THE STORY OF CREATION

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1 THE STORY OF CREATION 1

2 MINISTRY EXPERIENCE TOOL GOD IS GOOD WEEK 1: The Story of Creation This science experiment was originally published at and is licensed to the Harvest Kids Series. Copyright 2015 by Steve Spangler Science. All Rights Reserved. For additional science experiments you can do at home visit OVERVIEW Memory Verse: Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Nail: Be thankful. Week 1: The Story of Creation Scripture Story: Genesis 1-2:3 Week 2: The Story of Noah and the Flood Scripture Story: Genesis 6-9 Week 3: The Story of Jesus Calling the Little Children Scripture Story: Matthew 19:13-22 Week 4: The Story of Turning Water to Wine Scripture Story: John 2:1-11 HOW THIS CHANGES ME: I can be thankful. 1. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS GENEROSITY: With both hands in the air, do jazz fingers while cheering, It was good. 2. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS PROMISES: Starting with arms spread wide, bring arms up, arched to display a rainbow. 3. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS LOVE: Make a heart with your fingers and hands together with thumbs pointing down to make the bottom point of the heart. 4. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS GIFTS: With palms open facing up, move arms together towards the ground. 2

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS WHO NEEDS TO KNOW? Staff Classroom Volunteer Story Teller or Upfront Person Preschool Supply List 4 Grade School Supply List 5 How to Preschool 6 How to Grade School 7 Story Room Directives 8 What s Happening? Directives ½ year olds Application Station 11 2 ½ -3 year olds Application Station 13 3 year olds Application Station 15 4 year olds Application Station 17 Pre-kindergarten Application Station 19 Kindergarten Application Station 21 First Grade Application Station 23 Second Grade Application Station 25 Third Grade Application Station 28 Fourth Grade Application Station 31 Fifth Grade Application Station 34 TOOL COLOR CODES When you see GREEN, it s time to move to the next thing. When you see GOLD, slow down! Take your time. Make sure the kids get this. When you see PURPLE, something is changing. Make sure you are in the right place. When you see RED, please stop. You must do this instruction, no matter what. 3

4 PRESCHOOL Supply List for Week STORY ROOM Story Prop Ideas: Mound of clay, Bible Memory Verse Activity: Motions found in devo take-home Upfront Game: None APPLICATION STATION (*include a Bible for each station) 2-2 ½ year olds Purposeful play bins Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching Flannel graph for the story of Creation Creation pictures Snack, water, napkins and cups Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Purposeful play bins Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons Preschool devo take-homes 2 ½ & 3 year olds Purposeful play bins Comfort sign with matching lanyards Snack, water, napkins and cups Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching Flannel graph for the story of Creation Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Creation pictures Purposeful play bins Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons Preschool devo take-homes 3 year olds Purposeful play bins Comfort sign with matching lanyards Snack, water, napkins and cups Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching Flannel graph for the story of Creation Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Creation pictures Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons Preschool devo take-homes 4 year olds Purposeful play bins Snack, water, napkins and cups Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching Comfort sign with matching lanyards Flannel graph for the story of Creation Happy/sad face cards Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Creation pictures Tactile boxes with items that are smooth, rough, squishy, hard, a variety of textures Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons Preschool devo take-homes Pre-Kindergarten Purposeful play bins Snack, water, napkins and cups Preschool devo take-home with memory verse motions for teaching Comfort sign with matching lanyards Flannel graph for the story of Creation Happy/sad face cards Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Creation pictures Tactile boxes with items that are smooth, rough, squishy, hard, a variety of textures Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons Preschool devo take-homes 4

5 GRADE SCHOOL Supply List for Week LARGE GROUP Stage Props: GOOD sign, balloons, pre-printed bookmarks Memory Verse Activity: None Upfront Game: Scorecard, Bible, binders. APPLICATION STATION Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade Fourth and Fifth Grade Watercolor paints, brushes, cups of water, storyboard, boxes representing six days of Creation Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Happy/sad face cards Flannel graph for the story of Creation Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons or markers, LGOTA pages Watercolor paints, brushes, cups of water, storyboard, boxes representing six days of Creation Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Happy/sad face cards Flannel graph for the story of Creation Instruments or items that can be used as instruments Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons or markers, LGOTA pages Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Happy/sad face cards Science experiment supplies listed on page 26 Cube of Creation, small signs for walls Word puzzles, Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons or markers, LGOTA pages Dry erase markers, whiteboard or window, eraser Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Photocopies of passage (Genesis 1-2:3), orange, green and yellow colored pencils Science experiment supplies listed on page 29 Cube of Creation, small signs for walls Word puzzles, crayons or markers, LGOTA pages Snack, water, napkins and cups Extra binders for the new children Grade school devo take-homes Photocopies of passage (Genesis 1-2:3), orange, green and yellow colored pencils Science experiment supplies listed on pages 32 and 35 Cube of Creation, small signs for walls Word puzzles, crayons or markers, LGOTA pages 5

