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Listen to God like the Prophets
Listen to God like the Prophets

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Listen unit.

Psalm 85:8a (NIV) I will listen to what God the Lord says.

The prophets listened to God and people needed to listen to them. Now we have the Holy Spirit, but we can still listen to others too.

kid jumping on coach frustrated mom

While we’re learning how to listen to God, here’s some tips about how to get your littles to listen to you!

Listen Unit Jesus Session

  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Deborah
  • Daniel
  • Elijah
  • Jonah

Books on the Prophets can be found HERE on theStoryGraph.

Listen Unit Art Session

We do the same craft with different characters each week of this session. We make puppets and if you save them all they’d be pretty fun to play with.

Listen Unit Music Session

“Listen” is our song for learning about the Prophets. You can help your littles by reviewing the words to the song on the JAM-at-Home activity sheets.

Listen Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Prophets theme going. You can also watch the full-length Veggietales movie about Jonah.

HERE are some more super cute felt puppets to do with your kiddos.

Suit Up with the Armor of God
Suit Up with the Armor of God

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Suit Up unit.

Ephesians 6:10a (NIV) Be strong in the Lord.

The Armor of God is a fun visual for littles to learn how God helps us be strong.

Want some free coloring pages? HERE are some Armor of God coloring pages.

Suit Up Unit Jesus Session

  • Belt of Truth – Joseph’s brothers
  • Breastplate of Righteousness – Noah
  • Shoes of the Gospel of Peace – Disciples
  • Shield of Faith – Joshua at Jericho
  • Helmet of Salvation – Nicodemus
  • Sword of the Spirit – Paul

Books on God’s Armor can be found HERE on theStoryGraph.

Suit Up Unit Art Session

Lots of fun crafts in this unit using gluing, lacing, and stickers, Some crafts are easy and some will challenge your littles. We use our fine motor skills and learn new things.

Suit Up Unit Music Session

“Suit Up” is our song for learning about the armor of God. You can help your littles by reviewing the words to the song on the JAM-at-Home activity sheets.

Suit Up Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Armor of God theme going.

Preschool VBS Choir Camp
Preschool VBS Choir Camp

Little JAM Sessions KidMin choir curriculum:

Caregiver’s companion guide to Summer JAM Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Such a fun summer planned: singing, learning, and crafting our way through the Fruit of the Spirit.

Fruit of the Spirit Jesus Session

  • Love
  • Joy
  • Peace
  • Patience
  • Kindness
  • Goodness
  • Faithfulness
  • Gentleness
  • Self-Control
  • “Fruit Salad”

Books on the Fruit of the Spirit can be found on theStoryGraph.

Fruit of the Spirit Art Session

Lots of fun crafts in this unit using fruit and the likeness of fruit. Each Fruit of the Spirit is paired up with an actual fruit. We use our fine motor skills and learn new things.

Fruit of the Spirit Music Session

“Fruit Salad” is our song for the Fruit of the Spirit Unit. You can help your kids by reviewing the words to the song on the JAM-at-Home activity sheets.

If you’re looking for some at-home devotions, check out Fam JAM. We have a six-week Superhero study for boys and a six-week Princess study for girls.

Fruit of the Spirit Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Fruit of the Spirit theme going.

Which fruit does you child struggle with most? Which fruit do YOU struggle with?

Explore God’s miracles with your preschooler
Explore God’s miracles with your preschooler

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Impossible Possible Unit.

Luke 18:27 What is impossible with man, is possible with God.

Much better than Cinderella’s fairy godmother, with Jesus, impossible things were happening everyday! Jesus did many miracles and we are just covering a few. It’s interesting to see that some of his miracles were for provision, some were for healing, and some were for comfort. Most did a combination of these, as well as demonstrating God’s power. We don’t see as many miracles happen so obviously now, but they are still happening. In developing countries where medicine is rare and famines abound, they are more likely to be seen.

