Grades K-5 Week 2 L E T M Y PEO PL E GO Leader s Guide Overview 4 WEEK CONTENT OVERVIEW Week 1: Genesis (Abraham) Week 2: Canon & Abraham s Descendents Week 3: Exodus (Moses) Week 4: Old Promise / New Promise LESSON SCHEDULE Video 1 / Small Group 1: Buck Denver Time Zone News (5 Min) Video (1 Min) / Small Group (4 Min) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Ready, Set, Genesis! (15 Min) Video (9 Min) / Small Group (9 Min) Video 3 / Small Group 3: Canon Chaos (25 Min) Video (7 Min) / Small Group (18 Min) Video 4 / Small Group 4: Bible What s It? (20 Min) Video (4 Min) / Small Group (16 Min) EXTRAS! Video Outtakes Parent Go Home Card Graphics Music LESSON OVERVIEW Today the children will learn about the Old Testament Canon, and hear stories about Abraham s descendents. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat You may notice that some of the videos or small group activities repeat questions; that s not an accident! What s in the Bible? is a Biblical literacy curriculum that seeks to help children know the stories of the Bible, and how those stories were formed. Review and repetition are central to helping children understand the Bible. Music Ideas A few ideas for incorporating music into the What s in the Bible? lessons: Use the songs and music videos to sing along to in between Video 2 / Small Group 2 and Video 3 / Small Group 3. Or, add your favorite song after each small group activity! You might also use the What s in the Bible? songs as children are walking in or out of the classroom, or as quiet music during small group activities. Make it Your Own! What s In the Bible? gives you the freedom to customize your own curriculum. That means you have the ability to change, edit, remove or add anything you want to make this lesson a perfect fit for your children s ministry. If you have a template that you use every weekend, feel free to copy and paste the Leaders Guide into your template. Have fun customizing this lesson! Outtakes The outtakes are including as a special bonus! You can use the outtakes from the video as a creative way to welcome children to large group, or as parents are picking up their children from the classroom. You can even use them if you have extra time and need something to fill the time! This Week s Supply List Video 1 / Small Group 1: Video 1, Time Zone News Spinner, Shepherding Guide (1 Per Child) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Video 2, 1 Bible (Per 3 Kids), Card Stock Cards (1 Per 3 Kids), 1 Ping Pong Ball or Paper Ball (Per 3 Kids), and Masking Tape Video 3 / Small Group 3: Video 3 and Canon Chaos Cards Video 4 / Small Group 4: Video 4, GO HOME Cards (1 Per Child) Jellyfish Labs grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to edit What s in the Bible? Church Edition materials to fit their requirements and needs. These resources are intended to be downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be electronically transferred or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a direct violation of U.S. copyright laws. 2010 Jellyfish Labs. All rights reserved.
Grades K-5 Week 2 L E T M Y PEO PL E GO Leader s Guide 4 WEEK CONTENT OVERVIEW Week 1: Genesis (Abraham) Week 2: Canon & Abraham s Descendents Week 3: Exodus (Moses) Week 4: Old Promise / New Promise LESSON SCHEDULE Video 1 / Small Group 1: Buck Denver Time Zone News (5 Min) Video (1 Min) / Small Group (4 Min) Video 2 / Small Group 2: Ready, Set, Genesis! (15 Min) Video (9 Min) / Small Group (9 Min) V I D EO 1 / S M A L L G RO U P 1 Supplies: Video 1, Time Zone News Spinner, Shepherding Guide (1 Per Child) Welcome the children! SAY: Did you see Buck Denver? He is Buck Denver, Man of News! Did you notice that Buck Denver has 4 clocks on the wall behind him during his newscast? Did you see which 4 cities are under the clocks? (London, New York, Tokyo, Wheaton) Let s play a Time Zone Game! Video 3 / Small Group 3: Canon Chaos (25 Min) Video (7 Min) / Small Group (18 Min) TAKE OUT the Time Zone News Spinner and place it in the middle of the circle. Video 4 / Small Group 4: Bible What s It? (20 Min) Video (4 Min) / Small Group (16 Min) DIRECTIONS EXTRAS! Video Outtakes Parent Go Home Card Graphics Music Encourage each child to spin the Time Zone News Spinner, and deliver