additional resources SESSION 1 (available online at Template for nametags SESSION 2 Echo drama

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1 additional resources SESSION 1 (available online at Template for nametags Copy this page, preferably onto card stock, and cut apart for use in Build community. SESSION 2 Echo drama Hi, my name is Hi, my name is Hi, my name is Hi, my name is Use this drama in Explore (Retell). Demonstrate each of the actions in italics to the group. en read the drama as children repeat the words and actions a er you. Repeat as desired, with children taking turns as leader. Peter and John were going to the temple... (children repeat with walking-in-place motion) Meanwhile, others carried a man... (children repeat with li ing motion) He could not walk, but he could beg... (children repeat with outstretched, cupped hands) Peter said, I have no money... (children repeat with reaching into pockets and shrugging shoulders) Ah, but I have something even better... (children repeat with happy faces, stretching out their hand as if trying to pull the man up) In the name of Jesus, stand up and walk! (children repeat as they pull their hand back as if pulling the man up, and then leap or jump for joy) 84 / Additional resources

2 SESSION 1 (available online at Following directions Copy this page for use in Explore (Retell). You will need one copy per child. Jesus gave his friends some instructions, and they followed them. See if you can follow the directions in the boxes as you remember today s story. Following directions A er Jesus rose from the tomb, he showed himself to his disciples. Draw a picture of an empty tomb. Jesus said, Stay here in Jerusalem until you receive a sign from God. Soon you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Draw your idea of what the Holy Spirit might look like. Jesus li ed up his hands and blessed his friends. Draw a picture of a hand and write the word bless on it. e disciples waited for the gi of God s Spirit, and they went o en to the temple to praise God. Write the words Praise God! For 40 days Jesus came to his friends and taught them more about the kingdom of God. Write the number 40 and decorate it. Jesus also said, You will take my message to the very ends of the earth. Draw a picture of the earth. Jesus was li ed up into a cloud, and his friends could not see him any longer. Draw a cloud and write the name Jesus on it. Additional resources / 85

3 SESSION 4 (available online at Scripture ping-pong instructions Make copies of these instructions for use in Bible memory, one per child. Read the Bible memory passage aloud together, then divide into two groups. e first group will serve by reading the first portion of the passage. e second group will return by reading the next portion. e two groups will continue alternating in this way until the end of the passage. Go through it one time slowly to get a feel for the words and rhythm. en your teacher will time the readings several times to see how fast you can serve and respond. Lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, / with all humility and gentleness, / with patience, / bearing with one another in love, / making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. / ere is one body and one Spirit, / just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, / one Lord, / one faith, / one baptism, / one God and Father of all, / who is above all / and through all / and in all. SESSION 4 Pass it on relay instructions Follow these instructions for a relay in Explore (Move). Have children stand behind each other in a line. e second child in the line should say Who was the prophet writing about? e first child will then pass a rolled-up newspaper (to represent the good news of Jesus) over his or her head to the second child while saying Jesus. Have the third child then repeat the phrase Who was the prophet writing about? ; the second child will pass the newspaper under his or her legs while saying Jesus. Continue down the line. When the last person in the line gets the newspaper, she or he moves to the front of the line and starts passing the newspaper back again. Play until the original line leader is back at the front. Optional: Use a stopwatch to see how long it takes to complete the relay. Repeat several times to increase the speed. Additional resources / 87

4 SESSION 5 (available online at Bible memory footprints Copy and cut apart these footprints for use in Bible memory. of slavery; I am the Lord your God, who brought you you shall have no other gods before me. out of the land of Egypt, out of the house Exodus 20: / Additional resources

5 SESSION 5 (available online at Bush template Copy this template onto card stock for use in Explore (Create). Take off your sandals, for this is holy ground. Additional resources / 89

6 SESSION 6 Create your own motions prompts Read these prompts during Explore (Retell). Ask the group to stand. As you read the prompts from today s story, have the children create their own motions or body positions for each. row your staff on the ground. Pick up the snake by its tail. Put your hand inside your cloak. Take it out; it has a disease. Put your hand back inside your cloak. Take it out; it is healthy again. SESSION 7 (available online at Let my people go readers theater Make copies of this readers theater for use in Explore (Retell). Make enough copies for pairs to share. Leader: God called Moses, and Moses took Aaron. Together they approached Pharaoh with God s message. Leader: Water turned to blood. Leader: Frogs covered the land. Leader: Gnats flew everywhere Leader: Swarms of flies ruined the land. Leader: Diseases killed the animals. Leader: Painful sores covered the people s skin. Leader: under crashed, and hail smashed plants and trees. Leader: Locusts came and ate the green plants. Leader: For three days Egypt was covered in darkness. Leader: en Moses said, Every firstborn person and animal in Egypt will die. Pour water from the river on the ground. It becomes blood. Make excuses ( I am not a good speaker, and so on). Moses le, carrying God s staff. Gather the Israelite leaders. Bow down and worship. Leader: But when all the firstborn died, Group 2: Pharaoh said, Go! 90 / Additional resources

