Sample VBS lesson plan
1) The story.
I'm going to pick a story from the old testement that doesn't go with our theme, just so I don't take anybody's great idea. lets pick the time God gave Hannah a son, because he loved her. I'd look up the text (1 Sam 1:1-? and into ch 2? i'm too lazy to actually look up here.) after brainstorming with my teammate, we decided that the best way to tell this story to kids is to put on a short play.
This is what you will email me - the story, the passage it's from, and how you're going to present it. again, don't worry about writting out the story, we'll talk more about that next week.
2) the verse.
I pick my verse (ask and you shall recieve) because it talks about asking and recieving things - although I'd want to make sure that when we presented the verse, we talked about how God doesn't give us everything, and how sometimes even good things don't come to people. This doesn't mean that we are bad people, etc etc. remember, these are kids who don't know anything about God. If we have to equip them by leveling every stumbling stone.
we decide that the best way to get the kids to memorize the verse is to write all of the words (in spanish) on pieces of construction paper taped to a poster board, and to take the words off one by one until the kids can say the verse from memory. we'll do a call and answer too, with half of the kids standing and saying the first part, and the second half responding; then will switch and do it again.
3) the craft. Go Today, we're going to draw pictures of things that we love that God has given us on colored hearts. the hearts represent our hearts, and we're drawing the things we love inside them because we hold the things we love in our hearts. punch holes in the hearts and tie them around the kid's necks, so they can wear the hearts.
4) games. if these are games not everyone should know, write down the directions. today, lets play freeze tag and red light/green light.
5) email me! for this lesson plan, the email might go something like:
starting game - freeze tag
my team is going to work with the story of Hannah. it's found in 1 sam 1. we are going to present the story in the form of a play, having someone play Hannah, someone play her husband, someone play the priest and someone play a narrator.
our verse is ask and you will recieve, knock and the door will be opened unto you. (Booksomething, 2:8.) Our team should discuss that God gives good gifts only and why he doesn't always give us everything we ask for.
supplies: poster board, construction paper for the words of the verse.
Our craft is a big red heart necklace with pictures of things the kids love on it. "God loves hannah, so he gives her a son. What has God given you that you love? Today, we're going to draw pictures of things that we love on these colored hearts. the hearts represent our hearts, and we're drawing the things we love inside them because we hold the things we love in our hearts."
punch holes in red construction paper hearts and tie them around the kid's necks, so they can wear the hearts.
supplies needed: 120 pieces of red paper, cut into heart shapes crayons or markers split up for 10-12 different groups (10-12 boxes) yarn - say, 1yard =2 kids, 60 yards of yarn. hole punch scissors"
ending game - red light/green light and soccer
I'm going to pick a story from the old testement that doesn't go with our theme, just so I don't take anybody's great idea. lets pick the time God gave Hannah a son, because he loved her. I'd look up the text (1 Sam 1:1-? and into ch 2? i'm too lazy to actually look up here.) after brainstorming with my teammate, we decided that the best way to tell this story to kids is to put on a short play.
This is what you will email me - the story, the passage it's from, and how you're going to present it. again, don't worry about writting out the story, we'll talk more about that next week.
2) the verse.
I pick my verse (ask and you shall recieve) because it talks about asking and recieving things - although I'd want to make sure that when we presented the verse, we talked about how God doesn't give us everything, and how sometimes even good things don't come to people. This doesn't mean that we are bad people, etc etc. remember, these are kids who don't know anything about God. If we have to equip them by leveling every stumbling stone.
we decide that the best way to get the kids to memorize the verse is to write all of the words (in spanish) on pieces of construction paper taped to a poster board, and to take the words off one by one until the kids can say the verse from memory. we'll do a call and answer too, with half of the kids standing and saying the first part, and the second half responding; then will switch and do it again.
3) the craft. Go Today, we're going to draw pictures of things that we love that God has given us on colored hearts. the hearts represent our hearts, and we're drawing the things we love inside them because we hold the things we love in our hearts. punch holes in the hearts and tie them around the kid's necks, so they can wear the hearts.
4) games. if these are games not everyone should know, write down the directions. today, lets play freeze tag and red light/green light.
5) email me! for this lesson plan, the email might go something like:
starting game - freeze tag
my team is going to work with the story of Hannah. it's found in 1 sam 1. we are going to present the story in the form of a play, having someone play Hannah, someone play her husband, someone play the priest and someone play a narrator.
our verse is ask and you will recieve, knock and the door will be opened unto you. (Booksomething, 2:8.) Our team should discuss that God gives good gifts only and why he doesn't always give us everything we ask for.
supplies: poster board, construction paper for the words of the verse.
Our craft is a big red heart necklace with pictures of things the kids love on it. "God loves hannah, so he gives her a son. What has God given you that you love? Today, we're going to draw pictures of things that we love on these colored hearts. the hearts represent our hearts, and we're drawing the things we love inside them because we hold the things we love in our hearts."
punch holes in red construction paper hearts and tie them around the kid's necks, so they can wear the hearts.
supplies needed: 120 pieces of red paper, cut into heart shapes crayons or markers split up for 10-12 different groups (10-12 boxes) yarn - say, 1yard =2 kids, 60 yards of yarn. hole punch scissors"
ending game - red light/green light and soccer
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