Preschool: God Sent Jesus: Session 5—Jesus Talked with the Teachers (December 29)

1s & 2s—Walk Figures in Sand

Bible Story: Jesus Talked with the Teachers Luke 2:40-52
Life Point: Jesus grew.
Weekly Verse: Jesus grew, becoming stronger and wiser. Luke 2:40

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, plastic people figures, large container of play sand, drop cloth

• Place the container of sand on a drop cloth on the floor. Lay the figures and the teaching picture nearby.
• Invite preschoolers to play with the figures in the sand. Tell them that Jesus and His family walked on the sandy road to church. Comment that Jesus had grown into a young man.
• Show the teaching picture and point to Jesus. Say the Weekly verse. Tell the kids that Jesus grew, like they are growing.

3–Pre-K—Draw on Map Pieces

Bible Story: Jesus Talked with the Teachers Luke 2:40-52
Life Point: Jesus grew and followed God’s plan.
Weekly Verse: Jesus grew, becoming stronger and wiser. Luke 2:40

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, old maps cut into 10-by-10-inch pieces, markers and highlighters

• Invite boys and girls to draw on the map pieces. Explain that maps help people know how to get to places.
• Show the teaching picture and talk about the Bible story. Comment that Jesus’ family traveled to the temple and Jesus talked to the teachers there.
• Say the Weekly Verse. Tell them that Jesus grew and followed God’s plan.

Kindergarten—Make Stained Glass Windows

Bible Story: Jesus Talked with the Teachers Luke 2:40-52
Life Point: Jesus grew and followed God’s plan.
Weekly Verse: Jesus grew, becoming stronger and wiser. Luke 2:40

Materials: Teaching Picture 5, clear contact plastic, tissue paper scraps, narrow pieces of black paper, adhesive label with Weekly Verse printed on it

• Tell kids to put their windows somewhere to remember that Jesus grew and followed God’s plan for His life.
• Cut two identical pieces of the plastic for each kid. Cut it into window shapes. For each child, tape one piece of plastic to a table, sticky side up. 
• Ask kids if they have ever seen a stained glass window in a church. Explain that artists make stained glass by putting colors between pieces of black metal. Lead them to make a stained glass design with the tissue paper and black strips on the sticky plastic.
• Talk about the Bible story as kids work. Show the teaching picture and point to Jesus. Comment that this story took place when Jesus was 12 years old.
• When a child is finished with his design, help him place an identical piece of plastic over his design. Give him a verse label to put on the front of his window.