Lessons for the Leader. Josiah Read the Lost Scroll. Session at a Glance. Week of October 9, a Application Activities Format: Follow the

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1 Week of October 9, 2011 Lessons for the Leader A treasure that had been hidden for years was found. The treasure was the Scriptures. Is the treasure (Bible) hiding in your classroom? Is the treasure (Bible) being used in your classroom? Do you read the Bible personally as well as in front of the preschoolers? Read 2 Kings 22:1-2. Josiah (joh SIGH uh) began his reign as king of Israel at only 8 years of age and ruled for 31 years. What does verse 2 say about Josiah's relationship with God? Read 2 Kings 22:3-7. The young king chose to renovate the temple, which was in disrepair. Read verses An unexpected discovery suddenly halted the project. As Hilkiah (hil KIGH uh) the priest and his workers sorted through items in the temple, the men found the book of the Law. State what Shaphan (SHAY fan), Josiah's secretary, did with the discovery (v. 9). When Josiah heard the words of the scroll, how did he respond? What conclusion did Josiah reach about Israel's relationship with God? The Scriptures had spoken to the young king, stirred his spirit, and moved him to repent. Can you identify a time recently when your reading of the Bible stirred a similar response in you? Read 2 Kings 23:1-3. Josiah assembled religious leaders from Israel and Judah and summoned the people of Jerusalem to the temple. The words of the book of the Law were read to everyone. Standing before the people, Josiah pledged to follow the Lord, obey His commands, and serve God with all his heart. The people responded by making a recommitment to obey God's covenant. We must do more than say we believe the Bible. We must also obey the Bible and do what it requires. Lead the preschoolers to learn the Bible helps them know what God wants them to do. What do these symbols mean? 1a Application Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format. 1 Large Group Only Format: Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large group only format. Josiah Read the Lost Scroll Bible Passage: 2 Kings 22:1 23:3 Key Bible Verse: Psalm 33:4 Life Application I can understand the Bible teaches me what to do. Level of Biblical Learning (Bible) The Bible helps me know the right things to do. Session at a Glance Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes) Greet Children Make Scroll Necklaces Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes) Welcome Children and Pray Sing "Whoa!" Sing "We Can Praise the Lord" Talk About the Words Lost and Scrolls Find It Tell the Bible Story Review the Bible Story Sing "Lord, Teach Me" Present Offering and Pray Use Worship Guides Make Application Learn the Bible Verse Practice Bible Skills Transition Application Activities (20 minutes) Wrap-Up (10 minutes) OK to copy. Page 1 of 11

2 Introduction to Worship 1aGreet Children Offering container Show children where to place offerings. 2aMake Scroll Necklaces Paper strips (1- and 2-inch-wide strips of various lengths), scissors, tape, beads, string Teacher Tip Include extra items (straw pieces, buttons, etc.) for kids to string with the beads and scrolls. Instruct: "Let's make scroll necklaces. Start at one end of a strip and roll it into a small scroll shape [demonstrate]. We can tape or tie the rolled paper scrolls closed. Roll as many scrolls as you want. We'll push the string through the middle of the scrolls and string beads between the scrolls to make our necklaces." State while children work: "Scrolls in Bible times were like our paper today. People wrote on the scrolls so others could read what was written." Help children tie their necklaces on once they finish stringing the scrolls and beads. Conclude: "We'll learn what happened when a lost Bible scroll was found." Worship 3aWelcome Children and Pray (2 minutes) 4 Sing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes) 5a Sing "We Can Praise the Lord" (DVD, 2 minutes) 6a Talk About the Words Lost and Scrolls (4 minutes) Say: "If you've ever lost something, stand up." Invite a few children to state what they lost. Direct children to sit down. Comment: "Lost means 'forgotten about' or 'cannot be found.' Earlier, we rolled paper into what? (scrolls) What were scrolls used for in Bible times?" Encourage responses. Comment: "In Bible times, people wrote God's words on scrolls. People read the scrolls so everyone could hear God's words. We'll learn about a scroll that had been lost or forgotten about for a long time and was found." 7 Find It (4 minutes) Print 2 Kings from "Bible Books" (CD). Display title. State: "Our Bible story comes from the Book of 2 Kings. Is 2 Kings in the Old or New Testament? (Old) Second Kings is close to the front of the Bible. Open your Bibles to 2 Kings." Enlist adults to assist the children. 8aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes) Bible, bookmark, items to litter story area (books, papers, toys, etc.) Place bookmark in Bible at 2 Kings 22. Litter the area where the story will be told. Place the Bible somewhere in the litter. Comment: "Goodness! Look at this mess. I know I put my Bible here this morning. I need everyone to help me look for my Bible." Stop looking when your Bible is found. Gather the children for the story. Open your Bible to the bookmark and tell the story. Clean the story area after the story. Josiah Read the Lost Scroll Based on 2 Kings 22:1 23:3 Josiah (joh SIGH uh) was eight years old when he became king of Jerusalem. He ruled for 31 years. Josiah followed God's rules. When Josiah had been king for 18 years, he had the temple repaired. Josiah sent his helper Shaphan (SHAY fan) to the temple to give directions to Hilkiah (hil KIGH uh), the high priest. Josiah told Hilkiah to gather all the money collected in the temple. Hilkiah gave the money to the carpenters, builders, and bricklayers working in the temple. These workmen used the money to repair the temple. Josiah Read the Lost Scroll Page 2 of 11

