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2 Production Coordinator Cheryl Clendinning Written by Sally Smith Kirsten Long Cheryl Clendinning Peter Barnett Chad Walsham Artwork Phil Watson and onewhale.com Stephen Nicolls Special thanks to Kim Hall Louise Bartlett Steve Barlett Amelia Beattie Edwin Macindoe Maurice Wark Design and Layout Kim Hall Power Tools Layout Jess Walsham Thanks to the other members of GodSpace s Creative Team The Shed Team Peter Barnett Josie Barnett Taryn Pascoe Belinda Townsend Band Peter Barnett (guitar) Kevin Fitzgerald (drums) Jodie Morrison (keyboards) Jarrod Piltz (bass) Glenn Santry (guitar) Sound Engineer Glenn Santry and Heartbeat Studio Financial Manager Heidi Tak Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English Version 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission. Product Support and Orders Freecall: International: sales@godspace.org.au Web: Burst Christian Resources ISBN YELLOW 2018 GodSpace is... 1 Using GodSpace at School // Our Philosophy, Hands on Bible, Developing Your Skills, Fresh Ideas 2 & 3 The Year at a Glance 4 & 5 The Shed Characters, Engaging the Children, Mega Themes, 6 Info Cards, Extra s, Revision s, Magazine Answers 7 Using the Manual // Support Material 8 & 9 Checkout the website/information about the Power Tools // Underlying Values 10 & 11 Next Year (Green 2019) and ordering info // End of Year, Large Group, Assembly Type s 12 & 13 Managing Your Group 14 Overview of Unit 1: God s Story of Everything 15 1 God, the World and People (Genesis 1-2:4) 16 2 Choices to be Made (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-13; 1 John 1:5-9) 22 3 Heaven - Highlight of God s Plan (John 14:1-3; Matthew 13:44; Revelation 21 & 22) 28 Overview of Unit 2: Jesus, Like No Other 35 4 What Jesus Said About Himself (John 14:4-11) 36 5 Jesus is Someone to Follow (Luke 5:1-11) 42 6 Amazing Things Jesus Did (Matthew 9:1-7, 27-33, 35; 11:1-6) 48 7 Jesus - He is the Living God (John 20:11-31) 54 Overview of Unit 3: Joseph A Life of Resilience 61 8 Life Isn t Easy (Genesis 37) 62 9 Trusting God in Tough Times (Genesis 39-40) Perseverance Pays (Genesis 41) God Brings Good Out of Tough Times (Genesis 42-47, 50) 80 Overview of Unit 4: Jesus Asks People to Join His Team Everyone s Invited to Follow (Matthew 9:9-13) Jesus Teaches His Friends to Pray (Matthew 6:5-13) Jesus Cares For His Friends (John 11:1-45) Jesus Team? Your Choice (Matthew 19:16-30) 106 Overview of Unit 5: Paul God s Messenger Paul Changed His Mind (Acts 8:1-3, 26:2-20) Paul Changed His Goals (Acts 9:1-25) Good News, Big Trouble (Acts 16:20-36) Paul Explains About God (Acts 17:16, 21-34) 132 Overview of Unit 6: Moses God s Rescue Man God Saves the Baby Moses (Exodus 1:1-2:10) God calls Moses to be a Leader (Exodus 2:11-4:20) God Has Power to Lead (Exodus 5-10) God Has Power to Save (Exodus 11-14) 158 Overview of Unit 7: The Bible God s Message For Us The Bible, Inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17) The Bible, Written Down by People (Luke 1:1-4) Sharing the Message of the Bible (Modern Stories) Understanding the Message of the Bible (Luke 8:4-8, 11-15) 184 Overview of Unit 8: Come and See Jesus, The Promised Child (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7; Micah 5:2-5a) Waiting for the Promised Child (Luke 2:22-38) Finding the Promised Child (Matthew 2:1-15) GodSpace P17 Introduction

3 The year at a glance... Easy reference guide to this year. Unit 1: God s Story of Everything MEGA THEME God s Way OVERVIEW AIM This is an introduction for the children, about God, Jesus and the Bible. It gives an overview of God s good news from Creation, through the first people s disobedience to Jesus loving us and people being forgiven, finishing with a glimpse of heaven. To give the children a God s-eye view of the earth, past, present and future and provide visual prompts to explain God s story for humanity. Emphasis is on the why. LESSONS 1 God, the World and People (Genesis 1-2:4) 2 Choices to be Made (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-13; 1 John 1:5-9) 3 Heaven - Highlight of God s Plan (John 14:1-3; Matthew 13:44; Revelation 21 & 22) * Unit 1 Revision on Power Tools Unit 2: Jesus, Like No Other MEGA THEME Jesus Life and s OVERVIEW AIM People saw and heard Jesus and many started to wonder if Jesus was the long promised messiah and for many, they discovered who Jesus was by what they saw of his life and the message he gave of God s love. To give some insight into who Jesus is and to introduce him as the Living God and as one who loves us all LESSONS 4 What Jesus Said About Himself (John 14:4-11) 5 Jesus is Someone to Follow (Luke 5:1-11) 6 Amazing Things Jesus Did (Matthew 9, 11) 7 Jesus He is the Living God (John 20:11-31) * Easter Celebrations * Unit 2 Revision On Power Tools Unit 3: Joseph - A Life of Resilience MEGA THEME God s People OVERVIEW AIM The Bible account of Joseph s life is action-packed, dramatic and exciting. From Canaan to Egypt, from prisoner to governor, Joseph trusts God to look after him, learning that God can bring good out of difficult and unfair situations. To tell the story of Joseph, an example of one who trusted God through the tough times and worked with God to save his people. LESSONS 8 Life Isn t Easy (Genesis 37) 9 Trusting God in Tough Times (Genesis 39-40) 10 Perseverance Pays (Genesis 41) 11 God Brings Good Out of Tough Times (Genesis 42-47, 50) * Unit 3 Revision on Power Tools Unit 4: Jesus Asks People to Join His Team MEGA THEME Followers of Jesus OVERVIEW AIM Who were Jesus followers? Were they the cream of society s A list? No. Many of them were common, or lower class people, some were even social outcasts who despite their failings (or even because of this) Jesus chose them to be his friends. To introduce Jesus close friends and teach Jesus model of prayer using the Lord s Prayer. LESSONS 12 Everyone s Invited to Follow (Matthew 9:9-13) 13 Jesus Teaches His Friends to Pray (Matthew 6:5-13) 14 Jesus is Kind & Powerful (John 11:1-45) 15 Jesus Team? Your Choice (Matthew 19:16-30) * Unit 4 Revision on Power Tools 4 GodSpace Yellow 2018 Introduction

