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Visuals:

Bible Lesson

Jesus Loves the Children

Week

Growing in Gods Word

Bible Flash-a-Cards
GG 23, 24

Preparing to Teach

What a privilege it is to teach the Bible to

young children! Your guide is the infallible
Word of God. Take the time to read the story
from Scripture and prepare thoroughly. Pray
for God to use you as you seek to reach fourand ve-year-olds for Jesus Christ.

Scripture to read
Matthew 19:1315
Mark 10:1316
Luke 18:1517
Goal for lesson
The children will know that Jesus
loves them and is their friend.
Class memory verse
Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above. James 1:17

Note: Be sure to read pp. 69 for teaching songs, memory verses,

Bible lessons, and other elements of the class time.

Preparing Lesson Materials (marked in bold)

for Arrival

Tear out Activity Book, p. 17. Write names on back. Have activity sheet stickers
ready. (See center insert of Activity Book.)
Have activity sheets and craft materials (crayons, scissors, 15" pieces of yarn, and
stickers) on tables. Have a paper punch available.
Have attendance stickers ready (center insert of Activity Book).

for Songs

If possible, practice singing with the CD.

Jesus Loves Even Me p. 20, track #11
Praise Him, Praise Him p. 39, track #17
*Oh, Be Careful p. 34, track #14
Jesus Loves the Little Children p. 22, track #12

for Review
Lesson

Review Lost Lamb from last weeks Bible lesson:

for Memory Verse

for Bible Truth

for Bible
Lesson

(Growing in Gods Word Bible Flash-a-Cards GG 2022)

Have Verse Card 2 ready. Optional: Have Bible Memory Picture Cards for
James 1:17 ready to hand out.
Have Bible Truth questions ready (from inside back cover of Teacher Guide).
Study and practice telling with Flash-a-Cards several times:
Jesus Loves the Children (Growing in Gods Word Bible Flash-a-Cards).
(Optional: Growing in Gods Word Wk 4, DVD Bible lesson)

for Craft

for Dismissal

See p. 17, Activity Book. Make a sample for children to see.

Write names on and have Week 4 Take-Home papers ready to distribute.
* Visualized Song from Bible Song Visuals N1.

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Sunday at a Glance
We arrive

Week

10 min

Greet children, collect offering, and have children put sticker on attendance chart. Help children nd their place at their table, and have
them color their Take-Home paper. Collect papers to hand out at dismissal time.

We begin

1 min

Welcome children; recognize birthdays and visitors.

We sing

Teaching Tips

34 min

Jesus Loves Even Me p. 20 track #11

Praise Him, Praise Him p. 39 vv. 14 track #17

We review Gods Word Lost Lamb

We learn Gods Word

45 min

Memory Verse; 34 min

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.
James 1:17

We pray

34 min

Two children ____________, ____________ and teacher pray.

We learn Bible truth questions 811 (review).

We sing

2 min

23 min

Oh, Be Careful p. 34 vv. 14

track #14

We listen to Gods Word Bible Lesson; 1012 min

Jesus Loves the Children
End lesson with prayer.
We talk about the story

12 min

1. Was Jesus happy when the disciples sent the children away? no
2. What did Jesus say to the disciples? Let the children come to Me.
3. Is Jesus too busy for you? No, He always has time for you.

We sing

12 min

Jesus Loves the Little Children p. 22 vv. 13 track #12

We make a craft

810 min

Activity Book p. 17

Dismissal Thank the children for coming, and be sure they take their activity
sheet and Take-Home paper.

Choose children to act

out the story. Have several children be sheep.
Choose one boy to be the
shepherd and one child to
be the lost sheep.
Review other verses
learned earlier this quarter. Optional: Hand out
Bible Memory Picture
Cards for James 1:17 at
end of class.
Continue teaching children how to pray. Call
on children who have
not prayed publicly
and help them as they
pray. See front matter of
this Teacher Guide for
instructions on teaching
a child to pray.