“REJOICE WITH ME, FOR I HAVE FOUND MY SHEEP THAT WAS LOST “
BIBLE REFERENCES: Is 40:11 / Ps 95:7 / Ps 100:3 / Matt 18:10-14 / Lk 15:1-7 / Lk 19:10
PRAISE GOD IN THE GATES (BEFORE ENTERING THE CLASSROOM DOOR):
- Today’s story is about JESUS, the GOOD SHEPHERD, who searches for His lost sheep. When He finds them He says, “BE HAPPY WITH ME… I FOUND MY LOST SHEEP!”
- Let’s declare together, JESUS FINDS LOST SHEEP!
WORKTABLE: blank worksheet / cutting strips / step-by-step lesson
- Printing: JESUS FINDS LOST SHEEP
- Cut and Glue: Counting My Sheep (10 Frame)
SONGS AT CIRCLE:
- Transition: Criss Cross Applesauce
- Call to worship: I Hear the Blowing of the Shofar
SONGS FOR APRIL:
- The Lord Is My Shepherd by LDF (Russian Harp)
- Optional Video Song: Baa Baa, He’s the Good Shepherd
BIBLE STORY:
- Discuss some characteristics of sheep pdf (related to today’s theme)
- Storytelling with Props
- OR read The Lost Sheep from a Children’s Bible
- OR read from a storybook
- OR watch THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP by Jean Girgis / OR THE LOST SHEEP by Gracelink
- Refrain: Baa, Baa, He’s the Good Shepherd… everywhere I go He knows…
TRUTH VS LIE CHALLENGE: pdf
PRAYER: pdf
FREE PLAY IN CENTERS: (APRIL THEMES)
Release the children one at a time, with their play cards, to choose a center.
- DRESS-UP: Shepherd Garment, Stuffed Animals (sheep, wolf)
- DRY TABLE: Soil, Pots, Flowers, Insects (Gardening)
TRAINTABLE: Roadway and Cars / Trucks- KITCHEN: Standard Foods / Specialty Food:
- INSTRUMENTS: RussianHarp (Shepherd)
- EASEL / CRAYONS: Shepherd and Sheep coloring sheet pdf
- EASEL / PAINT: Green Grass (straight tool) / Quiet Waters (wavy tool)
- PLAY DOUGH: Assorted Colors / Lamb Cookie Cutters
- CRAFT PROJECT: Popsicle Stick Lamb (materials/supplies)
CLEAN-UP OF CENTERS (IN PREPARATION FOR DISMISSAL):
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: Counting Sheep
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. TAKEHOME: Worksheet / Booklet pdf / DO NOT SEND HOME SHEPHERD CRAFTS TILL THE SHEPHERD UNIT IS COMPLETE
EXTRAS:
Science Project: Pinterest Green Grass Heads
