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Police Officer Friends

Community Helpers

Day 133of 180
Week 27of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize police officers as helpers in the community

2

Draw a simple police officer with basic shapes

3

Understand that God calls us to help and protect others

📖 Scripture Connection

Romans 13:4

“For he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.”

— Romans 13:4 (WEB)

Explains the helpful role of those who protect our community

📦 Materials Needed

  • White drawing paper
  • Crayons or markers
  • Police officer picture reference
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide: PK4 Art
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember our community helper friends! Yesterday we drew firefighters, and today we'll draw police officers who help keep us safe.

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about firefighters yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Police officers are special helpers who protect people and keep our community safe. They wear special uniforms and have badges that show they are helpers.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Police officers help people stay safe
  • They wear blue or black uniforms
  • They have a special badge that shows they are helpers
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What do police officers do to help people?
  • Have you ever seen a police car?
3Activity: Draw a Police Officer Friend (8 min)
hands-on

Use simple shapes to draw a friendly police officer

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw a big circle for the head
  2. Add a rectangle for the body
  3. Draw a badge on the shirt
  4. Color the uniform blue or black
  5. Add a smile to show they are kind helpers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent can draw outline for child to color

Challenge: Add a police car or background scene

4Closing (3 min)

Let's remember that God wants us to help others, just like police officers help our community!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about police officers today?
  • How do police officers help people?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll draw teachers who help us learn!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning about community roles and helpers

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use positive, friendly language about police officers
  • Encourage creativity in drawing
  • Focus on the helping aspect of the job
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might find drawing details challenging

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm about drawing and understanding of helper roles

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a family walk and look for police cars
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about community helpers

Ready for Tomorrow?

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