Lesson:
SCRIPTURE: MATTHEW 14, MARK 6, LUKE 9, JOHN 6
STORY POINT: Jesus miraculously fed a crowd of people with five loaves and two fish.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus fed thousands with just a little food to show He is God’s Son. Jesus is the Bread of Life. He gives us everything we need, including forgiveness of sin and life with God forever.
KEY PASSAGE: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live” - JOHN 11:25
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: How can we be saved? We are only saved by trusting in Jesus.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
STORY POINT: Jesus miraculously fed a crowd of people with five loaves and two fish.
CHRIST CONNECTION: Jesus fed thousands with just a little food to show He is God’s Son. Jesus is the Bread of Life. He gives us everything we need, including forgiveness of sin and life with God forever.
KEY PASSAGE: Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live” - JOHN 11:25
BIG PICTURE QUESTION: How can we be saved? We are only saved by trusting in Jesus.
TEACHING STYLE: Play, community building, interactive learning through Bible story telling, activities and song, help build a safe and fun environment for our Early Childhood kids to learn about God's love and His Word. Active learning connects individual stories to the broader "Big Picture" of God's redemptive story. As our littles have gotten older, the stories become longer, their interaction with the Gospel goes deeper, questions are asked and answered, vocabulary grows and Gospel seeds continue to be sown in their hearts.
EARLY CHILDHOOD VERSE
Directions:
1st - Invite a child to open your Bible to the verse. Read the verse aloud. (Is. 40:8)
2nd – Bring out the Bible Card and have a child open them and then read what is inside.
Say:
Jesus gives eternal life to people who trust in Him. Even after a person’s body dies here on earth, they will live with God forever if they trust and follow Jesus.
1st - Invite a child to open your Bible to the verse. Read the verse aloud. (Is. 40:8)
2nd – Bring out the Bible Card and have a child open them and then read what is inside.
Say:
Jesus gives eternal life to people who trust in Him. Even after a person’s body dies here on earth, they will live with God forever if they trust and follow Jesus.
BIG PICTURE QUESTION
Directions:
Each week we are going to repeat the Big Picture Question and Answer. The questions remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping our littles learn more about God, Jesus and the Bible!
Read the Big Picture Cards just like you would the Bible Story Cards (make it sound really exciting!)
Each week we are going to repeat the Big Picture Question and Answer. The questions remain the same for 4/5 weeks. It is really important that when it is your turn to serve, you do this activity. Through consistent repetition this is one part of how we are helping our littles learn more about God, Jesus and the Bible!
Read the Big Picture Cards just like you would the Bible Story Cards (make it sound really exciting!)
FLANNEL BOARD MATCH
Directions:
After using the flannel board to tell the story lay the story cards out in front of you to retell the story, having the kids come up one at a time to take a picture card off the board and match it to the story card on the rug. (NOTE: the picture above is from an old story)
Say:
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After using the flannel board to tell the story lay the story cards out in front of you to retell the story, having the kids come up one at a time to take a picture card off the board and match it to the story card on the rug. (NOTE: the picture above is from an old story)
Say:
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FEED THE GIRL REVIEW
Directions:
Draw one card from the little black bag and then read the kids the question. These questions say the answer and then ask the question. When you read the answer first, emphasize the bold word to help the kids understand what the answer should be.
Then have the child who answered feed the little girl the card of fish and bread.
Say:
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Draw one card from the little black bag and then read the kids the question. These questions say the answer and then ask the question. When you read the answer first, emphasize the bold word to help the kids understand what the answer should be.
Then have the child who answered feed the little girl the card of fish and bread.
Say:
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FISH, BREAD AND BASKET TOSS
Directions:
Have the kids take turns tossing the fish, bread and basket into the big bucket.
Say:
Before you begin say: Who remembers how many fish the little boy had to begin with? 2! Who remembers how many loaves of bread the little boy had to begin with? 5! And who remembers how many baskets were leftover full of fish and bread after more than 5000 people were fed? 12!
Have the kids take turns tossing the fish, bread and basket into the big bucket.
Say:
Before you begin say: Who remembers how many fish the little boy had to begin with? 2! Who remembers how many loaves of bread the little boy had to begin with? 5! And who remembers how many baskets were leftover full of fish and bread after more than 5000 people were fed? 12!
FISH AND LOAVES CRAFT
Directions:
Have the kids color the inside and outside of the printout.
Say:
First, show the kids the craft folded up. Have them count with the number of fish and loaves in the basket. Then ask them, “after Jesus prayed and thanked God for the fish and loaves of bread, and then the disciples started passing them out, were there still just 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread? ... NO! (unfold and open the printout) There were SO many fish and So many loaves of bread! Over 5000 people were fed!”
Have the kids color the inside and outside of the printout.
Say:
First, show the kids the craft folded up. Have them count with the number of fish and loaves in the basket. Then ask them, “after Jesus prayed and thanked God for the fish and loaves of bread, and then the disciples started passing them out, were there still just 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread? ... NO! (unfold and open the printout) There were SO many fish and So many loaves of bread! Over 5000 people were fed!”
COUNT 2, 5, 12
Directions:
Lay the 3 printouts onto the ground, spread apart on the rug. At each printout, trace the number with your finger and then count the items on the paper. For example, trace the number 2 with your finger saying “2” then point at, and count the fish, “1, 2 fish”. Do this for all 3 printouts. Then tell the kids you are going to dump the bucket of items on the ground, their job will be to sort the items into groups of 2, 5 or 12 and place the groups with their printouts. When this is done, go to each printout and count the groups one at a time.
Say:
We just did a lot of counting! During our story today we heard the numbers 2, 5 and 12. Does anyone remember what there were 2 of? That's right, 2 fish. Does anyone remember what there were 5 of? That’s right! 5 loaves of bread. Does anyone remember what there were 12 of? 12 baskets full of fish and bread leftover after more than 5000 people had been fed!
Lay the 3 printouts onto the ground, spread apart on the rug. At each printout, trace the number with your finger and then count the items on the paper. For example, trace the number 2 with your finger saying “2” then point at, and count the fish, “1, 2 fish”. Do this for all 3 printouts. Then tell the kids you are going to dump the bucket of items on the ground, their job will be to sort the items into groups of 2, 5 or 12 and place the groups with their printouts. When this is done, go to each printout and count the groups one at a time.
Say:
We just did a lot of counting! During our story today we heard the numbers 2, 5 and 12. Does anyone remember what there were 2 of? That's right, 2 fish. Does anyone remember what there were 5 of? That’s right! 5 loaves of bread. Does anyone remember what there were 12 of? 12 baskets full of fish and bread leftover after more than 5000 people had been fed!