Challenging Twenty-first Century Students to Bible-based Living Today. First Grade Teacher THE GOD OF IMPOSSIBILITIES

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2 Challenging Twenty-first Century Students to Bible-based Living Today First Grade Teacher THE GOD OF IMPOSSIBILITIES Curriculum Developers & Lesson Writers Karen Fields Coley Fisher Steve Alley Cora Alley Editor Amy Beveridge Biblical Research Tamsen Murray Dr. Steve Richardson Dr. Knofel Staton Creative Design Coleen Davis Robert Korth Cover Design Liz Howe House Logo, Kathy Parks

3 Art by Ben Mahan All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, NIV. Copyright 1973,1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of International Bible Society. All rights reserved. NIV and New International Version, are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark office by International Bible Society. Biblical Choices and Biblical Choices for a New Generation are trademarks of Standard Publishing. Biblical Choices for a New Generation Copyright 1994, 2002 by Standard Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this publication, except where otherwise noted, may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by Standard Publishing Cincinnati, Ohio ISBN-13: ISBN-10:

4 first grade n the god of impossibilities n Page SESSION 1Table of Contents Introduction ATTENTION GETTER & How-to 5 First Quarter Bird s-eye View 7 Unusual Items Checklist 8 1-1, Lesson 1: Review of Kindergarten God Created the Perfect World 9 1-1, Lesson 1 Prep page 10 Music List , Lesson 2: Review of Kindergarten Adam and Eve Break God s Covenant , Lesson 2 Prep page 20 Notes , Lesson 3: God s Perfect World Is Spoiled by Sin , Lesson 3 Prep page , Lesson 4: God Tells Noah to Build the Ark , Lesson 4 Prep page 40 Notes , Lesson 5: God Saves the Animals and Noah s Family , Lesson 5 Prep page 50 Notes , Lesson 6: God Makes a New Covenant With Noah , Lesson 6 Prep page , Lesson 7: The Tower of Babel God Scatters People Across the Earth , Lesson 7 Prep page 70 Notes , Lesson 8: Visits Through the Old Testament: Student Art Projects , Lesson 8 Prep page 80 Games Review 83 Websites Worth Walking Through 84 second Quarter Bird s-eye View 85 Unusual Items Checklist , Lesson 1: God Makes an Agreement With Abraham , Lesson 1 Prep page , Lesson 2: Isaac God Keeps His Promise , Lesson 2 Prep page 96 Notes , Lesson 3: Abraham Puts God First , Lesson 3 Prep page , Lesson 4: God Gives Isaac a Family , Lesson 4 Prep page , Lesson 5: Joseph s Family Makes Bad Choices , Lesson 5 Prep page , Lesson 6: God Is Faithful to Joseph , Lesson 6 Prep page 130 Notes , Lesson 7: Joseph Forgives His Brothers , Lesson 7 Prep page , Lesson 8: The Lives of Abraham and Joseph , Lesson 8 Prep page 148 Games Review 152

5 Page Biblical choices for a new generation third Quarter Bird s-eye View 153 Unusual Items Checklist , Lesson 1: Jesus Is Born: A Humble Beginning , Lesson 1 Prep page 156 Notes , Lesson 2: Jesus Grows Up and Spends Time in the Temple , Lesson 2 Prep page , Lesson 3: Jesus Is Baptized by John , Lesson 3 Prep page 176 Notes , Lesson 4: Jesus Is Tempted , Lesson 4 Prep page , Lesson 5: Jesus Chooses His Disciples , Lesson 5 Prep page 192 Notes , Lesson 6: Jesus Teaches on the Mountain , Lesson 6 Prep page , Lesson 7: Jesus Tells Us How to Live , Lesson 7 Prep page 214 Notes , Lesson 8: The Life of Jesus Tableaux , Lesson 8 Prep page 224 Games Review 229 Notes 230 fourth Quarter Bird s-eye View 231 Unusual Items Checklist , Lesson 1: Jesus Proves He Is God: He Forgives Sin , Lesson 1 Prep page 234 Notes , Lesson 2: Jesus Has Power Over Nature , Lesson 2 Prep page , Lesson 3: Jesus Has Power Over Our Bodies , Lesson 3 Prep page 254 Notes , Lesson 4: Jesus Has Power Over Life and Death , Lesson 4 Prep page , Lesson 5: Jesus Has the Power to Heal Our Minds , Lesson 5 Prep page , Lesson 6: People Worship Jesus , Lesson 6 Prep page , Lesson 7: People Thank Jesus , Lesson 7 Prep page , Lesson 8: The Year-End Bible Fair , Lesson 8 Prep page 304 Games Review 309 Notes 310 Notes 311 Notes 312