6 HOW TO PRESCHOOL Comfort Sign and Classroom Lanyards Comfort Sign One comfort sign will be in each classroom and will be used by the classroom volunteers. The comfort sign picture will be the same as the children s lanyard. This is what you will use to help the children identify their group in the Story Room for large group time. Do not use picture as anything more than group identification. Do not ask children to walk like a fire truck. (Use the Transition Activity to Story Room ideas below.) Lanyards There will be a set of color coded lanyards with a picture insert in each classroom (example: orange lanyard/ fire truck). There will be a series of different pictures in rotation for your classroom each month. Prior to transition to Story Room, each child will be handed a lanyard with that classroom s comfort sign picture of the week. 1. When the children line up to begin transition to Story Room ask the child to put on their lanyard. 2. Children should keep their lanyards on throughout Story Room and remove them as they re-enter class after Story Room. 3. Today s Schedule, listed at the beginning of each age group, communicates when children begin their transition to Story Room. Transition Activity to STORY ROOM Activity will rotate each month and be designed with intentionality to support the WORD of the month. When beginning the final action/activity, tell the children they will be going to the Story Room in one/two minutes. If there is a child who has difficulty transitioning, give this child a private three minute as well as a one/two minute warning. When final activity is complete: Tell all the children to stand up. Grab your comfort sign. (You will use this to lead children to Story Room.) Ask children to show their right hand, place it on their forehead (like looking far in the sun) and follow in a straight, quiet line while they help their volunteer search for the classroom entry. Walk the children in a line to the entry. Look back at them with a wink/smile and creep (like sneaking) along to the entry of room. Transitional activity is found in each age appropriate Application Station. Pick up the comfort sign and begin to move quietly to the Story Room. Nothing is loud. Everything is quiet. Once you teach children to behave this way they will catch on quickly. Look back and encourage children along by asking them to bring their transition activity to the Story Room to show our friends. High Impact STORY ROOM Values 1. Repetition 2. One upfront person (Story Teller) 3. Quiet voice 4. Story Room rugs 5. Screen cues programming elements. (Screen at front and screen at back wall for volunteers) Entry Experience 1. Children are handed their Story Room rugs outside of the Story Room. 2. Volunteer walks to the front of the Story Room holding up their comfort sign. Have the children sit in their group. Fill the Story Room in first from house left (if facing the flat screens) then to house right. 3. Volunteer Script: Welcome to the Story Room! Please take your Story Room rugs and find a quiet place to sit. (Story Teller and most volunteers face the entry always). 4. Children always sit with backs to the entry. Story Hits / Story Sequencing If the schedule guides the Story Hits portion of the experience to be after children return to the classroom from the Story Room, it will be time to retell the story using a flannel graph tool. Story sequencing should be used to retell the story. Place the first flannel on the board and begin the story. Then ask: What happens next? and place another piece of flannel on the board to prompt the correct response. Continue sequencing through the end of the story. 6

