LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
Deut 6:5 / Matt 22:37 / Ex 20 / Mk12:30-31
Jesus said the Ten Commandments can be summarized into two commands: First, love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength; Second, love your neighbor as yourself.
HALLWAY POSTERS (SELF TRACINGS):
- Children find their poster (self tracing) in the hallway.
- Teach them the ASL for LOVE.
- Children draw a heart in the chest area of their poster using a red marker
PRAISE GOD IN THE GATES (BEFORE ENTERING CLASSROOM DOOR):
- Today we will be learning about God’s Laws of Love: The 10 Commandments
- The first 4 commandments are about LOVING GOD
- Jesus said the MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT is to ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength!’ (Mk 12:30-31)
- Let’s declare together: LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
WORKTABLES: student worksheets / step-by-step drawing
- Printing: LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
- Drawing: 2 stone tablets
SONGS AT CIRCLE:
- Transition: Criss Cross Applesauce
- Call to worship: I Hear the Blowing of the Shofar
- Year Theme Song:God Covers Me in Armor
- Song for February: Love The Lord Your God With All O f Your Heart / songsheet pdf
OPTIONAL SONGS FOR REVIEW (extended program):
- Create In Me A Clean Heart /songsheet/ Instrument: Triangle
- God’s Word Is A Lamp To My Feet
- I’ll Hide God’s Word In My Heart, Heart, Heart
BIBLE STORY PREPARATION:
- Preparation for the Word of God: Holy Spirit Teach Us
- Find the story in one of the student Bibles. Encourage the children to read the story with their families at home.
BIBLE LESSON:
- Read: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS (1-4).
- Teach the children the sign language for the first 4 Laws of Love (demonstrate and use flashcard visuals).
- Post Story Song: Love The Lord Your God With All Of Your Heart C LDF 2025
PRAYER: pdf
FREE PLAY IN CENTERS:
Release children one at a time, with their play cards, to choose a center.
- DRY TABLE: White Sand / Red Foil Hearts / Construction Vehicles
- TRAIN TABLE: Vet Clinic (Stuffed animals and First Aid Kit)
- KITCHEN: Standard Set-Up
- PLAY DOUGH: Assorted Playdough Colors / Shape Cutters HEARTS
- EASEL: Sponge Paint Hearts
- ASSISTED CRAFT: Call students 1 at a time to work on the next phase of the SWORD (WORD OF GOD) Project:
BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- 10 Commandment video
CLEAN-UP:
Students must tidy up the centers where they were playing when the timer rang. Teachers/Helpers oversee this activity. Students learn to sort and return items to their proper place. In so doing, they are learning to take care of the classroom. It also helps them be prepared for dismissal. Once the centers are tidy, students move to the BOOK NOOK and quietly look at books.
FEATURED GAME:
- Using the 10 Commandment Flashcards:, name one of the Commandments (#1-4)
DISMISSAL:
Assign an adult to greet parents/guardians.
Call students ONE AT A TIME when families arrive. Prompt the remaining student to call out, “GOODBYE (student’s name).”
Families check mailboxes. Today’s TAKE HOME: Helium-filled red heart balloon / 2 stone tablets worksheet / The 10 Commandments booklet by LDF