Sunday School Teacher Preparation Booklet 2012 Term 1 (1st Jan 4th March) Week 1 Gods Loving Care

re (Tipping Watering Can) Based on: Bible Stories About Jesus P.41 Week 2 Follow Me (Whose Footprints?) Based on: Bible Stories About Jesus P.33 Week 3 Jesus Says No (Saying No) Based on: Bible Stories About Jesus P.26 Week 4 Jesus Calms The Sea (Make A Sailor Hat) Based on: Bible Stories About Jesus P.53 Week 5 The God Samaritan (Helping Others Picture) Based on: Bible Stories About Jesus P.56 Week 6 He Also Made The Stars Based on: Bible Story Puzzles P.4 Week 7 Adam Named The Animals Based on: Bible Story Puzzles P.5 Week 8 Animals On The Ark Based on: Bible Story Puzzles P.6 Week 9 Safe In The Ark Based on: Bible Story Puzzles P.7 Week 10 Sign Of A Covenant Based on: Bible Story Puzzles P.8 Date for term 1: 1st of January 4th March Every kid has their own folder to file their crafts or works. Therefore, kids can review what they have learnt this term

at home. On the 11 th of March and 18th March, we are having Two Activities Weeks. During those two weeks, we might have face painting or treasure hunt etc. instead of doing book works. Also, theres a sticker book for each kid. This helps them to pay more attention to the teacher. According to their behaviour, each week the teachers may give them three stickers as the best behaviour, one stickers as a bad behaviour. At the last week of term, kids may get rewards. Teachers are required to read the bible chapter(s) or verse(s) at home before teaching the kids. Then, think about what the chapter or verses want to portray. P.S: If there is anything wrong in this booklet just use pencil to correct them. Thank you!

Week 1 Gods Loving Care (Tipping Watering Can)

Date: 1st Jan Time: About 15 35 mins

This week bible chapter and verse: Matthew 6:25 and 6:28 34 Stickers Reward Kids, there is a sticker book for each of you. If that week, you have a good behaviour, you may get stickers. If you have the best behaviour, you may get three stickers a week! But, if you behaviour badly, you will just only get one sticker! At the last week of term, you will get a reward! So, pay more attention and remember what we are going to teach you guys.

Disgusting station
After reading and knowing what this verses want to portray, tell the kids about it. Talk about how God cares for us, talk about the meaning of these flowers etc. Tell the kids to remember god is always with them. Try to ask the kids to memorise the sentence that says, God cares for me.

The speech: Kids, today we are looking at gods cares. Do you think god cares you? Does God give enough food to you to eat? (Replies) Do you see the flowers that are in the street or in the field? (Replies and draw them in the white board) Then, do you think theres anyone look after them EVERYDAY? (No) Then, why do you think they can still alive? Because God cares them for us! God puts rains down to them, so they can drink and they can be still alive, right? (Draw down rains to the flowers) So, you are one of the gods favourite son or daughter (point at each kid), god will also look after you, like the flowers! God will give enough food, clothes and drinks for us! (Clean the flowers in the white board). Can you draw food and drinks for me in the white board, please? (Ask kids to draw something that god gave them in the white board). So, what we have to worry about? God already gave many good things to us like all these! (Point to all the drawings that the kids have drawn) Okay, so now we are going to do the flowers that are cares by god.

Crafts Station
Materials: Bible Stories About Jesus P.41 (photo copies) Green or white paper for each kid
Cut out of a watering can for each kid Cut out of three flowers for each kid Scissors (for teachers) Glues Colour Pencils Methods: 1. Photo copies the book Bible Stories About Jesus page 41 2. Duplicate and cut our a watering can and three flowers for each kid 3. Let the kids colour the watering can and the flowers 4. Tell the kids to glue them in a green or white paper. Glue the flowers along the left side and bottom of the paper.

Glue the watering can above the flowers where the right top corner of the paper (as shown as the book) 5. Draw some water drops from the watering can to the flowers

6. Write their name in their crafts and write the week, date and the title on top of the paper
7. File the crafts in their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

To finish off Sunday school, teachers MUST ask what the kids have learnt and pray. The speech: (when everyone is finish) Okay, have everyone finished theirs crafts yet? So, what have you learnt today? (Wait till their replies). Yes, we know that god cares us. He cares everyone. He cares everything that he made, right? Now, we are going to pray, we have to close our eyes and do not talk, okay? (Wait till kids eyes close) The pray: Dear God, thank you that you let us together here today, to know more about you. Thank you that we know you care us and love us. I pray that you bless us this week in school, bless us that we can share your love to the friends we know. Let us remember you are always here with us. Thank you, Lord. In Jesus name, amen! Stickers Reward Time

Week 2 Follow Me (Whose Footprints?)

