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1 Grades 1-4 Week 3 IN THE BEGINNING Leader s Guide Overview 4 WEEK CONTENT OVERVIEW Week 1: What s in the Bible? Week 2: Who Wrote the Bible? Week 3: Genesis & Primeval History Week 4: Primeval History LESSON SCHEDULE Video 1 / Small Group 1: Buck Denver Sports News (5 Min) Video (1 Min) / Small Group (4 Min) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Genesis Top Ten (15 Min) Video (3 Min) / Small Group (12 Min) Video 3 / Small Group 3: JAZINGA! (25 Min) Video (16 Min) / Small Group (9 Min) Video 4 / Small Group 4: Bible What s It? (20 Min) Video (3 Min) / Small Group (17 Min) EXTRAS! Video Outtakes Parent GO HOME Card Graphics Music LESSON OVERVIEW Today the children will learn about Genesis, the first book of the Bible, and understand Primeval History. REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT You may notice that some of the videos or small group activities repeat questions; that s not an accident! What s in the Bible? is a Biblical literacy curriculum that seeks to help children know the stories of the Bible, and how those stories were formed. Review and repetition are central to helping children understand the Bible. MUSIC IDEAS A few ideas for incorporating music into the What s in the Bible? lessons: Use the songs and music videos to sing along to in between Video 2 / Small Group 2 and Video 3 / Small Group 3. Or, add your favorite song after each small group activity! You might also use the What s in the Bible? songs as children are walking in or out of the classroom, or as quiet music during small group activities. MAKE IT YOUR OWN! What s In the Bible? gives you the freedom to customize your own curriculum. That means you have the ability to change, edit, remove or add anything you want to make this lesson a perfect fit for your children s ministry. If you have a template that you use every weekend, feel free to copy and paste the Leaders Guide into your template. Have fun customizing this lesson! OUTTAKES The outtakes are included as a special bonus! You can use the outtakes from the video as a creative way to welcome children to large group, or as parents are picking their children up from the classroom. You can even use them if you have extra time and need something extra to fill the time! THIS WEEK S SUPPLY LIST Video 1 / Small Group 1: Video 1 (Buck Denver Sports News), Buck Denver Sports News Template (1 Per Child), Markers (1 Per Child), Shepherding Guide (1 Per Child) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Video 2 (Bentley Brothers - Genesis), Story Cards, 1 Large Flip Chart and Several Markers Jellyfish One, LLC grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to edit What s in the Bible? Church Edition materials to fit their requirements and needs. These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of U.S. copyright laws Jellyfish One, LLC. All rights reserved. Video 3 / Small Group 3: Video 3 (Genesis - Primeval History), Finger Puppets (1 Per Child) OR Washable Markers, Garbage Can (office sized), Game Chips Video 4 / Small Group 4: Video 4 (Bible What s It?), GO HOME Cards (1 Per Child) Week 3/Overview

2 Grades 1-4 Week 3 IN THE BEGINNING Leader s Guide Overview 4 WEEK CONTENT OVERVIEW Week 1: What s in the Bible? Week 2: Who Wrote the Bible? Week 3: Genesis & Primeval History Week 4: Primeval History LESSON SCHEDULE Video 1 / Small Group 1: Buck Denver Sports News (5 Min) Video (1 Min) / Small Group (4 Min) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Genesis Top Ten (15 Min) Video (3 Min) / Small Group (12 Min) Video 3 / Small Group 3: JAZINGA! (25 Min) Video (16 Min) / Small Group (9 Min) Video 4 / Small Group 4: Bible What s It? (20 Min) Video (3 Min) / Small Group (17 Min) EXTRAS! Video Outtakes Parent GO HOME Card Graphics Music VIDEO 1 / SMALL GROUP 1 Supplies: Buck Denver Sports News Video, Buck Denver Sports News Template (1 Per Child), Markers (1 Per Child), Shepherding Guide (1 Per Child) Teacher Note: This activity is designed to be used with the Buck Denver Sports News Template, download or print one copy for each child, along with 1 Marker per child. Welcome the children! PLAY: Video 1 TAKE OUT the Buck Denver Sports News Template and give 1 to each child. SHOW the children Buck Denver s Headline with Picture SAY: Did you see Buck Denver? Wow, Man of News didn t even break a sweat playing baseball! Let s play a game and deliver our own sports headline. Today we are going to act out our sports headline by playing charades (or gestures). You can create your own headline or use one provided! Choose your headline and act it out. Once you have acted out your headline, share with the group why you chose this headline. Example: This week was a home run for me! I got an A on my homework, won the baseball game, and finished all my chores! Here are some phrases to get you started: Homerun week In the penalty box Shot a three pointer Struck out Ran a marathon Sprinted to the finish Kicked a field goal A penalty flag week Thrown out of the game Injury time-out Served SAY: Let s share our headlines with the group. SAY: These are great sports headlines! I have one more question for you: If you saw a headline that said, Genesis, the first book of the Bible what do you think would be in the news article? Today we are going to learn more about Genesis, the first book of the Bible. SHEPHERDING GUIDE Teacher Note: This tool is to help you know the children in your small group. It can be used as a tool for remembering what each child shares each week, so that you can follow-up in future weeks. Child s Name, Parent s Name, Contact Information, Headline News, Weather Headline, Sports News, Travel News, Prayer Requests Week 3/Small Group 1

3 VIDEO 2 / SMALL GROUP 2 Supplies: Bentley Brothers - Genesis Video, Story Cards, 1 Large Flip Chart and Several Markers PLAY: Video 2 SAY: Wow, I thought Buck Denver had tornado hair, but the Bentley Brothers have some serious sideburns! We heard in the Bentley Brothers song that Genesis means beginning and it is at the very beginning of the Bible. Many of our favorite Bible stories come from the book of Genesis. PLACE the flip chart paper, markers, and story cards in the middle of the group. SAY: We are going to see how many details we can remember about the stories in Genesis. Everyone can draw a story card. Pick 1 story card, read your card and then draw a picture of the story on a part of the flip chart paper. When everyone is finished drawing, you can share the details from the story you have drawn. HAVE the kids draw their pictures. If they get stuck, they can look up the story in the Bible by using the Bible reference on the story card. STORY CARDS 7 DAYS OF CREATION (Genesis 1:1-2:1) NOAH AND THE FLOOD (Genesis 6:9-7:12) ADAM AND EVE (Genesis 2:2-25) CAIN AND ABEL (Genesis 4:2-16) JOSEPH AND HIS COAT OF MANY COLORS (Genesis 37:1-4, 18-28) TOWER OF BABEL (Genesis 11:1-9) SODOM AND GOMORRAH (Genesis 19:1-13) ABRAHAM AND SARAH (Genesis 18:1-12) ISAAC (Genesis 21:1-7) JACOB AND ESSAU (Genesis 25:19-28) JACOB S SONS (Genesis 37:1-11) JOSEPH (Genesis 37:23-36) Week 3/Small Group 2

4 VIDEO 3 / SMALL GROUP 3 Supplies: Genesis - Primeval History Video, Jazinga Puppets, Scissors and Tape (If Using the Jazinga Puppets), OR Washable Markers, Garbage Can (Office Size), Game Chips (Bingo Chips or a Roll of Pennies) Teacher Note: This game is intended to reinforce content covered in the video. PLAY: Video 3 GAME DIRECTIONS: Using the washable markers, encourage kids to draw their favorite What s in the Bible? character on the first two fingers of their dominant hand. Or print out the finger puppets and have the kids cut one out and tape it to their fingers. Give each child 2 game chips to start. Ask the following questions (either in teams or as individuals). For each correct answer, give the child or team 1 game chip. Give a bonus chip if a child answers in the voice of the What s in the Bible? character on his/her finger! After all of the questions have been answered, set up the Jazinga can (garbage can). Have each child stand behind a designated line. Lay the game chip on the first two fingers (finger puppet) of their dominant hand and toss the game chip into the Jazinga can. Each time they make a shot, yell out JAZINGA! The team or child with the most Jazingas wins! SAY: We are going to play Jazinga! First, I am going to divide you into two teams. As each team answers the following questions, you will be given a game chip for each correct answer. Take a moment and draw your favorite What s in the Bible? character on your first two fingers. You can receive a bonus chip if you answer the question in the voice of your character. Let s answer the questions. QUESTIONS 1. Genesis means? A. Beginning B. End C. Middle D. Side 2. Primeval History means? A. Last Age B. Old Age C. First Age D. Middle Age 3. Primeval History is covered by the first (how many) chapters of Genesis? A. 45 B. 11 C. 21 D. 1 million 4. True or False: God created because He is creative. 5. God has given us a great gift. What is this great gift? A. Tornado Hair B. Unicorns C. Lots of homework D. Ability to choose 6. Genesis chapter one tells the story of? A. Creation B. Fun C. Sleep D. Eating 7. When God created the world everything was perfect, but Adam and Eve made a bad choice. What is this bad choice called? A. Swimming B. Sin C. Strike Out D. Wrong 8. True or False: God told Adam and Eve that they could eat the fruit of the tree of life. 9. Who/what came into the garden to try and trick Adam and Eve? A. Santa Clause & Elvis B. Mouse C. Ant D. Serpent ANSWERS A. Beginning C. First Age B. 11 True D. Ability to choose A. Creation B. Sin False D. Serpent SAY: Great job answering the questions! This is the Jazinga can. Take your first two fingers (puppet fingers) and lay the chip on the pads of your finger. Standing behind this line try and toss your chip into the Jazinga can. If it lands in the can shout JAZINGA! The team with the most Jazingas wins. Week 3/Small Group 3

5 VIDEO 4 / SMALL GROUP 4 Supplies: Bible What s It? Video, GO HOME Cards (1 Per Child) Teacher Note: This activity is a set of review questions that will appear on the video. Take time to answer and discuss each question with your small group. At the end of this time, take prayer requests and lead a time of prayer with your group. PLAY: Video 4 SAY: Let s play Bible What s It? I will divide you into 2 teams. You can work with your team to answer each question. The team who answers the most questions correctly, wins! Questions 1. The word Genesis means? A. End B. Middle C. Beginning D. Final 2. The first 11 chapters are known as history? A. Primeval B. Primetime C. Primitive D. Old 3. The storyteller s name in What s in the Bible? is? A. Moses B. Buck Denver C. Chuck D. Chester Whigget 4. The first two people s names were? A. Adam and Eve B. Clive and Ian C. Buck and Denver D. Allan and Eva 5. True or False: God lets us choose to love him or to not love him? 6. God chose to flood the world to get rid of? A. Sin B. Snow C. Smelly garbage D. Weeds Answers C. Beginning A. Primeval D. Chester Whigget A. Adam and Eve True A. Sin SAY: How does the story of Adam and Eve make you feel? SAY: If you had been in the Garden, what choice would you have made? ASK the children to share their prayer requests. PRAY with your children. GO HOME CARD PARENT WALK OUT TIME GIVE each family 1 GO HOME Card. Today, your child learned about Primeval History and the book of Genesis! A few discussion questions for the way home: What is your favorite Bible story from the book of Genesis? God gave Adam and Eve a choice. What was their choice? (To touch or not touch the tree in the garden of Eden) God gave us the gift of choice. What choices do you most like to make? What does Primeval History refer to? (The first 11 Chapters of the Bible) What was one new thing you learned about God from the Bible today? BIG QUESTION: Can you fill in the blanks? The first chapters of Genesis are called. Go to whatsinthebible.com to discover the answer! Week 3/Small Group 4