7 SESSION 8 9, (available online at Bible memory cards God speaks to from the mountain. Copy this card onto card stock for use in Bible memory in sessions 8 9 and Copies of the card will also be used in some of the Explore options in session 9. Each child will need a card. Make extras for children who attend in upcoming sections. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 1. you shall have no other gods before me. 2. You shall not make for yourself an idol. 3. You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God. 4. Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. SESSIONS 9, 11, 13 What s missing? game instructions Follow these instructions to play What s missing? during Bible memory. You will also need the What s missing? poster and cards from the resource pack. 1. Shuffle the cards and randomly place them facedown on a table. 2. Divide the children into two groups. 3. e first group picks up any card and reads the word on the card aloud. 4. As a group, they look at the poster to determine in which numbered blank space the word on the card belongs. 5. e group calls out the chosen number. 5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not murder. 7. You shall not commit adultery. 8. You shall not steal. 9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10. You shall not covet your neighbor s house, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. 6. If the response is correct, the group earns one point; if not, the other group has a chance to earn the point. 7. e second group then chooses a card, and play continues until all the cards have been used. Solutions: 1. gods, 2. yourself, 3. idol, 4. wrongful, 5. Lord, 6. sabbath, 7. holy, 8. honor, 9. mother, 10. murder, 11. commit, 12. shall, 13. false, 14. neighbor, 15. covet, 16. belongs. Additional resources / 91

8 SESSION 9 (available online at Commandment finger foldie template Make copies of this template for use in Explore (Create). Instructions: 1. Follow the solid lines to cut out the foldie square. 2. Color in the larger block numbers, then place the square facedown on the table to begin folding. 3. One at a time, fold each corner to the middle to form a smaller square. 4. Flip the paper over. Again, one at a time, fold each corner to the middle to form a smaller square. 5. Fold the square in half. Unfold, then fold in half the other way. 6. Unfold and pull the four points of the square together, making a three-dimensional shape. An online search for How to make an origami finger game will provide additional assistance if needed. No other gods before me No idols 3 4 Do not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord Do not covet Keep the Sabbath day holy No false witness Honor your mother and father Do not steal Do not murder No adultery 7 Commandments The 92 / Additional resources

9 SESSION 10 (available online at God s radiating love instructions and template Copy this template and the instructions onto card stock for use in Explore (Create). Make one copy per child. Instructions: 1. Cut out the heart and place it randomly on the mural paper, leaving space between your heart and someone else s. 2. Hold down the heart template with one hand. With the other hand, use markers, crayons, or tempera paint to make streaks moving outward from the heart all around its edge. 3. Li the template. e heart shape should be visible, with color radiating from the shape. 4. Fill the mural with as many hearts as possible! If using paint, be careful to let the paint dry before painting another heart close by. 5. Together, write God s radiating love as a title on the mural. Additional resources / 93

10 SESSION 12 (available online at Moses speech script Make copies of this script for use in Explore (Retell). Moses: People of Israel, listen here; if you and your children obey God with all your heart, then God will have mercy on you. People: Are you sure? Moses: Remember the golden calf? God showed you mercy even then. People: Oh yeah. Never mind, keep going. Moses: Even if you are scattered to the ends of the earth, God will gather you together again. God will bring you to the land where your ancestors lived, and you will live there and prosper. People: Wait a second are you sure? Moses: Yes, I m sure. When you turn to God with all your heart and soul, you will succeed in everything you do. You will have many children, large herds of livestock, and healthy crops. People: Well, that sounds good... Moses: Of course it does! God wants good things for us, for everyone. See, today you may choose life or death. People: We have to choose? Moses: Let me finish. You can obey God s commandments by loving God and walking in God s ways. If you do this, then you will live. You will have many children and your children will have many children. God will bless you in the land that you are entering. People: at sounds logical. Moses: But if you turn away from God, you will lose this land. People: Ouch! Moses: So choose life! en you and your children and grandchildren may live in the land that God gave to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Discuss: How do you think the people responded to the speech? What words of blessing might Moses have given the people? 94 / Additional resources

11 SESSION 13 (available online at Balloon barbell instructions Make copies of these instructions to create balloon barbells in Explore (Create) for use in Spiritual practice. SESSION 13 (available online at Wilderness journey script 1. Inflate and tie off two small round balloons. 2. Write one of your strengths on each of the balloons using permanent marker. 3. Place a sheet of construction paper on the table with the long edge facing you. 4. Tape the mouths of the balloons to the short edges, with the balloons protruding outward from the paper. 5. Roll the paper into a narrow cylinder and tape the edge. Make a copy of this script for use in Explore (Move). Follow me on our journey through the wilderness. 1. Get ready, it s time to walk. (Begin walking.) 2. Where are we going? (Walk in circles.) 3. We re on holy ground! Take off your shoes. (Sit down, remove shoes, and kneel.) 4. Time to follow. (Put shoes on and begin to walk.) 5. Don t look right, look straight ahead. (Look right, then quickly turn head forward.) 6. Don t look le, look straight ahead. (Look le, then quickly turn head forward.) 7. It s getting rocky. (Step high and to the side.) 8. Loud thunder from the mountain ahead! Cover your ears! (Cover ears and crouch.) 9. Night has fallen; it s time to sleep. (Lay down on the floor.) 10. A new day has begun. Praise God! (Stretch arms high above your head.) 11. e journey continues. Will it ever end? (Walk and gradually slow down.) 12. Whoa! ere s a snake. Tiptoe around it. (Jump, then begin to tiptoe.) 13. Walking, walking, walking. (Walk around the room.) 14. Tired of walking? Let s dance! (Dance.) 15. Oh no, a sandstorm! (Crouch down and cover head.) 16. e storm is clearing. Look there it is! e Promised Land! (Shade eyes with hand, looking into the distance and pointing.) 17. Our journey is almost over. Praise God. (Fall to the ground in exhaustion.) Additional resources / 95