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OVERVIEW CARD

Key Question: Who does Jesus love? Bottom Line: Jesus loves everyone.

Memory Verse: “Love each other as I have loved you.” John 15:12, NIV Bible Story Focus: Jesus loves everyone. Woman at the Well John 4:1-30 Coloring Page: Jesus talks to a Samaritan woman. Music: Love One Another

Great Big God Praise the Lord Everyday

Bible Lesson: God’s Story for Me Bible The Woman at the Well Pages 314 to 319

Story: How Do I Love You by P.K. Hallinan

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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To the Heart

Big Idea: Place the Little People around the room and let the children find them and place on the heart in the center of the room.

What You Need: Red cardstock heart and Little People® figures (1 per child)

What You Do: • Place the heart on the floor in the center of the activity area. • Place the Little People figures all around the activity area in plain sight. • Challenge the children to look around the room and find the Little People

figures. Be sure each child finds one. • Direct the children to put their people onto the heart. • Look at the Little People and talk about how they are all different. • Collect all the Little People and Bring it Back to Jesus*.

What You Say: Before the Activity: “There is a heart on the floor! (Point.) A heart means love.”

During the Activity: “Look around the room and you will find Little People. (Hold up one.) Everyone go and find one Little People Figure. When you find one, come back to me. (Do activity.) Great job! Now go and put your person on top of the heart.” (Finish activity.)

After the Activity: “Great job! We put everyone on the heart because Jesus loves EVERYONE! Let’s take a closer look at all the Little People. (Look at people and point out differences.) All these people are different. We are all different too. Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!” Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

ACTIVITY 1 – 2’s/3’s only

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Love Parachute

Big Idea: Children will play with the parachute and stress hearts. What You Need: Parachute, and different stress hearts

What You Do:

• Have the children to stand around the parachute. • Place the hearts onto the parachute. • Encourage the children to take hold of the parachute and lift it off the ground. • Instruct the children to move their arms up and down to shake the parachute

and bounce the hearts. Repeat several times. • Collect all the hearts and Bring it Back to Jesus*.

What You Say: Before the Activity: “Let’s bounce all of the hearts up and down.” During the Activity: “We have hearts on our parachute because Jesus loves everyone. Everyone pick up the parachute. (Pause.) Let’s see how high we can bounce the hearts! (Do activity.) Way to go!” After the Activity: “WOW! We really sent the hearts super high! Let’s take a closer look at these hearts. (Look at hearts and point out differences.) These hearts are all different. We are all different too. Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV


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A Different Memory Verse Big Idea: Play a fun game of memory match while practicing the memory verse. What You Need: “Memory” Activity Cards (You will have six separate cards.) What You Do:

• Lay the cards face down onto the floor. • Have one child go first. • Encourage the child to turn over two cards to see if they match.

o If the child chooses a match, collect the two cards, say the memory verse together as a group and set them aside.

o If the cards do not match, turn them back over. • Choose another child to have a turn and continue the activity. • If you still have children who have not had a turn and all of the matches are gone,

simply shuffle the cards, replace the cards face down, and begin again. • Collect the cards and Bring it Back to Jesus*.

What You Say: Before the Activity: “We are going to play a game!” During the Activity: “There are cards on the floor. (Point.) Each card has a match on it. Let’s see if we can find all of the matches!” (Play game.) After the Activity: “Great job! Each match had someone who is different on it. This girl has purple hair (hold up card), this child likes to play in the rain (hold up card), and this child likes playing with animals (hold up card). We are all different! Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”

ACTIVITY 3 - All

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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House Hunting Big Idea: Children will complete different movements once they arrive at the different home images. What You Need: “Home Images” Activity Pages on white cardstock, and wall tape What You Do:

• Use the wall tape to secure these images to the wall in different areas of the room. • Gather the children in your open space and point out and name the different “home” images. • Call out a type of home and have the children run to it. • Give them an action to perform once they arrive.

Actions: Jump up and down March in place Hug a friend Clap your hands quickly Give a high five Hop on one foot Swim in place

What You Say: During the Activity: “Do you see all the pictures of homes I’ve placed around the room? (Point.) I will call out one of them along with an action and I want you to run to find that picture and then perform the action once you get there. For example, let’s all swim at the houseboat. Ready, go find it!” After the Activity: “Great job, friends! Come back and gather here with me where we started. (Pause.) Everybody take a deep breath. Whew, that was fun and tiring! You probably noticed that all of these houses are very different. I’m sure that the woman who met Jesus that day lived in a very different house than the houses in these pictures. But the differences don’t really matter, because Jesus loves everyone! Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”


Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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Well Toss Big Idea: Children will throw blue ball pit balls into the pretend well. What You Need: An inflatable water ring; a laundry basket; and 3 blue ball pit balls What You Do:

• Inflate the water ring and set it over the top of the laundry basket in an open area of the room. This will serve as your well.

• Line up the children about three feet away from the “well” with the balls. • Let each child take a turn to try to throw the three balls into the center of the

ring so that they land in the laundry basket. • Let them reach in and pull the balls back out, like they are drawing water

from the well, and then hand them to the next friend in line. • Collect the balls and Bring it Back to Jesus*.

