Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Preschool Creation Song

Creation Song

(recite or sing to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

God made day and God made night,
He split the darkness from the light.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the seas and the dry land too,
He made the flowers and the sky so blue.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the stars shining way up high,
He made the birds and put them in the sky.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the sun and God made the moon,
He made the ants and the silly baboon.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

written by Leanne (DLTK's Crafts for Kids)
feel free to use it!

Name:: Erin
Email:: ArtistLuv1@aol.com

1-15-01

He's got the whole wide world in his hands,
He's got the whole wide world in his hands,
He's got the whole wide world in his hands,
He's got the whole world in his hands.

Contact_FullName:: Cheryl
Contact_Email:: cclark161@juno.com

8-20-00

A fuzzy caterpillar wiggled down a tree.
He wiggled long, he wiggled short, he wiggled right at me.
I put him in a box. "Don't go away," I said.
But when I looked again I saw a butterfly instead.
Now I could never make one, even if I tried.
Cause only God in Heaven, can make a butterfly.

Contact_FullName:: anna
Contact_Email:

6-14-00

Just adding to Rebecca's idea- other versions that I've made up as I've taught different topics of Creation:

God made day, God made night, The moon up above and the sun so bright....

God made Adam, God made Eve, God made you and God made me...

God made rocks, God made shells, God made the whole wide world...

God made plants, God made trees, God made everything you see...

Thank you Rebecca for your idea. I have used it in my Infants Bible class - they love it!

Contact_FullName:: anna
Contact_Email:: dkill@primus.com.au

6-14-00

Anna Pt II I forgot to add another version to Rebecca's idea - this version was made up by another teacher in our Infants Bible class -

God knows me, God knows you, God knows everything we do, So let's stand up turn around, give a great big clap, God knows I just did all that!

Contact_FullName:: Dana
Contact_Email:: Dana4Him@aol.com
Name:: Rebecca
Email:: rbmcm@jps.net
Name:: Rebecca
Email:: rbmcm@jps.net

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Music Camp 2011 Songs

Steven Curtis Chapman - "All Things New" Lyrics

You spoke and made the sunrise, to light up the very first day
You breathed across the water, and started the very first wave
It was You
You intoduced Your glory, to every living creature on earth
And they started singing, the first song to ever be heard
They sang for You

You make all things new
You make all things new

Then the world was broken, fallen and battered and scarred
You took the hopeless, the life, wasted, ruined and marred
And made it new

You make all things new
You make all things new
You redeem and You transform
You renew and You restore
You make all things new
You make all things new
And forever we will watch and worship You

You turn winter into spring
You take every living thing
And You breathe Your breath of life into it over and over again

You made the sunrise, day after day after day
But there's a morning coming, when old things will all pass away
And everyone will see

You make all things new
You make all things new
Come redeem and come transform
Come renew and come restore
You make all things new
You make all things new
And forever we will watch and worship You

Now and forever You are making all things new
You're making all things new

Hallelujah...

Vineyard Publishing:

You're My Light by David Fife, CCLI #4742421

You're my light and my salvation
Whom shall I fear
You're my Rock, my firm foundation
On Your truth I stand

The maker of all creation
In Your hands I rest
Your great love gives me completion
Unto You I sing
Unto You I sing

One thing I ask and I will seek
Is to see Your beauty oh, Lord
One thing I ask and I will seek
Is to dwell with You all my days

Creation Calls by Brian Doerksen, CCLI#1346834

I have felt the wind blow,
Whispering Your name
I have seen Your tears fall
When I watch the rain

How could I say there is no God
When all around creation calls
A singing bird, a mighty tree
The vast expanse of open sea

Gazing at a bird in flight,
Soaring through the air
Lying down beneath the stars,
I feel Your presence there

I love to stand at ocean's shore
And feel the thundering breakers roar
To walk through golden fields of grain
'Neath endless blue horizon's frame

Listening to a river run, watering the earth
Fragrance of a rose in bloom, a newborn's cry at birth
I believe, I believe, I believe

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Name Games

Sit the kids in a circle. Have them start a pattern of
clapping hands, patting knees, just going back and forth.
Say the following poem to the beat of claps and pats:
_______________(child's name) ______________ (child's name)
How do you do?
Who's that sitting next to you?
Child says name of person sitting beside them.

