Kindergarden+Lesson+Plans

= 2014 Arizona Lesson Plans =

**Kindergarten Lesson Plan #1** **Teacher: Liz M & Mary Kate M** **Objective:** Let's Play Ball!

**Warm-up**: Introduce ourselves. Play marching song: **"THE SAINTS COME MARCHING IN"** to begin your class. The children will quickly be able to sing along. Have the children march into a line while assistant coaches wave flags, and then seat children. Welcome everyone with the //Savior Stadium Speech// (binder p. 25) and then make introductions between coaches and campers. Review camp rules and ask for any questions. **Prayers?**

**Activities:** __The Opening Pitch__ Sing. Start discussion by speaking of sports and its relation to God's Team. As questions and allow children to think of responses, then discuss the challenges of being on a team and how they can be rewarding. Finally, talk about how being on a team is fun and sing **I'm on God's Team.** Then tell them that we are all on God's Team and remind them that we are on God's team unconditionally. Then tell them what it means to be on God's team (binder p. 27) and remind them of ways that we can help others with specific examples. __In the Dugout__ Read Matthew 22:34-40, 5:19 after explaining that it is the Greatest Commandment and God's #1 game rule is for us to love one another, ourselves, and Him. Say speech about the connection between Scripture and how each one of us must contribute to the team in our homes, schools, communities, and world (binder p. 28). Then introduce all the teams and cheer for them before huddling up and cheering for the teams. **Play theme song** as you walk to the craft area. __Seventh-Inning Stretch__ Connect craft to the days theme by explaining how each camper will have an individual pennant, but we will all share a team banner because we are all on God's Team. Then, show children the supplies and demonstrate how to make the pennants through sketching, gathering pennant materials, adding team names and symbols, and adding decorations. Coaches must be on hand to help children and older campers can help out as well. Then, hand out invitations for the closing ceremony on Friday //(note:invitations must be made)// and children will be taught cheer (BLM 10 p 175). __Concession Stand__ Children must wash their hands and then move to the snack area where they will eat after prayer (binder p 30). Campers will also fill out a scorecard rating their experience at camp on the first day. **Closing:**__Bottom of the Ninth__ **Play theme song** and gather all of the children to ask about what they learned from Scripture and how their craft made them feel a part of God's Team. **Play Song** Discuss Savior Stadium and how to be good players on God's Team, and march children out to pick-up. Make sure children's supplies are together in their buckets and hang pennants and banners. S* **Song idea: Jesus loves me, Open the Eyes of My Heart, Jesus Love is Bubbling Over, If You're Happy and You Know It**
 * __Lucy Spotlight:__ name means light, patron saint of eyesight, lived in Rome, prayed to God and miraculously cured her mother from illness.

**Materials needed:** Scissors, crayons, and markers, paper, pennant cut-outs, construction paper, felt, markers, glitter, buttons, (sports) stickers, other accessories, long sticks or dowels, poster paint, rulers, heavy dowel, butch paper, pencils, glue/tape.

**Kindergarden Lesson #2** **Teacher: Liz and Mary Kate**

**Warm-up:** Have students march into the Stadium singing a song (_), marching with the newly created Team Banner. Do the cheer of the day "We feel the Spirit, yes we do! We feel the Spirit, how about you?" Scripture will be read, the cheer will be repeated, and the students end the large group with When the Saints Go Marching In.

**Activities:** Read the Scripture for the day. The story talks about God providing for all creation always. Talk about how God provides for people, but also for plants, and animals and every living thing. Therefore, we don't have to worry. God will always be part of our team, even if we strike out or hit a home run. Read the Scripture (Luke 12: 6-9, 28-34). (Also, read parables of God's love, the lost sheep and prodigal son? Act out with stories/puppets. **Can't find this in one of the papers, but the VHS Day 2 sheet lists it)** St. Lucy Spotlight: she saw st. Agatha in a vision and was told she would be the light of Syracuse (her city), she had beautiful eyes that shone with the love of God, when her mother's illness was cured she convinced her mom to give their wealth to the poor of the city.

Sing another song before moving onto the snack time. Before eating, pray: Dear God, We understand that you love us very much and will give us everything we need. We are thankful to be part of your team. We know that everyone is part of your team, and that will always will be part of it, no matter what we do. Please free us from worrying, and remind us that God will provide. Amen.

Next, make the megaphones for the day to shout about the goodness of God.

**Closing: How do we know we are part of a team?**

**Song idea: cast your burden, awesome God, father Abraham, God of Wonders**

**Materials needed:** material for megaphones (poster?), glue, scissor, markers, crayons, paint to decorate

**Teacher:** Mary Kate and Liz
 * Kindergarten Lesson #3 **

**Warm-up:** March in with banner again. Cheer: "Let's hear it for God's team! Shout it out for God's team!". Then, the large group reads the Gospel. The cheer is repeated.

**Activities**: Tell the children that sometimes we make mistakes, and strike out. Making mistakes is okay. As an example, read the Bible story of Peter denying Jesus. Discuss how Peter realized he was wrong and that Jesus forgave him. Peter went on to become a great leader. Provide another example of a Saint who were not the best but turned to be a friend of God (maybe our saint?) St. Lucy Spotlight: Lucy led Catholics who suffered for their faith through the underground tunnels of the city. She led them by wearing a wreath with lit candles on it so they could see in the dark. * this story goes well with day 4, but it connects to our wreath craft. Get ready for the Saint presentation on Friday. Materials needed: **Props** for presentation, red, yellow, blue, orange, green, construction paper, staples, stapler, gold glitter glue, scissors *each crown has seven candles

Songs: Jesus Loves Me, Mercy is Falling, Rise and Shine (Arky, Arky),

Kindergarten Lesson #4 Teacher: **Mary Kate and Liz**

Warm-up**:** March in with The Saints Come Marching In. Have children hold the team banner and wave pennants. The cheer of the day is "Wave your arms, scream and shout! That's what spirit is all about. Let's hear it for God's team! Show us what it's all abut. Go for it, God's team! God's team is what it's all about!" Scripture will then be read before the groups disperse.

Activities**:** Read the bible story that includes the salt and light simile. Talk about how everyone is God because God loves them. Give an example of a Saint who shows this. St. Lucy was supposed to marry, but she did not want to marry a man who did not live GDo. Her fiancé did not love God, so she refused to marry him and pledged her life to God instead. ( she died and was tortured and had her eyes taken out, but we can skip that part I think) Teach children sing about St. Lucy Continue with the Saint presentation. If more time is left, do the Fan in the Stand activity.

Closing: Talk about what it means to be supported and have fans. Also talk about how to be light for others. End with a prayer and the cheer for the day.

Materials needed**: If doing Fan in Stand: paper for fan, crayons, markers, paint, other things to decorates, scissors.**
 * Songs: This Little Light of Mine, Joy, Joy, Joy, Every Move I Make, If I Were a Butterfly**

Kindergarten Lesson #5 Teacher: **Mary Kate and Liz**


 * Warm-up:** March in to When The Saints Come Marching In. Using megaphones, do the daily cheer. ("Whose team is this? God's team! Whom do we play for? God's Team!" Then Scripture will be read. The cheer is repeated before the teams disperse.


 * Activities****:** Read the scripture story about the loaves and the fishes. Explain that the story is about team spirit, and how any bad situation can be turned into a good one. Ask for ways that they can be positive,or spread joy. Say that we can pass on team spirit always with a smile.

Next, they will practice for 20 minutes for the Saint Presentation. The program then begins, and at the end, the children are given certificates and God's team bracelet.


 * Materials needed: Certificates, God's team bracelet, anything for presentation,anything needed for closing**