First Grade - 1 John 4:4 - June - Hide the Word

You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.  1 John 4:4


This is the one page of ideas for this verse.

See the sample here of the glow in the dark paint project. The verse is different, but the idea is the same. Please be sure you don't have the children paint every single word. That doesn't work well and will make everyone frustrated!

This is the photo of the mat with shapes for the children to match.

Here is a photo of the toilet paper tubes, also called the cylinder shuffle.

3rd Grade and 4th Grade - Hide the Word - Glow in the Dark - Romans 3:23 and Ephesians 4:26-27

We love glow in the dark paint!!! Not only is it fun for the kids, but the WOW factor is HUGE!!!  So whenever we see a verse about glory or darkness or light, we immediately think glow paint!

Before class, gather lots of Q-tips, black 9x12 construction paper and white crayons.

This is one of those crafts that can be a disaster waiting to happen if not done properly.  The top photo is properly!  At the beginning of class, have the kids write the parts in white. Have a sample for them to copy so that they can see the spacing.  They can even draw a line where they will eventually paint the glow words.  Later in class, go back with the Q-tips and glow paint and fill in the blanks.

 This is a sample of a disaster!! When trying to do all the words in glow paint it gets WAY too big and takes WAY too long!  Yes, it looks ultra-cool, but it is not very practical to do in class! :)

Glowing Paint

Last year I began an obsession with glow-in-the-dark paint!!!  So this past year, we did lots of crafts with glowing paint.  When out lesson was Acts 9 - Saul on the road to Damascus, I knew that glow paint was in store for my darlings!

After teaching the lesson, I gave each child a Q-tip that was cut in half.  I used a paper plate and put a small glob (about a quarter in diameter) of each of 4 colors of glowing paint.  I enlarged a picture of Saul laying on the ground with the bright light blinding him.  I mounted the pictures on black construction paper.  The kids glow painted the light rays beaming down on Saul. Then on the black borders, they added more squiggles and dots in glow paint.  I brought in a black light and our creations were awesome!!!