MARCH 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 Thank You Lord. 

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

  4. Today we talked about Palm Sunday! Color this picture.


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 - Color and cut out these palm fronds.

  5. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising) with us online during the service! If you didn’t pick up a live palm frond from church you can use your paper ones from above!


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 - Color and cut out these palm fronds.

  5. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising) with us online during the service! If you didn’t pick up a live palm frond from church you can use your paper ones from above (see the Older Preschool room #4 for the attachment)


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.

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

  5. Respond to the story - Trace your hands on green construction paper or with white copy paper that has been colored green and make a palm tree. The trunk can be made from squares cut from paper bags. See this example. 

  6. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising) with us online during the service! If you didn’t pick up a live palm frond from church you can use your paper ones from above (see the Older Preschool room #4 for the attachment)


For Our 4th and 5th Graders:

  1. Have your child pray.

  2. Read Luke 11:1-4. Have you heard this before? Where have you heard it? Read Luke 11:5-8. What does this story tell us about asking? Read 11:9-13.This says the Father will give us something. What it is it?

  3. Have your child finish the answers to these: They can share with you or write them down on paper. Each question can have multiple answers.

    1. Thank you God for _______________

    2. God you are in charge of _______________

    3. God please send your Holy Spirit to help me with ___________________

  4. Sing Hosanna (Praise is Rising) with us online during the service! If you didn’t pick up a live palm frond from church you can use your paper ones from above (see the Older Preschool room #4 for the attachment)

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

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