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Nursery Lesson Plan: God Feeds Us - 5th February 2012

Lesson Plan
FIBC Nursery (0-4 years old)
Date: 5th February 2012, Time: 1 – 2.30pm
Concept Area: God made food for people and animals
Bible Verse: Psalm 136:25 God gives food to us.
Teachers: Elaine and Sarma

1-1.30pm: Early Arrivers Activities

Activity Station 1: Pasting cuisines from different nationalities
 ·         Pictures of food from the different nationalities found in the nursery e.g. South African, Malaysian, etc.

Say: “God gives food to all people of the world. God gives us food from different cultures to enjoy”

Activity Station 2: Making food with kitchen play set
·         Cutting toy fruit and vegetables
·         Cooking food on toy kitchen stove

Say: “God is the source of all food. God loves us by providing us with food to nourish our body and make us grow healthy and strong.”

1.30 – 1.40pm: Bible Story Time

Bible Story: Jesus fed the people – 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish (Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:30-44, Luke 9:10-17, John 6:1-13)

·         Now I am going to tell you a story about how Jesus fed the people
·         Bring out the bread and the fish

Jesus withdrew by boat privately to a quiet place. The crowds followed him. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
Evening came and the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

“Bring them here to me,” he said. Jesus directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. They all ate and were full. The disciples picked up 12 basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, women and children.
·         I know God loves us because he provides food for us.
·         Ask the children to recite it one-by-one Psalm 136:25 “God gives food to us.”

1.50 – 2pm:  Group Game Time
Mystery Bag
·         2 Drawstring bags containing fruit with different textures and shapes such as orange, apple, pear, banana
·         Call out a fruit and ask the children to take turn to pick the correct fruit using their hands to feel.
·         Pass the bag around and repeat.
·         Say: “God created orange, can you pick out the orange from the bag without looking?”
·         Read more on concept here: http://elainengfriis.blogspot.com/2011/05/montessori-activity-mystery-touch.html

Montessori Fruit Sensory Tub
·         Big tub filled with pasta as base and filled with plastic fruits and letter magnets for children to find, scoop and dig into containers, pots and bowls
·         Ask the children to sort the items by colour, by type of food, etc.
·         Older children can match letters with the fruit
·         Cutting toy fruit and vegetables
·         Read more on concept here: http://elainengfriis.blogspot.com/2011/09/montessori-activity-styrofoam-based.html

2 – 2.10pm: Snack Time

·         Sing the “Say Grace Song
·         Get the older kids to distribute the snacks and cups.
·         Ask the children to recite it one-by-one Psalm 136:25 “God gives food to us.”
·         Evaluation: Have the children state ways of God loves us (last week’s lesson) and provides for us. For example by creating food and feeding us.

Food Tasting Game (Contingency)
·         Blind fold
·         Different types of food – sweet, sour, bitter, salty
·         Different kinds of texture – soft or hard

2.10 – 2.20pm: Singing

Remember to take out the musical instruments. Songs:
·        Feed Us Now
·         Jesus Loves Me
·         God Is So Good
·         He’s Able
·         Obedience
·         I Love You, Jesus
·         Deep and Wide

2.20 – 2.30pm: Clean up Time

·         Clean up together and sing the song “Time to Clean Up

2.30pm: Parents pick up kids

2.30 – 2.45pm: Contingency Activities (In case of Communion Service)

Books on Food and Fruits
·         Have books containing fruit and vegetables and food from different cuisines around and read to the children
·         Have books with other bible stories and read to the children

Jigsaw Puzzles on Fruit
·         Bring out the jigsaw puzzle on food

Materials to remember to bring:
1.     Pictures of food of different cultures
2.     Plastic fruit and vegetable toys
3.     Books on fruit and food
4.     Bible story books
5.     Fruit jigsaw puzzles
6.     Musical instruments: drum, musical eggs
7.     Fruit sensory tub with pasta, measuring cups, ladle, scoop, etc.
8.     Toy bread and plastic fish for from kitchen set and fishing for the bible story

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Parent Newsletter

February 5, 2011
Dear Parent

Concept Area
This week we focus on Creation – God made food for people and animals.
Your child will bring back a collage on food from different cultures he/she made during the class.