Miracles Unit Jesus Session

  • Water into Wine
  • Lots of Fish
  • Healed Leper
  • Get Up
  • Crippled Woman
  • Lazarus

Books on Miracles can be found on theStoryGraph.

Miracles Unit Art Session

Lots of fun crafts in this unit using painting, threading, gluing, and patterns, We use our fine motor skills and learn new things.

Miracles Unit Music Session

“Impossible Possible” is our song for the Miracles Unit. You can help your littles by reviewing the words to the song on the JAM-at-Home activity sheets.

Miracles Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Miracles theme going.

preschool parent guide to creation
preschool parent guide to creation

Little JAM Sessions Preschool Ministry Choir Curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to JAM Sessions Six Seven Unit.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

We realize there are numerous views on how the world began. We believe the Bible so we believe just what the verse says. However, within that realm we also realize that there are many ideas about how exactly that all happened. There are tons of questions like — were the 6 days literal days or actually 6 eras? And we are going to leave those questions out of the preschool conversation. I do, however encourage parents to study this on their own. And with that said, here we go!

Six Seven Unit Jesus Session

  • Day 1: Light
  • Day 2: Atmosphere
  • Day 3: Sun, moon, stars
  • Day 4: Land, plants, and rivers
  • Day 5: Fish and birds
  • Day 6: Animals and people

Books on Creation can be found on Goodreads.

Six Seven Unit Art Session

Save your child’s craft each week and at the end they can put them all together. Just punch holes in the top of each and thread them with yarn or ribbon to make a Creation Banner.

Six Seven Unit Music Session

“God Made the World” is the name of the Six Seven Creation Unit’s song. You can help your littles by reviewing the words to the song on the JAM-at-Home activity sheets.

Six Seven Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Six Seven Creation theme going.

Help your preschooler learn about family
Help your preschooler learn about family

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to our KidMin choir Family Unit.

Galatians 3:26 For in Christ Jesus you are all children of God, through faith.

Family is messy, am I right? You didn’t pick your parents and your kids didn’t pick you. Family can be a traditional nuclear deal or it can be a big ol’ blend of all sorts of components. But here’s the thing, God loves you. He loves your child. He loves every single person in your family. Whether your family includes steps or halves or adoption or abuse or crazy in-laws with weird political views or incarcerated members, whether they all get along or you’ve been estranged for many years, whether they loved you how you needed or they didn’t, whatever your situation, whatever your child’s situation, God loves you. He wants you to be part of his family and, unlike humans, he won’t fail at it.

Family Unit Jesus Session

  • Mother’s Prayers
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Sibling Uniqueness
  • Adoption
  • Step Families
  • Father Leads by Listening

Books on Family can be found on the Story Graph.

Family Unit Art Session

Whether or not Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in the mix, we have some card-making days. But, we also have some other family crafts like building houses with shapes, some origami, and making a family tree.

Family Unit Music Session

Every family is so different and so special! That’s why our song is called “Special Family.”

Family Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Family theme going.

Jesus Did What?? Easter Unit
Jesus Did What?? Easter Unit

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Easter Unit.

I Corinthians 15:4 He was buried and he was raised again on the third day, according to the scriptures.

In this unit, we cover the three years of ministry during the Life of Jesus, right up to his death and resurrection. This could be, like, a ten-year unit, but we kept it to six weeks. Jesus did so much in those few short years.

Jesus Did What? Unit Jesus Session

  • Disciples
  • Healing Miracles
  • Miracles of Provision
  • Comforting Miracles
  • Palm Sunday
  • Easter

Books on the Easter can be found on the Story Graph.

Jesus Did What? Unit Art Session

We have some really fun crafts in this unit. Here are some more great Easter crafts.

Jesus Did What? Unit Music Session

This is a busy time of year with some kids traveling and some kids visiting so we do lots of review and dance parties in this unit. Our song is “Hosanna, He is Risen.” It focuses on both Palm Sunday and Easter and can be sung on either.

