For the month of May, Kids Church introduced the new series EPIC. If you are wondering what EPIC is, it is simply mean grand heroic acts. This series will help us to continue to look at Jesus’…

Free printable preschool Bible lesson. In Matthew 14:13-21, Jesus feeds more than five thousand people with just five loaves of bread and two fish. The passage reminds us that Jesus cares about our physical and spiritual well-being and that nothing is impossible for Him.

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Recently we’ve changed our Kid’s Church on Sunday mornings and separated kindergarten from the rest of the grades. We realized they were feeling “lost” during the large group lesson for a couple of reasons. First, they can’t read, which makes […]

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Use colorful I Will Walk with Jesus Footprint Words printable song helps to teach the lyrics to this LDS Primary song, singing time ideas for music leaders.

What does it mean to be a disciple and who were Jesus' first disciples? Use a fishing rod and net to teach children about the first disciples and how disciples today can work together to fish for men.

Shining for Jesus and boldly shining His Light into the world is both a great privilege and responsibility. Find out how to shine for Jesus!

Print this free coloring sheet to teach children how they can respond to Jesus by loving him and keeping his commands.

The Disciple's posters, lapbook, file folder game and more... all updated!

For teaching the Father's day song, I made these shirts by folding a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper and the ties out of construction paper. Click here to find the directions. On the back of each shirt was written a phrase of the song. The shirts were taped on the walls/chairs/piano/podium all around the room. I called on a child to choose a shirt (we went in the order of the rainbow) and read the line of the song. I had the visual aids for the song up on the board, all mixed up. Then another child would take a fly swatter and swat the picture that matched that line of the song. After we matched the words and the picture, we sang that line. We went through all the shirts in the same manner until we had all the pictures put in order and had sung the song through!

I absolutely love teaching bible class. I took a break for a while due to a crazy schedule, but I'm glad to say that I'm back in it this quarter. Teaching bible class to little ones is a weekly reminder of how much I love teaching. I'm so glad to be a part of sharing

Free 12 Apostles accordion style mini book is the perfect activity for kids learning about the followers of Jesus.

Who is Jesus? Many in the world have the incorrect answer. Use play dough to teach children this Jesus heals the Blind Man object lesson.

These Joshua and the Battle of Jericho activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools. Joshua & Jericho Sequencing

teaching Young Jesus in the temple - here is a selection of games you can play with your group. Part of a whole lesson onsite.

VERSES: Luke 12:16-21 MEMORY VERSE: Luke 12:21 "So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God." BOOK TO REMEMBER: James. Write "James" on small slips of paper for the students to take home and memorize another book of the New Testament. Practice saying all the books of the New Testament together as a class or sing the song, The Books Of The New Testament, found under March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #3 as review. PRAYER: Pray that we will always put God first in our lives and place everything else below Him. SPECIAL SONG: Jesus Taught By Parable And Miracle (see March - Songs We Sing In Bible Class #4 on this blog. Click on orange circle to hear tune.) VISUAL AID: Make a large Activity like the one below under Activity. LESSON POINTS: As Jesus daily walked around Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem, there were always a crowd of people who gathered around Him. Perhaps they were waiting for Him to perform a miracle and they wanted to see Him make a lame person walk, maybe they had heard about Jesus and were curious to see what He looked like, or maybe they wanted to hear what He had to say. Whatever their reasons, the people followed Jesus as He visited their towns. Sometimes there were just a few people following, but many times, there were great crowds of people. Because microphones and speakers had not been invented yet, the people had to be quiet and listen closely and remember what Jesus had said because there were no tape recorders or smart phones to record what He was saying. No, the people--all the people--listened quietly to Jesus as He spoke. When Jesus preached to the people, sometimes He said exactly what the people should do. He commanded them like He did when He taught on the Sermon on the Mount. Sometimes He would heal someone who everyone in the town knew to get their attention, then He would teach the people. Sometimes He told the people stories or parables to paint a picture in the people's minds, so they could remember the lesson and also understand the lesson. One thing remained true: Jesus always taught by His example. He lived what He taught. In the lesson today, Jesus taught a parable about a very rich man who forgot something. Jesus taught the people lessons by talking about something they knew, like farming for example, then he would apply the lesson to something spiritual. He told the story about a man who farmed land and his land grew a great amount of fruit. We don't know what kind of fruit it was, but there was a lot of it and the rich man put it in barns. God had blessed the man's land so much that the man began thinking about what he would do with all the fruit. He thought to himself, "What will I do? I have so much fruit that I don't have enough room for it all. I know! I will tear down all of my barns and I will build much larger barns and then I will put all of my fruit inside. I will say to myself--I have much fruit stored up for many years, so I will eat, drink, and be merry." BUT...the rich man forgot something! He forgot God and he forgot that he was going to die. God said to the rich man, "You fool! Tonight your soul is required of you! Then who will own all those things that you have stored up?" At the end of the parable, Jesus said, "Someone who stores up treasures on this earth and is not rich towards God is just like that rich fool." Jesus did not want us to be like that rich man who forgot God. He wanted us to always put God first in our lives, then God would always give us everything we need. (Matthew 6:12). What does that mean, "Put God first?" That's right! It means to always do spiritual things before we do the earthly things. First, we go to Bible class, then we can play soccer or go to the mountains. It means that whatever we do in life--get a job, play sports, etc.--we need to put God above those things. "Older Student" Tips: Discuss what a 'fool' is. Someone who is not smart. Talk about how smart Jesus was to tell parables about the things that the people knew: farming, cleaning house, finding a treasure, losing a sheep, etc. The people He taught could understand what the meaning was to His lessons. Have everyone open their Bibles to Luke 12:16-19 and count how many times the rich man said the words, "I" or "my". Then, count how many times he said anything about helping others or giving back to God. ACTIVITY: Parable of the Rich Fool Materials needed: 6" x 9" red construction paper, 5" x 12" light brown construction paper, 4.5" x 8" dark brown construction paper, 3" x 3" dark brown construction paper, glue, scissors, marker, crayons. Hand out light brown paper. This is the roof. Cut edges off two short sides of light brown paper to resemble a roof. Hand out red paper. This is the barn. Glue top edge of red barn. Place the bottom of the roof on top of the barn. Hand out dark brown paper. This is the barn door. Cut in half. Fold one edge of each dark brown square. Glue only the small folded edge. Place glued edges of two barn doors away from each other on top of the red barn. The doors should open. Hand out small dark brown paper. This is the hayloft. Cut in half. Fold one edge of each small dark brown square. Glue only the small folded edge. Place glued edges of two hayloft doors away from each other on top of the roof. The doors should open. Write "The Rich Fool" and "Luke 12:16-21" on top of the roof. Open large barn doors. Inside the large barn doors on the red barn, write "The rich fool said, 'I will build greater barns...I will eat, drink, and be merry.' But..." Open small brown doors of the hayloft. Write "...but he forgot God." On both sides of each of the barn doors, make a large "X". On the small hayloft doors, make black or brown lines to resemble wood. On the roof, make lines to resemble a roof. Before leaving class, have the students read what it says inside all doors.

