1 October 28, 2018 Bible Focus: God s got it. 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. Social (9:00, 10:15, 11:30) 9:00 & 11:30 W Is for Water 10:15 Find the Water Bible (9:10, 10:25, 11:40) All Service Times Bible Presentation in the Sandbox Journaling (9:30, 10:45, 12:00) All Service Times Small Group Time Prayer Groups (9:45, 11:00, 12:15) 9:00 & 11:30 Camp Search 10:15 Water from Rock Craft All Service Times Dismiss Parent CUE
2 October 28, 2018 Bible Focus: God s got it. 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. Social (Introductory Activities, 10 minutes) Let one teacher lead activities in different areas of the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. 9:00 & 11:30 W Is for Water What You Need: Laminated W Outline Activity Page, Play-Doh (one big lump per child) What You Do: During the Activity: Pass out a W Outline page to each child and a large lump of Play- Doh. Point out the letter and identify it, saying, W is for water. Encourage the children to roll up the Play-Doh into small balls (rocks) and to cover the W outline with the rocks. What You Say: During the Activity: What letter do you see in the center of the page? (Pause.) It s a W! Do you know what word starts with a W? Water! Today, I want you to roll up small pieces of Play-Doh into balls to form rocks and cover the letter W. After the Activity: You covered the letter W for water with rocks. We ll hear about both water and rocks in our Bible Truth today. Let s go! Transition: Move to Bible Time by calling out things that start with a W and encourage the children to place their two thumbs together and raise their index fingers to form a W with their hands. Suggested items: watermelon, wagon, winter, waffles, weather, window, wheel, wink, web, wish, watch, whistle, wallet, wheelchair, walrus, and wasp.
3 10:15 Find the Water What You Need: Three gray buckets and a blue ball What You Do: Before the Activity: Turn the buckets upside down and place them around the activity area. Place the ball under one of the buckets. During the Activity: Tell the children that the buckets are rocks and that the ball is water. Ask the children to go around the room and lift up the rocks to find the water. Repeat as desired. What You Say: Before the Activity: Today we are going to hear a Bible Truth about water that came from rocks! Let s see if we can find water from rocks in our class today. During the Activity: The buckets (point) will be our rocks. There is a blue ball under one of the buckets. The blue ball will be our water. Lift up the rocks and see if we can find the water. (Do activity.) After the Activity: Great job! You found the water. Let s see if they find water in our Bible Truth today. I am so excited! Transition: Move to Bible Time by pretending to hop on rocks as you move to the Large Group area. Bible (Large Group, 20 minutes) After children have participated in Social, gather them for a large group time that includes interactive worship, introductory sketch and Bible Truth. Place your We are in The Sandbox sign on the door as you leave. Travel to the Sandbox.
4 October 28, 2018 Bible Focus: God s got it. 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. Journaling (Small Groups, 15 minutes) Journaling is designed to help preschoolers understand how the Bottom Line applies to them. They ll discuss real-life experiences and share prayer requests. Give each child a cup of Chex cereal to snack on while you take them through the following exercise. What you Need: Paperclip Memory Verse Card in your Bible at Joshua 1:9. Journal and a fun-shaped pen. Reward stamps. SMALL GROUP LEADER (SGL): It s Small Group time. Let s sit down to talk about today s Bible Truth. One, two, three, sit down with me! (Open the Bible and lay it open in front of the children.) Our Bible Truth today was about baby Moses, only Moses wasn t a baby anymore. He was a grown-up man leading God s people to a special place God told him about. What did the people complain to Moses about? Were they saying, We want candy, We want to watch TV, or, We want water? (Pause for response.) You got it! They wanted water. And they wanted Moses to give it to them. Moses talked to God about it and just like we ve been talking about all month, God was with Moses. God heard Moses. God gave Moses what he needed and told him what to do to get water. The plan sounded a little weird, but Moses trusted that God s plan was perfect, and it was! Moses followed God s plan, hit a rock with his stick, and out came water! God took care of Moses, and He will take care of you too. [Bottom Line] God s got it! Who s got it?