Date: 8th Jan Time: 15 30 mins This week bible chapter and verses: Matthew 4:18 20

Story station
Tell the bible verses to the kids. Then, led that to the animals footprint. The speech: I am going to tell a story to you guys. It is about

Jesus followers! Once upon a time, Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee. Then, he saw two brothers. They are called Simon Peter and Andrew. The two brothers were putting a net into the sea because they are fishermen and they want to catch as many fishes as they can. (You may draw the fishes in the white board.) Then, Jesus came up to them and said, Come and follow me! So, Simon Peter and Andrew left their nets and followed him! This is the end of the story. So, kids, when you hear someone say to you, follow me, why would you want to follow them? Because you know that theres something you want to see and you know that it is true, right? This happened the same as Simon Peter and Andrew; they both know Jesus is true. So, they didnt wait for anything, they quickly followed Jesus. When someone is following the others in the sand, what do you think they will leave down? Yes, footprint! Remember, God makes all animals footprints! So, what is the footprint of human, kids? Draw them in the board! (Ask about three more animals footprint and draw them). So, we now all know what are the footprints of animals! We are going to do a worksheet about footprints.

Work Station
Materials: Bible Stories About Jesus Page 33 photocopies for each kid Pencils Colour pencils Ruler Processes: 1. Photocopies the book Bible Stories About Jesus page 33 2. Duplicate the page for each kid 3. Let the kids colour the footprints and the animals 4. Talk about each footprints in the page

5. Ask kids to draw a line to connect the footprints with the correct animals and check them if they are right. 6. Write their name and write the week, date on top of the paper. 7. File the work to their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Okay, has everyone finish the worksheet? So, kids, what we have learnt today? (Replies) Yes, we now know that we follow Jesus because we know that he is the truth. We know that God created all the animals footprints! Now, we are going to pray. Remember, we have to close our ___? (Say eyes together) And do not ___ (Say talk together). Okay! (Wait till everyone eyes close) The pray: Dear heavenly father, thank you that we can have Sunday school to know your words. Thank you that you looked after us this week. I prayed that you let us remember we are the followers of yours. Let us know we are yours. Let us know you are the truth. I prayed that you bless us all as we leave soon! Thank you, Lord! In Jesuss name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 3 Jesus Says No (Saying No)

Date: 15th Jan Time: About 15 35 mins This week bible chapter and verses:

Matthew 4:1 11

Story station
Tell the bible verses to the kids. Then disgust how we should say no and what are the wrong things that we should not do.

The Speech: Today, we are learning how to say no! Do you know how to say no? (Draw a BIG CROOSE X in the board) If you dont know, then we can look at how Jesus say no to the devil. (ACT what was happening in the story) Once upon a time, Jesus hasnt eaten foods for 40 days!! Jesus was so hungry!!! Suddenly, the devil came up to him and said, If you are the Son of God, turn these stones to become food! Then, Jesus answered, No, because the bible says, Man does not eat food alone, but they are full by every single words from God! So I wont turn these stones to food! Then, the devil took Jesus to the highest point of the temple and said, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down because god will command his angles to save you! Jesus answered, No, because the bible says, do not put God to a test! So, I wont jump down! Again, the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms and said, If you bow down and worship me, I will give all these to you! Jesus was so angry and said, NO! Go away from me! You can just only worship the Lord your God, and serve him only!! Therefore, the devil left and the angle punished the devil!! Kids, can you see how Jesus say NO to the devil? He used bible verses to say NO to the devil!! He was really smart. From here, we know that we need to read more bible verse, so that we can say NO to the devil! We need to say NO when we are tempted too! Now, look at these pictures (show the worksheet), which kid should say NO? And which kid is doing the wrong thing?

