GOD MADE THE WORLD GOD LOVES MY FAMILY DO WHAT GOD SAYS

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1 BABIES 5s FALL 2016 LEADER GUIDE GOD MADE THE WORLD GOD LOVES MY FAMILY DO WHAT GOD SAYS

2 GOD MADE THE WORLD EATIO made day, night, land, and plants. LEADER BIBLE STUDY N CR LIFE POINT: G od The most basic question for science and philosophy is, How did the universe begin? LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. In the 20th century, secular astronomers came to the undisputed conclusion that the entire universe (time, space, matter, and energy) had a beginning from nothing. But they cannot, in any way, explain how. Genesis 1:1 gives the only reasonable answer to the how question God BIBLE PASSAGE created everything. God revealed that the universe exists because He brought it into Genesis 1:1-19 existence from nothing. The Hebrew word translated created is bara, which means WEEKLY VERSE specially created (it is also used twice for mankind s creation in verse 27). In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 Beyond that initial creation event, Genesis 1 2 outlines the six-day progression God followed to create the earth. We will look at the first four days in this session. Initially the earth was dark and formless over the waters. So the Spirit of God created light, which established days and nights. On day two, He formed the sky. On day three, dry land emerged. He called the land earth and the waters seas. God made plants and trees and declared them good. On day four, God opened the skies to reveal the sun, moon, and stars to light the earth. The sun was to have dominion over the day, and the moon governed the night. The stars also shone brightly, and God saw it was good. Why can t science tell us how the universe was made? Why is it necessary for God to reveal how the universe was made? How was God s declaration that His creation is good reflective of His holy nature? SUGGESTED DATE: week of September 4 8 U n i t 1, S e ss i o n 1 NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Additional training for Bible Studies For Life: Kids available at ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife

3 GROUP TIME Move to music. Play God Made a Beautiful World (track 2). Guide preschoolers to form a circle (earth) and spin slowly left and right as a group. Tell the Bible story. Choose a child to open your Bible to the Book of Genesis. Tell the children that Genesis is the first book in the Bible. Display the time line. Point to each number on the time line as you tell the Bible story. Emphasize that God created the world in six days. Comment that today you will learn about the first four days. GOD MADE THE WORLD Based on Genesis 1:1-19 In the beginning God made the world. The world was first dark and empty. God said, Let there be light, and there was light. He called the light day and the dark night. He made the first morning, the first evening, and the first day. On the second day, God separated the water. The area between the water was called sky. The night came and then a new morning. On the third day, God spoke and created dry land. He called the dry land earth and the gathering of the water seas. He then created all kinds of trees and plants. He made trees that grow fruit and plants that grow seed. He saw it was good. The night came and a new day. On the fourth day, God said, Let there be lights in the sky. He made the moon and stars to give light at night. He made a brighter light, the sun, to give light for the day. God looked at everything He created and saw it was good. Review the Bible story and learn the Bible Verses. Choose a child to attach the corresponding time line pictures to day 1. Continue with the time line through day 4, reviewing what God made each day. Display the Unit and Weekly Verse Markers. Mention that today both Bible Verses are the same. Lead the preschoolers to say the Bible Verse while giving a thumbs-up sign after each picture is attached to the time line. Mention that Jesus taught the people that God cares about His creation. Play a game and pray. Point to the yellow and black papers on the walls. Explain that the preschoolers need to decide if what you say is seen or done during the night or day. Practice with the word sleep. Direct the children to move to the black paper because we usually sleep at night. Continue the game with these words: play at park, stars, owl sleeps, moon, sun, go to church, ride your bike. Lead the children in prayer by saying, I am thankful for (something God made). Wrap it up. Talk about the children s favorite nature items. Sing God Made You and Me (track 1). Option: Show the video God Made the World: Life Action. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE Decide when to have group time. Choose activities to do before and/or after group time. Use the words in bold to tell the Bible story to babies 2s. Use all words for 3s 5s. Pack Items 14, 15, 20, 21: Unit Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers, Creation Picture Time Line, Time Line Pictures Teaching Picture 1 CD DVD Black and yellow construction paper, tape Tape one black and one yellow sheet of construction paper on opposite ends of the room. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 9

