Kids Church Lesson Tour
Walk Through a Lesson
Kids Church Ages 4-5-K
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Kids Church for ages 4, 5 and kindergarten is an engaging worship and learning experience designed for the preschool child. A strength of Kids Church is its simplicity and how easily new adult volunteers can come in and assist a large group leader. Following identical themes to Kingdom Quest, it fits perfectly as a second hour of children’s ministry. One popular option allows for children to either begin the service in Kids Church or with their parents in adult worship. Children who attend the adult service would then be dismissed midway through the service to join Kids Church already in progress. |
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Processional Kids are involved in bringing forward the worship symbols and praying a prayer of invocation. |
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Opening Worship Children begin with singing. Though certain songs or CDs might be recommended, the choice is yours. |
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First Presentation of the Bible Event The treasure box is brought forward revealing objects that help introduce the Bible event. |
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A creative storytelling technique captures the children’s attention and helps the Bible event come alive. |
| Activity Zones Children can move at their own pace through the activity zones where adults connect with them and help them do the activity in that zone. While this is happening, they visit with the children about the take home point of the lesson. Each church may choose which Activity Zones they will offer. Samples of the activities zones include the snack zone, puppet zone, flannel board zone, messy zone, play zone, and quiet reading zone. |
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| Snack Zone Goldfish crackers and water. Sometimes simple is the best! |
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| Puppet Zone Kids use puppets to retell the story and make up their own stories. Adults can help them review the take home point. |
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| Flannel Board Zone If you have a flannel board, this works wonderfully with a small group of children who want to do it themselves. |
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| Messy Zone On this lesson, kids made a yarn necklace craft showing that they are fishers of people like the first disciples. |
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| Play Zone Using blocks and a little imagination kids can play and still tie their activity into the theme of the day. |
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| Quiet Reading Zone When reading about Jesus and fishermen, it only makes sense to have a fishing net over one’s head! |
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Second Presentation of the Bible Event As Kids Church winds down, the Bible event is told again. In this lesson children are pulled from the audience, given costumes or head pieces, and they reinact the story. On other occasions, this presentation might use costumed adults, video clips or some other engaging option. |
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Closing Prayer Several options are given that help more children become involved in prayer. |
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Kids can be part of the prayer line. |