6 first grade n the god of impossibilities n Page Introduction SESSION 1 ATTENTION GETTER and How-to First Grade The God of Impossibilities Welcome to Biblical Choices First Grade Bible Curriculum: The God of Impossibilities! We at Standard Publishing hope you will find this curriculum to be teacher-friendly and easy to use. It is our hope that over the next 32 weeks your First Grade students will come to know and love the great God who does the impossible. Overall Structure First Grade is broken down into four quarters, each with its own theme: First God s New World ; Second God s Covenant with Abraham s Family ; Third The Life of Jesus Part 1: Jesus Is the Son of God ; Fourth The Life of Jesus Part 2: Jesus Does the Impossible. Each quarter is divided into seven lessons and a quarter project. Lessons Each lesson is divided into four sessions: Session 1 Attention Getter ; Session 2 Bible Information ; Session 3 Student Action ; Session 4 Bold Choices. The sessions are designed to be presented sequentially; however, since most schools allot one day each week for chapel, the sessions are flexible enough to accommodate this day. Each teacher should present the sessions according to his/her school s set chapel day. Quarter Projects The last week of each quarter is devoted to a quarter project. These projects are designed to serve two purposes: for evaluation of students retention of each quarter s lessons (through different review games, memory verse challenges, etc.), and for presentation of material learned (through open houses, class performances, etc.). The four quarter projects featured in First Grade are: First Visits Through the Old Testament Student Art Projects ; Second The Lives of Abraham and Joseph ; Third The Life of Jesus Tableaux ; Fourth The Year-End Bible Fair. The quarter projects are flexible enough to work with any schedule and/or class size. Be sure to tailor these projects to best fit the needs of your students. Music First-graders need to express themselves through song, so each lesson usually incorporates singing, often more than once! On page 18 you will find a suggested music list consisting of praise choruses, carols, gospel songs, and hymns. The list is divided by quarter, indicating which songs will work best with each quarter. All song sheets, piano scores, and copyright information can be found on the CD-ROM and, except where noted, one copy may be printed off and made into a transparency. The tracks available on the CD-ROM can be played either on a compact disc player or by a computer. Parent Letters Each lesson includes a letter to the parents that should be sent home with each student after Session 1. These letters are a handy means of communication between you and your students parents regarding themes and memory verses studied during Bible, as well as ideas for reinforcing and supplementing Bible learning at home. Also, these letters inform parents of your need for volunteers for special projects and/or events, classroom needs, costumes, props, and/or pictures students need sent with them from home, etc. All parent letters are available on the CD-ROM and can be edited. You have the choice each quarter between two appropriate letterheads (one in black and white and one in color) into which you can import the text of each letter. Also, each parent letter is available in Spanish for your students who speak Spanish at home.

7 Page Biblical choices for a new generation More information about producing the parent letters is available on the CD- ROM. Options, Options, Options For those teachers who need extra activities, or are looking for some variety, we ve included several optional activities, sometimes three or four per lesson! These are designed to take learning one step further, usually through a hands-on experience, a trip outside, or a presentation from a guest speaker. Remember, no one has time in life to do everything, especially busy teachers! So, try incorporating just one per lesson or two or three per quarter. See how your students like them and either schedule them again for next year, or try new ones. You might even develop some optional activities on your own great! Be sure to write them down (and share them with other teachers). Teacher Helps Before the first lesson of each quarter you will find a Bird s-eye View highlighting the goal of that quarter as well as providing an overview of each lesson and what students will learn. Also, you will find an Unusual Items Checklist highlighting some items you will need to furnish (and those you can encourage parents to furnish) for each lesson. Some lessons don t require any unusual items, and some require several, so be sure to refer to these pages often during your lesson planning. Before each lesson, you will find a Prep page that details materials and activity pages that need gathered before each session, as well as crafts you may need to provide samples for, and other reminders. Furthermore, depending on how you choose to structure your Teacher book, the lessons are designed so that you can remove from the binder only those pages you will need to refer to for each lesson. Be sure to assemble your Teacher book to best fit your needs. Other Goodies We all like those, don t we? In addition to all of the above, you ll find special Notes areas in the Teacher book where you can record student reactions to specific activities, highlight what worked and what didn t from each lesson, etc. We hope these pages will inspire you and prepare you for entering the exciting realm of teaching the truths about God, His world, and His Word to thinking, feeling, questioning, loving, creating, being First-graders! God s blessings to you as you lay the foundation for a lifetime of Bible learning for your students session by session, lesson by lesson, quarter by quarter, year by year.

