016 1 JESUS WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND FOREVER can do that? Editor in Chief: Kathy Hill Copy Editor: Dana Wilkerson Curriculum Writer: Ashley Hiers Illustrator: Jodi Blackwell Graphic Designers: Sharon van Rossum, David Hill FL Creative Team: Sue Miller, Lois Pallansch, Kathy Hill, Kendra Fleming, Autumn Ward, Ashley Hiers, Donna High, Danielle Schneller, Mary Beth Brannan Chief Executive Officer: Reggie Joiner Chief Operating Officer: Reggie Goodin Executive Director: Sue Miller Technical and Web Support: Hadley Brandt Partner Support: Deb Springer Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of US copyright laws. 015 Orange. All rights reserved. First Look and the First Look logo are trademarks of Orange. STATEMENT OF FAITH USER AGREEMENT Orange gladly grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to tailor First Look materials to fit their unique leadership requirements, locale and format preferences, and physical environment needs. However, if you wish to edit the content substantively, including Bible stories, learning activities, scripts, and any other content in which biblical principles and concepts are presented, you are obligated to do so within the doctrinal guidelines we ve expressed in our Statement of Faith.
016 1 MAKE IT FUN Prepare to offer one or more of the following activities as your preschoolers arrive. Let one or two teachers lead small groups of children in activities throughout the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. Catch It Gone Fishing Lots of Fish MAKE IT TRUE (LARGE GROUP) Worship Bible Story Matthew 19:6, NIV These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today s Bible story and Bottom Line. Offer as many of the following activities as your time, facilities, resources, and leadership allow. You may want to lead one activity at a time. Or, offer two activities at once and allow half the kids to participate in each, then switch groups and repeat the activities. Words and Motions Catching Fish What a Catch Fish in the Net Check out an example or inspiration for this activity at Pinterest.com/firstlookcurr Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE
016 1 MAKE IT FUN Activities designed to draw children into the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story. MOVEMENT An activity that uses a preschooler s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow. CATCH IT Catch It is an activity that introduces this week s Bible story while children use gross motor skills to catch fish in a parachute. WHAT YOU NEED: Foam Fish from the Activity Pages found on the Website, cardstock, foam paper, pen, scissors, and a parachute Before the Activity: Copy Foam Fish on cardstock and cut out. Trace the fish shape onto the foam paper and cut out. Make several fish cutouts. During the Activity: Have kids lift the parachute up and down. Toss fish in and see if the kids can keep them in the net. After the Activity: Sit down, collect the parachute and fish, and introduce the Bible story. Before the Activity: Hello, boys and girls! Come find a spot around the parachute. Let s pretend this is a fishing net. Matthew 19:6, NIV During the Activity: Shake the net up and down, up and down. Have we caught any fish in our net? (Pause.) No! Not yet! Let s try again! Shake the net up and down (toss foam fish cutouts onto the net). Look at those fish! Let s catch them! (Pause.) Great job! Let s try to keep them in the net. Shake the net easy easy. (Pause.) Great! Lay the net down gently and sit down where you are. (Pause.) Let s see how many fish we caught. (Count the fish as you pick them up.) Wow! You guys caught a lot of fish! I m going to pick up the net and the fish and I want you to stay right where you are. After the Activity: That was so much fun! Thank you for catching all those fish! We are going to hear a Bible story today about some fishermen who were trying to catch fish! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 3
016 1 MAKE IT FUN Activities designed to draw children into the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story. GAME An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts. Matthew 19:6, NIV GONE FISHING Gone Fishing is an activity that introduces this week s Bible story while encouraging kids to use their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills to catch a fish. WHAT YOU NEED: Pipe cleaners in various colors and a plastic container Before the Activity: Bend one color of pipe cleaners into a fish shape. Bend the other color into hooks. Place the fish shapes into the container. During the Activity: Encourage kids to hook the fish. Count how many they each caught, and how many altogether. After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story. You can see the inspiration for this craft on the January 015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/firstlookcurr/ Before the Activity: Hey, friends! Look at all the fish! Let s go fishing! During the Activity: We ll use these as our hooks to catch the fish. (Demonstrate.) Your turn! (Pause.) How many did you catch? (Count the fish by yourself, and then ask the kids to count them with you.) Wow! You caught a lot of fish! Let s go fish again! (Repeat as many times as desired.) Super job! Everyone put your fish and hooks down and come sit with me. After the Activity: You guys did a terrific job catching all those fish! In our Bible story today we ll hear about some fishermen who were not having any luck catching fish until someone special came to see them. Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 4
