Category Archives: Writing

EXTRAordinary Lesson 5 Activity Marigold has spent so much of her story noticing what everyone else has, does, and seems to know about themselves. By the end, she realizes she doesn’t need to have every answer about herself. What she likes, what she’s good at, and even how she feels will continue to change asContinue reading “KNOWN Zipper Pouch”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 5 Script Time: 5–10 minutes SuppliesName tagsMarkerBibleOne blank name tagPrepared name tags with labels such as FUNNY, LEFT OUT, GOOD AT SOCCER, POPULAR, NOT THE BEST, PRETTY, SHY, SMART, and NOTICEDOne prepared name tag that says GOD KNOWS MY NAME Let’s Begin Hold up a blank name tag.“What usually goes right here?” Let children answer: Your name. “Right. AContinue reading “Truth In Action”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 4 Activity Marigold’s thoughts have gotten louder as she’s spent more time noticing what everyone else has, does, and seems to know about themselves. She begins to realize that just because a thought feels true doesn’t mean it is true. Instead of letting every thought stick, girls will learn that they can stop,Continue reading “Write. Check. Change.”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 4 Script Time: 5–10 minutes SuppliesFlashlightBible8 prepared thought cardsTwo signs:MATCHES GOD’S TRUTHNEEDS TO CHANGE Prep AheadChoose 8 thoughts from the options below—a mix of thoughts that match God’s truth and thoughts that need to change. Write or print each one on a separate card. Let’s BeginHold up the flashlight.“I have a question forContinue reading “Truth In Action”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 3 Activity Marigold wondered if being funny might finally give her the feeling she was looking for. She found a joke book and practiced until she was ready. She loved the moment when everyone at the lunch table laughed. But before long, the laughter was over and those little thoughts came right back.Continue reading “Built On What Stays”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 2 Activity Marigold has always been a noticer. But lately, she isn’t just noticing the world around her, she’s noticing what everyone else has, does, and gets praised for. At the art display, everyone noticed one picture, but Marigold noticed everyone. In this lesson, girls will see how quickly noticing can turn intoContinue reading “Different By Design”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 3 Script Time:  5–10 minutes SuppliesPaper platePiece of paperSmall cardboard boxSturdy chair Let’s BeginHold up the paper plate. “I have a question for you. Is this a good thing?”Let children answer. “Sure! If I handed you a piece of birthday cake, you’d probably be pretty happy I had this plate.”Set it on the floor.Continue reading “Truth In Action”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 1 Activity Marigold has always been a noticer, but as she grows, she begins noticing more than long French fries and heart-shaped clouds. She starts noticing what other girls have, what people think, and how those things make her feel about herself. Those thoughts aren’t always true, but they can still stick. InContinue reading “Let the Truth Stick”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 2 Script Time: 5–10 minutes SuppliesTwo identical clear cups or bowlsSmall objects that can be sorted in two different ways (color and shape)Two traysTimer Let’s BeginSet the two sorting challenges side by side. Choose two volunteers. Quietly give each child a different job. For example, ask one child to sort her objects by color and theContinue reading “Truth In Action”

EXTRAordinary Lesson 1 Script Time: 5–10 minutes SuppliesHandheld mirrorPrepared sticky notesBible Let’s BeginHold up the mirror. “When you were really little, you probably didn’t spend much time wondering what everyone else was doing. There is actually a child development term about this called parallel play and it’s when people play next to one another without interactingContinue reading “Truth In Action”