New to the Kit or looking for helpful hints on how to use it? Check out the Kids Kit Tips and Tricks - Elementary Edition where we share detailed instructions about the resources below.
Our elementary curriculum builds on the biblical foundation laid for kids in preschool. We want elementary kids to see the excellent character of our all-powerful God and why He is the hero of every story. We do that by looking at 36 godly character traits – one per month – with weekly Finish Lines that teach kids about God, His Word, and how He can help us reflect His character to the world.
Our character trait for December is PURITY! Check out the Monthly Overview for a snapshot of everything we will be learning about this month.
Additional Resources for December 13
- Discussion Guide Continue the conversation with elementary kids using these discussion questions
- Activity Guide Simple activities to help elementary kids review what they learned from the lesson this week
- Drama Script Get creative and perform this week’s skit together
- Elementary Spotify Playlist A playlist of some of our favorite songs
- Special Needs Kit We know some of our amazing kids have special needs or other learning challenges. Here are tools to help you share the Bible story in a simple way with your child.
More ways to have a great week of worship...
Use these activities to keep talking about and applying what you learned this weekend throughout the week.
Teacher: Meal Time
Summarize Genesis 3 or have one of your kids retell it for you. Ask them if they think God still loved Adam and Eve, even though they were no longer pure? Does God still love us even though we have sinned? (Absolutely! He always loves us, no matter what. There are consequences for our sin, but God still loves us.)
Remind your kids that the rest of the Bible is a bunch of smaller stories that point to one big, true story: The story of God and His rescue plan. All through the Old Testament, He gives us hints about what He is going to do. Read Isaiah 53:4-6 together and ask the following questions.
- What did this person do to deserve punishment? (Nothing. He was without the stain of sin.) What amazing things did this person do for us? (He carried our weakness and was pierced and crushed for our sins, beaten, and died in our place.) What can we have because of Him? (We can be healed because He took our punishment.) Who do you think the prophecy is talking about? (Jesus!)
Friend: Drive Time
Practice this month’s memory verse (Psalm 51:10) stop-and-go style! When you are about 100 feet from a stoplight or stop sign, start saying the verse as fast as you can. The goal is to get through the entire verse before you stop at the light or the sign. If you don’t make it in time, pause when you reach the light/sign. Pick it back up when you start driving again.
Counselor: Bedtime
Pray and thank God for never leaving us even though we have sinned and for having a plan to make us pure again. Thank Him for sending His Son, Jesus, who made a way for us to be forgiven for our sin so that our relationship with God could be made whole.
Coach: Anytime
It’s not too late to start an Advent guide with your family this year! Check out our Watermark Family Advent Guide. There is Scripture reading and a short devo every day you can read together. Also, at the end of the pdf, you’ll find pages of ornaments which you can decorate daily and hang on your tree or around your house to remind you of God’s great story of Christmas!
Prayer
Father, we thank you that Jesus came to earth and lived a perfect life, died for our sins on a cross, and defeated death by coming back to life. We thank you that through his suffering, we are offered a rescue plan from our sin.
