasons to hand out Harbor Another option is to play Simon Says or Follow The Leader, making sure everyone Bucks to kids: has a turn to lead.

- Bring their Bible - Say the memory MEMORY VERSE verse Say and do the motions several times while kids repeat after you. - Bring a friend or Remind kids that next week they will get a reward if they have their memory verse first-time friends - Have good memorized! behavior Memory Verse Game: “Random Memory Verse Game-o-matic” Kids can trade in 1. Each child will take a turn rolling the die. Then the whole group will do the their Harbor Bucks action that corresponds to the number rolled. for prizes at the 2. The whole group will say the verse while: Harbor Bank! The 1. Running in place 4. Sticking their tongues out Harbor Bank is open every Sunday for 2. Whispering 5. Jumping up and down kids to redeem their 3. Pretending to fly like superman 6. Holding their noses Harbor Bucks “God’s Spirit is in you (point to heart)

And is more powerful (flex muscles)

Than the one that is in the world.” (make a “1” with one hand)

1 John 4:4

PRAY TOGETHER Let’s pray for each other, as a group or in buddies, have kids pray for one another in class. Kids can share and draw their prayers on the prayer sheets in class.

You can hang up the prayer request on the prayer board or send them home with families to continue praying over during the week!

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Welcome Activity Snack Time Questions

Knighting Leaders Undercover Leader

You Are A Leader Memory Verse Game

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