Lesson at a Glance Lesson Objectves The chldren wll dentfy the Bble as God s word. The chldren wll dentfy Josah and specfc events surroundng the Bble s dscovery n the temple. The chldren wll vew the Bble as valuable. Bble Story Text 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3 Bble Truth s God s word. (2 Tmothy 3:16) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Bble Story: Where n the Temple? Lfe Applcaton: Treasure Hunt Craft: Kng Josah s Crown NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 13-1-1
Pre class a ct v t Preclass Centers In the preclass centers chldren wll use language, motor, and cogntve sklls, learn to nteract wth peers and cooperate n small groups. Select four centers to use ths unt. Assgn a teacher to set up and supervse each center wth no more than sx chldren. Materals IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Housekeepng Center 2 washable dolls (of dverse ethncty, e.g., black and whte), play food, dshes and 2 small blankets Story Center smple books wth lmted text (cardboard are the most sturdy and durable) and large pllows Block Center set of large blocks, people, anmal fgures (plastc or wooden) and toy cars Puzzle Center 1 puzzle for each chld (for twos each puzzle pece tself should be a complete famlar object, for threes most can complete a 20-pece puzzle). NOTE: A puzzle should have all the peces. If a puzzle pece s lost, the entre puzzle should be thrown out. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Refer to the followng example for help n drectng play and askng relevant questons. In the Housekeepng Center: Brng n a toy or small broom and other cleanng tems, such as clean sponges or rags. Work on cleanng the play area, and talk about how Josah cleaned the temple and found God s word. Teacher Tps You may want to try other centers such as transportaton, large motor or manpulatve. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-2
B b l e S t o r y Where n the Temple? The chldren wll learn that when Josah found the Bble scroll, he loved and obeyed t because t was God s word. Bble Story Text 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3 Materals For each chld: a household cleanng tool: broom, mop, dust rag, clean sponge, etc. For the teacher: Bble large sheet or blanket 3 chars 10 peces of paper to represent trash 1 trash can 1 crown 1 pece of whte constructon paper 2 cardboard tubes from dry cleaner pant hangers (optonal) tape gold rbbon, or yarn marker Preparaton 1. Make the scroll as follows: A. Wrte s God s word! n bold letters on the whte constructon paper. B. Tape each short end of the paper onto a cardboard tube formng a scroll. C. Roll the scroll together and te t wth a pece of rbbon. 2. Prepare the temple area as follows: A. Set up the three chars aganst a wall n a sem-crcle. B. Drape the sheet over the chars. C. Crumple the paper and place t on and around the chars as trash. D. Place the scroll among the paper. Found It Open the Bble to 2 Kngs 22. Show the chldren the temple area. Explan that t s the temple of God from the Bble. Ask the chldren f t looks lke people have been takng care of t. No, t doesn t look lke people have taken care of t, does t? Today we are gong to hear a story from the Bble about a young kng named Josah who cleaned up the temple. And you get to help me tell the story. Choose a boy to be Josah. Kng Josah, we need to gve you a crown! Place the crown on the boy s head. Doesn t he look lke a good kng? Kng Josah went to the temple and found t a mess. Wow, ths temple s a mess. Do you know where we can fnd a broom? Oh, there s one. Who would lke to be Kng Josah s helper? Pck another chld to take the broom and stand next to Kng Josah. Contnue gvng out the props untl everyone has somethng to help clean the temple. Kng Josah told some of the people to fx and clean up the temple (2 Kngs 22:3-7). Have the boy playng Josah tell the others to clean the temple. Have the chldren clean up the temple. What should we do wth all that paper? Yes, let s put t n the trash can. Watch for someone to fnd the scroll. When t s found say: What s that? That doesn t look lke trash! That looks pretty specal! What s t? Kng Josah, why don t you pull the rbbon and open t? Have everyone st down. Let s lsten to what s wrtten on ths scroll. It says, s God s word! Dd you know that a long tme ago, ths s what the Bble looked lke? Kng Josah and hs helpers found the Bble, and they ddn t even know t! When they read from the Bble scroll, everyone lstened carefully. The people were so surprsed when they heard God s word because t had been lost n the drty temple for a long tme. Do you thnk the people lked what they read and heard from the scroll? Yes, they loved t! Have the chldren celebrate and clap ther hands. Kng Josah sad, s God s word. Let s all obey the Bble! What do you thnk all the people sad? They sad, Yes! Yes! Yes! We want to obey God! (2 Kngs 23:1-3). NOTE: Save the scroll for the Unt 13 Lesson 2, Bble Story. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-3
