FEBRUARY 28, 2021 - CGKIDS

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Parents - 

Below are some resources for our children in children’s ministry. Please note that our Older Preschoolers - 3rd grade children are hearing the same story so that portion of the resources for the Sunday will be the same. The response options are different and have been created to be age appropriate. However, if you choose to reenact the story, you can have all ages participate. If you have multiple children in your family the Godly Play option for the K/1 grade room is a good option to adapt to all family members. 

For Our Younger Preschool children:

  1. Pray with your toddler. It can be something simple like - God, thank you for loving me. You love me all the time - day or night! Thank you for sending Jesus to show me Your love. Amen.

  2. Sing - we will be talking about Jesus this month. Sing Jesus Loves Me. 

  3. Watch the video above with today’s story.

  4. Today we talked about the good samaritan. Color a picture here.

For Our Older Preschool Room children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: God, thank you for my family. Thank you for Jesus. We are so glad that he grew up into a man and did so many great things!

  2. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  3. Wonder - Answer the questions provided in the video.

  4. Respond - We are talking about Jesus this month and next to prepare for Easter. If you have Jesus stickers or stencils, use those to create a picture. 

  5. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising). We will sing this song on Palm Sunday and it is a tradition at CGNE. I am hoping to get participation by all of our children whether it is in the sanctuary at CGNE or at home via the live stream. I will have palm branches available for those children who will be participating at home. Pick-up details will be coming shortly. For those who will be in person, we will do our palm waving in a safe, physically distant way! 


For Our Kindergarten and 1st Grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin. If they struggle, it can be something simple like: Thank you God for Jesus. We are grateful he came to us as a baby and grew up to do many great and wonderful things. Amen.

  2. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. 

  3. Wonder - Answer the questions provided in the video.

  4. Respond - Take painters tape and have your child create a cross using painter’s tape and place it on a piece of copy paper. Color the entire page. You can use different colors and design the page however you want. When finished, remove the painter’s tape and reveal the cross that is left! 

  5. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising). We will sing this song on Palm Sunday and it is a tradition at CGNE. I am hoping to get participation by all of our children whether it is in the sanctuary at CGNE or at home via the live stream. I will have palm branches available for those children who will be participating at home. Pick-up details will be coming shortly. For those who will be in person, we will do our palm waving in a safe, physically distant way! 

For Our 2nd and 3rd grade children:

  1. Have your child say a prayer before they begin.

  2. Remind the children that the story they are about to watch is from the Bible.

  3. Watch the video above of our Godly Play story. Note: Pastor Jody didn’t pronounce Philemon correctly. I didn’t have enough coffee and wasn’t thinking when I recorded and caught myself when I was reviewing the video. It is pronounced fih-lee-muhn. 

  4. Wonder - Answer the questions provided in the video.

  5. Respond - Take painters tape and have your child create a cross using painter’s tape and place it on a piece of copy paper. Color the entire page. You can use different colors and design the page however you want. When finished, remove the painter’s tape and reveal the cross that is left!  

  6. Read Luke 2:41-52.

  7. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising). We will sing this song on Palm Sunday and it is a tradition at CGNE. I am hoping to get participation by all of our children whether it is in the sanctuary at CGNE or at home via the live stream. I will have palm branches available for those children who will be participating at home. Pick-up details will be coming shortly. For those who will be in person, we will do our palm waving in a safe, physically distant way! 

For Our 4th and 5th Graders:

  1. Have your child pray.

  2. Read Luke 15:11-24.

  3. Journal the answers to the following: How do you think the father felt when the son wanted half the money? How would you feel?What would you do if your son wasted half of your money and then wanted to come home? Ultimately, what did the father do and what did the son do?

  4. What is the important thing that Jesus is teaching us in this story? How does God welcome us home?

  5. What is the good news in this story? What does it mean for you? 

  6. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising). We will sing this song on Palm Sunday and it is a tradition at CGNE. I am hoping to get participation by all of our children whether it is in the sanctuary at CGNE or at home via the live stream. I will have palm branches available for those children who will be participating at home. Pick-up details will be coming shortly. For those who will be in person, we will do our palm waving in a safe, physically distant way! If you are a 4th and 5th grader and have younger siblings, please be a leader and help your brother and/or sister learn this song - especially the chorus!





It is Black History Month!

I am working on finding some materials for you to use throughout the month. Here are a few resources that I found:


https://www.today.com/parents/21-black-history-month-quotes-share-your-kids-today-t207446

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/teaching-your-child-about-black-history-month

http://hereweeread.com/2019/04/15-multicultural-christian-picture-books-for-children.html

Books that teach history: http://theculture.forharriet.com/2014/02/45-books-to-teach-children-about-black.html#axzz55g6irvsy

Learn about African American Inventors:  https://kidworldcitizen.org/african-american-inventors-for-kids/



I want to highlight some resources for you to talk to your children about race, racism and diversity. 

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