Chant new child's name:
David, David how do you do?
David would name the person beside him.
Go around the circle until everyone has had a turn.

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(color) is my hair.
(color) are my eyes.
I'm _____ years old
and just the right size.
My name is _____ and as you can see
I'm very happy to be me.

_____________________________________

Stand Up
(tune: Frere Jacques)

Stand up __________. Stand up __________.
Stand up __________. Stand up __________.
Reach up very high now.
Reach up to the sky now.
Then sit down. Then sit down.

_____________________________________

I Am
(tune: Frere Jacques)

I am _____
I am _____
That's my name,
That's my name,
I am glad to be here,
I am glad to be here,
At school today,
At school today.

_____________________________________

Who's Here Today?
(tune: Twinkle, Twinkle)

__________ came to school today.
We're so glad we'll shout
Hooray!

_____________________________________

Where is _____?
(tune: Frere Jacques)

Where is _____?
Where is _____?
Here I am, here I am,
How are you today _____?
Very well, thank-you.
Yes I am. Yes I am.

_____________________________________

Stand Up and Take a Bow
(unique tune - you'll have to make your own)

If your name begins with the letter A
Stand up! Stand up!
If your name begins with the letter A
Stand up and take a bow!

repeat for all the letters ... as kids get good at this one, combine letters and use for things like lining up for lunch ...

If your name begins with A, B, C
Stand up! Stand up!
If your name begins with the D, E, F
Stand up and get in line!

_____________________________________

Good Morning!
(tune: If You're Happy and You Know It)

Good morning, (first name / last name).
How are you?
Good morning, (first name / last name).
How are you?
How are you this special day?
We're so glad you came to play.
Good morning, (first name / last name).
How are you?

_____________________________________

Here We Are Together
(tune: Did you Ever See a Lassie?)

Here we are together,
Together, together,
Here we are together,
Back at school again
There's ____ , and ____,
____, and ____,
Here we are together,
Back at school again.

_____________________________________

Happy Birthday Song
(tune: Old MacDonald)

(first name / last name) has a birthday.
Hip, hip, hooray!
And on her cake, she has ____ candles.
What a happy day!
With a puff puff here
And a puff puff there,
Here a puff
There a puff
Everywhere a puff puff
(first name / last name) has a birthday.
Hip, hip, hooray!

_____________________________________

Everyone's Important
(tune: Have You Ever Seen A Lassie?)

________ is important, important, important.
________ is important to me and to you.
In work and in play
He / she does his / her best each day.
________ is important to me and to you.

Boom Clap Slap Game

Boom Snap Clap

Boom Boom Snap Clap Snap

Boom Snap Clap

Boom Boom Snap Shh

Friday, February 26, 2010

Dramas

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Creation Video Claymation

Creation Video

Bible Games

see more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUyViCl5oIY

God Made Me

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Jesus Loves Me Sign Language

http://www.creative-communication.org/creative/lessons/dictionary/graphics/jesuslovesme/jesuslovesme.asp

Creation Craftc

Creation - cover one wall with a giant sheet of blue paper, and let the children put glow in the dark stars (either the plastic kind or stickers) all over it randomly. Provide the children with a basic person cut-out (you can use a gingerbread man or scarecrow outline which works well for preschoolers) and let them decorate it to look like them with crayons, markers, yarn, etc. Give the children animal stickers to put all over a sheet of green paper or let them color in animal coloring pages which can be cut out.

Creation Song

(recite or sing to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

God made day and God made night,
He split the darkness from the light.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the seas and the dry land too,
He made the flowers and the sky so blue.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the stars shining way up high,
He made the birds and put them in the sky.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

God made the sun and God made the moon,
He made the ants and the silly baboon.
God made you and God made me,
And God made the animals A thru Z.

written by Leanne (DLTK's Crafts for Kids)
feel free to use it!

from: http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/creation_song.htm

Bible ABC's

Thanks to the viewer who sent this in!

