Pre-Instructional Planning: A Little Help From My Friends

November 15, 2009

WHO will you be teaching?

A multi-aged grouping of students in Kindergarten to 5th grade. No identified special needs.

WHO (if anybody) will assist with the presentation of this lesson, and what will their role be?
Small group leaders will guide students through follow-up and practice activities following large group lesson

WHAT is the long range goal(s) that is tied to this lesson?

For students to understand the concept of cooperation and the idea that people working together can do more than one person
working alone.

WHAT is/are the specific learning objective(s) for this lesson?

Students will understand that friends who trust God work together to change lives.

WHAT prerequisite skills/knowledge will students need to effectively access and participate in this lesson?
N/A

WHEN within the stages of learning will this lesson be presented?

Acquisition Stage

WHEN will this lesson be completed?

One day lesson

WHERE will this lesson be presented to ensure maximum student access and participation? AND…WHAT
materials will be needed? AND…HOW will technology be incorporated into the lesson?
Large Group Area and Learning station within the classroom during small group rotation time, Teacher-created Word document is
used

WHY are you planning to teach this lesson? WHY must this information/skill be presented to the students?
Cooperation and Teamwork are hallmark characteristics of the Christian Disciple

HOW does this lesson relate to the 2-5-2 Basics Curriculum?

November 09 - Virtue of Cooperation
Lesson 3, Nov. 15 – Bottom Line: Friends who trust God work together to chance lives

HOW does this lesson relate to the previous lesson? HOW does this lesson relate to future lessons?
This lesson is the first of third of four on the concept Cooperation. It follows the lesson Helping Hands which helps students
understand they should look for ways to help others succeed. It precedes the lesson All Together Now which helps students
understand the church works together to get God’s work done.

HOW will you determine if students have met the lesson objective? (Think assessment)
Was student able to retell verbally (K-1) or in writing (2-5) the Bible story The Paralyzed Man?

HOW should this lesson be presented to ensure maximum student access and participation?
Whole group activities followed by small group activities

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 Unit: Cooperation
Lesson 3: A Little Help From My Friends
November 15, 2009
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LESSON PREPARATION

2-5-2 Basics Curriculum Objective(s) addressed during this lesson:

11-09 Main Objectives: Understand and Apply the Virtue of Cooperation
11-09-wk. 3 Bottom Line: Friends who trust God work together to change lives.

Lesson Objectives:
Long Range: After four Sundays, given examples from Scripture and a specific memory verse, student will comprehend that when
you cooperate (work together with others) you can do more than you can do alone. Student will put in action what he has learned by
participating in on-site Kidney Walk in support of Creekside Friend, Peyton. At end of Kidney Walk, student will explain in his own
words why he participated in the walk.

Lesson one objectives: Given four pictures of the various scenes from the Bible Story, The Paralyzed Man, students in Kindergarten
and First Grade will retell each scene demonstrating recollection and comprehension of three of the four scenes.

Given four pictures of the various scenes from the Bible Story, The Paralyzed Man, students in 2nd to 5th grade will write what
happened in each of the scenes using complete sentences and with 75% accuracy.

Assessment Plan:
Accurate retelling of four scenes from the story of The Paralyzed Man (Kind – 1st grade)
Accurate completion of The Paralyzed Man worksheet (2nd – 5th grade)

Materials:
The Paralyzed Man Bible Times Worksheet, House Diorama, Scissors, Three Bible Figures, Figure-Sized Stretcher/Mat

Inclusion Techniques for Students with Special Needs:

Position students strategically
Adult/teen helpers positioned near student(s)
Individualized assistance as needed

Enrichment Techniques:
Student can explore the Deeper Quest Discussion Topics and respond in their Deeper Quest Journal

Lesson Differentiation:
The practice/assignment portion of the lesson will be done in a small group format with two leaders for each group of children to
ensure all students will have a turn, discuss, and/or participate.

LESSON PRESENTATION

Introduction/Motivational Activities/Anticipatory Set:

LEADER: “Hey, guys! Raise your hand if you have a friend. (Get responses.) Great, it looks like most of you do. Now raise your hand
if you have more than one friend. (Get responses.) Wow! You guys are pretty special. Aren’t friends the best?! In the Bible, there’s a
cool story about some very good friends.