016 1 MAKE IT FUN Activities designed to draw children into the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story. INVESTIGATION/ROLE PLAY An activity that channels either a preschooler s innate curiosity or desire to play dress up into a discussion of concepts crucial to the lesson. LOTS OF FISH Lots of Fish is an activity that introduces this week s Bible story while encouraging kids to use their fine motor skills to make fish on the paper. WHAT YOU NEED: Blue butcher paper, scissors, tape, fish cookie cutters, aluminum pie pan, water, and paper towels Before the Activity: Cover the table with the blue paper, and tape to secure. (This could also be done on the floor.) Place a small amount of water in the pan and place it on the table. Place cookie cutters on the table as well. During the Activity: Have kids dip the cookie cutters into the water and then onto the paper. After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story. Before the Activity: Look at these cookie cutters. What shape do you see? (Pause.) Fish! That s right! Matthew 19:6, NIV During the Activity: Let s cover the paper with fish. Watch me. (Demonstrate.) Now your turn! (Pause.) Look at that! You made a whole bunch of fish! Let s make some more! (Pause.) Great job! After the Activity: Today we are going to hear a Bible story about a big catch that some fishermen made! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 5
016 1 Activities designed to reinforce the Bible story and bottom line. REVIEW An activity that encourages preschoolers to learn the monthly memory verse. WORDS AND MOTIONS Words and Motions is an activity that helps kids learn the words and motions to this month s Memory Verse. WHAT YOU NEED: No supplies needed Before the Activity: Spread out in an open area in the room. During the Activity: Teach the kids the words and motions for this month s Memory Verse. Repeat as many times as desired. After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line together. Before the Activity: Come spread out in a circle around me. (Pause.) We have a new Memory Verse and motions to learn today! Matthew 19:6, NIV During the Activity: I m going to say the new verse and do the motions and then we ll do it together. Watch and listen. With God (point both hands up) all things (spread your arms out in a moving circle in front of your body) are possible (two thumbs up), Matthew 19:6. (Open your hands like a book.) Okay, this time let s do it together. (Repeat. Slow it down.) Super job! Sit down on the floor right where you are. After the Activity: Today we heard a story from the Bible about how Simon obeyed and Jesus made it happen. Jesus got all those fish into the nets. Who can do that? Only Jesus can do that! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 6
016 1 Activities designed to reinforce the Bible story and bottom line. B I B L E S T O R Y R E V I E W BIBLE STORY REVIEW An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave. Matthew 19:6, NIV CATCHING FISH Catching Fish is an activity that retells the Bible story while the children add the fish stickers to their paper. WHAT YOU NEED: Catching Fish from the Activity Pages found on the Website, copy paper, colorful fish stickers, and a marker Before the Activity: Copy Catching Fish on copy paper, one per child. During the Activity: Retell the Bible story as kids point out Jesus and add fish stickers to the fish net. After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line. Before the Activity: We heard a great Bible story today about a time when Jesus was teaching a crowd of people by the water. A crowd means that there were a lot of people! During the Activity: Jesus was teaching the large crowd of people about how much God loves them and how Jesus wants to be their friend forever. The crowd was loving it so much that they kept getting closer and closer. Jesus had backed up as much as He could and now He was right on the edge of the water. The crowd wanted to be close to Jesus and did not want to miss anything He was saying! Jesus looked around and saw two fishing boats and some fishermen. Jesus called out to the fishermen who were cleaning their nets. Excuse Me! Can one of you guys take Me out in your boat? A fisherman named Simon and his other fisherman friends went out in the boat with Jesus. They rowed out a little ways and then the boat stopped a little bit from shore so Jesus could continue to teach the crowd from there. Jesus asked the fishermen to fish but Simon told Him that they had been fishing all night and didn t catch a single fish. Simon told Jesus we ve tried everything to catch fish Jesus, and we just CAN T do it! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 7
