BABIES 5s FALL 2015 LEADER GUIDE RONNIE FLOYD GENERAL EDITOR GOD S PROMISES TRUSTING GOD. Kids

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1 BABIES 5s FALL 2015 LEADER GUIDE RONNIE FLOYD GENERAL EDITOR GOD S PROMISES TRUSTING GOD Kids

2 A note from Jeff Land, Publishing Team Leader Fall 2015 begins our third year of Bible Studies For Life: Preschool. I can hardly believe it has been that long. As you prepare to teach these sessions to the kids in your church, we are busily preparing for your curriculum next year. We have a few changes in store, but we ll tell you more about those later. The first unit in this quarter is titled God s Promises. As you share stories related to the life of King David, I encourage you to think about all of the promises that God has made and kept. Help kids to know that God s promises are perfect. He never fails. Preschoolers trust their parents, their teachers, and family members. They learn to trust by the example of people meeting their needs. During this unit, you will help preschoolers learn that they can trust God because He is constantly meeting their needs. Help preschoolers learn that God is trustworthy through stories of Old Testament people. I m so thankful for the opportunities I have had as team leader for Bible Studies For Life: Preschool over the past few years. I have a great team of editors and designers. We thank you for your loyalty, and we appreciate your feedback. Thank you for doing God s work in your church by leading kids to Him each week. Need additional lessons or ideas? Download 3 free lessons here: Use Promo Code: BSFLFALL 2 BSFL_C

3 CONTENTS BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s UNIT 1. GOD S PROMISES Suggested for the week of September 6 SESSION 1: King Saul September 13 SESSION 2: David and Jonathan September 20 SESSION 3: David Played Music September 27 SESSION 4: David and His Brothers October 4 SESSION 5: David and Saul October 11 SESSION 6: King David UNIT 2. TRUSTING GOD October 18 SESSION 1: Daniel Chose to Obey October 25 SESSION 2: God Cared for Elijah November 1 SESSION 3: Elijah Prayed November 8 SESSION 4: Elisha and the Widow November 15 SESSION 5: Josiah and the Lost Scroll November 22 SESSION 6: Daniel in the Lions Den SPECIAL FOCUS November 29 SESSION: Jonah BONUS TEACHING HOUR...BTH 1 32 Bonus teaching helps are available on the Web at biblestudiesforlife.com/extra. Eric Geiger Vice President, LifeWay Resources Ronnie Floyd General Editor Jeff Land Publishing Team Leader Tracey Rogers Content Editor Landry Holmes Manager, Kids Ministry Publishing Jana Magruder Director, LifeWay Kids Send questions/comments to Publishing Team Leader Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Guide One LifeWay Plaza, MSN 172 Nashville, TN Make comments on the Web at Printed in the United States of America. Fall 2015, Volume 3, Number 1 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Guide (ISSN pending; Item ) is published quarterly by LifeWay, One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234, Thom S. Rainer, President LifeWay. For ordering or inquiries, visit or write LifeWay Customer Service, One LifeWay Plaza, MSN 113, Nashville, TN For subscriptions or subscription address changes, subscribe@lifeway.com, fax , or write to the above address. For bulk shipments mailed quarterly to one address, orderentry@lifeway.com, fax , or write to the above address. Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Guide provides Bible study and teaching suggestions for Bible study leaders who teach preschoolers. The Bible stories printed in this magazine are based on Scripture and are written in words children can understand. We believe that the Bible has God for its author; salvation for its end; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter and that all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. To review LifeWay s doctrinal guideline, please visit Levels of Biblical Learning is a registered trademark of LifeWay. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 3

4 CONNECT the unconnected STRENGTHEN families DISCIPLE PEOPLE with wisdom CHRIST COMMUNITY CULTURE Bible Studies For Life: Preschool and Kids will apply the Christ-Community-Culture framework through the administration of the Levels of Biblical Learning. Each unit of study in preschool and kids materials will be assigned one or more of the 10 concept areas identified in Levels of Biblical Learning: Jesus, God, Holy Spirit*, Self, Community and World, Salvation*, Bible, Creation, Family, and Church (*grades 1 6). Levels of Biblical Learning was born out of a need from children s ministry professionals to have a clear, concise plan for teaching kids about God in an age-appropriate way. At every age level, kids will be encouraged to gain a progressively deeper understanding of the 10 biblical concepts. Leaders and parents continue to express profound appreciation for an understanding of this outstanding framework. 4

5 Sharing the Gospel with Parents The word gospel means good news. It is the message about Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation. Use the following guide to share the gospel. GOD RULES. The Bible tells us God created everything, including you and me, and He is in charge of everything. Invite a volunteer to recite Genesis 1:1 from memory or read it from his Bible. Read Revelation 4:11 and Colossians 1: WE SINNED. Since the time of Adam and Eve, everyone has chosen to disobey God (Romans 3:23). The Bible calls this sin. Because God is holy, God cannot be around sin. Sin separates us from God and deserves God s punishment of death (Romans 6:23). GOD PROVIDED. Read John 3:16 aloud. God sent His Son Jesus, the perfect solution to our sin problem, to rescue us from the punishment we deserve. It s something we, as sinners, could never earn on our own. Jesus alone saves us. Read Ephesians 2:8-9. JESUS GIVES. Jesus lived a perfect life, died on the cross for our sins, and rose again. Because Jesus gave up His life for us, we can be welcomed into God s family for eternity. This is the best gift ever! Read Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; or 1 Peter 3:18. WE RESPOND. We can respond to Jesus. The tool below helps us remember how to respond when prompted by the Holy Spirit to the gift Jesus offers. Admit Believe Confess Admit to God that you are a sinner. The first people God created chose to sin and disobey God. Ever since then, all people have chosen to sin and disobey (Romans 3:23). Tell God you messed up and you are sorry for doing your own thing and turning away from Him through your thoughts, words, and actions. Repent, turn away from your sin. (Acts 3:19; 1 John 1:9) Repent doesn t just mean turning from doing bad things to doing good things. It means turning from sin and even from your own good works and turning to Jesus, trusting only in Him to save you. Believe that Jesus is God s Son and accept God s gift of forgiveness from sin. You must believe that only Jesus can save you and you cannot save yourself from your sin problem not even by praying to God, going to church, or reading your Bible. Your faith or your trust is only in Jesus and what He did for you through His life, death, and resurrection. (Acts 16:31; Acts 4:12; John 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-9) Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Tell God and tell others what you believe. If Jesus is your Savior, you are trusting only in Him to save you. Jesus is also Lord, which means He is in charge and calling the shots in your life. You can start following Him and doing what He says in the Bible. You are born again into a new life and look forward to being with God forever. (Romans 10:9-10,13) BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 5

6 YOU CAN DO THIS Read the Leader Bible Study. Familiarize yourself with the lesson s content, Life Point, Level of Biblical Learning, and Weekly Verse. 2. Read the session plan. Highlight the activities you want to lead. 3. Prepare those activities. 4. Teach! START HERE How many leaders are in your class? Don t fret! We can help! Good deal! Let s get started! Sssweeet! 1 LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose 1 3 activities and complete them as a group. Each leader can prepare 2 activities and kids can complete as a group. Prepare activities and allow kids to work independently. Leaders should interact with kids as they play and work. 2 GROUP TIME Do the parts that require little prep. FEELING CONFUSED? The Kids Activity Pages, Leader Pack, Enhanced CD, and Life Action DVD are all resources to help you have an awesome session. Don t let all of the products overwhelm you! Consider rotating weeks to prepare and lead the Bible Study. 6

7 RESOURCES & SUPPLIES FOR BABIES 5s ART assorted paper, paper bags, paper plates, index cards, crayons, washable markers, chalk, watercolors, tempera paints, brushes, painting smocks, glue sticks, glue, tape, scissors, washable stamp pads, rubber stamps, stencils BLOCKS blocks (alphabet, cardboard, interlocking, wooden, foam), cardboard boxes, transportation toys, construction toys, figures (animals, people) BOOKS, PUZZLES, AND GAMES Bibles, picture books and puzzles from previous leader packs, games from previous leader packs (Check the Puzzles List on this page each quarter.) DRAMATIC PLAY washable plastic baby dolls, doll clothes, play kitchen items, toy cell phones, dress-up clothes, computer keyboard, office or classroom materials MUSIC CD player, rhythm instruments PUZZLES FOR FALL 2015 Puzzles are available from LifeWay Christian Resources: or UNIT 1 ** David and Sheep ** David and Jonathan ** David Wooden Box Puzzle UNIT 2 ** Daniel ** Bibles ** The Temple NATURE AND SCIENCE assorted nature items, nonbreakable magnifying glasses OTHER SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT clear contact plastic, sponges, paper towels, ziplock bags IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 7

8 UNIT 1 GOD S PROMISES SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 King Saul David and Jonathan David Played Music SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 9; 10; 11:12-15; 13:1-15; 15 1 Samuel 14:49; 18:1-4; 20 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 23 LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 God can do all things. Job 42:2 LIFE POINT God promises to do what He says. God promises to always love people. God promises to hear people s prayers. WEEKLY VERSE God s promises come true. Joshua 23:14 A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 God hears my prayers. Psalm 5:3 LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God does what He says He will do. God loves all people. I can pray. DATE OF USE Sep. 6 Sep. 13 Sep UNIT 1

9 SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 David and His Brothers David and Saul King David 1 Samuel 17:12-15, Samuel 24 2 Samuel 5 8 God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 God can do all things. Job 42:2 God can do all things. Job 42:2 God promises to help people. God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. God promises special plans for people. God will help me. Isaiah 50:7 God will always love me. Psalm 107:1 God has plans for you. Jeremiah 29:11 God will always love me. God will always love me. God has a plan for people. Sep. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 9

10 God promises to do what He says. King Saul BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Samuel 9; 10; 11:12-15; 13:1-15; 15 LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God s promises come true. Joshua 23:14 Print a One Conversation Place Mat for each child ( com/extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. LEADER BIBLE STUDY Think for a moment about some of the Are the qualities of leadership for greatest leaders in American history. Who nations and churches today the same or would you include? George Washington, different as in ancient Israel? How? of course. Certainly Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln. You might also name Franklin D. Does outward appearance guarantee Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Dwight D. a person has the qualifications for Eisenhower, and Martin Luther King Jr. leadership? Why or why not? So, what makes a person a great leader? Is it his intelligence? Is it her physical appearance? Is it his courage? These are all important qualities of a good leader. Leading God s people in a church requires an even more important characteristic being called of God. For decades God had raised up divinely inspired judges to be His earthly authorities. The people of Israel begged God s prophet, Samuel, to give them a king like other nations had. Finally, God approved their request and chose Saul. Saul was tall and handsome LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING (1 Samuel 9:2). Outwardly, it appeared God does what He says He will do. that Saul possessed the qualities necessary to lead. The Lord ordered Additional training for Bible Samuel to anoint Saul as king and Studies For Life: Kids is available at endowed him with His Spirit. ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM DATE OF USE 10 Unit 1, SeSSion 1

11 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. KING SAUL Based on 1 Samuel 9; 10; 11:12-15; 13:1-15; 15 CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE A man named Saul went to look for lost donkeys for his father. While looking, he spoke to Samuel, the church helper (priest). Saul hoped Samuel could help him find the donkeys. Instead, Samuel told him the donkeys were safe and invited him to a special feast (dinner). God promised the Israelites a king. Samuel poured oil over Saul s head and told him he would be the new king over the Israelites. Saul became the king. Saul chose not to follow Samuel s instructions from God. Because he chose to not obey, Saul s children could not become the next kings. Samuel told Saul what God wanted Saul to do next. Saul chose not to do everything he was told to do. Samuel was angry at Saul. Samuel said that God no longer wanted Saul to be the king. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing a song. Play He Keeps His Promises (track 1) and guide the preschoolers to pat their hands on their knees to the beat of the music. Play again and sing along. Introduce the unit. Mention that we will learn about several of God s promises. Ask the children to tell what promise means. Give the definition, to say you will do (or will not do) something. State that God s promises are found in the Bible. Tell the Bible story. Invite a child to open your Bible to 1 Samuel. Explain that you will tell about the first Israelite king and one of God s promises. Tell the children to listen for the king s name and the promise. Tell the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Ask for the king s name (Saul) and God s promise (a king). Display the Teaching Picture. Invite a child to tell what he sees in the picture. Pass the crown around the circle. Ask the child who is holding the crown to recall something from the story. Continue until the story is recalled. Review the Bible Verses and the Life Point. Invite a child to open your Bible to the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the Life Verse. Ask the children to shout the word good when you repeat the verse. Invite a child to open the Bible to the Weekly Verse Marker. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Encourage the preschoolers to say the verse with you and shout the word true. Review the promises. State that we learned two of God s promises: God promised the Israelites a king and God promises to do what He says. Say that both are true. Wrap it up. Encourage the children to sing along with God s Promises (track 6). Option: Show the video King Saul: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 1 CD: Crown Template DVD Make a crown. God promises to do what He says. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 11

12 Notes Kids Activity Page CD: Crown Template Shape stickers, crayons, tape, scissors Cut apart both pieces of a crown for each child. Tape 1 set of ends together (remains flat). Place a paper strip in the Bible at 1 Samuel 1. Pack Item 20: International Foods Toy dishes and food, white paper, crayons, globe or world map Small container of shredded paper, letter tiles or magnetic letters, index cards, marker, tape Print Saul, God, and Samuel on index cards. Hide letters that spell these names in the shredded paper. Pack Item 21: Donkeys Wooden blocks, tape, scissors, donkey figures Cut apart and tape each donkey to a block. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God s promises come true. MAKE CROWNS (Art) Help each child to complete a Kids Activity Page. Open the Bible and review how Saul became the king of the Israelites. Give each child a crown. Guide the children to decorate the crowns. Mention that God promises to do what He says and His promises come true. Tape the remaining two ends of each crown together to fit each child s head. Adapt for Babies-2s: Make crowns for children to wear and manipulate. PREPARE A MEAL (Dramatic Play) Invite the preschoolers to make place mats. Encourage some of the boys and girls to set the table while others cook a meal. Explain that Samuel was a prophet who invited Saul to have a meal with him. Say that Samuel told the people that God chose Saul to be their king. Show the pictures of the international food items. Tell that people in other countries eat different things than we do. Point out countries on the globe. Pray for the missionaries who live in these countries and tell people about Jesus. Adapt for Babies-2s: Allow children to play with toy dishes. SPELL BIBLE NAMES (Nature and Science) Display and read aloud each name, encouraging children to recall what that person did in the Bible story. Invite children to search for the letters to match the words on the index cards. Lead children to say aloud each name when letters are matched. Hide and find the letters as time permits. Adapt for Babies-2s: Tape printed index cards on the floor. Say aloud the names as children crawl or walk over them. FIND THE DONKEYS (Blocks) Invite a few children to stack and hide the donkeys in the blocks. Encourage the other children to find the donkeys. Tell the boys and girls that Saul s father s donkeys were lost and he sent Saul to look for them. Review the Bible story. Invite children to hide the donkeys in the room and then find them. Adapt for Babies 2s: Allow children to play with donkey figures. 12 Unit 1, SeSSion 1

13 God promises to do what He says. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM MAKE CHOICES (Puzzles and Games) Invite a child to choose a card. Talk about what is happening in the picture or say the word. Talk about how the picture or word could be a right or a wrong choice. Continue until each card is used. Review the Bible story. Mention that Saul made some wrong choices and did not always do what God wanted him to do. Say that God always does what He says. Adapt for Babies-2s: Mention when children are making good choices while playing with toys in the room. Correct wrong behaviors, stating that those were wrong choices. TALK ABOUT MISSIONS Invite the children to flip the item on the floor, responding with each letter shown: ** M Say: M stands for missions. Missions is telling people about God and Jesus. M also stands for missionary, a person who goes and tells about Jesus. ** P Say: P stands for prayer. People pray (talk to God) for missions. Display the Missions Map. Identify the countries represented with Unit 1. Talk about how the church prayed before going to tell people about Jesus. Display and talk about the Missions Pictures. Pray for missions and missionaries. COLOR AND REVIEW Review the Bible story as children complete the Coloring Page. State that God does what He says He will do. Instruct children to make circles with their hands over their heads when you say God promised a king and point to their lips when you say God does what He says. Repeat several times, varying the speed in saying the responses. Adapt for Babies-2s: Display the Coloring Page and talk about the Bible story. CLEAN UP Play I Know God Loves Me (track 11) as you clean, guiding children with specific tasks. Notes Pack Item 22: Choice Cards Blocks, small toys CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures Item with 2 flat surfaces (lid, block, etc.), marker, masking tape Place tape pieces on both sides of item. Print on the tape: M on one side and P on other side. DVD (Optional): Show Two Churches Become Friends. CD: King Saul Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God s promises come true. Joshua 23:14 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 13

14 God promises to always love people. David and Jonathan BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Samuel 14:49; 18:1-4; 20 LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 Need a large-group worship option? Find out more at lifeway.com/ worshipforlife. NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY The first decade of this century was furious. It was clear that David was characterized by a revolution in right Saul wanted him dead! communications. Cell phones, , Jonathan went into a field with his texting, and so forth made exchanging attendant and, using a bow and arrow, ideas with others virtually instantaneous. signaled to David that he was in danger One process called friending, by which and should flee. That day David and one can quickly generate information Jonathan made a pledge of friendship with select people, became popular. If that would bind their families together we break down our relationships into for generations to come. categories, we recognize there are Why was Jonathan willing to various levels of friendship. We have surrender his throne to follow David? acquaintances, and we have casual friends with similar interests. Our close friends share common goals, projects, Why was David able to trust him? and beliefs. Yet, only our most intimate friends know our innermost thoughts and correct us when necessary. Who are the friends and family One of the most well-known members you trust completely? friendships in the Bible was the one shared by David and Jonathan. Jonathan was the oldest son of King Saul and was next in line for the Israelite throne. Nonetheless, he recognized that God had chosen his best friend David to be his LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING father s successor. David heard that Saul God loves all people. was plotting to kill him and approached Jonathan to confirm it. When Jonathan Additional training for Bible Studies For gave David permission not to appear Life: Kids is available at ministrygrid.com/ for dinner at the king s table, Saul was web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 14 Unit 1, SeSSion 2

15 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE DAVID AND JONATHAN Based on 1 Samuel 14:49; 18:1-4; 20 King Saul had several children. One of his sons was named Jonathan. David went to speak with King Saul. Saul had David stay and live at the palace instead of returning home. David and Jonathan became best friends. The men promised to always be friends. Jonathan took off his robe and gave it to David. Jonathan also gave David other gifts a belt, a sword, and a bow for shooting arrows. Later, King Saul became angry with David and wanted to hurt him. David told Jonathan about his father. Jonathan promised to help David. David hid in a field. Jonathan talked to King Saul. Jonathan learned that King Saul did want to hurt David. Jonathan was sad. He knew that David would have to leave to be safe. Jonathan went to the field and talked with David. The friends said good-bye to each other. Both men remembered their promise to help one another. David left. Jonathan went home. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing together. Lead children to sing and move to Hallelujah! (track 14). Sing I Love to Learn About God (track 4). Mention that we just sang about loving God. Explain the Life Point. Invite the boys and girls to tell you the names of people they love. Ask them to tell you the names of people who love them. State the Life Point. Inquire if it is hard to love someone we are mad at or someone who makes us sad. Say that sometimes people do that to God but He still loves everyone. Tell the Bible story. Comment that the Bible story is about two friends who loved each other. Encourage the children to listen to hear how they showed love to each other. Mention that the Bible story is from the Old Testament. Invite a child to open your Bible to 1 Samuel 18. Tell the Bible story in your own words. Review the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Ask the children to recall the two friends names and how they showed love to one another. Say Bible Verses. Guide the boys to say the first part of the Weekly Verse and the girls to say the latter. Repeat this several times. Display the Life Verse Marker. Review the verse. Lead the preschoolers to say the verse with you. Talk about God s promises. Review the two promises previously learned (a king; God does what He says He will do). Ask what today s promise is. State that God promises to love people. Pray and wrap it up. Pray, thanking God for always loving us. Sing He Keeps His Promises (track 1). Option: Show the video David and Jonathan: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 2 CD DVD God promises to always love people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 15