7 HOW TO GRADE SCHOOL What To-Do in the Queue Welcome / Check children s binders and mark points / Help kindergarteners and first graders bookmark their Bibles Ask if they have been to church before / Call them by name / Ask about their family / Ask about their school and teacher / Ask about pets / Ask about previous week Snack Idea Snack buffet of fruit snacks, animal crackers, Oreos and teddy grahams. Memory Verse Activity Who Can Say It Louder? Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Instructions 1. Say, We are going to compete to see who can say our memory verse the loudest. 2. Do not call kids to the front. Rather, the volunteer divides the kids into two groups. (See below for group suggestions.) 3. The volunteer calls out each group and has them compete. Boys vs. Girls K, 1, 2 vs. 3, 4, 5 Dark hair vs. Light hair Volunteers vs. Kids Sports team vs Sports team Likes the beach vs. likes the snow With an accent vs. Without an accent Short Hair vs. Long hair Likes hockey vs. doesn t like hockey Upfront Game Who did it again? Participants: All kids plus volunteers to keep count Supplies: Bibles, binders, scorecard, pencil Object of the game: Which grade can acquire the most points? Instructions: Call out an item from the list below. All the kids who have the requested item should run to the front, stand with the others from their grade and be counted. Then send them all back to their seats for the next round. 1. Open your binder to the LGOTA page. It has the big God Is graphic on it. You received it last week. If you have writing on that page saying what you saw and learned, come to the front, stand with your grade and be counted. (Write down the total from each grade. Send everyone back to their seats.) 2. Open your binder. Check to see that you have all three devos done (or marked on your rewards sheet). If you do, bring it to the front, stand with your grade and be counted. (Write down the total from each grade. Send everyone back to their seats.) 3. If you have your Bible and it s bookmarked to this week s passage, bring it up here and stand with your grade to be counted. (Write down the total from each grade. Send everyone back to their seats.) 4. If you think you know this month s memory verse, come to the front and stand with your grade to be counted. (Write down the total from each grade. Send everyone back to their seats.) 5. If today is your first time at Harvest, stand and be counted. (Write down the total from each grade.) 6. Total each grade s points and announce the winner. Who is wearing it? Supplies: None Instructions: Ask children to stand up if they are wearing something you describe. If your shirt has red in it. If your shoes are sparkly. If you are wearing something in your hair. If you have white socks on your feet. If you are wearing nail polish. If you have the name of a sports team on your t-shirt. If you have an animal on your shirt or pants. When Animals Fly Supplies: Hula-hoops, inflatable animals and beach balls Set Up: Pile inflatable animals and beach balls on the stage Object of the game: The object of the game is to throw as many inflatables as possible through your hoop in a determined amount of time. Instructions: Assign children in the audience to hold the hula-hoops. Have a second group of children throw the inflatables through the hula-hoops. Volunteers count the number of inflatables that fly through the hoops. Reset game. Bring it Up Supplies: None (participants provide) Set up: None Instructions: Divide your group into 6-8 teams. The game leader will be up-front. The up-front person will yell out a demand for a somewhat uncommon item that people might have on them. Have each team elect ONE runner to run the item to the person in the front. The first team to bring up the item wins that round. (Be sure to involve volunteers for uncommon items.) Examples: FIRST TEAM TO BRING UP (You can change the number of items based on attendance.) 12 shoes tied together 6 boys wearing boots 3 belts hooked together 3 hair brushes $1.00 in quarters Chewed gum 5 girls with pony tails 4 girls carrying 1 girl 4 socks with a hole 8 wrist watches Driver's license 10 boys in glasses 7

8 PRESCHOOL: STORY ROOM DIRECTIVES Entry Experience 1. Children are handed their Story Room rugs outside of the Story Room. 2. Volunteer Script: Welcome to the Story Room! Please take your Story Room rugs and find a quiet place to sit. 3. Children always sit with backs to the entry. Greeting (Quiet, engaging voice) Once the children are seated, the following will be repeated every week. Story Teller says: Welcome to the Story Room. I am the Story Teller and this is a special place. This is a special place because this is where we hear true stories from the Word of God (hold up your Bible). I want you to know who God is. Sooooo.the true story you will hear today will tell you and me who God is. We want to keep this place special so we have some special rules. Rules help us to have fun and keep things the way they should be. 1. The first special rule is that we always sit on our Story Room rugs and hold on. (Show children how to do that.) We keep everything that belongs to us our hands, our arms, our legs and feet close on the Story Room rugs. 2. The second special rule is that when I m talking, you are listening. When you are listening you aren t talking and your eyes are looking at my eyes. 3. The third special rule is to participate. When we do something in this room, we all do it together. Let s review the three special rules for our special Story Room. Now we are going to have some fun learning about who God is. First, we will stretch and then we will play a game. Stretch Time Help children quietly release some energy and relax with some warm up stretches. Upfront Game Name: Who is wearing it? Supplies: None Instructions: Ask children to do the action if they are wearing something you describe. This is a 100% participation game so when a few children remain, pick out things they are wearing so everyone wins. 1. Jump up and down if your shirt has red in it. 2. Pat your head if your shoes are sparkly. 3. Turn in a circle, if you are wearing something in your hair. 4. Do three jumping jacks, if you have white socks on your feet. 5. Rub your tummy if you are wearing nail polish. 6. Clap your hands if you have a ball on your t-shirt. 7. Act like a monkey if you have an animal on your shirt or pants. STORY ROOM Song Let s sing our Story Room Song together: We are all in the Story Room, the Story Room, the Story Room. We are all in the Story Room, me and NAME (look for the child so they can say I m here! The last time all children say their name at once.) sung to Here we go round the mulberry bush Memory Verse Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion. Taught with motions found in the preschool take-home Transition to Animation Now children, we are going to watch a video that tells us today s story with pictures. Animation 2-2 ½ minute art-based video with Scripture monologue 8

