WEEK 4 - OCTOBER TWO S

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1 WEEK 4 - OCTOBER TWO S Bible Story Focus: Moses and the Water Exodus 17:1-7 Memory Verse: God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9, NLT Key Question: Who s got it? Bottom Line: God s got it. Basic Truth: God loves me. Summary: There are a lot of things in life that the children we teach, their moms and dads, our friends, just can t do. That s right. Sometimes we just don t have it. We don t have a handle on our circumstances. We don t have what it takes to makes things better. We don t have the answers, energy, wisdom, patience, solution, or way out of a situation. But, we do know the One who does. And, when you know the One who does, there s no need to worry. God s got it. That s what we re talking about with our preschoolers this month. No need to worry, be afraid or feel alone. God s got it! No matter what the situation or need. No matter how big or small the circumstance. God s got it. Because, God loves us A LOT! And THAT is what we want our preschoolers to know.

2 9:00-9:10 10:30-10:40 12:00-12:10 - FREE PLAY 9:10-9:25 10:40-10:55 12:10-12:25 - MAKE IT FUN Water Acts Made to Move: An activity that uses a preschooler s natural desire to move to help them learn What You Need: No supplies needed Before the Activity: Guide the children to stand in front of you. During the Activity: Ask the children to act out several acts with you that you would do with water. Ex: swimming, brushing your teeth, bathing, washing dishes, and washing windows. Repeat as desired. Before the Activity: We are going to talk about water today in our Bible story. During the Activity: Let s use our imagination and act out things we do with water. First, let s swim. (Move arms in a swimming motion.) Awesome! We use water to brush our teeth. Pretend to brush your teeth. (Pretend to hold a toothbrush to your mouth and move your arm back and forth.) Nice work! We also use water to take a bath. Can you pretend to take a bath? (Pretend to wash yourself.) Yay! We need water to wash dishes too. Can you show me how you would wash dishes? (Pretend to wash dishes.) Awesome! Now let s wash windows. (Pretend to spray a hose and wipe a window.) After the Activity: Great job! We use water for many things. In today s Bible story we are going to hear about some people who needed a drink of water. Transition: Move to Bible story time by pretending to swim to the story area. 9:25-9:45 10:55-11:15 12:25-12:45 - MAKE IT TRUE ( snack) Worship: Inviting People to Respond to God Engage kids hearts through dynamic and interactive worship.

3 What You Need: ROKU and this month s worship song, Trust N U LEADER: Hi, everyone! It s great to see you today! I can t wait to sing to God with you. God loves it when we sing to Him. God loves us so much and [Bottom Line] God s got it. Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it. Yes! Let s sing! (Lead children in singing Trustin -N-U. ) Way to go! You are all such amazing singers. Now remind me: Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it. That s right, friends. You better believe it! Story: Communicating God s Truth in Engaging Ways Engage kids hearts through a dynamic and interactive Bible story and prayer experience. What You Need: Bible Story Video on Roku 9:45-10:05 11:15-11:35 12:45-1:05 MAKE IT STICK 1. Heart Verse Hear from God Memory Verse Review Made to Create: An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, Bottom Line, or memory verse by creating a craft What You Need: Heart stickers Before the Activity: Guide the children to stand in front of you. During the Activity: Say the memory verse with the children several times. After the Activity: Give each child a heart sticker. Before the Activity: Our memory verse tells that God is always with us. During the Activity: Let s say our memory verse together. God is with you wherever you go, Joshua 1:9. ( Continue activity.)

4 After the Activity: Great job! (Give out stickers.) Wear this heart sticker to tell everyone that you know that [Bottom Line] God s got it and is with us wherever we go! Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it! 2. Rock Retell Talk About God Bible Story Review Made to Imagine: An activity that lets preschoolers pretend, imagine, and role play to enhance their learning What You Need: Gray butcher paper, floor tape, a stick or a cane, scissors, and blue tissue paper squares or blue construction paper scraps Before the Activity: Cut a large circle from the butcher paper. Tape the circle to the floor in the center of the activity area. This will be your rock. Place the blue paper in a pile near the rock. During the Activity: Retell the story. Have the children participate while you retell by acting like the people in the story. Encourage them to whine and say, I am thirsty, while you are retelling the story. When you get to the part when Moses hits the rock with his staff, tap the gray circle (rock) with the stick or cane. Have the children throw the blue tissue or paper at the rock. Before the Activity: We heard a wonderful Bible story today! During the Activity: Moses was leading people and they were not happy. They were whining about being thirsty. Can you whine about being thirsty like the people did? (Pause.) Great job! Moses knew that God was with them, and he asked God for help. God told Moses to tap the rock with his staff (strike rock with stick or cane), and do you remember what happened next? (Pause.) Yes! Water came from the ROCK! WOW! Everyone grab some blue paper (point) and throw it at the rock. Everyone had water to drink! After the Activity: God was with Moses and the people, and God is always with us too! [Bottom Line] God s got it! Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it! 3. Sponge Painting Live for God Application Activity Made to Create: An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, Bottom Line, or memory verse by creating a craft

5 What You Need: Sponge Painting Activity Page, white cardstock, sponges, blue paint, wet wipes, and paper plates Before the Activity: Copy the Activity Page onto the cardstock. Pour a small amount of paint onto a plate. During the Activity: Help the children dip the sponge into the paint and place it on the water outline on the page. Repeat until all of the water on the page is painted. After the Activity: Allow the pages to dry, and wipe messy fingers with the wipes. Before the Activity: God made water come from a rock. During the Activity: We are going to make a picture of our story that you can use to tell you family all about how God s got it! (Give each child an Activity Page.) I see a rock with water coming out of it, but the water needs a little bit more color. Use your sponge to dip in the paint and color the water. (Do activity.) After the Activity: Nice job! I love your pictures! God is always with us just like He was with Moses and the people. And God s always got it. Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it!