B b l e Concluson Dd Kng Josah love God s word? Yes, he dd! Who gave us the Bble? God dd! God wants us to love hs Bble, and obey hm! That makes God very happy! Teacher Tps Make a temple-lke structure out of a cardboard box. If you do not have a crown one can be made wth a pece of poster board covered n alumnum fol. S t o r y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-4
Lfe A pp l c a t o n Treasure Hunt The chldren wll dg for a treasure and fnd the Bble, renforcng the dea that the Bble s valuable. Bble Truth s God s word. (2 Tmothy 3:16) Materals For the teacher: Bble 1 bucket 1 chld s shovel or large servng spoon 1 small Bble that can easly ft nto the bucket dggng materal: clean sand, uncooked rce, cornmeal, or shredded paper markers or crayons 1 pece of whte paper a sheet, tablecloth or shower curtan Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Page B, 1 copy for the teacher Page C, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out the pctures of the copes of Reproducble Pages A, B and C. 2. Color the pctures wth markers or crayons. 3. On whte constructon paper draw a treasure map of your classroom and make an X n the spot where you wll have your center. Crumple the map a few tmes to make t look old. 4. Fll the bucket halfway wth dggng materal and hde the small Bble deep nsde. Instructons 1. Place the sheet on the floor and have the chldren st around the edge. 2. Open the Bble. says that t s God s word. Can you say that wth me? s God s word. God gave us the Bble because he loves us. Do you thnk the Bble s specal to God? Yes, t s very specal. Sng I Love to Read the Bble from the Unt 13 Song Sheet. Encourage each chld to hug the Bble as you sng. 3. Do you know what a treasure s? A treasure s somethng very specal. Let s look at ths pcture. Hold up the frst pcture. What s ths? Ths s a chld openng a present. Presents are fun to get, but they are not treasures. Gve the frst pcture to a chld to hold. 4. Hold up the second pcture. What s ths pcture? Ths s a pcture of some food. We need food to be healthy, but food s not a treasure. Hand the second pcture to a chld to hold. 5. Hold up the thrd pcture. What s ths pcture? Ths s a pcture of a car. Cars help us by gvng us a way to come to church, but a car s not a treasure. Hand the thrd pcture to a chld to hold. 6. Hold up the Bble. s our treasure! It s our treasure because t s God s word. 7. Sometmes people look for treasures. They get a treasure map (hold up the map), and they follow the map, and they fnd the treasure. Let s look at our map. It s a map of our classroom. Wow! Ths map says there s a treasure rght here n our classroom. Look, the treasure s rght here n ths area! And, look, our map says the treasure s rght here n ths bucket! Do you want to look n the bucket to fnd the treasure? 8. Place the bucket on the sheet n front of the chldren. 9. Choose a chld to use the shovel and carefully dg for the treasure n the bucket. 10. When the chld fnds the Bble clap and cheer. Mary, you found the treasure! Look, Mary found the treasure. The treasure s the Bble. 11. Let each chld have a turn to dg for the treasure. NOTE: Save the pctures and the map for the Unt 13 Lesson 2, Lfe Applcaton. Bble Truth Actvty Hold up the lttle Bble that the chldren found. says that ths s God s word. Let s all say our Bble Truth together: s God s word. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-5
Lfe A pp l c Concluson Who loves the Bble? We all do! Let s pray and thank God for gvng us the Bble. Dear God, thank you so much for gvng us the Bble to be our treasure. Help us to love and obey God s word. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them that you learned? We can share wth our frends what a treasure the Bble s to us! Teacher Tps Before anyone starts dggng, explan to the chldren that the dggng materal must stay n the bucket. Brng a flashlght, an explorer s hat and coat or other dress-up clothes to help a chld feel lke an adventurer lookng for a treasure. Take photos of the chldren dggng, fndng, and holdng up the treasure to dsplay next week for parents to see or take home. Make a sgn for the regstraton table wth the pctures of the thngs that are not treasures on one sde wth the words These Are Not Treasures. On the other sde prnt: Is Our Treasure. a t o n s God s word. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-6