4 Unit 5: Paul - God s Messenger MEGA THEME Followers of Jesus OVERVIEW AIM After Paul met Jesus it changed his life and he went on with redirected energy and boldness to talk about Jesus. Being empowered by the Holy Spirit nothing could stop him from telling the good news, no matter what happened to him. To introduce the children to Paul as God s messenger to people who did not know about Jesus. LESSONS 16 Paul Changed His Mind (Acts 8:1-3, 26:2-20) 17 Paul Changed His Goals (Acts 9:1-25) 18 Good News, Big Trouble (Acts 16:20-36) 19 Paul Explains About God (Acts 17:16, 21-34) * Unit 5 Revision on Power Tools Unit 6: Moses - God s Rescue Man MEGA THEME God s People OVERVIEW AIM This unit covers the life of Moses from his birth through to the parting of the sea, which completes God s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt. We ll read how God rescued the Israelites and then rescued all people through Jesus. To teach the story of God s deliverance of Israel out of Egypt, revealing God s saving character. LESSONS 20 God Saves the Baby Moses (Exodus 1:1-2:10) 21 God calls Moses to be a Leader (Exodus 2:11-4:20) 22 God Has Power to Lead (Exodus 5-10) 23 God Has Power to Save (Exodus 11-14) * Unit 6 Revision on Power Tools Unit 7: God s Word MEGA THEME God s Way OVERVIEW AIM Looking at the greatest book available the Bible how it came into being and why God has provided it for us. It is God s guidelines for living and therefore is an important point of reference in order to build a solid foundation for our lives. To introduce the children to the Bible as the story of God s people and God s plan for our lives. LESSONS 24 The Bible Inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16-17) 25 The Bible, Written Down by People (Luke 1:1-4) 26 Sharing the Message of the Bible (Modern Stories) 27 Understanding the Message of the Bible (Luke 8:4-8, 11-15) * Unit 7 Revision on Power Tools Unit 8: Jesus, the Promised One MEGA THEME Jesus Life and s OVERVIEW AIM The Christmas story is an account of God s great promise of a coming Messiah, a king and deliverer, being fulfilled. We will learn that God keeps all his promises and that with the born of Jesus, his greatest promise has been fulfilled. To explain that the story of the birth of Jesus, as recounted in the gospels of Matthew and Luke, is a fulfilment of God s promise made to humanity many years earlier. LESSONS 28 Jesus, the Promised Child (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7; Micah 5:2-5a) 29 Waiting for the Promised Child (Luke 2:22-38) 30 Finding the Promised Child (Matthew 2:1-15) * Christmas Assembly * Unit 8 Revision On Power Tools Extra s : Prayer & The Bible OVERVIEW To introduce the children to two key aspects about the Christian faith. The invitation to talk with God (prayer) and to reflect on how we respond to what Jesus has done for us - to reach out to the poor, to care for those in need. LESSONS 31 Examples of Prayer (Psalms) 32 Faith in Action (Micah 6:8; Matthew 25:34-40; James 2:1-4, 14-18) GodSpace Yellow 2018 Introduction 5

5 Using the Manual Unit Outlines Outlines Outlines are divided into two parts: A Teacher s Notes page, followed by Activity Ideas for each of the different age groups. The lesson plans contain a number of options for you to choose from. plans have a pre-selected minute core lesson shown by the in the choices boxes. For those who have more time, or prefer to make other choices, there are other activity suggestions. Remember you may glean from all age levels and adapt as appropriate for your group. Notes At the end of each unit there is space for your own notes. Activity Ideas The Manual provides Unit Outlines to explain the thinking behind each unit, content and concepts to be explored by the unit, and how the following lessons will meet the unit aims. There are eight units in each GodSpace book. Required Resources Depending upon your activity selection you will need a number of resources. There are 6 frequently required resources. These are represented by symbols in the lesson plans, i.e.: The Bible Or print outs of the weekly Bible passage found on the Power Tools USB card. Children s Magazine Song Located on Power Tools as a mp3 or timed PowerPoint. Memory Verse Activity Each lesson comes with it s own set of Teacher s Notes. This is the curriculum page. It provides an overview of the content of the lesson, aims, learning outcomes,. Remember that the learning outcomes may not always be immediately measurable. Combined/Large Group Activity Ideas include a Required Resources section and three lesson segments. start up a short hook or introduction. These usually relate to the big idea of the lesson. Sometimes it s a get to know the group activity. get into it the body of the lesson, the time when together you get into the Bible and/or content of the lesson. go for it time to reflect on, and think about what they have just learned. The magazines are often the stimuli for responding to the material covered. Chalk or white board or large cardboard Chalk or white board markers. Fuzzie Our puppet character or your puppet. All other resources are described in a list below the required resources. These outlines are designed for large group/assembly style presentations for each lesson. We are aware that many people present this way each week. Option Box The first two segments in each lesson plan have pre-selected choices shown by to help you get started. 8 GodSpace Yellow 2018 Introduction