a news headline. When the spinner stops on a time, ask the child to pick a Time Zone (London, New York, Tokyo or Wheaton) and create a news headline from that time and place. For Example: If the clock lands on 5:00 and the child chooses New York, a news headline might be Big news! This week at 5:00 in New York, Times Square was filled with 1 million people! Give each child a turn to spin the Time Zone News Spinner, and deliver a news headline. SAY: These are great headlines! I have one more question for you: If you saw a headline that said, What is the Canon? what do you think would be in the news article? Today we are going to learn about the Canon, Abraham and the book of Genesis! SHEPHERDING GUIDE Teacher Note: This tool is to help you know the children in your small group. It can be used as a tool for remembering what each child shares each week, so that you can follow-up in future weeks. Child s Name, Parent s Name, Contact Information, Time Zone News WK 1, Time Zone News WK 2, Time Zone News WK 3, Time Zone News WK 4, Prayer Requests
VIDEO 2 / SMALL GROUP 2 Supplies: Video 2, 1 Bible (Per 3 Kids), Card Stock Cards (1 Per 3 Kids), 1 Ping Pong Ball or Paper Ball (Per 3 Kids), and Masking Tape Teacher Note: This activity is designed to help kids become familiar with using their Bibles. Take your time with this activity. This will be new for some of the kids in your group. SET UP THE GAME: Using the masking tape, tape down a start line and a goal line roughly 4-6 feet apart. SAY: We are going to spend some time looking through the book of Genesis. I am going to ask a question, and your group can find the answer in your Bible. The team who answers correctly will choose a person to use the card stock to make a wave motion. The wave motion will move the team ball towards the goal line. This person can repeat the wave motion 5 times. (Hint: The closer you are to the ball, the farther it will move!). I ll keep asking questions, and you keep answering until we have a winner. TAKE OUT the game balls and Bibles. Group the children into teams of 2-3. Pass out 1 Bible, 1 Card Stock, and 1 Ball to each group. Pass out 1 Bible, 1 card stock and 1 ball to each group. Encourage each team to line up their game balls or paper balls on the start line with plenty of space between each ball. EXPLAIN the DIRECTIONS: As a group, work through the questions together. Each time someone answers the question, give him/her a chance to move their team ball forward. For fun, after all of the questions have been answered you can run a couple of fun races. QUESTIONS 1. When Abram left he took his nephew with him. Look up Genesis 12:5 and tell me the name of Abram s nephew. a. Lot 2. God tells Abram that he will have many descendents. Look up Genesis 15:5 and tell me how many offspring (descendants) God tells Abram he will have. a. count the stars! If indeed you can count them so shall your offspring be. 3. Abraham s son Isaac was married to a woman from Abraham s homeland. Look in Genesis 24:15 to discover her name. a. Rebekah 4. Isaac and Rebekah had twins. Look in Genesis 25:25-26 to discover their names. a. Esau and Jacob 5. While Jacob is on a journey, he comes upon a well and runs into a group of people. Look in Genesis 29:4 to find out where these people are from. a. Haran 6. Joseph was Jacob s favorite son. His brothers sold him into slavery. Look in Genesis 37:21 to find which brother tried to rescue Joseph from slavery. a. Reuben 7. After Joseph was sold into slavery and jailed, Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of what? Look in Genesis 41:41 for the answer. a. The whole land of Egypt 8. When Joseph s brothers came to Egypt to ask for grain and saw Joseph did they recognize him? Look in Genesis 42: 8. a. No 9. Look in Genesis 46:3 and fill in the blank. Do not be to go down to, for I will make you into a great nation there. a. Afraid, Egypt 10. How old did Joseph live to be? Look in Genesis 50:22 for the answer. a. 110 years old
