Lesson Plan
FIBC Nursery (0-5 years old)
Date: 24th June 2012, Time: 1 – 2.15pm
Concept Area: Family
Theme: God wants family members to be kind to one
another
Bible Verse: Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another.”
Teachers: Elaine, Chen Ying, Stephen and Frieda Nielsen
12.50
– 1pm: Preparation Time
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Teachers to arrive 10 minutes earlier to
prepare and set up the room.
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Bring a jug of water.
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Mark Attendance.
·
Fill in Food Allergy Alert Chart for new
children.
1-1.30pm:
Early Arrival Activity Time
Activity
Station 2: Kitchen Play
(For the children to bring home to do during the week to reinforce the
learning on kindness)
1.30
– 1.40pm: Bible Lesson & Story Time
Gather the children to sit around in a circle.
Bible
Lesson to be Incorporated into the Activities and Bible Verse: Ephesians 4:32 “Be
kind to one another.”
The Bible teaches us to be kind to one another. (Hold
up the Bible, open it and read Ephesians 4:32 – Be kind to one another.)
Do you know what kindness is?
Definition: Kindness is an attitude that shows a true
spirit of helpfulness toward people, just as God is helpful to us.
Kindness means thinking of others first – their needs
and wants before your own.
God might help us to be kind to someone who really
needs it and we're not even aware of it. For example, maybe you feel like you
should write a letter or call a grandparent. God might be urging you to do that
because they are having a bad day and that's exactly what they need to cheer
them up. Sometimes your kind deed to someone else is all they need to remember
that someone special loves them.
How do you show kindness? How do you help others? Can
you tell me 3 ways to show kindness?
1. We can show kindness by serving others.
2.
We can show kindness by helping at home
such as helping mommy to care for newly arrived baby, baking, cleaning, cooking,
etc.
3.
We can show kindness by taking care of a
younger sibling while mommy is cooking, helping with household chores such as
doing laundry, baking and walking the dog together.
4.
Visiting or writing a card to grandparents
who may be lonely.
5.
Write a card to someone who is sick.
6.
Help the hurting.
7. Pray for someone if you feel helpless to assist.
It should be easy to be kind although sometimes it's
not. Is it easy to be kind to someone who has been mean to? How tempting is it
to want to hurt others when they hurt us? Do you think kindness can be the
answer to someone who hurts you? For example, someone who doesn’t want to be
your friend, or someone who doesn’t want to share his toys with you. Why and
why not?
The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:15 “Make sure that
nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and
to everyone else.”
When someone hurts us, we usually react back right
away. God wants us to respond back with kindness. God wants us to overcome evil
with good (Romans 12:21). Striking back or hurting others will not bring people
to Jesus Christ. We want others to come to Jesus and be filled with His love.
When we are hurt by others and need encouragement, we
can seek help. God sends moms and dads, friends and neighbours, teachers and
pastors to encourage us. In their wisdom, they can help us sort out the trouble
without taking revenge.
We can learn from Jesus. As sinners, we have offended
God. Although God has every right to be angry with us, he showed how great His
kindness instead by sending Jesus to die on the cross to save us. In God’s
kindness, He offers everyone here complete forgiveness.
Let’s show the kindness to others that God has shown
to us! This is possible only if we remain in Him, if we get to know Him more
and more through praying, learning His Word, and following Him. We look to
Jesus to help us.
Distribute the foil mirrors that you have prepared
before class. Tell the children to mark a bold cross in the centre and say, “Let
the cross always remind you that Jesus’ death on the cross paid the price for
all sin, including our desire to “get even” with others. Instead, let’s reflect
God’s forgiven love.”
Can you do 3 acts of kindness this week and tell your
teacher at the nursery class next Sunday, what 3 acts of kindness you have
done?
Close with prayer. Remember the specific situations
your children are going through. Invite them to share their needs and praises.
Praise God for the fruit of the Holy Spirit, the kindness we are able to have
because He lives within us.
Special
Delivery from Guest Speaker Frieda Nielsen
Photo of 2 siblings not getting along and 2 siblings
getting along very well.
Sharing of some personal experiences.
1.40
– 1.50pm: Singing
Use musical instruments, hand motions and songs as
follows:
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Clapping Hands
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These Are Helping Hands
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Beloved Let Us Love One Another
1.50
– 2pm: Snack Time
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Ask the children to queue up.
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Ask the older children to be kind and give
out the cups, plates and rice snack.
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Sing the “Say Grace Song”
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Ask each child to recite: “The Bible is right
and true.” Psalm 33:4
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As the children to help to clean up before
moving to game time.
2 –
2.10pm: Game Time (if there is time)
Physical
Game: Be Warm & Kind to One Another
2.10
– 2.20pm: Clean up Time
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Clean up together and sing the song “Time to Clean Up”
2.15pm: Parents pick up kids
Resources & References:
- More
Toddlerific by David Cook
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Ifs, Ands, & Buts Children’s Sermons by Becker/Miller
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Activity
Description
Activity
Station 1: Spell
Kindness with Fridge Magnets (for children from
2 - 4 years old)
Materials:
1. 8 letter magnets with one letter written on each:
K, I, N, D, N, E, S, S
2. Whiteboard
3. Whiteboard marker
Directions:
1. Write Ephesians 4:32 on the whiteboard.
2. Use one set of letter fridge magnets to spell
KINDNESS on the whiteboard.
3. Hide another set of each letter of KINDNESS in an
envelope around the room.
4. After the children arrive, explain to them that
there are eight letters hidden around the room that spell the fruit of the
Spirit you will be learning about today.
