GOD MADE PEOPLE LIFE POINT: God made people. LEADER BIBLE STUDY CREATION LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God made people different from the other things He made. BIBLE PASSAGE Genesis 1:26-31; 2:2,7,15-24 WEEKLY VERSE Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world Genesis 1:1 In the previous session, we reviewed God s creative process for populating the earth with a variety of living animals. Now we turn to the creation of humanity. Notice that God made an immeasurable leap in His value of humans relative to the rest of creation. He created mankind, both male and female, in His image (Genesis 1:27). This means that humans have characteristics like God Himself. We can communicate in complex languages and can make moral choices. Most importantly, we have a spiritual nature and can have a personal relationship with God. God commanded the man and woman to procreate and be stewards of His creation. He provided them with food and a perfect environment to live. Genesis 2 provides details of God s creation of man, called Adam in chapter 3. God made the man from the dust of the earth. Unlike the animals created earlier, God breathed life into the man! God placed him in a beautiful garden. He told the man to name the animals. No creature, however, was adequate as a companion for the man, so God put him to sleep and formed a woman from his rib. Today s study ends with the biblical definition of marriage. What does it mean that humans are stewards of God s earth? Why is God s definition of marriage so significant (Genesis 2:24)? (See Jesus affirmation: Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9.) NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. Additional training for Bible Studies For Life: Kids available at ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife SUGGESTED DATE: week of September 18 16 Unit 1, Session 3
GROUP TIME Move to music. Play an action song where preschoolers must use their hands or feet. Then guide each child to find a partner. Play Wiggle Your Toes (track 17). Instruct children during or after the song to touch elbow to elbow (big toe to big toe, knee to knee, shoulder to shoulder). Tell the Bible story. Open your Bible to Genesis 1. Point to the creation time line and review days 1 6. Introduce the puppet that will listen to the Bible story with the children. Explain that today s Bible story tells more of what happened on day 6. As you tell the story, nod the puppet s head when something good happens. GOD MADE PEOPLE Based on Genesis 1:26-31; 2:2,7,15-24 On the sixth day when God was making the world, He made a man and a woman. He made the first man from the dust of the ground. He called the man Adam. He gave life to Adam by breathing into him. He placed Adam in the garden to work in it and take care of it. God decided Adam should not be alone, so he made a woman. Adam named the woman Eve, and she became Adam s helper. God made Adam and Eve to take care of the fish in the water, birds in the air, and animals that walk or crawl on land. He gave them the fruit trees and plants to eat. They lived together in the garden. He looked at them and saw that it was very good. Evening came, and the sixth day was done. On the seventh day, God rested. He created everything in six days! Learn the Bible Verses. Using your puppet, say the Unit Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Ask the children to say the verse using the names Adam and Eve instead of the world. Encourage all the children to say the Weekly and Unit Verses with the puppet. Recall the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Ask questions about the Bible story. Invite a volunteer to tape the picture of Adam and Eve to the time line. Review the Life Point and pray. Lead preschoolers to form a circle and sit. Demonstrate tapping knees twice and clapping hands twice. Keep tapping and clapping as children join you. Add this chant after they have the rhythm down: God made people. God made people. God made me, and my name is. Go around the circle until each child has said his name. Pray, thanking God for making people. Wrap it up. Show the God Made People: Life Action video. Talk about how the video relates to the Life Point. Sing God Made You and Me (track 1). CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE Decide when to have group time; then select learning activities to use before and/ or after group time. Pack Items 14, 15, 20, 21: Unit Verse Markers, Weekly Verse Markers, Creation Picture Time Line, Time Line Pictures (12) Teaching Picture 3 CD DVD Puppet made from paper bag, tape BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 3s PRE-K 17
BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Kids Activity Page CD: Allergy Alert Items with different textures, paper bag Pack Item 25: Block Patterns Blocks Pack Item 26: Children s Faces Matching Cards CD: Allergy Alert, Like/ Don t Like Chart Stickers, plates, 4 foods with distinct smells (orange, lemon, onion, cilantro or other herb), tape GUESS THE ITEM Find items in the room or from home with different textures. Consider using felt, a cotton ball, a seashell, a pinecone, a small stone, a twig, and a sponge. Place these items in a small paper bag. Post the Allergy Alert if using nature items. Help each child complete a Kids Activity Page. Direct a child to reach in the bag to feel an item. Suggest she guess what the item is before she pulls it out. God made people with the ability to touch and feel things. We can touch items with our hands and feel the difference. Talk about things children should not touch. (Nature and Science) BUILD WITH BLOCKS Display the person block pattern in the blocks area. Encourage children to make the pattern using similar-size blocks. As preschoolers work, recall the Bible story. Mention this week s Bible Verse. To extend play, suggest they use the blocks to outline a child as he lies on the floor. (Blocks) PLAY A MATCHING GAME Invite preschoolers to play the matching game. Place the cards faceup. Guide the children to take turns finding matches of children s faces. To challenge the children, place the cards facedown. Demonstrate turning over two cards at a time. If the cards do not match, turn them back over until there is a match. Talk about how God made people. He made us different from any of the other creatures. Remind boys and girls that Jesus loves all children. (Puzzles and Games) SMELL DIFFERENT FOODS Print 4 of the Like/Don t Like charts from the CD. Tape the charts next to each food item. Post the allergy sign listing the food items. Encourage a child to smell one of the foods. Ask the child if she likes the way the food smells. Point to the faces on the chart; direct the child to place a sticker under the happy face if she liked the smell or under the sad face if she did not like the smell. Then guide the child to smell the other foods and place a sticker on each chart. As preschoolers smell the food, mention that God made our noses so we can smell. (Nature and Science) 18 Unit 1, Session 3