9 PRESCHOOL: STORY ROOM DIRECTIVES (2) Story Hits Scripture Reference: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He called the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day God made animals that walk on land and the first man. God looked at everything He created and said it was very good. On the seventh day God rested. Closing Application It blows my mind to think about how beautiful Creation was the first time anyone saw it. Can you imagine seeing red for the first time? God created it. How about seeing purple or green the first time? God created them. How about a star or the moon? That would be amazing. God wants us to be thankful for all these good things. They are from Him and are here to show us His glory. When you see something amazing, don t just walk past it. Stop and be amazed by a rainbow, a beautiful tree or an amazing color. Take a moment to stop and be thankful for the beautiful things that God created. This month there is a new word that tells us who God is. God is good. Be thankful. This week we will learn the first of four tools reminding us of what we should thank God for. Today we learn to be thankful for His generosity. Look at this mound of clay. God could have made everything look and taste just like this mound of clay. But He didn t do that. He gave us amazing things to eat that taste delicious. He gave us beautiful things to look at. We are thankful that we live in such a wonderful world. After the Closing Element, Story Teller transitions to intro Loud and Clear: Okay! Now, let s all stand up. (This can be a cue for Loud and Clear to start heading to the front of the room). But, be sure to stay on your Story Room rugs! Let s get ready to worship with Loud and Clear! Worship Loud and Clear team enters as reference is read on final screen. After last song, Loud and Clear team asks children to show them one hand, place that hand above their eyes and search for the Story-Teller! Do the best you can to communicate the instructions and calm down children after worship. Dismissal (Story Teller will pause and look around and say in a very quiet voice) Thank you for being with me today in the Story Room. This is a special place indeed! Now I want you to all stand up, grab your Story Room rug; look downward at your picture and turn around to find the volunteer with your sign that looks the same as your picture! When you find your sign, line up behind your volunteer in a straight line. Then, you are going to leave your Story Room rugs in the bin outside of the Story Room and see if you can find your classrooms. (Use the searching hand-to-forehead motion and tip-toe to encourage a quiet trip back to class.) Thank you for being such good listeners today. Now let s see if we can find our way back to class AND remember YOU ARE LOVED! 9

10 GRADE SCHOOL: WHAT S HAPPENING? Happy Birthday (generic) Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, God bless you. Happy Birthday to you. Good Things Good Things is a great time for children to express something good that happened in the past week. Prayerfully, this is a time of celebration for you and the kids. The range of good things swings from, I just got back from vacation! to, I scored my first soccer goal yesterday! to, My parents didn t fight this week! and even sometimes My mom started coming to church with us today!. All are good and allows you to get to know the children God has entrusted to you better and allows your children to feel they are part of something special. What s up with the skit? Weird. Silly. Stupid. What s the point? Giggle. Chuckle. We hear it all about the video skit. The point of the video skit is, in the best way we know how, to demonstrate what God is not. If you look for that, you will be able to stand up and say Did you see that skit? I am so glad God is not like that. Here s why What does this mean to me? God is good. Be thankful. What can we say about God after today s story? God made this amazing world with just His voice. And what does He want from us? To be really good? To be perfect all the time? No! God knows that s not possible because we are human and sin. God wants us to love Him. He wants us to follow His rules the best we can and He wants us to be thankful. Be thankful for the beautiful trees. Be thankful for a sweet, juicy cantaloupe even though you ve had it 100 times before. Be thankful. There is so much for you to be thankful for and this week we focus our attention on being thankful for His generosity. God is always generous and never stingy. Good Motions I can be: 1. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS GENEROSITY: With both hands in the air, do jazz fingers, cheering, It was good. 2. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS PROMISES: Starting with arms spread wide, bring arms up, arched to display a rainbow. 3. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS LOVE: Make a heart with your fingers and hands together with thumbs pointing down to make the bottom point of the heart. 4. BE THANKFUL FOR HIS GIFTS: With palms open facing up, move arms together towards the ground. 10

