This lesson is to teach the scripture of John 21:1-13. Use painter's tape to mark out a boat shape on the classroom floor. To begin the lesson, have your students sit inside the boat, so they can pretend they are in the boat from the lesson. Tell them the story of this scripture from John. Afterwards, ask the children questions about the story, such as "Did Jesus help the men?" Ask the children if there are times when Jesus might help them too. As a craft, have the children color in a boat shape on paper that you have provided them. The children can glue on pieces of mesh or netting that you supply. Serve fish crackers as a snack.
This lesson is based on the scripture of Psalm 139:13-14. Talk to your students about what this scripture is saying. You might read them the book "God Made You Nose to Toes" by Leslie Parrott. Ask the children questions about the scripture or book such as, "Who made you?" Reinforce that God gave each of us our body parts and that God loves us. From a roll of art paper or butcher paper, measure to fit the height of each child. Have the child lie down on the paper and trace around them. Let the children decorate their shape with eyes, nose and other features using crayons, pieces of fabric, wiggle eyes and glue.
This lesson is to teach the scripture of Matthew 8:1-4. Tell your students the lesson of the scripture. Ask them questions about when they are sick such as, "Who helps you when you are sick?" Reinforce that God is there to help us. Sing the song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" with the children. For an activity, give the children paper and crayons and have them draw a picture of a time when they or someone in their family were ill. Have them describe what they have drawn.
This lesson is to teach the scripture of Matthew 18:12-14. Read the scripture to the children and talk about the meaning of it. Ask questions such as, "What is a shepherd?" For an activity, give each child a paper that has an outline of a sheep on it. Give each child some crayons, cotton balls and glue. Have the children color the face of the sheep and glue the cotton balls on the picture. As they work on their craft, reinforce with the children that God looks over all of us, just like a shepherd does with his sheep.