August 29, 2010
Bible Teaching For Kids: Babies-Twos
The Big Idea: Asking God to help others shows love.
The Bible Story: “Peter’s Friends” (Acts 12:1-17)
Connecting Points this week:
- This week pray in various places: outdoors, at the dinner table, in the bed, while driving. Lead your child to understand that he can talk to God anywhere.
- Encourage your child to say: “Thank You, God.”
- Comment that Peter’s friends asked God for help and your family can ask God to help others, too.
Bible Teaching For Kids: Threes-Kindergarten
The Big Idea: People show love by praying for others.
The Bible Story: “People Prayed for Peter” (Acts 12:1-17)
Connecting Points this week:
- Encourage your child to make a list of people for whom she can pray. She could draw pictures or print names. Print today’s Bible verse on paper and clip all the names/pictures to the verse to make a prayer list book.
- Guide your child to pray for one or two people in the book each day. Say the verse after you pray.
- Remind your child that praying for others is a way to show love.
Bible Teaching For Kids: 1st-5th Grade
The Big Idea: Tell Your Story
The Bible Story: Paul Talks to a King (Acts 26)
Connecting Points this week:
- Begin by sharing your personal testimony of salvation with your family.
- Let other family members share their personal testimonies as well.
- Encourage your family members to think of someone whom they know that may not be a Christian and to share their personal testimony with that person this week.
- Remind kids that a personal testimony is just a telling of God has done for you personally. No one can argue with a personal testimony as it is what happened to you.
From: James Jackson, Parent2Parent: Helping Parents Keep It All Together http://parent2parent.ning.com
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August 27, 2010
SEPTEMBER
- Wednesday, September 15 – Outdoor Play at Harvey Park
- Thursday, September 23 – Bedtime hosted by Traci Zegelien
- Thursday, September 30 – Imaginative Play at Peek-A-Boo Playtown
OCTOBER
- Thursday, October 14 – Fall Fun at Honeysuckle Hill Farm (9:30AM)
- Wednesday, October 20 – Outdoor Play at Aspen Grove Park
- Friday, October 29 – The Great Pumpkin hosted by Becca Whitaker
NOVEMBER
- Tuesday, November 2 – Lunch at the Henpeck Market (12:00PM)
- Thursday, November 11 – Giving Thanks hosted by Amanda Mankin
- Wednesday, November 17 – Musical Discovery at the Music Playhouse
Important note(s):
Playdates begin at 10AM unless noted otherwise. You will be notified by e-mail of any changes in the playdate calendar. If you’d like to be included on the electronic playdate distribution list, please contact Laura Chapman at laura@rollinghillscommunity.org .
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August 24, 2010
Bible Teaching For Kids: Babies-Twos
The Big Idea: Working together shows love.
The Bible Story: “Paul Worked with His Friends” (Acts 18:1-4,18-28)
Connecting Points this week:
- Working together is a skill that younger preschoolers are just beginning to develop. As you work together to pick up toys, comment that working together shows love.
- Say the Bible phrase “Work together to help others” when you see family members working together.
Bible Teaching For Kids: Threes-Kindergarten
The Big Idea: People show love by working together.
The Bible Story: “Aquila and Priscilla Worked with Paul” (Acts 18:1-4,18-28)
Connecting Points this week:
- Print the Bible verse “Work together happily” on a large index card, paper plate, or heavy paper. Punch holes around the words. Your child can lace ribbon, yarn, or shoelaces in and out of the holes.
- As your child “sews,” recall the Bible story and talk about how the people worked together. Hang the completed verse reminder in your child’s room.
- Think of a task that your family could all do together: wash the car, clean the yard, etc. After the task is complete, thank God that your family can show love by working together.
Bible Teaching For Kids: 1st-5th Grade
The Big Idea: Tell When It’s Tough
The Bible Story: Paul Preached to an Angry Crowd (Acts 21:27-22:29)
Connecting Points this week:
- Invite family members to tell times they think it may be tough to tell others about Jesus.
- Have children mention facts they know about God. Make a list of those facts.
- Encourage your children to know that even during difficult situations they can still tell others things they know. Refer back to the list.
- Read Philippians 4:13 from your Bible and remind children that God will give them the strength to tell others about Him even when it’s tough.
From: James Jackson, Parent2Parent: Helping Parents Keep It All Together http://parent2parent.ning.com
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Bible Teaching for Kids: Infants-Twos
The Big Idea: Telling about Jesus shows love.
The Bible Story: “Paul and Barnabas’ Work” (Acts 13:1-5; 14:1-3,21-28)
Connecting Points this week:
- Name people who tell your child about Jesus. Include family members, teachers, and friends.
- Pray, thanking God for the people who love your child and tell her about Jesus.