What You Say: Before the Activity: “I want us to see if we can throw this water (hold up a ball) into my well here (point to the laundry basket) and then reach in and draw the water back out, so we can hand it to the next friend in line. Are you ready? (Pause.) Let’s line up right here, friends!” After the Activity: “Great job, everyone! You were able to get the water out of the well! Tell me, when Jesus asked the woman for a drink at the well that day, what did she do? (Pause for responses). Yes! She gave Jesus a drink. Jesus took the time to speak to her even though she was different. Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”


Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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Memory Verse

Big Idea: Children will make a picture frame displaying the memory verse. What You Need: Picture Frame, magnets, stampers (2’s and 3’s), stickers (4’s and 5’s) and memory verse What You Do: Stampers (2’s and 3’s):

• Tape the memory verse inside the frame • Attach magnets to the back of the frames. • Give each child a frame and stamper. • Have children decorate the picture frame with the stamper.

Stickers (4’s and 5’s):

• Place 4 to 5 stickers in each Dixie cup (one per child). • Tape the memory verse inside the frame • Attach magnets to the back of the frames. • Give each child a frame and Dixie cup of stickers. • Have children decorate the picture frame with stickers.

What You Could Say: Before the Activity: “We have a new memory verse this month! It is: Love each other as I have loved you, John 15:12. Now let’s say it together.” (Repeat several times.) Today, we are going to make a picture frame displaying our memory verse that you can take home to help you practice saying our memory verse throughout the month.”

After the Activity: “Our memory verse tells us to love each other the way that Jesus loves us. Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! So, we should love everyone too! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”

CRAFT WEEK 1

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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CRAFT WEEK 2

Water from a Well What You Need: Blue tissue paper, 3-4 small paper plates, liquid glue, cotton swabs (1 per child), 12-oz. clear plastic cups (1 per child), and “Bible Story Labels” What You Do:

• Place the blue tissue paper in the center of the table. • Place some glue on the center of each paper plate and set them in the center of the tables. • Place a few cotton swabs next to each plate. • Pass out a 12-oz. plastic cups. • Demonstrate how to dip their cotton swab into the glue, then dab some onto one of the

tissue paper squares, and then glue it to the inside of the cup. You will need to be ready to help little hands with this process.

• Give each child a “Bible Story Label” to place on the outside of their cup. • Write the child’s name on their cup and place inside white bag.

What You Say: Before the Activity: “Today, we learned about a woman who went to the well to draw water. I thought it would be fun to make a craft to take home that reminds us of our lesson today!!” During the Activity: “Look at this cup? (Hold up a cup.) I want you to take a cotton swab, dip it into the glue, dab some glue onto the tissue paper, and then carefully press it inside the cup. Remember, just like water goes INSIDE the cup, the tissue paper goes INSIDE the cup. You’ll also need to put one of these labels on the OUTSIDE of your cup.” (Do activity.) After the Activity: “Great job, everyone! Your wells look awesome. Tell me, when Jesus asked the woman for a drink at the well that day, what did she do? (Pause for responses). Yes! She gave Jesus a drink. Jesus took the time to speak to her even though she was different. Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone!”

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

PRAYER/PLAYDOH TIME What you Need: Parent Take Home Card, Playdoh, Heart Cookie Cutters, Rolling Pins, and Sticker Roll SMALL GROUP LEADER (SGL): “It’s Prayer and Playdoh time - my favorite time! I think we should pretend to carry buckets of water while we walk to the table since the woman in our lesson went to a well to get a bucket of water. Everyone pick up your pretend bucket of water. Try not to spill any water as we walk. Here we go! (Pretend to carry heavy buckets of water as you walk to the table. Pretend to get splashed by a few drops of water as you walk. Make it fun.) You did a great job! Now let’s sit down so we can talk about our lesson today. One, two, three, sit down with me!” SGL: “We learned in our Bible lesson today that Jesus loves everyone, even the woman at the well who was different. Everyone is different and Jesus loves us ALL no matter what! Who does Jesus love? Jesus loves everyone! I want us to make a list of ways Jesus loves us. Like how:

• He’s a good friend. • He protects us. • He makes us better when we’re sick. • He helps us when we’re afraid, He gives us what we need. • He helps us do hard things.

SGL: “Think about how Jesus loves us. When I say your name, tell me one way He loves you. (Pause) I love your ideas! Doing these things for other people will show them we love them the way Jesus loves us. Now I’ll pray.” SGL: “Ok, it’s time to review our lesson. I am going to ask you some questions and you will get a sticker for answering them. I have some really cool stickers today. Are you ready? (Pause.) Great!”

• Go from child to child and have them repeat the memory verse for a sticker. • Ask the children the Bottom Line question for a sticker. • Using the Parent Take Home card, ask each child individually the questions pertaining to this

week’s lesson and give out a sticker.

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PLAYDOH/ PRAYER TIME

Memory Verse –

John 15:12, NIV

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