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3rd – 5th?Grade?Week of?May 9th & 10th Bible Story: Spirit Thing (The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost)???Acts 2:1-41Bottom Line: God gives you what you need to keep going.Memory Verse: Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIrV)Life App: Determination—Deciding it’s worth it to finish what you startedBasic Truth: I can trust God no matter what.Spiritual Foundations?Ice Breakers?This is just a quick, fun question to help get your child talking and interacting with the content.??If you could paint your room, what color would it be? Why???Memory Verse?Say the verse with your child. Then encourage them to try and recite the verse without looking at the verse and limited help from you.??“Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don't give up.”?Galatians 6:9 (NIrV)??Prayer Requests?These are some questions to help get your child talking?about?how they’re feeling.?Then you can pray over them together.??We often talk about how God is with us. God is with us through His Holy Spirit; He sent someone specific to help us. How does it feel to know that God is with you? What can you do to remember this and let it encourage you when you get worn out?What current situation are you in right now that you need some determination for?Is?there anything specific you need prayer for this week??Any prayers answered from last week??Activities?Mother’s Day “Mother’s Day” is a?special craft made to?celebrate the women in our students’ lives who fill the mothering role.?What You Need:?“Happy Mother’s Day” card, markers, crayons, paints or any other craft suppliesWhat You Do: Print out the Mother’s Day Card. Fold the card in half so the “Happy Mother’s Day” is on the front.?Have your child write on each line, filling in the blanks on the inside of the card. Have them write their name at the bottom. Encourage them to color and decorate the front with whatever you have on hand. What You Say:?“It’s Mother’s Day, which is a special day! On Mother’s Day we get to celebrate the women who help?to?take care of us. We get to do nice things for them! Let’s make a special card.?On each line on the inside, write something of why you love your Mom, Grandma, Aunt, or other friend. Don’t forget to write your name on your picture. Then have fun decorating the front anyway you like. Please let me know if you need any help.”??Then Say: “Now you have a special gift to give for Mother’s Day!?Look at your beautiful card!?(Pause.) God made each and every one of us special and beautiful just like your card! You are so loved and valued by God and me!”?Holy Spirit ScrambleWhat You Need: “Holy Spirit Scramble” Activity Pages, computer/tablet/phone with Internet accessWhat You Do:Give your child an Activity Page, starting with the first page.Give them a few minutes to try to learn the Bible story phrase in sign language. (The phrases are in English word order, not ASL, so they are easier for kids to understand and learn.)Phrases three and four are a bit more complicated than the other two. Use a computer/tablet/phone with Internet access to show them the videos of these phrases. (For an example, visit: )If needed, let them watch the videos of the first two phrases as well. Once they start to get the hang of signing their phrase, guide them to speak and sign their phrases in order. Phrases in order:The Holy Spirit gave power.People believed in Jesus!The disciples began their big job. We can tell people about Jesus too!What You Say:“Teamwork makes the dream work, doesn’t it? Great job working together in teams to form the different parts of today’s Bible story. Today we learned that the Holy Spirit gave power to Jesus’ followers so they could speak in other languages and, therefore, make sure many teams, tribes, and tongues could hear about Jesus. Sure, the job that was before them was MASSIVE, but when [Bottom Line] God gives you what you need to keep going, you can do anything He asks you to do!”Pray?“God, there are a lot of times when we focus on the things we want You to give us instead of being grateful for everything You have already blessed us with! Today we simply want to come to You praising You for everything You have given us. We know that no matter what we face, You will give us what we need to keep going. Thank You for reminding us of this today!” ................
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