11 2-2 ½ Year Olds Application Station Today s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/20 minutes during service) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Hits (10 minutes) Let s Pretend (1 minute) Small Group (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Snack, Prayer (15 minutes) Activity (10 minutes) Word Enrichment (5 minutes) Purposeful Play (20 minutes) Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with each bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion Find motions to memory verse in take-home devo for preschool Instructions: 1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, Do you know this is a verse found in the Bible? It is found in Philippians 1:6. Can you say Philippians? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn t it? Let s try it again, Philippians. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found, again, Philippians 1:6. 3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions five times. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered (moved) over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen (air we breathe) so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He called the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish, to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds, to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day, God made animals that walk on land, and the first man. God looked at everything He had created and said it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. Let s Pretend Instructions: Let s pretend we were with the angels watching God create the world. Can you show me what your face would look like when you watched God create a like this? (Use pictures from Activity: What Did God Say?) Or what about when God created something like this. (Model a face of amazement, awe and speechlessness.) Do not go into details about pictures. Save the details for the Activity. 11

12 2-2 ½ Year Olds Application Station (2) Small Group Supplies: Happy/sad face cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today s 100% Response Tool is called Happy/Sad Faces. If what I say is true, make a happy face. If it s not true, make a sad face % RESPONSE TOOL: Today s true story is found in the Bible. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made day and night. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made the sun, moon and stars. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made trees, bushes, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made animals. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made a man in His own image. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God said everything He had just made is good or very good. (Happy Face) 8. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of God s Creation. 9. What is your favorite part of what God made? 10. How does it make you feel that God made so many good things for us to enjoy? Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) Let s spend time in prayer thanking the Father for being good all the time. If you are thankful God is good, then repeat after me when I pray: Thank you Father for being good. Give me a thankful heart that is grateful for everything. I am glad I can learn about You today. In Jesus name, amen. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Activity What Did God Say? Supplies: Creation pictures Instructions: 1. Sit in a circle. 2. Volunteer holds up a picture asking children to describe the picture. Find something interesting in every picture. For example, the color or the shape of a fruit or vegetable. Point these details out to the children. 3. Volunteer asks, What did God say about what He had done? (Response should be It was good. ) Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything He created differently like red, yellow, soft and rough. He created everything with a purpose too. He also created everything in the best way. There are no mistakes in His plan and design. I am thankful that God is generous and good in all He made. Word Enrichment Thankful Dance Supplies: Musical instruments (These do not need to be purchased, cans and lids work great.) Spend time thanking God through dance. Shout out in a quiet voice things you are thankful for in nature. Tell God how great and good He is. Ask the children to participate by shouting out things they are thankful for in nature too. Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes 12

13 2 ½- Three Year Olds Application Station Today s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/15 minutes during service) Story Room (20 minutes) Snack, Prayer (10 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Let s Pretend (1 minute) Story Hits (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Small Group (5 minutes) Word Enrichment (10 minutes) Activity (10 minutes) Purposeful Play (10 minutes) Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with each bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Using the transitional activity, move children to story room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. When we appreciate someone, we applaud them or clap for them. (Model applause) This month s transitional activity is clapping for God is good: Be thankful. Ask each child to clap showing their appreciation to God. Clap all the way to the story room. Use the same transition to return to classroom. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion Find motions to memory verse in take-home devo for preschool Instructions: 1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, Do you know this is a verse found in the Bible? It is found in Philippians 1:6. Can you say Philippians? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn t it? Let s try it again, Philippians. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found, again, Philippians 1:6. 3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions five times. Let s Pretend Instructions: Let s pretend we were with the angels watching God create the world. Can you show me what your face would look like when you watched God create a like this? (Use pictures from Activity: What Did God Say?) Or when God created something like this? (Model a face of amazement, awe and speechlessness. Do not go into details about pictures. Save the details for the Activity.) Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture Reference: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered (moved) over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen (air we breathe) so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He call the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish, to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds, to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day, God made animals that walk on land, and the first man. God looked at everything He had created and said it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. 13

