St Bart’s Kids on Sundays · 5.Song: Heads, Shoulders, Knees, Toes 6.Money Box • Bible Folder...

St Bart’s Kids on Sundays Children’s Ministry Package • WEEK 11 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 26:1-16

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 5, 2020 • WEEK 10

Bible Focus Matthew 26:1-16

Theme Focus Study of Contrasts

All-in Teaching Questions to ponder:

How is my heart positioned towards Jesus? How can my love for Jesus (and others) be more extravagant?

Songs 1. I’ve got the Joy Joy Joy (Kids Praise and

Worship) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imK7pAMf61E

2. Trust in the Lord with all Your Heart (Scripture Rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecUaEAOwiCE

3. Praise the Lord Every Day (Yancy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXMqFCVHfA

Multimedia The Story of Easter (The Last Supper) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SigoALSS1R8

Family Games Stand or Sit (True or False):

For each of the following statements ask the children to stand for true and sit for false.

1. Jesus knew that he was going to die on the cross. (TRUE – STAND UP) 2. The leaders wanted Jesus dead because he was too rich. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 3. The leaders knew that Jesus would rise from the dead. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 4. The people might have started a riot if Jesus was arrested publicly. (TRUE – STAND UP) 5. Jesus went to visit Simon the Leeper. (TRUE – STAND UP) 6. The lady poured dollar tree perfume on Jesus, to save money. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 7. The disciples were happy the lady loved Jesus so much. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 8. They said the money would be better spend helping poor people. (TRUE – STAND UP) 9. Jesus said the perfume would make the leaders like him better. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 10. Jesus said the woman did a beautiful thing. (TRUE – STAND UP) 11. This lady thought Jesus would make her rich. (FALSE – SIT DOWN) 12. Jesus was willing to do hard things to save us. (TRUE – STAND UP)


Additional Useful Family Resources:

Making Perfume:

If your kid loves being creative, why not get them to make their own perfume?!

Simply gather a jar, a nice bottle, scissors, water, things to decorate the bottle, and then head outside to forage in the garden for some herbs and flowers. This website shows how creative some kids have been in creating their own scents. http://mericherry.com/2017/03/28/making-perfume-with-kids/

Activities: • Teach your kids how to flip a coin, using their thumb.

• Hide 30 coins in your backyard. Send your children out to see if they can find them all.

Worship:

Set aside some time this week where you can listen to a range of worship together as a family. Listen carefully to the words - which songs help reflect where your heart is with God? Sing along (perhaps even dance!) and give God everything you have during this moment.

Some great family friendly worship resources can be found on Spotify. Check out some of these:

• Seeds Family Worship

• Maranatha! Kids

• iWorship Kids

• Go Fish

• Hillsong Kids

• Group Music


Teaching Table - Summary of Activities

Main Focus Activities Resources Required

Crèche (1-2years)

Jesus is King. Jesus knows everything. We can show our love for Jesus by singing songs, praying, and learning more about him.

1. Bible Reading 2. Coin Picture match

activity 3. Oil and Water 4. Smell Test 5. Song: Heads,

Shoulders, Knees, Toes

6. Money Box

• Bible Folder PDF • Coin picture match printout • Scissors • 2 bottles (with sealed lids) • Water • Cooking oil • Different types of oils from home

(cooking, essential, garden, etc) • Money box (or empty plastic

container with slit in lid) • Coins

Preschool (3 years)

Jesus is Lord. Jesus told his disciples what was about to happen. Jesus was willing to die because he loves us so much.

1. Bible Reading 2. Counting - coins 3. Oil and Water 4. Smell Test 5. Song: Heads,

Shoulders, Knees, Toes

6. Colour by Number/Colouring in

• Bible Folder PDF • Coin Matching Printout • 30 silver coins • 2 bottles (with sealed lids) • Water • Cooking oil • Different types of oils from home

(cooking, essential, garden, etc) • Colour by number printout or

colouring printout • pencils/colours

Kindy/Prep (4-5years)

If our heart loves Jesus, we should want to thank him with with generous and joyful worship.

Jigsaw Puzzle - cut and piece together

• Activity_Matching ‘When I Was’ Statements to pictures

• Coloured pencils

Years 1-2

Knowing about Jesus and loving Jesus are two different things. How can I show others that I love Jesus through my actions this week?