3 During the work on the temple, Hilkiah told Shaphan about a scroll the workers found. Shaphan read the scroll and reported back to King Josiah. Shaphan read the scroll to King Josiah. After Josiah heard the words of the scroll, he became upset. The king told Hilkiah, Shaphan, and some other servants to go learn more about the instructions in the scroll. Josiah knew God was angry with the people because their ancestors their families from years ago had not obeyed the words in the scroll. The men went to Huldah (HUL duh), a prophetess, a woman who spoke for God. Huldah repeated to the men what God told her to say. Huldah told them to tell Josiah that God would punish the people just as the scroll said. The people had disobeyed God and worshiped other gods. God would not punish the people until after Josiah died. God waited because Josiah worshiped God and tried to obey Him. The men returned to King Josiah and told him all that God said through Huldah. 9aReview the Bible Story (5 minutes) Scissors, basket Print "Scrolls" (CD), cut apart, roll, and place in basket. Print "Teaching Picture 6 Josiah" (CD). Invite a child to choose a scroll from the basket. Instruct: "Open your scroll. Let's read what is printed inside." Assist as needed. Lead the child or the group to tell how the word was used in the story. Ask: "Why is this word important?" Continue this pattern with all of the scrolls. Display the teaching picture. Say: "We are doing just like Josiah and reading the scrolls. What do we read today that has the words from the scroll that was found?" (Bible) 10aSing "Lord, Teach Me" (DVD, 2 minutes) 11aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes) 12aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes) Worship Guides, pencils Distribute Worship Guides and pencils. Lead the children to complete the activities. 13 Make Application (3 minutes) Scissors Print "What the Bible Says" (CD) and cut apart. State: "The Bible teaches us what to do. Let's discover some things the Bible says." Invite children to pull strips from your hand for you to read. Read aloud strips as time permits. Comment: "These are a few of the things the Bible tells us to do. Josiah read from the lost scroll and discovered what God wanted him and the people to do." 14 Learn the Bible Verse (2 minutes) Paper, marker Print Psalm 33:4 from your preferred translation. Teacher Tip Print and use "Psalm 33:4 Paraphrase" (CD). Display and read aloud the verse. Create two teams. Lead the teams to say the verse to each other. 15 Practice Bible Skills (3 minutes) Gather as many different translations of Bibles as you can. Say: "We learned the Bible teaches us what to do. Let's see what we know about the Bible. I'll ask who can tell, spell, or say something from the Bible. If you can answer, stand up and wait for me to call on you." Use the statements in the box below. Bible Skill Drills Name a person in the Bible. Tell briefly about today's Bible story. Name a book in the Bible. Spell Jesus. Tell briefly about any Bible story. Name an animal in the Bible. Spell God. Name one of the two major divisions of the Bible. Congratulate the children on all they know about the Bible. 16aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up Week of October 9, 2011 Page 3 of 11