Adam and
The Bible too
Cain was marked - because he slew
David fought Him - with a rock
Enoch enjoyed - his godly walks
Five thousand feed - with just two
God our father - loves me and you
Heaven is promised - no hurt on pain
Ishmael was the first - who came - but without her love he had no gain
Jesus loved me - so much he died
King Solomon heard their cries - his first decision was the baby dies
Lazarus knew death twice
Mary gave birth to - Jesus Christ
Noah led two - by two
An olive leaf - life anew
Pilate cru - cified Christ
Queen Esther obtain - royal life, beauty abundance was her price
Resurrection in - 3 days
Saul saw him now Paul's his name
Thorns where place upon his head, blood ran down his face with red
Uriah was Bathsheba first
Victory with our new birth
The whale swallowed Jonah for 3 long days
Xerxes chose Esther with just one gaze
Yield your heart in your youth
Zacchaeus was too - short to see, so he climb - a sycamore tree

Know you've heard our ABC's from the B - I - B - L - E, which is the book for you and me, we stand upon the word of God the B - I - B - L - E (clap clap)

Thanks to Robyn for sharing s simpler version of the song with us!

A is for Adam
B is for Bible
C is for Commandments
D is for Daniel
E is for Earth
F is for Fish
G is for Goliath
H is for Heaven
I is for Isaac
J is for Jesus
K is for King
L is for Lamb
M is for Moses
N is for Noah
O is for Olive Branch
P is for Plague
Q is for Queen
R is for Resurrection
S is for Samson
T is for Tower
U is for Unleavened Bread
V is for Vine
W is for Whale
X is for CrucifiX
Y is for Yoke
Z is for Zacchaeus

Written by: Robyn C. White

NOTE: You can either read or sing. But whichever one you choose
please may the Lord always be with you!

from: http://www.dltk-bible.com/bibleabc.html

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Isaiah 45:18 (New International Version)

¹⁸ For this is what the LORD says—

he who created the heavens,
he is God;
he who fashioned and made the earth,
he founded it;
he did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited—
he says:
"I am the LORD,
and there is no other.

Colossians 1:15-20 (The Message)

^15-18We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God's original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels—everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together, like a head does a body.

^18-20He was supreme in the beginning and—leading the resurrection parade—he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he's there, towering far above everything, everyone. So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken and dislocated pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms—get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross.

Colossians 1:15-20 CEV

¹⁵Christ is exactly like God, who cannot be seen. He is the first-born Son, superior to all creation.
¹⁶Everything was created by him, everything in heaven and on earth, everything seen and unseen, including all forces and powers, and all rulers and authorities. All things were created by God's Son, and everything was made for him.
¹⁷God's Son was before all else, and by him everything is held together.
¹⁸He is the head of his body, which is the church. He is the very beginning, the first to be raised from death, so that he would be above all others.
¹⁹God himself was pleased to live fully in his Son.
²⁰And God was pleased for him to make peace by sacrificing his blood on the cross, so that all beings in heaven and on earth would be brought back to God.

Jeremiah 10:12-13 (Contemporary English Version)

¹²With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

¹³The waters in the heavens roar at your command. You make clouds appear-- you send the winds from your storehouse and make lightning flash in the rain.

Creation Drama

My Father's World Choir

My Father's World Ocarina

Handbells, Montesorri

Handbell song

My Father's World Trumpet

My Father's World Piano

Creation Drama

Creation Skit Song

Skit Ideas

From: http://www.childrensministry.net/wsmnewsletter/01Oct19/article127.html

It seemed impractical -- what our kindergarten choir director was
telling us at our fall planning meeting. "I want to let the kids try out some acting," she said. I gave no indication but silently doubted we could do acting with young children.

It was then that she looked straight at me and said, "Since you did
some acting this summer, I'd like you to head this up."
After I picked myself up from the floor, my surprise turned to
determination. I took on the challenge and wrote a skit about the story of creation. We performed it one time in class, and judging from the kids' attentiveness, they enjoyed it a great deal. Now I was convinced that our director was onto something good.

