Elementary Lessons

What kid doesn’t secretly like a little slime? It’s ooey, it’s gooey, and it’s perfect for telling the next part of The Big Bible Story! During the “Slime Time” series, kids will be molding, shaping and diving into (with their hands that is) green globs of goo to uncover some of the grosser parts of God’s Word.

“Mad Props” is an off-the-wall prop filled adventure through the story of the Israelites exodus from Egypt. There’s just one problem. The story props have gone totally, completely, 100% mad! They’re all mixed up and hidden in one of 4 different prop boxes. Throughout the story, kids will get to vote for one of the boxes. Whatever silly prop is inside will then be used to help tell the story. Through it all, kids will see how God did some of the most out-of-this-world, amazing things you could ever imagine through a man named Moses.

It’s the distant future, the year 3,000, and the universe has run low on its most precious resource—cheese. During the “Space Ninjas vs. Pirate Squirrels” series, small groups will be divided into two teams and will battle each other for one of these last few blocks of delicious goodness. In order to win the coveted wheel of cheese, though, kids will have to exhibit team energy, team spirit, and compete in the “Battle for the Cheese” team trivia competition. To succeed in the “Battle for the Cheese,” kids will have to pay close attention to our Bible story and lesson to answer questions and earn points.

Come on—admit it!  At some point in your life, most of you have probably tried to sneak a peek at one of your wrapped presents.  Especially as a kid, those presents sat there under the tree like a black hole of temptation, sucking you in until you couldn’t resist.  You checked that the coast was clear, picked up your gift and shook it to see what was inside.  Most of the time this is done in secret, but not during the “Shake It Up” series.  During this series, kids will be encouraged to shake different presents and figure out what’s inside.  The contents, when revealed, will help kids discover the story of the most incredible Christmas gift ever given, a gift that shook the world—the gift of Jesus.  

Squish, boing, chomp, splat!  The only thing better than hearing these sounds is making them yourself!  Telling a great story is exciting, but when you get to add your own noises, things get…well…(insert Kaboom sound) explosively fun!  That’s exactly what kids will be doing during the “Live Out Loud” series.  Using their mouths, bodies, and just about anything else they can find, kids will help make the early stories of Jesus’ life come alive with sound effects.  The sounds of the story won’t be the only thing making noise, though.  As kids hear about the wisdom, love, and compassion that Jesus showed, they’ll learn that following his example will help them to “Live Out Loud” so that other people take notice and wonder who or what made them so extraordinary.