14 2 ½- Three Year Olds Application Station (2) Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) Let s spend time in prayer thanking the Father for being good all the time. If you are thankful God is good, then repeat after me when I pray: Thank you Father for being good. Give me a thankful heart that is grateful for everything. I am glad I can learn about You today. In Jesus name, amen. Small Group Supplies: Happy/sad face cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today s 100% Response Tool is called Happy/Sad Faces. If what I say is true, make a happy face. If it s not true, make a sad face % RESPONSE TOOL: Today s true story is found in the Bible. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made day and night. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made the sun, moon and stars. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made trees, bushes, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made animals. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made a man in His own image. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God said everything He had just made is good or very good. (Happy Face) 8. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of God s Creation. 9. What is your favorite part of what God made? 10. How does it make you feel that God made so many good things for us to enjoy? Word Enrichment Thankful Dance Supplies: Musical instruments. (These do not need to be purchased, cans and lids work great.) Spend time thanking God through dance. Shout out in a quiet voice things you are thankful for in nature. Tell God how great and good He is. Ask the children to participate by shouting out things they are thankful for in nature too. Activity What Did God Say? Supplies: Creation pictures Instructions: 1. Sit in a circle. 2. Volunteer holds up a picture asking children to describe the picture. Find something interesting in every picture. For example, the color or the shape of a fruit or vegetable. Point these details out to the children. 3. Volunteer asks, What did God say about what He had done? (Response should be It was good. ) Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything He created differently like red, yellow, soft and rough. He created everything with a purpose too. He also created everything in the best way. There are no mistakes in His plan and design. I am thankful that God is generous and good in all He made. Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes 14

15 Three Year Olds Application Station Today s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/15 minutes during service) Story Room (20 minutes) Snack, Prayer (10 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Hits (10 minutes) Let s Pretend (1 minute) Small Group (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Word Enrichment (10 minutes) Activity (15 minutes) Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with each bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Using the transitional activity, move children to story room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. When we appreciate someone, we applaud them or clap for them. (Model applause) This month s transitional activity is clapping for God is good: Be thankful. Ask each child to clap showing their appreciation to God. Clap all the way to the story room. Use the same transition to return to classroom. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Find motions to memory verse in take-home devo for preschool Instructions: 1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, Do you know this is a verse found in the Bible? It is found in Philippians 1:6. Can you say Philippians? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn t it? Let s try it again, Philippians. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found, again, Philippians 1:6. 3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions five times. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered (moved) over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen (air we breathe) so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He called the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish, to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds, to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day, God made animals that walk on land, and the first man. God looked at everything He had created and said it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. 15

16 Three Year Olds Application Station (2) Let s Pretend Instructions: Let s pretend we were with the angels watching God create the world. Can you show me what your face would look like when you watched God create a like this? (Use pictures from Activity: What Did God Say?) Or when God created something like this?. (Model a face of amazement, awe and speechlessness. Do not go into details about pictures. Save the details for the Activity.) Small Group Supplies: Happy/sad face cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today s 100% Response Tool is called Happy/Sad Faces. If what I say is true show me your happy face card. If what I say is false, show me your sad face card % RESPONSE TOOL: Today s true story is found in the Bible. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made day and night. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made the sun, moon and stars. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made trees, bushes, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made animals. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made a man in His own image. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God said everything He had just made is good or very good. (Happy Face) 8. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of God s Creation. 9. What is your favorite part of what God made? 10. How does it make you feel that God made so many good things for us to enjoy?. Special Prayer Time (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) Let s spend time in prayer thanking the Father for being good all the time. If you are thankful God is good, then repeat after me when I pray: Thank you Father for being good. Give me a thankful heart that is grateful for everything. I am glad I can learn about You today. In Jesus name, amen. Word Enrichment Thankful Dance Supplies: Musical instruments. (These do not need to be purchased, cans and lids work great.) Spend time thanking God through dance. Shout out in a quiet voice things you are thankful for in nature. Tell God how great and good He is. Ask the children to participate by shouting out things they are thankful for in nature too. Activity What Did God Say? Supplies: Creation pictures Instructions: 1. Sit in a circle. 2. Volunteer holds up a picture asking children to describe the picture. Find something interesting in every picture. For example, the color or the shape of a fruit or vegetable. Point these details out to the children. 3. Volunteer asks, What did God say about what He had done? (Response should be It was good. ) Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything He created differently like red, yellow, soft and rough. He created everything with a purpose too. He also created everything in the best way. There are no mistakes in His plan and design. I am thankful that God is generous and good in all He made. Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes 16

