We have such a fun printable educational activity for all those Cocomelon loving toddlers! This Cocomelon activity goes along with the “Yes Yes Vegetable” song. This Feed Baby JJ toddler activity helps with fine motor skills and gets little ones familiar with fruits and vegetables. This is perfect for a Montessori preschool or just at
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I love felt crafts! Our smaller felt board has been one of my favorite DIY’s for the kids! Every time I shared pictures of it, people commented on how they were wanting to make one. So I thought I would put together a Large Felt Board Tutorial so you can see how easy and doable this project really is! The best part of this project is that it’s both art and fun for the kids’ room! If you’ve been thinking about making one… go for it! If you have a sewing machine you can easily sew the blue and green felt together, or to make this project EVEN easier, just do green! You need three things to get started: Canvas, Felt and a staple gun! Try to grab your canvas when it’s on sale or with a coupon. The Craft stores I shop at always have them. I got this one at Michael’s for 40 percent off and then 25 percent off my total order! So plan ahead and grab those canvases if you have this project in mind. FELT BOARD SUPPLIES: Canvas You can use any size you want! Just make sure to get enough felt to cover and wrap …
Nehemiah gathered the people together to rebuild the walls. He read the Book of Moses and wanted to make sure the people stayed faithful to God's ways. Nehemiah asked some friends about Jerusalem. They told him that the people who had survived being captives were suffering. The walls of Jerusalem had been broken down and the gates were burned with fire. When Nehemiah heard this news, he was very upset. He sat down and cried for days. Nehemiah fasted and prayed to God. He told God that He is a 'great and awesome God'. God is faithful to those that keep His commandments and love Him. Nehemiah asked God to hear his prayer. He asked God to give him mercy and to let him do well. Nehemiah is the king's cup bearer. When Nehemiah gave the king his glass of wine, the king could see how sad Nehemiah was. The king (Artaxerxes) asked Nehemiah why he was so sad. He didn't want the king to be upset, but Nehemiah told the king that he was sad because Jerusalem was destroyed. The king asked Nehemiah "What do you want?" Nehemiah prayed and asked the king if he could be sent to Judah to rebuild the city. The king asked him how long he planned to be gone. Nehemiah told him a time and asked the king if he would send letters to the governors in the area asking them to allow him to travel safely through their lands. Also, a letter requesting wood to use to rebuild. Nehemiah gave the letters from the king to the governors. The king also sent captains of the army and horsemen with Nehemiah. After Nehemiah was in Jerusalem for three days, he went during the night to see all the damage that had been done. Nehemiah asked the people to help him build the wall of Jerusalem. They agreed to help and began to rebuild the city. There was a lot of work to do! Most of the people went right to work and began rebuilding. Gates and walls were being built. But, there were a few that didn't like it. They decided to attack and cause confusion. (Nehemiah 4:7-8) Watchmen were told to watch for trouble and the people prayed to God. Nehemiah put people with weapons at the openings of the wall. He told the people to "Remember that God is great and awesome! Do not be afraid of them! God will fight for us!" Half of the servants worked on building the wall and the half guarded the people. (Nehemiah 4:14, 20) Nehemiah was appointed governor of Judah for 12 years. (Nehemiah 5:14) He took care of the people and the wall was finished in 52 days. (Nehemiah 6:15) When the gate doors were hung, Nehemiah made a record of the families. Nehemiah gathered everyone together in an open area. (Nehemiah 8:1) Ezra brought the book of the law of Moses and read it to everyone that could understand from the morning to midday. Ezra stood on a platform above everyone and blessed the great Lord. When he opened the book, everyone stood up. They worshipped God and were happy to know God's Words. (Nehemiah 8:12) When Nehemiah dedicated the wall of Jerusalem, the people came together and were so happy! They were full of joy that God had blessed them. (Nehemiah 12:43) After the reading of the law of Moses, Nehemiah also made sure the temple and priests were doing things the way God said to. Nehemiah had left Jerusalem to return to the king, and Nehemiah found out that while he was away, things were not done God's way. When Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem, he gathered up the rulers and 'put them in their place!' (Nehemiah 13:11) He straightened out the problems, cleaned out all the idols (pagan) and told the people to honor God's rules. (Nehemiah 13:29-30) Nehemiah kept God’s laws and wanted the people to obey God’s laws. (Nehemiah 4:4-6) This is a simple application worksheet to review Nehemiah and the people working together to rebuild the wall. Also, discuss Nehemiah reading the Law of Moses and his determination to keep the people faithful and doing things God's way. This includes the color and black & white printables. Click here to download. Click here to download the worksheet. Click here to download the lesson. Click here to download the updated visuals. All are not shown. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.)
Take prayer time to the next level! Incorporate one or more creative prayer stations ideas or prayer prompts into your youth ministry programming.
Wow! I just ran across this on Pinterest and then found it on TPT. It's a bulletin board that teaches kids and teens about the growth mindset. This should be actively referred to ALL year to keep it in the forefront of students' minds. Be sure to teach the concept of neuroplasticity along with it and I can guarantee you will have a positive lifelong impact on your students! I've purchased it from Mrs. Moore's TPT store. Here's a direct link to the product. When I made mine I ended up using a tri-fold presentation board. I also made the words a little bit bigger and drew the brain myself on poster board. Here is my finished product... The colorful statements on the right are attached with velcro so students can work together to determine which growth mindset statements best overcome each fixed mindset statement. I'm such a geek. Kids/teens need to know that they are in charge of their actions/thinking/reactions/learning etc. I was not explicitly taught this life changing concept until college. Let's begin teaching our students NOW.
Free printable preschool Bible lesson on Nehemiah. Learn about how God empowered him to rebuild the wall through worksheets, coloring pages, crafts and more
What a cool toddler science experiment! Check out the cool twist on this old classic and how to make this simple experiment into a lasting toddler activity.
Are you looking for the best sensory activities for preschoolers or older kids? This ultimate list of sensory activities for kids of all ages will give you tons of ideas! From the easiest homemade playdough recipe to sensory bins and bottles, this list will provide ideas for hour of fun sensory play for the children.
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We were inspired by the original Circuit Tiles project published on Instructables by The Oakland Toy Lab. It is a simple-to-build project, yet interesting enough to engage people of all ages to lea…
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planning some of our Science curriculum, I couldn't help but find so many great human body learning activities for kids.
You have GOT to check these out. Usually, when you think of chore charts (kids chore charts, especially) you think of a colorful printable that you can use and your child can check off. When I first started using chore charts these were pretty good and a helpful visual for my kids. However, I came across these 21 best chore charts for kids by My Life and Kids, and now I am super excited to try a couple of these this year. They have some fun looking DIY chore chart projects that I think kids will love doing. Creating the interactive project themselves, I think, would be a great motivator to use them.
A free printable list of book recommendations, articulation strategies and activities to work on the R sound in Speech Therapy.