8 first grade n First Quarter: God s new world n Page First Grade First Quarter Quarter Goal: When God s perfect world was spoiled by sin, God did what seems impossible to us He started over and repopulated the earth with the descendants of Noah. God protected Noah and his family and they were saved. Lesson 1: Review of Kindergarten God Created the Perfect World This lesson will review the days of creation as presented in Kindergarten. The children will be reminded that God is able to do the impossible. He proved this by creating the perfect world out of nothing. We should praise Him for His power and creative excellence. lesson 2: Review of Kindergarten Adam and Eve Break God s Covenant This lesson will review Adam and Eve s disobedience in the Garden of Eden. The concept of good choices bringing good results and bad choices bringing bad results will be reemphasized. lesson 3: God s Perfect World Is Spoiled by Sin This lesson will focus on the disappointment that God felt when His perfect world was ruined by sin. So much evil existed on the earth that God wanted to start over! The children will see that the opposite of ruining the world with sinful choices is making the world a better place to live with choices made to please God. lesson 4: God Tells Noah to Build the Ark This lesson will focus on Noah s good example to obey God in spite of all opposition. God chose Noah to build the ark because He knew Noah would obey Him. lesson 5: God Saves the Animals and Noah s Family This lesson will focus on Noah s trust in God. Noah s faith helped him to understand the task that God had chosen for him to do, and led him to depend upon God for all of his needs. lesson 6: God Makes a New Covenant With Noah This lesson will focus on God s first formal contract, called a covenant. The words parties, terms, and promises will be defined and discussed. The students will be reminded that the rainbow is a symbol of God s promise that He will never again destroy the entire earth with a flood and that God is faithful in keeping His promises. lesson 7: The Tower of Babel God Scatters People Across the Earth This lesson will focus on the story of the Tower of Babel. It will explain how the various languages we speak came into being, and emphasize that God loves every language group equally. lesson 8: Visits Through the Old Testament: Student Art Projects The children will review the main events of the quarter by choosing to make one of three art projects: the Garden of Eden, Noah s Ark, or the Tower of Babel.

9 Page Biblical choices for a new generation First Grade First Quarter teacher supplied Lesson 1 q A pitcher q An empty ice cube tray Lesson 2 q A grocery bag containing utensils and ingredients for making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich q A miniature toy car q Extra empty 1 lb. coffee cans q Wide, clear tape q Optional: Stickers q A bowl of pennies, several pennies per child Lesson 3 q A squirt gun (or spray bottle) full of water q A globe q A dark piece of fabric (large enough to cover the globe) q A toy (or real) microphone Lesson 4 q Envelopes, one per student q A Noah costume q Optional: Tools for building an ark q Bags of small stick pretzels, sticks per student plus more for eating q Optional: Pictures of the ark from different Bible references q Animal stickers (approx. seven per child) Lesson 5 q Whole graham crackers, two per child q Containers of ready-made frosting q Optional: A video about floods q Optional: A toy (or real) microphone Lesson 6 q Optional: Books about and/or pictures of rainbows q Optional: A video about rainbows q Stuffing materials (cotton balls, paper towels, old stockings, toilet paper, etc.) q Optional: Special pen or pencil Lesson 7 q Optional: A guest who is fluent in another language (or more than one) q Five or six packages of paper cups q Optional: A video that discusses different languages q Optional: A piece of cardboard, a box of sugar cubes, and miniature people figurines q Envelopes, one per child q A whistle q Old magazines Lesson 8 Quarter Project q Two pieces of heavy corrugated cardboard (or plywood), at least 3' x 3' q Papier-mâché materials (strips of newspaper and a mixture of flour and water) q Sand, gravel, small pebbles, and stones q A tube of blue gel toothpaste (or a container of blue tempera paint) q Several sticks and twigs q Silk flowers in different colors and sizes q Optional: Small figurines of people and animals q A cardboard box (approx. 12" x 12") q Optional: A refrigerator-size box q A shoe box q Optional: Another cardboard box q Optional: Craft sticks to cover large boxes q Small pieces of cardboard (one per group of students) q Items for building towers (i.e., blocks, spools of thread, buttons, marbles, film containers, small spice containers, etc.) PARENT SUPPLIED Lesson 2 q Empty 1 lb. coffee can, one per child Lesson 3 q Optional: Someone to videotape (or tape-record) the K-LFT interviews Lesson 5 q Optional: Someone to videotape the Obedience Is Best talk show Lesson 8 Quarter Project q Optional: Animal costumes, one per child q Optional: Good, used stuffed animals, one per child q Refreshments for the open house

