Bible: Moses

My class LOVED the story of Moses. We have spent 2 weeks learning about Moses. What an amazing story he has. 

Week One: Moses as a baby

Unfortunately, this part of the story is not in the Jesus Storybook Bible. I wanted to include this story because for a 3 & 4 year old, babies are apart of their life and they are interested in it. Most of them have younger or new baby siblings.

Memory Verse: God protects us. Psalm 121:7

Craft/Journal: Baby Moses in the River

After watching the Beginner's Bible Story: Moses we made our own baby Moses and placed it in our journals.  The children had a lot of fun creating their own baby Moses. 

Idea Credit: Pinterest - http://www.broomandcrown.com/2011/02/baby-moses-project.html

It was easy to make. I had my WONDERFUL aide glue the blue construction paper into their journals. Then I used our school die-cut machine to make the head (mini circle die-cut) and body (mini tag die-cut). I drew on the face too. I quickly cut out a brown oval (color and shape of the month). The students practiced their cutting skills by cutting strips of green grass. Then they glued the basket and grass onto the blue construction paper. Then the glued baby Moses into the basket. They were SO proud of their pictures.

Week Two: Moses - Burning Bush, Plagues, Red Sea and 10 Commandments

What A LOT to fit in!!! We watched all of the Jesus Storybook Bible videos. The kiddos loved retelling the story. They were into the plagues, especially the frogs.

Memory Verse: God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

Our curriculum had these great templates for the cloud and fire! We talked about how God was always with the Israelites and that He used a cloud during the day and fire at night to lead the way. My aide cut out and glued the cloud and fire to construction paper and then to craft sticks. Each child had 2 sticks. It is easier for them to know what to hold up to reenact the story.

Once they were done coloring, we all lined up to reenact the story. I was Moses and they were the Israelites. Right before we started the reenactment, I had an idea to give each child a tap light that they would light up when it was "nighttime." They thought it was amazing! To finish it off, we walked through the red sea (our tables) and sat on the other side, aka our rug.

I am excited for next week: Joshua and the Battle of Jerhico.

(11.15.14)

Bible Curriculum

I have really enjoyed our new Bible curriculum this year. Especially since my colleague/friend and I spent one night aligning our curriculum with the Jesus Storybook Bible. Now I feel like I can incorporate Bible everyday. 

Curriculum:

We use the Jesus Storybook Bible as our outline for the year. The kiddos LOVE the stories and the videos that go with each one. My favorite part is that every story points to Jesus! If you do not have this Bible, I highly recommend it. You can buy the Bible and videos here. In addition to the Jesus Storybook Bible we also use Route 52 Curriculum: God's Word and God's Love. There is a little overlap between the two books, but it has age appropriate lessons and activities.

Now that our curriculum is merged together and in order of the Jesus Storybook Bible we are ready to go!

Memory Verses:

We use some of the verses in the curriculum, but majority of the time we find our own. want each verse to start with "God." By the end of the year, our Preschoolers will have memorized the many characteristics of God! How cool is that?

I am looking forward to a great year, sharing the love of Jesus with these young children. 

(11.15.14)