16 Notes Pack Item 25: Book: Shepherd to King Kids Activity Page Bible storybooks, blanket, basket Spread the blanket in a quiet area of the room. Place the books in a basket on the blanket. Teaching Picture 2 Bible times clothes or robes, sashes, and small pieces of fabric, people figures Pack Item 42: Faces Cube Soft balls CD: Paper Doll Template Fabric scraps, washable markers, yarn, glue, scissors, dolls, people figures Cut out a paper doll or two for each child. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God s promises are for all people. READ BOOKS WITH FRIENDS (Books) State that Jonathan and David were friends and helped each other. Ask the preschoolers what they like to do with their friends. Encourage the children to sit on the blanket and look at books with friends. Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Adapt for Babies 2s: Read aloud books with the children. DRESS IN BIBLE TIMES CLOTHES (Dramatic Play) Display the Teaching Picture. Briefly review the Bible story. Encourage children to put on the dress-up clothes and play out the Bible story. Narrate the story as children pantomime. Or allow children to use their own ideas to play out the story. Change roles and play out the story again. Say that God told the people that He would give them a king. State that God chose Saul to be the king. Emphasize that God did what He said He would do. Adapt for Babies 2s: Mention that the men were friends. Say that our friends include [say aloud the names of everyone in the room]. Play with people figures. ROLL BALLS (Games) Roll the ball to the child and encourage him to roll it back to you. Hold a baby in your lap and let her hold the cube and look at the faces. Comment on the emotion pictures on each baby s face. Say that David and Jonathan were friends. State aloud a sentence prayer such as thank You, God, for our friends that love us. Invite older preschoolers to roll the cube and mimic the face on top of the cube. Challenge 4s 5s: Encourage children to sit in a circle and roll the ball to each other in a pattern. CUT OUT PAPER DOLLS (Dramatic Play) State that David and Jonathan became friends. Review the Bible story. Talk about things friends like to do together. Invite the children to decorate their paper dolls like their friends. Demonstrate how to use the yarn and fabric scraps to make hair and clothes for the dolls. Let children use their finished dolls to play out ways friends can be kind. Adapt for Babies 1s: Play with dolls or people figures. 16 Unit 1, SeSSion 2

17 God promises to hear people s prayers. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM MAKE BELTS (Art) Follow directions on the pack item to make a belt for each child. Invite each child to use the crayons and stickers to decorate his belt. Briefly review the Bible story as the children work. Praise children for sharing stickers and taking turns with the markers. State that Jonathan and David promised to always love and help each other. Mention that we can love and help our friends. Adapt for Babies 1s: Make smaller belts for children to manipulate. MAKE A FRIENDSHIP TRAIN FOR MISSIONS Recall the Bible story. Emphasize how God wants us to be kind to our friends and to everyone. Lead the children to line up behind each other. Instruct them to place their hands gently on the shoulders of the person in front of them. Inform children they are pretending to be a friendship train taking supplies to missionaries and the Bedia people in India. Lead the children to walk slowly around the room, stopping at the items. Name each item and how it can be used for missions. Pray for missionaries and the people who hear about Jesus. Adapt for Babies 2s: Display each item, saying a sentence prayer about it. COLOR AND REVIEW Invite the preschoolers to color the Coloring Page. Talk about how David and Jonathan were friends. Ask the preschoolers to tell what they like to do with their friends. Say the Life and Weekly Verses together. Adapt for Babies 2s: Display the Coloring Page as you review the Bible Story. CLEAN UP Play I Love to Learn About God (track 4) as the children clean up the room. Encourage the children to sing along with the CD while they work. Notes Pack Item 32: Posters Paper grocery sacks, scissors, markers, stickers, hole punch, yarn Use Make a Belt poster. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures Items or pictures of items to give to missions (Bible, money, clothes, school supplies, cleaning supplies, clock for time, etc.) Place items and CD pieces around the room. DVD (Optional): Show Who Are the Bedia? CD: David and Jonathan Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 17

18 God promises to hear people s prayers. David Played Music BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 23 LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God hears my prayers. Psalm 5:3 For more great ideas each week, go to www. biblestudiesforlife.com/ extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY We have determined from your lyre (harp) and ease Saul s troubled proficiency tests that you should work soul. David wrote the best known of the as a shepherd. The high school senior psalms as a testament to his trust in the looked at the counselor with utter Lord. disbelief. A shepherd? Seriously? No, How do you think David felt going actually it was a joke staged by a hidden from shepherd boy to king? camera TV show just to see his reaction. In ancient Israel, being a shepherd was a common profession for young men and When have you been surprised by boys. Jesse s youngest son, David, was God s direction in your life? tending the sheep when Samuel came to Bethlehem. God sent the prophet to Jesse s family to find among his sons the replacement for the disgraced King Saul. Samuel invited Jesse and his sons to a special sacrifice so the Lord could show Samuel the one He had selected. As each son was paraded before Samuel, he was impressed. Nonetheless, God rejected all of them. God reminded Samuel that He did not look at the outside appearance of a person, He was more concerned with a person s heart (1 Samuel 16:7). Jesse finally sent for David. Immediately, LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God told Samuel David was the one. The I can pray. prophet anointed David with oil, and God s Spirit fell upon him. Additional training for Bible Studies For Shortly after that event, David was Life: Kids is available at ministrygrid.com/ summoned to Saul s courts to play his web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 18 Unit 1, SeSSion 3

19 BIBLE STORY GROUP TIME DAVID PLAYED MUSIC Based on 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 23 Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE Saul was sad because God was no longer pleased with him as king. Saul s helpers said, Let us look for someone to play the lyre (harp) for you. The music will make you feel better. A lyre is a musical instrument with strings like a small harp. One of Saul s helpers told him about David who played the lyre. David came to live with Saul and became one of his helpers. Whenever Saul was sad, David played the lyre for the king. Saul felt better when David played music. David often used music to sing prayers to God. Psalm 23 is one of David s prayers: The Lord is my shepherd. I have everything I need. God is with me every day. I never have to be afraid. God will love me all the days of my life. I will worship God forever. for 3s 5s Make music. Distribute musical instruments or craft sticks. Play Loving God Medley (track 13) and lead the preschoolers to play the instruments with the music. Talk about the Life Point and pray. Collect the instruments or sticks. Explain that another one of God s promises is to hear people s prayers. Invite a child to open your Bible to the Weekly Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Invite a preschooler to pray. Tell the Bible story. Mention that the Bible story is from the Old Testament. Comment that David used music to praise God and to help other people. Prompt the preschoolers to listen to the story to hear who David helped with his music. Invite a child to open your Bible to 1 Samuel 16. Say that the Bible story is found in the Book of 1 Samuel and the Book of Psalms. Tell the Bible story. Say the Life Verse. Invite a child to open the Bible to the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Lead the preschoolers to say the verse with you. Recall the Bible story. Place the Teaching Picture under a chair or on the floor. Instruct the preschoolers to walk around the chairs or the picture while the music is playing. Tell them to sit in a chair or stand still when the music stops. Guide the child who is sitting in the chair with the picture underneath or standing by the picture to display the picture. Encourage her to tell something she remembers about the story. Play several times, allowing children to recall the whole story. Wrap it up and pray. Review the promises (a king, to do what He says He will do, always love people, hear people s prayers). Sing God Promised (track 5).Read the book God Is Good to Us. Pray. Option: Show the video David Played Music: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15, 23: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers, Book: God Is Good to Us Teaching Picture 3 CD DVD Musical instruments or craft sticks God promises to hear people s prayers. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 19

20 Notes LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God hears our prayers. Kids Activity Page Toy dishes and silverware, aluminum pie plates Pack Items 25, 30: Book: Shepherd to King, David Timeline Pack Item 32: Posters Metal cooling rack or BBQ grill rack, wooden spoons, scissors, glue, yarn, open boxes Use Harp poster. Pack Item 15: Weekly Verse Markers Blocks CD Place the marker in the Bible at Psalm 5:3. Softly lay instrumental music. PLAY IN A BAND (Dramatic Play) Invite children to look at the instruments on the Activity Page. Lead children to point to the matching shadows of the instruments. Read aloud the Life Verse. Encourage the children to form a band. Demonstrate how to use the toy silverware to hit the toy dishes and pie plates to make percussion instruments. Challenge 4s 5s: Invite children to take turns being the band director. MAKE A TIMELINE (Art) Talk about the pictures on the cards of the timeline. Help children put the cards in order. Use the book as a reference for stories not yet covered. Encourage children to tell what they remember about David. Say the Life Point. Stress that David wrote songs, sang songs, and played music. Open the Bible to Psalm 23. Say that Psalm 23 is a song that David wrote and sang to God. State that David sang that God is like a shepherd; shepherds take card of sheep; and that God takes care of us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Display each timeline picture, telling about David in each. PRETEND TO PLAY A HARP (Nature and Science) Display the harp picture. Comment that the instrument David played was called a lyre (lī r) and looked like a small harp [display harp picture]. Invite children to use the wooden spoons to strum the rack like a harp. Comment that David played the harp for King Saul. Challenge 4s 5s: Copy a harp picture for each child. Allow children to glue yarn on the strings. Or help children wrap and tie or tape yarn pieces across open boxes to make their own harps. BUILD WITH BLOCKS (Blocks) Invite a child to open the Bible at the marker. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. State that we can pray for missionaries who are serving around the world. Pray for missionaries who are associated with your church. Play music. Suggest children build places for missionaries or a palace. Remind them how David played music to help King Saul feel better. Adapt for Babies 2s: Stack blocks with children, saying a sentence prayer as you stack each block. 20 Unit 1, SeSSion 3

21 God promises to always love people. TALK ABOUT PSALM 23 (Art) Read aloud the book. Quiz children on things about David. Show Psalm 23 in your Bible. Help children open their Bibles to the chapter. State that Psalm 23 is a prayer that David wrote to God. Read aloud Psalm 23 and/or then tell the shortened version (see sidebar). Invite children to draw shepherds and sheep, gluing cotton balls for sheep bodies. Comment that David prayed to God. Say that God hears our prayers each time we pray. Adapt for Babies 2s: Spread glue on paper, inviting the children to place cotton balls on the glue. Draw other features (legs, tails, etc). Notes Pack Item 25: Book: Shepherd to King Paper, markers, glue sticks, cotton balls Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd. I have everything I need. God is with me every day. I never have to be afraid. God will love me all the days of my life. I will worship God forever. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM EXPLORE LOCAL MISSIONS Display the map and pictures. Help children point to your continent. Say that missionaries can work close to where we live. Point out a few people in the pictures. State that missions can include giving people rides to places; giving food, clothes, and other supplies; and just telling a Bible verse or story. Invite children to play out ways they could do missions in their town. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about missions as children play with toys. COLOR AND SING Tell the Bible story while the children color. Lead the preschoolers to recall information from the story about David. Talk about different ways music is used at your church. Invite the children to tell you their favorite songs to sing at church. Remind children that David sang Psalm 23 to God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to play with push and pull toys while older preschoolers color. CLEAN UP Play I Know God Loves Me (track 11) as children work together. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures Baby toys CD: David Played Music Coloring Page Crayons, push and pull toys LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God hears my prayers. Psalm 5:3 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 21

22 God promises to help people. David and His Brothers BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Samuel 17:12-50 LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God will help me. Isaiah 50:7 Looking for more great ideas? Visit biblestudiesforlife.com/ extra. NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Years ago, there was a touring show from bears and lions (1 Samuel 17:37). called The World s Tallest Man. The David clearly saw the fight as more than man claimed to be over 8 feet tall. Truly, just army against army, but as a battle the Norwegian native was colossal. Even of divine significance. David, of course, this man would be short compared to brought down Goliath with a stone shot Goliath! Scripture tells us that Goliath was from his sling. almost 10 feet tall. But David had a divine How did David s assessment of worldview that was bigger than the Goliath differ from the other Israelites? 9-foot-9-inch giant from Gath. The Israelites faced the daily challenge of the Philistine s warrior hero How can we exhibit the same kind of to choose one soldier to battle against divine viewpoint as David? Goliath. On behalf of the Philistines, Goliath offered that his nation would be slaves to the Israelites; however, if he won the battle, the Israelites would serve the Philistines. No Israelite answered Goliath s dare, even when King Saul offered a reward to anyone who was willing. Young David arrived at the camp to deliver supplies to his brothers. When David heard Goliath s blasphemous defiance of Israel and the Lord God, he was indignant. Who is this man who LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING has the audacity to defy our God? God will always love me. (1 Samuel 17:26). David volunteered for the job, but the king was skeptical. Additional training for Bible Studies For David told Saul that as a shepherd, God Life: Kids is available at ministrygrid.com/ had helped him save his father s sheep web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 22 Unit 1, SeSSion 4

23 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE DAVID AND HIS BROTHERS Based on 1 Samuel 17:12-50 Three of David s brothers were soldiers in King Saul s army. David s father, Jesse, told David to take food to his brothers. David packed up the grain, bread, and cheese and went to the camp where his brothers were. David found the man in charge of the food and left the food with him. David went to talk with his brothers. While there, David heard the Philistine giant, Goliath (guh LIGH uhth), talk mean to the Israelites. The men backed away from the giant. David learned about the things the king promised to anyone who took down Goliath. David told the king he would fight Goliath. David picked up five smooth stones. He walked to the giant. Goliath was mad that such a young man wanted to fight him. David told Goliath he came in the name of God. Both men moved toward each other. David put a stone in his sling and swung it. He let the stone go. The stone hit Goliath in the forehead. Goliath fell to the ground. David brought down Goliath and saved the Israelite people. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Notes Sing and move. Lead children to sing and move to Follow the Leader (track 15). Say that we are learning about God s promises. Sing God s Promises (track 6). Tell the Bible story. Roll the ball to children, instructing them to tell how many people are in their families. Roll and get counts. Comment that David had seven brothers. Encourage them to listen to hear how David helped three of his brothers. Challenge children to name the book in the Bible where stories about David are found. Invite a child to open your Bible to 1 Samuel 17. Say that we are learning from the Book of 1 Samuel. Tell the Bible story. Learn the Weekly Bible Verse. Invite a child to pull the Weekly Verse Marker from the Bible. Whisper the verse to the child. Instruct the child to whisper the verse to a friend. Continue until everyone has heard the verse. Review the Bible story. Invite a child to remove a sticky note from the Teaching Picture and tell one thing he remembers about the story. Continue until each note is removed and the story is reviewed. Talk about the Life Point and pray. Remind the children how God helped David. Explain that God promises to help us. Say aloud the Life Verse. Lead the children in prayer, thanking God for helping us. Wrap it up. Sing along with God Helps People (track 2). Option: Show the video David and His Brothers: Life Action. Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 4 CD DVD Small ball, sticky notes Cover the Teaching Picture with sticky notes. God promises to help people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 23

24 Notes Kids Activity Page Measuring tapes, rulers Pack Item 36: Watercolor Patterns Watercolors, brushes, cup of water, painting smocks Print several copies of the Watercolor Patterns. Pack Item 19: Alerts Breads, cheese, napkins, plastic knives List food items and post the allergy alert. Teaching Picture 4 Cardboard or wooden blocks Cover the Teaching Picture with blocks. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God helps all people. TAKE MEASUREMENTS (Nature and Science) Help each child complete the Activity Page. Explain that Goliath was almost 10 feet tall. Show the preschoolers how tall that would be on the wall or the floor using the measuring tools. Encourage children to use the measuring tools to measure items in the room. Adapt for Babies: Place a long strip on the floor. Encourage babies to crawl or walk on or by the line. Adapt for 4s 5s: Suggest children record their measurements on paper. PAINT WITH WATERCOLORS (Art) Help a child put on a painting smock. Display the watercolor patterns as you talk about the food that David took with him when he went to see his brothers. Remark that David was caring for his father s sheep when his father called him to take the food to where his brothers were. As the child paints one or more of the patterns, talk about the colors he is choosing. Point to each child s paper and ask him to tell you about it. Remark that God loved David and God loves each of us. Adapt for Babies: Show the patterns as you talk about the Bible story. TASTE BREAD AND CHEESE (Dramatic Play) Recall that David took bread and cheese to the army. Cut the bread and cheese into small pieces. Give a child a napkin with bread and cheese on it. Pray. Eat. Say the Life Verse. Say that God is good to us and loves us. Say that we can help others because God loves us. Adapt for 4s 5s: Allow children to butter their bread and add cheese to make cheese sandwiches. Teachers will heat the sandwiches on an electric skillet. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about David as children eat their snack. GRAPH FAMILY MEMBERS (Blocks) Guide the boys and girls to uncover the Teaching Picture. Tell the Bible story. Explain that Jesse had eight sons and one of them was named David. Guide the children to stack eight blocks. Suggest children stack the same number of blocks as children in their families. Challenge 4s 5s: Ask if their families have more or less children than David s. 24 Unit 1, SeSSion 4

25 God promises to help people. REVIEW FAMILY ROLES (Puzzles and Games) Comment that David helped his family by watching the sheep and taking food to his brothers. Say that David helped King Saul by playing music and defeating Goliath. Mention that God wants us to help other people. Lay the family member cards faceup on the floor. Identify each family member (dad, mom, daughter/ sister, son/brother). Invite a preschooler to pull an item card from the bag. Talk about which family member might use that item. Instruct the child to place the item card below one of the family members. Repeat with all cards. Hint: Items can be used by most family members. Choose which one best fits a family member. Talk about ways our families can help each other. Adapt for Babies 2s: Place the cards under toys. Talk about family members when children discover the cards. TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Tell that missionaries help people in the United States and around the world. Say that when people help people in other countries, it is called international missions because the people go to other lands. State that international means that the ways and language of those countries are different from ours. Display the map and pictures, pointing out India. Talk about the Arkansas church and the Bedia people group. Notes Pack Item 24: Family Matching Game Scissors, bag, toys Cut apart cards. Put the 8 item cards in the bag. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures CD: David and His Brothers Coloring Page Crayons IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM COLOR AND REVIEW State the Life Point as children color. Talk about ways that God helps us and ways we can help our families. Lead boys and girls to banter the Life and Weekly Verses back and forth to one another. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about the picture. Allow 2s to make crayon marks. CLEAN UP Play God Helps People (track 2) as you assign different cleanup tasks to the children. LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God will help me. Isaiah 50:7 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 25

26 God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. David and Saul BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Samuel 24 LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God will always love me. Psalm 107:1 For more great ideas each week, go to www. biblestudiesforlife.com/ extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY With malice toward none; with charity acknowledged that the Lord indeed for all; with firmness in the right, as favored David to take his place. He only God gives us to see the right asked that David not destroy his family On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln and legacy. delivered his second inaugural address. Why do you think David did not feel He asked God for reconciliation and justified killing Saul? healing for all Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War. Lincoln knew vengeance Did David really trust Saul to stop was not the divine way to deal with hunting him? Who did he trust? enemies. (Source: gov/1600/presidents/abrahamlincoln) Who do you trust in times of conflict? David also understood that principle. How? King Saul was intent on killing David because he knew God had rejected him and chosen David. Saul took three thousand soldiers into the wilderness to look for David and his men. Alone, Saul went into a cave not knowing it was where David was hiding. David s men saw it as the chance to get vengeance. David, however, had a different point of view. He sneaked up and cut off a piece of his robe; he knew murdering the Lord s anointed king was wrong (1 Samuel 24:4-6). LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING David later showed Saul the cloth, God will always love me. saying he would never harm him but that God would be the final arbiter in Additional training for Bible their relationship. Realizing what had Studies For Life: Kids is available at happened, the king felt ashamed and ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 26 Unit 1, SeSSion 5

