SEUSSVILLE PART I & II

SEUSSVILLE

DR. SEUSS PRESCHOOL BIBLE SERIES

                Horton Hears A Who

                                I.            Samuel Hears The Lord

   “I am listening, Lord.” – 1 Samuel 3:9 (CEV)

1.       Prayer Time

2.       Snack & Restroom Break

3.       Movie Clip:

                We watched the opening clip of Horton Hears A Who from the
                beginning until Horton first considers the fact that there may be little
                people on the speck.   

4.       Bible Lesson:

                 I told the kids the story of Samuel hearing a voice during the night
                while he slept.  We put our heads down on the table while Samuel
                was “asleep” then we all say “SAMUEL” and snatch our heads up. 
                We ran to Eli’s room twice before we finally figured out it the Lord
                speaking to Samuel.  After our lesson, we discussed the importance of
                listening to God when he speaks to us.

5.       Craft:

                I printed out elephant templates from google images and the kids
                made paper plate Hortons with their memory verse written on the
                back.

 

                              II.            God Sees Little David

   “I am listening, Lord.” – 1 Samuel 3:9 (CEV)

1.       Prayer Time

2.       Snack & Restroom Break

3.       Movie Clip:

                We watched the clip from the movie where the mayor finally hears
                Horton, too.  They discover that though the significantly different in
                size,  they Whos are just as real as Horton.

4.       Bible Lesson:

                 I told the kids the story of Samuel visiting to Jesse to choose on of

                Jesse’s sons as the next king.  Even though David’s family didn’t think

                he was important enough and kingly enough to be considered by

                Samuel as king, God had already picked little David to be the next
                king.

                We acted out the story and discussed how God has plans for us, too. 

                Whether we’re three or a hundred and three.

5.       Craft:

                We made handprint clovers and specks.

 

New Series Artwork: CROWNED

My initial post on the Crowned series listed it as an 11 week series.  After prayerful consideration, we have condensed the series to a 5 week message series that leads up to Easter. I may use some of the unused ideas in my preschool SPARKS class.

We will immediately begin the CROWNED series after wrapping up our ANGER DANGER series.  CROWNED focuses on life lessons we can learn from some of the Bible's most famous and infamous kings.  The final message will be taught on Palm Sunday and is entitled King of Kings. (To allow families time to be together in the sanctuary, we have no Kids' Church on Easter.  We do our Easter service on Palm Sunday.)

The series will also tie in fictional and cartoon kings to assist in making the Biblical kings easier to understand for the kids.  I will be uploading the series in the next few days.

The First King
Saul loses his crown because he disobeys God.  We wrote a skit where the Burger King king loses his paper crown after he disobeys the commercial director and eats a whopper before the commercial can be shot instead of waiting until after the commercial is filmed.

The Give Up King
Asa gives up on his faith in the end.  We will be using the clip of Lightning McQueen helping the King across the finish line in the Disney & Pixar film CARS. 

The Dancing King
King David dances before the Lord unashamed.  We have wrote a skit about the King Vitamin king who dances before the Lord when he discovers a toy in his box of King Vitamin cereal.

The Kid King
Despite his youth, Josiah did great things for God.  He cleansed the land of idolatry.  We will be using the story of Simba from Disney's animated film The Lion King.  Simba chased the hyenas and Scar from the Pride Lands.

King of Kings
Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey and the townspeople cried out Hosanna.  We will learn that of all the great Kings, Jesus is King of Kings.  After our service, the kids will enjoy an Easter egg hunt.