10 1 First Quarter f i r s t g r a d e L e s s o n 1 The God of impossibilities God s new world Review of Kindergarten God Created the Perfect World As the children review the days of creation, they will be reminded that God is able to do the impossible.

11 Page 10 Biblical choices for a new generation L e s s o n P r e pa r at i o n Lesson Focus This lesson will review the days of creation as presented in Kindergarten. The children will be reminded that God is able to do the impossible. He proved this by creating the perfect world out of nothing. We should praise Him for His power and creative excellence. Choice to be made I will praise God for creating the world and everything in it. Attention Getter Before Session 1 n Provide a pitcher of water and an empty ice cube tray. n Become familiar with the song, God Made the World. n Provide The Earth coloring pages, one per student (Student page 3). n Provide blue and green crayons, one set per child. n Optional: Provide scissors. n Provide the Parent letters for Lesson 1 (from CD-ROM). Bible Information Before Session 2 n Provide a Bible. n Provide the cchart1.pdf, cchart2. pdf, cchart3.pdf, cchart4.pdf, cchart5.pdf, cchart6.pdf, and cchart7.pdf (from CD-ROM). Note: You may attach the pictures together with rings to make a flip chart or use the pictures as flash cards. n Provide the Creation Pictures pages, one per child (Activity Pad page 3). n Provide pencils. Student Action Before Session 3 n Become familiar with the suggested songs for First Quarter (see page 18). n Optional: Display and discuss perfvis.pdf (from CD-ROM). Bold ChOIces Before Session 4 n Provide a piece of blank drawing paper and crayons for each student. God s new world 1 L e s s o n 1 Several of Standard Publishing s stickers correspond well with First Grade lessons. Call today to order our Sticker Brochure! Notes

12 first grade n First Quarter: God s new world n Lesson 1 Page 11 SESSION 1 Scripture Text Genesis 1:1 2:3 Memory Verse Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Specific Objectives Observe an object lesson about God s power. Sing a song and add movements to it. Color a replica of the earth. Materials And Prep o A pitcher of water and an empty ice cube tray o The Earth coloring pages, one per student (Student page 3) o Blue and green crayons, one set per student o Optional: Scissors o Parent letters for Lesson 1 (from CD- ROM) Quick Overview ATTENTION GETTER 1. Demonstrate the object lesson about God s power using the water and the ice cube tray. 2. Sing the review song using the accompanying movement activity. 3. Color The Earth coloring pages using blue and green crayons. Start Lesson Introduction Bring a pitcher of water and an ice cube tray and set them in plain view of the students. Is there anyone in our class who thinks that he or she is powerful? Select a student to come forward. Okay,, Name of child will you please command this water to turn into ice cubes? Please come up and say the word that will make this plain, ordinary water turn into frozen ice cubes. Give several students the opportunity to try this. Well, I don t think that anyone in our classroom has the power to command that this water be turned into ice. Do you know that no one in our class has the power to do this not even me! Only God has the power to command things to happen. Only God has the power to create. Create means to make something out of nothing. That s exactly what God did! When God created the world, nothing existed, but God made that nothing become the whole universe the earth, the stars, the moon, the planets, and the sun. God spoke and at His very word, the earth was made. It just appeared! The Bible tells us that it only took God six days to create our world, including all of the living creatures and people. The Lesson Last year when you were in Kindergarten, you spent several weeks learning about all of the wonderful things that God made. This week we will see how much about creation we can remember. Now we ll sing a special song that tells about the things that God created. Follow this procedure: 1. Join hands and walk around in a circle as you sing the following song. 2. Pick one child to stand in the middle of the circle after the first verse to represent God. 3. Ask this student to then pick another student to be the light and the darkness. 4. Continue the process until a child has been chosen to represent each day of creation. 5. Then have all the children return to the circle, except for the last one who will stay in the circle to begin the game again. 6. Encourage the children to select others who have not had the opportunity to come to the center of the circle. Continue until all have played. God Made the World (Sung to the tune of Farmer in the Dell ) God made the world, God made the world; (1) He took a bunch of nothing, God made the world.