6 Support Material Magazines We see the need to provide magazines that the children can own. They are designed to review the lesson, and help the children work towards the learning outcomes. Explorers Magazine The Explorers Magazine caters for the pre-reader or emergent reader. They are designed to be completed with the teacher s guiding help, not as a do alone activity. Adventurers Magazine The Adventurers Magazine is designed for early readers and you still may need to clearly explain (read) each activity for the children. The activities reinforce the lesson content and concepts helping the children adventure deeper into GodSpace. Navigators & Voyagers Magazines The Navigators Magazine is used to revise or as a stimuli for responding to the material covered in the Get into it section. The Voyagers Magazine is provided to help the children think through their own beliefs, feelings and responses to what has been taught in the lesson. The magazine may also be used throughout the lesson plan to help with group discussions. Answers for Magazine Activities A complete list of the answers for the Magazine activities is on the Power Tools USB card. Tools Tools are included visual aids and resources on the USB card. They are support materials for your lessons with games, start up activities, response stimuli, dramas and printable cut out story telling pictures. ABBREVIATIONS In the lesson outline pages Tool resources are written in an abbreviated form: i.e. LT, lesson number and title of activity. e.g. LT L8 Unlikely Hero ( Tools, 8, Unlikely Hero). All Tools will be linked in the appropriate lesson folder. On page 224 you will find a cross reference of story telling pictures past numbering and the new numbering. You can also purchase two double sided A3 size story telling backgrounds to use like a flannel board to place your story telling pictures on. You can order them when you order your books or do it on line or via sales@godspace.org.au To ensure the longevity of these poster sized pages and the story telling pictures, it is recommended that you either cover them in clear plastic adhesive paper, or even better, ask your church to have them laminated for you. Power Tools USB card (See page 10 for how to use) Offering more choices, the Power Tools USB card contains: all you need for each lesson in one folder weekly Bible passages and memory verses to print out or display on interactive whiteboard songs as mp3 s, timed PowerPoints with words and music for each song and words of all the songs to photocopy or reproduce on a data projector ( NB. Remember to follow copyright requirements and register with CCLI any words that you copy) Extras page with reproducible activities sheets for fast finishers all the lesson tools Powerpoint Presentations (in both 4:3 & 16:9 formats) for use with available technology all the story telling pictures to create your own Powerpoint Presentation answers to the magazine activities POWER TOOLS Yellow The card has a flip out part (tab) that goes into your computer. Owning the USB card allows you to make one copy of the contents to use and adapt on your own computer. We recommend that you make a copy and store the original away in the back of your Manual. Does not require the internet in order to work. GodSpace Yellow 2018 Introduction 9

7 What s on the Power Tools? Many activities that can be used on the interactive white board. Open the Power Tools by flipping the small tab and this goes into your computer to discover the wealth of resources you have available to you. We recommend you make a copy of it all by creating a GodSpace Yellow 2018 folder on your computer and drag the whole lot onto your computer into that folder. POWER TOOLS Yellow Once opened click on the document (either in Word or Pdf) that says Y18 Read This First to find detailed instructions. Open the folder that says Y18 Power Tools Folders and you ll find a selection of folders, including * Y18 Individual s. Open the folder that says * Y18 Individual s and you ll find a folder for each lesson and all the resources in one spot. Click on each link to open to the required resource. Revision s (including Christmas and Easter Assemblies) are in a separate folder. NB: Songs will be in separate individual folders - * Y18 Songs. Each folder has the words, mp3, PowerPoints and chord sheets if available. If not using the original USB - copy the whole song folder onto your new USB when accessing a different computer. Other folders on the USB: All Story Telling Pictures, Craft Ideas, Fast Finishers, Manual Units, Tools, Memory Verses (PowerPoint Games and take home cut cards), Power Tools Extras (where you ll find the answers for the magazines, a letter that can be adapted to send home to parents to inform them of the topics being covered this year), Revision s and Videos GodSpace Yellow 2018 Introduction

8 God s Story of Everything 1 Mega Theme: God s Way Unit OVERVIEW This first unit is an overview of God s good news. It is designed as an introduction for the children, whether or not they have had any teaching at all about God, Jesus or the Bible. It starts with God who created a perfect world with the first humans. Then it explores te choices given t humanity to follow God s ways and the consequence of not following God, and the difference Jesus makes. The final lesson for the unit introduces God s plan for all who love him, which is to be with him now and in heaven for eternity. God is eternal. He existed before anything else and has a plan for all eternity, a plan that we can be part of only because Jesus died to make it possible. We want children to understand that they can have a part in God s big story now by responding to Jesus invitation to life with him. We trust that getting a glimpse of God s Big Story at the start of the year will provide a firm foundation for later lessons and help your group see the relevance of the teaching for their lives. Children take on the worldview of the community they live in, so many will have little or no concept of a loving God who is active, now in this world, and for eternity. UNIT VERSE Short God sent his son to save the world. (Adapted from CEV) John 3:17 Long God did not send his son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them! John 3:17 (CEV) AIM To give the children a God s-eye view of the earth, past, present and future and provide a visual aid to explain God s story for humanity. LESSON OUTLINES 1 God, the World and People Genesis 1-2:4 2 Choices to be Made Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-13; 1 John 1:5-9 3 Heaven - Highlight of God s Plan John 14:1-3; Matthew 13:44; Revelation 21&22 Unit 1 Revision (on Power Tools) UNIT SONGS Song 4 (Explorers) Song 5 (Adventurers) Song 6 (Navigators) Song 7 (Voyagers) God Loves the Postman Stephanie Carmichael 2004 Emu Music God Made the Chickens Holly-Joy Petty, Jessie Taylor, Brendan Petty, Ruth Van Leerdam 2006 Snack Music Jesus Rocks the World Colin Buchanan 2004 Universal Music Jesus is the One Who Made the Universe Quiz Worx 2011 QuizWorx Yellow 2018 Unit 1 Introduction 15