The recipe below summarizes what I learned about writing skits for
young kids.

Ingredients

A Story
Easy Words
Questions
Repetition
Motions
Pretending
Parades
Music
Props
Exaggeration

1. Lightly press all ingredients together in interesting ways.
2. Cook it firmly in your mind by practicing it several times.
3. Serve it with flair.
Feeds: An entire class

We will look at each of the recipe's parts individually. To help with
the discussion, the text of the creation skit we used appears at the end of the article. Some of the sentences in the skit are numbered, and I refer to them in the discussion by placing their numbers in parentheses.

You'll notice that most of the speaking is done by the teacher as a
narrator (1). Since the maturity of kids around five varies so much, having your students do much speaking is not practical. So consider how the following ingredients can be used in a narration.

A Story
The main ingredient for a skit is its story. The Bible is an obvious
source for stories to act out. However, you may also want to make up a story that places a Biblical concept in a modern setting.

Easy Words
Choose words from your students' every-day vocabulary. Land is an
important word in the creation story, but how many five-year-olds use it? Dirt is a good substitute. Its meaning differs somewhat from that of land, but kids know the word well. (10)

Questions
What is the biggest thing you have ever seen? This question gave me a
lead-in to reinforce the concept of how big the earth really is. (5) Some concepts can be hard to grasp, but a well-crafted question can use children's experiences to expand their understanding. Also, their answers to the question provide an opportunity for them to speak in the skit.

Repetition
Repetition, strategically placed, adds a playful bit of spice. For
kindergarteners, use repetition of concepts instead of repetition of words.

For example, big, huge and gigantic repeat the concept of size. (6, 7, 8) Green and red and orange and yellow repeat color. (12)
Another way to include repetition is to have the kids make a sound
every time you speak a certain phrase. Then, include that phrase several times in your skit.

Motions
A good kindergarten skit will have plenty of action, and motions are
one way to add extra action. Hands moving slowly up and down can represent water, and outstretched arms can show a large size. (4, 9) Use your imagination; the possibilities are endless.

Pretending
For more action have your students pretend to be an animal or maybe
their favorite Bible character. (16) This is a chance for your kids to add their creativity to the skit. Keep an eye on things, though, because this activity can get out of control.

Parades
An easy action enhancer is a parade. At some point in the story have
some of the kids take a short walk around the room so everyone can see who they are. (11, 13, 14, 15)

Music
What I mean here is not necessarily a song. You can use random notes
or a short, simple melody to enhance the story. Experiment with different sounds on an instrument. In our skit a rumble of low-pitched piano notes portrayed the formation of the earth; the creation of the sun was flutters of high-pitched notes. (2, 14)

Props
Having objects from your story to hold and use add realism, even if the
props do not actually look much like the objects they represent. And for a craft, your kids can make their own props. For our story some of the kids painted a paper mache earth, and everyone constructed a mask of either a plant, an animal, or a sun. (3, 11, 13, 14, 15)

Exaggeration
Exaggeration of your voice and facial expressions gives your speaking a
boost. Speak just above a whisper for suspense. Raise your eyebrows for
emphasis. Form an O with your mouth during pauses to show surprise. What else can you think of?

1. Lightly press all ingredients together ....
Write out your story. Liberally sprinkle in most or all of the
ingredients. In what you write include directions for movement and anything else you want to be sure to remember. (1, 2, 3, ...)

2. Cook it firmly ....
You will likely read your skit, instead of recite it from memory, when
you do it with your kids. Even so, you need to practice it at home several times, reworking awkward parts, to ensure a smooth delivery. Try to practice it just like you will do it with the kids. Enlist help from anyone around your house whose arm can be twisted into volunteering.

3. Serve ....
One technique to make your presentation shine is to do some practice by
greatly exaggerating your speech and actions. Try this alone so you can really overdo it. After you've practiced this way a few times, go through the skit with less emotion but the same energy level. Your presentation should now have more sparkle.