13 Page 12 Biblical choices for a new generation God made the world, God made the world; (2) He made the light and darkness, God made the world. Continue with the following verses: (3) He made the air and sky and clouds. (4) He made the land and trees and plants. (5) He made the sun and moon and stars. (6) He made the little fish and birds. (7) He made the creatures big and small. (8) He made a man and woman. That was really a fun song to help remind us of the wonderful things that were created by our powerful God! This week we will learn more about God s creation. I have a picture of the earth for you to color. Hold up a copy of The Earth and point to the different areas as you give the following instructions. You may use only two colors, however. You will use green to color all of the areas that have words printed on them. Those areas are the land. Then use your blue crayon to color all of the blank areas. These areas you are coloring blue are the oceans and seas on the earth. As you color, thank God for His creation. Distribute the worksheet and crayons, and spend the remainder of the class time finishing this project. Optional: Distribute scissors and let the children cut out the earth shapes and display these in a prominent place in the classroom. Send home the Parent letters for Lesson 1. End Lesson God saw all that he had made, and it was very good (Genesis 1:31).

14 first grade n First Quarter: God s new world n Lesson 1 Page 13 SESSION 2 BIBLE INFORMATION Scripture Text Genesis 1:1 2:3 Memory Verse Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Memory Verse Technique Creation Pictures worksheet Specific Objectives Listen to a Bible story. Review the creation order through visual aids. Recite the memory verse. Complete a memory verse worksheet. Materials And Prep o A Bible o Cchart1.pdf, cchart2.pdf, cchart3.pdf, cchart4.pdf, cchart5.pdf, cchart6.pdf, and cchart7.pdf (from CD-ROM) o Creation Pictures pages, one per child (Activity Pad page 3) o Pencils Quick Overview 1. Teach the Bible story. 2. Use visual aids to review the creation order. 3. Recite the memory verse. 4. Complete a memory verse worksheet. Start Lesson Introduction Close your eyes... keep them closed really tight. Tell me what you see. Allow for student response. That s right. All you can see right now is darkness. Now you can open your eyes. Did you know that before our world came to be, there was only darkness? Open the Bible and read Genesis 1:2. The Bible says: Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. There was nothing on the earth... there were no trees or plants... there were no animals or people. There were no mountains or valleys. There was NOTHING! If I were to look up the word create in the dictionary, I would find that it means to make something out of nothing. That s exactly what our God did! He took nothing and made something out of it. God had a wonderful plan. He had something special in mind. He wanted to make the world. You may think that this would be impossible. God didn t have any building materials. He didn t have any tools. This would be impossible for a person like you or me. But God can do the impossible. He can create something out of nothing. The Lesson The Bible says that God took six days to create our world. I brought some pictures with me today that will tell exactly what God made on each day of creation. Display the cchart1.pdf cchart7.pdf for the remainder of the lesson. Flip to the appropriate page as that day is mentioned. Show picture 1. [Insert cchart1.pdf] On the first day, God created the heavens and the earth and made day and night. Flip to picture 2.