9 1 VALUE Significance Beginning Well Part 1 Think First Devout Bible-believing Christians interpret this account in different ways. Be careful not to teach your own belief about the way creation happened as what the Bible says, particularly if you are teaching children as a representative from a range of Christian backgrounds. Our emphasise is on the why - not the how. Teacher s Notes God, the World and People Genesis 1-2:4 the BIG idea God created the world and created people to be in relationship with him. lesson AIM For the children to engage with the Bible account of creation. learning OUTCOME The children will be able to: Explorers share what they think God wants them to know from the creation account. Adventurers recall that God made the world and people and it was very good. Navigators explore the Bible account of the beginning of the world. Voyagers discuss God s plans for the world. INSIDE the story Through creation everyone can gain some idea of what God is like (Romans 1:20) so it s a good thing for children to explore and marvel at creation. But only a limited knowledge of God can be gained from the things God made and that s why the Bible s record is so important. This lesson is part of an overview and there is a whole unit later in GodSpace about Creation. Although the Bible account of creation is included in this lesson, the aim is to focus on the Big Idea that this is God s world and he made us to be in relationship with him rather than the details or order of creation. Verses 1 and 31 of Genesis 1 sum up this creation account. Even if you feel very familiar with the Genesis 1 passage, read it thoughtfully now, as God s revelation to the people he made. Note the rhythm and the repetition of the key ideas that God commanded and Evening came then morning and God looked at what he had made and it was good. The idea that this world and everything in it, including us, rightly belong to God because God made it, is far from the way most people in Western society think and live their lives. The children probably already have their own ideas about the origins of the earth and whom they belong to. Don t be afraid to let them express contrary views and doubts but challenge them to take seriously the Bible account as one that millions believe and that God has revealed. ADDITIONAL NOTES 16 Yellow 2018 Unit 1 1

10 start up Welcome and GodSpace Review (2-3min) Welcome the group again and explain to them that we ll be learning about God and what he does. Review the group rules (LT Rules). Show your Bible and say that the Bible is what we use to find out about God. Song (3-4 min) Sing the song God Loves the Postman (Song 4). Make up some actions. Fuzzie s Game (5-10min) Introduce them to Fuzzie (a puppet) and explain that he needs to understand rules to play a game. Choose a simple game like `Simon Says or `Who Am I? and have Fuzzie lead this game as a fun way to get to know some of the children s names and personalities. Name Game (4-6min) Choose an amazing living creature and say (your name) likes (e.g. elephants). Ask the children to think of an amazing creature and say the same sentence that you did with their name and the creature. E.g. Isla likes monkeys Invite five or six to stand and say their sentence one after the other. get into it God s Creation (6-8min) Tell the creation story with the outline L1 from Power Tools. Use Story Telling Picture C6 or Power Point L1 to show you where the individual pictures (A1-3; B1,7 C1,6-10; T1.) Before there were any people, there was God. God didn t come from anywhere; God was always here. Nobody made God, because God is not a person like us, God is God. So when there was just God, nothing else, nothing to see or hear or smell or taste or touch, nothing but God, the Bible tells us in Genesis 1 that God decided to make the world. God said, Let there be light and light started shining. God saw that the light was good. Next God said, Let there be sky and water. Let all the water below come together so there is dry ground and the land and sea appeared. God looked at what he had done and it was good! Then God said, Let there be all kinds of plants, including fruit trees and plants to eat. And that s what happened. God looked at what he had done, and it was good. Next God said, Let s make the sun and the moon. He also made the stars. Then God looked at what he had done and it was good. Then God said, Let the sea be full of fish and swimming creatures, and let birds fly in the sky. And it happened. God looked at what he had done and it was good. God said, Now let s have all sorts of animals. And that s what happened. Then God said, Now we will make people. They will be in charge, they will look after everything I have made. So God created people. God blessed them and said, Take care of my world. Everything you need is here. Then God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good. Ask: What do you think God wants us to know from this story? (Accept responses) Explain that God wants us to know that we are his most special creation and we have a special job to be in charge of all the other creatures on the planet for God! Creation Picture Book (6-8min) Use an age appropriate Bible Picture book that tells the creation account. Align it with the Bible reading. go for it Explorers Magazines (7-10min) Complete the activities together. Prayer (2-3min) Say: We can talk to God any time. Give thanks for the children and our time together. XExplorers Foundation Kindergarten Ages 4 to 6 God, VALUE the Hope World and People Xxxx LESSON 1 Explorers Quality Children s Bible (Start up) Group Rules ( Tools Rules) (Start up) Creation Picture (Story Telling Pic C6) Story telling pictures (A1-3; B1, 7 C1,6-10; T1) Power Point L1 and outline Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Age appropriate Bible Picture book Alternative: Power Point L1 Creation Reading Song 2 Yellow Purple Unit 1 X 1 X 17C