Work Station
Materials: Bible Stories About Jesus Page 26 photocopies for each kid Pencils Colour pencils Processes:

1. Photocopies the book Bible Stories About Jesus page 26 2. Duplicate the page for each kid 3. Discuss each pictures with the kids 4. Tell the kids just colour the pictures that show the children is doing the right things. Circles the picture that the child should say No 5. Explain what make Jesus unhappy. 6. Write their name and write the week, date on top of the paper. 7. File the work into their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Okay, has everyone finish the worksheet? Kids, what we have learnt today? Yes, we learnt how Jesus says NO to the devil. We have learnt that we need to say NO when we are tempted!! We have also learnt what things would make Jesus angry and sad!! Now, we are going to pray. Close our eyes and dont talk! Pray: Dear God, thank you that you let us know what things will make you sad and angry. Thank you that today we have learnt lots from you. Thank you that you let us know how you say NO to the devil! I pray that when we are being tempted, you will give us energy to say NO! I pray that in the pass week, if we have done anything wrong, you will forgive us! I also pray that we can do things that you like, to be your lovely child! Thank you for everything you have done in us! I pray in Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 4 Jesus Calms The Sea (Make A Sailor Hat)

Date: 22nd Jan Time: 15 35 mins This week bible chapter and verses:

Luke 8:22 25

Story station
Tell the bible verses to the kids. Then, disgust how Jesus is always been with us whenever happening! The speech: Today, I am going to tell you a story again and it is about Jesus calmed the sea!! (You may ask the kids to act what was happening in the story) One day, Jesus said to his followers, Lets go over to the other side of the sea! So, the followers got into a boat and set out. When they were sailing, Jesus fell into a sleep! Suddenly, a great wind blow into their boat! They were in great danger!! The followers quickly woke Jesus up and said, Jesus! Jesus! We are going to drown!! Jesus got up and calmed all the wind, water waves and the storm! Then, all was calm. Jesus asked his followers, What are you guys so scare for? Kids, why do you think that Jesus asked, What are you guys scared for? Because Jesus is here with the followers and he has many power, so why the followers need to scare? The followers should not be scare because Jesus is always with them!! This happens to you as well! (Point at each kid) When you are scare, you need to think Jesus is with me! (Put hands together in the heart) So, you wont be scare because you know Jesus is with us! Whatever happen, JESUS IS WITH US! So, now, we are going to make a hat to reminds ourselves!

Crafts Station
Materials: Book Bible Stories About Jesus page 53 Colours paper or white paper for each kid Scissors (for teachers) Glues Pencils Colour pens

Methods: 1. Duplicate a colour paper or a white paper to each kid 2. Follow the page 53 instruction to make a paper hat 3. Help the kids to make their hats 4. Use a pencils or colour pens to write Jesus is with us on the top of the hat 5. Glue any gapes that are left out 6. Write their name on their hats and write the week, date on top of the hat. 7. File the hat to their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Okay, has everyone finish the hat yet? We have learnt how to make a hat now! Anymore? We have learnt how Jesus calmed the sea! We have learnt Jesus is the one who has many powers! And last, we know Jesus is with us whatever is happening!! Now, we are going to pray! Pray: Dear God, thank you that today, we could make a hat that reminds us you are always with us! Thank you, Jesus, for being with me! I pray that we can be safe, healthy and happy everyday! I pray when we have any troubles, we know that you are with us! Thank you Jesus! In Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 5 The God Samaritan (Helping Others Picture)

Date: 29th Jan Time: 15 30 mins This week bible verse:

Luke 10:25 37

Story station
Tell the bible verse to the kids and then disgust how we should help each other! What ways we can do to help each other.

The speech: Story time! (Draw what was happening in the story) One day, there was a lawyer stood up to Jesus and asked, Teacher, what must I do so that I can go to heaven? Jesus answered, What is written in the bible? You can read that! The lawyer said, Love the Lord your God with all your heart m with your mind and with all your strength! Love you each other like love yourself. Jesus said, You just said it! Do this and you will can go to heaven! Then, Jesus told the lawyer a story about loving your neighbour, he said, There was a man going down from a mountain to the other one but there were robbers. The robbers hit, beat him and went away. The man was dying! Then, there was a priest saw the man but he went away and passed by the other side. So too, a Levite, he saw that man too but he also went away! But there was a Samaritan, he came to where the man was and he took care of the man and let the man to live in a hotel. Then, Jesus asked that lawyer, Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man? Then, the lawyer said, The one that looked after him. Jesus told him, Go and do the same! Kids, which one do you think you should do the same? Yes, the one that looked after the man! He helped the man, so that the men can still be alive. Jesus taught us that we should love the lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength. We also need to love our neighbours, just like how you love yourself! Now, we are going to do crafts that show how we should love our neighbours.