5. After they find all of the letters, ask them to say
its name and pronounce its sound.
5. Ask them to one-by-one spell the kindness by
placing the respective letter underneath the KINDNESS magnetic word already placed
on the white board.
ASK: Can anyone tell me what the word is? (Allow them to respond.) Then ask what
kindness is?
SAY: Kindness can be shown with our thoughts, our actions, and our words.
How many of you are kind all of the time? (Allow time for response.) None of us
are kind all of the time! It is very easy to be unkind to our family and our
friends because we are sinners. How can we discover more about kindness? (By
reading God’s Word!) Let’s go to His Word now! (Open the Bible and Read Ephesians
4:32)
Activity
Station 2: Kitchen Play
Children could play and learn at the same time while
teachers guided them in their learning of how they can be helpful at home, such
as baking and cooking with parents and siblings.
Materials:
1. Serving trays
2. Plastic plates
3. Kitchen play set
4. Teddy bear or dolls
Directions:
1. Show the children the serving trays.
2. Explain that these are serving trays.
3. Let the children know that they can use the trays
to help serve each other.
4. When they serve the teddy bears and dolls, have
them say, “God wants us to be kind to one another.” and have them say, “Thank
you,” when they have been served.
SAY: Serving is one way to be kind to one another.
Activity
Station 3: Helping the Hurting together with Kindness Colouring
Pages
Materials:
1. Pictures of someone who is hurt and someone helping
her with bandages
2. Cloth
3. Adhesive bandages
4. Teddy bears or dolls
Directions:
1. Show the items to the children and the picture.
2. Tell them people who are hurting need our love and
kindness.
3. Tell them that Jesus wants us to be kind to the
hurting and help them.
4. Give the children time to play with the items.
5. Encourage the children to act out the scene
depicted in the picture with the dolls and bandage supplies.
6. As they play, talk about ways they can show
kindness to others.
7. Have them practice what they might say or do with
the stuffed animals or dolls.
SAY: As God produces kindness in our hearts, we begin to see other people as
more important than ourselves. Remember Jesus, who died on the cross for our
sins to save us. We are to emulate Him. When we are struggling to be kind to
another person, we should remember God’s great kindness toward us. As sinners,
we have offended God. Although God has every right to be angry with us, he showed
how great His kindness instead by sending Jesus to die on the cross to save us.
In God’s kindness, He offers everyone here complete forgiveness.
Physical
Game: Be Warm & Kind to One Another
Children can practice the skill of showing others warm
and kindness and at the same time be physically active.
Materials:
Masking Tape
Directions:
1. Use the tape to mark a circle on the floor approx. 1.8m
in diameter.
2. Gather the children together and invite them to
stand outside the circle and walk around it saying the rhyme:
I can show someone I love them by being
warm and kind.
I can show someone I love them, they won’t
be hard to find.
3. When they have finished saying the rhyme, tell the
children to all move into the circle and find someone to shake hands and say Ephesians
4:32 - “Be kind to one another”.
4. Move out of the circle, walk around it and say the
rhyme again.
5. After saying the rhyme, tell the children to move
into the circle and find another person. This time have the children give a hug
and repeat the verse again.
6. Continue saying the rhyme and having the children show
different ways to be warm and kind.
7. Examples of actions: give a high five, thumbs-up,
give a smile, put arm around the shoulder, pat on the back, say “Jesus love
you.”
8. When the activity is over, remind the children to be warm and kind to
others.
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Parent Newsletter
June 24, 2012
Dear Parent
Concept Area
This week we focus on Family – God wants family members to be kind to one another.
Your child learned about ways to show kindness at the
Nursery. You can follow-up with your child by asking your child what 3 acts of
kindness they will be doing this coming week.
Bible Verse
The Bible verse used is Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another”. You can recite this verse
to your child at home during the week.
Special
Delivery
We have special guest speaker, Frieda Nielsen to share
a Bible Lesson and personal faith experience with the children on the topic
kindness.
Songs
We sing the songs Clapping Hands and
Beloved Let Us Love One Another and rhyme These are Helping Hands.
Activities
We did activities that touched on God’s creation such
as animals, food, water, etc.
We hope this helps you to keep up with the education
your child received at the nursery this Sunday.
Thank you for entrusting your child with us.
In His Service,
FIBC Nursery
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Songs
Clapping
Hands
Sing to the tune of “Jingle Bells”
Clapping hands, pounding hands,
Joining hands to help.
Others need to follow us
In helping out our friends.
These
Are Helping Hands
Gather the children to say this simple rhyme together
and add the actions to the rhyme:
These are my helping hands (shaking hands)
They’re as helpful as can be. (Open hands stretched out front.)
These are my working hands (pounding),
They’re happy as you see. (Wiggle fingers.)
God wants me to use my hands to help each other out. (Swing your arms.)
I can use my helping hands to help and clean and
shout! (Have the children raise their
hands in the air as they shout.)
Beloved
Let Us Love One Another
Beloved, let us love one another,
For love is of God
And everyone who loves
Is born of God and he knows God.
The one who does not love, does not know God
For God is love!
Beloved let us love one another
For love is of God
Say
Grace Song
Thank you for the world so
sweet, Ho Hum
Thank you for the the food
we eat, Yum Yum
Thank you for the birds
that sing a-ling-a-ling
Thank you God for
everything, Amen!
Time
to Clean Up
Time to Clean Up (2X)
Boys and Girls (2X)
When we are good helpers
(2X)
God is glad (2X)