11 LESSON 1 Adventurers X Infants Ages 6 to 8 VALUE God, Hope the World and People animals, 2 dolls) Xxxx Collection of nature items (or photos/pictures of nature objects) (Start up) Cardboard (Start up) Creation Picture (Story Telling Pic C6) Story telling pictures A1-3; B1,7 C1,6-10; T1 Power Point L1 and outline or Power Point Creation Reading Song 2 Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Age appropriate Bible Picture book Quality Children s Bible Treasure bag with creation symbols (e.g. a torch, postcard/photo of the sky, bottle of water, packets of seeds, star stickers, toy fish & start up Game: I Spy (4-5min) Play a game of `I Spy using colours and objects in the room. Say: I spy with my little eye, something that is green (or the appropriate colour). Invite the children to guess what the object is. The winner then has a turn. Say: Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at all the amazing things God made and how they can remind us of God s plan for the world. Nature Table (3-5min) Display a number of items from nature (e.g. feathers, flowers, seed pods, pictures of animals). Talk about the things on the table what they are, where they are from, etc. Ask the children Who made all these things? (Accept responses) Say: Today we will learn about who made all the wonderful things in the world! Good/Bad List (3-4min) Make two lists on the board (or cardboard to keep), one labelled good the other bad. Ask the children to suggest things that are good about the world and things that are bad. Write these in the appropriate columns. Say: There are lots of things wrong with the world today, but the Bible tells us that when it was first made it was perfect. (You may like to save this list for future lessons). Imagine (3-4min) Say: Close your eyes and think of a garden or park. Can you see trees? See the sky? Hear the birds? Other animals? Smell the flowers? Open your eyes. Show pictures/photos/nature items and discuss all the beautiful things in our world. Ask: Who do you think made all this? (Accept responses) get into it Reading the Creation Account (6-8min) Show your Bible (if different - and a children s quality Bible) and explain what it means to you Explain that you are going to use this book over the year to understand more about God s plan for us. Say: Let s begin right at the beginning. Read the creation story (Genesis 1) from a quality children s Bible. Use an age appropriate Bible Picture book that helps to illustrate the creation account. Align it with the Bible reading. Talk about how perfect God s creation is. Affirming that God is perfect and has a plan for us too. God s Creation (6-8min) See Explorers 1. Treasure Bag (4-5min) Fill a bag with symbols of the creation story: a torch, postcard/photo of the sky, bottle of water, packets of seeds, star stickers, toy fish and animals, 2 dolls. Tell the story of Genesis 1, pulling out a symbol for each day of creation. Alternatively show all the items and have the children match them up with the appropriate day of creation. Ask: Who made the world and all that s in it? (God!) Say: And when God made it, it was perfect. Invite some children to say, Thank you for the... and mention something from creation. go for it Song (4-5 min) Sing the song God Made the Chickens (Song 5). Nature Hunt (5-7min) (If possible, take the children outside) Help them to collect nature objects (sticks, leaves, feathers - if you can t take them outside, look out the window and talk about what you see). Encourage children to marvel at all that God has made. Adventurers Magazines (7-10min) Complete the activities. 18 Purple Yellow Unit X 1 X 1

12 start up Different Kinds Of Creatures (3-4min) Say: The natural world is full of amazing living creatures. The Bible says that this wonderful world didn t just happen - God is behind it all. Create small groups of 3-4 and give them each an A4 sheet of paper folded into three. Instruct them to think of life in the world of nature and decide on something for each category with a reason for their choice: i. The funniest animal. ii. The most amazing insect. iii The weirdest plant. Share choices. Game: Creatures of The World (5-7min) Set up a rhythm that everyone joins in, like clap, clap, clap, click. Choose a category (like sea creatures, plants, birds, mammals) and take it in turns to call out (on the click) the name of something in that category that hasn t been previously called out. get into it Reading the Creation Account (6-8min) Show your Bible (if different - and a children s quality Bible) and explain what it means to you Explain that together we are going to use this book over the year to understand more about God s plan for us. Say: Let s begin right at the beginning. Read the creation story (Genesis 1) from a quality children s Bible. Use the story telling pictures - A1-3; B1,7; C1,6-10; T1 or Powerpoint 1 and outline. Discuss the different progress that happens each day. Talk about how perfect God s creation is. Affirming that God is perfect and has a plan for us too. Creation Recording (5-7min) Say: For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to discover how the world began. The Bible doesn t tell us in scientific terms, but the first book in the Bible has the name Genesis which means beginnings, so let s explore what it says about the beginnings of the universe. Play the recording (Song 2 or PowerPoint Creation Reading) and encourage the children to listen for: the first and last sentences of each stanza words and thoughts that are repeated how God is the mastermind behind this world. Bible Exploration (10-12min) Write on the board (or cardboard): * the world we live in * God * people Give out Bibles or the weekly Bible passage print outs. Read it while the group follows, first asking them to watch out for what it says about the three things listed on the board. Say: The Bible makes it clear that there is a mastermind behind the universe - God. That s good news because it means there s meaning and purpose to life. God is eternal (God was never created, he always existed) and God created humans to be like him and to manage the earth well, for him. go for it Creation Prayer (6-7min) Give each child a piece of paper and allow two minutes to list five random letters of the alphabet, and a living creature starting with each letter. (Alternatively write on board). Say: Let s praise the God who created all life in this world. We ll start by saying together We praise you Creator God for living things and after I call out each letter, you call out the living creature you listed next to that letter. It s OK for everyone to say things together. After the last one, let s finish with We praise you Creator God for all living things. (Go through the alphabet in order or randomly) Navigators Magazines (7-8min) Complete the activities. Listen to the song Extraordinary (Song 8) as they work. XNavigators Lower Primary Ages 8 to 10 God, VALUE the Hope World and People Xxxx LESSON 1 A4 sheets, markers/textas (Start up) Cardboard Story telling pictures A1-3; B1,7 C1,6-10; T1 and Background 1 (grass) Power Point L1 and outline (Power Tools) Power Point L1 Creation Reading Song 2 Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Paper and pencil for each child (Go for it) Alternative: Poem ( Tools U1&2 Poem) (Go for it) Yellow Purple Unit 1 X 1 X 19C