LIFE POINT God made people. OUTLINE A CHILD Cut a long piece of paper as long as or longer than the tallest child in your class. Choose a volunteer to lie down on the paper so the other children can make an outline of the child. Once the outline is complete, instruct the preschoolers to draw clothes and facial features on the outline. As the children work, remind them that in the beginning God made a man and woman on day 6. Their names were Adam and Eve. Show children the Teaching Picture. (Art) BONUS ACTIVITIES MISSIONS ACTIVITY Remark that the missionary, Kimberly Cain, tells children in West Africa that God made people that He made them. Display the Missions Pictures. Point to the storytelling cloth picture. Say that Kimberly tells the children about God creating the world and that He sent His Son, Jesus, to make a way for us to follow God s plan. Talk about different Bible stories the children could tell others. REVIEW THE BIBLE STORY Provide for each child the Coloring Page God Made People. As the children color, remind them that God planned for and made people. Invite them to talk about all kinds of people how they look, how they talk, where they live. Comment that God wants all people to learn about Him. Play the music Creation of God (track 13). Teaching Picture 3 Large piece of paper, crayons CD: Missions Pictures Optional: Storytelling cloth CD: God Made People Coloring Page Crayons CLEAN UP Make children aware that it is time to clean up and straighten the room. Remind them that we work together. Refrain from asking the children if they want to clean up the room. Simply state that all our friends are working together to help put things back where they belong. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 3s PRE-K 19
U N IT BONU 1 SESSION S TEA 3 FOR 3 CHING HOU s PRE R -K GOD MADE PEOPLE BIBLE FUN ACTIVITIES L ROOM SNACK YOUR TEACHING PARTNER(S) Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead preschoolers to clean up after the snack. Thank them for their help. MOVE TO GROUP TIME As you lead the boys and girls to their chairs, remind them that God made people. DATE OF USE Direct the preschoolers to hold up their hands when you mention that God made people with hands to touch. Continue with the other senses or body parts God made. LIFE POINT When you get to the chairs, tell preschoolers God made people with ears to listen. God made people. UNIT VERSE TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY INTRODUCE the Bible Story Genesis 1:26-31; 2:2,7,15-24 Open your Bible to Genesis 1. Mention different body parts and direct children to point to each. Tell the Bible story. In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 WEEKLY VERSE SUMMARIZE the Bible Story On the sixth day, God made a man. He called the man Adam and breathed life into him. Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 God decided Adam should not be alone, so He made a woman. Adam named the woman Eve, and she became Adam s helper. God placed Adam and Eve in a garden. He gave them fruit trees and plants to eat. God said that it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. REVIEW the Bible Story Who did God make on the sixth day? Where did Adam and Eve live? What did Adam and Eve eat? What did God do on the seventh day? EMPHASIZE the Life Point Say that God made people: the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve. B I B L E S T U D I E S F O R L I F E 3s P R E - K B T H -7
SING TOGETHER Sing to the tune of For He s a Jolly Good Fellow : Love your father and mother. (Repeat 2x) The Bible tells us so! (Repeat 2x) Love your father and mother. (Repeat 2x) The Bible tells us so! SAY THE BIBLE VERSE Repeat the above song while adding finger motions. When you sing father and mother, hold up both index fingers. When you say Bible, hold out both hands as if holding a Bible. Open your Bible to Deuteronomy 5:16 and point to the verse. Explain that the song they learned is actually a Bible Verse. Practice singing the song with hand motions several times. PRAY Thank God for making people different from the other things He made. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Emphasize during the activities: God made people. A. Make fingerprint designs. Provide paper, washable ink pads, and markers. Suggest the children make shapes or designs with their fingerprints. Guide them to add details to their designs with the markers. Briefly review the Bible story as the children work. State that when God made people He made them different from any other thing He made. B. Work puzzles. Provide puzzles about people such as community workers, Adam and Eve, and Jesus loving the children. As preschoolers work the puzzles, talk about the amazing way God made people. Consider the five senses God gave people. Lead children to pray, thanking God for our wonderful bodies. C. Make me puppets. Provide paper lunch bags, markers, yarn, googly eyes, and glue. Direct preschoolers to make puppets of themselves. As they work, emphasize that in the beginning God made people a man and a woman. Mention that God placed them in a garden to care for it. D. Play a listening game. Direct preschoolers to be quiet and listen. After a few seconds allow them to tell you what they heard. Play several times. Include your own sounds such as snapping your fingers, clicking your tongue, or tapping your toes. After children have listened for a while, comment that God gave us ears to help us hear. He made us so we can love our mother and father by listening to them. Remark that when God made people He made them different from any other creation. CLEAN UP Mention to the children that God gave them eyes to see, legs to move around the room, and hands to pick up toys. Direct children to help clean the room. PLAY A GUESSING GAME Lead the children to form a circle, then sit down. Tell them you will describe a person in the room. The children should guess who the person is. Continue until all children have been described. Include other teachers in the room. Comment that when God made people He made them different from any other things He made. He made the first man and woman. Say or sing the Bible Verse: Love your father and mother. DISMISS Help children gather their papers and belongings. Thank them for coming. Remind parents to use the Bible and Me verses on the One Conversation page. Thank you for serving! 8-BTH UNIT 1 SESSION 3 2016 LifeWay.