4 BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Kids Activity Page Pack Item 33: Book: Daytime, Nighttime Washable markers, white construction paper, damp sponge, crayons, books or magazines with pictures of sunsets Pack Items 23, 24: Can You Find? Gameboard, Can You Find? Game Cards Bible, small bag or basket Blocks (wooden, cardboard, interlocking), pictures of National Parks, fabric pieces (brown, green, blue) Pack Item 26: Food Wheel Teaching Picture 1 Play dough, cookie cutters (star, circle), rolling pins, toy fruit, container, scissors, brad DRAW SUNSETS (Art) Help each child complete the Kids Activity Page. Lead preschoolers to draw sunsets on their papers. Explain that a sunset happens at the end of the day when the sun is lowering and night is coming. State that God made the sun so we would have light during the day. Help the children gently tap the damp sponge on the drawings to blend the colors into each other. Lead children to pray, thanking God for the sun. Adapt for Babies 2s: Read aloud Daytime, Nighttime. Look at sunset pictures. PLAY A GAME (Games) Place the game cards in a bag or basket. Lay the bag and gameboard on the floor or table. Talk about the Bible story. Say the Life Point. Guide a child to pull out a card. Read aloud the card. Encourage children to work together to find what is described on the card. Continue until each card is used. Option: Allow children to point to and identify the items on the gameboard. Adapt for Babies 2s: Open your Bible to Genesis 1. Point out the title Genesis and talk about the Bible story as a child touches and handles the Bible. BUILD WITH BLOCKS (Blocks) Mention that God made mountains, hills, and different rock forms on day 3. Suggest preschoolers use the blocks and fabric pieces to make things God made. Show the pictures of national parks for ideas. Review the Bible story. Remind children that God did not use His hands to make the world. Say that God used His words: He said the word light and there was light. Adapt for Babies 2s: Look at the National Parks pictures. Use interlocking blocks. MOLD WITH PLAY DOUGH (Art) Assemble the Food Wheel. Lead preschoolers to roll out the play dough and cut out star and circle shapes. Remind them that God created the stars and moon to give us light during the night. Suggest they use the play dough to make other things that God created. Invite children to spin the Food Wheel and mold that particular food with the dough. Display the Teaching Picture, asking children to point at and name the different things God made. Adapt for Babies 2s: Fill and dump toy fruit from a container. Look at and name pictures on the wheel. 10 Unit 1, Session 1

5 LIFE POINT God made day, night, land, and plants. DIG IN DIRT (Nature) Post the Allergy Alert. Cover the table with the tablecloth. Set all items on the tablecloth. Encourage the children to dig, scoop, and pour the dirt in the dishpans. Display and read aloud the Weekly Verse. Pray, thanking God for the things He made. Remark that Jesus wrote in the dirt and even used dirt to help a man to see. Adapt for Babies 1s: Place dirt inside the plastic bottles and tape closed. Invite children to play with the bottles: passing, rolling, shaking, hiding and finding. PAINT AN EARTH PICTURE (Art) Staple one plate to a paper (1 per child). Direct children to use the spoons to drop the paint on different places on their stapled plates. Tell the children not to fill their plate with paint. Instruct preschoolers to place the second plate on top of the painted one and turn it several times. Help them remove and throw away the top plate. Say that God put the land (brown) and water (blue) in place on the third day. Adapt for Babies 2s: Squirt paint onto a paper, place inside the round container with marbles, and allow the child to roll the container. Remove the paper, repeating the process for each child. INTRODUCE MISSIONS Say that God made the world (show globe). Mention that God made different places with water and land. Remark that one place is called Africa (show on globe). Look at the ground in the Missions Pictures. State that God made the dirt that the children in Africa walk on and that missionary, Kimberly Cain, stands on to teach children about God and Jesus. COLOR AND NAME SCENES Talk about the different things God made as the children color the Coloring Page. Challenge children to thank God for the wonderful things He created every time they see the sun, the moon, and the stars. Name scenes (garden, river, mountain), inviting children to tell what they might see. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with the toy sun, moon, and star. Pack Items 15, 44: Weekly Verse Markers, Alerts Dishpans with about 1-2 inches of dirt or potting soil, small scoops and shovels, plastic tablecloth, clear plastic bottles, tape Option: Plant grass seed in small plastic cups of dirt. 2 paper plates per child, brown and blue paint, painting smocks, plastic spoons, colored paper, stapler, squirt bottles of paint, empty oatmeal container with lid, marbles CD: Missions Pictures Inflatable globe or picture of the continents or Africa CD: God Made the World Coloring Page Crayons; toy sun, moon, star CLEAN UP Play God s Love is Really Great (track 16) as preschoolers clean. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 11