15 Page 14 Biblical choices for a new generation On the second day, God created the air, the clouds, and the sky. When God was finished on the second day, the earth had moved together and the sky had separated to form the heavens. On the fourth day of creation, God made all the sky lights: the sun, the moon, and the stars. These lights help us to tell night from day and give us our seasons. God was so smart to think of these special lights. Flip to picture 6. Flip to picture 3. Flip to picture 5. On the third day, God separated the land from the waters. Now there were large continents of land together and huge oceans and seas. God decorated the land with hills and mountains. He created every kind of tree and bush and flower. It was beautiful to see! Flip to picture 4. On the fifth day of creation, we can really see how creative our God was. For on this day, God made every kind of fish to swim in the waters, birds to fly above the ground, and flying insects. There are so many unusual fish: sharks, eels, clown fish, rainbow trout, seahorses... I could go on and on. It is the same for birds and flying insects! There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of birds and insects. Some fly, some swim and fly, and some don t do much of anything! On the sixth day of creation, God was very, very busy, for on this day God made animals and people. After creating dogs, cats, monkeys, elephants, crawling insects, and giraffes, God made man and woman in His own image. God looked at all He had created, and He said it was good. He had made all of these wonderful things, and He was very happy. Can anyone remember what God did on the seventh day of creation? Student response. Flip to picture 7. God rested on the seventh day of creation.

16 first grade n First Quarter: God s new world n Lesson 1 Page 15 Memory Verse Technique Yes, God was very happy when He looked over His creation. Our memory verse for this week says: God saw all that he had made, and it was very good (Genesis 1:31). Can you say that with me? Have the children repeat the verse several times together. God was pleased with His wonderful world. Isn t it just amazing what God did? Out of nothing, He made everything! Our world was created by God. Today you are going to complete a special memory verse worksheet. Distribute the Creation Pictures page and pencils Your sheet has one picture from each day of creation on it. The memory verse is printed at the top of the page. I would like for you to take your pencils and put the correct number in the blank next to the appropriate picture. Then you can take this picture page home to help you remember the days of creation. Close in prayer. End Lesson God made the world, God made the world; He took a bunch of nothing, God made the world.

17 Page 16 Biblical choices for a new generation SESSION 3 Scripture Text Genesis 1:1 2:3 Memory Verse Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Specific Objectives Sing songs. Pantomime or mimic different things that God created. Materials And Prep o Optional: perfvis.pdf (from CD-ROM) Quick Overview STUDENT ACTION 1. Begin today s activities by singing any of the suggested songs. 2. Place the students in a circle and explain how to play Creation Charades. Start Lesson Introduction Many songs tell about God s beautiful world. I would like us to sing some of those songs today. Sing any of the suggested songs. The Lesson No one but God could have created our world. There are people today who do not believe in God. They think that our world just instantly appeared. They think that all of the animals and people just happened. Those people are wrong. God made everything during that first week of creation. He had a plan, and He finished creating the world according to His plan. The Bible says that everything was made by God. Today we will play a fun game called Creation Charades. The game will remind us of the many different kinds of things that God placed on this earth. Dog Bee Snake Shark Penguin Pig Turkey Dinosaur Frog Ostrich Mosquito Monkey Cat Rabbit Hippo Chicken Flamingo Walrus Sheep Horse Lion Bull Fly Cow God, in all of His wisdom, had a plan to create all of these different kinds of animals and bugs. These things did not just appear by themselves. God commanded them to appear, and they did. God created our universe and everything in it. God made something out of nothing. Optional: Show the perfvis.pdf. Close the lesson in prayer. Follow this procedure: 1. Instruct the students to form a circle and sit on the floor. 2. Call one student to the front and whisper in his/her ear the name of one of the animals or bugs listed. Let him/her pantomime or mimic the animal or bug as the other children try to guess what is being portrayed. 3. Continue the activity until everyone has had at least one opportunity to pantomime. Answer Key: fish-5 people-6 rest-7 plants-3 the sky-2 worms-6 birds-5 turtles-6 stars-4 dark-1 light-1 trees-3 flowers-3 the planets-4 butterflies-5 cats & dogs-6 End Lesson