Detailed Teaching Sequence

PRESENT THE BIBLE LESSON (2-5-2 BASICS LARGE GROUP EXPERIENCE 11-15-09)

MAN NEEDS HELP

LEADER: (Open Bible to Luke 5.) “In the book of Luke, we read that one of these friends needed help. This friend couldn’t walk and
the other guys really wanted to help him. They had heard about Jesus and that He could heal people, so they decided to take their
friend to see Jesus. They worked together to come up with a plan to get him inside the house where Jesus was speaking.

the PROBLEM
LEADER: “Sounds pretty easy, huh? I mean, if you need to go inside a house, you just walk through the door, right? But there were
some problems. First, these guys were carrying their friend … on a mat. He couldn’t walk, so someone had to carry him if he went
anywhere. Then, when the guys got there, they discovered this HUGE crowd of people there, listening to Jesus and trying to get
inside to see Jesus. In fact, the crowd was so big, there was no room to move around. So even if they’d wanted to make room, they
probably couldn’t have. This was a BIG problem! What do you think they should’ve done? Do you all have any ideas?

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Encourage ideas such as digging a hole under the house, etc. But always come to the conclusion that would take too much time or
they didn’t have the machinery we have today, etc.

“Does anyone know what the friends did? (Get responses.) Yes, they went up on top of the house and made a hole through the roof!
Can you imagine someone digging a hole through your roof? The houses and roofs back then were made a lot differently than they
are today. They were more flat and made of things like mud and sticks or straw, similar to the house here on stage. The guys put
their friend on a mat and lowered him through the roof, where Jesus was inside. As you can see, roofing materials, like the hay and
mud, must have fallen on the heads of those inside. I think Jesus may have gotten a little dusty and dirty Himself!

Demonstrate action using diorama, Bible Figures, and Stretcher. Use scissors to cut hole
in top of diorama and lower figure down into room.

JESUS CHANGES GUY’S LIFE

LEADER: “Obviously this got Jesus’ attention. Can you imagine the roof starting to fall in, sunlight coming into the room, and a man
suddenly lowered on a mat in front of you? Their actions showed how much faith they had in Jesus. They just KNEW Jesus could
heal him! Then Jesus said something a little strange to the guy on the mat. He told the man that his sins were forgiven; all the wrong
things he’d ever done or would do were forgiven! Jesus wasn’t as concerned that this man couldn’t walk. He was much more
concerned about his heart—his spiritual life—so Jesus changed that first.

“But some of the people there didn’t like what Jesus did. They were the Pharisees. They didn’t like Jesus and were always trying to
catch Jesus doing something wrong. They were offended that Jesus would claim to forgive the man’s sins. They knew only God could
forgive sins. Even though they hadn’t said anything out loud, Jesus knew what they were thinking. He told them He’d been given the
power to forgive sins. Jesus then healed the paralyzed man. Jesus changed his life again, but this time on the outside. The people
watching were amazed. And it began because some friends got together to help another friend. See, [Impress] friends who trust God
work together to change lives. Can you say that with me?”

LEADER and KIDS: [Impress] “Friends who trust God work together to change lives.”

Closure:
LEADER: “You may not have a friend who needs to be healed so he can walk, but you probably have a friend at school or in your
neighborhood who’s going through a tough time. Maybe someone in their family is sick or they just moved here and don’t know
anyone. Maybe they’re having a tough time financially or their mom or dad is looking for a job. This is the perfect opportunity for
you and some friends to do something special for that person. Maybe you can make cookies and visit with her or invite her over to do
something special with your family. Who is the Creekside Friend that we are helping this month? What are we having at our church
to help her? What will our help do? Don’t forget to come to the Kidney Walk and if you forgot to give your Billboard to someone and
invite them there’s still time.

Guided Practice/Independent Practic/Assessment Activities:

Guided: Teacher will model worksheet exercise.

1. Show pictures of four scenes from last week’s story. Have class look at first scene.
2. Ask what happened in that scene. Take 2 or 3 responses.
3. Write a sentence that tells what happened in that scene on the white board.
4. Repeat for the other three scenes.

Independent: Students are assigned to complete The Paralyzed Man Worksheet.

Assessment: Student retelling assessed by small group leaders. (Kind. & 1st grade)
Teacher will check completed worksheets. (2nd – 5th grade)