6 UNIT 1 SESSION 1 GOD MADE THE WORLD BONUS TEACHING HOUR FOR BABIES 5s LTRANSITION/GROUP TIME ROOM SNACK 1s 2s: Place snack on tables. 3s 5s: Choose a couple of children to help serve the snack. Ask a volunteer to pray. Remind preschoolers to clean their snack areas. Thank them for their help. MOVE TO GROUP TIME 1s 2s: Tell the Bible story as children snack. Then invite children to play in the room. 3s 5s: Lead the children to the group-time area as you cheer, God made the world! TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY INTRODUCE the Bible Story Genesis 1:1-19 Display a map. Encourage the child to point to the land and water areas on the map. Open your Bible to Genesis 1 and tell the Bible story. SUMMARIZE the Bible Story (Use the words in bold for 1s 2s; all words for 3s 5s.) In the beginning God made the world. On the first day, God made light and dark. On the second day, God separated the water. He named the part between the waters sky. On the third day, God gathered land and water in its places. He filled the land with all kinds of trees and plants. On the fourth day, God made the moon, stars, and sun. YOUR TEACHING PARTNER(S) DATE OF USE LIFE POINT God made day, night, land, and plants. UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 WEEKLY VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 REVIEW the Bible Story Who made the world? What did God call the part between the water? What did God fill the land with? Who made the moon, stars, and sun? EMPHASIZE the Life Point Say that God made day, night, land, and plants. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s BTH-3

7 SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of Are You Sleeping? : God made the world. (Touch fingertips over head to form a circle.) God made the world. Yes, He did. Yes, He did. (Nod head.) He made the land and sea. He made plants and trees. It was good; it was good. (Do thumbs-up.) SAY THE UNIT VERSE Say aloud Unit Verse, pointing up when saying God and circling arms over head when saying world. Repeat, leading children in saying the verse. PRAY Pray, thanking God for making this beautiful world. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God made day, night, land, and plants. A. Make night skies. Distribute black paper, star stickers, and crayons. Instruct the children to place star stickers all over their black paper. Suggest they use white crayons to draw moons on their papers. Remind preschoolers that God created the sun, moon, and stars. Say that He made the whole world. Adapt for Babies 1s: Cover a paper with large stars for children to touch. Stick a large star sticker on each child s clothes. Monitor so stars are not removed and put into mouths. B. Crawl through a tunnel. Remove the chairs from around a table. Cover the table with a blanket (optional). Tell children that under the table is a pretend tunnel. Encourage children to crawl through the tunnel. Say that sometimes a tunnel is dark. Mention that God made the sun, moon, and stars so we would have light to see. Adapt for Babies 2s: Sit at one end of the tunnel. Encourage children to crawl to you. C. Work puzzles. Guide the preschoolers to work puzzles with pictures of space, food, or nature. Remind them that God made the world in six days but they have only learned about what He made on the first four days. Adapt for Babies 2s: Play with toy food items. Mention that the food items come from plants that God created. D. Finish the patterns. Provide several small squares of construction paper in four different colors. Start a pattern with the colors and challenge the child to continue the pattern. Suggest a child make his own pattern. Talk about things God made in those colors. Adapt for Babies 2s: Laminate four colors of construction paper squares. Display and point to each color, encouraging older babies to say the color. Name things that God made that are those colors. CLEAN UP Say: Let s work together to get the room cleaned. Guide children to clean the room. PRETEND TO PLAY Gather the children in a circle. Start with tossing a pretend ball to each other. Continue pretending to have fun doing these actions or some of your own: jumping rope, hiking, canoeing, picking blueberries, lying down and looking at the stars. Mention that we can do all kinds of fun things in the world that God made. Adapt for Babies 1s: Read books together. DISMISS Help children gather art projects or personal belongings. Remind parents to review the Bible story listed this week on the Kids Activity Page. Thank you for serving! 4-BTH UNIT 1 SESSION LifeWay.