C r a f t Kng Josah s Crown The chldren wll make crowns remndng them of Josah, the kng who loved God s word. Materals For each chld: poster board, 11" x 11" glue stck For the teacher: constructon paper scssors marker tape stapler Reproducble Pages: Page D, 1 copy for the teacher Page E, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out the stencls from the copes of Reproducble Page D and E. 2. Trace and cut out one crown for each chld from poster board. 3. Trace and cut out one of each of the sde tabs from poster board for each chld. Be sure to trace and cut the slts where ndcated on the stencls. 4. Wrte s God s word. across the back of each crown. 5. Cut the colored constructon paper nto small shapes no larger than 1". Cut approxmately ffteen shapes for each chld. 6. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Show the chldren the fnshed crown. Today we are learnng about a young boy named Josah who was a kng and who loved the Bble. 2. Gve each chld a crown and ffteen constructon paper shapes. Have them glue the shapes to the front of the crowns. 3. Staple the sde tabs to each crown, as shown n Fgure A. NOTE: Please note the orentaton of the slts on the sde tabs. 4. Place tape over the staples to smooth the staple s edges. 5. Wrte the chldren s names on ther crowns. 6. Place the crown on each chld s head and nterlock the sde tabs to adjust the ft. See Fgure B. Concluson story today s about a kng named Josah. He loved God and wanted to do everythng that God wanted hm to do. When you wear ths crown t wll remnd you to love and obey God s word. Teacher Tps After cuttng the frst crown from poster board, use that as your stencl. It wll be much easer to trace. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-7
C r a f t back of crown s God s word. staples Km s God s word. sde tab wth four slts Fgure A sde tab wth one slt Fgure B sde tabs Fnshed Craft Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-8
Lesson at a Glance supplement Lesson Objectves The chldren wll dentfy the Bble as God s word. The chldren wll dentfy Josah and specfc events surroundng the Bble s dscovery n the temple. The chldren wll vew the Bble as valuable. Bble Story Text 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3 Bble Truth s God s word. (2 Tmothy 3:16) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Lfe Applcaton: My Treasure Bble Story: Where n the Temple? Craft: Is Found NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack. Pre class a ct v t y Preclass Centers In the preclass centers chldren wll use language, motor, and cogntve sklls, learn to nteract wth peers and cooperate n small groups. Select four centers to use ths unt. Assgn a teacher to set up and supervse each center wth no more than sx chldren. Materals IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Housekeepng Center 2 washable dolls (of dverse ethncty, e.g., black and whte), play food, dshes and 2 small blankets Story Center smple books wth lmted text (cardboard are the most sturdy and durable) and large pllows Block Center set of large blocks, people, anmal fgures (plastc or wooden) and toy cars Puzzle Center 1 puzzle for each chld (for twos each puzzle pece tself should be a complete famlar object, for threes most can complete a 20-pece puzzle). NOTE: A puzzle should have all the peces. If a puzzle pece s lost, the entre puzzle should be thrown out. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Refer to the followng example for help n drectng play and askng relevant questons. In the Housekeepng Center: Brng n a toy or small broom and other cleanng tems, such as clean sponges or rags. Work on cleanng the play area, and talk about how Josah cleaned the temple and found God s word. Teacher Tps You may want to try other centers such as transportaton, large motor or manpulatve. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 13-1-9