VIDEO 3 / SMALL GROUP 3 Supplies: Video 3 and Canon Chaos Cards TAKE OUT: Canon Chaos and flip the game pieces upside down (this game is similar to the game Memory). SAY: We are going to play Canon Chaos and see who can find the most matches. First I am going to divide you into two groups. Each time your team answers a question you will have a chance to choose a match or to mix up the Canon Chaos cards. The team that finds the most matches wins. QUESTIONS 1. The word canon means A. Rule or Standard B. Steel and Metal C. Standard Scrolls D. Reginald the parrot s cookie jar 2. By what year were all of the New Testament writings completed? A. 367 AD B. 95 AD C. 2010 AD D. 500 AD 3. Who put together the Old Testament canon? A. Roman Leaders B. Pirate Pete s friends C. Greek Leaders D. Jewish Rabbis 4. The New Testament canon was determined by. A. The Leaders of the Early Christian Church B. The Patriarchs from Genesis C. Clive and Ian D. Jewish Rabbis 5. The church leaders put together 3 tests or standards that a book had to pass to be a part of the New Testament canon. Which answer is not correct? A. The book had to be written by an apostle or a close friend of an apostle B. The book had to be written before 367 AD C. The writing had to agree with what the apostles taught about Jesus D. The writing was already accepted and used by the whole church 6. True or False: If a book didn t pass the New Testament canon test it was not added to the Bible. 7. What year did all of the church leaders agree on which books should be a part of the New Testament? A. 35 AD B. 247 AD C. 367 AD D. 3 AD 8. What is the name of Pirate Pete s Parrot? A. Reginald B. Ronald C. Pastor Paul D. Phil 9. How many books are in the New Testament? A. 7 B. 35 C. 750 D. 27 10. In 367 AD who sent out the annual Easter letter? A. Abraham B. Athanasius C. Fran D. Pete ANSWERS A. Rule or Standard B. 95 AD D. Jewish Rabbis A. The Leaders of the Early Christian Church B. The book had to be written before 367 AD True C. 367 AD A. Reginald D. 27 B. Athanasius
VIDEO 4 / SMALL GROUP 4 Supplies: Video 4, GO HOME Cards (1 Per Child) Teacher Note: This activity is a set of review questions that will appear on the video. Take time to answer and discuss each question with your small group. At the end of this time, take prayer requests and lead a time of prayer with your group. SAY: I m going to divide the group into 2 teams. Work as a team to answer each question. Keep track of how many answers your team gets right! We ll see which team answers the most questions correctly! Questions 1. There are books in the New Testament. A. 1 million B. 75 C. 27 D. 35 2. When Abram left Ur he took his nephew with him. What is the name of his nephew? A. Larry B. Bob C. Lot D. Pastor Paul 3. The word canon means. A. Rule or Standard B. Steel and Metal C. Standard Scrolls D. Reginald the parrot s cookie jar 4. True or False: Joseph was Jacob s least favorite son. 5. The names of Isaac and Rebekah s twins are &. A. Sarah & Mary B. Clive & Ian C. Esau & Jacob D. Eli & John 6. What is the definition of sin? A. Ignoring God and doing things your own way B. Being kind and helping a friend C. Ignoring your brother D. Helping your Mom and Dad 7. What is the title of the show that Cap n Pete hosts? A. A Pirate s Guide to Misery B. A Pirate s Guide to Church History C. A Pirate s Guide to Mystery D. A Pirate s Guide to Ur Answers C. 27 C. Lot A. Rule or Standard False C. Esau & Jacob A. Ignoring God and doing things your own way B. A Pirate s Guide to Church History SAY: If you were in charge of putting together the Old Testament, what would you have done? SAY: Joseph lived to be 110 years old! Can you imagine living that long? What would it be like? ASK the children to share their prayer requests. PRAY with your children. GO HOME CARD PARENT WALK OUT TIME GIVE each family 1 GO HOME Card. Today, your child learned about the Canon and Abraham s stories from the book of Genesis. A few discussion questions for the way home: What does the word Canon mean? (Rule or standard) Who put together the Old Testament Canon? (Jewish Rabbis) If you were in charge of putting together the Old Testament, what would you have done? Who put together the New Testament Canon? (The Leaders of the Early Christian Church) How many books are in the Old Testament (33) and New Testament (27)? BIG question: What are the 3 tests or standards that a book had to pass to be a part of the New Testament canon? 1. The book had to be written by. 2. The writing had to agree with. 3. The writing was already.