8 UNIT 1. SESSION 1 God Made the World Find and Connect UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. GENESIS 1:1 The first book of the Bible, Genesis, tells about all the things that God made. According to Genesis, place an X on the item in each row that God did not make. Image Credit: shutterstock Draw lines to connect the dots to discover something God made. What did you make? What other things did God make? BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE BABIES 5s 3

9 TM Preschool AT RE IO N C THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: Your child is learning about creation. Today was about the first four days of creation. How can you help your child learn to appreciate the wonders of God s creation? LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING: God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. GOD MADE THE WORLD SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:1-19 WEEKLY VERSE: In the begin ning God made the world. Ge nesis 1:1 LIFE POINT: God made day, night, land, and plants. Use the words in bold to tell the Bible story to younger presch oolers. Use all sentences for older pre schoolers. LIVE IT OUT: Late summer and early fall are great times for outdoor exploring. Use these times outdoors to call attention to all that God has made. Take time to pray with your child and thank God for His creation. BIBLE AND ME: Read these verses each day with your child. Sunday: Isaiah 40:28 Monday: Nehemiah 9:6 Tuesday: Isaiah 45:18 Wednesday: Psalm 148:5 Thursday: Isaiah 40:26 Friday: Colossians 1:16 Saturday: Revelation 4:11 In the beginning God made the world. The world was firs t dark and empty. God said, Let there be light, and there was light. He called the light day and the dark night. He made the first morni ng, the first evening, and the first day. On the second day, God sepa rated the water. The area be tween the water was called sky. The night came and then a new mo rning. On the third day, God spoke and created dry land. He ca lled the dry land earth and the gathering of the water sea s. He then created all kinds of trees an d plants. He made trees tha t grow fruit and plants that grow seed. He saw it was good. The night cam e and a new day. On the fourth day, God said, Let there be lights in the sky. He made the moon and stars to give light at night. He ma de a brighter light, the sun, to giv e light for the day. God loo ked at everything He created and saw it was good. TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out the God Made the World section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App.

10 GOD MADE THE WORLD GENESIS 1:1-19 TEACHING PICTURE 1

11 GOD MADE THE WORLD Based on Genesis 1:1-19 Use the words in bold to tell the Bible story to younger preschoolers. Use all sentences for older preschoolers. In the beginning God made the world. The world was first dark and empty. God said, Let there be light, and there was light. He called the light day and the dark night. He made the first morning, the first evening, and the first day. On the second day, God separated the water. The area between the water was called sky. The night came and then a new morning. On the third day, God spoke and created dry land. He called the dry land earth and the gathering of the water seas. He then created all kinds of trees and plants. He made trees that grow fruit and plants that grow seed. He saw it was good. The night came and a new day. On the fourth day, God said, Let there be lights in the sky. He made the moon and stars to give light at night. He made a brighter light, the sun, to give light for the day. God looked at everything He created and saw it was good. UNIT VERSE: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 WEEKLY VERSE: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 GROUP TIME Move to music. Play God Made a Beautiful World (track 2). Guide preschoolers to form a circle (earth) and spin slowly left and right as a group. Tell the Bible story. Choose a child to open your Bible to the Book of Genesis. Tell the children that Genesis is the first book in the Bible. Display the time line. Point to each number on the time line as you tell the Bible story. Emphasize that God created the world in six days. Comment that today you will learn about the first four days. Review the Bible story and learn the Bible Verses. Choose a child to attach the corresponding time line pictures to day 1. Continue with the time line through day 4, reviewing what God made each day. Display the Unit and Weekly Verse Markers. Mention that today both Bible Verses are the same. Lead the preschoolers to say the Bible Verse while giving a thumbs-up sign after each picture is attached to the time line. Mention that Jesus taught the people that God cares about His creation. Play a game and pray. Point to the yellow and black papers on the walls. Explain that the preschoolers need to decide if what you say is seen or done during the night or day. Practice with the word sleep. Direct the children to move to the black paper because we usually sleep at night. Continue the game with these words: play at park, stars, owl sleeps, moon, sun, go to church, ride your bike. Lead the children in prayer by saying, I am thankful for (something God made). Wrap it up. Talk about the children s favorite nature items. Sing God Made You and Me (track 1). Option: Show the video God Made the World: Life Action. LIFE POINT: God made day, night, land, and plants.