18 first grade n First Quarter: God s new world n Lesson 1 Page 17 SESSION 4 Scripture Text Genesis 1:1 2:3 Memory Verse Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Specific Objectives Draw a picture. Participate in a praise cheer. Review the memory verse. Materials And Prep o Blank drawing paper, one piece per student o Crayons, one set per student Quick Overview BOLD CHOICES 1. Briefly review the previous lessons. 2. Ask the children to draw a picture of something that God created, then share and discuss their drawings. 3. Divide the children into six groups and conduct the praise cheer as described. 4. Recite the memory verse in unison. 5. Close with a prayer of thanksgiving. Start Lesson Introduction When I look out my kitchen window and see all of the different kinds of flowers in my yard, I praise God for the beauty that surrounds me. I love to see yellow mums and red pansies. There are so many different kinds of roses, each beautiful to look at and lovely to smell. Flowers remind me of God s perfect creation. The Lesson I am going to give each of you a blank sheet of paper and some crayons. I would like for each one of you to draw a picture of something that God created. Distribute the materials necessary to complete this project. After an ample amount of time, let each child share his/her drawing with the class. Encourage him/her to tell the other boys and girls why this particular thing reminds him/her of God. God made so many things it is impossible for us to draw everything, isn t it? When you take your drawings home today, I hope that you will remember to praise God and to thank Him for making everything for our enjoyment. Let s thank God together now in a praise cheer. Everyone will have an opportunity to praise God for His wonderful creation. Follow this procedure: 1. Divide the class into six groups to represent the six days of creation. 2. Teach the class to clap in a steady beat of four. Practice just the clapping for a few minutes. 3. Then assign each group its day: Group One light and dark Group Two air and clouds Group Three land and plants Group Four sun and moon Group Five fish and birds Group Six animals and people 4. Each group will recite to the clapping beat a thank you praise for its particular day of creation, e.g. Thank You for the light and dark. 5. Instruct the class that after a count of eight claps, the first group will recite its thanks. 6. Between each group, clap four beats with no talking. Practice the clapping once or twice until all of the children feel comfortable. Begin the clapping cheer and proceed through each day of creation. At the finish, have all of the children say, Thank You, God. 7. Recite the memory verse (Genesis 1:31), then close with a prayer of thanksgiving. End Lesson

19 Page 18 Biblical choices for a new generation Music List In almost every lesson it says, Sing the suggested songs. The following is a list of songs that will work well with the lessons in each quarter. Song titles followed by a (T) are on the CD-ROM as audio tracks only. They can be played on a computer or on a compact disc player. Printed lyrics to these songs are available on the CD-ROM. Click the ReadMe! button in the lower right hand corner of the main option menu for copyright information regarding their use. Approximate playing times can also be obtained by clicking on the ReadMe! button. Sheet music for the other songs listed is also available on the CD-ROM under the Music & Sounds menu. Suggested Songs First Quarter Arky, Arky (T) B-I-B-L-E, The God Is So Good God s Promises (T) If I Were on Noah s Ark (T) My God Is So Big (T) Seven Days of Creation (T) We Were Made to Love the Lord (T) second Quarter B-I-B-L-E, The God Is So Good God s Promises (T) My God Is So Big (T) Obey-O (T) Trust in the Lord (T) We Were Made to Love the Lord (T) Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 4 Giv n, 4 Got n (T) 4 Giv n, 4 Got n (T) Away in a Manger B-I-B-L-E, The Beatitude Attitude (T) Come Let Us Offer (T) B-I-B-L-E, The Fishers of Men Come Let Us Offer (T) God Is So Good God Is So Good Hallelu, Hallelu (T) Go, Tell It on the Mountain Hallelujah Heart, A (T) Hallelu, Hallelu (T) I Don t Think This Ship Will Sink (T) Hallelujah Heart, A (T) Jesus Loves the Little Children Jesus Loves the Little Children Oh, How I Love Jesus My God Is So Big (T) Sandy Land (T) Night That Jesus Was Born, The (T) Sing for Joy (T) Obey-O (T) We Were Made to Love the Lord (T) Oh, How I Love Jesus When the Saints Go Marching In (T) Sing for Joy (T) Wise Man and the Foolish Man, The Sheet music for the familiar tunes included in the Teacher book (carrying the subtitle Sung to the tune of ) is under the Music & Sounds menu. The sound effects listed below are also available under this menu. sound Effects First Quarter: Building sounds; Animal sounds; Talk show music; a foreign language Second Quarter: Baby sounds; Abraham s story; Reuben s story Third Quarter: a reading of Matthew 3:17; a reading of Matthew 5:5-10 Fourth Quarter: Storm sounds