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When I Helped Someone

Narrative Writing Begins

Day 103of 180
Week 21of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how to sequence events in a story

2

Learn to use sequence words like 'first', 'next', 'then', 'last'

3

Practice drawing and writing about a helping experience

📖 Scripture Connection

Galatians 5:13

“For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.”

— Galatians 5:13 (WEB)

Learning to help others shows God's love in action

📦 Materials Needed

  • Drawing paper
  • Crayons
  • Primary pencils
  • Sequence word chart
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

Gather in circle and talk about what it means to help someone. Ask children to share a time they helped a family member or friend.

💭 Review Question: What does it feel like when you help someone?
2Teaching (5 min)

Demonstrate how to tell a story about helping using sequence words: first, next, then, last. Model drawing a simple story about helping.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Stories have an order
  • We can use special words to show what happens first, next, then, and last
  • Helping others is a way to show God's love
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you tell me about a time you helped someone?
  • How did helping make you feel?
  • How might Jesus want us to help others?
3Activity: My Helping Story (7 min)
Hands-on Writing

Children draw and write about a time they helped someone, using sequence words.

📝 Instructions:
  1. Fold paper into four sections
  2. Draw first part of helping story in first box
  3. Add 'first' at bottom of first box
  4. Continue for next three boxes
  5. Write simple sentences describing what happened
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Teacher helps draw story sections

Challenge: Add more details to each story section

4Closing (3 min)

Share stories with a partner and celebrate helping others

📝 Review Questions:
  • What sequence words did we use today?
  • Why is helping others important?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for showing us how to love and help others. Help us be kind and serve people around us. Amen.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll talk about being brave!

💎 Memory Verse

Galatians 5:13b

“Through love be servants to one another.”

— Galatians 5:13b (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hand motions: Point to self, then make serving motion

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children are learning narrative writing skills and understanding story sequence

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Encourage storytelling at home
  • Help child use sequence words
  • Praise effort over perfect writing
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping story events in order, using sequence words correctly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Ability to describe events in a logical order

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a class book of helping stories
  • Act out helping scenarios
  • Draw additional pictures to expand stories

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