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-Story

  • 3-5- Story

• 7:00-7:15

  • K-2- Games

  • 3-5- Activities

Lesson Plans- Elementary

September 10

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Lesson: Get to know you
Roll and Tell game

Games:

1.         Find a Friend Scavenger hunt

2.       Get to know you beach ball

Activity:

Wooden Bookmarks

September 17

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Session 1: The Journey Begins: Colossians 2:6-7 &  Matthew 7:24-26-Wiseman Built his house

Games:

1.         Sit or Stand

To play, tell everyone to stand up for one choice and sit down for the other choice. 

See paper for ideas

2.       Blob Tag
One person is "it" or the blob.  When "it" tags someone they must join hands with the blob and try and tag people also.  They cannot let go of their hands as they are running after people.  Play continues until the blob has tagged everyone. If you have a lot of children playing the game set rules that as soon as the blob gets to be 4 people they must break off into 2 separate blobs of 2 kids each.  

Activity:STEM Challenge: Strong Foundations

·       Provide students with materials like blocks, cups, or popsicle sticks.

·       Challenge them to build a house on a shaky base (paper towel roll) vs. a solid one (wooden block).

·       Talk about what kind of foundation our lives need.

September 24

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Session 2: Guide to Using the Bible-Jesus in the Desert

Games:

1.         Rock Paper Scissors Conga

Have everyone find an opponent. It doesn’t matter if there is an odd number of players and one person doesn’t have an opponent in the first round.

At “go”, everyone plays Rock–Paper–Scissors with their respective opponents at the same time.

The winners of this round become “Conga Chiefs”, with the defeated opponents forming conga lines behind each Chief.

The Conga Chiefs go around the room looking for other Conga Chiefs to play Rock-Paper-Scissors with.

The winning Conga Chief captures the entire losing conga line, which must now join behind the winning conga line.

2.       “Verse Catch” Bible Memory Verse Games

All you need for this game is a ball. Say one phrase of the verse. Have your child repeat the phrase with you. Then, toss a ball back and forth. As you toss the ball, say one word of the phrase. Your child catches the ball, then tosses it back to you, saying the next word. You can play again, varying who starts the phrase, until your child knows the phrase by memory. Then, repeat this game with the next phrase of the verse.

Activity: Shield of God’s Word:

·       Cut out a shield shape from cardstock.

·       Write “God’s Word Protects Me” and a favorite verse (Matthew 4:4, “Man shall not live on bread alone”).

·       Decorate with crosses, swords, or Bible stickers. 

Lesson Plans- PreK

Date:       September 10

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Session 0: Get to know you
“Stand Up If…”

·       Teacher says things like:

o   “Stand up if you like pizza!” 🍕

o   “Stand up if you have a pet!” 🐕

o   “Stand up if you like the color blue!” 💙

·       Kids giggle seeing who has things in common.

Games:

1. Name Ball Toss

·       Sit in a circle with a soft ball.

·       One child rolls or tosses the ball to another and says: “Hi, [Name]!”

·       The other child says back: “Hi, [Name]!”

·       Keep going until everyone has had a turn.

2. “Find a Friend Who…” (Preschool Style)

·       Instead of a worksheet, use pictures.

·       Example: hold up a picture of a dog 🐶 and say, “Find a friend who likes dogs.”

·       Kids raise their hand or go stand next to each other.

·       Simple and visual for non-readers.

Activity:

All About Me Handprint Craft

Date:       September 17

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Session 1: The Journey Begins

Colossians 2:6-7 &  Matthew 7:24-26

Wiseman Built his house

Games:

Block Building Game

Objective: Teach about strong vs. weak foundations.

·       Materials: blocks, small pillows or paper (for sand), hard surface (for rock)

·       Activity:

1.    Children build a small tower on a “soft” surface and a “hard” surface.

2.   Shake gently and see which tower stays up.

·       Lesson: Talk about how Jesus helps us stay strong when life gets shaky.

Wise Man Song & Motions

·       Teach a simple version of the song: “The wise man built his house upon the rock…”

·       Actions: hands for rain, shake like wind, stomp for floods, arms crossed for the strong house.

Activity: House Craft

  Materials: paper, crayons/markers, glue, cotton balls (for clouds), blue paper strips (for rain)

  Activity:

1.    Children color two houses: one on sand, one on a rock.

2.   Add “rain” with blue strips and clouds with cotton balls.

3.   Label the rock house: “Wise Man’s House”

Date:       September 24

Bible Verse: “Since God is on our side, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31b

Session 2: Guide to Using the Bible

Jesus in the Desert

Activities:

Shield of God’s Word

o   Children create a “shield” and write or decorate it with: “God’s Word protects me” or a favorite verse.

Decorate with crosses, swords, or Bible stickers.

Desert Sensory Bin

·       Materials: sand or rice, small rocks, toy animals, paper Jesus figure, small crosses.

o   Place a small Jesus figure in the bin to show Him praying in the desert.

Craft: Footprints in the Desert

·       Materials: paper, crayons, or markers.

·       Activity:

o   Kids trace their feet and color them.

o   Glue them onto a sandy-colored paper to make a desert scene.

o   Write: “I can follow Jesus’ path.”

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).