Crafts Station
Materials: Bible Stories About Jesus Page 56 photocopies for each kid Paper for each kid A cut out of the pictures (without any words)
Scissors (for teachers) Glues

Colour Pencils Cotton balls Bandages Methods: 1. Photocopies the book Bible Stories About Jesus page 56 2. Cut out only the picture and glue it to a paper 3. Let the kids to colour the pictures 4. Stick the cotton balls under the hurt mans head. 5. Stick the bandage on his leg 6. Write their name and write the week, date and the title on top of the paper 7. File their crafts into their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Has everyone done? Okay, today, we know that we need to love our God with all our heart, with all our soul and with all our strength. [Do the movements, heart, soul (the whole body) and the strength (put our hands upwards). We also need to help and love our neighbours! Now, we are going to pray! Close your eyes and do not talk! Pray: Dear God, thank you that you let us all here to know more about you! Thank you that we can learn about you every Sunday! Thank you that you were with us last week! Lord, I pray that you bless as we are leaving soon! I pray that you would let us love our neighbours and share your love with them! Thank you, Jesus! I prayed in Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 6 He Also Made The Stars

Date: 5th Feb Time: 15 20 mins This week bible verses:

Genesis 1: 14 19

Disgusting station
Explain the fourth day of creation. Ask the kids to think about how many stars are there in the universe. Tell the kids all the stars are made by God! Only he can count them and name them. The speech: Kids! Before you go to bed or when you are travelling, can u see there are many stars in the sky? Can u count them all? On the fourth day before earth has created, God made the stars. It says on the bible, verse 16, and he also made the stars! He can count all of them and he name every single of them! Now, we are going to do a worksheet about the stars that are made by God!

Work Station
Materials: Photocopies of Bible Story Puzzles page 4 Pencils Colour pencils Processes: 1. Photocopies Bible Story Puzzles page 4 to each kid 2. Duplicate the worksheet to each kid 3. Connect the dots from 1-10 4. Colour the picture 5. Remind God made the stars and he can count them 6. Write their name on the work and write the week, date on top on the work 7. File their work into their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Okay, all done! Today, we have learnt God made the stars on the fourth day of creation. He can court all of them and name them. Now, we are going to pray!

The pray: Dear heavenly father, thank you that you let us know you are the creation of earth. Thank you that you let us know you create the stars in the fourth day of creation. I pray that you can bless us this week in school. Bless with our life! Thank you, Lord! In Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 7 Adam Named The Animals

Date: 12th Feb Time: 15 25 mins This week bible verses:

Genesis 2: 19 20

Disgusting station
Explain Adam is one of the roles in creation. Tell the kids Lord made the animals and brought them to Adam and Adam named them. The speech: Do you remember that god made the stars on the fourth day of creation? After the God has made stars, he also made us! He made Adam on the sixth day of creation! Also, God made the animals, so he showed them to Adam and let Adam to name the animals. Therefore, Adam named all the animals! God made all of us so different because he gave us different strengths! (Talk about how kids have their own strength) Now, we are going to name the animals as well!

Work Station
Materials: Photocopies of Bible Story Puzzles page 5 Pencils Colour pencils Processes: 1. Photocopies Bible Story Puzzles page 5 to each kid

2. Duplicate the worksheet to each kid 3. Draw the animals that are shown in the worksheet to the white board and teach the kids what are the animals names 4. Use pencils to write down the name of each animal to the crossword puzzle 5. Colour the crossword puzzle and the animals 6. Write their name and write the week, date on top of the page 7. File their worksheets to their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: Everyone has done your worksheet yet? Today, we have learnt God made humans and animals. We know that God let Adam (who was made on the sixth day of creation) to name the animals. We also know that God made us differently because he gave us our own special strength. Now, we are going to pray. Close eyes and dont talk The pray: Dear God, thank you that you let us all here to know about your words! Thank you that you let us know about the creation days. Thank you that we have learnt lots of things today. Lord, I pray that you will be with us as we are leaving soon. I pray that we can remember all the stuffs that are form you. I pray in Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 8 Animals On The Ark

Date: 19th Feb Time: 15 35 mins This week bible verses:

Genesis 7: 1-5

Disgusting station

Tell the kids about the ark and what types of animals what were taken on the ark. Talk about God brought Noah to protect the animals. The speech: Okay, today we are going to learn about the ark! After God made earth, there was a man called Noah. God brought him the make an ark to protect the animals! God offered Noah to take seven of every kind of clean animals, a male and a female. Then, God also said to Noah to take two of every kind of unclean animals, male and female. Last, seven of every kind of bird, male and female. So, Noah took all of them to the ark, and then there was flooding! This was how Noah protected the animals; he saved them from the flooding! Now, we are going to do a craft about the types of animals.