27 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE DAVID AND SAUL Based on 1 Samuel 24 King Saul went to look for David. Saul entered a cave. Saul did not know David and his men were hiding in the back of the cave. David quietly cut off part of Saul s robe without Saul knowing it. David felt bad about cutting Saul s robe. He told his men, I will never harm Saul because he is God s chosen man. David did not let his men harm Saul. David called out to Saul and said, The people said that I want to hurt you. I will not hurt you because God chose you to be king. Look, part of your robe is missing because I cut it off. Saul, know I have done nothing to you. Saul called out to David and then cried. Saul told David that David did a kind thing by not hurting him. Saul told David that he would be the next king. Saul asked David not to hurt his family. David promised to never hurt Saul s family, and then Saul returned home. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Worship in song. Sing My Mouth Wants to Sing (track 16). Encourage children to close their eyes and listen as you play I Will Praise God with a Song (track 3). Tell the Bible story. Explain that David was hiding from King Saul because he was afraid the king would hurt him. Tell the children to listen to hear where David was hiding. Invite a child to open your Bible to 1 Samuel 24. Say that the Bible story is from the Book of 1 Samuel. Make eye contact with the children as you tell the Bible story in your own words. Review the Bible story and talk about the Life Point. Show the Teaching Picture. Encourage the children to recall some of the wrong choices King Saul made (did not obey God, wanted to hurt David). Remind children that David loved Saul even though Saul wanted to hurt David. Comment that God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. Say the Bible Verses. Guide the children to put the puzzle pieces together. Use the Verse Markers as guides. Read aloud the verses, guiding children to repeat after you. Pray. Ask the children for prayer requests. Pray for all requests they have. Review God s promises. Challenge children to make motions to say with the promises (a king, to do what He says He will do, always love people, hear people s prayers, help people, love people even when they do wrong things). Wrap it up. Play God Promised (track 5) and encourage the boys and girls to sing along. Option: Show the video David and Saul: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 5 CD, DVD Construction paper Print on paper and cut apart the Life and Weekly Verses into pieces. God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 27

28 Notes Kids Activity Page Pack Item 25: Book: Shepherd to King Large cardboard boxes, Bible story books, sheets, flashlights Cut off or tape down one set of end flaps on each box. Cardboard blocks Teaching Picture 5 CD: Cave Pictures Scraps of fabric, glue sticks, construction paper, scissors LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God always loves people. PLAY IN CAVES (Dramatic Play) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Comment that the Bible says that David and King Saul were inside a cave at the same time. Talk about what caves look like. Invite the children to build caves by draping the sheets over tables. Direct them to turn the boxes so they can crawl in and out of the openings like in caves. Remind children they will have to take turns playing in the caves. Demonstrate how to use a flashlight to look at the books inside the caves. Read aloud Shepherd to King. Emphasize that God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to crawl through boxes with the ends cut off. Talk about the Bible story. HIDE BEHIND ROCKS (Blocks) Encourage the children to stack blocks and make a pretend rock wall. Suggest children hide behind the built wall. Say that David and his men hid in a cave and King Saul did not see them when he went into the cave. State that God loved King Saul and David. Emphasize that God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. Adapt for Babies 2s: Help children build short walls. LOOK AT CAVES (Books) Display the Teaching Picture. Ask children to recall where David hid from King Saul. Briefly review the Bible story. Show the pictures of the caves. Encourage children to talk about what they see in the pictures. Adapt for Babies 2s: Point to and name the items in the cave pictures. GLUE FABRIC (Art) Talk about the Bible story as children glue the fabric scraps onto paper. Emphasize that David could have chosen to hurt King Saul but he only cut off a small piece of his robe. Say that David loved Saul even though he did wrong things. State that God loves people even when they do wrong things. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to manipulate larger fabric pieces. 28 Unit 1, SeSSion 5

29 God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM PAINT ON HEARTS (Art) State the Weekly Verse to a child. Encourage her to repeat the words. Help children put on smocks. Invite them to paint on the hearts. Mention that hearts remind us of love. Say that God loves people even when they do wrong things. Talk about ways that God shows His love for us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Cover a few paper hearts with clear contact adhesive. Play with the hearts. EXPLORE SAND Invite a few children to play in the sand. Suggest they make walkways in the sand. Comment that David was hiding from King Saul in the cave when King Saul came in. Talk about where you might see sand (cave, desert, beach, etc.). Explain that there are missionaries who live in places that are hot and sandy. Say that missionaries work with people groups a name given to groups of people from certain areas with the same ways and language. Pray for these missionaries to be able to tell people about Jesus. Talk about Unit 1 missions, showing the pictures. Adapt for Babies 2s: Place sand in clear bottles and seal. Talk about the Bible story as you or the children manipulate the bottles. COLOR AND PRAY Encourage children to use the Coloring Page to recall the Bible story. Invite them to color the picture. Say the Weekly Verse. Pray with the children, thanking God for all the things He does for us and for loving us even when we do wrong things. Adapt for Babies 2s: Show the Coloring Page as you talk about the Bible story. CLEAN UP Start Loving God Medley (track 13) to signal cleanup time. Whisper a task for each child to do. Praise children who help immediately. Prompt others to help. Notes Pack Item 15: Weekly Verse Markers Construction paper, paintbrushes, washable tempera paint, smocks, clear contact adhesive, scissors Cut heart shapes out of construction paper. Place marker in the Bible at Psalm 107:1. CD: Missions Pictures Plastic container of sand, towel, spoons, scoops, clear bottle, glue or tape Place the container with spoons and scoops inside on the towel. CD: David and Saul Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God will always love me. Psalm 107:1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 29

30 God promises special plans for people. King David BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Samuel 5 8 LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God has plans for you. Jeremiah 29:11 Print a One Conversation Place Mat for each child ( com/extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Next year American citizens will exercise through the prophet Nathan, told David their right to vote for president. Since that his kingdom would reign forever. its independence, the United States has David thanked God and continued to never had a king. Canadian citizens also expand his kingdom until his death. enjoy the right to vote; however, they Through whom did God ultimately recognize the British monarch as their fulfill His promise to David? How so? symbolic head of state. In ancient times it was the norm for countries to have kings with absolute power over their subjects. How is God s kingdom expressed in Thrones were usually passed down from people s lives even today? In yours? father to son. A dynasty would have been established in Israel except God withdrew His Spirit from Saul and his family. So when Saul and Jonathan died in battle, the people turned to David whom God had already anointed as king. One of his first accomplishments was to conquer Jerusalem and establish his permanent capital there. With the Lord s help, David increased his power and defeated the Philistines. Firmly entrenched, David then decided to move the ark of the covenant LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING from its temporary location to Jerusalem. God has a plan for people. After some difficulties safely transporting the ark, it was finally carried into the city Additional training for Bible where David and the people danced and Studies For Life: Kids is available at rejoiced. The Lord blessed David and, ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 30 Unit 1, SeSSion 6

31 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE GROUP TIME KING DAVID Based on 2 Samuel 5 8 David became king over all of Israel. David took over Jerusalem and lived there. When some people (Philistines) heard David was king of Israel, they decided to fight against him. David asked God if he should fight them. God told him Yes. God led the Israelites to win the fight. David led the people to worship God. David and all of the Israelite people were happy when the box with God s rules (ark of the covenant) was carried into Jerusalem. The people played musical instruments while David danced. David showed love and thankfulness to God and said good words about the people to God. God promised David that members from his family would rule forever. for 3s 5s Enjoy a song. Play Teach Me Your Way, Lord (track 7) and encourage the boys and girls to sing and move with the music. Sing He Keeps His Promises (track 1). Review Bible stories and God s promises. Lay Teaching Pictures 1 5 on the floor. Invite a preschooler to toss the beanbag on one of the pictures. Prompt him to tell something he remembers about that Bible story. Repeat, reviewing all five. Tell the Bible story. Display Teaching Picture 6. Comment that Saul could not stay the king because he did not obey God. Say that the Bible story is from the Book of 2 Samuel which is in the Old Testament. Invite a child to open your Bible to 2 Samuel. Tell the Bible story. Say the Life and Weekly Verses. Lay the hula hoops on the floor. Place the Life Verse Marker in one hula hoop and the Weekly Verse Marker in the other hula hoop. Invite a couple of preschoolers to hop in one of the hoops. Read aloud the verse. Invite some other children to hop in the other hoop. Read aloud the verse. Encourage the children standing in the hula hoops to say the verses with you. Invite other children to hop in the hoops and say the verses. Review the Bible story. Display Teaching Picture 6 again. Prompt the children to recall something they know about David. State that God had special plans for David and He has special plans for all people. Wrap it up. Lead the children in prayer, thanking God for the plans He has for our lives. Read aloud Shepherd to King. Option: Show the video King David: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15, 25: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers, Book: Shepherd to King Teaching Pictures 1 6 CD DVD Beanbag, 2 hula hoops God promises special plans for people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 31

32 Notes Pack Item 26: David Matching Game Kids Activity Page Crayons, small basket, scissors Cut apart cards. Place one set of cards in the basket. Lay the other set faceup on the table. Teaching Picture 6 Cardboard blocks, wooden blocks, people figures, doll houses Plastic eggs, dried beans, tape Make egg shakers: fill plastic eggs with dried beans and tape closed. Invite a musician from your church to visit your class. Pack Items 15, 27, 28: Weekly Verse Markers, Suitcase, Suitcase Pictures World map, metal cookie sheet, selfadhesive magnets, toys Place the suitcase on the cookie sheet. Attach magnets to backs of pictures. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God has plans for each person. PLAY A MATCHING GAME (Puzzles and Games) Encourage the kids to complete the Activity Page. Read aloud the Life Point. Review the Bible story. Emphasize the plans God had for David. Lead each child to take a turn taking a card from the basket. Guide him to find the matching card on the table. Talk about how each picture relates to David. Adapt for Babies 2s: Allow a child to hold a card or display each card as you talk about David and the picture shown. Adapt for 4s 5s: Mix and place cards facedown and play a memory game. BUILD A PALACE (Blocks) Show the Teaching Picture to the children. Encourage them to recall what they know about David. Emphasize that God chose David to be king. Explain that the people built a palace for David after he became king. Encourage children to use the blocks to build a palace. Talk about plans God has for people: have families, worship together, tell people about Him, and so on. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about the Bible story as children play with blocks, people figures, or doll houses. Pretend a doll house is a palace. MEET A MUSICIAN (Nature and Science) Invite the musician to demonstrate his instrument to the boys and girls. Guide the children to shake the egg shakers and sing along with the musician. Comment that King David used music to praise God. Say that God planned for [say musician s name] to play music. Talk about possible plans that God may have for the children. Adapt for Babies 2s: Lead children to play the instruments found in the room. PACK FOR A TRIP (Dramatic Play) Talk about the plans that need to be made before a trip. Show how to open the suitcase on the cookie sheet. Encourage children to place the pictures inside the suitcase. Say aloud the Weekly Verse. Show the map, pointing out different places to travel. Comment that missionaries travel to places all over the world in order to tell people about Jesus. Lead the children to pray for the missionaries serving around the world. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide toys children can pretend to pack or manipulate. 32 Unit 1, SeSSion 6

33 God promises special plans for people. SPONGE PAINT (Art) Demonstrate how to dip the sponge in the paint and then gently press the sponge onto the crown shape. Encourage the preschoolers to sponge paint different designs. Review the Bible story. Emphasize that God had a plan for David to be king. Say that God has plans for each of us. Tape each crown together, fitting it to the child s head. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make crowns for children to wear and take home. Notes CD: Crown Template Construction paper, sponges, tempera paint, paper plates, painting smocks, tape Cut one crown per child. Tape only one set of ends together. Pour small amounts of paint on the plates. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM DRIVE CARS AND TALK ABOUT MISSIONS Guide the older preschoolers to use the tape to make roads on the floor. Lead them to drive the cars on the roads. Talk about where the children like to go on trips. Tell the Bible story. Comment that God had a plan for David to be king. Say that God has plans for us as well. Talk about how the people in Arkansas and India might travel (cars, bicycles, walk, planes). Display the map. Invite children to pretend a car is a plane and fly from where you live to India. Read aloud the information about the Bedia people. Pray for missions at your church and for the Bedia people. COLOR AND SING Tell the Bible story as the children color the Coloring Page. Review the stories about David from the unit. Ask the children to recall things they remember about David. Lead the children to say the Weekly Verse with you. Lead children in singing. (Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb ) God has plans for each of us, each of us, each of us. God has plans for each of us. Oh, what will the plans be? Lead each child to name plans or jobs they might have when they are grown. Adapt for Babies 2s: Display the Coloring Page as you sing the song. CLEAN UP Sing along with God Speaks to Us in the Things We See (track 12) as everyone cleans. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures Toy cars, painters tape CD: King David Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God has plans for you. Jeremiah 29:11 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 33

34 UNIT 2 TRUSTING GOD SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 Daniel chose to Obey God Cared for Elijah Elijah Prayed SCRIPTURE Daniel 1: Kings 17: Kings 18:1-2,41-46; James 5:17-18 LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 LIFE POINT Obey God. Love people. Talk to God. WEEKLY VERSE Obey God. Deuteronomy 6:17 Love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18 I can pray to God. Psalm 17:6 LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING I can do some things like Jesus. God will always love me. I can pray. DATE OF USE Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov UNIT 2

35 SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 Elisha and the Widow Josiah and the Lost Scroll Daniel in the Lions' Den 2 Kings 4:1-7 2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-3 Daniel 6 I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 Thank God. Read the Bible. God helps people. Give thanks to God for He is good. 1 Chronicles 16:34 The Bible is true. John 17:17 God always helps us. Psalm 46:1 God wants people to work together. People have different kinds of work to do. The Bible helps me know the right things to do. God cares for people. Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 35

36 Obey God. Daniel Chose to Obey BIBLE PASSAGE Daniel 1:1-20 LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Obey God. Deuteronomy 6:17 Print a One Conversation Place Mat for each child ( com/extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Old movies can be a treat to watch. drink. Daniel asked the guard if he and his Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Clark three friends could be exempted from the Gable, Betty Grable, Susan Hayward, dietary requirements. The guard agreed Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen what to a 10-day trial to make sure they were great actors they were! It s too bad they well nourished. all died young. Why? They made poor The four young men were healthier choices that affected their health. Today than the others and excelled above the people still make poor choices that affect king s wisest men in their studies and their health such as smoking, drinking work. Daniel also exhibited a divine gift of alcohol, taking drugs, or overeating. interpreting dreams. When King Nebuchadnezzar (NEB Why would the Israelites be defiled yoo kad NEZ uhr) conquered Israel, he by the king s food and drink? ordered the best and brightest Israelite youth imported and indoctrinated in Why and how should Christians live Babylonian culture and religion. Four of healthy lifestyles? the young men were Daniel, Hananiah (HAN uh NIGH uh), Mishael (MISH eh Do you believe some poor choices uhl), and Azariah (az uh RIGH uh) whose compromise a Christian s ethics? Why or names were changed to Belteshazzar why not? (bel tih SHAZ uhr), Shadrach (SHAD rac), Meshach (MEE shak), and Abednego (uh BED-nih goh). They were to be trained to serve in the court of King Nebuchadnezzar. LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Part of their assimilation was to learn I can do some things like Jesus. Babylonian dietary customs. However, Daniel decided to remain faithful to God. Additional training for Bible Daniel was determined that he would Studies For Life: Kids is available at not defile himself with the king s food or ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 36 Unit 2, SeSSion 1

37 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE DANIEL CHOSE TO OBEY Based on Daniel 1:1-20 Daniel, his three friends, and other men lived in the palace with King Nebuchadnezzar (NEB yoo kad NEZ uhr). The men were learning to be the king s helpers. The king wanted all of the men to eat the same kind of food that he ate. Daniel knew the kinds of food God wanted him to eat. Daniel wanted to obey God and eat the right kinds of food instead of the king s food. Daniel asked the king s helper if he and his friends could eat only vegetables and drink only water. The king s helper was afraid to at first but did let them eat only vegetables and drink water for 10 days. After 10 days, Daniel and his friends were healthier than the other men. The king was pleased that they were so healthy. Daniel and his friends became the king s best helpers. God helped Daniel and his friends learn many things. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing a song. Instruct the preschoolers to listen to God Is Good (track 9). Lead them to move with the beat, such as tapping toes or patting knees. Play again and sing along. Introduce 66 Books (track 8). Guide children to listen to the song first. Play it again and sing along. Say the Life Point and Weekly Verse. Instruct the children to obey your commands. Give instructions such as touch your head or rub your tummy. Praise the children for obeying you. Explain that the Bible teaches us to obey God. Say that obey means to do what someone tells you to do. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Encourage the children to say it with you several times. Tell the Bible story. Say that today s Bible story is from the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. Invite a child to open your Bible to Daniel 1. Tell the preschoolers that Daniel and his friends chose to obey God even when it was hard. Learn the Life Verse. Invite a child to open the Bible at the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Encourage children to tell things they have learned from the Bible. Remark that it is important for us to remember what the Bible says and to obey God. Recall the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Inquire who obeyed God in the story. Ask children to tell you how Daniel and his friends obeyed God. Guide them to tell you ways they can obey God. Wrap it up. Sing Do, Do, Do the Right Thing (track 10). Pray, asking God to help everyone obey Him. Option: Show the video Daniel Chose to Obey: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 7 CD DVD Place Life Verse Marker at Psalm 119:93. Obey God. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 37

38 Notes Kids Activity Page Crayons, paper plates, magazines or grocery circulars, scissors, glue sticks, play food Pack Item 29: Dominoes Scissors Cut apart the domino cards. Craft sticks, construction paper, scissors, marker, giant pop beads, o-rings Puzzle Daniel Print Daniel on 4 craft sticks. Print individual letters of Daniel on paper and cut apart. Make four sets of letters. Dot painters or dot markers, paper, black marker, painting smocks Draw on paper a large bubble letter O (large outside circle and smaller inside circle). Make 1 per child. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: Obey God. CHOOSE FOOD (Art) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Ask children to name some of their favorite foods. Comment that Daniel and his friends chose to eat the food that followed God s law and not the food the king wanted them to eat. Guide the children to draw, cut, or tear out pictures of their favorite foods and glue them on the plates. Remind children that Daniel and his friends obeyed God and we are to obey God, too. Print the Weekly Verse on the bottom of each plate. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide play food for children to manipulate. PLAY DOMINOS (Puzzles and Games) Show the domino cards to the children. Name the fruits and vegetables shown. Review the Bible story. Say that Daniel chose to eat vegetables and drink water. Distribute the cards. Guide children to take turns matching the ends of the cards. Inquire how David obeyed God. Lead children to name ways we can obey God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide play fruit and vegetables for children to handle. Challenge 4s 5s: Identify the pictures on the cards as fruit or vegetables. SPELL DANIEL S NAME (Dramatic Play) Invite older preschoolers to spell the name Daniel. Give each child a craft stick. Guide him to find the letters to Daniel s name and lay them, in order, next to the craft stick. Another child may choose to work the wooden puzzle. Talk about the Bible story. Say that Daniel remembered what God said and obeyed God. Say that we can obey God with the choices we make each day. Say the Life Verse. Talk about things the kids remember from the Bible. Adapt for Babies 1s: Encourage children to play with giant pop beads. USE DOT PAINTERS (Art) Help children put on smocks. Distribute papers. Display a paper, pointing to the O. Say that we are learning to obey God. Say that the word obey begins with the letter o. Tell that they will dot between the lines on their papers. Demonstrate how to gently make dots inside the lines. Distribute dot painters. Say that Daniel obeyed God and that we can too. 38 Unit 2, SeSSion 1

