Children's Day Out (CDO): 9:05 am- 2:35 pm
For children who are one, two, and three years old by September 1st.
Classes offered twice a week on either Monday/ Wednesday or Tuesday/ Thursday
CDO classes are times of rich, developmentally appropriate play. Children will engage in dramatic play, sensory activities, art, stories, Bible Time, music, and outdoor play in a nurturing environment that allows children to thrive. Teachers will lovingly guide children as they work on their social and emotional development; learning to separate from parents, beginning to empathize with others, making transitions, and practicing self-control. Children will eat lunch in the classrooms and nap in the afternoon.
Children will...
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develop large motor skills through activities such as jumping, dancing, and playing on the playground.
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develop fine motor skills by playing with playdoh, puzzles, painting, and drawing.
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develop language skills through singing, dramatic play, and listening to stories.
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hear the word of God through weekly Bible Time, memory verses, prayers, and through the modeling of our teachers.
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experience the joy and wonder of the natural world on our beautiful outdoor playground.
Children's Day Out (CDO): 9:05 am- 2:35 pm
For children who are one, two, and three years old by September 1st.
Classes offered twice a week on either Monday/ Wednesday or Tuesday/ Thursday
CDO classes are times of rich, developmentally appropriate play. Children will engage in dramatic play, sensory activities, art, stories, Bible Time, music, and outdoor play in a nurturing environment that allows children to thrive. Teachers will lovingly guide children as they work on their social and emotional development; learning to separate from parents, beginning to empathize with others, making transitions, and practicing self-control. Children will eat lunch in the classrooms and nap in the afternoon.
Children will...
-
develop large motor skills through activities such as jumping, dancing, and playing on the playground.
-
develop fine motor skills by playing with playdoh, puzzles, painting, and drawing.
-
develop language skills through singing, dramatic play, and listening to stories.
-
hear the word of God through weekly Bible Time, memory verses, prayers, and through the modeling of our teachers.
-
experience the joy and wonder of the natural world on our beautiful outdoor playground.
First Presbyterian Church
Early Childhood Program
It is important to us that ECP students experience God and the grace of Jesus. Each week the children in the Early Childhood Program get to participate in Bible Time.
Bible Time engages the children in God’s Word through music, movement, prayer, puppets, drama, and listening to a story from Scripture.
Scroll below to see the Bible Stories and memory verses we are sharing with our students during Bible Time for the 2023-2024 school year!
September:
Bible Stories:
In the Garden
(Genesis 1:31, 2:8-3:24)
Moses and the Sea
(Exodus 13:17-18, 14)
Jonah and the Whale
(Jonah 1:1-3:10)
Memory Verse:
"God...knows everything."
1 John 3:20
Bible Story Description:
God knows everything. God knows how we feel. God knows how it's going to work out. Go knows what will happen if we go this way...or that way. Add to it that God loves us and we truly can trust that God knows what's best for us.
October:
Bible Stories:
Rahab and the Spies
(Joshua 2:1-24; 6:24-25)
David and Goliath
(1 Samuel 17:1-50)
Daniel and the Lions
(Daniel 6:1-23)
Miriam
(Exodus 2:4-10, 15:20-21;
Micah 6:4)
Memory Verse:
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid . . . for the Lord your God goes with you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
Bible Story Description:
There's a form of bravery that people can muster to get through dentist appointments or go sky diving.
But then there's God-brave, a bravery that can only come from knowing the one, true God.
God-brave helps us go beyond what we can do and experience God working through us to do what only God can do.
November:
Bible Stories:
Ruth, Naomi, and Boaz
(Ruth 1-2)
David and Jonathan
(1 Samuel 18:1-4)
Manna and Quail
(Exodus 16)
Memory Verse:
“Always give thanks to God."
Ephesians 5:20
Bible Story Description:
When we remember that God made everything-and all that God made is good-it should move us to thank God for everything. Thank God for who He is and what He's done. For family, friends, and food-we have a lot to be thankful for!
December:
Bible Stories:
The Angel and Mary
(Luke 1:26-33, 38, 46-49)
Jesus is Born
(Luke 2:1-7)
The Shepherds
(Luke 2:8-23)
Happy Birthday, Jesus!
(Luke 1:26-2:23)
Memory Verse:
“God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son."
(John 3:16)
Bible Story Description:
Have you ever loved someone so much that you gave all you had to give them the best gift? And when the time came to give your gift, your heart felt like it would explode with love, joy and excitement? That is a tiny glimpse of the heart of God the night Jesus was born.
January:
Bible Stories:
Jesus Teaches a Crowd
(Mark 6:30-34)
Birds and Flowers
(Matthew 6:25-34)
Bigger Barns
(Acts 2:45; Luke 12:16-23)
Prodigal Son
(Luke 15:11-24)
Memory Verse:
“The people were amazed at his teaching."
(Matthew 7:28)
Bible Story Description:
While Jesus was on earth, huge crowds flocked to hear Him teach. Why? Yes, there was a chance of seeing a miracle, but it was also because they believed Jesus taught important things. And they were right! Jesus taught important things then, and He still teaches us important things now.
February:
Bible Stories:
Jesus and the Leper
(Mark 1:40-50)
The Unloved Woman
(John 8:2-11)
Zacchaeus
(Luke 19:1-10)
Jesus and the Children
(Luke 18:15-16)
Memory Verse:
“Be kind and loving to
each other"
(Ephesians 4:32)
Bible Story Description:
The love Jesus gives the world is hard for us to comprehend because it's bigger and more gracious than the love the world offers. The love of Jesus is for everyone. Nothing can make Jesus stop loving us-nothing. It's a God-sized love that has to be received before it's understood. It's that good!
March:
Bible Stories:
Washing Feet
(John 13:3-17)
Palm Sunday
(Matthew 23:1-11, 15-16)
Easter
(Matthew 26:23-30, 27:1-2, 28:1; John 23:1-14)
Memory Verse:
“I have called you
friends"
(John 15:15)
Bible Story Description:
The immoral woman who had been kicked out of the friend group. The greedy man who stole from his family. The uneducated. The poor. The sick. The outcast. Jesus called them all friends while He was on Earth. And Jesus still calls everyone who follows him "friends" today and forever.
April:
Bible Stories:
Light of the World
(Matthew 5:1-2, 14-16)
Great Commission
(Matthew 28:19-20)
Early Church
(Acts 2:42-47; John 15:12
Hebrews 10:24)
Memory Verse:
"Let your light shine."
(Matthew 5:16)
Bible Story Description:
Something special happens in a person when they choose to follow Jesus and do what He says. A light begins to shine. The closer they follow Jesus, the brighter the light becomes. They can't hide it, nor would they want to. It's the light of Jesus shining through them for the world to see.
May:
Bible Stories:
Hannah
(1 Samuel 1-2)
Jeremiah
(Jeremiah 31:3, 29:11)
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
(Daniel 3:10-28)
Memory Verse:
"I will always love you"
(Jeremiah 31:3)
Bible Story Description:
God shows us daily how much he loves us in how He speaks to us through the Bible and listens to us when we pray. God's never-ending love for us is so amazing that we should be moved to talk about God to others and live for God in all we say and do.