Target Age
Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st
Contents
8 sound bottles which are empty pill bottles with the outside covered by Avery labels. Inside are screws, pony beads, sequins, and sand. Instructions for using these can be found at Info Montessori. I’ve been surprised how popular these are with the five and six year olds, I would have thought they’d be too old for them.
Palm tree from Constructive Playthings Wood Block Nativity Set
Jesus, people, and deaf man figures from Worship Woodworks
A cardboard box lid makes the tray
Explanation
This was inspired by the Young Children and Worship: Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus story. It sits on the New Testament shelf in our Sunday School classroom.
Script
Adapted from Mark 7 in the New American Standard Bible.
At a time when the Romans ruled the land of Israel, Jesus was by the Sea of Galilee. Point to blue sea on green underlay. Place Jesus figure.
The people brought Jesus a man who was deaf. He couldn’t hear and could hardly speak. Place “people” figure and deaf figure.
Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself. Move two figures off to side.
Then Jesus put His fingers into the man’s ears. Touch your ears, or touch the sides of the figures head.
Jesus spit, and touched the man’s tongue. Put hand in front of mouth, and say “pppt” then touch figure’s face.
Jesus looked up to heaven with a deep sigh, and said “Be opened!” Look up at ceiling and raise arms.
And he could hear and talk! The people were utterly astonished, saying, “He can make the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
