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St Bart’s Kids on Sundays Children’s Ministry Package • WEEK 12 of 12

Explanation of Resources This material has been developed to resource the St Bart’s Kids on Sundays program. Included within this package are resources for crèche (children aged 1-2 years old), preschool (children aged 3 years old), and Sunday school (children in Years Kindy to Year 6).

Our Sunday School curriculum focuses upon Biblical literacy and provides opportunities for both multi-age engagement (all-in teaching, games, worship) and small group learning (discussion, prayer, activity).

Both our Crèche and Preschool curriculums are play-based in nature and allow children to learn about the focus Bible passage in a variety of modes - be it role play, discovery, games, art, music, and more.

How to structure a Kids Program Having a clear and consistent structure each week, will help your children get the most out of this curriculum. We have found it necessary to structure in elements such as settling in time (for early years) and small group discussions (Sunday School) to help children build connections with each other and the team.

Games (Sunday School) have been strategically placed before the small group time so that children have an opportunity to run and move before being asked to sit in a circle, listen, and participate in discussions.

Similarly, we use morning tea (Crèche and Preschool only) as a great way to focus the children so they can listen to the story and main message of the day (little people generally love to eat quite frequently so it also helps keep them happy!).

The songs we use for worship are linked directly to the day’s topic, but are different in style to those used in Church. We have found the children love to use their whole body when their worship, so we dance, do actions, and have a wonderful time singing.

Sermon Series The King in Jerusalem • Matthew 21-28

Bible Focus this Week Matthew 28:16-20

ST BART’S KIDS SUNDAY

Early Years (Crèche and Preschool)

Together, in Church: Family Worship (2 songs) (10mins)

Kids Talk (5mins)

In Rooms: Settling in time (5mins)

Free play (10mins)

Wash hands and Grace (5mins)

Morning Tea + Bible Story +Teaching (15mins)

Activities (20mins)

Pack up (10mins)

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Sunday School (Kindy - Year 6)

Together, in Church: Family Worship (2 songs) (10mins)

Kids Talk (5mins)

In Hall: Welcome

All in Teaching (5mins)

Games (10mins)

Small Group Discussion (incl. prayer) (20mins)

Activity (15mins)

Worship (10mins)

Together, in church: Worship (enter during last song) (5mins)

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How to Use We would love to see children and families growing as disciples of Jesus - so please feel free to use any of these resources at your church, school or at home. To use these materials,

• Think about the age ranges of your children, and how you could best arrange groups for discussion and activities.

• Download the year level required. If you are a family or from a smaller children’s ministry setting, we would advise you look through this week’s resources and aim for a year level roughly in the middle of the ages present in your family/church. There is a summary Teaching Table at the end of this document that may help guide your choice.

You will find most of these resources can be adapted to groups of varied sizes, albeit with some creativity!

This is a free, printable resource, available via download. Multiple copies can be made to resource your family or church. We do ask however, that you don’t upload these resources on your own webpage.

For further information Please contact us on [email protected] if you require any more information regarding our Children’s Ministry resources.


St Bart’s Kids Sunday Worship SUNDAY April 19, 2020 • WEEK 12

Bible Focus Matthew 28:16-20

Theme Focus All Authority

All-in Teaching Questions to ponder:

How can I best make disciples? Do I really believe that God is with me all the time?

Songs 1. Give it Away (Lifetree Kids) https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywCiDhbD-Js 2. Go and Make Disciples (Awesome Cutlery)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=57&v=XIoSy4rZYSk&feature=emb_logo

3. Go! Worship Song (FLC Kidslife) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLISGZhdrVM

Multimedia Making Disciples Bible Story_Life Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LigbFyfVWBM

Family Games Piggy Back Races

Forms pairs and decide on who will be the person carrying and who is the person being carried. When ready, one person jumps on the other's back to be carried. Race to a designated mark at the other end of the yard and then return. If you are being carried, no part of your body can touch the ground - otherwise you must start again.

Traffic Lights

One person calls out the instructions for the other children to follow. There's a choice of three instructions, all relating to the colour of traffic lights - either "red", "green" or “orange".

If "red" is called, then everyone must stand very still and silent. If "green" is called, then everyone moves around quite fast. If "amber" is called, then everyone moves around in slow motion.

Continue the game, gradually calling instructions faster and faster to see if the children can keep up.


Teaching Table - Summary of Activities

Main Focus Activities Resources Required

Crèche (1-2years)

Jesus wants us to tell others about his love. We shouldn’t wait to tell others about Jesus.

1. Bible Reading 2. Traffic Light Colouring 3. Footprint Painting 4. Song ( Jesus tells us

all to go) 5. Cooking: Traffic Light

Biscuits

• Bible Folder PDF • Traffic Light Printout • Colouring Pencils • Poster (washable) paints • Baby wipes/rag • Plain paper • Sweet rectangle biscuits • Icing • green, orange, and red smarties

Preschool (3 years)

Jesus wants us to tell others about his love. We shouldn’t wait to tell others about Jesus.

