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26 C P H . O R G / C U R R I C U L U M 2 3 6 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 | SESSION 1 A C T I V E L E A R N I N G Organize cardstock squares on the floor in a circle. As mu- sic is played, the students travel around clockwise, always stepping on a square like a stepping-stone. When the music stops, each student has to act out the part of the person whose name they are standing on. Names that should be in- cluded on the cardstock squares are God, Jesus, Peter, James, John, Elijah, and Moses. If you need more squares so each student has one, use the names of mountains and trees. Dis- cuss the names ahead of time so the students can be more successful. They may need some help reading. M E M O R Y W O R D S Print the Memory Words, "This is My beloved Son; listen to Him" (Mark 9:7). Play a game of telephone with the Memory Words. Have the students whisper the words to their neighbor the first time; the second time they can say them loud and clear. Jesus Shows His Glory I N T O T H E L E S S O N Choose a student to come to the front of the class and stand by you. Have a fancy box next to you. In the box, there should be a crown, scepter, and some kind of fancy jewelry. Take out one object at a time and place it on the student. Talk about how special and important the student looks. When you are finished, take the items off the student and have the student return to his or her spot. In our Bible story, God made Jesus look special, not with fancy things but with a glowing light. This is something that only God could do. God set Jesus apart so the disciples would know Jesus is God's Son. Show several pictures of very tall, majestic mountains. ● Who made the mountains? ● Have any of you been at the top of a mountain before? ● What do you think it is like at the top of a mountain? ● Who would you want to have with you there? We are going to read a Bible account of Jesus taking three of His disciples to the top of a mountain. We are going to hear about amazing things happening with Jesus and His friends. We are also going to be reminded that Jesus is God's Son. I N T O T H E W O R D Direct students to look at the Bible art at the top of Student Book page 105. ● What do you see in this picture? The things that hap- pen in today's Bible account were surprising and some- times scary to the three disciples, but Jesus was always with them. ● Show me your surprised face! Show me your very scared face. Or choose those emotions from an emotions poster, then practice making the face. ● When you hear something surprising as I read, make your surprised face. ● If you hear something that might scare you, show your very frightened face. Continue with the Bible narrative. ● Let's start by walking up the mountain. Guide your stu- dents to hike in place. As you read aloud, mime the actions from the Bible account: the surprise of the disciples, shielding your faces from the bright light, more surprise at seeing Moses and Elijah, making triangle tents with your fingertips, falling on the ground in God's pres- ence, then marching back down the hill. ● What was the most surprising thing that happened in this true story from the Bible? Accept all answers. 105 JESUS SHOWS HIS GLORY Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36 UNIT 7 | LESSON 51 O ne day, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up on a high mountain. While they were on the mountain, Jesus was transfigured. This is a big word that means "changed in a big way"! Jesus' clothes were made intensely white. He was radiant, as bright as the sun. Then suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared. Moses and Elijah were men of God that the disciples knew about from learning the Old Testament Scriptures, but who had died a long time before. When Peter saw them, he said to Jesus, "Teacher, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for You, one for Moses, one for Elijah." Before Peter even got done suggesting this, a cloud came over the place where they were standing and God's voice came from the cloud. God said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him." The disciples were terrified to be in God's presence, and they fell to the ground. But Jesus reached down and gently touched them. They looked up and only Jesus was with them. Jesus led the disciples down from the mountain. Jesus commanded the disciples to tell no one what happened until after He died and was raised from the dead. CONTINUE WITH LESSON EXTENDERS Kindergarten Teacher Guide composite.indb 236 Kindergarten Teacher Guide composite.indb 236 8/26/21 11:11 AM 8/26/21 11:11 AM © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. © 2021 Concordia Publishing House and/or the copyright information listed on the indicia. c p h . o r g KINDERGARTEN TEACHER GUIDE

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