Bible Exploration - Workshop: COOKING Center

 

Month: April        Bible Story:   Promise of Eternal Life

 

Year (B):      1      Scripture:  John   -- Chapter 18, 19, 20

 

Bible Memory Verse:  "I am the Resurrection and the life, he who believes in me will live even though he dies." John 11:25

 

Workshop

Concept

Teacher

 

1.  Temple/Art Center

 

Symbols of Easter

 

 

2. Video Center

Holy Week events - Resurrection

 

 

3. Computer Center

The last days in Jerusalem

 

 

4. Cooking Center

Experiencing the Empty Tomb

 

 

5. Stations of the Cross

Remembering the Events of Easter

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

•         Children will be able to tell the Easter Story.

•         Children will learn the memory verse.

•         Children will learn about the Last Supper

 

•         MATERIALS:

¨        Crescent roll dough

¨        Memory verse to hand out

¨        Bible

¨        Picture of the Last Supper (talk about while resurrection rolls bake.)

 

PLAN:

¨        Welcome children

¨        Give mentors time to take roll and take up offering

¨        Have opening prayer

¨        Go over memory verse

¨        Use Lesson Plans as needed.

 

ADAPTATIONS:

                        Children:                                                          Older children:

 

 

 

BIBLE EXPLORATION

COOKING CENTER

LESSON PLANS

 

1.      OPENING -

•         Welcome children -- introduce yourself and have the children introduce themselves.  (Always include adults -- mentors)

•         Allow mentors time to take up roll and offering.

•         Open with prayer.

 

2.      In Advance -- read the story of Jesus' arrest, death, and resurrection from John.  Be prepared to tell the story -- use story-telling hints found in the Leader's Manual. 

•         While the children are making these rolls -- discuss celebrating The Lord's Supper with God's people. 

 

•         What do you remember most about the Lord's Supper?

•         Who was there? (Jesus -- disciples)

•         What did they eat and drink?  (bread, wine, other dishes prepared at Passover time)

•         Why do we share the Lord's Supper now?

•         How does it help us to remember Jesus?

 

3.      Make Rolls

•         Roll crescent dough around a large marshmallow and bake for 10 minutes

•         When done, marshmallow has melted leaving an "empty tomb" inside the roll.

 

A.                  While the rolls bake; discuss the picture of the Last Supper. 

B.                 Discuss who the disciples were and what role each played in the Easter story.  (Judas, Peter, (found in chapter 13 of John)  (Jesus washes the feet of his disciples -- Peter did not want the Lord to wash his feet)  Symbol of feet washing -- Judas would betray Jesus -- Peter would deny Christ.  

 

4.      While eating rolls, talk about the Resurrection of Christ -- empty tomb. (chapter 20)

•         How do you think Mary felt when she found the tomb empty?

•         What did the disciples say?