12 In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 God has plans to care for you. Jeremiah 29:11 God will help you today. Exodus 14:13 14 UNIT VERSE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Cut apart the Unit Verse Markers. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.

13 In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 God made the animals. Genesis 1:25 Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 Do what God says. Deuteronomy 8:6 God loves us. Psalm 117:2 God has plans to care for you. Jeremiah 29:11 Try to get along with everyone. Romans 12:18 Show love to one another. Romans 12:10 Love one another. 1 John 4:7 God loves me. Psalm 86:13 God will help you today. Exodus 14:13 We will do what God says. Exodus 19:8 15 WEEKLY VERSE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Separate the Weekly Verse Markers. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.

14 20 CREATION PICTURE TIME LINE Unit 1, Sessions 1 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Display the time line during group times in Unit 1, Sessions 1 3. See the Leader Guide for specific directions.

15 21 TIME LINE PICTURES Unit 1, Sessions 1 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Image Credit: shutterstock Instructions: Cut apart the pictures. Use the pictures with the time line during group time for Unit 1, sessions 1 3. See the Leader Guide for specific directions.

16 23 CAN YOU FIND? GAMEBOARD Units 1, 2, 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use the gameboard with the game cards (Pack item 24) to encourage preschoolers to find specific items. Or invite preschoolers to search and name what they find.

17 cut out Instructions: Cut along all dotted lines. Lay the colored circle to the top of the circle with pictures of fruits and vegetables. Push a metal fastener through the center of both circles and secure. 26 FOOD WHEEL Unit 1 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016

18 Nighttime I am so glad that God made the world. Daytime BOOK: DAYTIME, NIGHTTIME 33 Units 1, 2, 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016

19 Illustrate the same scene from page 2 but as if it is night. Dark night sky with a moon and stars. Make the colors on this page as if at night. the moon to shine at 2 3 night. God made God made the day and the sun so bright. Illustrate a rolling green mountain with trees a blue river running down it. Blue sky in broad daylight (sunny).

20 See the fish as they swims by. 4 5 God made the birds that fly so high. Illustrate an ocean and sky scene so that you can see birds in the air and the fish in the sea. Show the same basic scene as page 4 but as if it was night. Show a dark sky with moon and stars. Show a bright sky with a large sun and birds flying through the air. Show fish and other sea creatures swimming in the water.

21 6 7 God made the animals and people, too. God loves us all. Yes, He loves you. Close-up illustration of a family home and a large tree. The house and the tree are so close that half of them are bleeding off the page. You can see a mother holding a child and peering out the window. This can be an indication. There is an owl sleeping in the tree. This is the same scene as page six as if it is night. The lights are off inside the house and The owl is awake and flying off. The bluebird is asleep on her nest. Show a dark sky with a moon and stars. There is branch with a bird s nest that has baby birds with their beaks open and pointing up. Show a mommy bluebird flying back to the nest. Blue sky and sun is shining.

22 Allergy Alert Today your child will be tasting, smelling, or handling the following: 44 ALERTS Units 1, 2, 3 Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Laminate or cover signs (both sides) with clear contact plastic. Use a dry erase marker to list items or to state where the class can be found. Post the signs for parents to see.

23 MISSIONS PICTURES UNIT 1 Missions in West Africa Missionary: Kimberly Cain Jesus loves all children everywhere and wants them to learn about Him. Kimberly Cain in West Africa loves children and tells them about Jesus. Sometimes Kimberly teaches children as they sit on mats on the dusty ground. Sometimes she teaches children at a local church where the roof is made of woven grass. That church building might not look like yours, but the children in West Africa are learning the same stories from the Bible that you are! Kimberly uses a storytelling cloth to tell stories from the Bible. Each picture on the cloth is about a different Bible story. Kimberly tells children the Bible stories so they can grow up knowing Jesus and telling others about Him. Pray For missionaries to learn the new language For missionaries to adjust to a new culture and yearround hot temperatures For the children of West Africa to learn to follow Jesus and tell others Bible Studies For Life Babies 5s, Fall LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced.

24 God Made the World In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1: LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced.