Gone fishin’Church School Program

Teachers Manual

TERM 1

WEEK 1 Feb 03 Creation Day 5

WEEK 2 Feb 10 The Earth is the Lord’s

WEEK 3 Feb 17 Stewardship and Conservation

WEEK 4 Feb 24 Ichtheos

WEEK 5 Mar 02 No fishing

WEEK 6 Mar 09 Palm Sunday – Holy week

WEEK 7 Mar 16 Easter

TERM 2 7 Apr–27 Jun WEEK 1 Apr 13 Fish tales – truth and exaggeration

WEEK 2 Apr 20 Jonah

WEEK 3 Apr 27 Fishers of men

WEEK 4 May 04 Money in the mouth

WEEK 5 May 11 5 Barley loaves and two small fish

WEEK 6 May 18 Going fishing – Gear and tackle

WEEK 7 May 25 Angler fish – this little light of mine

WEEK 8 June 01 A miracle catch

TERM 1 WEEK 1 CREATION DAY 5

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offerings

This term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Read the story of the Creation em phasing Day 5 when God filled the seas and the skies

Talk about the variety of life in the oceans especially the fish and how they relate to each other

Make origami fish mobiles or sponge paintingsWork on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 1 WEEKS 2& 3 THE EARTH IS THE LORD’S- STEWARDSHIP

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offerings

This term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of menRecall what we learned last week

Read Psalm 24 and Genesis 1:27-28 and 2:15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it

Discuss God created the Earth and all that is in it belongs to Him. God gave man the dominion over the other creatures but also the responsibility to care for them What does this mean about how we treat the environment and the animals?

Set up a fish tank for the kinderMake a Group Poster about Care for the marine environmentWork on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 1 WEEK 4 ICHTHEOS

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of the Ichtheos – the symbol of the early Christian church.

Explain the meaning Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour and how this states the basic Christian beliefs and like John 3:16 is the Gospel in a nutshellTalk about what it must have been like for the early Christians and how the fish symbol helped them

Make Ichtheos stickers and picturesWork on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 1 WEEK 5 NO FISHING

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Listen to the Jenny Flack song No Fishing

Discuss the meaning of the song and the concept of Forgiveness. Next week and the week after we will be talking about Easter. Talk about how what Jesus did enabled us to be forgiven by God. Discuss forgiving other people and then forgetting the wrong that was done to us and so not holding a grudge

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

NO FISHING |Words and music by Jennie Flack  

When Jesus forgives He forgets what I’ve done

And the bad things I did have now gone When Jesus forgives He forgets what I’ve done

And the bad things I did have now gone For He’s thrown them in the deepest part of God’s forgetful sea Where there’s a great big sign that says, “NO FISHING!” For He’s thrown them in the deepest part of God’s forgetful sea Where there’s a great big sign that says, “NO FISHING!”   No fishing, no fishing, no fishing No fishing, no fishing, no fishing No fishing, no fishing, no fishing, no fishing They’re buried deep in God’s forgetful sea

TERM 1 WEEK 6 PALM SUNDAY – GOOD FRIDAY

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of Palm Sunday and the week leading up to Good Friday

Discuss

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 1 WEEK 7 EASTER

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term and next term our program is called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of Easter

Discuss

Work on Easter related activities

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK1 FISH TALES

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Talk about Fish tales and how some fishermen exaggerate the size of fish they have nearly caught! The one that got away! Hyperbole is used to make stories more interesting.

Discuss Is there a difference between exaggeration and lying? Discuss the importance of telling the truth- The concept of a Truth Bank and building up a reputation for truthfulness so that you will believed when it really matters.

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 2 JONAH

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of Jonah

Discuss

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 3 FISHERS OF MEN

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of Jesus calling his disciples and telling them he would make them fishers of men

Play the magnetic fish memory verse game

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 4 MONEY IN THE MOUTH

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of the fish with the coin in its mouth

Discuss When God calls you to do something specific for Him He provides the things that are necessary for you

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 5 FIVE BARLEY LOAVES AND TWO SMALL FISH

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of the miracle of the feed of the five thousand with five barley loaves and two fish

Discuss

Do the practical version with five scones and two sardines. Ask how many people you think it would feed. Bless the food, divide it up and share it.

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 6 GONE FISHING _ GEAR AND TACKLE

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Talk about Fishing and the gear that is used

Discuss the purpose of the bait fishing rods nets etc.

Discuss What sort of fishing gear would fishers of men need?

Discuss the power of personal testimony of the things God has done for you

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

TERM 2 WEEK 7 THE ANGLER FISH – THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Talk about Angler Fish which live in the dark in the extreme depths of the ocean and have a “lantern” on their head which attracts other fish to themTalk about Jesus telling us to be a light in a dark world and that we only have to shine His light and others will be attracted to him

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.

THE LIGHT SONG

Words & music by Jennie Flack  

If you want to be seen in the classroom Put your hand upIf you want to be seen in the darkness Put your lights on A ship in the fog gives a hoot, hoot, hootTo let the other ships know she is there So put your hands up, lights on Shout out, tell everyone The light you know is the Lord   Let your light so shine before men That they can see your light Hold that light just as high as you can And I will draw all men to me You don’t have to do the drawing That’s my job Just put your hands up, lights on Shout out, tell everyone The light you know is the Lord

TERM 2 WEEK 8 A MIRACULOUS CATCH

Talk to the children about their week and pray about any concerns. Take up offeringsThis term we continue with our program called Gone Fishin’ and we will be learning some facts about fish and fishing and also about what it means to be fishers of men

Recall what we learned last week

Read the story of the miraculous catch of fish

Discuss The disciples had not caught anything while they were doing it their own way but when they obeyed Jesus’ instructions they caught so many their nets could not hold them all

Work on colouring, word finds and mazes

Get into a circle and pray for the coming week.