13 LESSON 1 Voyagers X Upper Primary Ages 10 to 12 VALUE God, Hope the World and People Xxxx Creative Genius ( Tools L1 Creative Genius) (Start up) 5 copies Creation Drama ( Tools L1 Creation Drama) Poem ( Tools U1&2 Poem) (Go for it) start up Creative Genius (6-8min) Copy and cut LT L1 Creative Genius to hand out. Allow volunteers a few minutes to prepare before presenting to the group. Encourage all in their creative interpretation. Say: Humans are amazingly creative but no one has ever come close to the creativity of God as the Bible records it. Directed Discussion: Creativity (2-4min) Ask: If we say that someone is creative what do we mean? (Allow responses) Who do you think are the most creative people in this group? Who writes great stories? Who draws really well? Who has a vivid imagination? Who often comes up with different ideas to solve a problem? In what other ways can creativity be shown? Say: Humans are amazingly creative but no one has ever come close to the creativity of God as the Bible records it. get into it Creation Script (10-12min) Copy LT L1 Creation Drama (5 copies). Allocate parts. Choose a good reader with a loud voice to be God, then divide the rest into groups 1, 2, 3 and 4. Allow time to underline their part and become familiar with the script so the class can perform it together. Before they start practicing, give the following tips for a good dramatic result. Underline the most important words in each sentence of your part and stress them. Appoint a conductor so you start and keep together Practice reading crisply and clearly. Hold your script just below your mouth and glance down while looking straight ahead. Think about volume, and vary it for extra effect. Bring the groups together and perform the script. The Genesis Account (8-10min) Read (or follow along with the Song 2) the creation account as recorded in Genesis 1. Discuss. get into it Big Truths! (6-8min) Ask the children to indicate with a show of hands: Who had never heard this account of creation from the Bible before? Who has questions about the way the Bible describes the beginning? (Suggest that they record their unanswered questions in the back of their magazine so that you can discuss them another time). Say: The Bible doesn t give a scientific report of how the universe was formed. If it did many people wouldn t understand it, certainly not people thousands of years ago. Instead it presents some big truths about the world, God, and people - truths that can affect our lives. Ask: What are those main ideas from this passage? (First there was God, God created the universe on purpose, in stages, God was very pleased with what he d created). You might like to write key words on the board. Extra Info (3-5min) Say: Much later in the Bible, one writer tells of something that happened before the world was created. Read Ephesians 1:4. Ask: What was God s plan before the world began? (That we be God s holy, innocent and loving people). Ask: What does that mean to you? (Accept responses and explain further if needed) Say: That s still God s plan for people. It s the meaning of life, the reason we exist. Ask: What differences would we see in this world if we were all holy, innocent and loving people who belonged to God? (Accept responses). Voyagers Magazines (6-8min) Complete the activities. Listen to the song Extraordinary (Song 8) as they work. Poem (2-3min) Recite verse 1 of the poem (LT U1&2 Poem) 20 Yellow Purple Unit 1 X 1X

14 Welcome, Prayer and GodSpace Review (2-3min) Welcome the group and remind them that we ll be learning about God. Pray for our time together. Introduce the group rules (LT Rules). Show your Bible and recap that the Bible is what we use to find out about God. Theme Song (4-5min) Sing the theme song GodSpace (Song 1) or another favourite song & project the words. Imagine (3-4min) Say: Close your eyes and think of your favourite garden/park. Can you see trees? See the sky? Hear the birds? Other animals? Smell the flowers? Open your eyes. Show pictures/photos/items or pictures of nature and discuss all the beautiful things in our world. Ask: Who do you think made all this? (Accept responses) Creative Genius (5-6min) See Voyagers 1. God s Creation (6-8min) Tell and illustrate the creation story using the outline from Power Point L1 and outline, or PowerPoint 1 Creation Reading, or story telling pictures - A1-3; B1,7; C1,6-10; T1. See Explorers 1. Creation Drama (8-10min) Copy multiple scripts from Tools L1 Creation Drama. Select 5 competent readers, with a loud voice and allocate parts. Allow them time to underline their part and become familiar with the script. (See further suggestions in Voyagers 1). Bring the volunteers together and perform the script. Creation Recording (5-7min) Say: For hundreds of years, scientists have been trying to discover how the world began. The Bible doesn t tell us in scientific terms, but the first book in the Bible has the name Genesis which means beginnings, so let s explore what it says about the beginnings of the universe. Play the recording (Song 2 & PowerPoint Creation Reading) and encourage the children to listen for: the first and last sentences of each stanza words and thoughts that are repeated how God is the mastermind behind this world. Game: Creatures of The World (5-7min) Select a group of 5-7 volunteers to come out the front. Set up a rhythm that everyone joins in, like clap, clap, clap, click. Choose a category (like sea creatures, plants, birds, mammals) and instruct each of the volunteers to take it in turns to say (on the click) the name of something in that category that hasn t been previously called out. If they miss their go they need to sit down. Continue till you have one person left (or you run out of time). Poem (2-3min) Recite verse 1 of the poem (LT U1&2 Poem). Praise Time (4-5min) Sing a song (Song 4-8) or another known song and project the words where all can see. LESSON 1 Combined/Large Explorers Group LESSON X X Foundation Kindergarten Ages 4 to 6 God, VALUE Xxxx the Hope World xxx x and xxx People xxx Xxxx Group Rules ( Tools Rules) Own Bible Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Words of song/s (Power Tools) Collection of photos/pictures of nature Creative Genius ( Tools L1 Creative Genius) Creation Drama ( Tools L1 Creation Drama) Story Telling Pictures A1-3; B1,7; C1,6-10; T1 Power Point Presentation L1 and outline or Creation Reading Poem ( Tools U1&2 Poem) Songs Song 2 Reading (PowerPoint) Song 4 God Loves the Postman Song 5 God Made the Chickens Song 6 Jesus Rocks the World Song 7 Jesus is the One Who Additional Made Notes the Universe Xxxx Song 8 Extraordinary Purple Yellow Unit X 1 X 1 21C

