I just decided to make things simple for teaching the 3 and 5 year old this year. We are doing a letter,number,shape, Saint, and bible story each week. This fits in really nice. Thank you!
Objectives: The children will be able to
- retell the story Pentecost/Wind and Fire
- discuss ascension
- identify who God was going to send to help the disciples
Review:
Prayer and questions from last week’s lesson.
Vocabulary Words:
The activity below is free, however it can only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on these activities are not my own and are from various internet sources.
Holy Spirit Word Wall- Word wall templates are large flash card printables that you can hang on the wall to aid children when they are learning or using new vocabulary words.
Plan:
Circle Time:
Introduction to story: Say to the students- Jesus saw his disciples many times. The first time was on the road to Emmaus, and later suddenly, Jesus appeared in a locked room with them when they were afraid of the Roman rulers and chief priests. All believed but Thomas who finally believed that it was Jesus when he touched His wounds on His hands and feet. During the next few weeks, Jesus’ disciples and friends saw Him often.
This is the story about the last time that the disciples saw Jesus.
missionarlington.org- Holy Spirit lessons with activities (click on Lesson, Download English or Spanish version, and scroll down to Preschool Lesson
kidsfriendly.org- Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit Preschool Lesson Plan
cloversites.com- The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost (preschool lesson)
Crafts:
Introduce craft: Who was God going to send to the disciples? The Holy Spirit.
Taking Flight- A bird that can be a dove that you make out of white paper and using the child's handprints. (From the Hands of a Child by Anthony Flores, page 41).
Peaceful Dove Ornament- A cute dove made out of a peanut. (Christian Crafts for Christmastime by Kathy Ross, page 44 & 45).
Big Book of Ideas for Children’s Faith Formation by McNamara, McKeever, and Robinson- The Holy Spirit moves us to do God’s will (Holy Spirit mobile)
Here is a mobile that will encourage children to look further around for God’s presence n their life (page 224).
flamecreativekids.blogspot.com- Pentecost Play Dough Mat
Laminate printable mat and let the children use play dough to make tongues of fire coming from the heads of the disciples.
Introduce craft- What flickered around the disciple’s heads, but didn’t burn them? Fiery flames.
noelnoelnoel.com- Festive Candle Holder
Cute, easy craft made out of a baby food jar and tissue paper. Tip: Make a mixture of half water and half glue in a paper cup.
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Tongues of Fire Headbands Craft- Use card stock paper or cardboard to cut out flame shapes. Have the children paint them with water colors or glue red and orange pieces of tissue paper on it to make it look like flames. Use a strip of paper for the headband, fitting it to each child’s head and using a stapler to secure the headband. Attach the flames to the headband using the stapler as well.
Pentecost- Bible Story Wheel (Bible Wheels to Make and Enjoy by Carmen Sorvillo, page 63 & 64.)
Games:
Introduce game: What flickered around the disciple’s heads, but didn’t burn them? Fiery flames
Who Has The Fire?
Need: Orange construction paper balled up to be the fire.
Directions: The children sit in a circle close together. The child who is “It” stands away from the circle and hides their eyes while the fire is passed around. When “It” says "STOP!", the child holding the fire hides it (under their leg, up their sleeve, etc.). The child who is “It” guesses who has the fire. The child who had the fire is now “It”.
daniellesplace.com- Wind and Fire Relay (scroll down to this)
Before class cut crepe paper into 2 feet lengths. Divide your students into teams and give them each a straw and a piece of crepe paper. Have them use the straw to blow the crepe paper across the room and back. If you don’t want them to get on the floor, have them blow the crepe across a table.
The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children’s Ministry by Group Publishing- Listen Up
This game will help kids remember to listen for the Holy Spirit (page 105).
Snacks:
Introduce snack: Pentecost Sunday is 50 days after Easter. Jewish Pentecost was a thanksgiving feast for the first fruits of the wheat harvest and was associated with remembrance of God's gift of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. What is bread made out of? Let’s make some bread to celebrate Pentecost.
The activity below is free, however it can only to be used for classroom and personal use. It may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on these activities are not my own and are from various internet sources.
"A to Z Bible Story Lesson- Letter H"
5 Comments -
thanks so much for compiling all these wonderful teaching lessons and crafts. my daughter and I will enjoy them.
April 24, 2010 at 9:32 PM
Thanks Gardenia! I'm so glad someone is using the activities and enjoying them. :)
April 25, 2010 at 3:24 PM
Totally scrambling for my preschool lesson this morning- The Catholic Toolbox to the rescue again! Thanks for everything you do here! :-)
November 16, 2010 at 7:11 AM
I just decided to make things simple for teaching the 3 and 5 year old this year. We are doing a letter,number,shape, Saint, and bible story each week. This fits in really nice. Thank you!
December 5, 2014 at 11:30 AM
Denise Becker- Check out:
http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/2011/08/free-preschool-worksheets.html
http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/2011/08/free-kindergarten-worksheets.html
http://catholickidsbulletin.blogspot.com/ Nice saint worksheets for little ones
http://catholicblogger1.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-saints-dayfeastsaints.html
Bible Stories from A to Z
http://www.teachercreated.com/products/bible-stories-from-a-z-7102
Click on Sample Pages to check out the book. :)
December 5, 2014 at 11:46 AM