016 1 Activities designed to reinforce the Bible story and bottom line. B I B L E S T O R Y R E V I E W BIBLE STORY REVIEW An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave. But you guys, do you know who CAN? Jesus! That s right! (Point to silhouette of Jesus.) Show me Jesus on your paper. (Pause.) Very good! Jesus can do things we can t! So Jesus turned to Simon and He said, Simon, one more time, put down your nets! And Simon said, Okay, I will obey. And what happened? (Pause.) The nets were full of fish! Add these fish stickers to the net on your paper. (Pause.) Look at ALL those fish! That s a ton of fish! Jesus did it! Simon called out to his other fisherman friends and said. Bring that other boat over here! And hurry! They put their nets into the water again and filled two boats full! (Hold up two fingers.) Two boats full! THAT is a lot of fish! And just like that, they had fish because Simon obeyed Jesus. (Write kids names on their papers and set the papers aside.) After the Activity: Because Simon obeyed, he got to see something that ONLY Jesus can do! Only Jesus could fill those nets with fish like that. Who can do that? Only Jesus can do that! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 8
016 1 Activities designed to reinforce the Bible story and bottom line. MOVEMENT An activity that uses a preschooler s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow. WHAT A CATCH What a Catch is an activity that encourages kids to use their gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination. WHAT YOU NEED: Paper plates and foam fish cutouts Before the Activity: Partially cover a plate with the fish and hold onto it. Give each of the kids their own plate. Spread out in an open area in the room. During the Activity: Fan the plate of fish, sending them flying, while kids try and catch the fish on their plates. Count how many fish were caught. Pick up any fish on the floor and repeat as many times as desired. After the Activity: Collect all the fish and plates. Ask the Key Question and answer with the Bottom Line. Matthew 19:6, NIV Before the Activity: Hey friends, come spread out over here. (Help kids spread out if needed.) Super! Today in our Bible story we heard how the disciples had been out on their boat trying to catch some fish but never did until Jesus told them to go back out and throw their nets off the other side of the boat. When they did, they couldn t believe all the fish that were in their nets! Let s pretend that these plates are fishing nets. I m going to toss some fish in the air and I want you to try and catch them but you have to stay where you are. Ready to catch some fish? During the Activity: Here we go. (Toss the fish in the air toward all the kids.) Great job! Let s count how many fish you caught! (Count out loud.) Wow! That was great! Let s try and catch more this time! (Repeat as many times as desired.) You are great fishermen! After the Activity: Help me pick up all the fish that didn t make it into our nets. (Pause.) Thank you for helping pick up the fish. Today we learned like the disciples that only Jesus can do that! Who can do that? Only Jesus can do that! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 9
016 1 Activities designed to reinforce the Bible story and bottom line. CRAFT An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, bottom line or memory verse by creating a fun craft to take home. FISH IN THE NET Fish in the Net is an activity that reintroduces the Bible story while children use their fine motor skills to fill the net with fish. WHAT YOU NEED: Net from the Activity Pages found on the Website, cardstock, foam fish stickers, and a marker Before the Activity: Copy Net on cardstock and cut on dotted lines, one per child. During the Activity: Talk about the Bible story as kids add fish stickers to their net. Write their names on the papers. Matthew 19:6, NIV After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line together. Before the Activity: What a great Bible story we heard today about catching fish! We learned that He helped the disciples catch fish when they couldn t. During the Activity: Look on your paper. What do you think all those lines are? (Pause.) Those lines are a fish net! Well, this is what the net looked like before Jesus helped the disciples. What did it look like when Jesus told them to go out again and throw their nets off the other side of the boat? (Pause.) The nets were full of fish! That s right! Let s add these fish stickers to the net on your paper. (Pause.) Awesome job! Remember nothing is too hard for Jesus. (Write kids names on papers and set aside.) After the Activity: With Jesus, the disciples filled their nets with fish. Who can do that? Only Jesus can do that! Say it again. Only Jesus can do that! Curriculum Materials for -year-olds 015 Orange. All rights reserved. www.whatisorange.org PAGE 10