39 Obey God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Encourage a child to stack or play with o-rings. Notes IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM TRANSPORT FOOD (Blocks) Guide children to play out transporting food. They may want to build roads or warehouses with blocks. Talk about the kinds of foods they like to eat. Point to and read aloud the Weekly Verse Marker. Say that Daniel and his friends chose to obey God. Talk about ways we can obey God today. Challenge 4s 5s: Help children build their own trucks using shoe boxes and circles cut from black paper. Glue the circles on the sides of the boxes for wheels. INTRODUCE THE MISSIONARY FAMILY Display the map. Point out the country of Argentina. Read aloud the facts about South America and Argentina. Show the children where they live (continent). Share the information about the missionary family. Show the children the pictures of the missionary family. Pray for the missionary family and the work they are doing. COLOR AND SING Guide the children to color the Coloring Page. Ask questions about the Bible story while the children color. Say aloud the Life and Weekly Verses. Encourage the children to say the verses with you. Lead children in singing. (tune Mary Had a Little Lamb ) Daniel had a choice to make, Choice to make, choice to make, Daniel had a choice to make; He chose to eat good food. Daniel chose to obey God, Obey God, obey God, Daniel chose to obey God, I can obey, too. Adapt for Babies 2s: Show the Coloring Page as you talk and sing. CLEAN UP Play God is Good (track 9). Make a game out of cleaning. Challenge children to see who can pick up a certain amount of items the fastest you or them. Pack Items 15, 19, 40: Weekly Verse Markers, Alerts, Street Signs Toy trucks; nuts (in shells), play food, foam pieces; marker, tape, scissors, blocks, shoe boxes, construction paper Tape the Weekly Verse Marker and street signs to blocks. Post allergy alert if using nuts. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures DVD (Optional): Show Total Surrender CD: Daniel Chose to Obey Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Obey God. Deuteronomy 6:17 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 39

40 Love People. God Cared for Elijah BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Kings 17:1-16 LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18 Looking for more great ideas? Visit biblestudiesforlife.com/ extra. NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY A missionary friend of mine was born in miraculously refill the jars of flour and Germany during World War II. His father, oil for as long as the drought lasted. She a German soldier, was gone when the did as Elijah said, and God did as Elijah American army invaded their town. promised. While his Christian mother prayed for How did God take care of Elijah? protection, she allowed medics to treat wounded American soldiers in her home. The soldiers saw that the young mother How has God met your family s and her children had little to eat. In needs in difficult times? gratitude for her kindness, they brought ample food and milk for her family. Ironically, my friend owed his life and ministry to a group of American soldiers. Elijah, the prophet, warned evil King Ahab of God s judgment by drought and famine. God then sent Elijah to a brook that flows east of the Jordan River. God instructed Elijah to drink from the brook. He also sent ravens to bring Elijah food each day. However, the brook dried up, and Elijah needed help. God sent him to Zarephath. God told him a widow would provide for him. Elijah found her and asked for water and LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING bread. She was willing to help but told God will always love me. Elijah she did not have enough flour and oil for herself and her son. The prophet Additional training for Bible promised her that, if she shared just Studies For Life: Kids is available at a little of what she baked, God would ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 40 Unit 2, SeSSion 2

41 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE GOD CARED FOR ELIJAH Based on 1 Kings 17:1-16 Elijah told King Ahab that God said there would be no rain until God sent it. God told Elijah to go and hide near the stream named Cherith (KEE rith) Brook. God had ravens (birds) bring Elijah meat and bread in the morning and at night. He drank water from the stream. Later the stream dried up. Elijah had no water. God told Elijah to go to the town of Zarephath (ZAR ih fath). God said to find a woman (widow) who would help. Elijah did and asked for water and bread. The woman told Elijah she only had enough flour and oil to make a last meal for her son and herself. Elijah told the woman to make him bread first and then for her son and herself. Elijah said that God would give flour and oil until it rained. The woman did what Elijah told her to do. She and her son had enough food to eat each day. She did not run out of flour or oil, just as God had promised. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Enjoy two songs. Play God Speaks to Us in the Things We See (track 12). Invite the boys and girls to pretend to fly around the room like birds while they listen to the music. Call all birds to their seats. Sing God Is Good (track 9). Tell the Bible story. State that the children flapped their arms like birds and birds are mentioned in the Bible story. Comment that God used birds to help someone. Guide children to listen as you tell the Bible story. Learn the Bible Verses. Invite a child to pull the blue yarn. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Encourage the children to whisper the verse with you. State that a neighbor is any person including family members and people who live on your street, in your town, and around the world. Guide another child to pull the red yarn. Read aloud the Life Verse. Encourage the children to say this verse in deep voices. Recall the Bible story. Pass the Teaching Picture around the group. Guide each child to tell something she remembers about the story. Prompt a child with a question if he has difficulty remembering something. Say the Life Point and pray. Comment that God wants us to love people. Ask the children who does God want them to love (people). Invite the children to name people they can show love to. Talk about ways to show love to others. Pray, asking God to help us show love to others. Wrap it up. Sing I Love to Learn About God (track 4). Option: Show the video God Cared for Elijah: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 9 CD DVD blue and red yarn, tape Tape blue yarn to the Weekly Verse Marker and red yarn to the Life Verse Marker. Place the markers in the Bible. Love people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 41

42 Notes Kids Activity Page Crayons, play dough, play dough tools, small loaf pans or muffin pans, toy dishes Pack Item 15: Weekly Verse Markers Dolls, toy dishes, toy food, toy silverware Paper, alphabet stamps, washable stamp pads, marker, alphabet blocks Print on a paper God loves people. CD: Ravens Clothespins, glue sticks, scissors, paper strips, marker Print the CD item on heavyweight paper and cut out birds. Print the Weekly Verse on paper strips (1 per child). Option: Use craft sticks instead of clothespins. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: Love all people. USE PLAY DOUGH (Art) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Distribute small amounts of play dough to the children. Talk about what they are doing as they mash, mold, and cut the dough. Comment that the woman made bread for Elijah and her family. Say that God loved Elijah and the woman s family. State that God helped the woman have flour and oil to make bread. Suggest children make bread. Say that God loved people in Bible times and He loves people today. State that we are to love people also. Say aloud the Weekly Verse. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide toy dishes for children to sort or stack. FEED DOLLS (Dramatic Play) Ask the boys and girls to talk about different kinds of food they like to eat. Guide children to prepare meals for the dolls. Encourage them to feed the dolls. Talk about how the woman was able to give bread to Elijah because her oil and flour did not run out. Say that God showed love to the widow by giving her oil and flour. Comment that the widow showed love by making Elijah bread. Talk about how the children can show love to others. Say the Weekly Verse. STAMP LETTERS (Puzzles and Games) Read aloud the words on the paper. Place the paper in the middle of the table. Distribute paper and stamp pads. Invite older children to stamp the words; younger children, stamp any letters. Talk about the Bible story. Say that God helped Elijah and the woman because He loved them. Suggest stamping God loves and their names. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide alphabet blocks. Spell the names with the blocks. MAKE RAVENS (Art) Ask how Elijah got food when he lived by the stream. Guide each child to glue a raven picture to the top of a clothespin. Demonstrate how to open the clothespin and put the verse in the clothespin. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Talk about ways to love people. Let children play with their ravens. Say that ravens brought food to Elijah. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make a few ravens using craft sticks for them to play with. 42 Unit 2, SeSSion 2

43 Talk to God. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM PICK UP STICKS (Puzzles and Games) Spread craft sticks on the floor. Place a basket close to the sticks. Open your Bible to 1 Kings. Tell the story of how God cared for Elijah. Invite children to pick up the sticks and put them in a basket. Mention that the woman who helped Elijah was picking up sticks when Elijah found her. Adapt for Babies: Use foam blocks. TOUCH AND DRAG FLOUR Encourage children to tell things they remember about the Bible story. Set a tray in front of each child. Add several spoons of flour on the tray. For easier cleanup, place a towel under each tray. Invite children to touch and drag their fingers through the flour. Talk about how the flour feels to the touch. Review the Bible story as the children play. Tell them they are touching flour and the woman used flour to make bread for Elijah. Comment that God sent Elijah to find the woman. Say that God took care of Elijah, and God takes care of us. Display the pictures. Talk about how the people in the pictures may have been shown love or how they are showing love. Pray for the Baggett family. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with toy bread items or giant pop beads. COLOR AND PLAY A GAME Encourage children to color the Coloring Pages. Talk about the Bible story as they color. Emphasize that God wants us to love people. Guide children to sit in a circle. Instruct that they will pass [name item] around the circle. Instruct that you will say stop at different times. Guide the child holding the [name item] to tell a way to show love to someone. Continue passing the item and telling ways to show love as time permits. Adapt for Babies 2s: Hide a few toys in a bag for children to pull out. CLEAN UP Encourage the children to sing as they clean the room. Play Hallelujah! (track 14). Notes Craft sticks, basket, foam blocks. Pack Item 19: Alerts CD: Missions Pictures Trays, towels, spoon, flour, toy bread items or giant pop beads Post the Allergy Alert. Option: Use wax paper pieces for trays. CD: God Cared for Elijah Coloring Page Washable markers, small item (block, person figure, beanbag, etc.) LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 43

44 Talk to God. Elijah Prayed BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Kings 18:1-2,41-46; James 5:17-18 LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE I can pray to God. Psalm 17:6 Need a large-group worship option? Find out more at worshipforlife. NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Lawn watering is allowed on odd days Is it appropriate for Christians to pray of the month between midnight and for rain, food, or healing? How so? 6 a.m. Violators will be fined $100 a day. The state was in the midst of a drought. Even lakes and rivers were at record low What should be our attitude when levels. Eventually, the water shortage we pray? ended when a tropical storm dumped tons of rain in the area. In ancient Samaria, most of the land was desert, and water was scarce. The prophet Elijah announced that God would send a drought on the land. God was displeased with the sins and false worship of King Ahab. So, a terrible shortage of food and water struck the land. After more than three years, Elijah went to Mount Carmel and prayed for God to lift the famine. Seven times his servant went to the sea to look for rain clouds. Finally, the servant saw a small cloud coming toward the land. Elijah told the servant to inform Ahab that rain was coming and to get LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING his chariot ready. God showed His power I can pray. through the prayers of the prophet Elijah. In the New Testament, James used Elijah Additional training for Bible as a model for Christians to pray earnestly Studies For Life: Kids is available at in faith for their needs and those of fellow ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. believers. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 44 Unit 2, SeSSion 3

45 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE ELIJAH PRAYED Based on 1 Kings 18:1-2,41-46; James 5:17-18 Rain had not fallen in a long time. God told Elijah to go and tell King Ahab (AY hab) that it would rain. Elijah did. He told Ahab to eat and drink because rain would come. Ahab went to eat and drink. Elijah went up on a mount (mountain) and prayed (talked) to God. Elijah sent his servant to look toward the sea. The servant said he saw nothing. Elijah sent the servant to look seven times. The last time, the servant saw a small cloud. Elijah told the servant to go tell Ahab to get his chariot ready because the rain was coming. The rain came. Elijah ran ahead of Ahab in his chariot. Elijah prayed for it not to rain, and it did not rain for over three years. Then he prayed for rain, and the rain came. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing together and pray. Sing Follow the Leader (track 15). Guide the children to follow the directions while they sing the song. Pray, thanking God that we are able to talk to Him. Sing Do, Do, Do the Right Thing (track 10). Learn the Weekly Verse. Say that we can talk to God anytime, anywhere, and about anything. Ask for another word that means talk to God (pray). State that God wants people to pray or talk to Him each day. Invite a child to open your Bible to the Weekly Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Lead children to repeat the verse several times. Encourage a few children to pray. Tell the Bible story. Ask the children what they like to do when it rains. Explain that a man named Elijah who lived in Bible times prayed for it not to rain and then for it to rain. Guide them to listen for what happened when Elijah prayed. Tell the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Guide children to make rain sounds: rub hands together, pat knees, and then loudly stomp feet. Display the Teaching Picture. Help children recall the Bible story. Ask what Elijah did on the mount (prayed; talked to God). Say the Life Verse. Invite a preschooler to open the Bible at the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the Life Verse. Lead the children to say what the Bible says after you say I will remember. Repeat this several times. Say that we are to obey God, talk to Him, and remember what we learn from the Bible. Wrap it up. Sing 66 Books (track 8). Lead girls to say obey God and boys to say talk to God to review the Life Points. Option: Show the video Elijah Prayed: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 8 CD DVD Place the markers at the corresponding references in the Bible. Talk to God. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 45

46 Notes Kids Activity Page Crayons, blue tissue paper, white construction paper, glue, yarn, straw or dowel Cut the construction paper into raindrop shapes for each child. Teaching Picture 8 Child-size raincoats or ponchos, rain boots, hula hoops Suggestion: Tape hoops to the floor. White paper, markers, blue washable paint, bubble wrap, wooden blocks, tape, shallow pans, painting smocks, books about rainy days Pour small amounts of blue paint into pans. Tape bubble wrap around the blocks. Pack Item 15: Weekly Verse Markers Wooden blocks, toys Place today s marker in the Bible at Psalm 17:6. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: We can talk to God. GLUE ON RAINDROPS (Art) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Distribute raindrops and tissue paper. Direct children to tear the tissue paper into small pieces. Guide children to glue the tissue paper pieces onto their raindrops. Talk about how Elijah prayed for God to send rain. Mention that Elijah prayed (talked) to God and so can we. Comment that we can talk to God anytime, anywhere, and about anything. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make a raindrop mobile to display. JUMP IN PUDDLES (Dramatic Play) Display the Teaching Picture. Tell the Bible story. Mention how Elijah prayed for it not to rain and then for it to rain. Say that God heard his prayers. Emphasize that God took care of Elijah and sent rain. Encourage the children to use the props to pretend to play in the rain. Guide the children to pretend the hula hoops are puddles. Invite them to jump in the puddles, over the puddles, or around the puddles. Adapt for Babies 1s: Allow children to crawl in, over, and around the puddles. MAKE RAINY PICTURES (Nature and Science) Distribute papers as you inform children to draw pictures of different places (house, school, church, mountain, etc. ). Talk about the Bible story. Say that you will show the children how to make it look like rain is falling in their pictures. Demonstrate how to dip the bubble wrap into the paint and press it onto the paper to make rainy pictures. Help children as needed. Adapt for Babies 2s: Read books about rainy days. Allow 2s to bubble print. BUILD PLACES TO PRAY (Blocks) Invite a child to open the Bible at the marker. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Encourage the children to say the verse with you. Talk about places that we can pray. Emphasize that we can pray anywhere. Suggest that the boys and girls build the places mentioned. Talk about things to pray about. Mention that Elijah prayed for rain. Ask children to name things to pray for. Pray, mentioning some of the their requests. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say sentence prayers as children play with toys. 46 Unit 2, SeSSion 3

47 Love people. CLIMB A MOUNTAIN (Blocks) On a carpeted area, form a pillow path with one pillow leading to a mound of pillows. Refer to the mound as a mountain. Challenge children to crawl over the mountain and then try to walk up and over the mountain. Comment that Elijah climbed to the top of a mountain to talk to God. Mention that we can talk to God anywhere. Briefly review the Bible story. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make the path with one pillow, two pillows stacked, and then one pillow. PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES Display the pictures. Talk about different things the church family do for the Bedia people. Point to the map and show where the church is and the Bedia people live (India). Guide the children to draw things they could pray for church missions or for the Bedia people. State the Weekly Verse. Lead children to pray for the things they drew on the paper. Adapt for Babies 2s: Show pictures and say sentence prayers for missions. Notes Several pillows CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures Large piece of paper, crayons DVD (Optional): Show Huge City IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM COLOR AND GROUP ITEMS Guide children to tell things they remember about the Bible story while they color the Coloring Page. Invite children to group items into sets of threes: crayons, particular colors of crayons, chairs, children, girls, boys, and so on. State that Elijah prayed for it not to rain and it did not rain for over three years. Say that Elijah then prayed for it to rain and it did rain. Emphasize that Elijah talked to God and so should we. Adapt for Babies 2s: Display the Coloring Page as you talk about the Bible story. Count aloud to three as you touch items in the area (children, toys, etc.). CLEAN UP Play God Promised (track 5) as children clean the room. Assign one area at a time for everyone to clean before moving to the next area. CD: Elijah Prayed Coloring Page Crayons, items in room LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE I can pray to God. Psalm 17:6 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 47

48 Thank God. Elisha and the Widow BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Kings 4:1-7 LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE Give thanks to God for He is good. 1 Chronicles 16:34 NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY In the month of November as we the containers were filled. Elisha told her draw near to Thanksgiving, we hear to sell the full containers to pay her debt stories about the Pilgrims and the first and to get funds to live on for years to Thanksgiving. In 1620, approximately come. a hundred people sailed from England What do you think the woman s aboard the Mayflower to Plymouth, attitude was after her rescue? Massachusetts. The Plymouth Colony, led by Myles Standish and William Bradford, consisted primarily of Puritans seeking Why should Christians give thanks to religious freedom in the New World. The God before every meal? first year was difficult, and many settlers died. Eventually help came in the person of a Native American named Squanto who taught them to grow corn and other crops. In 1621, the surviving colonists celebrated and thanked God for their harvests. Just as Elijah had helped a widow in need, his protégé, Elisha, also had occasion to aid a woman in trouble. Elisha was approached by a widow who was in danger of losing her children because she could not pay her debts. Elisha asked LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING her what she had of value in the house. God wants people to work together. All she had was one jar of oil. Elisha told People have different kinds of work to do. her to collect as many empty containers as she and her sons could find. He then Additional training for Bible instructed her to pour the oil from her jar Studies For Life: Kids is available at into the containers. Miraculously, all of ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 48 Unit 2, SeSSion 4

49 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE ELISHA AND THE WIDOW Based on 2 Kings 4:1-7 A woman said to Elisha (ih LIGH shuh), My husband has died. The person I owe money to is coming to take my sons. Elisha asked her how he could help and what she had in her house. The woman replied, All I have is a jar of oil. Elisha told her to borrow all the empty jars that she could from her neighbors. She was to go inside and close the door and start pouring oil into the empty jars. The woman and her sons did as Elisha said. As the jars filled, her sons placed them to the side and brought her more. After all the jars were filled, the oil stopped. The woman went to Elisha and told him that the jars were full. Elisha told her to sell the oil and pay what she owed. He knew the woman and her sons could live on the money from the sale of the oil. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing and play instruments. Guide preschoolers to play instruments as they sing I Will Praise God with a Song (track 3). Encourage them to play quietly and loudly. Allow them to play along as they sing God Is Good (track 9). Collect instruments. Introduce the Life Point and pray. Say that we learned we are to obey God, talk to Him, and love people. State that today we will learn we are to thank God. Say that we can and should thank God for everything. Print a list of things we can thank God for. Lead the children in prayer, thanking God for the things on the list. Post the list. Learn the Weekly Verse. Invite a child to open the Bible to the Weekly Verse Marker. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Guide the boys to say the first part of the verse and the girls to say the second part. Repeat several times and then switch parts. Tell the Bible story. Invite a child to open the Bible to 2 Kings 4. Tell that the Bible story is from the Book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. Explain that Elisha helped a widow (a woman whose husband has died) and her son. Tell the Bible story. Say the Life Verse and recall the Bible story. Help a child open the Bible to the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the Life Verse. Display the Teaching Picture. Invite each child to point to something in the picture and recall how that relates to the Bible story. Ask if the children think that the widow said thank you to Elisha and God for helping her. State that we are to thank God for everything. Wrap it up. Play I Know God Loves Me (track 11). Guide the children to sway to the music as they sing. Option: Show the video Elisha and the Widow: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 10 CD DVD Egg shakers or other music instruments, large piece of paper, marker Place Verse Markers in Bible at corresponding references. Thank God. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 49

