Come Little Children
"Let the children come to Me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God." Mark 10:14
Some mothers and fathers heard what Jesus was saying about God's love. They wanted Jesus to bless their children. So they brought their families-boys and girls of all ages-to the place where Jesus was teaching.
The parents made their way through the crowd to bring their children before Jesus. But, the disciples tired to stop them. They thought he was took busy.
When Jesus saw what was happening, He spoke sternly to His disciples. "Let the little children come to Me, and do not stop them. Unless you love and trust God the way a little child does, you cannot get into God's kingdom."
Then Jesus picked up the children and placed His hand on their heads. He gave His blessing to each and every one of them.
Key Points:
Jesus in our best friend.
He loves us.
He wants us to tell others about His love
He wants us to show this love to those around us.
In closing, I asked the class how they could share the love of Jesus. Some of the words that were expressed were: give hugs, help at home, clean up toys at school, use loving hands and walking feet, share toys, play with friends, be nice, happy talk, tell Jesus love. it is great to hear these children expressing their thoughts and applying the Bible story to their daily lives.
Activities and how they aid in your child's development
Spin Art=creativity/motor development
Tissue paper applied to contact paper=creativity/sensory development
Valentine card making=creativity/spatial awareness/language development
Folder games=thinking skills/visual discrimination
Heart beanbag toss=large motor/hand-eye coordination
Toys=growth in social skills/conflict resolution/self regulation
Necklace noodle stringing=fine motor/cognitive growth
Gingerbread craft=expressing creativity/fine motor growth/hand-eye coordination
Bible story handout=fine motor skills/hand-eye coordination
Recess=large motor development/self regulation/conflict resolution
Book and story time=language development listening skills
Enjoy the pictures!
The Sensory Table is great for investigation.
Playing in the kitchen. 
We traced a heart template with a pink highlighter.
Playing with toys stimulates our creativity.
Spin Art hearts.
We used Valentine stickers to decorate a card,
Building with blocks.
We placed tissue paper on a contact paper heart.
Painting pink.
We colored a Valentine picture.
Sorting hearts.
We placed 7 noodles on yarn to make a necklace.
Jesus Board.
Jesus Loves the Children poster.
We are happy to be with Jesus.
Recess indoors.
Matching valentines using folder games.
We used crayons to color a Bible story handout.
These are the booksI read to the class.
Numbers on snowflakes told us how many jumps to do.
What is the color of these hearts?
Beanbag heart toss.
A song we are learning
An action poem that we acted out.
We enjoyed being with our friends today.
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