Crafts Station
Materials: Photocopies of Bible Story Puzzles page 6 A paper for each kid Cut out of the animals heads and bodies for each kids
Scissors (for teachers) Glues

Colour pencils Methods: 1. Photocopies Bible Story Puzzles page 6 for each kid 2. Duplicate the copy and a paper to each kid 3. Cut out the animals heads and bodies 4. Glue them correctly to another paper 5. Colour the animals 6. Write their name and write the week, date on top of the paper 7. File their craft to their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week.

The speech: What have we learnt today? We have learnt about Noah and the ark. We have learnt what animals did Noah bring to the ark and how he protected the animals from the flooding. Now, we are going to finish off with the pray. The pray: Dear heavenly father, thank you that we can have Sunday school every week to learn your words. Thank you today weve learnt about Noah, the ark and the animals that he took. Thank you that you let us know how Noah protected the animals from the flooding. I pray that if we have done anything wrong this week, you will forgive us; therefore, we can be your lovely children. I pray that you will bless us this week! Thank you, Lord! In Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 9 Safe In The Ark

Date: 26th Feb Time: 15 25 mins This week bible verses:

Genesis 7:13 23

Disgusting station
Tell the kids about why God wanted Noah to build the ark and took his family and the animals. Talk about God put the flooding to earth and Noahs ark was safe! Talk about God always provides a safe place for his children. The speech: Kids, do you remember how I talked about Noah and the ark last week? Why do you think that God told Noah to take all the animals to the ark? According to the bible, God says there were many bad things happening in earth, so he had to put the flooding to wash away all the bad things! So, God told Noah to build an ark and took the animals and his family to go! When there was the flooding, Noahs ark was really safe! The water was burst from

underground springs to the sky for 40 days! But Noahs family was really safe! Kids, God always give you a safe place for his children! He will give a safe place to every one of you! Now, help Noah to finish the ark and colour it!

Work Station
Materials: Photocopies of Bible Story Puzzles page 7 Pencils Colour pencils Processes: 1. Photocopies Bible Story Puzzles page 7 for each kid 2. Duplicate the copy to each kid 3. Use pencils to trace along the dashed lines 4. Colour the ark 5. Write their name and write the week, date on top of the paper 6. File their worksheet into their own folder

Finishing off and Pray Station

Finishing off this week. The speech: What did we talk about today? We have talked about the reason why God told Noah to build the ark and took his family and the animals inside. We have talked about how was the flooding but Noahs ark was safe. We also know that you always give us a safe place. Now, we are going to pray. The pray: Dear God, thank you that you bring us here to know you more! Thank you that you taught us lots! Thank you that you always give a safe place to us! I pray that during this week, we can share your love to friends we know. I pray that you may bless all the kids here! Thank you, Lord! I pray in Jesus name, amen!
Stickers Reward Time

Week 10 Sign Of A Covenant

Date: 4th March Time: 15 20 mins This week bible verse:

Genesis 9: 8 17

Disgusting station
Tell the kid about the rainbow was a sign of Gods covenant. Talk about God made a covenant with Noah and his sons, the animals, and all his generation. Talk about the rainbow in the clouds as the sign. The speech: Last week, we were talking about Noahs ark was really safe during the 40 days of flooding. Now, they were out of the ark and they saw a rainbow in the sky! God promise Noah, his son and all the animals that were in the ark, he promised that he would NOT let all life be cut off by the waters of a flood, never again there will be any flooding in earth. Therefore, God made a rainbow as a sign of the covenant. Okay, thats it for today! Now, next two week, we are not going to do any bookwork because weve finished term 1 work! Yeah! Now, we are going to finish off this term with a pray! This time, I want everyone to pray with me. (Say one sentence and then they follow) The pray: Dear God (follow), thank you that (follow) we could learn (follow) lots of stuffs (follow) during this term (follow). Thank you that (follow), we can know (follow) more about you (follow)! I pray that (follow) you bless us in school (follow). I pray that (follow) we can share your love (follow) to the friends (follow) that we know (follow). I pray that (follow) you will bless us all here (follow)! In Jesus name (follow), amen (together). Good job, guys! Now, we are going to have rewards time! Each of you will get a reward and get your own folder. Hope you can remember what we have learnt this term!