Your challenge is to keep that sparkle. When you do the skit with your
class, the presence of others -- parents, helpers, and even the kids – may tarnish the surface because you are self-conscious. Keeping that surface shiny is critical; a successful "performance" relies on you to ham it up a bit. A sparkling presentation will rescue a weak story, but a dry delivery will ruin even the best skit.

Serve is the operative word here. Put everyone else out of your mind.
Pray. Then, take a deep breath and focus on serving your students.

Variations
Even though our class used the creation skit only one time, the recipe
can be used for skits that you practice and perform for others. With the extra preparation time, you can give the kids costumes and short speaking parts.

However, don't get carried away. Keep it simple. If these two variations use up too much practice time, they will spoil instead of enhance the performance.

One Last Word
Keep your expectations modest. Any new skill takes practice to master
it; writing and performing skits is no exception. Setting and achieving modest goals will build your confidence and move you toward mastery.
Similarly, avoid writing too many skits in one year. Significant
effort goes into creating a skit. Two to four skits in one year is a
reasonable goal, and if you keep copies of every skit, in 2 or 3 years you'll have several from which to choose.

So whip up your own delectable, special edition skit. The preparation
may seem like work reserved for word chefs, but take the dare and you can create a flavorful treat. You will serve your kids a tasty snack, one that teaches a lesson and gives a giggle.

Creation of the Earth (example)

{1 All dialogue in this skit is read by the teacher. Prior to performing the skit have each child make a mask representing either a flower, a tree, an animal or the sun. Also, make a crepe paper model of the earth and cut out continents from brown construction paper.}

Once -- long, long ago, nothing was here. You weren't here, I wasn't
here, your mom and dad weren't here. Your brothers and sisters and friends weren't here. There were no dogs and cats. There were no trees. There were no flowers. Everything was gone.
But there was Someone here. Who do you think was here? {Allow
children to answer.}
God was here. And he decided to make the earth.
{2 Interlude}

It looked kind of like this earth. {3 Refer to model.} But it was
big. {4 Put hands out to show big.} 5 What is the biggest thing you have ever seen? {Allow children to answer.} It was bigger than all of those things. 6 It wasn't just big. 7 It was huge. 8 It was gigantic.
What do you think the earth was made of? {Allow children to answer.}
It was made of water. {9 Make hand motions like waves and play interlude.}

Soon God changed the earth. 10 He made dirt on the earth. {Have
children put continents on model. Point to continents with next sentence} He put some dirt here and some dirt there and some dirt other places -- they were places where people could live. But there were no people yet. There were only dirt in some places and water in other places.

Then, God made some growing things. He made trees that grow tall and
strong. {11 Parade the trees and play interlude.} 12 And he made flowers with colors of green and red and orange and yellow and blue and all kinds of colors. {13 Parade flowers and play interlude.}
Next, God made the stars and the moon and the sun. The stars and the
moon gave a little bit of light at night. And the sun gave lots and lots of light during the day. {14 Parade sun and play interlude.}
Then, it was time to make the animals. He made fish to swim in the
water. {Hand motions.} And he made birds to fly in the air. {Arm motions.}

And he made dogs and cats and horses and giraffes and elephants. {15 Parade animals.} 16 Pretend that you are an animal. What kind of animal do you want to be? {Allow all children to act like an animal.}
Now the earth was full of all kinds of things that live and grow. God
made a special place, a wonderful place for me and for you. Let's all clap.

{Everyone clap and cheer.}

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Creation Bean Bag Craft

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Washing Hands

Wash, wash, wash your hands
Wash them every day
Use the water,
use the soap
And wash the germs away

(to the tune of row, row, row your boat)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Creation Song

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Steven Curtis Chapman - "All Things New" Lyrics

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Bible ABC's

Saturday, January 30, 2010

12With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

13The waters in the heavens roar at your command. You make clouds appear-- you send the winds from your storehouse and make lightning flash in the rain.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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¹²With your wisdom and power you created the earth and spread out the heavens.

¹³The waters in the heavens roar at your command. You make clouds appear-- you send the winds from your storehouse and make lightning flash in the rain.