UNIT 1. SESSION 3 God Made People Circle and Decide UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. GENESIS 1:1 On day 6 God made the first man and woman. He made people different from the other things He made. Circle all the things that God made you able to do. Name 3 other things that God made you able to do. Image Credit: istock, shutterstock BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 3s PRE-K 7
TM THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: Parents, your child learned about God s most special creation people! God made people different from all His other creations. God created people in His own image. God made you and your family special. CREATION Preschool LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God made people different from the other things He made. GOD MADE PEOPLE SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:26-31; 2:2,7,15-24 WEEKLY VERSE: Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 LIFE POINT: God made people. LIVE IT OUT: Help your child make a list of all the things she can do. Comment that God made her special and able to do many things. If you have a younger preschooler, comment as she learns new things that God made her able to learn. On the sixth day when God was making the world, He made a man and a woman. He made the first man from the dust of the ground. He called the man Adam. He gave life to Adam by breathing into him. He placed Adam in the garden to work in it and take care of it. God decided Adam should not be alone, so he made a woman. Adam named the woman Eve, and she became Adam s helper. God made Adam and Eve to take care of the fish in the water, birds in the air, and animals that walk or crawl on land. He gave them the fruit trees and plants to eat. They lived together in the garden. He looked at them and saw that it was very good. Evening came, and the sixth day was done. On the seventh day, God rested. He created everything in six days! BIBLE AND ME: Read these verses each day with your child. Sunday: John 1:3 Monday: 1 Timothy 2:13 Tuesday: Genesis 5:1 Wednesday: Genesis 5:2 Thursday: Isaiah 43:7 Friday: Luke 19:10 Saturday: 1 Timothy 1:15 TAKE IT FURTHER Check out the God Made People section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App. 8
In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 God has plans to care for you. Jeremiah 29:11 God will help you today. Exodus 14:13 14 UNIT VERSE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Cut apart the Unit Verse Markers. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.
In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 God made the animals. Genesis 1:25 Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 Do what God says. Deuteronomy 8:6 God loves us. Psalm 117:2 God has plans to care for you. Jeremiah 29:11 Try to get along with everyone. Romans 12:18 Show love to one another. Romans 12:10 Love one another. 1 John 4:7 God loves me. Psalm 86:13 God will help you today. Exodus 14:13 We will do what God says. Exodus 19:8 15 WEEKLY VERSE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Separate the Weekly Verse Markers. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.
20 CREATION PICTURE TIME LINE Unit 1, Sessions 1 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Display the time line during group time in Unit 1, Sessions 1 3. See the Leader Guide for specific directions.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 21 TIME LINE PICTURES Unit 1, Sessions 1 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use the pictures with the time line for sessions 1 3 in Unit 1. See the Leader Guide for specific directions. Image Credit: shutterstock
25 BLOCK PATTERNS Unit 1, Session 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Cut along the dotted lines. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.
26 CHILDREN S FACES MATCHING CARDS Unit 1, Session 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Tear apart the matching cards. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.
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MISSIONS PICTURES UNIT 1 Missions in West Africa Missionary: Kimberly Cain Jesus loves all children everywhere and wants them to learn about Him. Kimberly Cain in West Africa loves children and tells them about Jesus. Sometimes Kimberly teaches children as they sit on mats on the dusty ground. Sometimes she teaches children at a local church where the roof is made of woven grass. That church building might not look like yours, but the children in West Africa are learning the same stories from the Bible that you are! Kimberly uses a storytelling cloth to tell stories from the Bible. Each picture on the cloth is about a different Bible story. Kimberly tells children the Bible stories so they can grow up knowing Jesus and telling others about Him. Pray For missionaries to learn the new language For missionaries to adjust to a new culture and yearround hot temperatures For the children of West Africa to learn to follow Jesus and tell others Bible Studies For Life 3s Pre-K, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced.
God Made People Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced.