We pray for our owies every service in my class. When I say that its time to pray, each child wants to show me their owie that they want to pray for. It's quite adorable, nearly comical, to watch them search for the littlest scratch that they may have to pray for. They are actually disappointed when they don't have an owie to pray for. In that case, I tell them that they can help their friend pray for their owie. Before we pray I tell them to put their hand on their owie to show Jesus where it is, because He is the only one that can heal all of their owies. Their child-like faith is very evident in this moment, as they come to know Jesus as their healer. Bible Truth: Jesus heals me. Bible Story: Jesus heals a man who could not walk when his friends bring him to Jesus. Bible Study: Luke 5:17-26; Mark 2:1-12; 1 Peter 2:24; Psalms 103:1-3 teach Here are a couple different visuals to show as you narrate or read this story from a children's Bible. diorama drama This story also lends itself well to a 3-D diorama dramatization in order to show the paralyzed man being lowered through the roof. I created my diorama by inserting felt into a shoe box and then placing my flannel graph characters into the box. I made the paralyzed man and the bed according to the craft instructions found below. I tied yarn to the four corners of the bed, and used a craft stick on top of the box to hold the man in place after lowering him down. Release the yarn from the stick, so that after Jesus heals him the man can stand up, and "carry" his bed. (See the craft tutorial below.) bend and tell This is such a simple and genius way to tell this story! I have seen it a few different places, but I have no idea where the concept originated. All you need is four strips of card stock or tag board, a hole punch and three brads. I found the version displayed below here. http://kirstymcallister.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/in-memory-of-uncle-tom.html play four friend weave The four friends in the story did not give up on helping their friend. In fact their faith is quite commendable! In this game four children work together like the friends in the story. You will need: a pillowcase a doll or stuffed animal field cones or chairs Setup a few cones staggered across the room. Have all the children line up at one end of the room. Choose one child to be "Jesus" and stand at the other end of the room. Choose four children to be the four friends. Their task is to each hold a corner of the pillowcase, carrying the doll or stuffed animal, and weave around the cones to bring their "friend" to Jesus. If they drop their "friend" they must go back to the beginning. When they reach the end, have the child who is "Jesus" repeat after you saying, "Your sins are forgiven. Arise, take up your bed and walk." Everyone claps and celebrates, thanking Jesus for healing their "friend". Repeat, giving each child the opportunity to be a "friend" and/or "Jesus". craft coloring page Here is a coloring page to accompany this story. I suggest gluing four pieces of yarn for the ropes attached to the bed, and gluing a piece of cloth on the blanket covering the man. band-aid art In this week's story, Jesus forgives the man's sin and heals him. Print this simple activity sheet based on Psalms 103:2-3. Have the children color the heart, and then let them stick a few band-aids on the heart. Kids love the opportunity to put band-aids on by themselves! arise and walk This is the man and bed that I used in the diorama. The children can each make their own to take home and retell the story. You will need: this man template (printed on card stock) felt craft sticks scissors crayons glue hole punch brad permanent marker This man's legs did not work. He could not walk. His friends had to carry him on his bed. Jesus healed him! He forgave the man's sin, and told him to take up his bed and go to his house. To prepare cut out the man templates, and cut felt into 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" rectangles. Punch a whole in the center of the man's body. In class, help the children glue their felt pieces to craft sticks. Have them color the man, then attach the the man to the felt with the brad.
I am back today for Week #2 of my Tuesday summer blog series called, "Getting Ahead of the Game." Each week I will give you a little project to help you be ready for August.
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Have you seen those floating ball toys where you blow into one end and the ball "magically" floats above in place? Here's a way to create your own!