Bible Verse
The Bible verse used is Psalm 136:25 “God gives food to us”. You can recite this verse to your child at home during the week.

Bible Story
We told the story of Jesus feeding five thousand people with 5 loves of bead and 2 fish using a basket with toy bread and fish to gather the children’s attention.

Songs
We prepared songs, but we did not have the time to carry out this activity.

Activities
We had two stations for the early birds, with cutting and pasting food from different cultures and nationalities, teaching the children that God gives us food from different cultures to enjoy.

The other station with the kitchen play set was used with plastic cooking utensils and food to teach the children that it is God who provides us with food to cook our meals. The children were encouraged to serve their friend (Anna) the food they cooked, reminding them of previous lesson of helping one another.

In continuation with the Bible Story theme, we served bread as snack. The children volunteered and took turn to serve the plate, cups, bread and milk to one another. Throughout, the activities, we asked the children question about Who gives food to us? And we encourage them to recite Psalm 136:25 one-by-one.

During Group game time/Circle Time, we played the game of Mystery Bags as part of sensory stimulation for children of this age group. The children picked the fruit from the bag by feeling them, without looking. We told them that God created orange, and asked them whether they can pick out the orange from the bag without looking?

We hope this helps you to keep up with the education your child received at the nursery this Sunday.

Thank you for entrusting your child with us.

You can see some of the pictures we uploaded from the class here:


In His Service,
Sarma, Jannie and Elaine
 
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Songs

Feed Us Now

The people came to hear you,

The rich, the lame, the blind

They asked for food to save them

And you fed them body and mind

Feed us now, O Son of God as you fed them long ago

Video Demonstration:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/mlehr/reflec/feedus/feedus.htm



Jesus Loves Me

Jesus loves me this I know

For the Bible tells me so

Little ones to him belong

They are weak, but he is strong


Yes, Jesus loves me (3x)

The Bible tells me so!


Jesus loves me! He who died

Heaven’s gate to open wide

He will wash away my sin

Let His little child come in


Yes, Jesus loves me (3x)

The Bible tells me so!



Jesus loves me! He will stay

Close beside me all the way

He’s prepared a home for me

And some day His face I’ll see


Yes, Jesus loves me (3x)

The Bible tells me so!


Video Demonstration:




God Is So Good

God is so good (3x)
He’s so good to me.

He answers prayers (3x)
He’s so good to me.

God loves me so (3x)
He’s so good to me.

He took my sin (3x)
He’s so good to me.

Now I am free (3x)
He’s so good to me.

God is so good.
He took my sin.
Now I am free.
He’s so good to me

Video Demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4enC172CU4

He Is Able

He's able (2x)
I know He's able
I know my Lord is able to carry me through

He deals the broken hearted
And sets the captives free
He makes the lame to walk again
And makes the blind to see
Oh Yes!

He's able (2x)
I know He's able
I know my Lord is able to carry me through

Obedience
Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe

Doing exactly what the Lord commands and doing it happily

Action is the key

Do it immediately

And joy you will receive

Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe
O-B-E-D-I-E-N-C-E

Obedience is the very best way

To show that you believe
Video Demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml_USwrmEX0&feature=related

I Love You, Jesus

I love you Jesus, deep down in my heart (2x)
Let's talk about deep, deep, down & down, Deep down in my heart (2x)

Deep and Wide
Deep and wide, deep and wide
There's fountain flowing
Deep and wide

Deep and wide, deep and wide
There's fountain flowing
Deep and wide


Say Grace Song
Thank you for the world so sweet, Ho Hum

Thank you for the the food we eat, Yum Yum

Thank you for the birds that sing a-ling-a-ling

Thank you God for everything, Amen!

Time to Clean Up

Time to Clean Up (2X)

Boys and Girls (2X)

When we are good helpers (2X)

God is glad (2X)


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