4 Wrap-Up (Large Group Only Format) 17 Sing "My Friend" (DVD, 2 minutes) 18 Review (4 minutes) "Teaching Picture 6 Josiah" from step 9 Invite three children to stand. Guide the first child to tell what happened at the beginning of today's Bible story. Quiz the second child on what happened next. Lead the third child to conclude the Bible story. Comment: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The words of the scroll told the people what they were supposed to do. The Bible tells us what to do." 19 Play a Game (5 minutes) 1 scroll from step 9 Teacher Tip Play the game with children sitting in a circle. Instruct: "I'll choose one person at a time to pretend to be Josiah. Josiah will stand with his back to everyone and close his eyes. I will give this scroll to one of you sitting down. You will hide it behind you. When the scroll is hidden, I'll lead everyone in saying 'Josiah, Josiah, who's got the scroll?' Josiah will then turn around and guess who has the scroll. Josiah gets three times to guess and then we change players." Choose one child to be Josiah and have him close his eyes. Give the scroll to a child for him to hide. Prompt the children to say together: "Josiah, Josiah, who's got the scroll?" once the scroll is in place. Encourage Josiah to try to guess who has the scroll. Reveal the correct person and choose a new player. 20 Dismiss Children to Parents ** Worship KidStyle Music CD ( FAL) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at or online at Week of October 9, 2011 Wrap-Up (Application Activities Format) 17aSing "My Friend" (DVD, 2 minutes) 18aHighlight Application Activities (2 minutes) Call on several children to tell what they did in their Application Activities. ddarts and Crafts Make Treasure Boxes dddramatic Play Play "Guess What Number" ddgames Play Bible Games ddexploration and Discovery Make a Giant Scroll Apply: "The things we did in our activities helped us learn the Bible teaches us what to do. The Bible helps us know the right things to do." 19aReview (4 minutes) "Teaching Picture 6 Josiah" from step 9 Invite three children to stand. Guide the first child to tell what happened at the beginning of today's Bible story. Quiz the second child on what happened next. Lead the third child to conclude the Bible story. Comment: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The words of the scroll told the people what they were supposed to do. The Bible tells us what to do." 20aPlay a Game (3 minutes) 1 scroll from step 9 Instruct: "I'll choose one person at a time to pretend to be Josiah. Josiah will stand with his back to everyone and close his eyes. I will give this scroll to one of you sitting down. You will hide it behind you. When the scroll is hidden, I'll say 'Josiah, Josiah, who's got the scroll?' Josiah will then turn around and guess who has the scroll. Josiah gets three times to guess and then we change players." Choose one child to be Josiah. Give the scroll to a child for him to hide. Invite Josiah to guess. Reveal the correct person and choose a new player. 21aDismiss Children to Parents Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Page 4 of 11

5 Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time. Disposable bowls, twist ties or yarn, stickers, buttons, glue, children's scissors, hole punch Print "What the Bible Says" (CD). Print 1 per child. Create Boxes Repeat steps for each box: d Place one bowl upside down on another one. d Punch two holes about 1 inch apart through the rims of the bowls. d Push twist tie through holes and twist closed. Teacher Tips Punch holes and tie twists on the boxes before the activity. Twist tie buttons to the boxes. Scissors, 3 blankets, tape, paper, marker Print "What the Bible Says" (CD) and cut apart. Tape the blankets between chairs or ask adults to hold them. Print 1, 2, 3 on separate papers. Tape numbers to the blankets. Teacher Tip Use optional items such as beach towels, shower curtains, or refrigerator boxes. Worship Through Arts and Crafts Make Treasure Boxes Comment: "We learned the Bible teaches us what to do. Let's make treasure boxes to hold some Scriptures we can read at home. Choose one bowl to be the top and one to be the bottom of your box. Use the stickers to decorate your box, but leave the bottom of the box clean." Assist each child with punching holes and tying twist ties. Distribute "What the Bible Says" papers. Instruct: "Cut apart the Bible verses and put them in your treasure box. I'll read aloud the verses as we cut." Read aloud the verses. Direct: "Choose a button for the front of your box. Glue the top half of the button to the lower edge of the top bowl. The button will hang over the bottom bowl. Lift the button to open your box." Help the children complete their bowls and cut the strips. State: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The scroll had words from God that told the people what to do. The Bible teaches us what to do. The Bible helps us know the right things to do. Read your verses this week with your family." Lead children to clean the area. Pray. Worship Through Dramatic Play Play "Guess What Number" Mention: "Today we learned the Bible tells us what to do. Let's find some of the things the Bible tells us to do. We have three blankets to use in our activity. I'll choose a volunteer to stand behind one of the blankets. I'll give that person a Bible verse strip to read. Everyone else will close his eyes while the person goes behind a number. I'll choose someone who is sitting down to guess which number that person is standing behind." Lead a child to stand behind a blanket and hold a Bible verse. Invite a volunteer to guess which number the person is behind. Continue to allow child to guess until he guesses correctly. Assist the child with reading aloud the verse [whisper it in her ear]. Say the Bible verse. Talk about the Bible story as a new volunteer hides behind a number. State: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The scroll had words from God that told the people what to do. The Bible teaches us what to do." Continue to play. Pray. Week of October 9, 2011 Page 5 of 11