This post is a request from a comment. I have listed the order of the lesson posts for Acts with the links for your convenience to find them. If you are teaching the book of Acts, this list of links help make finding everything easier. Please note: This has the list of original Acts lessons first. Newer versions will be listed also with the blog post photo, but both posts have different ideas & printables. Sorry, this page is missing pictures. They will be added soon. Click here to see the updated visuals for Acts. Click on the title to see the post: The Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost Ananias & Sapphira Newer lesson is here Stephen Newer lesson is here Philip & Ethiopian Eunuch Newer lesson is here Peter Freed From Prison newer lesson here Peter Heals Dorcas & Aeneas Newer lesson is here Cornelius & Peter's Dream Newer lesson is here Saul Blinded by the Light Newer lesson is here Paul Leaves Damascus by Basket Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Paul & Elymas the Sorcerer Newer lesson is here Paul & Barnabas in Antioch Newer lesson is here Paul Heals Crippled Man in Lystra Newer lesson is here Timothy Newer lesson is here Lydia Newer lesson is here or here newest lesson is here Paul & Silas in Prison Newer lesson is here newer lesson is here Paul Preaches @ Mars Hill in Athens Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Aquila & Priscilla Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Eutychus Newer lesson here Demetrius & Evil Books Burned Newer lesson is here Agabus Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Paul Captured in Jerusalem Newer lesson is here Paul's Nephew Saves Him Newer lesson is here Paul Before Felix Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Paul Before Festus & King Agrippa Newer lesson is here Newest lesson is here Paul Shipwrecked Newer lesson is here Paul Gets Bit by a Snake on Malta Newer lesson is here Paul Arrives in Rome Newer lesson is here Paul's Life Review Click here to see all the Acts worksheets. Click here for the ORIGINAL Acts passport link to print your weekly passport. The Travels of Paul Passport was updated! It is smaller to look like a real passport, easier to print, and has more printing options. Click here to see the newer version. The newest passport with stamps is here. Click here for the Acts lapbook printables. Click here for the visuals for each lesson that can be for a bulletin board, flip chart, etc.
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Somehow summer is over and I have no idea how that happened. Maybe its the weather - it's been hot, hot, hot and sticky for the last couple of weeks around here - but whatever it is, I am NOT ready! Regardless of my desire to stop time, my middle kiddo goes back to school tomorrow and my oldest has been in school for almost three weeks. (Which is still hard for me to wrap my mind around since we are so used to starting school after Labor Day.) This year we compiled a "Summer Fun List" of around 30 things we wanted to do during the summer. (We still have several items on our Summer Fun List that we haven't completed, but I'm going to claim an extension until the autumnal equinox on September 22nd for those. Is that cheating?) This activity was inspired by one of the list items - "Go Stargazing". I found a site called Lie Back Look Up that has a lot of great activities, including a printable star map for kids which I printed out and brought with us to the beach in early August. The girls were able to find a couple of the easier constellations (i.e. The Big Dipper) but were struggling with identifying the others. (I think its a bit like using a microscope with children. You may know what you are seeing, but the kids can't distinguish between an air bubble and an amoeba due to their limited experience.) When we got home, I started thinking about ways to explore the constellations with them. I found an awesome book by HA Rey (the creator of Curious George) called Find the Constellations. I also saw quite a few constellation cards on Pinterest - check out my Science with Kids board to see some of them. My favorite are these from Lie Back, Look Up that includes information about each of the constellations on the back. We printed those, laminated them and stuck them on a key ring for future reference. Then I had a flashback to my own elementary school days and remembered making constellation tubes out of those black plastic film canisters. Since those are pretty few and far between these days (who uses film?!?) I thought we could make them using toilet paper tubes (one of my favorite things to repurpose). I found a few examples on the web, but no super clear instructions and since I did them completely wrong the first time, I figured it might be a good DIY project to write up in case other people have the same problems that I had. So, here it is. Let me know if you make them and have any feedback!! Step 1: Print out the constellation patterns from the About.com Space site. I think these may have originally been intended for use with the smaller film canisters because I found that I needed to print them at 120% size to match the approximate diameter of the toilet paper tube. The other key thing here is to make sure to select "flip horizontally" found under the 'layout' option in the print screen. I ended up with inverted constellations the first time because I didn't do this step. Because the words also end up flipped, I would print out an extra sheet not flipped so