Champion Christian Preschool

Course Outline

Unit: Friendship

Suggested Time: 1 week

Christian Integration: Jesus choose the twelve disciples (Matthew 4:18-22)

Jonathan and David (I Samuel 18:1-4)

Suggested Songs and Finger Plays

“God Gave Us Friends”-poem

“There We’re Twelve Disciples” -song

“Special Friend” - song

“Jesus Chooses His Friends To Help Him”

“I Will Make You Fishers Of Men”-song

Related Concepts:

Number’s and Counting;

Self Esteem and Feelings; Obedience

Books: The Grouchy Ladybug

Center’s and Suggested Activities:

Water Table: (Have a magnetic plastic fish floating and child uses a pole with magnet attached then count number caught)

Teacher-Directed: (Game of follow the leader)

Art: (Make a friend puppet using a small paper plate on a craft stick; decorate with yarn

and markers)

Dramatic Play:(Invite friends to join you in a tea party)

Puzzle: (Ask a friend to do a puzzle with you)

Puppets: (Put on a puppet show for your friends)

Snack Ideas: Friendship Cookies-heart shaped cookies to frost and decorate

Rainbow Fish: fish crackers of different colors/sort and count before eating;

Jiggly Fish- cut out fish shapes from blue Jell-o; Pretzel Hug-Dip pretzel twist in cheese

Student Outcomes:

1. The student will show friendliness to others in classroom.

2. The student will understand that the twelve disciples were special friends of Jesus.

3. The student will identify Jesus as their friend.

4. The student will acknowledge what makes someone your friend.