Life of Jesus Christ Series Toddler & Preschool Curriculum Lesson 2 Jesus Visits the Temple

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To the Teacher: Begin your planning and preparation with prayer. A letter has been provided for you to send home with the children to share with their parents what is happening in Sunday school, and for review at home. Arrive early to set things up, relax, breathe, take a moment in prayer, and be present when parents arrive with their children. Teacher Preparation: Read Luke 2:41-52, and meditate on this Scripture passage. Think about how this lesson is relevant in your own life and how you can share this lesson enthusiastically with your class. Memory Verse: Children obey your parents. Ephesians 6:1a Materials needed: suitcase and item for traveling toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, tooth paste, night gown or pjs, slippers, mirror, ect.

Schedule & Lesson

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Free time (10 minutes) Greet parents with a smile and welcome their child by greeting. Help parents sense they are leaving their child in a safe and caring environment. Put away any items the parent(s) has sent with the child in a safe place. At the end of each week, make sure all toys are sanitized and ready to play with next Sunday. You may want to set out some new toys from time to time to create interest. Prayer & Snack (10 minutes) Kids should wash their hands and sit down at the table. They should drink from a small cup, and use a napkin. Pray a simple short pray before eating. Establish this so they learn good spiritual habits and manners. Snack suggestions: crackers, water, graham crackers, fish crackers, fresh fruit, (grapes, strawberries, sliced nectarines), raisins, cheese, vanilla wafers, water, apple juice, grape juice, or mild. Music (5 minutes) Jesus Took a Trip Jesus Took a Trip (Tune: Jesus Loves Me) Every year they took a trip, (Walk in place) Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, too! (Hold up three fingers one at a time) When they got there they had fun, (Clap on had fun 2x) Celebrating a big feast. (Spread hands for feast) Mary missed Jesus (Right hand stretched out) Joseph missed Jesus, (Left hand stretched out) The temple they found Him (Make a steeple with both hands) Talking to other men. (Place both index fingers on chin)

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Lesson Time (5-10 minutes) Use good expression for the kids and make it exciting. If a picture is provided with the lesson, color it in advance to show as you tell the story.

Teacher: Every year Mary and Joseph and Jesus would take a family trip to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. (Show a suitcase packed with items you
would take on a trip. Show these to the children and talk about why you need each item or how you would use it. Continue on with the story) This was a time of celebration like we

celebrate on Christmas or Easter. One year when Jesus was 12 year old, Mary and Joseph took a trip to Jerusalem. It was time to celebrate the Passover again. When they arrived, they had such a wonderful time spending the day in celebration. However, time passed quickly and soon it was time to go back home. After they had traveled for a short while, Mary noticed that Jesus was missing. Mary asked, Where is Jesus? Joseph said, Where is Jesus? No one could find Jesus. He was gone. Where was he? Where do you think he was? (Give time for any answers). Mary and Joseph decided to go back to Jerusalem and look for Jesus. They searched and searched and found Jesus in the temple. A temple is like our church today. Jesus was talking to the people there about the things of God. Mary asked Jesus why he ran away like that. Jesus told her he was obeying God in heaven. We should never hide or run from our parents, God would not want us to do that - ever. Jesus went home with Mary and Joseph and obeyed them after that. Music: Lets sing our song again. Jesus Took a Trip (Tune: Jesus Loves Me) Every year they took a trip, (walk in place) Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, too! (Hold up three fingers one at a time) When they got there they had fun, (Clap on had fun 2x) Celebrating a big feast. (Spread hands for feast)
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Mary missed Jesus (Right hand stretched out) Joseph missed Jesus, (Left hand stretched out) The temple they found Him (Make a steeple with both hands) Talking to other men. (Place both index fingers on chin) Craft Time: Cut out items for the trip Jesus took (10-15 minutes) Children color the items, and paste to green construction paper. Write the memory verse on each piece of constriction paper. See items below. Scripture Poetry (Based on Luke 2) Jesus took a trip, (Walk I place) When he was 12, (Give each child a flashcard with the number 12 to hold up) He went with Mary and Joseph (Right hand out then left hand) To visit the big temple. (Make a steeple using both hands) Cleanup (5 minutes) Chant the words: Clean up clean up, oh what fun! Everybody clean up, Lets get it done! (You do not need a tune, just chant in a sing song voice). Play Time (10 minutes) Jeanne McIntosh. All rights reserved September 2012.

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LETTER FOR PARENTS Dear Parent(s), We are so happy to have __________ in Sunday school today! We had such fun today as we shared our second lesson on the Life of Christ. Today we learned about a trip to Jersulam. SNACK TODAY: __________________________ BIBLE LESSON TODAY: Today we learned that Jesus was obedient to Mary and Joseph. MEMORY VERSE: Children obey your parents. Ephesians 6:1a Jesus Took a Trip (Tune: Jesus Loves Me) Every year they took a trip, (Walk in place) Mary, Joseph, and Jesus, too! (Hold up three fingers one at a time) When they got there they had fun, (Clap on had fun 2x) Celebrating a big feast. (Spread hands for feast) Mary missed Jesus (Right hand stretched out) Joseph missed Jesus, (Left hand stretched out) The temple they found Him (Make a steeple with both hands) Talking to other men. (Place both index fingers on chin) Scripture Poetry (Based on Luke 2) Jesus took a trip, (Walk I place) When he was 12, (Give each child a flashcard with the number 12 to hold up) He went with Mary and Joseph (Right hand out then left hand) To visit the big temple. (Make a steeple using both hands) We hope to see you next week. God bless you this week, and spend time reviewing the lesson with your child this week. Rev. Jeanne McIntosh. All rights reserved August September 2012 Have a wonderful week!

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Color the suitcase and add things that would go inside. Cut out and glue to blue construction paper. Write the memory verse on the piece of construction paper.

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