that you can use it as a reference. (I developed the ability to read upside down pretty well when I was teaching in the classroom but trying to read stuff flipped gives me a headache!) Step 2: Gather the rest of your materials. We used the following: empty toilet paper tubes glue stick tape scissors black construction paper squares (4.5" x 4.5") black sharpie marker giant push pin cork board Step 3: Cut around the outside, dotted line around the constellation pattern. Glue to the center of the construction paper. Step 4: Place the construction paper on the piece of cork board (I doubled it because my cork was fairly thin) and use the giant push pin to punch holes where the stars are located in the pattern. Step 5: Trim around the square into a rough circle shape (it does not need to be perfect!!). Then make cuts from the outer edge of the construction paper into the center, but do not cut into the constellation pattern. This allows for easy attaching of the construction paper to the cardboard tube. I made cuts to divide the piece into 8 wedges - you could probably do more to make the fit even smoother, but I wouldn't do less. Prefold the wedges by holding the circle with your thumb on the edge of the white constellation paper and folding the wedge upwards. Step 6: Center the constellation in the top of the cardboard tube and tape each wedge down. Start with the wedges opposite each other (i.e. 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock) then move on to the ones perpendicular to those (i.e. 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock). Finally tape the remaining 4 wedges down then go all the way around with another long piece of tape to add extra security. (You could also use duct tape here.) Step 7: Using the sharpie marker, write the name of the constellation on the side of the tube. Step 8: Close one eye and use the other eye to look through the tube at the constellation pattern. Start by sharing the name of the constellation with your child and have them look through the tube at the pattern. As they get more comfortable with the patterns, do it the opposite way and see if they can tell you the name of the constellation after viewing the pattern. Step 9: Because the tubes are fairly delicate, store them in a secure box. We chose to use a fairly thick shoe box. Also, because we only had enough rolls to make 4 constellation tubes to start, I put the extra patterns in the box as well so we could make more as we collected more empty toilet paper rolls.
For this year's VBS, we are creating our own and called it TLC: Trust, Loyalty, Commitment. We are studying these Old Testament people: G...
The story of Joseph is an interesting journey of bad and good. Joseph was kind, faithful and prophetic in his ability to understand dreams. He had some very bad years, betrayal, slavery, imprisonment. Through faith, he was able to get through these bad years until things turned around for him. He became a leader and […]
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Lots of free coloring pages and original craft projects, crochet and knitting patterns, printable boxes, cards, and recipes.
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If you’re looking for an exciting Bible story with a fun moving craft, look no further! Found in Acts 27, the Apostle Paul embarks upon a journey and finds himself stuck on a ship in a relentless storm at sea for 14 days. In this craft you’ll see parts of the story represented, like cargo ... Read more
These two super simple light refraction experiments are an easy way to bring science to life with your kids! They are fun and fascinating.
Teach your students about Australia with the help of this crossword. - ESL worksheets
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Learn about fingerprinting for kids & play detective! Fun ideas for a CSI or spy party or science activity for preschool & elementary ages!
Design and make a straw rocket and use this simple experiment to explore the trajectory of spaceships when they are launched from Earth.
This free, printable color by number page, based on Judges 6:11-24; 7:15-23, can remind children that God can give them courage to accomplish great things for Him. It can be used in a homeschool setting, one-on-one, or in a classroom setting like Sunday School.
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Create textured ramps for kids to experiment and explore for a fun science and STEM activity; for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Check out all the fun things we are doing in room 28!
“…FOR THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNEL, BUT MIGHTY THROUGH GOD…” 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4 Nehemiah has so much to teach us so I hope you take the time to read Ezra and Ne…
Use the Zacchaeus Meets Jesus Fill in the Blank as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.
These 20 Activities and Lessons that Teach Obedience to Kids will help equip you to teach kids to obey. This is part of my character building series, a great resource for parents and teachers everywhere. The word “obey” has gotten a bad wrap over the years. Before you jump into this post and all it...Read More
Éxodo 8:1-15 Las ranas estaban por todas partes; en las casas, aun en sus camas, en sus hornos, y en sus artesas. Uno de los dioses ...
I love crafts and activities that really bring things to life and this super simple balloon hovercraft does just that. I love that you can transform a ...