Jesus Did What? Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to learn more about the Life of Jesus.

How to have a joyful preschooler
How to have a joyful preschooler

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Jump for Joy Unit.

Romans 12:12 Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say rejoice.

This unit is all about joy! We’re separating joy and happiness by understanding that happiness comes from circumstances and joy comes from God. Joy and happiness are often interchangeable but that’s how we will be distinguishing the difference. Having emotions like sadness and frustration are normal. They make us unhappy. But they can’t take our joy! This article from Faith Gateway gives some insight.

Jump for Joy Unit Jesus Session

  • Sing for Joy
  • Hopeful Joy
  • Clap for Joy
  • Joy in Trouble
  • Healthy Joy
  • Joy in Sharing Good News

Books on Joy can be found on the Story Graph.

Jump for Joy Unit Art Session

Because this often unit lands in the Spring, we will be doing Springtime crafts with flowers and bugs. We will celebrate nature and God’s beautiful creation. Click on this site for a ton of great nature crafts for you to do with your littles.

In this Joy unit, we will celebrate nature. God created the Earth and set us in charge of it. What a great responsibility we have been given! For some ideas on how to explain and celebrate the importance of caring for God’s creation with your children, click here.

Jump for Joy Unit Music Session

Joy is a great unit to sing, clap, and dance. Our song is simply titled “Joy” and is a reminder to sing for joy in good and bad.

Jump for Joy Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Joy theme going.

Do you struggle finding joy in Jesus? You’re certainly not alone. HERE is an article with some helpful thoughts.

Love languages for littles
Love languages for littles

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Love Unit.

I John 4:11 Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Love. In the name of love. All we need is love. Endless love. Well, maybe that’s not exactly where we’re headed. In this unit, We’ll be learning what the Bible says about love and we’ll be studying the five languages of love as defined by Gary Chapman in his book 5 Love Languages. On his website, you can figure out which is your dominant love language and hopefully figure out your kid’s as well.

Love Unit Jesus Session

  • Love Is
  • Love Makes Time
  • Love Gives
  • Love Serves
  • Love Touches
  • Love Speaks

A note on week 5. We will be discussing healthy touch such as high fives and hugs. We ask that you speak with your child about the difference between safe and unsafe touch. Here is a great article on exactly how to do that. I love how they term it safe and unsafe rather than good and bad to keep the focus off of the child feeling shame.

Books on Love (including Chapman’s book) can be found on the Story Graph.

Love Unit Art Session

Love is in the air! With Valentine’s Day coming up, we focus on heart-shaped crafts. Want to do more love crafts at home? Here’s some great ideas.

Love Unit Music Session

I love music! In this unit, our song is “Languages of Love.” We sing about the five love languages.

Love Music Playlist

Here are some fun videos to keep the Love theme going.

How to parent your child at Christmas
How to parent your child at Christmas

Little JAM Sessions preschool ministry choir curriculum: Caregiver’s companion guide to Little JAM Sessions Christmas Action Unit.

Luke 2:11 A savior has been born to you, he is the messiah, the lord.

This unit is all about Christmas. We meet characters along the way that introduce us to the themes of advent.

Action Jesus Session

  • Prophecy
  • Mary and Joseph say Yes
  • Hopeful Wisemen
  • Peace-bringing Angels
  • Joyful Shepherds
  • Love of Jesus

Books on the Nativity can be found on the Story Graph.

Action Art Session

Christmas is such a fun time to do crafts. We will be working on fine motor skills with gluing and folding and threading.

Christmas is a super-busy time, so if you need some things to keep your littles entertained, Here is a website with lots of fun ideas. And below are 3 helpful sites about having more Jesus and less stress with preschoolers at Christmas.

Action Music Session

The Nativity song, titled “Gift to You,” focuses on giving gifts of love, joy, hope, and peace.

Action Music

Here are some fun videos to keep the Nativity theme going.