6 Bible, scissors, CD player, Worship KidStyle Preschool Music CD** or another music CD Print "What the Bible Says" (CD), cut apart, and place in the Bible. Teacher Tips Use a small New Testament Bible for the second game. Provide different colors and sizes of Bibles. Pass the Bibles while the music plays. When the music stops, ask, "Who has the red Bible?" The child with the red Bible chooses a Bible verse strip to be read. Crayons, tape, large wrapping paper, wrapping paper tubes, newspaper, glue, scissors Teacher Tips Tape 2 pieces of brown wrapping paper side by side to make a large scroll. Print "What the Bible Says" (CD). Invite children to cut apart the verses and glue to the scroll. Roll poster board into a cylinder to create a scroll end piece. Worship Through Games Play Bible Games dplay d "Pass the Bible" Communicate: "Today we learned the Bible tells us what to do. Let's play a game to learn some things the Bible tells us to do." Form a circle. Play music. Pass the Bible around. When the music stops, whoever has the Bible chooses a paper in the Bible for the teacher to read. Continue to play music, pass the Bible around, and read Bible verses. Say today's Bible verse (Psalm 33:4) together after reading each verse. Remind children of today's Bible story. Replace paper strips in the Bible. dplay d "Who Has the Bible?" Explain: "We will pass the Bible behind our backs while the music plays. When the music stops, I'll ask someone to guess who has the Bible. Whoever has the Bible chooses a strip to be read." dreview d the Bible Story Guide children to pass the Bible around the circle. When the music stops, the child holding the Bible will tell one fact about the Bible story. Continue as time allows. Collect the Bible. State: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The scroll had words from God that told the people what to do. The Bible teaches us what to do." Pray. Worship Through Exploration and Discovery Make a Giant Scroll Explain: "Today we learned the Bible tells us what to do. Let's make a giant scroll and print or draw things God wants us to do." Direct children to ball up newspaper and stuff it inside the wrapping paper tubes. Tape one end of the large paper to one tube along with the other end to the other tube. Invite children to draw pictures of Bible stories on the scroll. Lead children to write words from the Bible (Josiah, 2 Kings, God, etc.). Talk about today's Bible story. Lead children to clean the area. Assign two children to hold open the large scroll. Comment: "Josiah read the lost scroll. The scroll had words from God that told the people what to do. The Bible teaches us what to do." Pray. Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. OK to copy. Page 6 of 11

7 Todd Leonardo Josiah Read the Lost Scroll 2007 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. 2 Kings 22:1 23:3 Page 7 of 11

8 2 Kings Bible Books 4 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 8 of 11

9 Do what God says. Exodus 19:5 Love God with all your heart. Deuteronomy 6:5 Sing to God. 1 Chronicles 16:9 Bring an offering to thank God. 1 Chronicles 16:29 Look at the wonderful things God made. Job 37:14 Give thanks to God for He is good. Psalm 107:1 A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17 Speak the truth to one another. Zechariah 8:16 Tell everyone about Jesus. Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus said, "Love others as you love yourself." Mark 12:31 Be kind to those who do not like you. Luke 6:27 Do good to everyone. Galatians 6:10 Love one another. 1 John 4:7 What the Bible Says (October 9) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 9 of 11

10 Scrolls (October 9) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 10 of 11

11 The Bible is right. Psalm 33:4 Psalm 33:4 Paraphrase (October 9) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Fall LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy. Page 11 of 11