Lesson Plan
FIBC Nursery (0-4 years old)
Date: 28th August 2011, Time: 1 – 2.30pm
Concept Area: God
Theme: God is good
Theme: God is good
Bible Verse: Psalm 73:1 “God is good to us.”
Teachers: Elaine, VK and Gina
12.45 – 1pm: Preparation Time
· Teachers to arrive 15 minutes earlier to prepare and set up the room.
· Bring a jug of water.
· Mark Attendance.
· Fill in Food Allergy Alert Chart for new children
1-1.30pm: Activity Time
Activity Station 1: Fishing ABCs
Objective(s):
1. To get to know the fishes
2. To introduce alphabet that God created
Materials:
1. 1 Basin filled with water
2. 10 – 15 Plastic fishes
3. 1 fishing rod
4. 10 Jar lids
5. 1 Tray
Say: “God created all things, God created the fishes”.
Activity Station 2: Cutting Food
Objective(s):
1. To train the children’s fine motor skills
2. To teach the names of different fruits and vegetables created by God
Materials:
1. Cut food toy
2. Plastic knifes
Say: “God is good to us, He created food to nourish us.”
Activity Station 3: Making Animals and People with Playdough
Objective(s):
1. To train children’s fine motor skills
2. To provide opportunity for the children to show their creativity
Materials:
1. Playdough
2. Cookie shapes mould
Say: “You are learning to create things with playdough. God created all things, God created all the animals and all the people in this world”.
Activity Station 4: Cutting Pictures with Scissors
Objective(s):
1. To train the children’s fine motor skills
2. To increase the children’s vocabulary with words from the magazine’s pictures, at the same time linking to God’s creation and the concept area God is good.
Materials:
1. Magazines with food, household items, etc.
2. Children scissors 3. Construction papers with Bible verse written on them. 4. Glue
Say: “God created all things. God is good to us. He provides us with clothes to wear, food to eat, etc."
Activity Station 5: Matching Family of Farm Animals (Contingency Activity)
Objective(s): To get to know the names of the animals that God created
Materials:
2 sets of animal cards to match
Say: “God created all things, God created all the animals. God is good. God gives us mommy and daddy”.
Activity Station 6: Transferring Stones with Tongs (Contingency Activity)
Objective(s):
1. To train the children’s fine motor skills
2. To provide sensory experience playing with God’s creation - water
Materials:
1. 2 bowls
2. 10 stones
3. 1 pair of tongs
4. 1 tray
Say: “God is good, He created all the rocks and stones.”
Activity Station 7: Puzzles (Contingency Activity)
Objective(s):
1. To train the children’s fine motor skills
2. To stimulate the children’s brain development
Materials:
Puzzles for children from 1 – 2 years old.
1.30 – 1.45pm: Bible Story Time with Singing
Gather the children to sit together in a circle.
Bible Story: Creation (Genesis 1 – 2)
A long time ago, there was nothing at all. (Show an empty box covered by a piece of cloth as darkness.)
But God was there. The first day, God said, “Let there be light!” (Show the number puppet 1 to represent first day and remove the cloth from the box to provide light)
The light He called day. (Shine a torch light to signify light and put it into the box)
The dark He called night. (Cover the box with the piece of cloth again)
The second day, God made the earth and the sky. (Show the number puppet 2 to represent second day and show the cloud puppet)
The third day, God made the land and the seas. (Show a container of pebbles and rock and water and put it into the box)
The fourth day, God made the sun and the moon. (Show a big sun and a big moon and put it into the box)
The fifth day, God made the birds and fishes. (Show a bird and a fish and put it into the box or do the hand sign)
The sixth day, God made the animals and the first man and woman. (Bring out all the animal figurines and a man and a woman)
On the seventh day, God rested. (Show the pillow)
The creation was complete and God said, “It was very good.”
To reinforce the learning, at the end of the Bible Story, as the children: "What did God create on the first day?"
Bible Verses: Psalm 73:1 “God is good to us.”
Introduce the key Bible Verses with musical instruments, hand motions and songs as follows:
· God Is So Good
· God Is Good, All the Time
1.45 – 2pm: Snack Time
· Gather the children to sit together in a circle.
· Say: “God is so good to us, He gives us snacks to eat and water to drink. Let’s say grace together.”
· Sing the “Say Grace Song”
To reinforce the learning, at the End of the snack time, ask the children: "God is good to us, what can you do to make God happy?" Answer: Help mommy and daddy at home. Help my friends. God will be pleased to see you be a good boy or girl."
Game: Memory Verse Activity
To help reinforce the learning, play the memory verse activity by asking the children to one-by-one repeat the verse of the day.
2 – 2.15pm: Clean up Time
· Clean up together and sing the song “Time to Clean Up”
· Sterile toys with wet wipe
2.15 - 2.30pm: Physical Game
Game: Musical Chair
Say: "God is good. He gives us friends to play musical chair with."
2.30pm: Parents pick up kids
References:
- My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook by Crystal Bowman and Cindy Kenney
- The Rhyme Bible Storybook by L.J. Sattgast
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Parent Newsletter
August 28, 2011
Dear Parents,
This past Sunday, we were privileged to have 13 children at the nursery. We would like to share with you what we did this Sunday. We hope it would help you to reinforce the learning throughout this week with your child.
Concept Area
This week we focused on God – God is good. We illustrated God's goodness to us through His creation.
Key Bible Verse
The Bible verse used is Psalm 73:1 - God is good to us. You can recite this verse to your child at home during the week.
Bible Story
We told the story about God’s creation from Genesis 1:1 – 2:1 to the children . You can read about the story (children’s version) here:
Songs
We planned to sing the songs God Is So Good and God Is Good, All The Time, but we did not manage to do it. However, you can learn it here and sing it together with your child at home:
Activities
We hope this helps you to keep up with the education your child received at the nursery this Sunday.
We did activities that touched on God’s creation such as animals, food, water, etc.
For preschoolers 2-4 years old, we had an activity station with pictures of food, clothes, flowers, etc. where the children could cut and paste onto a paper printed with the key Bible verse and letting know that all things are created by God. We also had a station where the children fished for fishes and letters. This activity was a big hit with the children. We tried to teach them that God created fishes, letters and language. At the playdough station, the children learned to create things with playdough. We had a station with farm animal figurines with matching cards. While they were working on the activities, we repeated to the children that God created all things, God is good. The children also get to learn about the vegetables and fruits that God created through cutting plastic food activity.
For toddlers 1-2 years old, we provided them with wooden baby puzzles and some wooden toys, but the plastic food cutting toys proved to be the most popular!
At story time, we told the story of God’s creation in 7 days using simple props such as number puppets. We started by using an empty box covered with a piece of cloth to signify that there was nothing in the beginning, which attracted the children and gathered them to sit around in a circle on the floor.
After the story time, we played the memory verse game, by asking the children to repeat Psalm 73:1 one-by-one.
You can see more pictures here:
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You can see more pictures here:
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Thank you for entrusting your child with us.
In His Service,
FIBC Nursery
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Songs
God Is So Good
God is so good (3x)
He’s so good to me.
He answers prayers (3x)
He’s so good to me.
God loves me so (3x)
He’s so good to me.
He took my sin (3x)
He’s so good to me.
Now I am free (3x)
He’s so good to me.
God is so good,
He took my sin
Now I am free
He’s so good to me
Video Demonstration:
God Is Good, All the Time
God is good, all the time
He put a song of praise, in this heart of mine.
God is good, all the time
Through the darkest night, His light will shine
God is good
God is good, all the time
Video Demonstration:
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)
