H is for Holy Hands

 

 

 

 

 

 

H is for Holy Hands

First we talked about what we should NOT do with our hands.

Things like
Stealing
Hitting
Slapping
Pushing
Breaking
Making Big Messes
Tearing things up
and other things that 3-5 year olds related to.

My group came  up with a LONG list ...
so I'm pretty sure I was
not the first teacher to discuss this with them.


Next we talked about things we SHOULD do with our hands

Loving
Helping
Hugging
Cleaning Up
Eating with Manners
Careful School Work
Help Mom
Help Brothers and Sisters



Finally, we talked about what GOD wanted us to do with our hands

Lift Our Hands in Praise
Pray
Do Good to Others
Praise God
Help Others
Read the Bible
Sit Quietly in Church

 

We traced the kids hands,
and let them glue their hands at the top of their H.

To show lifting their Hands to God to  use.

 

 

G is for Grow Garden

 

 

 

G is for Grow Garden

We used Green for Grow - like in the wordless books

Then I used potpourri that I had on hand
The kids picked out what they wanted to glue down,
though I had to keep removing the pine cones and nuts
which were much too heavy for the construction paper.

We left them on the window to dry.

First we discussed the wordless book ...

When we reached the color GREEN,
we spent quite a while talking about how to GROW
once you ask Jesus into your heart and let his blood wash away your sins.

Read the Bible
Pray
Sing Praise Songs
Go to church
Obey Parents and Teacher

We also talked about the Garden of Eden,
and how SIN had entered the world.

Finally,
we talked about the New Heaven and the New Earth,
and how God will make the whole earth brand new again.

F is for Fire

For F is for Fire

We gave the kids a "fire colored" F
(ours were yellow and red, but orange could work)

Then we gave them a pair of scissors and small chunks
(left over from previous projects)
of orange, red, and yellow scraps.

We put glue all over the letter,
and let them cut giblets and glue them down. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The really enjoyed the creative freedom of this project.

 

We studied quite a few stories and concepts ..

1.  Cain and Abel's sacrifice
2.  Noah's sacrifice after the flood
3.  The concept of sacrifice
4.  Elijah and the priests of Baal
5.  3 Men in the Fiery Furnace
6.  Worshiping Idols
7.  Concept of Hell and punishment for sin

 

E is for Eternal

We chose ETERNAL or ETERNITY
for our E word.

We discussed that God was eternal,
that he didn't have parents or a beginning,
and that he would never die.

We also discussed heaven and living for eternity.
We briefly mentioned hell as well for balance,
but as the preschool/kindergarten age are sensitive
to "scary details" - I chose to not elaborate.

We talked about some symbols for eternal,
such a a line that could go on forever,
or counting forever,
or a circle that just goes around and around.

We chose YELLOW for our letter E
to remind the kids of the color of GOLD and Heaven.

We did "5 Golden Rings" ...
bet you can guess why?
LOL

 

 

 

 

D is for Dove

D is for Dove


We looked at several stories about Doves,
and other significant factors in the Bible.

1.  God Created the Dove

2.  It was one of the clean animals that Noah took 7 of into the ark.

3.  We reviewed the story of Noah,
and the part the Dove played in the story.

4.  We talked about how God allowed a dove to substitute for a lamb
for a sacrifice if the people were too poor to bring a lamb.

5.  Mary brought Doves when she brought Baby Jesus to the temple.

6.  We reviewed the story of Jesus' baptism,
especially the part where the Holy Spirit descended as a dove.

7.  Briefly mentioned that the Dove is often a symbol of peace.

 

We used their hands to form the wings.
And I haphazardly drew a bird head,
and was impressed with the results.
(I can't draw).

 

 

Sunshine's Dove was unique.

A couple of the bigger girls were quite elaborate with their decorations.

I encouraged them to draw the stories and pictures from our discussions,
onto the D part of their Doves.

 

This is suppose to be John and Jesus at the baptism.

The kids erased most of the blackboard before I remembered to take a picture.