5 CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] God s got it! SGL: Okay, now it s time to say the Bible verse we ve been learning. I have my stickers/hand stamp ready for anyone who wants to try and say it. First, we will say it together. (Turn the pages of your Bible to the Memory Verse Card and lay it open in front of you.) SGL: Let s stand up and say the verse together with the motions. CHILDREN and SGL: God (point both hands straight up) is with you (point out to a friend) wherever (wave hands in a circle) you go (march in place), Joshua 1:9. SGL: You sound ready to me! I want everyone to sit down. When it s your turn to say the verse you can stand up. Who wants to try and say the verse first? (Give each child the opportunity to say the verse on his own. Have your stickers/hand stamp ready to give when they say it.) I am SO proud of you! High fives for everyone! Now it s time to write in our prayer journal. (Hold journal and fun-shaped pen.) Today we are going to make a list of things we need God s help with. Maybe we need God to help us be sweet to our baby brother or sister. Maybe we need help with someone who is sick in our family. Whatever it is, when I say your name, tell me one thing you need God s help with. I ll write down what you say and we will use our list when we pray. (Say each child s name and write down what they say. Remember to print the names so the children can recognize their names and the letters.) Thank you for doing that. Would anyone like to pray before I pray? (Give each child who wants to pray the opportunity to do so.) Prayer SGL: Dear God, thank You for teaching us that You have the power to always be with us, hear us, give us what we need, and that Your plan is perfect. You ve got it! No matter what it is, You ve got it! Today I want to pray that You will help [child s name] with (read what they listed) and... (do this with each child). We trust Your plan and believe You have the power to help us with anything. We love You, God. In Jesus name, amen.
6 October 28, 2018 Bible Focus: God s got it. 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. Groups (Application Activities, 15 minutes) These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today s Bible Truth and Bottom Line. 9:00 & 11:30 Camp Search What You Need: A pop-up tent (or one you create with a large blanket draped over a table) and the following items to place inside: a flashlight, play food, a water bottle, a toy pan, a sleeping bag, a toy, a stapler or other random office supply, a book, a teddy bear or other plush animal, and a baby doll What You Do: Before the Activity: Set up the tent and place all the collected items inside. During the Activity: Explain that inside your tent they will find several items you need for camping and a few that you don t. Send in the children, one at a time, to retrieve any three of the following items needed for camping that you ask them to a flashlight, play food, a water bottle, a toy pan, and a sleeping bag. Once they return with the items, encourage them to take them back inside and select another child to retrieve three items again, calling out only camping items. Make sure each child has a turn inside the tent. What You Say: During the Activity: When you go camping, there are certain items you need. Inside our tent, I have some items that you need for camping and some that you don t. I ll call on you one at a time, and I ll name three items for you to find inside the tent. When you find all three, bring them out for us to see. Then we ll place them back inside so another friend can have a turn! After the Activity: You did an awesome job listening and finding all the things we need for a camping trip! We have some important things that you definitely need when you go camping. But did you know there is someone who is always with you, even when you go camping? He doesn t fit inside a backpack! It s God. God is with you wherever you go. So you don t have to worry because [Bottom Line] God s got it. Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it.
7 10:15 Water from Rock Craft What You Need: Water from Rock Activity Page, blue shiny tinsel shreds, clear tape, popsicle sticks (one per child), white liquid glue, Q-tips, and small paper plates What You Do: Before the Activity: Place a small pile of blue tinsel shreds in the center of each table. Place a little liquid glue onto the paper plates and set them out on the tables with a few Q-tips next to each plate. During the Activity: Pass out a Water from Rock page to each child. Encourage them to tape three or four tinsel shreds to the top of the rock as the water. Instruct the children to dip their Q-tip into the glue, dab it on the back of a popsicle stick, and adhere it to the spot on the page next to Moses. This will be his staff. What You Say: During the Activity: When Moses struck the rock, what happened? (Pause.) Water came out! Isn t that crazy? Only God could do something like that! Let s tape a few of these blue shiny pieces of tinsel to the rock as the water. Then we can glue these popsicle sticks to the page as Moses s staff. After the Activity: These look beautiful! God had a plan to take care of His people and He was with them always! He even provided water from the rock. We shouldn t be surprised, because [Bottom Line] God s got it. Who s got it? [Bottom Line] God s got it. Great job, friends! All Service Times Get Ready to Dismiss
W Outline W is for Water October Week 4 Copy on blue cardstock and laminate. Multiple copies per activity. CURRICULUM FOR 3- to 5- YEAR OLDS 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com
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God (Point both hands straight up) is with you (Point out to a friend) wherever (Wave hands in a circle) you go. (March in place) Joshua 1:9 (Open hands like a book) God (Point both hands straight up) is with you (Point out to a friend) wherever (Wave hands in a circle) you go. (March in place) Joshua 1:9 (Open hands like a book) 2018 Orange. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 2018 Orange. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com God (Point both hands straight up) is with you (Point out to a friend) wherever (Wave hands in a circle) you go. (March in place) Joshua 1:9 (Open hands like a book) God (Point both hands straight up) is with you (Point out to a friend) wherever (Wave hands in a circle) you go. (March in place) Joshua 1:9 (Open hands like a book) 2018 Orange. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 2018 Orange. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com
God s got it. Moses and the Water Exodus 17:1-7 Water from Rock Color Water from Rock Craft October Week 4 Copy on white cardstock. One per child. CURRICULUM FOR 3- to 5- YEAR OLDS 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com