15 2 VALUE Choices and Consequences Be Consistent At the beginning of each year the children will be testing out your boundaries. They will want to know that you are someone who is credible that they can trust. At this stage of the year it is important that you are consistent in what you do, which means following through on what you say you will do. Do not make threats (e.g I ll send you to the principal) or promises that you are not able to keep, or are not willing to follow through on. Take the first month to establish the boundaries and a good rapport. Additional tip for this lesson: The topic of Adam & Eve, and Jesus dying may raise some questions about death. Don t let that conversation dominate or continue. As human being we will all die physical deaths at some stage - what God offers us is eternal life in a spiritual sense. Teacher s Notes Choices to be Made Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-13; 1 John 1:5-9 the BIG idea The Bible explains how the world changed from being the way God made it due to choices that humans made and then how God continues to offer the opportunity to make better choices. lesson AIM To explore how the Bible helps us understand the state of the world and the consequences of wrong and right choices. learning OUTCOME The children will be able to: Explorers say what went wrong in God s perfect world and how does God fix it. Adventurers explain that the first humans made the wrong choice but God has a plan to fix it. Navigators say what impacted this world is no longer perfect. Voyagers discuss the consequences of wrong and good choices. INSIDE the story There were two trees of note in the garden. One gave life; the second gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong. God wanted the people he made to eat freely from the tree that gave life but he told them not to eat fruit from the one that could give them the power to know the difference between right and wrong (CEV). There would be consequences for the choices they would make. The issue was one of trust. Who were they going to believe, the God who created them or the snake who told them that God was holding out on them by saying they couldn t eat from the second tree? We understand the snake to be a representation of Satan, God s enemy. God left the man and woman free to choose but the choice had consequences and in choosing not to believe God, their close contact with God ended. God s love for the people he made didn t stop when they decided not to trust him. They had to suffer the consequences of their choice, which meant they had to leave the garden and no longer had access to the life-giving tree and so would die, but God had a way to overcome the death that had taken hold on the world he created. Refusing to trust God has had consequences for every person since then. The New Testament calls it sin and tells us that Adam sinned, and sin brought death into the world. Now everyone has sinned... (Romans 5:12) The fact is that every person, because of their sin, will die (Romans 6:23). Our sin is the reason we need a Saviour. So what if a human could live a life fully believing and obeying God at every point? That person wouldn t have to die. The power of death over the whole human race would be broken. But what if that person chose to die? Their death could be a substitute for people who really want to trust God but fail. So Jesus, the Son of God, who was without sin, took the punishment (death) for the sins of humanity (Isaiah 53:6) when he died on the cross (another tree). Not only that, but Jesus death actually takes away our sin - so we make a choice to be in relationship with God as Adam and Eve were in the garden. See the additional on the left. 22 Yellow 2018 Unit 1 2

16 start up Welcome & Prayer (1-2min) Welcome the children and pray for our time together. Song (3-4min) Sing the song God Loves the Postman (Song 4) or For God So Loved the World (Song 3). Game True or False (4-5min) See Adventurers 2. get into it Fuzzie s Bad Choice (2-3min) See Adventurers 2 People Making Choices (8-10min) Use story telling pictures B1,4; C1-2,4-6,8,12-13; J5,8,27; T40,75 or Power Point L2 and outline to tell the story. Say: When God made the first man and woman, they lived in God s fantastic garden. The garden had everything they needed and Adam and Eve could have what they needed for free. There was just one rule; they weren t allowed to eat fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. That tree could let people know about good and bad, right and wrong. Only God knew about those things and that was good. There was a sneaky snake in the garden too. He came to Eve and said, Did God say you re not allowed to eat any fruit from the garden? No, just from the tree in the middle of the garden, answered Eve. If we even touch that tree we ll die. No you won t, said the sneaky snake. God knows if you eat that fruit you ll know all about good and bad, like God. Eve moved closer to the tree. The fruit looked beautiful. She liked the idea of knowing all about good and bad, like God. She reached out her hand, took some fruit and ate it. Adam was there too so she gave some to him and he ate it too. Straight away they realised things they hadn t known before. They knew they had done the wrong thing. Then they heard God coming and quickly they tried to hide, but it was no good. God called out to them, Adam, Eve where are you? God knew what they had done. God told them what life would be like now that they had listened to the snake instead of God. They would have to leave the fantastic garden and now the things that were fun before were going to be really hard work and what was worse, their bodies would wear out and die. But God still loved them very much, and gave them some warm clothes to take with them. As Adam and Eve went from the garden, God knew he would do anything so that people would trust him again. He have a plan so that the people would know that he wanted them to be his friends again. Say: We all do things we shouldn t sometimes, or don t do things we really should. Even you and me everyone. Well almost everyone... There was one person who always did the right thing and never did anything bad. Ask: Do you know who that person is? (Jesus) Say: Some people didn t like Jesus, in fact they killed him, but because he had never done anything wrong and didn t deserve to die, God brought him back to life and now he s alive forever. That s why Jesus was the only one who could make the world right again. It s because of Jesus that we can be forgiven when we do bad things. It s because of Jesus that people can be friends with God and live with him now and after they die. We ll learn more about that in a few weeks. go for it Prayer (2-3min) Say: The Bible tells us that everyone makes bad choices, ones that hurt other people and even hurt us, but the good news is we can always say sorry. We can also tell God we are sorry and he will forgive us. Pray a `sorry prayer. We can also thank God for caring so much to want to be our friend. Explorers Magazines (7-10min) Complete the activities together. XExplorers Foundation Kindergarten Ages 4 to 6 VALUE Choices Hope to be Made Prepared 6-8 statements about yourself (teacher) (Start up) Story telling pictures B1,4; C1-2,4-6,8,12-13; J5,8,27; T40,75 Power Point L2 and outline (Power Tools) Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Additional: Scenarios to get the Big Picture ( Tools L2 The Big Picture) Xxxx LESSON 2 Yellow 2018 Unit