17 Four Year Olds Application Station Today s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/10 minutes during service) Snack, Prayer (5 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Room (25 minutes) Story Hits (5 minutes) Let s Pretend (1 minute) Small Group (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Word Enrichment (5 minutes) Activity Station #1 and #2 (15 to 25 minutes) Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with each bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing and waiting their turn, and good stewardship. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion Find motions to memory verse in take-home devo for preschool Instructions: 1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, Do you know this is a verse found in the Bible? It is found in Philippians 1:6. Can you say Philippians? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn t it? Let s try it again, Philippians. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found, again, Philippians 1:6. 3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions five times. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Using the transitional activity, move children to story room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. When we appreciate someone, we applaud them or clap for them. (Model applause) This month s transitional activity is clapping for God is good: Be thankful. Ask each child to clap showing their appreciation to God. Clap all the way to the story room. Use the same transition to return to classroom. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture Reference: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered (moved) over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen (air we breathe) so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He called the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish, to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds, to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day, God made animals that walk on land, and the first man. God looked at everything He had created and said it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. 17

18 Four Year Olds Application Station (2) Let s Pretend Instructions: Let s pretend we were with the angels watching God create the world. Can you show me what your face would look like when you watched God create a like this? (Use pictures from Activity: What Did God Say?) Or when God created something like this?. (Model a face of amazement, awe and speechlessness. Do not go into details about pictures. Save the details for the activity.) Small Group Supplies: Happy/sad face cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today s 100% Response Tool is called Happy/Sad Faces. If what I say is true show me your happy face card. If what I say is false, show me your sad face card % RESPONSE TOOL: Today s true story is found in the Bible. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made day and night. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made the sun, moon and stars. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made trees, bushes, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made animals. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made a man in His own image. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God said everything He had just made is good or very good. (Happy Face) 8. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of God s Creation. 9. What is your favorite part of what God made? 10. How does it make you feel that God made so many good things for us to enjoy? Special Prayer (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) Let s spend time in prayer thanking the Father for being good all the time. If you are thankful God is good, and then repeat after me when I pray: Thank you Father for being good. Give me a thankful heart that is grateful for everything. I am glad I can learn about You today. In Jesus name, amen. Word Enrichment Thankful Dance Supplies: Musical instruments. (These do not need to be purchased, cans and lids work great.) Spend time thanking God through dance. Shout out in a quiet voice things you are thankful for in nature. Tell God how great and good He is. Ask the children to participate by shouting out things they are thankful for in nature too. Divide children into two groups and allow them 7-10 minutes per station. Activity #1 What Did God Say? Supplies: Creation pictures Instructions: 1. Sit in a circle. 2. Volunteer holds up a picture asking children to describe the picture. Find something interesting in every picture. For example, the color or the shape of a fruit or vegetable. Point these details out to the children. 3. Volunteer asks, What did God say about what He had done? (Response should be It was good. ) Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything He created differently like red, yellow, soft and rough. He created everything with a purpose too. He also created everything in the best way. There are no mistakes in His plan and design. I am thankful that God is generous and good in all He made. Activity #2 Feeling Creation Tactile Box Supplies: Items of different textures and size, a large box with a lid that either opens or is removed Instructions: 1. Set three items inside of the box. (Don t let the kids see what the items are.) 2. Allow two children to participate at one time. When it is their turn, have the child close his eyes, or look away from the box, and then reach one hand inside the box to feel the different objects. 3. Ask them to describe what they feel. 4. When everyone in the group has had a turn, show them what they were feeling. Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything differently. Some things are smooth, some are rough, some are squishy, and some are hard. God could create the world and everything in it any way He chose, but He created so many things so differently for us to enjoy. When He was done, He said, It is good! I am thankful God s Creation shows us how good and generous God is. Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes 18

