Isaiah was one of the best known prophets in the Old Testament. Teach your preschoolers about him through fun games and activities.

The ideas below may help you when teaching a lesson about Isaiah. Feel free to use these ideas to supplement your current curriculum or to make your own lesson.

Story Suggestion

The book of Isaiah (7:14) Foretold the birth of Jesus

Game Ideas

Predicting God’s Plan

Directions: In this game, similar to Charades, you will show children how God has a plan for each of us and how we can try to predict His plan as Isaiah predicted the birth of Baby Jesus.Before class begins, cut out pictures showing people with different careers. Include pictures such as a doctor, firefighter, clergy, nurse, teacher and even a father and a mother. Glue these pictures on small index cards. One child at a time will draw a card and try to act out the career. The other children will try and guess the career and the one who guesses correctly has his or her turn.

Birthday Card Puzzles

Directions: This is an easy game that several children can play at the same time. While talking about the birth of Baby Jesus, stress how the day Jesus was born was his birthday. When we celebrate Christmas, we are celebrating the birth of Christ. For this game, take several birthday cards that you may have (one for each child) and cut off the fronts so that you only have the front picture. Cut each card front into small puzzles and place them in an individual bag. Have a race to see who can put their puzzle together the fastest. Switch puzzles so that everyone can try a new one.

Snacks

A good snack for this lesson would be:

Fortune Cookies

Because you are talking about a prophecy, store-bought fortune cookies would make a good snack. You can also have the children make their very own fortune cookies if you have access to a kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 1 egg white
• 1/8 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup of flour
• 1/4 cup of sugar

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and have each child write her “prophecy” on a slip of paper. Grease two cookie sheets. Mix the egg and vanilla and then sift in the remaining ingredients. Place a teaspoon of cookie dough on the pan so that it looks like a round circle. Bake for five minutes. The outer edges will look golden. Remove and use a spatula to fold in half, placing the prophecy in the middle, fold over again and pinch the edges together. As they cool, they will hold their shape.

Another good snack for this lesson would be:

Haystacks

This lesson directly relates to the birth of Jesus, so you can use a recipe that will resemble the hay used in the baby’s manger.

Ingredients:

• 1 package of milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup of peanut butter (watch out for allergies)
• 4 cups of chow mein noodles

Directions: Melt the chocolate chips and peanut butter on low heat (or in the microwave) until completely melted. Stir together and allow the children to pour in the noodles. Drop by the teaspoonfuls onto wax paper or a paper plate (one for each child).

Art Center Ideas

Prophecy Scroll

Materials: For each scroll, you will need one piece of yellow construction paper cut into a 5 x 5 square, two Popsicle sticks, ribbon, glue and markers.

Directions: Have the children write a prophecy about their own life on the scroll. If they are young, perhaps have them draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. This will make it easier for them rather than writing. You could even have them cut pictures out of magazines that show something they would like to do when they grow up. You will then help them make a scroll by gluing a Popsicle stick on the top and bottom of the paper and then rolling them together. Tie it closed with the ribbon.

Crowns

Materials: Remind the children that the people heard the prophecy and waited for a very long time for Jesus Christ to come. They believed the prophecy was correct in that God would deliver the King to them. For this project you will need yellow construction paper, glue and glitter.

Directions: Use yellow construction paper to make crowns for each child. Allow each child to decorate his or her own crown using markers, glitter, or for less mess, try glitter glue.

Suggested Prayer

Isaiah said Jesus will be born soon, He will be born to the Mother Mary. The people listened and it came true. His prophecy gave the people hope and love.

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