17 LESSON 2 Adventurers X Infants Ages 6 to 8 VALUE Choices to be Made Hope Xxxx Prepare 6-8 statements about yourself, some true, some false (Start up) Story telling pictures B1,4; C1-2,4-6,8,12-13; J5,8,27; T40,75 Power Point L2 and outline (Power Tools) Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Piece of paper (Go for it) start up Fuzzie s Bad Choice (2-3min) F= Fuzzie T= Teacher F: (still in house) Ohhhhhh, I m so full! T: What do you mean Fuzzie? F: (enters) I m full of food and cake and fairy bread and I ate the lollies out of the lolly bags. I feel sick! T: Fuzzie, you look terrible! Where did you get all that food from? F: Well, from my birthday party this afternoon. It all looked so yummy, and I was so hungry and I know my Mum told me not to eat it, but I couldn t wait... so I ate it. T: Oh no Fuzzie. That wasn t a very good choice to make. F: You re telling me. I think I m going to be sick. T: No, it was the wrong thing to do Fuzzie. F: I know, but I just couldn t wait. It all looked so good! I just couldn t resist the chocolate crackles. T: Sure you are sick but worse than that your bad choice means that everyone will miss out Fuzzie. You have eaten all the food and now there s none left for all your friends. F: (very upset) Oh no, I ve ruined the party for everyone. What have I done? T: You know Fuzzie, when we make bad choices, we get hurt and it sometimes hurts other people too. I think you better go and tell your Mum what you ve done so she has time to buy some more party food. F: (exits) Good idea. Mum! Mum! Help! T: Fuzzie s wrong choice reminds us of the very first bad choice that people ever made. Let s find out what the Bible says about that. Discussion (4-5min) See `Broken in Navigators 3 Talk about a time when you failed to follow the instructions when making something and how it was broken (e.g. baking a cake, assembling an appliance or made a bad choice) Invite children to share similar incidents in their lives. Game True or False (4-5min) Have 6-8 statements about yourself prepared, some true, some false (make these really impossible to be true. e.g. you live in a house made out of bananas). Read them one at a time and ask the children to stand if they think it is true and sit if they think it is false. Link: In the beginning God made everything good. Yet when the people had the opportunity to choose right from wrong the Bible teaches us that they didn t make the right choice. get into it Get into the Book (6-8min) Recap the last lesson about creation. Say: When God created the world, he also created people and he gave them rules to live by. Sadly, they made a choice to not obey God. This meant that God s perfect world was not perfect anymore. Read Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-13 and discuss the choices being made. Explain how they chose to disobey God and that they now had to leave the perfect place that they had been living in but God still has a plan to fix up the broken relationship. Explain that Jesus came to show us God s love, which meant dying for our bad choices. God now gives us the opportunity to choose to accept his invitation to live his way. Read 1 John 1:5-9 and discuss. People Making Choices (8-10min) See Explorers 2. go for it Memory Verse (4-5min) Write the memory verse on a piece of paper. Tear or cut the paper into large pieces then ask the children to put the paper back so that they can read the verse. Adventurers Magazines (7-10min) Complete the activities. Play a song in the background as they work. 24 Yellow Purple Unit 1 X 2X

18 start up Broken! (4-5min) Show your broken toy or appliance. Explain that when it was first made there was nothing wrong with it and it worked well. Ask: How do you think it was broken? (Accept responses). Do you think it could be fixed? How? (Accept responses) Link: When God first made the world it was all good. Lots about creation is still good (some things about the toy are still good too) but this world is no longer the way God intended. It s been spoilt, ruined, broken. The Bible tells us how that happened and God s plan to fix it. get into it Not a Happy Ending Story (5-6min) Say: When God created the world it was perfect but changes were about to happen and it would appear that it s not going to be a happy ending (though we do see God has a plan for the end of the whole story). See The First People Make A Wrong Choice - Explorers 2. Use B1,4; C1-2,4-6,8,12-13; J5,8,27; T40,75 or Power Point L2 and outline to tell the story. Discuss the significance of their wrong choice and the implications of us considering our own choice. Directed Reading (8-9min) Copy the weekly Bible passage for this lesson and distribute to the children. Read Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-13, (for the older children) together. Instruct the group to read through the passage again then individually, in pairs (will need to write on the board) or collectively follow these instructions. Underline God s instruction to Adam concerning the trees (2:15-17). Highlight (or colour over lightly) the conversation between the snake and the woman (3:1-5). Circle the words: fruit, tree, middle, eat. Underline what the man said when God asked if they d eaten the fruit (v12). Put a box around the phrase that suggests Adam blamed God as well as the woman. Circle how the woman responds when God asked what had she done (v13). Put an exclamation mark (!) next to the consequences of their bad choice (v22-23). Discuss the blame game that went on. i.e. who did the man blame? (The woman) Who did the woman blame? (The snake). Who was responsible for the choices they made? (They were) Discuss why this was a wrong/bad choice to make. (They could not longer live in God s perfect world) Explain that Jesus came to show us God s love, which meant dying for our bad choices. God now gives us the opportunity to choose to accept his invitation to live his way. Read 1 John 1:5-9 and discuss. Reflection: Wrong Choice Brings Brokenness (3-4min) Say: It s sad that things aren t as they should be. Many have a sense within themselves that things aren t right. Let s listen to this story that has a different perspective to it. Read (or select some confident readers) LT L2 Choice That Leads to Brokenness Drama First Humans Make a Bad Choice (4-5min) Make 5 copies of LT L2 Humans Make a Bad Choice. Choose confident readers and give them a chance to read over the script beforehand. Discuss what options are available for us today? go for it Important Truths (4-5min) Ask children to talk with their neighbour to decide what important truths about people, the world and God are in this story. Maybe list some on the board. Say: This world is not the way God planned. People spoilt it, but God had a plan so we could be friends with him again. Also discuss how God continues to take care of those he loves. Navigators Magazines (7-8min) Complete the activities. Play `Jesus Rocks The World (Song 6) or `Extraordinary (Song 8). Poem (2-3min) Read over and learn verses of the poem (LT U1&2 Poem). XNavigators Lower Primary Ages 8 to 10 VALUE Choices Hope to be Made Xxxx LESSON 2 Broken toy or appliance (Start up) Reflection: Choice That Leads to Brokenness ( Tools L2 Choice That Leads to Brokenness) 5 copies of Drama First Humans Make a Bad Choice ( Tools L2 First Humans) Copies of the weekly Bible passage for 3 Story telling pictures B1,4; C1-2,4-6,8,12-13; J5,8,27; T40,75 Power Point L2 and outline (Power Tools) Interactive whiteboard, TV, data projector and computer Poem ( Tools U1&2 Poem) (Go for it) Purple Yellow Unit 1 X 2 X 25C