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Jesus Helped People

Suffixes: -ED and -ING

Day 110of 180
Week 22of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Read words with -ed and -ing suffixes

2

Understand how Jesus helped people

3

Practice reading with compassion

📖 Scripture Connection

Matthew 8:16

“When evening came, they brought to him many who were possessed by demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick,”

— Matthew 8:16 (WEB)

Jesus helped people through healing and compassion

📦 Materials Needed

  • Decodable reader
  • Picture cards of Jesus helping
  • Suffix word cards
  • Colored pencils
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather students in a circle. Show pictures of Jesus helping people. Ask students to describe what they see.

💭 Review Question: What does it mean to help someone?
2Teaching (8 min)

Explain how Jesus helped people by healing, teaching, and showing love. Read examples from the decodable reader.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Jesus loved helping people
  • -ed shows something already happened
  • -ing shows something happening now
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How did Jesus help people?
  • Can we help people like Jesus did?
3Activity: Helping Hands (7 min)
hands-on

Create a word matching game with -ed and -ing helping words

📝 Instructions:
  1. Match base verbs to their -ed and -ing forms
  2. Create sentences about helping
  3. Draw a picture of helping someone
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Match only 3-4 word pairs

Challenge: Create a story about helping using -ed and -ing words

4Closing (5 min)

Reflect on ways we can help others like Jesus

📝 Review Questions:
  • What words did we learn today?
  • How can you help someone this week?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, help us to love and help others like you did.

Coming up: Next week we'll learn more about how Jesus teaches us to love

💎 Memory Verse

Matthew 22:39

“The second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'”

— Matthew 22:39 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Act out helping your neighbor

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning about verb suffixes while understanding Jesus' compassion

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage kindness and helping others
  • Practice -ed and -ing words at home
  • Model compassionate behavior
🤔 Common Struggles:

Differentiating between -ed and -ing sounds

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's ability to use suffixes and understand helping concepts

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a picture book about helping
  • Act out helping scenarios
  • Practice writing -ed and -ing words

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