Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Theme: Help! I Need Somebody!
Basic Truth: Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Key Question: Who do you need?
Bottom Line: I need Jesus!
Memory Verse: “You are everything I need.” Psalm 119:57
Bible Story: Jesus has the power to help me.
Healing the Paralyzed Man • Mark 2:1-12
Our Goal: By the time a child is five years old, we want them to know these three basic truths:
God made me, God loves me, and Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
This Month:
Week 1: Healing the Blind Man
John 9:1-7
*Week 2: Healing the Paralyzed Man*
Mark 2:1-12
Week 3: Healing the Deaf Man
Mark 7:32-37
Week 4: Ten Healed of Leprosy
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Luke 17:11-19
Here’s an overview of what you’ll be teaching in 3’s–5’s this week.
Make It Fun
 Welcome New Friends
 Recite Memory Verse
(“You are everything I need.” Psalm 119:57)
 Scripture Coloring Sheet
Make It True
 LARGE GROUP EXPERIENCE
Make It Stick
 Bible Story (Healing the Paralyzed Man • Mark 2:1-12)
 Man on a Mat
 In the bucket
Make It Real
 Wrap up
 Prayer Time
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Make It Fun: Welcome New Friends/Memory Verse
(9:30-9:50/11:00-11:20)
*Use this time to chat and really connect with kids and make them feel welcome, safe and loved
prior to Large Group. Use this time to have children do the coloring pages with Scripture.
Review the memory verse and give sticker to children who can recite the verse, with or without
help.
Memory Verse: “You are everything I need.” Psalm 119:57
During the activity: Teach the following verse and motions to the children.
‘You are (point up) everything (hands out to sides) I need’ (point thumbs to chest), Psalm
119:57.” (Open your hands like a book.)
Make It True: Large Group Experience
(9:50-10:10/11:20-11:40)
Please take headcount and go to ROOM 3/4 for Large Group Experience which includes:
Worship, Video Bible Lesson and Wrap-Up
*Kids return to classrooms for activity and small group prayer time
Bible Story
Healing the Paralyzed Man • Mark 2:1-12
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Make It Stick: Bible Story & Group Activity
(10:15-10:35/11:45-12:05)
Bible Story: Healing the Paralyzed Man • Mark 2:1-12
Gather children together and have them sit down. Then read today’s bible story below, or from
bible in the cart, which is marked. During this time you can have your assistant prepping the
activities.
Healing the Paralyzed Man • Mark 2:1-12
1 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread
quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying
was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside
the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3 four men arrived
carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. 4 They couldn’t bring him to Jesus
because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his
head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of
Jesus. 5 Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child,
your sins are forgiven.”6 But some of the teachers of religious law who
were sitting there thought to themselves, 7 “What is he saying? This is
blasphemy!* Only God can forgive sins!”8 Jesus knew immediately what
they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your
hearts? 9 Is it easier to say to the paralyzed man ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or ‘Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk’? 10 So I will prove to you that
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
the Son of Man[a] has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus
turned to the paralyzed man and said, 11 “Stand up, pick up your mat,
and go home!”12 And the man jumped up, grabbed his mat, and walked
out through the stunned onlookers. They were all amazed and praised
God, exclaiming, “We’ve never seen anything like this before!”
*(Blasphemy- something said or done that is disrespectful to God or to something holy)
Activity #1: Man on a mat
What You Need: Mat Activity Page, Man Activity Page, crayons, and glue sticks
What You Do:
During the activity: Give children a man figure and allow them to color them. Help the children
glue the figure onto the mat.
What You Say:
Before the activity: “Today in our story, we learned that four friends carried a man who couldn’t
walk to Jesus so that Jesus could help him. We are going to make the man on the mat so that
you can show them to your families and tell them our story.”
During the activity: (Give each child a mat and a man.) “Use your crayons to color the man and
then glue him on the mat.”
At the end of the activity: “Great job! The man needed help and his friends helped him. They
took him to Jesus because they knew that Jesus helps EVERYONE! Everyone needs Jesus!
Who do you need? (Pause.) [Bottom Line] I need Jesus!”
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
EXAMPLE
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Activity #2: Carry Me
What You Need: Beach towels and stuffed animals (1 towel and animal for every 4 children)
What You Do:
During the activity: Divide the children into teams of four. Give each team a beach towel and an
animal. Show them how to carry the towel with the animal on top of it. Each child will hold a
corner of the towel. You can have them carry the animal from one end of the room and back or
make an obstacle course with chairs. Switch the teams around so the children get to play with
different friends. The goal is to make it around the room without dropping your animal. Continue
playing as long as the children are having fun.
What You Say:
Before the activity: “I have lots of friends for us to play with today. This is … (introduce all of the
stuffed animals). We’re going to put our friends on big beach towels and carry them around the
room. Let’s see if we can do this without dropping any of them!”
During the activity: “Now hold the corner of your towel. When I say go, I want you to go to the
end of the room, touch the wall, and come back. On your mark! Get set! Go!”
At the end of the activity: “In our Bible story today, some friends carried another one of their
friends to see Jesus. Their friend needs Jesus! I need Jesus, You need Jesus. Everyone needs
Jesus! Who do you need? (Pause.) [Bottom Line] I need Jesus!”
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Climbers
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Make It Real: Wrap up, Prayer Time & Dismissal
(10:35-10:40/12:05-12:10)
LEADER: ““Friends are the best! Clap your hands with me if you love your friends. (Clap.) Yes!
I’m so glad God gave us friends. Today we learned that not only does Jesus have the power to
help us, but He has the power to help our friends, too! That’s awesome! I love how the friends in
our story cared so much for their friend who couldn’t walk that they carried him to Jesus. They
knew Jesus could help their friend and nothing was going to stop them from getting their friend
to Jesus.
“Our Bible verse says, ‘You are everything I need,’ Psalm 119:57. Jesus is everything our
friends need, too! Let’s practice our verse so we can tell all our friends that Jesus is everything
they need. Say it with me and do the motions.”
CHILDREN and LEADER: ‘You are (point up) everything (hands out to sides) I need’ (point
thumbs to chest), Psalm 119:57.” (Open your hands like a book.)
LEADER “Now you can tell all your friends that Jesus is everything they need. Then when they
need help, they can ask Jesus to help them, just like we do. I think we should make a list of
some friends we can tell that Jesus is all they need. So tell me, who are some of your good
friends that we can pray for.”
(Write down the children’s names and what they say in your journal.)
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12
Roll Hill Kids Sunday School Lesson Plan
Climbers
Preschool, PreK, Kinder
January 11, 2015
Prayer
LEADER: Dear God, you are so good to us. You have given us so many special friends. Please
help us to tell them about Jesus and how He has the power to help them. Help (child’s name)
tell (friends listed). (Repeat for each child.) We want all of our friends to know that You love
them and have the power to help them with anything. We love You, God. In Jesus’ name,
amen.”
Dismiss:
 Hand out the Parent Cue as parents arrive.
BASIC TRUTH:
KEY QUESTION:
BOTTOM LINE:
MEMORY VERSE:
BIBLE STORY FOCUS:
Jesus wants
to be my
friend forever
Who do you
need?
“I need
Jesus!”
“You are everything I
need.” Psalm 119:57
Mark 2:1-12