50 Notes Pack Item 34: Jar Matching Game Kids Activity Page Small basket, crayons, scissors, plastic jar with autumn leaves Cut apart the cards. Place one set of cards faceup on the table. Place the other set in the basket. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: We are to thank God. MATCH JARS (Puzzles and Games) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Invite children to take turns choosing cards from the basket and finding the matching cards on the table. Continue until each card is matched. Comment how Elisha told the widow to fill as many jars as she could with oil. Remark how the oil did not run out until all the jars were full. Say the widow was happy God gave her the oil and flour. State that we should thank God for everything He gives us. Play again as time permits or children s interest holds. Adapt for Babies 2s: Roll a plastic jar filled with autumn leaves on the floor. Pack Item 19: Alerts Cooking oil, water, clear container such as a jar or vase, food color, measuring cups, large plastic container/tub, plastic bottle List oil and food color and post Allergy Alert. Construction paper, pictures of food from magazines, toy dishes, markers, glue sticks, books Pack Item 35: Thankful Pictures Blocks, tape Follow the directions on the Pack item. EXPERIMENT WITH OIL AND WATER (Nature and Science) Fill the jar half full of water. Invite a child to pour oil into the water (about a quarter of the amount of the water). Watch the oil and water separate. Observe what happens when couple of drops of food color is added. (The food color stays intact in the oil but separates in water.) Tell the Bible story. Tell that God provided for Elisha and the widow by not letting the oil run out until the jars were full. Say that both of them were thankful to God for providing for their needs. Say that we can thank God each day. Let children scoop and pour the water in the container. Adapt for Babies 2s: Roll a plastic bottle filled with oil, water, and food color. SET UP A RESTAURANT (Dramatic Play) Guide some children to make menus by gluing the food pictures on the construction paper. Encourage others to make place mats on the paper. Suggest that the children take turns playing different roles in the restaurant such as waiter, customer, or chef. Thank the children for playing well together. Talk about how God took care of the widow and her son by providing oil for her to sell. Mention different uses for oil such as cooking. Adapt for Babies 2s: Read and look at books. PLAY I SPY (Blocks) Show a large card to the preschoolers. Encourage children to say what is pictured. Guide them to look around the room for the matching small picture. Talk about how we can thank God for the items in the pictures. 50 Unit 2, SeSSion 4

51 Thank God. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM PAINT WITH OIL (Art) Display the Teaching Picture. Recall the Bible story. Show and talk about how oil is used. Pour a small amount of oil in the bowls. Demonstrate dipping a cotton swab in the oil and painting on a jar shape. Encourage children to name things we can thank God for each day. Adapt for Babies 1s: Put children in high chairs to paint. Dip swabs for younger children. Watch to keep swabs out of mouths. DEPOSIT COINS Place the container and coins (canning jar lids) on a flat surface. Invite a child to drop the coins into the container. Comment that a woman who needed money to take care of her family. Say that God sent Elisha to tell her what she should do. State that God helped her so she would have money. Briefly tell the Bible story. Emphasize that it is important to say thank you to God. Empty the container and invite the child to deposit the coins again. Invite children to name things they can thank God for. Talk about the Baggett family. Pray for the missions events happening at your church. Adapt for Babies: Provide shapes toys or roll tennis balls through a large tube. COLOR AND SEARCH Give a Coloring Page to each child. Review the Bible story as the children color. Ask them to tell what they see in the picture. Display the jar picture. Say that everyone will close their eyes while you hide the picture in the room. Hide the picture. Invite all or just a few children to find the picture and return it to you. Repeat the process, allowing the child who finds the picture to hide it next. Adapt for Babies 2s: Hide toys under a blanket for children to find. CLEAN UP State that it is time to clean the room. Sing along to I Know God Loves Me (track 11). Notes Post Allergy Alert for oil. Teaching Picture 10 CD: Jar Template Cooking oil, cotton swabs, construction paper, bowls Cut 1 jar shape per child. Plastic container or empty oatmeal box, canning jar lids, shape toys or tennis balls, tube Make a slit in the plastic container or oatmeal box that is large enough for a canning jar lid to pass through. CD: Elisha and the Widow Coloring Page, Jar Template Crayons Cut out one jar. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE Give thanks to God for He is good. 1 Chronicles 16:34 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 51

52 Read the Bible. Josiah and the Lost Scroll BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-3 LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE The Bible is true. John 17:17 For more great ideas each week, go to www. biblestudiesforlife.com/ extra. NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That because of its sin. Josiah led the people old cliché is as true now as when it was to the temple, and he read the book of first uttered (probably in ancient Rome). It the Law. King Josiah pledged to keep the simply means that just because someone commandments he read publicly, and the does not know a certain behavior is people agreed to keep the covenant as illegal, they cannot use it as a defense. well. Actually, we cannot possibly know all Why is it perilous for a nation to laws on the books at any particular time. ignore God s principles? There are so many, and they constantly change. That s why we have lawyers. The people of Judah had grown Where do we find those principles? ignorant of the law of God, mainly because its leaders were either indifferent or honored pagan gods. Josiah, however, was a young king who truly wanted to worship the one true God and do the right thing for his people. When he had been king for 18 years, as the Jerusalem temple was being renovated, Hilkiah (hil KIGH uh) the high priest discovered a copy of the book of the Law (most likely portions of the Book of Deuteronomy). Judah could no longer plead ignorance. LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING When Josiah heard the book s The Bible helps me know the right things contents, he tore his garments as a sign to do. of repentance. He sent trusted officials to inquire of the prophetess Huldah for Additional training for Bible a message from God. She warned that Studies For Life: Kids available at God s judgment loomed over the nation ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 52 Unit 2, SeSSion 5

53 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE JOSIAH AND THE LOST SCROLL Based on 2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-3 Josiah (joh SIGH uh) became king when he was eight years old. He loved God and wanted to obey Him. When he was older, he had the church (temple) repaired. As the people worked, they found a scroll of Scriptures. Hilkiah (hil KIGH uh), the high priest, gave the scroll to Shaphan (SHAY fan), Josiah s helper. He read the scroll and then took it to the king. Shaphan said, The men found this lost scroll in the church. He read the scroll to the king. When King Josiah heard the words, he was sad and upset. He said the words were God s words telling the people what they should do. He knew they had not been doing what God wanted. Josiah gathered the people at the church and read aloud the scroll. The people listened. King Josiah said that he would do what God commanded. All of the people promised they would obey God, too. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing and pray. Play 66 Books (track 8) as children hold hands, walk in a circle, and sing. Sing Teach Me Your Way, Lord (track 7). Mention that we learn what God wants us to do by reading the Bible. Recite the Life Verse. Give a couple of preschoolers clues to find the hidden Bible. Invite one child to open the Bible at the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the Life Verse. Guide the children to repeat the verse while alternating standing and squatting. Say that doing what the Bible says means obeying what God tells us in the Bible. Tell the Bible story. Relate that the children found your Bible and the people in the Bible story found a scroll of Scriptures. Say that the Scriptures are the same as the ones in our Bibles [display your Bible]. Direct the children to listen to the story to hear where the scroll was found. Open the Bible to 2 Kings 22 and tell the Bible story. Say the Life Point and recall the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Invite the children to peek under the sticky note and whisper to you what they see. Ask the children what Josiah read. Remind children that the Scriptures on the scroll are the same as the ones in our Bibles. Emphasize that God wants us to read the Bible. Talk about the Weekly Verse. Display and read aloud the Weekly Verse Marker. Cover one of the words with a sticky note. Guide the children to say the verse with you. Continue covering up one word at a time until all the words are covered. Wrap it up and pray. Pray, thanking God for the Bible. Sing Do, Do, Do the Right Thing (track 10). Option: Show video Josiah and the Lost Scroll: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 11 CD DVD Sticky notes Put a sticky note over the scroll on the Teaching Picture. Place Life Verse Marker in the Bible and hide in room. Read the Bible. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 53

54 Notes LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: We can read the Bible. Kids Activity Page Bible, crayons, smartphone or digital camera Spray bottles, cloths or paper towels, small brooms or mops, Bible Fill the spray bottles with water. Hide the Bible in the room. 2 cardboard tubes, a large piece of paper, crayons, tape, ribbon Print the Life Verse on paper. Teaching Picture 11 Blocks, toy tools, tape measures, small levels, tool belts, goggles, sponges POSE FOR PICTURES (Dramatic Play) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Take a picture of each child holding a Bible. Excitedly talk about the Bible, letting the child know how important it is. Show the child his picture with the Bible. Say: (Child s name) is holding a Bible. Talk about how Josiah read the scroll. Comment that we can read God s words in the Bible. Adapt for Babies 1s: Allow children to pat, hold, and turn the pages of a Bible. CLEAN THE ROOM (Dramatic Play) Talk about how the church helper found the scroll when the people cleaned the temple. State that the Scriptures on the scroll are the same Scriptures found in our Bibles today. Instruct that we will clean our room to help us remember that people cleaned the temple. Demonstrate how to squirt water on the tables and then wipe them off. Guide the preschoolers to use the brooms and mops to clean the room. Challenge preschoolers to look for the Bible while they are cleaning. Adapt for Babies 2s: Provide toy cleaning supplies and clean rags. MAKE A LARGE SCROLL (Art) Guide the preschoolers to assist in taping the ends of the paper to the tubes. Encourage the preschoolers to work together to draw on the paper. Demonstrate how to roll the paper up like a scroll and tie it with the ribbon. Tell the Bible story. Emphasize how Josiah read the scroll. Ask what he and the people chose to do after reading the scroll. Say that we can read our Bibles every day. Say the Weekly Verse. Unroll the scroll and read aloud the Life Verse. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make small scrolls for children to manipulate. USE TOOLS (Blocks) Suggest children pretend to repair the church or build church buildings. Remind children that the workers found a scroll. Look at the Teaching Picture to talk more about the Bible story. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to stack sponges or play with toy tools. 54 Unit 2, SeSSion 5

55 Read the Bible. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM FIND THE BIBLES (Puzzles and Games) Give the preschoolers clues to find the pictures. Say things such as Look where we build things or Look where we read books. Talk about the pictures. Compare and contrast the looks of Bibles. Suggest working the puzzle. Remind the boys and girls that King Josiah read the scroll. Comment that we can read the Bible and do what it says. Adapt for Babies 1s: Tape cards to different toys. Talk about the Bible when a picture is found. EXPLORE BIBLES Read the book. Ask the preschoolers if they have Bibles at their homes. Invite the preschoolers to explore the different Bibles. Talk about how they are different, such as some have pictures or red words and some are small or large. Display the Missions Pictures. Comment that missionaries try to give people Bibles in their own languages so they can read the Bible for themselves. Talk about the Missions Pictures. Pray that people in other countries will be able to know what the Bible says. Adapt Babies 2s: Let babies pat, hold, and look through magnifying glasses. PAINT AND SING Suggest that the preschoolers use the watercolor paints to paint the Coloring Page. Ask the children as they paint to recall the important people and events in the story. Sing a song about the Bible such as The B-I-B-L-E: The B-I-B-L-E; Yes, that s the book for me. I stand alone on the Word of God; The B-I-B-L-E. CLEAN UP Play My Mouth Wants to Sing (track 16) and direct children to clean the room. Notes Pack Item 37: Bible Pictures Puzzle Bibles, toys Separate the pictures. Hide the pictures around the room. Pack Item 38: Book: My Bible CD: Missions Pictures Different types and sizes of Bibles Note: Secure a Bible in a different language. CD: Josiah and the Lost Scroll Coloring Page Watercolor paints, paintbrushes, water, construction paper, tape or paper clips Clip or tape each Coloring Page to a construction paper. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE The Bible is true. John 17:17 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 55

56 God helps people. Daniel in the Lions' Den BIBLE PASSAGE Daniel 6 LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God always helps us. Psalm 46:1 Print a One Conversation Place Mat for each child ( com/extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY Missionary Sentenced to 15 Years Hard the king had to confine Daniel with Labor. Shocked Christians read that the hungry cats. The next day the king headline in An American, Kenneth joyfully found Daniel unscathed. God Bae, who led sanctioned tours into had shut the lions mouths. The king then North Korea was charged with trying threw the malicious conspirators into the to overthrow that government. Why? pit and honored Daniel and God. Because he carried a Bible, which North What other countries persecute Korean law forbids. The only god the Christians today? country allows is its leader, Kim Jong-un. Persecution of God s people is certainly nothing new. Daniel and Do you ever feel harassed because of his friends remained loyal to the God your faith? If so, how should you react? of Israel despite constant efforts by the Babylonians and Persians to turn their hearts away. Persian King Darius, however, was fond of Daniel, so his jealous administrators plotted to get rid of him. Flattering Darius s ego, they persuaded him into issuing an irrevocable edict. The law mandated that for 30 days, no one in the kingdom could pray to or worship any god except the king. Violators would be cast into the lions den. LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING Daniel, of course, could not obey the God cares for people. decree. He continued quietly praying to God three times daily. The king s advisers Additional training for Bible reported the violation and demanded Studies For Life: Kids is available at that Daniel be sentenced. Remorsefully, ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 56 Unit 2, SeSSion 6

57 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN Based on Daniel 6 Daniel was a good man who did what God wanted him to do. King Darius [duh- RIGH uhs] planned to put Daniel in charge of all the land. The other leaders did not like this. The leaders went to the king and had him make a rule (law) that would not let anyone worship or pray to God. Daniel heard the rule but chose to worship and pray to God. The other leaders told the king about Daniel. The king knew that Daniel had to go into the lions den, but he hoped Daniel s God would protect him. Daniel was put into the lions den. The next morning, Darius rushed to the den. He called out to Daniel. Daniel told the king that God had sent an angel to shut the lions mouths. He was not hurt. Darius was happy that Daniel was safe! Darius wrote a rule for all people to obey God. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Sing a song. Play the song Hallelujah! (track 14). Guide the children to pretend to be lions while singing the song. Sing God Helps People (track 2). Say Bible Verses. Invite a child to open the Bible to the Weekly Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Lead the children to say the verse with you and jump up when they say the word us. Ask another child to open the Bible to the Life Verse Marker. Read aloud the verse. Encourage the children to say the verse, jumping up on I and Bible. Tell the Bible story. Mention that we learned we are to obey God. Say that today s Bible story is from the Book of Daniel. Open your Bible to Daniel 6. Comment that Daniel chose to obey God no matter what. Guide the children to listen to hear how God took care of Daniel. Use inflection in your voice as you tell the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Invite a child to point to a lion. Talk about why Daniel was thrown into the lions den. Ask the children what happened to Daniel and who helped him. Say the Life Point and pray. Instruct the children to roar like lions until you say stop. Tell them to close their mouths quickly when you say stop. Do this several times. Remind the children how God helped Daniel by closing the lions mouths. Say that God helps people. Pray, thanking God that we can know He helps people. Wrap it up and sing. Mention that Daniel always praised and worshiped God. Sing I Will Praise God with a Song (track 3). Remark that God helps people today. Option: Show the video Daniel in the Lions Den: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers Teaching Picture 12 CD DVD Place the markers in the Bible at the corresponding references. God helps people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 57

58 Notes Kids Activity Page Brown paper lunch sacks, yarn, glue, washable markers Pack Item 38: Book: My Bible Quilt or blanket, pillows, several books Spread quilt on the floor. Add pillows and the books. Pack Items 15, 39: Weekly Verse Markers, Animal Pictures Separate the animal cards. Place today s marker in the Bible at Psalm 46:1. Pack Items 14: Life Verse Markers Bible, construction paper, markers, colored tape, scissors, sensory toys Cut several different colors of construction paper into 3-inch squares. LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: God helps people. MAKE LION PUPPETS (Art) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Show the preschoolers how to glue yarn around the bottom of the sack to make the lion s mane. Guide the preschoolers to draw the lion s face. Demonstrate how to put your hand inside the bag to make a puppet. Show the preschoolers how to open and close the mouth of the lion. Talk about how God helped Daniel by closing the lions mouths so they would not hurt Daniel. Say that God helps people today. Tell a few ways God helps people today (gives us families, places to live, food to eat, etc.). Adapt for Babies 2s: Make puppets for children to play with. READ BOOKS (Books) Invite children to lay on the pillows and read books. Read aloud My Bible with the children. Talk about the Life Point and help children name ways God helps people today. SORT ANIMALS (Nature and Science) Invite a child to open the Bible at the marker. Read aloud the verse. Remark that Daniel was thrown into the lions den. Emphasize how God took care of Daniel by shutting the lions mouths so they would not hurt Daniel. Display the animal pictures. Ask the children to pick out the lions. Lead them to name the other animals. Guide them to sort the pictures by wild animals or pets. Adapt for Babies 2s: Show the pictures, naming the animals and making the animal sounds. Challenge 4s 5s: Sort the animals by zoo animals, farm animals, or pets. MAKE A VERSE QUILT (Art) Read aloud today s Life Verse. Say that the Bible helps us know what God wants us to know. State that when we do what the Bible says, we can obey God. Guide older preschoolers to choose paper squares and print one or two words per square of the Life Verse. Print the words for younger children. Let all children decorate the squares before helping them tape the squares together for quilts. Talk about the Bible story and how God helped Daniel. Say the Life Point. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to play with sensory toys. 58 Unit 2, SeSSion 6

59 God helps people. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM PLAY A GAME (Puzzles and Games) Display the Teaching Picture. Recall the Bible story. Mention how God took care of Daniel by closing the lions mouths. Instruct one child to sit in a chair facing away from the other children. Place the lion under the table. Guide one child to retrieve the lion and hide it behind his back. Instruct the children to say, Where is the lion? Lead the child to turn around and guess who has the lion. Allow three guesses and then reveal the person. Choose the next person to play. Play the game several times to give everyone a turn. Adapt for Babies 2s: Move the lion around, commenting when children find it. PRAY FOR MISSIONARIES Explain how Daniel prayed to God even when the king said not to. Remind the children that we can pray to God. Show the Missions Pictures. Talk about the different ways the missionaries tell people about Jesus. Say that missionaries work with people groups. Guide the children to group the people figures in different groups such as women, men, children, styles of clothes, and so on. Adapt for Babies 2s: Show the pictures, naming each (man, woman, child). Allow children to manipulate the people figures. COLOR AND ROAR Distribute a Coloring Page to each child. Ask children to state how the picture relates to the story. Encourage children to name ways God helps people. Invite children to roar like lions. Instruct that when you say God helped, they are to close their mouths and be quiet. Repeat several times. Pray, thanking God for helping Daniel and for helping us. CLEAN UP Tell the children to clean the area where they are. Play He Keeps His Promises (track 1). Notes Teaching Picture 12 Small lion figure or picture of a lion Pack Item 31: Figures and Patterns CD: Missions Pictures Cardboard tubes or blocks, tape Cut apart the people figures and tape to tubes or blocks. CD: Daniel in the Lions Den Coloring Page Crayons LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God always helps us. Psalm 46:1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 59

60 Tell about God. Jonah BIBLE PASSAGE Jonah LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God is loving and true. Psalm 86:15 Print a One Conversation Place Mat for each child ( com/extra). NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. DATE OF USE LEADER BIBLE STUDY The word missionary carries an archaic God taught Jonah a valuable lesson connotation in many people s minds. God loves all people. They think of men and women going into Do some Christians still disobey God, jungles to convert and civilize natives. as did Jonah? How? Most missionaries feel called by God to their ministry. One man who received a similar call was Jonah. God told him What should be our motivation for to go to Nineveh, one of the ancient world missions? world s great urban centers, and warn the people of His judgment. Jonah, however, hated Nineveh. He had no desire to go and caught a ship going the opposite direction. God, however, had other plans. He sent a violent storm that nearly sank the boat. When the sailors learned Jonah was to blame, they tossed him overboard. Then, as we all know, God sent a big fish to swallow Jonah. For three days he remained alive until the fish spit him out near Nineveh. This time Jonah obeyed and preached in the city. He announced, In 40 days Nineveh will be overthrown! As Jonah preached, a miracle LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING occurred in the people s hearts. They Missionaries are people who tell about repented of their sins. Nineveh s king God and Jesus. prayed that God would spare the city. God did just that, which only angered Additional training for Bible Jonah more. He went into the desert and Studies For Life: Kids is available at sulked. Using a shade tree and a worm, ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM 60 Special Focus