19 Pre-kindergarten Application Station Today s Schedule Purposeful Play (15 minutes pre service/10 minutes during service) Snack, Prayer (5 minutes) Memory Verse Review (1 minute) Story Room (25 minutes) Story Hits (10 minutes) Let s Pretend (1 minute) Small Group (5 minutes) Special Prayer Time (1 minute) Word Enrichment (5 minutes) Activity Station #1 and #2 (15 to 25 minutes) Purposeful Play Allow children to play within themed bins. Children may choose different bins but themed items must stay with each bin. Affirm children of biblical virtues like patience, believing the best, sharing (but the child must wait their turn), and good stewardship. Snack, Prayer Ask the Lord to bless the snack and pray for the worship service. Memory Verse Review Supplies: Preschool devo take-home Philippians 1:6 (ESV) And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion. Find motions to memory verse in take-home devo for preschool Instructions: 1. Read the Bible verse and demonstrate motions. 2. Ask, Do you know this is a verse found in the Bible? It is found in Philippians 1:6. Can you say Philippians? Allow children the opportunity to try. That is fun to say, isn t it? Let s try it again, Philippians. Thumbs up if that is fun to say. Let me tell you where the Bible verse is found, again, Philippians 1:6. 3. Now we will practice our memory verse with motions five times. Story Room Supplies: Comfort sign with matching lanyards Using the transitional activity, move children to story room using the comfort sign with assigned picture. When we appreciate someone, we applaud them or clap for them. (Model applause) This month s transitional activity is clapping for God is good: Be thankful. Ask each child to clap showing their appreciation to God. Clap all the way to the story room. Use the same transition to return to classroom. Story Hits Supplies: Flannel graph Scripture: The Story of Creation, Genesis 1-2:3 (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and the Spirit of God hovered (moved) over the waters. On the first day, God created light and said it was good. He separated darkness and light. He saw it was good. On the second day, God created the sky above the clouds and oxygen (air we breathe) so plants, animals and people could live. He saw it was good. On the third day, God gathered all the water in one place and made dry land. He called the waters seas and the dry land Earth. On the fourth day, God made day and night. He made the sun, moon and stars. God saw it was good. On the fifth day, God made animals like fish, to swarm (swim in large groups) in the water and animals like birds, to fly in the air. God saw it was good. On the sixth day, God made animals that walk on land, and the first man. God looked at everything He had created and said it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. 19

20 Pre-kindergarten Application Station (2) Let s Pretend Instructions: Let s pretend we were with the angels watching God create the world. Can you show me what your face would look like when you watched God create a like this? (Use pictures from Activity: What Did God Say?) or when God created something like this? (Model a face of amazement, awe and speechlessness. Do not go into details about pictures. Save the details for the activity.) Small Group Supplies: Happy/sad face cards 100% RESPONSE TOOL: Today s 100% Response Tool is called Happy/Sad Faces. If what I say is true show me your happy face card. If what I say is false, show me your sad face card % RESPONSE TOOL: Today s true story is found in the Bible. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made day and night. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made the sun, moon and stars. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made trees, bushes, flowers, fruit and vegetables. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made animals. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God made a man in His own image. (Happy Face) % RESPONSE TOOL: God said everything He had just made is good or very good. (Happy Face) 8. Volunteer: Share your favorite part of God s Creation. 9. What is your favorite part of what God made? 10. How does it make you feel that God made so many good things for us to enjoy? Special Prayer (Pause after each phrase in the prayer.) Let s spend time in prayer thanking the Father for being good all the time. If you are thankful God is good, then repeat after me when I pray: Thank you Father for being good. Give me a thankful heart that is grateful for everything. I am glad I can learn about You today. In Jesus name, amen. Word Enrichment Thankful Dance Supplies: Musical instruments. (These do not need to be purchased, cans and lids work great.) Spend time thanking God through dance. Shout out in a quiet voice things you are thankful for in nature. Tell God how great and good He is. Ask the children to participate by shouting out things they are thankful for in nature too. Divide children into two groups and allow them 7-10 minutes per station. Activity #1 What Did God Say? Supplies: Creation pictures Instructions: 1. Sit in a circle. 2. Volunteer holds up a picture asking children to describe the picture. Find something interesting in every picture. For example, the color or the shape of a fruit or vegetable. Point these details out to the children. 3. Volunteer asks, What did God say about what He had done? (Response should be It was good. ) Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything He created differently, like red, yellow, soft and rough. He created everything with a purpose too. He also created everything in the best way. There are no mistakes in His plan and design. I am thankful that God is generous and good in all He made. Activity #2 Feeling Creation Tactile Box Supplies: Items of different textures and size, a large box with a lid that either opens or is removed Instructions: 1. Set three items inside of the box. (Don t let the kids see what the items are.) 2. Allow two children to participate at one time. When it is their turn, have the child close his eyes, or look away from the box, and then reach one hand inside the box to feel the different objects. 3. Ask them to describe what they feel. 4. When everyone in the group has had a turn, show them what they were feeling. Wrap Up: I am thankful that God created everything differently. Some things are smooth, some are rough, some are squishy, and some are hard. God could create the world and everything in it any way He chose, but He created so many things so differently for us to enjoy. When He was done, He said, It is good! I am thankful God s Creation shows us how good and generous God is. Supplies: Coloring pages pertaining to today s story, crayons, preschool devo take-homes 20