supplement Lfe A pp l c a t o n My Treasure In ths actvty the chldren wll learn that the Bble s the true treasure. Bble Truth s God s word. (2 Tmothy 3:16) Materals For the teacher: small Bble cgar box or box wth a hnged top gold or slver spray pant uncooked macaron or dfferent jewel-shaped pastas whte glue small box whch can ft nsde the frst box gft wrap and bow tape small toy whch wll ft nsde the small box small toy car play money small doll or stuffed anmal Preparaton 1. Make a treasure box as follows: A. Glue the dfferent pasta shapes to the outsde of the box. B. Spray pant the box, nsde and out wth gold or slver spray pant. 2. Prepare the small gft as follows: A. Wrap the small box, top and bottom separately. B. Place the bow on top of the wrapped box. C. Place the small toy nsde the small box creatng a gft. D. Place the gft nsde the treasure box. Instructons 1. Hold up the treasure box. Does anyone know what ths s? Ths s a treasure box! Do you know what a treasure box s? It s a box that holds a treasure! Remember, a treasure s somethng very specal. Let s see what s nsde our treasure box. 2. Open the treasure box and let the chldren look nsde. What s ths? It s a present! Who lkes presents? We all do! Take the present out of the treasure box. Let each chld have a turn openng the present to see what s nsde. Presents are great, and we lke them very much, but they are not our treasure. 3. Whle they are lookng at the present, slp the money nsde the treasure box wthout them seeng. 4. Let s see what s n the treasure box now. Let each chld take a turn openng the treasure box and lookng at the money. What s n the treasure box ths tme? It s money. We need money to buy food and clothes, and t s good to have, but money s not our treasure. 5. Repeat the actvty wth the car and the stuffed anmal. 6. Behnd your back, put the Bble nsde the treasure box. There s one thng that s our treasure! The treasure that God gave us! Who can remember the book that God gave us to love and to obey that s our treasure? Yes, t s the Bble! 7. Pass around the treasure box and let each chld look nsde and say, s God s word. 8. s our treasure because t s God s word! Sng The Bble Is My Treasure from the Unt 13 Song Sheet. NOTE: Save the treasure box and the gft box for the Unt 13 Lesson 2, Lfe Applcaton. Bble Truth Actvty Hold up the Bble. Our Bble Truth s: s God s word. Let s all say t together: s God s word. Concluson Who loves the Bble? We all do! Let s thank God for gvng us the Bble. Dear God, thank you so much for gvng us the Bble to be our treasure. Help us to love and obey t every day. We are learnng so much about the Bble and what a treasure t s. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them? You can share wth your frends what a treasure the Bble s to you. Teacher Tps If you do not have a hnged box you can make one from a medum szed shoebox by tapng the top down along one sde of the box. Glue fake jewels onto the spray panted box. Make sure that they are securely glued. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-10
supplement B b l e S t o r y Where n the Temple? The chldren wll learn that when Josah found the Bble scroll, he loved and obeyed t because t was God s word. Bble Story Text 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3 Materals For each chld: a household cleanng tool: broom, mop, dust rag, clean sponge, etc. For the teacher: Bble large sheet or blanket 3 chars 10 peces of paper to represent trash 1 trash can 1 crown 1 pece of whte constructon paper 2 cardboard tubes from dry cleaner pant hangers (optonal) tape gold rbbon, or yarn marker Preparaton 1. Make the scroll as follows: A. Wrte s God s word! n bold letters on the whte constructon paper. B. Tape each short end of the paper onto a cardboard tube formng a scroll. C. Roll the scroll together and te t wth a pece of rbbon. 2. Prepare the temple area as follows: A. Set up the three chars aganst a wall n a sem-crcle. B. Drape the sheet over the chars. C. Crumple the paper and place t on and around the chars as trash. D. Place the scroll among the paper. Found It Open the Bble to 2 Kngs 22. Show the chldren the temple area. Explan that t s the temple of God from the Bble. Ask the chldren f t looks lke people have been takng care of t. No, t doesn t look lke people have taken care of t, does t? Today we are gong to hear a story from the Bble about a young kng named Josah who cleaned up the temple. And you get to help me tell the story. Choose a boy to be Josah. Kng Josah, we need to gve you a crown! Place the crown on the boy s head. Doesn t he look lke a good kng? Kng Josah went to the temple and found t a mess. Wow, ths temple s a mess. Do you know where we can fnd a broom? Oh, there s one. Who would lke to be Kng Josah s helper? Pck another chld to take the broom and stand next to Kng Josah. Contnue gvng out the props untl everyone has somethng to help clean the temple. Kng