Play! Listen! Talk!

Were the kids in your class talking about moms and telling the ways their families were celebrating Mother’s Day? The kids at my church had some interesting responses when asked about their mothers:

Do you think your mother’s job is hard or easy? There were many answers about why this job is hard—most of the answers had to do with cleaning up messes!

Does your mom get paid for what she does? Most answered no, but one brave preschooler answered, “Twenty dollars!”

If your mom doesn’t get paid for her work, why does she do this job? I was glad to hear the overwhelming response of “She loves me!”

Every Sunday, we have a job, too. Do you think it’s hard or easy? Probably we each have a different answer to this question. Do you get paid for what you do? And, if you don’t get paid, why do you do this job of teaching preschoolers about Jesus? I have several answers to this last question. See if any of my answers are the same as yours.

I do this job because I love to be around little kids. They are fun—and you get to do fun stuff! Every week there are creative play to learn activities that get teachers and kids involved in discovery learning, and in talking about Bible truths.

I do this job because I’m convinced that even young children are ready to start following Jesus—and I want to be a part of that! My curriculum gives just the right words so that I can communicate Bible stories and verses to preschoolers.

I do this job because Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations”—and I don’t think He meant for us to ignore the “nation” of preschoolers! I want to obey Jesus, and I’ve discovered that making disciples of preschoolers also means I’m reaching parents with the Bible truths their families need to know.

Hard or easy, paid or volunteer, teaching preschoolers (kind of like raising kids) is a job with eternal rewards!