Journey Land Summer Curriculum Guide
JUNE BOTTOM LINE: God will teach me
Curriculum is taken from My First Look, as usual. There will be 3-4 activities, games or crafts in each appropriate age group.
Production will differ slightly from “normal” during June.
June 7: Clubhouse as usual.
June 14: Last Clubhouse of the summer, Buddy and Carrie say “goodbye” until September.
June 21: Father’s Day (there will be an additional craft this day for Dad).
June 28: Bible stories are provided in the curriculum for small group leaders to go over with their class (this includes the toddlers and twos).
CD players will be in each room, and each room will receive a CD of summer songs. There will be scheduled time to play music in each classroom.
After June, we will break up July and August into 3 sections: Noah, Jonah, and Friendship.
NOAH’S ARK
July 5: Small Group Leaders will have an age appropriate Bible story to introduce the story of Noah, and we will have a special guest teaching our kids how to act like animals (as if they needed the help!)
July 12: A “Camp Guide” will come to reinforce the story of Noah’s Ark in a big group setting (for toddlers-5K). There will also be an age appropriate Noah’s Ark craft this day.
JULY 19: Water Fun Day! Bring your bathing suit, towel and sunscreen!
JONAH
July 26: Pajama day as we watch “Jonah: a VeggieTales movie
August 2: A “Camp Guide” will come and introduce the Bible story of Jonah in a big group setting (for toddlers-5K). There will also be related activities and coloring sheets.
August 9: Small Group Leaders will have an age appropriate Bible story to reinforce Jonah, and a related craft will be provided.
FRIENDSHIP
August 16: Age appropriate Bible stories to express to our kids that “Jesus wants to be their friend forever. We will focus on salvation on this day. A “Camp Guide” will come into reinforce this concept (for toddlers-5K)
August 23: We will learn how Jesus wants us to treat our friends using some wisdom from the show “Yo Gabba Gabba.” We will also have a special guest on this day to teach us how to dance! 5k classes will be visiting KidzStuff with their SGLs and parents
August 30: Age appropriate Bible story about how to be “fishers of men.” There will also be a craft. A “Camp Guide” will come into reinforce this concept (for toddlers-4s)
5K classes promoted to KidzStuff, will not check into Journey Land.
*We will have other “special guests” from time to time not listed on this guide.
HOW??
How will this work?
You will receive a curriculum packet with all the Bible stories, crafts, activities, and games. We will tell you what to do, what to say, and what you will need (and, as always, we will provide all the necessary materials.)
How will I know what to do and when to do it?
For June, our schedule will stay as is (schedules are posted in each classroom notebook).
Beginning in July, each week a schedule will be handed out with your activities and times. Since each week is different, your schedule will most likely be different every week. We will still make time for snacks and bathroom/diaper changes. Your curriculum packet and schedule will be your guide to running a successful class!
WHY??
Why are we changing things up?
We wanted to change things up and have a “Camp Journey Land” theme. We wanted a way to get out the wiggles (hence the dancing and some kid’s yoga).
WHAT??
What about music? The kids love the music!!
Fear not! We haven’t forgotten about music! Each class will have a CD player and a CD to use all summer long. When and what to play will be included on your schedule each week. In fact, we’ll even be providing a CD to take home for our weekly and bi-monthly volunteers in the toddler-5K rooms so you can listen to and memorize the songs.
What else?
Over the course of the summer, we will be encouraging our older kids to earn beads on necklaces by memorizing Bible verses, good behavior, perfect attendance, bringing friends, learning the books of the Bible, etc (we will give you more information on this later).
We will also run a competition in July to see which classroom can bring the most offering – by WEIGHT – to Journey Land.
Who knows what other fun things may come up over the summer…and if you have great ideas, then please share, after all Journey Land is a team effort!!