61 BIBLE STORY Use the sentences in bold to tell the Bible story to 1s and 2s. Consider telling the Bible story as 1s and 2s enjoy a snack. Use all of the sentences for 3s 5s during group time. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE JONAH Based on Jonah God told Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and tell the people about God. Jonah got on a boat going in the opposite way of Nineveh instead. He fell asleep on the boat. A terrible storm came up. The people on the boat were afraid. The men woke Jonah and told him to call out to God. Jonah told the men that he was running away from God. He told the men to toss him into the sea and they would be safe. The men did not want to toss Jonah over. Finally, they did. A large fish swallowed Jonah. He stayed inside the fish for three days. Jonah prayed for help. God answered and caused the fish to spit Jonah out onto land! Again, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeyed. He told the people about God. He told them they had been doing wrong things and that God would destroy the city if they did not obey. The people felt bad and wanted to do what was right. God was happy the people obeyed. God taught Jonah that He loved the people even when they did wrong things. GROUP TIME for 3s 5s Move to music. Instruct the children to pretend to swim like fish while they sing with the song. Play My Mouth Wants to Sing (track 16). Sing I Love to Learn About God (track 4). Talk about the Life Point and pray. Say that today we will learn about a man who told about God. We will also learn that we can tell about God. Ask the preschoolers whom they could tell about God. Pray for the people they mention. Tell the Bible story. Say that today we will pretend to be on a boat. Explain that God wanted Jonah to tell people about Him. Tell that Jonah tried to run away from God. Direct the children to listen to the story to find out what happened to Jonah. Open the Bible to Jonah and tell the story in your own words. Guide children to rock back and forth as the storm occurs and then sit still as you finish the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Place the Teaching Picture on the floor. Instruct a preschooler to toss the beanbag on the picture. Guide the preschooler to tell something he remembers about the story. Mention that the Bible story is from the Book of Jonah in the Old Testament. Say Bible Verses. Guide the children to put the verse puzzles together. Read aloud the verses. Encourage the children to say the verses with you. Wrap it up and read. Sing Teach Me Your Way, Lord (track 7). Read aloud the book My Bible. Option: Show the video Jonah: Life Action. Notes Pack Items 14, 15, 38: Life Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers, Book: My Bible Teaching Picture 13 CD DVD Beanbag, paper, scissors Print the Life and Weekly Verses on paper and cut the paper into puzzle pieces. Tell about God. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 61

62 Notes Kids Activity Page Plastic boats, plastic storage container, crayons Put 2 inches of water in the container. Blue paper, blue and green finger paint, painting smocks, paper plates, markers, wet wipes, storage container Pour small amounts of paint on the plates. Pack Item 31: Figures and Patterns Teaching Picture 13 Painters tape, 2 dowels, string, netting (fruit sack cut open), scissors Tie or tape the string to the dowels. Tape an outline of a large boat on the floor. Copy and cut apart fish. Pack Items 23, 33: Road Game, Game Cube Foam shapes, paper strips, markers, printed road rug, toy cars LEARNING ACTIVITIES Choose the centers to use before and/or after group time. Emphasize the Bible Focus at each center: Tell about God. FLOAT BOATS IN WATER (Nature and Science) Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Guide the children to float the boats in the water. Ask if any children have been on boats, allowing them to tell about their experiences. Make waves in the water. Relate the storm part of the Bible story. Comment that Jonah was trying to run from God. Review the Bible story. Emphasize that we can tell people about God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with boats on tables or the floor. PAINT SEA PICTURES (Art) Help children put on painting smocks. Invite children to use the markers to draw a boat and Jonah on the paper. Recall the events in the Bible story. Guide the preschoolers to finger paint waves on the paper around the boat. Distribute wipes for children to clean fingers and hands. Emphasize that we can tell people about God. Encourage children to state facts about God that they can tell people. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let children pull up on or play in a storage container. WORK ON A BOAT (Dramatic Play) Display the Teaching Picture. Talk about the Bible story. Guide the children to pretend to be on a boat. Suggest they use the dowels as fishing poles and toss the netting to fish. Guide them to play out the Bible story. Mention that we can tell about God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Tape an extra boat on the floor for children to play. PLAY A ROAD GAME (Blocks) Guide children to make the gameboard with the road pieces. When the board is built, children can play the game with the cube and foam shapes. Say that Jonah walked the roads in Nineveh and told the people what God said. State that the people of Nineveh chose to stop doing wrong things. Remark that they wanted to do what God said. Adapt for Babies 2s: Run toy cars over a printed road rug. Challenge for 4s 5s: Encourage children to make new road pieces with paper strips and markers. 62 Special Focus

63 Tell about God. MAKE SEA DISCOVERY BAGS (Puzzles and Games) Review the Bible story. State that we will make sea discovery bags. Instruct children to choose [say number] of items and put them in their bags. Help children take turns filling the measuring cup with the hair gel and putting it in their bags. Seal the bags with tape. Allow children to play with the bags. Say that God wanted Jonah to tell people about Him. Jonah chose to disobey at first but then later he obeyed God. State that Jonah told the people what God wanted them to do. Emphasize that we can tell people about God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Make several bags for children to manipulate. Notes Pack Item 19: Alerts Ziplock sandwich bags, blue hair gel (or clear and add food color), small plastic sea items (underwater animals, shells, rocks), tape, 1 cup measuring cup List blue hair gel and post Allergy Alert. Caution: Watch so that no items or gel is put in a child s mouth. IMAGE CREDIT: THINKSTOCK.COM TALK ABOUT MISSIONS Display the map. Talk about how some missionaries travel overseas (point to the oceans) to tell people about God. Name the places noted by arrows (South American, India, United States). Place children in two groups, giving each group one of the Missions Pictures. Comment that we can tell people about God, too. Invite each group to display their pictures and tell about them. Talk about ways to tell about God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Look at and talk about the pictures with the children. COLOR AND PLAY A GAME Review the Bible story as the children color the Coloring Page. Lead the children to tell you what they remember about the story. Form two groups. Say that we will play a South American game called peteca (pay tair ka). Instruct that we will use the palms of our hands to hit and keep the paper balls in the air. Give each team a ball and play. CLEAN UP Encourage all children to help clean the room. Play I Know God Loves Me (track 11). Say aloud the Life and Weekly Verses, challenging children to repeat after you. CD: Missions Map, Missions Pictures CD: Jonah Coloring Page Crayons, paper Crush paper into 2 balls. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God is loving and true. Psalm 86:15 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 63

64 SONGS 1. HE KEEPS HIS PROMISES His promises are real; His promises are true; He keeps His promises to me and you. (Repeat lines) (Chorus) This is how He loves us, by always doing what He says. This is how He loves us; He keeps His promises. His promises are real; His promises are true; He keeps His promises to me and you. (Repeat lines) (Repeat Chorus 2x) Words and music by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Arranged by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Copyright 2015 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 2. GOD HELPS PEOPLE God helps people, God helps people, God helps people, People like you and me. (Chorus) P-E-O-P-L-E, P-E-O-P-L-E, People like you and me. God helps people, God helps people, God helps people, People like you and me. (Repeat Chorus.) Words and music by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Arranged by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Copyright 2015 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 3. I WILL PRAISE GOD WITH A SONG I will praise God with a song; I will praise Him all day long; I will give thanks to God and praise Him. (Repeat lines) I will thank God with a song; I will thank Him all day long; I will give thanks to God and praise Him. (Repeat lines) I will praise God with a song; I will praise Him all day long; I will give thanks to God and praise Him. (Repeat lines) Words and music by Don Phillips. Arranged by Barny Robertson. Copyright 2004 and this arrangement copyright 2011 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # I LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT GOD I love to learn about God; I love to learn about God. 1. Church is where I love to go To learn what God wants me to know. 2. Bible stories help me see All God s done for you and me. 3. Teachers at my church help me Be what God wants me to be. I love to learn about God. Words and music by Janet McMahan. Copyright 2004 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # GOD PROMISED God promised; God promised. He promised, and I know *He will, He will, He will care for me. *Substitute: He is, He is, He is always with me; He will, He will, He will always love me. Words by Beth Ingalls. Music by Brendan McKinney. Copyright 2000 Broadman Press/Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (both admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # GOD S PROMISES (Chorus) God is so good; He loves me all the time. God is so good; His promises come true. God will always keep His promises, His promises; Whoa. God will always keep His promises; I believe in all God s promises. (Repeat Chorus 2.) No matter what happens, God will take care of me. No matter what happens, God loves me. Whoa. (Repeat Chorus 2x) Whoa, whoa, God s promises; Whoa, whoa, God s promises. Words and music by Wayne Tester and Esther-Maus Tester. Arranged by Wayne Tester. Copyright 2015 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP)/McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (both admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 7. TEACH ME YOUR WAY, LORD Teach me Your way, Lord; Teach me Your way. Show me You re the path to follow today. Guide me through valleys when it s hard to see; Help me to trust You for all that I need. Teach me Your way, Lord; Teach me Your way. Teach me Your way, Lord; Teach me Your way. Talk to my heart, Lord, when I kneel to pray. Help me to be who You want me to be; I want to follow wherever You lead. Teach me Your way, Lord; Teach me Your way. Guide me through valleys when it s hard to see; Help me to trust You for all that I need. Teach me Your way, Lord; Teach me Your way. (Repeat) Words and music by Pete Carlson. Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # DUPLICATION OF SONG LYRICS IS PROHIBITED

65 8. 66 BOOKS 66 books in the Bible, They all can be found in this song. 66 books in the Bible, You ll learn them if you sing along. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Do-Do-Do-Do-Do-Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, then comes Ruth, Everybody come and sing along with me! 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings, 1st and 2nd Chronicles, everybody sing! Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and Job, Psalms, then Proverbs, come on let s go! Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon and Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Lamentations, Ezekiel and Daniel and Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah and Jonah, Then comes Micah, Nahum, too; Habakkuk, Zephaniah, yeah we re almost through! Haggai, Zechariah, and there s one last one; Malachi and now the Old Testament s done. Matthew, Mark and Luke and John, Acts and Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, and Ephesians and Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus and Philemon, sing along with me! Hebrews, James, yeah we re almost done; 1st and 2nd Peter, come on everyone! 1st John, 2nd John, 3rd John, Jude, We re almost at our final destination. There s one last book; yeah, you know what to do; Everybody sing Revelation. Words and music by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Arranged by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Copyright 2015 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 9. GOD IS GOOD God is good; God is real; God loves me, and He always will. (Repeat) God is good to everyone; He gave the world His only Son. God is good to everyone; He gave the world His only Son. God is good; God is real; God loves me, and He always will. (Repeat) Words and music by Jeff Slaughter. Arranged by Barny Robertson. Copyright 2007 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 10. DO, DO, DO THE RIGHT THING (Chorus) Do, do, do, do, do, do, do; Do, do, do the right thing. (Repeat) Early in the morning when it s time to rise, Do, do, do, do the right thing. Late in the evening when you close your eyes, Do, do, do, do the right thing. Every single minute, every second in between, God will be delighted if you do the right thing. (Repeat Chorus) Early in the morning when it s time to rise, Do, do, do, do the right thing. Late in the evening when you close your eyes, Do, do, do, do the right thing. Every single second, every minute in between, God will be delighted if you do the right thing. Words and music by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Arranged by Jeremy Johnson and Paul Marino. Copyright 2014 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # I KNOW GOD LOVES ME He sends the rain; He keeps me safe; He gives me everything that I will ever need every day. (Chorus) I know God loves me; I know He cares. I know God loves me; He is always there. He is the One who sent His Son. He gives me everything that I will ever need; He is the One. (Repeat Chorus) Words and music by Paul Marino and Jeremy Johnson. Copyright 2014 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 12. GOD SPEAKS TO US IN THINGS WE SEE God speaks to us in the things we see; (Repeat) The mountains, flowers, the swaying tree, (Repeat) A steeple pointing to the sky Where big white clouds go floating by, God speaks to us in the things we see. God speaks to us in the things we hear; (Repeat) The wind, a bird s call ringing clear. (Repeat) The organ music, a song, a bell, And other sounds we know so well, God speaks to us in the things we hear. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES-5s 65

66 SONGS God speaks to us in the things we feel, (Repeat) In thoughts we think when we are still. (Repeat) In quiet wonder, love, and joy, God speaks to every girl and boy; God speaks to us in the things we feel. We speak to God in different ways; (Repeat) A spoken prayer, a song of praise. (Repeat) A quiet thought when no one s here, All help us speak and God will hear. We speak to God in different ways. (Repeat) Words by Roy T. Scoggins, Jr. Music by Alyssa Goins. Copyright Renewed 1995 Broadman Press (SESAC). Music Copyright 2009 Broadman Press (SESAC) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. 13. LOVING GOD MEDLEY Arranged by Ted Wilson. Copyright 2008 McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # Includes Praise to the Lord, the Almighty. Music: Stralsund Gesangbuch; and Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow. Music: Genevan Psalter, 1551 Edition; attr. Louis Bourgeois; and Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven. 14. HALLELUJAH! Turn to the friend that s next to you And shake their hand (shake their hand). Turn to the friend that s next to you And shake their hand (shake it, shake it). Turn to the friend that s next to you And shake their hand. Turn to the friend that s next to you And shake their hand. Come on and clap, clap, clap with me. (Repeat) Turn to the friend that s next to you And hug their neck (here s a hug). Turn to the friend that s next to you And hug their neck (you re my friend). Turn to the friend that s next to you and hug their neck. Turn to the friend that s next to you And hug their neck (Hallelujah!). Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (Repeat 3x) Turn to the friend that s next to you And scratch their back (scratchy, scratchy). Turn to the friend that s next to you and scratch their back. Turn to the friend that s next to you And scratch their back. Turn to the friend that s next to you And scratch their back. Come on and clap, clap, clap with me; (Repeat) Turn to the friend that s next to you And raise their hand (raise their hand). Turn to the friend that s next to you And raise their hand now. Turn to the friend that s next to you And raise their hand (raise their hand). Turn to the friend that s next to you And raise their hand (Hallelujah!). Hallelujah! Hallelujah! (Repeat 7x) Words and music by Bjorn Bennett, Stephen King, and Mark Millard. Copyright 2009 Broadman Press (SESAC) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # FOLLOW THE LEADER Follow, follow, follow the leader; Come and join the fun! Stand up, and turn a-round! Nod your head, and then sit down. Jump high, now tap your feet! Clap your hands, and take a seat! Follow, follow, follow the leader; Come and join the fun. Follow, follow, follow the leader, Fun for ev ry one! Words and music by Linda L. Walker. Arranged by Wayne Tester. Copyright 1998 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # MY MOUTH WANTS TO SING My mouth wants to sing Hallelujah; (Repeat 2x) My mouth wants to sing; (Repeat 2x) My mouth wants to sing Hallelujah. My arms wanna wave Hallelujah; (Repeat 2x) My arms wanna wave; (Repeat 2x) My arms wanna wave Hallelujah. My hands wanna clap Hallelujah; (Repeat 2x) My hands wanna clap; (Repeat 2x) My hands wanna clap Hallelujah. My toes wanna tap Hallelujah; (Repeat 2x) My toes wanna tap; (Repeat 2x) My toes wanna tap Hallelujah. My feet wanna stomp Hallelujah; (Repeat 2x) My feet wanna stomp; (Repeat 2x) My feet wanna stomp Hallelujah. Hallelujah! Words and music by Karen Crane. Copyright 2012 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship c/o Music Services, All rights reserved. Used by permission. CCLI # DUPLICATION OF SONG LYRICS IS PROHIBITED

67 BONUS TEACHING HOUR for Babies 5s Unit 1. God's Promises COORDINATOR S PAGE SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 KING SAUL DAVID AND JONATHAN DAVID PLAYED MUSIC VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED play dough ball paper plates crayons cups of water watercolors paintbrushes paper VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED construction paper markers blocks (wooden, cardboard, foam) ball towel VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED construction paper washable paints paintbrushes painting smocks large piece of paper, tape washable markers ball streamers SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 DAVID AND HIS BROTHERS DAVID AND SAUL KING DAVID VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED items in classroom (blocks, books, dishes, crayons) white paper hula hoop or painters tape beanbag plastic container of water washcloths, towels, dolls cotton balls, sheep figures VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED ball heavyweight paper strips fabric scraps glue scissors construction paper plastic container of water toothbrushes, rocks VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED plastic cups index cards, blocks toy cars washable paint painting smocks white paper, paper plates bubble solution painters tape BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-1

68 VOLUNTEERS SUGGESTED SCHEDULE UNIT 1 Session 1: Sep. 6 Session 2: Sep. 13 Session 3: Sep. 20 Session 4: Sep. 27 Session 5: Oct. 4 Session 6: Oct. 11 Restroom Break/Wash Hands (5 minutes) Enjoy a Snack (5 minutes) Group Time/Bible Story (10-15 minutes) Bible Learning Activities (35 minutes) Clean Up (5 minutes) Closing Activity (10 minutes) Dismiss (5 minutes) REMINDERS Use a calm, quiet voice. Focus attention on the kids. Review parents instructions and medical information for each child. Release children to authorized adults only. Thank families for bringing their kids to church. 2-BTH 2015 LifeWay.