1. Bible Reading 2. Traffic Light Colouring 3. World Mosaic 4. Domino Effect 5. Song ( Jesus tells us

all to go)

• Bible Folder PDF • Traffic Light Printout • Colouring Pencils • World Mosaic Printout • Blue and green paper (ideally

tissue paper) • Glue stick • Dominoes set • 2 white sticky labels • Marker pen

Kindy/Prep (4-5years)

Being a disciple means loving Jesus more than anything or anyone. As disciples Jesus calls us to teach others to follow him as well.

Domino Effect

+

Traffic Light Biscuits

• Dominoes set • 2 white sticky labels

• Sweet rectangle biscuits • Icing • green, orange, and red smarties

Years 1-2

Jesus asks us to Go and tell all the nations the Good News. Some people will share Jesus’ love in Australia and others will share it overseas.

Mosaic World

+


• World Mosaic Printout • Blue and Green paper (ideally

tissue paper) • Glue stick


Years 3-4

Jesus asks us to Go and tell all the nations the Good News. For some this means working abroad as missionaries.

Pray around the World CMS Activity Book

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• Pray around the World CMS Book • Pencils


Years 5-6

Jesus asks us to Go and tell all the nations the Good News. For some this means working abroad as missionaries.

Pray around the World CMS Activity Book

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• Pray around the World CMS Book • Pencils


Family Activity (All Ages)

We are ask to GO and tell others about the Good News. How far will you go for Jesus?

Paper Aeroplane Challenge

• Paper (A4) • Pen (to name plane) • Outdoor area


The Disciples see JESUS

The 11 disciples went up to the

mountain in Galilee.

They saw Jesus and they worshipped him.

But some of the disciples did not know what was

happening.

ST BART’S KIDS SUNDAY \\ APRIL 19, 2020 1

YEAR Preschool

Then Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of

everyone.

Baptise them in the name of the

Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit.


Teach them to obey everything I have

commanded you.

And I will be with you, always.”

Matthew 28:18-20


St Bart’s Kids Preschool Session Outline

Snacktime We recommend that snack time (fresh fruit and crackers or similar) be served during the Storytime. This way the children are seated, listening to the story and ready to engage in discussion about the text.

Activity/Craft Storytime

During snacktime, read the scripture from the Preschool files. This week’s scripture will focus on Matthew 28:16–20.

Traffic Light Colouring

Print a copy of the Traffic Light activity page. Read the Scripture verse to the children (Go and make disciples….). Then talk about the 3 colours used in traffic lights and what they mean. Green. Orange. Red. Emphasise that Jesus wants us to GO and do the work he started, by telling others about the love of Jesus. Get the children to colour in the traffic light.

World Mosaic

Print a copy of the World Mosaic Activity page. Collect some blue and green paper (or ideally tissue paper) and tear into small squares (approx 2cm squared). Then glue the squares onto the matching colours on the picture of the globe, until all is covered. Talk about how Jesus wants the whole world to know about his love.

Domino Effect Collect a set of dominoes and a couple of plain white sticky labels. Draw a picture of a happy face stick person holding a cross and place on one of the dominoes. Then draw another stick person with a sad face on another domino. Set up the dominoes so that they are standing up, reading to do a domino effect run. Have the happy person (person who does know Jesus) at the beginning and the sad face person (who doesn’t know Jesus) at the very end. Explain to the children how the two people may not know each other or ever meet, but that because the first person (who knows Jesus) told one person about Jesus and that person told another and that person told another etc etc- then the last person was able to hear about Jesus!

Song: (Tune - Mary had a little lamb) Jesus tells us all to go, all to go, all to go, Jesus tells us all to go, to go and make disciples. Baptise them and tell them to obey, to obey, to obey, Baptise them and tell them to obey, all that I’ve commanded. And I’ll be with you al-ways, al-ways, al-ways, And I’ll be with you al-ways, until the end of time.

Prayer Use one of the grace posters to give thanks before eating. Point to the icons and the words as you say this together before snack time.

Dear God, Thank you that we get the chance to share your love with others. Help us to pray for those who don’t yet know you and also to share the real message of Easter with our friends. Amen.

Date & Week April 19, 2020 (Wk 12)

Bible Focus Matthew 28:16-20

Theme Focus All Authority


YEAR Preschool

Collect some blue and green paper (or ideally tissue paper) and tear into small squares (approx 2cm squared).

Then glue the squares onto the matching colours on the picture of the globe, until all is covered.

So you must

GO & make disciples of all nations.

Baptise them in the name of the

Father & the

Son & the

Holy Spirit.

Teach them to

obey everything I have commanded you.

Matthew 28: 18-20

Colour in the traffic light - Red, Orange, Green.

GO

therefore and make disciples

of all nations.

Matthew 28:18

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