{"id":253,"date":"2024-04-12T21:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T20:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/?page_id=253"},"modified":"2024-07-28T22:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T21:13:31","slug":"love","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/index.php\/love\/","title":{"rendered":"LOVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||59px||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1367px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-73px||-73px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LOVE-banner-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;LOVE banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(239,226,208,0.46)&#8221; width=&#8221;99.8%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;104px||195px||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;124px&#8221; bottom_divider_repeat=&#8221;1x&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;884px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;44px||44px|25px|true|false&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><b>THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: LOVE!<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galatians 5:22-26 \/ Exodus 1:9-14 \/ John 15:5-8 \/ John 3:16 \/ 1 John 4:16<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>DECLARE THE WORD OF GOD AT THE CLASSROOM DOOR:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Today we are declaring that \u201cGOD IS LOVE!\u201d 1 John 4:16<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">When you hear that GOD IS LOVE, what do you want to say to Him?<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Print a student\u2019s response on the GIVE THANKS TO GOD poster before entering the classroom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><b>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: large;\">W<\/span><\/b><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>ORKTABLES \/ WORKSHEET: <\/b><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LOVE-worksheet-blank-scaled.jpg\">PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Printing Text: JESUS HELPS ME SHARE (sharing is a classroom expression of LOVE)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Review Strawberry Fact Sheet <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/strawberry-fact-sheet-1-scaled.jpg\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0and recipe <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/strawberry-fact-sheet-2-scaled.jpg\">PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Painting of Edible Fruit- Strawberries: Step-by-step Lesson Packet <a href=\"https:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LOVE-worksheet-1-compressed.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Strawberry Taste Test Time!\u00a0 Give thanks to God for sweet and delicious strawberries! \u00a0What a cool fruit. He is so creative! \u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Save some seeds for planting (cross-section slice of strawberry; plant in soil; observe over next several weeks) \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Add a piece of fruit to the glass jar to observe the process of decomposition.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cLet\u2019s go to the carpet and learn about another kind of fruit: LOVE!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>SONGS:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Call to worship: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be?GK4oSkWjc-Q\"><u>I Hear the Blowing of the Shofar Calling me to Worship God!<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fruit of the Spirit Series: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wgzhCJthAok\"><u>CHRIST THE VINE\u2026 LOVE<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Chorus to <a href=\"https:\/\/video.search.yahoo.com\/yhs\/search?fr=yhs-adk-adk_sbnt&amp;ei=UTF-8&amp;hsimp=yhs-adk_sbnt&amp;hspart=adk&amp;param1=17000101&amp;param2=c6701ee8-d89a-4b50-8cb8-eee8425572f8&amp;param3=quicksearchtool_3.3.2%7EUS%7Enocache%7E&amp;param4=nocache%7EChrome%7Efruit+of+the+spirit+by\"><u>Fruits of the Spirit by Wesley\u2019s Wuppets<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>OTHER OPTIONAL SONG IDEAS:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">JESUS LOVES ME<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Video Song:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worshiphousekids.com\/yan-love-one-another-28327\"><u>LOVE, LOVE, LOVE One Another<\/u><u>\u00a0<\/u>by worshiphousekids<\/a><u style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>LESSON VISUALS:<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Fruit of the Spirit poster (PDF)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Basket of plastic fruit or fruit pictures from the Garden of Eden Lesson<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Glass Jar for observing rotting fruit<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Good vs Rotten Fruit game cards\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>LESSON<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>:\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Teach sign language for LOVE (MySmartHands.com)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">READ: LOVE BOOKLET (PDF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>PR<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>AYER SUGGESTIONS:<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">WORSHIP (statements about God\u2019s character): God is LOVE. \u00a0He showed us His LOVE by SHARING His Son Jesus with us.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sharing is one way of showing love. \u00a0But sometimes it\u2019s HARD to share. \u00a0Think of a time that you did NOT want to share. \u00a0For some reason, it was extra hard!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Ask God to help you when it\u2019s hard to share.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Classroom Blessing: \u201cFather God, thank YOU for loving us all the time. \u00a0Sometimes it\u2019s HARD to SHARE. \u00a0Help us to share even when it\u2019s hard. \u00a0Help us to love others the way YOU love us, all the time!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>FREE <\/b><\/strong><strong><b>PLAY:<\/b><\/strong><strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/span>Before you hand out play cards, show them\u00a0you are setting the FREE PLAY TIMER (to go off about 5 minutes before parents are expected to arrive\/11:40 AM in the WD classroom).\u00a0 The timer will let them know they have 1 more minute to play then everyone will STOP PLAYING and clean up the centers.\u00a0 After centers are in order, students will be directed to the carpet to pick a book from the shelf and quietly \u201cread\u201d\u00a0until families arrive.\u00a0 This will be a good lesson on\u00a0classroom \u00a0responsibility. \u00a0It also helps students\u00a0stop playing before parents arrive\u00a0(facilitates transition).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">During FREE PLAY, call the children one at a time to work on the art project: Add LOVE to Fruit Trees (PDF)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Overtime Activity: \u00a0Should the service extend beyond the normal dismissal time, there are some circle games that can be played (Marbles, Bean Bag Toss, Doggie\u2019s Bone etc). \u00a0\u00a0These games are located under the TV stand.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>DISMISSAL<\/b><\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Call the students one at a time when parent\/guardian arrives. \u00a0Prompt other students to call out \u201cGOODBYE (student\u2019s name)\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Student returns PLAY CARD to the tray<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Student checks mailbox for take-home papers<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Student selects a snack from the table in the hallway\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><b>CLOSING DOWN THE CLASSROOM: <a href=\"http:\/\/biblelessons4children.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CLOSING-DOWN-THE-CLASSROOM-1.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Wash brushes and close paint jars<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Turn off battery operated keyboard<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Stack chairs and carpet mats<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Vacuum area rug (rechargeable vacuum plugged into corner outlet)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Turn off heat and lights<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Place garbage can outside classroom door<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Return teaching materials to packet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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