Wednesday Kids

Lesson Plans

Below are the lesson plans for the upcoming weeks. For each date, you will find the theme, Bible verse, Bible Story you will share with the kids, games, and activities. If you need some resources Storyrunners has a lot you can look at like: how to learn the Bible story, how to be a good storyteller, new ideas for what to do, learning methods, and more; click the button below for more resources including links to listen and read the stories.

Wednesday Night Schedule

• 5:30- Dinner Starts

• 6:05-Huddle in Kid’s Wing

• 6:15- Doors Open

• 6:15-6:30

  •   K-2-Activities

  • 3-5- Games

• 6:30-6:45

  •  K-2 Boys-Story

  • K-2 Girls- Games

  • 3-5- Story

• 6:45-7:00

  • K-2 Boys- Games

  • K-2 Girls-Story

  • 3-5- Activities

• 7:00-7:15

  • Worship Time with Youth Group

Lesson Plans- Elementary

Date: January 7

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Moses- Exodus 2:1-3:22

Games: Minute to Win It games

·      Cup Stacking

Take turns stacking a red cup, then a pom pom, then red cup then pom pom until your stack falls over. Count the number of cups and let the next person take a turn. The player with the most cups stacked wins.

·      Blow the Cups Down

Blow up a balloon, set up empty disposable cups, and have contestants hold the untied balloon in front of the cups. Knock over the most cups and you have a winner!

·      Candy Cane Cup

Objective: Lower a candy cane into a cup while blindfolded because we like to make simple tasks impossible.

1.     Tie string to candy cane

2.    Blindfold player

3.    Try to lower cane into cup

·      Snowball Toss Game-

 Set the cups up like bowling pins. Toss the snow balls into the cups.

·      Snowball Toss Game #2

Throw Snowballs into the hamper.

Activity: Burning Bush Paper Bag- glue tree cutout inside paper bag and turn on candle to see the burning bush.

Date: January 14

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Moses- Exodus 5; 7:1-12:13, 29-32; 14:5-31

Games: Musical Plates-Like Musical chairs but with plates spread out in the room instead of chairs-1 less plate than participant

Crab Soccer-Walking like a crab-play soccer

Split the kids into two teams and have them play soccer

Activity:Random Acts of Kindness Bookmarkers-Color bookmarkers to give to people

Date: January 21

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Joshua- Numbers 27:12-22; Joshua 2 & 6

Games: Up Down- Split the kids into two teams. One is team up and one is team down. The goal of the game is to have the most cups facing up or down (depending on the team) at the end of the time. Team up will try to have their cups upright and team down will try to get their cups facing down. During the game time, participants will walk (not run) around the room turning the cups to either up or down (depending on what their team is). At the end of the time, count to see who has the most cups for their team.

Fusion Diffusion- Have everyone scatter and randomly move around the room.

When the leader shouts a number, everyone must quickly form groups with that number of people.
For example, if the leader shouts 5, everyone must form groups of 5.
Players who cannot form groups of that specified number are out.
Continue playing until only 2-4 players remain.

Get everyone to join in again to play another round.
Play as many rounds as you like.

Activity: Joshua Craft- Color the pictures and then tape or glue the paper to make a story wall about Joshua.

Date: January 28

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Gideon- Judges 6:33-7:23

Games: Bible Verse Catch- Stand in a circle and toss or bounce a ball back and forth as you say the words. You can have the whole group or individuals say the words with each throw.

This or That- Pointing to one side of the room-give the students a choice from the paper. Point to the other side of the room with the other choice. Have the students walk the side of the room that matches their choice. If it helps to reset the kids to listen, have them come to the middle before reading your next choice.  Get to know your groups better! 😊

Activity: Gideon Cube-Color paper and assemble the cube

Preschool Lessons

Date:       January 7

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Baby Moses

Game: Follow the Leader-Have the kids copy what the leader does. Can switch leaders throughout the game.

Activity: Baby Moses Craft- Dab blue paint on the bottom half of the paper plate. Then glue green rushes to the top half of the plate. Then glue baby Moses to the plate.

Date:       January 14

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Moses and the Burning Bush

Game: Color Hunt- Call out a color, and the kids have to find something in the room of that color. They can stand up, move around, and grab the object, but no running! It keeps them active but not too chaotic.

Activity: Burning Bush Tissue Paper Craft-Using Glue dots, glue the tissue paper into the cup.

Date:       January 21

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Joshua and the Battle of Jericho

Game: Simon Says- One child (or the teacher) gives commands, but only if they say "Simon says" first. If they don’t say “Simon says,” the kids should not follow the command. It helps kids focus while having fun.

Activity: Joshua Coloring Page

Date:       January 28

Bible Verse: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous.” Joshua 1:9

Bible Story: Gideon

Game: Freeze Dance Game- Play music and have the kids dance around, but when the music stops, they have to freeze in place. It's simple, fun, and allows them to use their energy without running.

Activity: Gideon Coloring Page

Need Help?

Our goal is to connect kids to Jesus. We do this best when we work together, that’s why we are here to support you. If you need any assistance you can always contact Melissa Jennings (Children’s Ministry Coordinator) or Jaime Schoper (Children’s Ministry Lead).