Spot the Difference (version 1)

• Packet of smarties • Packet of skittles • Bowl per family member • 2 additional containers (small) per

family member

Years 3-4

People respond to Jesus in lots of different ways. How do I respond to Jesus - with love and worship? Or jealousy and greed?

Spot the Difference (Version 2)

• Packet of smarties • Packet of skittles • Bowl per family member • 2 additional containers (small) per

family member

Years 5-6

Where is my heart positioned towards Jesus? How can I respond and follow Jesus better this week?

Find a word Activity • Printout - Find a Word • Coloured pens/pencils

Family Activity (All Ages)

There are many ways to show Jesus that we know and understand how special he is.

Choose from the following:

Make your Own Perfume! Flip a Coin Coin Hunt Worship

• Bottle • Nice jar • Flowers and herbs from garden • Citrus (lemon or orange or similar) • Water • Pretty paper and things to

decorate bottle • Coins • Computer and internet


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 26:1–16.

Counting coins

Gather a collection of coins (silver if possible). Print out the Coin Matching sheet. Get the children to place a coin on each image of a coin. Then count up how many there are! For an added challenge: get the children to flip all the coins onto the same side (i.e., either heads or tails).

Oil and Water

(Parent supervision required). Have 2 glass jars (with sealable lids). Have one jar willed with water and the other with cooking oil. Ask children what they notice about both of these liquids. Talk about colour, smoothness, bubbles, whether you can see through it, etc). Now tip a bit of water out of the water jar, until it is 3/4 full. Then tip some of the oil into the water jar. Watch what happens. Seal the jar tightly and then give it a shake. Watch as the oil bubbles dance around inside and then wait to see the oil settle on top of the water.

Smell Test Gather several different oils and perfumes from your house. These could be perfumes, essential oils, cooking oils, coconut oils, baby oil, etc. Guide children to look at the colour and consistency of the different oils; to smell them; and to share which one smells the best to them. Talk about what each of the oils is used for (some for cooking, some for making the house smell nice, some for wearing, etc. Explain that in today’s Bible story, Mary had some oil that smelled very good, but she didn’t use it for cooking, but she used it to celebrate Jesus.

Colour by Number/Colouring Sheet Make copies of the colour by number worksheet (Gospel Project) or the Colouring Sheet. Children may need some guidance recognising the numbers and colouring them in the correct colours. At the end it will show a jar. Reinforce that they have discovered a beautiful jar in the stained glass and that in today’s story, someone had something very valuable in a jar. Recap what that special something was!

Song: Heads, shoulders, knees, and toes Note: Some Bible scholars believe that the woman poured the oil on Jesus’ head and wiped off the overflow that landed on His feet with her hair. Since people in Jesus’ time ate reclining with their feet tucked behind them, both accounts are possible. Explain that the Books of Matthew and Mark describe the woman pouring oil on Jesus’ head. Sing the song ‘heads, shoulders, knees, and toes together, making sure there are matching actions.

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, help us to be extravagant with our love for Jesus, just like the lady who poured perfume on Jesus’ head. May we not just know about Jesus, but may we grow in our love for him, everyday. Amen.

Date & Week April 5, 2020 (Wk 10)

Bible Focus Matthew 26:1-16

Theme Focus Study of Contrasts

ST BART’S KIDS SUNDAY \\ APRIL 5, 2020 1

YEAR Preschool

The Plot to kill Jesus Jesus said to his disciples, “The

Passover Feast is two days away.

Then I will be handed over to be nailed to a cross.”

At the same time, the chief

priests met with the elders and made plans to arrest Jesus secretly.


YEAR Preschool

They wanted to kill him, but were afraid to do anything until

after the passover feast.

A Woman Pours Perfume on Jesus

While Jesus was visiting the house of Simon, a woman

came to Jesus with a special sealed jar of very expensive perfume. She poured it on his head.

The disciples saw this and became angry.


“What waste!” “The perfume could have been sold at a high

price and the money given to the poor.”

Jesus said to them, “Leave this woman alone. She has done a beautiful thing. You will always have poor people with you, but you will not always have me.”


Judas Betrays Jesus Judas, one of the

12 disciples, went to the chief

priests.

“What will you give me if I hand Jesus over to

you?” he asked. So they counted out 30 silver

coins for him.

Then, Judas watched for the

right time to hand Jesus over to them.

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