M.KIDS AT HOME
Preschool
Week 3: Early Church
WHAT YOU N E E D :
Print out “Four Corners Sharing” Activity Pages,
Painter’s tape or regular tape
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y:
“To love people like Jesus loved them, His friends shared. They shared everything! If someone needed a coat, they gave him one of theirs. If someone need a place to stay, they shared their house. If someone
didn’t have something to eat, they would give her food. Jesus’ friends were super sharers because that is how Jesus loved people. “He shared with everyone. Jesus’ friends spent lots of time together. They ate
and talked and laughed together. They loved each other because Jesus loved them. They also praised God. This showed everyone that they were friends with Jesus. We can be friends like Jesus, too, and share with others so they know Jesus loves them and wants to be their friend forever. Who wants to be your
friend forever? Jesus wants to be my friend forever.”
Week 4: Great Commission
WHAT YOU SAY:
Jesus was a super sharer, and we can be, too—especially when we share that Jesus wants to be their friend forever. Let’s make a kite to keep and one to share.”
D U R I N G T H E A C T I V I T Y:
“Use the dot markers(or regular markers) and stickers to decorate your kites. Add one label to each kite. Now turn it over and tape a straw to the back of each one. (Pause.) Look at how you can make them fly. (Demonstrate.) Think of someone you’d like to give your extra kite to and tell them Jesus wants to be their friend forever.
A F T E R T H E A C T I V I T Y:
“Jesus told His friends to go tell everyone, everywhere that Jesus wants to be their friend forever. We can tell everyone, everywhere that Jesus wants to be their friend forever, too! Who wants to be your friend
forever? Jesus wants to be my friend forever.”
Elementary and Preteens
Week 3: Isaac’s Walls
WHAT YOU NEED:
“Peacemaking Opportunities” Activity Page
WHAT YOU SAY:
“Great job of brainstorming ways to keep peace in some difficult situations! “We face situations every day where we can choose to fight or walk away. Walking away helps build a bridge of peace between you and the people you care about. This doesn’t include allowing someone to bully you or someone else, or to be unkind to you over and over again. If that is happening, tell an adult you trust—like me—so we can help you with it. In all other situations, keeping the peace means we think about how we can get along with the other person before we try to prove we are right or fight for what’s fair. You can show you care about others by walking away from a fight.”
Week 4: Abigail Intervenes
WHAT YOU NEED:
Print out the “Coloring by the Numbers” Activity Page
Markers
WHAT YOU SAY:
“Wow! You did a beautiful job coloring! The bridge and this verse are great reminders that we should do everything we can to build each other up instead of tearing each other down.
“When you build each other up, you can show you care about others by being part of the solution. Like Abigail, God has designed all of us to be creative problem-solvers. We can be part of the solution in our homes, in our classrooms, on our sports teams, and in our neighborhoods. I’d like for you to take this verse home and put it somewhere in your room or on the bathroom mirror to remind you that God wants you to be a peacemaker everywhere you go.