69 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 1 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s King Saul 1 Samuel 9; 10; 11:12-15; 13:1-15; 15 God promises to do what He says. LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God s promises come true. Joshua 23:14 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Lead children to bray like donkeys and then stop. Say that the story of Saul and Samuel helped some of God s promises come true. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack.. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Invite preschoolers to walk slowly like donkeys to group time. Summarize the Bible Story Saul looked for lost donkeys. Samuel met Saul and invited him to dinner. God promised the Israelites a new king. Samuel told Saul that he would be the new king. Saul chose to not obey, and none of his family members were allowed to be kings. Review the Bible Story Who are the men talked about in the Bible story? What kind of animals were lost? What did God promise the Israelites? Who became the new king? Did Saul obey Samuel s and God s instructions? Emphasize the Life Point State that God does what He promises. Say that God promised the Israelites a king and He gave them Saul. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-3

70 SING TOGETHER To the tune of London Bridge sing: Our God is so good to us, Good to us, good to us. Our God is so good to us. God is so good. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Open the Bible to Psalm 73:1. Read aloud the Life Verse and say that God kept His promise to provide a king for the Israelites. Encourage the preschoolers to say the verse with you. Instruct them to jump up when they say the word us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse. PRAY Guide children to sit still with their heads bowed and eyes closed. Lead in prayer. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises to do what He says. A. Make play dough crowns. Provide different colors of play dough. Encourage the preschoolers to use the play dough to make crowns. Comment that God chose Saul to be the first king of the Israelites. Mention that God s promises come true. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite a baby to look at a toy. Cut and tape together simple paper strip crowns for 1s 2s to wear. B. Roll a ball. Guide the preschoolers to sit in a circle. Roll the ball to a preschooler. Instruct him to tell how God is good. Give examples such as He takes care of us, He loves us, or He gives us families. Say the Life Verse together. Adapt for Babies 2s: Roll a ball together. Challenge 4s 5s: Lead children to pass the ball over and under or around a circle. C. Draw on plates. Provide a plate and crayons for each child. Guide the children to draw pictures of their favorite foods on the plates. Remind the boys and girls that Saul ate with Samuel. Say that Samuel told the people that God chose Saul to be their king. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let babies manipulate toy plates. Let 1s 2s to play with toy foods. D. Paint with watercolors. Provide watercolors, paintbrushes, cups of water, and paper. Guide children to paint pictures. Talk about the Bible story. Mention that God chose Saul to be the first king for the people. Suggest the children paint pictures of the Bible story or paint Saul s name. State that God promised the Israelites a king. Mention that God s promises come true. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let babies and 1s play with plastic cups. Allow 2s to paint with water. CLEAN UP Give each child a specific task to do to clean the room. Sing the song on this page while you work. PLAY A GAME Guide the children to sit in a circle. Choose a child to walk around the outside of the circle and touch each child s head. Instruct the child to say one word as he touches each child: you, are, the, king. Guide the child who is tapped on the word king to skip around the circle. The child who tapped the king will sit in that child s place. The king will then walk around the circle tapping children. Continue until everyone gets a turn to be king. Adapt for Babies 2s: Sit with children on the floor. Point to each child, encouraging the king to clap or wave his hands. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 4-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

71 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 2 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s David and Jonathan 1 Samuel 14:49; 18:1-4; 20 God promises to always love people. LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Say that the Bible story is about friends. Invite children to tell what makes someone a friend. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Invite each child to join hands with a friend and skip to group time. Summarize the Bible Story King Saul s son, Jonathan, and David promised to always be friends. Jonathan gave David gifts of a robe, belt, sword, and bow. David told Jonathan that King Saul wanted to hurt him. Jonathan was sad to tell David he was not safe and should leave. The friends remembered their promise to help one another. David left. Review the Bible Story Name the men in the Bible story. Name the gifts Jonathan gave David. Name what the friends promised to do. Name what King Saul wanted to do to David. Tell what David had to do to be safe. Emphasize the Life Point Say that God promises to always love people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-5

72 SING TOGETHER To the tune of Are You Sleeping? sing: Who was David s friend? Who was David s friend? Jonathan, Jonathan. A friend loves at all times; A friend loves at all times. Proverbs sev nteen, sev nteen. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Open the Bible to Psalm 73:1. Guide the boys to say, God is. Instruct the girls to say, good to us. Lead everyone to say, Psalm 73:1. Repeat this several times and then switch parts. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse throughout the session. PRAY Invite a preschooler to pray for his friends. Pray, thanking God for always loving people. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises to always love people. A. Make friendship art. Provide construction paper and markers. Guide two children to draw on two papers together. Write both of the children s names on the papers. Talk about things that friends like to do together. Say that Jonathan and David were friends who promised to always love each other. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about friends playing with each other as children play with the toys in specific areas of the room. B. Follow a friend. Guide two children to face each other. Instruct one child to pose his arms. Encourage the other child to imitate the pose. Guide the children to take turns imitating each other. Talk about the Bible story. Comment that Jonathan and David were friends. Adapt for Babies 2s: Lead children to mimic your movements or you mimic theirs. C. Build with friends. Provide blocks (wooden, foam, or cardboard). Encourage the boys and girls to use the blocks to build with friends. Explain how David and Jonathan were friends. Talk about how they showed love to each other. Lead children to name items Jonathan gave David. Say that they promised to love each other. State that God promises to love us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Build with a child and talk about the Bible story and being a friend. D. Play a game with a friend. Provide a ball and towel. Assist two children to hold the opposite ends of the towel. Place the ball on the towel. Guide the children to use the towel to roll the ball back and forth. Talk about how David and Jonathan showed love to each other. Say that God promises to always love people. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let a baby pat or hold a ball. Roll a ball back and forth with 1s 2s. CLEAN UP Encourage the children to clean with friends. Play music, if available, as the children clean. PLAY I HAVE A FRIEND WHO Guide the children to sit in a circle. Describe a friend by saying something like I have a friend who has on a blue shirt. Encourage the children to guess which friend you are describing. Continue describing other friends and allowing the children to guess who the friend is. Adapt for Babies 2s: Describe and name children. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 6-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

73 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 3 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s David Played Music 1 Samuel 16; Psalm 23 God promises to hear people s prayers. LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God hears my prayers. Psalm 5:3 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Ask if anyone heard how music helped a king. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Encourage the children to pretend to play instruments as they walk to group time. Summarize the Bible Story King Saul was sad because God was not happy with him. Saul s helpers thought music would make the king happy. Saul s helpers brought David to play the lyre. The king felt better when David played music. David also used music to sing prayers to God. One prayer David sang was Psalm 23. Review the Bible Story Why was King Saul sad? What did the king s helpers think would make him feel better? Who did the helpers bring to King Saul? Did David help the king feel better? What did David sing to God? Emphasize the Life Point Say that God heard David s prayers. State that God hears people s prayers. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-7

74 SING TOGETHER To the tune of Skip to My Lou sing: What, what, what can God do? What, what, what can God do? What, what, what can God do? Know that God can do all things. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Open the Bible to Job 42:2 and say the Life Verse. Guide the preschoolers to repeat the verse with you using different voices such as squeaky, loud, soft, and slow motion. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse throughout the session using different voices. PRAY Invite the preschoolers to mention prayer concerns they may have. Pray for their requests. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises to hear people s prayers. A. Paint to music. Provide paper, washable paints, paintbrushes, and painting smocks. Guide the children to paint while they listen to instrumental music. Say that David played music to praise God. Mention that some of the songs David sang were called psalms. Adapt for Babies 2s: Sway to music. B. Play music. Invite children to gather items from around the room that they can use to make music. Suggest two blocks, toy fork and pot, or markers to tap together; paper, blocks, or glue sticks to rub together; pots, books, or cardboard blocks to play as drums. Sing familiar songs or play a CD as children play. Talk about the Bible story. Mention that David prayed to God. Say that we can pray to God. State that God hears people s prayers. Adapt for Babies 2s: Use musical toys. C. Make a prayer mural. Tape a large piece of paper to the wall or table. Double stack the paper to prevent marks on the wall or table. Provide washable markers. Encourage the preschoolers to draw pictures of things they can pray for. Print what each picture is below the picture. Invite children to name things for you to print on the paper as well. Say the Life and Weekly Verses. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say sentence prayers. D. Move a ball. Instruct the children to sit in a circle. Pass the ball around the circle while the music plays. Guide the child who is holding the ball when the music stops to say the Life Verse. Lead the children to stand close together in a circle. Tell children to keep the ball moving inside the circle using only their feet as they stay in the circle shape. Suggest children put their arms around the waists of the people next to them. Adapt for Babies 2s: Roll the ball together. CLEAN UP Encourage the boys and girls to work together to clean the room. Play music, if available, while you work. Thank the children for their help. WAVE STREAMERS Provide a paper streamer for each child. Play a song from the CD. Demonstrate how to wave the streamers to the music. Invite the preschoolers to think of different ways to wave the streamers, such as over their heads or in circles. Adapt for Babies 2s: Use fabric strips. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 8-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

75 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 4 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s David and His Brothers 1 Samuel 17:12-50 God promises to help people. LIFE VERSE God is good to us. Psalm 73:1 WEEKLY VERSE God will help me. Isaiah 50:7 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Mention that we moved in groups of three because David had three brothers who were soldiers. Say that David helped people. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Invite three children at a time to move to group time. Each group can move in a different way (walk, hop, skip, etc.). Summarize the Bible Story David had three brothers who were soldiers. David s father sent him with food for his brothers. David heard about the giant, Goliath. David chose to fight Goliath using just a sling and five stones. David won against Goliath and saved the Israelite people. Review the Bible Story How many of David s brothers were soldiers? What did David take to his brothers? What is the name of the giant? What did David use to fight Goliath? What happened to Goliath? Emphasize the Life Point Say that David helped his brothers and the Israelites. Mention that God helps all people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-9

76 SING TOGETHER To the tune of God Is So Good, sing: God will help me; God will help me; God will help me; God is good to us. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Open the Bible to Psalm 73:1. Read aloud the Life Verse. Guide the preschoolers to stand in a circle and hold hands. Instruct them to raise their hands all together when they say the word us. Repeat the verse several times. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse throughout the session. PRAY Ask the children to mention ways that God helps us. Pray, thanking God for helping us. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises to help people. A. State size. Gather various items from the classroom such as blocks, books, crayons, markers, dolls, and plastic dishes. Show the children two of the items. Ask them to choose the item that is larger. Show older preschoolers three or four items and ask them to place them from largest to smallest. Talk about how David was smaller than Goliath. Comment that David helped his family and the Israelite people. Adapt for Babies 2s: State large or small according to the toys the children use. B. Draw family pictures. Provide white paper and crayons. Encourage the preschoolers to draw pictures of their families. Help the children print their family members names on the paper. Talk about the Bible story. Emphasize how David helped his family. Adapt for Babies 2s: Talk about family members as children play, snack, or rock. C. Hit a target. Place a hula hoop on the floor, or tape a circle on the floor. Encourage preschoolers to toss a beanbag into the circle. Instruct the children to take a step back each time they hit the target. Comment how David won against Goliath. Say that God helped David and God helps us, too. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to crawl or hop into the taped circle. D. Bathe dolls. Provide a plastic container with an inch of water, plastic dolls, washcloths, and towels. Encourage the children to give the dolls baths. Demonstrate how to dry the dolls off with the towels. Ask the children how they can help their families. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with dolls. CLEAN UP Whisper a cleanup task to each child. Help the children clean the room. Say that David helped his family. State that we are a church family and can help each other clean. Thank the children for helping. RACE COTTON BALLS Provide a cotton ball for each child. Guide the children to line up on one side of the room. Instruct the children to place the cotton balls on the floor. Encourage them to blow the cotton balls to the other side of the room. Remind the children that David took care of his father s sheep. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with sheep figures. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 10-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

77 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 5 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s David and Saul 1 Samuel 24 God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God will always love me. Psalm 107:1 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Challenge each child to touch another child s clothes without that child feeling it. Say that David did just that and more. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Guide preschoolers to tiptoe to group time. Summarize the Bible Story King Saul looked for David. David secretly cut off part of the king s robe while the king was in a cave. David told his men that he would not harm Saul because God chose Saul as king. Saul said David did a kind thing and he would not hurt David. Review the Bible Story Who was King Saul looking for? Where was Saul when David cut part of his robe? What did David tell his men? What did Saul say about David? Did Saul hurt David? Emphasize the Life Point Say that David loved Saul even though Saul did wrong things. Emphasize that God loves people even when they do wrong things. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-11

78 SING TOGETHER To the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb sing: God will always [clap] love me, [Clap] Love me, [clap] love me; God will always [clap] love me; Yes, He will love me. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Open the Bible to Job 42:2 and say the Life Verse. Lead children to say the verse with you. Tell that everyone will take turns saying one word of the verse in order and rolling a ball to a friend. Help each child say the correct word. Repeat until everyone gets a turn to say a word. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse. PRAY Invite a preschooler to pray. Close in prayer, thanking God for always loving us. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises to love people even when they do wrong things. A. Make bookmarks. Instruct preschoolers to glue fabric pieces onto heavyweight paper strips to make bookmarks. Tell that David cut off a piece of Saul s robe in the cave. Emphasize that David knew Saul had done wrong things but chose not to hurt the king. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite a child to open a Bible to a bookmark placed at Psalm 107. Read aloud Psalm 107:1. B. Play a game. Cut one large square of paper per child. Draw heart shapes on two of the squares. Lay the squares in a large circle, placing the heart shapes facedown. Invite the children to walk around the squares until you say stop (or play/stop music). Direct children to pick up the squares. Ask those children holding hearts to tell something about the Bible story. Guide children to return papers to the floor and play again. Adapt for Babies 2s: Place a couple of papers with hearts on the floor. When a child picks up or pats a paper, say the Weekly Verse. C. Work heart puzzles. Cut three heart shapes out of construction paper. Print the Life and Weekly Verses on two of the hearts. Cut each heart into four puzzle pieces. Guide the preschoolers to put the heart puzzles together. Talk about the Bible story. Adapt for Babies 2s: Tape several heart shapes on the floor. Invite children to crawl or hop in and out of the shapes. D. Wash rocks. Provide a plastic container with an inch of water, toothbrushes, and rocks. Demonstrate how to use the toothbrushes to wash the rocks. Remind the children that David hid from Saul in the cave. Adapt for Babies 1s: Look at rocks together. CLEAN UP Sing the song on this page while everyone cleans. PLAY SWITCHING PLACES Direct children to stand or sit in a circle. Instruct that children will change places when they hear their names sung. Sing these words to the tune Mulberry Bush : God loves you and God loves me. God loves [say a child s name], God loves [say a child s name]. God loves you and God loves me. God loves all people. Adapt for Babies 2s: Sing to the children. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 12-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

79 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 1. SESSION 6 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s King David 2 Samuel 5 8 God promises special plans for people. LIFE VERSE God can do all things. Job 42:2 WEEKLY VERSE God has plans for you. Jeremiah 29:11 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Guide children to put their pretend crowns on the floor. Say that the Bible tells us of plans God had for David. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Guide the children to march slowly pretending to hold a crown as they move to group time. Summarize the Bible Story David became king over Israel. Some people chose to fight against David. David asked God if the Israelites should fight the people. David obeyed God and fought the people. David led the people to worship God. God promised that David s family members would rule forever. Review the Bible Story What did David become? Who did David ask if the Israelites should fight? Did David obey? What happened? What did God promise David? Emphasize the Life Point Say that God had special plans for David. Say that God has special plans for people today. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-13

80 SING TOGETHER To the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat sing: God has plans for you; God has plans for you. God has plans; God has plans; Will you follow Him? SAY THE LIFE VERSE Invite a child to open the Bible at the marker placed at Job 42:2. Say the Life Verse. Encourage children to say the verse with you. Emphasize the word all each time you say the verse. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse. PRAY Talk about a few of God s plans: love Him, love others, tell about Him, and so on. Pray, asking God to help us follow His plans. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God promises special plans for people. A. Build with cups. Provide plastic cups. Guide the preschoolers to build with the cups. Suggest that they may want to build a palace. Talk about how the people built a palace for David after he became the king. Adapt for Babies 2: Stack cups together. B. Build with tents. Fold a few index cards in half and stand them with the blocks. Lay additional cards nearby for children to use. As children build and use the card tents, tell that David built a place to worship God; it was a tent church. Talk about the Bible story. Adapt for Babies 2s: Invite children to pose in front of a mirror. Suggest motions to do. C. Paint with cars. Provide washable paint, painting smocks, toy cars, white paper, and paper plates. Place a small amount of paint on a plate. Demonstrate how to roll the cars in the paint and then roll the cars on the paper. Guide children to take turns with the paint and cars. Say that most times when your family gets in the car, the driver knows where he is going; he has a plan on how to go. Comment that God had a plan for David and God has plans for us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with cars. D. Answer yes or no. Print Yes on one piece of paper and No on another piece. Tape the papers on opposite walls. Guide the children to move to the side of the room with the correct answer to your questions. Add other questions as desired. ** Was David a shepherd? ** Was David a firefighter? ** Was David a soldier? ** Did David help his family? ** Was David a policeman? ** Was David a king? Adapt for Babies 2s: Blow bubbles, allowing children to pop the bubbles. CLEAN UP Guide the children to clean up the areas where they were working. Play music, if available, while you clean. PLAY FOLLOW THE LEADER Use painters tape to make a path on the floor. Help the children to stand in a straight line. Guide them to follow what the first child is doing as they walk along the path. Alternate leaders. Say that it is important for us to follow God s plans for us. Adapt for Babies 2s: Encourage a child to crawl or walk along the path. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 14-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

81 BONUS TEACHING HOUR for Babies 5s Unit 2. Trusting God COORDINATOR S PAGE SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 DANIEL CHOSE TO OBEY ELIJAH PRAYED GOD CARED FOR ELIJAH VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED colored paper clear contact paper crayons/markers plastic dishes, cookware play food items scissors paper napkins musical instrument with a beat VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED construction paper tape, crayons, markers scissors blocks dolls doll blankets doll bed books VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED construction paper washable markers shape stickers pom-poms small containers crepe paper streamers play dough SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6 ELISHA AND THE WIDOW VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED paper, markers, scissors painters tape, beanbag blocks, crayons purses, muffin tins, containers small toys, pom-poms, small blocks plastic jar, basket cotton balls/pom-poms JOSIAH AND THE LOST SCROLL VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED index cards, crayons cell phone/recording device Bible story books dolls painters tape blocks DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN VOLUNTEERS WILL NEED paper plates construction paper craft sticks, tape markers, glue play dough basket, blocks lion figures, blanket index cards, stapler/staples BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-15

82 VOLUNTEERS SUGGESTED SCHEDULE UNIT 2 Session 1: Oct. 18 Session 2: Oct. 25 Session 3: Nov. 1 Session 4: Nov. 8 Session 5: Nov. 15 Session 6: Nov. 22 SPECIAL FOCUS Session: Nov. 29 Restroom Break/Wash Hands (5 minutes) Enjoy a Snack (5 minutes) Group Time/Bible Story (10 15 minutes) Bible Learning Activities (35 minutes) Clean Up (5 minutes) Closing Activity (10 minutes) Dismiss (5 minutes) REMINDERS Use a calm, quiet voice. Focus attention on the kids. Review parents instructions and medical information for each child. Release children to authorized adults only. Thank families for bringing their kids to church. 16-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

83 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 1 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Daniel Chose to Obey Daniel 1:1-20 Obey God. LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Obey God. Deuteronomy 6:17 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Say that Daniel, his friends, and other men were taken to King Nebuchadnezzar s palace to live. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Invite preschoolers to march in a single-file line to group time. Summarize the Bible Story Daniel and his three friends were learning to be the king s helpers. The king wanted all the men to eat his food. Daniel knew what God wanted him to eat. Daniel asked to eat vegetables and drink water. After 10 days, Daniel and his friends were healthier than the other men. The king made the men his best helpers. Review the Bible Story Who lived in the palace and asked to eat only vegetables for 10 days? How did Daniel and the men seem to be after eating vegetables for 10 days? Was the king happy? What did the king make the men? Emphasize the Life Point Daniel and his friends obeyed God. They chose to do what God wanted. We can obey God, too. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-17

84 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat : We can obey God; We can obey God. Read our Bibles and do what it says. We can obey God. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Encourage the children to say the Life Verse with you. Guide them to point to themselves when they say the word I and put their hands together like a book when they say the word Bible. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse throughout the session. PRAY Pray, asking God to help us obey Him. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: We can obey God. A. Guess the food. Describe fruits and vegetables such as I am red. I have seeds in my core. I am a fruit. Guide children to guess what food you are describing. Comment how Daniel and his friends made the choice to eat healthy food instead of the king s food. Adapt for Babies 2: Display and identify toy food items. B. Pretend to cook. Offer plastic dishes and cookware to use in a play kitchen. Talk about the Bible story. Mention that the king sent food from his table for the young men to eat for their meals. Say that Daniel wanted to obey God and eat only certain foods. Help children name ways they can obey God, too. Adapt for Babies 2: Play with toy dishes. C. Make place mats. Give each child a piece of paper. Guide the children to color designs on the papers to make place mats. Print the Weekly Verse on the bottom of each place mat. Cover each place mat with clear contact paper. Instruct the preschoolers to take their place mats home and use them at their dinner tables. Say the Weekly Verse. Say that God wants us to obey Him. State that we learn how to obey God by reading the Bible. Adapt for Babies 2: Let children wave and toss paper napkins. D. Name and move. Print the following food categories on paper and cut apart: fruit, vegetable, breakfast food, drink, and candy. Invite a child to pull a paper strip from your hand. Guide her to name her favorite food in that category. Allow all children who like the food she said to move to one side of the room. Count the number of children. Direct everyone to return to their seats. Continue until each child gets a turn. Mention that Daniel and his friends made the choice to obey God by eating healthy foods. Adapt for Babies 2: Press play on a musical instrument. Say a food item (apple, banana, juice, etc.) to the beat of the music. CLEAN UP Assign a different cleanup task to each child. Guide children to sing a song while they work. PLAY FOOD CHARADES Guide the children to take turns playing out different food-related tasks such as peeling a banana, eating soup, popcorn popping, and eating corn on the cob. Talk about ways we can obey God. Adapt for Babies 2: Let children fill and dump with pop beads and containers. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 18-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

85 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 2 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s God Cared for Elijah 1 Kings 17:1-16 Love people. LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE Love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Say that the Bible story has birds and promises. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Direct the children to fly like birds to group time. Summarize the Bible Story Elijah hid by a stream. God sent ravens (birds) to give him food morning and night. The stream dried up. God sent Elijah to a woman (widow) for help. The woman did not want to help at first because she just had a little oil and flour to make bread. Elijah told her to make his bread first and then make bread for her son and her. The woman did what Elijah said. God did not let the widow s flour and oil run out until it rained again and she could get more. Review the Bible Story What did God give Elijah? What did Elijah ask the widow to do? What happened when the widow obeyed Elijah s instructions? Emphasize the Life Point Say that God cared for Elijah and the widow. State that we are to love people. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-19