- Look at the picture of Paul and Barnabas (on Early Bible Steps page) as you talk about the Bible story.
Bible Teaching For Kids: Threes-Kindergarten
The Big Idea: People show love by telling about Jesus.
The Bible Story: “Paul and Barnabas Tell About Jesus’ (Acts 13:1-5; 14:1-28)
Connecting Points this week:
- Look through Acts 13-14 and find the names Paul (Saul), Barnabas, and Jesus. Talk about the Bible story.
- Say today’s Bible verse. Repeat it and clap on each syllable.
- Talk with your child about his friends. Does he know a friend that does not go to church? Ask that friend (and his family) to go to church with your family.
Bible Teaching For Kids: 1st-5th Grade
The Big Idea: Tell By Your Actions
The Bible Story: Paul and Silas in Prison (Acts 16:16-34)
Connecting Points this week:
- Begin your time by playing a simple game of charades.
- Talk about how you were able to figure out what someone was trying to say simply by following their actions.
- Have each person name an action that may not show others that he is a Christian. (Examples may be, arguing, cheating, stealing, etc.)
- Pray that God will give your family members the ability to always show that you are Christians through your actions.
From: James Jackson, Parent2Parent: Helping Parents Keep It All Together http://parent2parent.ning.com
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August 9, 2010
Bible Teaching For Kids: Babies-Twos
The Big Idea: Giving to others shows love.
The Bible Story: “Help for Church Friends” (Acts 11:27-30)
Connecting Points this week:
- Plan to take a gift to someone this week. For example, bake cookies for a neighbor. Involve your child in the process as much as possible.
- Sing with your child (tune: “Jesus Loves Me” chorus): “Giving to others, giving to others, giving to others. That’s how we can show love.”
- Talk about the church who gave gifts to help others (Bible story).
Bible Teaching For Kids: Threes-Kindergarten
The Big Idea: People show love by giving to others.
The Bible Story: “A Church Helped” (Acts 11:27-30)
Connecting Points this week:
- Read the Bible story together. Say: “The church in Antioch showed love by giving to the people in Jerusalem.”
- Contact a local food charity (or your church’s food pantry) and ask for needed items. Make a list with words and pictures. Ask your child to check off items as you purchase them at the grocery store. Take the food items to the charity.
- Say: “We can show love to people we don’t even know. We can give food to help them.”
Bible Teaching For Kids: 1-5 Grade
The Big Idea: Tell Wherever You Go
The Bible Story: Barnabas and Paul (Acts 14)
Connecting Points this week:
- This week make a list of all the places your family may visit during a typical week.
- Consult your church website or bulletin and find a list of missionaries for whom your church prays and supports in other ways. Pray for each of them individually.
- Challenge your children to think of ways they can tell others about Jesus in some of the places you listed earlier.
- Choose one of the places from your list and pray that God would give you the opportunity at that place to tell someone about Jesus this week.
From: James Jackson, Parent2Parent: Helping Parents Keep It All Together http://parent2parent.ning.com
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August 3, 2010
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August 2, 2010
Bible Teaching For Kids: Babies-Twos
The Big Idea: Helping others shows love.
The Bible Story: “Dorcas Helped” (Acts 9:36-43)
Connecting Points this week:
- Talk about Dorcas and how she helped others. Look at the picture on the front of the Early Bible Steps page.
- Talk about people who help your family. Mention ways that family members help one another.
- Provide simple opportunities for your child to help. Hand him napkins to carry to the table or ask him to bring you something you need. Thank him for helping and showing love.
Bible Teaching For Kids: Threes-Kindergarten
The Big Idea: People show love by helping others in need.
The Bible Story: “Dorcas Helped” (Acts 9:36-43)
Connecting Points this week:
- Review the story of Dorcas. Talk about what the people needed and how Dorcas helped.
- Mark Galatians 5:13 in your child’s Bible. Read the verse each night and talk about ways family members helped one another.
- Talk about needs people in your city may have. Plan a way that your family could help meet that need. Comment to your child that your family is showing love by helping people in need.
Bible Teaching For Kids: 1st-5th Grade
The Big Idea: Tell Other People About Jesus
The Bible Story: Peter Told Cornelius (Acts 10:1-48)
Connecting Points this week:
- Make a list of all the people with whom your family potentially comes in contact in a week.
- Recall the ABCs of Becoming a Christian you shared last week and tell kids that God also wants Christians to share the ABCs with other people who may not be Christians.
- Open your Bible to Matthew 28:19-20 and read aloud the great commission.
- Choose a name from your list that you know may not be a Christian and begin praying as a family for an opportunity to share Christ with that person.
From: James Jackson, Parent2Parent: Helping Parents Keep It All Together http://parent2parent.ning.com
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