Josah told some of the people to fx and clean up the temple (2 Kngs 22:3-7). Have the boy playng Josah tell the others to clean the temple. Have the chldren clean up the temple. What should we do wth all that paper? Yes, let s put t n the trash can. Watch for someone to fnd the scroll. When t s found say: What s that? That doesn t look lke trash! That looks pretty specal! What s t? Kng Josah, why don t you pull the rbbon and open t? Have everyone st down. Let s lsten to what s wrtten on ths scroll. It says, s God s word! Dd you know that a long tme ago, ths s what the Bble looked lke? Kng Josah and hs helpers found the Bble, and they ddn t even know t! When they read from the Bble scroll, everyone lstened carefully. The people were so surprsed when they heard God s word because t had been lost n the drty temple for a long tme. Do you thnk the people lked what they read and heard from the scroll? Yes, they loved t! Have the chldren celebrate and clap ther hands. Kng Josah sad, s God s word. Let s all obey the Bble! What do you thnk all the people sad? They sad, Yes! Yes! Yes! We want to obey God! (2 Kngs 23:1-3). NOTE: Save the scroll for the Unt 13 Lesson 2, Bble Story. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-11
supplement B b l e Concluson Dd Kng Josah love God s word? Yes, he dd! Who gave us the Bble? God dd! God wants us to love hs Bble, and obey hm! That makes God very happy! Teacher Tps Make a temple-lke structure out of a cardboard box. If you do not have a crown one can be made wth a pece of poster board covered n alumnum fol. S t o r y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-12
supplement C r a f t Is Found! Ths craft wll remnd the chldren that Josah found the Bble n the temple. Materals For each chld: glue stck 1 pece of whte constructon paper crayons For the teacher: scssors whte crayon black marker gold or yellow or orange tssue paper black constructon paper Reproducble pages: Page F, 1 copy for each chld Preparaton 1. Prepare a temple cutout for each chld as follows: A. Cut out the temples from the copes of Reproducble Page F. IMPORTANT: Cut between the outsde double lnes only. Do not cut the sold lne at ths tme. B. Cut between the T -shaped double lnes makng the doors on the temple cutout. C. Fold back the paper to make the doors open and shut, as shown n Fgure A. D. On the nsde of the left door wrte 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3. 2. Attach the constructon paper to each temple cutout as follows: A. Algn the temple cutout to the corner of a sheet of whte constructon paper. B. Glue the temple cutout to the constructon paper. See Fgure B. IMPORTANT: Be careful not to glue the doors. C. Trm off the excess constructon paper, and then cut out a new roof by cuttng along the sold lnes at the top of the temple cutout. See Fgure C. 3. Make a Bble for each chld as follows: A. Cut one 1 1 / 2" x 2" rectangle for each chld from black constructon paper. B. Wth a whte crayon wrte My Bble on each black rectangle. 4. Cut twenty 2" squares from gold tssue paper for each chld. 5. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Show the chldren the sample craft and say: In our Bble story today, we are learnng about Kng Josah who found a treasure when he went to the temple. Do you know what t was? Yes, t was the Bble. Today we are gong to make a temple. What do you thnk s nsde ths temple? Open the temple doors on your model. Look, a Bble! Today we wll make a temple just lke ths one! 2. Gve each chld a temple and a Bble. Help them glue ther Bbles nsde the temple doors. 3. Gve each chld twenty squares of gold tssue, and have them glue the squares to the outsde of the temple. Concluson Remnd the chldren that Josah was the kng when the Bble was found n the temple. Tell the chldren how much God loved Josah. Explan that Josah also loved God. He obeyed the Bble, because he loved God. Emphasze to the chldren how much God loves them as well, and that they can also express ther love for God by obeyng the Bble! Teacher Tps As the chldren are workng sng a few songs about the Bble from the Unt 13 Song Sheet. Put away the crayons when the chldren begn to glue the tssue paper. If they color on top of the tssue t wll tear. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-13
supplement C r a f t temple cutout constructon paper temple cutout open doors Fgure A new roof Fgure B temple cutout 2 Kngs 22:1-23:3 Fgure C Fnshed Craft Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 13-1-14
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