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The story of Joseph is such an amazing testimony to the solidity of God's promise. Use these printable coloring pages and story resources to teach children that God not only has a plan for their

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Jeanne Dickson shared 6 new Disciples songs! This includes the lesson to use the songs and the Flip Book printable. Thanks (a lot of thanks) to Jeanne Dickson for permitting me to use her songs to create the printables and share the songs with you. Jeanne also shared her disciples lesson she uses with these songs. The Flip Book is so easy and fun! Print, cut and staple! You can put the two pieces together with the disciples to make a strip, cut the sides of the rectangle where the staple is and use it as a pull through. Students can add nature stickers if you want an additional craft. Click here to download the flip book. This pack has all six songs included. I started with six different documents, then decided it would be easier to download everything in one pack. There is the standard one-page song that I make for Jeanne Dickson's songs that she shares and the color flipcharts. Each song has it's own color border so it will be easier for you to use if they get mixed up. Click here to download the song pack. Jeanne Dickson also shared the lesson that she uses with her songs. It's nice how they are mixed in with the learning. Click here to download. Click here to download the worksheet. There is a really good Fishers of Men song here. This song is used in the lesson also. It is not in the above pack of songs. Click here to download.

If you've been on the Primary Music Leaders Facebook page, you may have noticed a trend! There's a swarm of Song Monsters that have been visiting Primary

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Crafts Here are a few craft we used when teaching a lesson on "Jesus Calms the Storm" during VBS. These could be used with several other lessons like Noah, Jesus walks on Water, Paul's Shipwreck, etc! Ocean Bags Snack size ziplocks work great for this craft. Place a small amount of blue toothpaste in the bag, seal it, and let the child spread the toothpaste out by rubbing over the bag. You can use stickers to stick on the outside or even place something small on the inside. Wave Streamers Use blue and white or dark blue and light blue streamers to make this craft. Cut pieces of streamers and either tape or glue them to the end of a jumbo popsicle stick. The kids like to help make a storm by waving the streamers (waves) in the air and then stopping when you get to the part of the lesson where Jesus calms the storm. Ocean in a Bottle This is a fun take home idea. I made a big one with a large bottle to use during my lesson with the 2 year olds. I found small water bottles for the kids to have. For older kids you might could let them help make the oceans but for our younger kids we made them ahead of time and sent them home after the lesson so they could have their own ocean at home to review the lesson with. They are a lot of fun. It is important to make sure you glue the lid on so it WON'T come off. I used hot glue on mine. When rocked (not shaken) from side to side it makes neat waves! This "ocean in a bottle" craft was made using the following recipe...very simple! This recipe works very well!! Fill bottle about 1/2 full of water, add blue (just a few drops) of food coloring, shake to turn water blue, fill the rest of the way with cooking oil. Seal and glue lid! You may also want to add shells, fish, glitter, etc before sealing! For a different ocean in a bottle recipe click here

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Parables are a wonderful way to teach children biblical truths in a story format they will understand. We use them in our everyday teachings with "morals of the story" already, so many children are familiar with the parable concept and format. As I began prepping to teach my children some of the parable stories, I realized I wanted more resources. Today I am sharing with you those I have gathered for a handful of the parables in the Bible.

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Teach your family about dishonesty in a way that will STICK with them for a long time! Get all the lesson info about the effect of lies on the blog today.

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Use a simple science experiment and Lego people to discuss the lives of Cain and Abel and how sin can spread and hurt ourselves and other people.

Looking for a fun way to help kids of all ages enjoy learning scripture? Then maybe it's time you checked out the "Pass the Bible" game.