86 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of Are You Sleeping? : Love your neighbor, love your neighbor, As yourself, as yourself. We should be kind and helpful. We should be kind and helpful, As we love, as we love. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Ask children to name the important book that we should remember what it says (Bible) State the Life Verse. Direct children to point to themselves for I, point to their foreheads for remember, and put hands together and open like a book for Bible. Lead children to say the verse with the motions. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse often. PRAY Say that we are to love people. Comment that one way to love people is to pray for them. Invite each child to name someone for whom she could pray. Invite a few children to pray. Close in prayer. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God wants us to love people. A. Make cards for widows. Fold a piece of construction paper in half for each child. Provide washable markers and shape stickers. Say that Elijah asked a woman (widow) to help him. State that a widow is a woman whose husband has died. Suggest children make cards for the widows in your church. Offer to print words on their cards or print words for them to copy. Use phrases like God loves you, Glad you are a member of our church, Have a happy day, or I love you. Request mailing addresses of widows from your church office, or give cards to the deacons to distribute when they visit the widows. Adapt for Babies 2s: Fill a small paper bag with toys, inviting children to dump and fill. B. Toss pom-poms. Guide the preschoolers to toss pom-poms into small containers. Talk about how God filled the woman s jar with oil and it did not run out. Mention that Elijah showed love to the widow and her family. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with pop beads. C. Fly like a bird. Give each child two crepe paper streamers. Play a song. Direct the preschoolers to hold the streamers and flap their arms like birds while the music plays. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with toy birds. D. Knead play dough. Give each child a small amount of play dough. Demonstrate how to knead the dough. Remind the boys and girls that God provided oil for the widow. Talk about how the oil was used to make bread. Adapt for Babies 2s: Fill clear plastic drink bottles with flour or oil. Add glitter and/ or small shapes or objects. Seal bottles. Encourage children to play with the bottles. CLEAN UP Play music while you clean up around the room. Thank the children for helping clean the room. PLAY A MUSICAL GAME Place the chairs randomly around the room. Play a song. Guide the children to pretend to fly around the room until the music stops. Instruct them to sit in a chair when the music stops. Review sections of the Bible story between flights. Adapt for Babies 2s: Sway or move to the music. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 20-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

87 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 3 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Elijah Prayed 1 Kings 18:1-2,41-46; James 5:17-18 Talk to God. LIFE VERSE I will remember what the Bible says. Psalm 119:93 WEEKLY VERSE I can pray to God. Psalm 17:6 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Say that the Bible story is about God keeping it from raining and then sending the rain. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Guide preschoolers to tiptoe and pretend not to let raindrops fall on them on the way to group time. Summarize the Bible Story No rain had fallen in a long time. God sent Elijah to tell King Ahab it would rain. Ahab went to eat and drink while Elijah went up on the mountaintop and prayed for rain. Seven times Elijah sent his helper to look for rain. Only on the last time did he see a cloud. Elijah ran faster than Ahab in his chariot. Elijah prayed for no rain and then for it to rain. God sent the rain. Review the Bible Story What had not fallen in a long time? What did Elijah tell King Ahab? What did Elijah pray for on the mountain? How many times did the servant look for rain? Emphasize the Life Point State that Elijah prayed to God. Say that we can talk, or pray, to God each day. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-21

88 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of God Is So Good : I talk to God, I talk to God, I talk to God when I pray to Him. God hears me talk, God hears me talk, God hears me talk when I pray to Him. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Whisper the Life Verse to a preschooler. Guide him to whisper the verse to another child. Continue until everyone hears the verse. Say together the verse. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse throughout the session. PRAY Explain that when we pray we are talking to God. Invite several preschoolers to pray. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: We can talk to God. A. Play musical raindrops. Cut out raindrop shapes from construction paper. Draw a star on one of the shapes. Tape the shapes in a circle on the ground. Instruct the preschoolers to walk on the raindrops while the music is playing. Play and then stop the music. Guide the child who is standing on the raindrop with the star to state something she can talk to God about. Start and stop the music several times. Comment that Elijah prayed for rain. Say that we can talk to God. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let babies pat and older preschoolers crawl/walk on the shapes. B. Build with blocks. Comment that it had not rained for a long time so Elijah prayed for rain. Challenge children to build a tall mountain. Say that God took care of Elijah by sending rain. Challenge children to build a chariot. C. Rock dolls. Provide dolls, doll blankets, a doll bed, and books. Include a child-size rocking chair if available. Let children rock the dolls, read books to them, and pretend to put the dolls to bed. Talk about times people pray. Say that sometimes people pray at bedtime and sometimes people pray at mealtimes. Encourage children to talk about other times they pray. Lead kids to say the Life Point. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say aloud the Life Point as children pat or hold dolls. D. Choose dry or wet. Place a blue and yellow paper on opposite sides of the room. Direct all children to stand in the middle of the room. Instruct that you will call out items for the children to choose when we would use the items better on sunny, dry days (yellow) or wet, rainy days (blue). Call out items used on those days. Encourage the children to move to the correct color of paper. Say that God sent the rain when Elijah prayed. Adapt for Babies 2s: Look at blue and yellow objects. CLEAN UP Encourage the children to work together to clean the room. Sing the song on this page as you work. COLOR A RAIN MURAL Guide the children to draw raindrops with blue crayons on a large piece of paper. Review the Bible story. Count the number of raindrops drawn. Invite children to name things they can talk to God about. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let babies pat the drawing and older preschoolers scribble. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 22-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

89 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 4 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Elisha and the Widow 2 Kings 4:1-7 Thank God. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE Give thanks to God for He is good. 1 Chronicles 16:34 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Explain that you were pretending to pour from a jar. Say to listen to learn what a woman poured. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Invite the children to follow you around the room. Stop every few feet and pretend to pour out of a jar. Summarize the Bible Story A widow went to Elisha for help because she owed someone money. Elisha told the widow to gather all the jars she could and take them in her house. The widow was to pour oil into every jar from the one jar she had in her house. She filled all of the jars, and her jar stopped giving oil. Elisha told the woman to sell the jars of oil and pay what she owed. God took care of the widow with Elisha s help. Review the Bible Story Who did Elisha help? How did he help her? What did the woman do? How was the woman able to pay the person she owed? Emphasize the Life Point Say that we are to thank God for everything. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-23

90 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of Are You Sleeping? I can thank God, I can thank God, For my *friends, for my *friends. I can thank God for everything. I can thank God for everything, For He is good, for He is good. *Substitute: family, food, and church. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Ask the children to tell things they have learned from the Bible. Say the Life Verse. Guide the children to clap and chant the Life Verse with you. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse often. PRAY Invite several preschoolers to thank God. You pray. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: I can thank God. A. Play Tic-Tac-Toss game. Tape a tic-tac-toe grid on the floor. Cut 12 paper squares. Print an X on half of the papers and an O on the other half. Form two teams. Tell children that the teams will take turns tossing the beanbag onto spaces in the grid and answering Bible story questions. State that when the questions are answered correctly, the teams will place one of their papers in that space and lose a turn when answered incorrectly. Play the game, asking questions about the Bible story Clear the grid and play as time permits. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with beanbags. B. Build with blocks. Talk about the Bible story. Ask where Elisha told the woman to go and fill the jars. Suggest children build Bible times homes with flat roofs. Challenge the children to build a Bible times village. Invite children to tell about their houses. Say that we can thank God for the places we live. C. Go for a thankful walk. Go on a walk outside, around the church, or around your room. Encourage the boys and girls to name things they see that they can thank God for. Say a sentence prayer about each thing. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say sentence prayers thanking God for each toy, person, church, and things seen in the room. D. Fill and empty items. Provide purses, muffin tins, or containers and small toys, pom-poms, or small blocks to fit inside them. Invite children to fill and empty with the items. Mention that Elisha helped a woman who needed money. Tell that Elisha told the woman to fill all the jars she could with oil. Emphasize that God took care of her. Adapt for Babies 2s: Help children fill and dump small containers with available items. CLEAN UP Give each child specific instructions about how to help with cleanup. Play a song, if available, while you work. Thank the children for helping. FILL THE JAR RELAY Place a plastic jar at one end of the room. Place a basket of cotton balls at the other end. Guide the children to line up behind the basket. Instruct the first child to pick up a cotton ball and run to the jar. Guide him to drop the cotton ball into the jar and run to the back of the line. Continue until the jar is filled. Review the Bible story. Say that the widow filled up every jar she could find with oil. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let children drop items into a basket. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 24-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

91 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 5 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Josiah and the Lost Scroll 2 Kings 22:1-20; 23:1-3 Read the Bible. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE The Bible is true. John 17:17 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Ask for a show of hands of who has ever lost and found something. State that something was lost and found at the church (temple). SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Instruct the children wearing blue to move to group time. Continue with different colors until everyone is in group-time area. Summarize the Bible Story Josiah had the church (temple) repaired. The workers found a scroll of Scriptures. The king s helper took the scroll to Josiah. Josiah read the scroll and knew that he had not been doing what God wanted. King Josiah read the scroll to the people. The king and all the people promised to obey God. Review the Bible Story What was found as the church was repaired? What did Josiah learn after reading the scroll? What did Josiah do after reading the scroll? Who said they would obey God? Emphasize the Life Point Say that Josiah and the people read the Scriptures on the scroll. State that we are to read the Bible each day. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-25

92 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune Three Blind Mice : Read God s Word; Read God s Word. Ev ry day; Ev ry day. The Bible is God s Word to us; The Bible is God s Word to us. Read what God wants us to do. Read God s Word; Read God s Word. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Display several Bibles. Show children the inside pages. Talk about how they look the same and different. Ask the children to mention some of the things the Bible teaches. Read aloud the Life Verse. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse often throughout the session. PRAY Pray, thanking God for the Bible. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: We can read the Bible. A. Play Hide and Find. Print the letters B, I, B, L, E on individual index cards. Hide the cards around the room. Guide the children to look for the letters. Help the children put the letters in order when all cards have been found. Say the Life and Weekly Verses together. Adapt for Babies 2s: Cover a Bible with a cloth for children to discover. B. Hear words from the Bible. Record the children on your cell phone or other recording device saying the Weekly Verse. Listen to the recordings. Remind the children how Josiah read the scroll to the people. Adapt for Babies 2s: Record yourself saying the verse and play back for the children. Open a Bible and read aloud favorite Scriptures. C. Read Bible story books to dolls. Encourage the preschoolers to pretend to read the Bible story books to the dolls. Emphasize that Josiah knew how God wanted him to live when he read the scroll. Mention that God wants us to do what the Bible says. Read aloud a book or two with the children. Adapt for Babies 2s: Read books together. D. Build with blocks. Use painters tape to tape the outline of a church on the floor (large squares or rectangles). Guide the preschoolers to build inside the tape. Tell the Bible story while the children build. Talk about things they have lost and then found. Mention that we can read the Bible each day. Adapt for Babies 2s: Build with blocks. Use push and pull wagons to carry blocks. CLEAN UP Guide each child to clean up the area where she was working. Encourage a child to help a friend when his area is clean. PLAY HIDE AND FIND Guide children to close their eyes while you hide a small Bible somewhere in the room. Guide children to search the room to find the Bible. Talk about the Bible story. Say that the church helper found a lost scroll; the scroll told people what God wanted them to do. Open the found Bible to 2 Kings 22 and point to Josiah s name. Choose a child to hide the Bible again. Tell players to close their eyes while the Bible is hidden. Adapt for Babies 2: Play peek-a-boo with a baby. Invite 2s to stack small Bibles or foam blocks. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 26-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

93 BONUS TEACHING HOUR UNIT 2. SESSION 6 Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Daniel in the Lions' Den Daniel 6 God helps people. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God always helps us. Psalm 46:1 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story State that lions are part of the Bible story. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Direct the preschoolers to walk to group time like lions. See who can roar the loudest. Summarize the Bible Story Daniel obeyed God and was liked by the king. The king planned to put Daniel in charge of the land. Other leaders did not want Daniel in charge, so they made a rule that would not let anyone worship God. Daniel still worshiped God. The king had no choice but to put Daniel in the lions den. God sent an angel to close the lions mouths. Daniel was not hurt. The king was happy. The king made a new rule for all people to obey God. Review the Bible Story Who was put in the lions den? Why was he put in the lions den? What happened to Daniel? What rule did the king make? Emphasize the Life Point Say that God helps people today. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-27

94 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune Skip to My Lou : God, God, God helps us; (Repeat 2x) I know that God helps us. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Read aloud the Life Verse. Guide the boys to stand up and say, I will do. Lead the girls to say, what the Bible says. Direct both groups to say the reference, Psalm 119:44. Repeat this several times. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse often. PRAY Ask the children to tell prayer concerns. Pray for the concerns mentioned. Thank God for helping us. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God helps people. A. Design lion masks. Guide the children to draw lion faces on paper plates or construction paper. Cut out the eyes to make a mask. Demonstrate how to curl (roll up) small strips of paper around a marker. Glue the strips around the plate for the mane. Tape a craft stick to each plate for children to hold the masks in front of their faces. Emphasize that God helped Daniel by sending an angel to shut the lions mouths. Adapt for Babies 2: Play with lion figures. Make a few masks for 2s to play with. B. Make books. Provide markers, paper, and staplers with staples. Guide children to make books about God by writing words and drawing pictures. Encourage children to tell what they have learned about God: He loves people, helps people, people pray and thank God, and people know about God from the Bible. Help children staple pages together. Adapt for Babies 2s: Allow older babies to pull up on an upside down storage container. C. Build in a lions den. Place a basket of blocks and lion figures under a table. Suggest that the children put a blanket over a table to make a lions den. Guide them to build with blocks in the den. Mention how Daniel was thrown into the lions den because he chose to obey God. Encourage children to take turns with the lion figures as they play. Adapt for Babies 2: Play with lion figures. D. Spell with play dough. Give children play dough to mold and say that God helps people today. Talk about ways God helps. Adapt for Babies 1s: Print words on index cards (help, Daniel, Bible, lion, king). Show and say each as a baby pats the card. Challenge for 4s 5s: Suggest children make long snakes of play dough to form the letters to spell words. Print words on index cards for children to form with play dough: help, Daniel, Bible, lion, king. CLEAN UP Guide everyone to work together to clean the room. Sing along with a song while you clean. PLAY A GAME Guide children to sit in a circle. Walk around the circle, touching each child on the head and saying, Daniel, Daniel, lion. Instruct the child you touched when you said lion to walk around the circle with you while roaring. You take his seat, and he walks and chooses the next lion. Play as time permits. Adapt for Babies 2: Roar like lions with children. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 28-BTH SESSION LifeWay.

95 BONUS TEACHING HOUR SPECIAL FOCUS Room Your teaching partner(s) Thank you for serving! DATE OF USE for Babies 5s Jonah Jonah Tell about God. LIFE VERSE I will do what the Bible says. Psalm 119:44 WEEKLY VERSE God is loving and true. Psalm 86:15 TRANSITION AND GROUP TIME Use the sentences in bold with younger preschoolers and all sentences with older children. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Introduce the Bible Story Say that a fish is talked about in the Bible story. SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite the children to explore the centers. 3s 5s: Encourage the children to pretend to swim or make fish faces as they move to group time. Summarize the Bible Story God told Jonah to go tell the people in the city of Nineveh about Him. Jonah chose to disobey and ran away on a boat. A bad storm came up, and the men on the boat threw Jonah overboard. A large fish swallowed Jonah. He stayed in the fish for three days. Jonah asked God for help. The fish spit Jonah out. Jonah went to Nineveh and told the people about God. The people wanted to do what God said to do. Review the Bible Story Who disobeyed God and ended up in the belly of a fish? What did God want Jonah to do? What happened after Jonah was spit out of the fish? Emphasize the Life Point Say that Jonah told about God and so can we. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-29

96 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune, Row, Row, Row Your Boat : I will, I will do, What the Bible says. I will do, I will do, I will do, I will do, What the Bible says. SAY THE LIFE VERSE Print each word of the Life Verse on index cards. Flip the cards over and number in correct order. Lead preschoolers to put the cards in number order and then turn them over. Read aloud the verse. Encourage the children to say the verse with you. Adapt for Babies 2s: Say the verse to the children. PRAY Pray, thanking God for loving us. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God wants us to tell people about Him. A. Make waves. Give each child a craft stick. Guide children to make designs on the sticks with washable markers. Glue a blue paper streamer on the end of the stick. Encourage the children to make waves by waving the streamers. Comment that the sailors threw Jonah into the sea during the storm. Adapt for Babies 2s: Use material strips tied to shower curtain rings. B. Build roads. Add craft sticks to the wooden blocks. Suggest children use the craft sticks to make roads. Offer to help build buildings along the roads. Say that God told Jonah to go to a big city named Nineveh to give the people God s message. State that finally Jonah walked through the streets of Nineveh and told people what God said. Say the Life Point. Talk about people who tell about God today Adapt for Babies 2s: Build with blocks. C. Work fish puzzles. Cut simple fish shapes out of construction paper. Print the Weekly Verse on each fish shape. Cut each shape into five puzzle pieces. Guide the children to work the puzzle. Read aloud the Weekly Verse. Lead the children to say the verse with you. Adapt for Babies 2s: Cut shapes out of craft foam or laminate paper pieces. Cut each shape into two or three pieces each. D. Walk through an obstacle course. Set up an obstacle course. Tape a wavy line for children to walk on; set up chairs for them to weave through; lay a hoop on the floor for children to hop in and out of; and so forth. Tell children to walk through the course. Invite children to rearrange the course and walk it again. State that God told Jonah to go to Nineveh. Adapt for Babies 2s: Let babies crawl to toy cars. Lead 2s through a simple course with tape strips and hoop, encouraging them to repeat what you do. CLEAN UP Quietly instruct each child to do a specific job to help with cleaning the room. Sing the song on this page while you clean. MOVE AND FREEZE Play a song. Guide the preschoolers to move around the room like they are fish swimming. Instruct them to freeze when the music stops. Play and stop the music several times. Ask the children to recall what they remember from the Bible story each time the music stops. Adapt for Babies 2: Play with toy fish. DISMISS Help children gather papers and belongings. Greet each parent. Remind parents to use the family Bible study this week on the One Conversation page. 30-BTH Special Focus 2015 LifeWay.

97 CHURCH MISSIONS First Baptist Church Centerton, Arkansas A man visited the church and told about the Bedia (BAY dee uh) people group in India. No one had told these people about Jesus. The church began to pray for this group. The church people prayed and collected money for five years before going to see the Bedia people. When the people from Arkansas arrived in India, they learned that God had been working among the Bedia people. Some people now followed Jesus, and one man was to be the pastor of the first church among the Bedia people. Simple Guides for Missions 1. Pray (in general and for specific groups) 2. Wait for God to work 3. Involve all ages in missions Bedia (Bay dee uh) India The Bedia People Live in small villages and ride bikes Have many farms Kitchens are usually a small fire in a pot Carry water from a well to use at home Worship many gods (Hindu) instead of the one true God We can pray for People to go tell the Bedia people about Jesus Bedia people to love Jesus Bedia people who do hear and believe to tell others BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-31

98 INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS The Baggett Family Buenos Aires, Argentina (South America) Argentina Located in southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Chile and Uruguay Second largest country in South America and eighth largest in the world Buenos Aires Over 13 million people Spanish is spoken People enjoy things outside (soccer = futbol) Many people do not know about Jesus The Baggett Family Partners with churches all over the city Looks for ways to tell about Jesus Started a Bible study in a pizza restaurant Prayer Needs Health and safety of the Baggett family For the people to be willing to listen New Bible study groups to form 32-BTH Missionary stories 2015 LifeWay.

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