Easter Lesson

Intro

I printed these Easter sequence cards and glued them onto pieces of cardstock (just to make a little neater than white cardstock itself).  Have kids try to put sequence cards in order.

Bible Story

Then watch this Easter video (or read it all in a Children's Bible, but I chose the video just to add variety since we don't normally do videos and so our kind teacher wouldn't have to be reading foreeever). And most of the pictures used are actually from our Storybook Bible.

Now go back to cards and re-order them if necessary. (note: Palm Sunday isn't included in video) Or if you're reading from a Bible you can correct the cards as you read.

here is Eli doing the sequence cards again at home and telling ME the story

Lesson
"We can use colors to help us remember the gospel story."

BLACK reminds me of my sin. We are all sinners.  We can't be good all of the time no matter how hard we try.
RED reminds me of Jesus' blood when He died on the cross.  He paid the price for MY sin.
WHITE reminds me that Jesus forgives me and makes my heart clean as snow.
YELLOW reminds me of Heaven where streets are made of GOLD. When we have clean hearts we can live forever in Heaven.
GREEN reminds me of things that grow. Plants, trees, grass... These are things that grow.  i can grow too by learning more about Jesus by praying to him and reading the Bible.

Song
Here is a fun little song I like to sing that helps me remember all these colors... (the kids also sing this at AWANA) Click HERE for a video of how the song goes.

Gospel Fuzzies Song


We're the gospel fuzzies. We're the gospel fuzzies.
We're the gospel fuzzies with a song to sing.


Gold stands for Heaven. Gold stands for Heaven.
Gold stands for Heaven where I want to go.


But dark means I'm a sinner. Dark means I'm a sinner.
Dark means I'm a sinner & I can't get in. (by myself)


Red means Jesus died. Red means Jesus died.
Red means Jesus died and He rose again.


Clean means I'm forgiven. Clean means I'm forgiven.
Clean means I'm forgiven when I follow him.


Green means I am growing. Green means I am growing.
Green means I am growing every day in him.


We're the gospel fuzzies. We're the gospel fuzzies.
We're the gospel fuzzies with a song to sing.

Craft

I would've loved to make the Gospel Fuzzie glove for each of the children, but it was too much time and work for the size of our group.  So instead I made the half-paper worksheet with the song lyrics where the kids could glue on the coordinating fuzzies. (you can't tell from the picture but underneath show the color fuzzie on the paper for them to match with)

My kids and I also made a Wordless Lapbook here at home, centered around a lot of this same theme, so you can view that HERE.

Sunday School: Noah's Ark

I did this activity for our 2-4 yr old Moppets (the kids) at MOPS last month. The lesson: Noah's Ark story.

Intro activity: {For the intro activity I try to use a wrapped shoe box and every month the kids wonder what's in the box this week. They like it.} We did an animal game for an intro to Noah's Ark and inside the box I had a bunch of cards for various clipart animals and on the back of the card were clues for the teacher to read aloud and the kids guess what animal it is. The kids took turns drawing out of the box, and they could either act out the animal or the teacher could read the clue...

Frog: I'm green and like to live in ponds. I leap from here to there. and I say Ribbit, Ribbit. Who am I?

Lion: I'm big and strong and look like a huge cat. I have a mane of hair around my face, and I say Roar! Who am I?

Rabbit: I'm quiet. I have soft fur, floppy ears, and I wiggle my nose. I hop across the grass, and I like to eat carrots. Who am I?

Horse: I live on a farm and spend my days grazing in the pasture. I eat hay and say Nay. Who am I?

Zebra: I look a lot like a horse except I have black and white stripes. You might find me at the zoo. Who am I?

Sheep: I have soft, fluffy wool. I graze in the pasture eating grass. I say Baa. Who am I?

Turtle: I'm small and green and move veerry slowly. I have a hard shell on my back to keep me safe. Who am I?

Snake: I have no arms or legs so I slither along the ground. And I say Ssss! Who am I?

Dog: I like to have a people family. And when I'm happy I wag my tail and say Woof, Woof! Who am I?

Pig: I live on a farm and like to roll in the mud. I say Oink, Oink! Who am I?

Bird: I'm small, like to eat worms, and my home is called a nest. I say Tweet, Tweet! Who am I?

Elephant: I'm gray and have a long trunk and big ears. You'd find me at the zoo or maybe even a circus. Who am I?

Duck: I waddle when I walk, and I paddle when I swim. I say Quack, Quack! Who am I?

Giraffe: I have a looong neck. I'm yellow with brown spots. And I like to eat leaves from tall trees. Who am I?

Cow: I live on a farm. I make milk. And I say Moo! Who am I?

Download animal pictures HERE. 

Then cut apart and write clues on back.

Lesson
Read Noah and Ark story from a children's Bible.
Noah trusted and obeyed God, and God saved him. And in the end God promised He would never flood the entire world again. What did God put in the sky to remind us of His promise? [a rainbow] Have any of you ever seen a rainbow? Every time we see a rainbow this spring we can remember God's promises!

Song: Arky Arky Song (Listen and Get Lyrics HERE)

Craft

Stack the colored circles from largest to smallest. Cut in half. In the center write "God's promises are true!" Now stick a magnet on the back. Each child's rainbow will be unique! And because it makes two rainbows the children are encouraged to share God's promises with someone else!

This was Eli's rainbow!

I always plan enough craft supplies for about 20 kids , so I spent forever cutting out these circles even though we never have that many who actually do craft time. So if you're interested in this activity, I have 7 sets of circles left over, I'd be happy to mail you them! And I also have the computer file for the animal cards if you're interested in them, I could email it to you. Just let me know!