THE FIRST FAMILY LIFE POINT: God made families. CREATION LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God wants me to praise Him for His creation. BIBLE PASSAGE Genesis 4:1-7 WEEKLY VERSE Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 LEADER BIBLE STUDY Amusement parks are popular destinations for families. They are loaded with exciting rides, cartoon characters walking about, and even some educational exhibits. It is intriguing sometimes just to sit and watch young families scurrying through the park. Moms and dads wheel their little ones around in strollers while older kids run everywhere. The nuclear family has been the norm for humanity since the beginning. In the previous session, we examined the creation of the first man and his wife. In chapter 3, the man was called Adam, and he named his wife Eve. Even though Adam and Eve sinned and suffered the consequences of their sin against God (Genesis 3), they began a family. Soon their family, like most others since, began to experience problems. Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. The younger, Abel, became a shepherd, and Cain became a farmer. At some point in time, Cain made an offering of some of his crops to God. Abel also made an offering of some of the firstborn of his flock. For a reason that is not explained, God accepted Abel s offering but rejected Cain s. The rejection angered Cain. God saw that Cain was angry and tried to warn him of the dangers of unchecked sin. Unfortunately, the situation got much worse (Genesis 4:8-9). Why do children of the same parents often take different paths in life? What do we as believers in Christ have, unlike Cain, to help us control our emotions and resist temptation? (See Galatians 5:16-25.) 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. SUGGESTED DATE: week of September 25 Additional training for Bible Studies for Life: Kids available at ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. 20 Unit 1, Session 4
GROUP TIME Recall the Unit Verse and learn this week s verse. Lead the kids to say Genesis 1:1. Show where Romans 12:10 is found in the Bible. Show and read the verse from the pack item. Read and scatter the word cards on the floor. Choose a child to find the first word and set it to one side. Choose another child to find the second word, and so on. Say the verse together. Ask how kids can show love to family members. Pray. Thank God for all the things He created. Thank Him for families. Ask God to help the kids show love to their families. Talk about Bible stories. Remind the kids that they have been learning stories from the first book of the Bible. Ask what book that is. (Genesis) Encourage kids to recall the stories they have heard about the creation of the world. Tell the Bible story. Explain that today the kids will hear a story about what happened after God made the world. Encourage them to listen for the names of the people in the story. Open the Bible to Genesis 4 and tell the Bible story. THE FIRST FAMILY Based on Genesis 4:1-7 Adam and Eve had lived in the garden of Eden. But they chose to disobey God and had to leave the garden to live in another place. Eve had a baby boy. She named him Cain. Later she had another baby boy. She named him Abel. The boys grew up to be men. Abel became a shepherd. He took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer. He grew food from the ground. Adam and Eve were the first people. Cain and Abel were the first children. They were the very first family. God planned for people to live in families. CHOOSE Your Own SCHEDULE Decide when to have group time; then select learning activities to use before and/ or after group time. Pack Item 2: Unit 1 Verses Teaching Picture 4 (Bonus Ideas on back) DVD A large piece of paper, a marker, and index cards Print the words of Romans 12:10 on cards, one word per card. Recall the Bible story. Show the Teaching Picture. Ask if the kids remember the names of the people in the story (Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel). Encourage kids to recall other things they remember from the Bible story. Talk about the Life Point. Tell the kids that God made families. Adam s family was the first family. Print Adam s name on the paper and point out that the Bible tells about four people in Adam s family. Mark four Xs beside Adam s name. Ask each child how many people are in her family. As you call on kids, print their names on the paper and invite them to mark that many Xs by their names. When all kids families are on the graph, encourage them to talk about what they notice. Talk about Jesus family. Point out that families are different, but God made them all. Wrap it up. Show The First Family: Life Action video. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE KINDERGARTEN 21
BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Teaching Picture 4 Bible Paper, tempera paint, shallow pans, paper towels, gingerbread man or people-shaped cookie cutters, painting smocks, and a pencil Kids Activity Pages Pack Item 7: Book: Families Bible Baby dolls, doll clothes, baby care items, blankets, cribs, books about families, pencils and crayons, and a child-size rocking chair (optional) Bible Wooden blocks, wide craft sticks, plastic or wooden sheep figures, and other farm animal figures PAINT WITH COOKIE CUTTERS Fold a paper towel and place it in a shallow pan. Pour paint over the paper towel. Make a few pans of paint. Guide each child to put on a smock. Kids can press a cookie cutter into the paint on the paper towel and then press it onto their papers. Talk about the Bible story. Show the Teaching Picture and tell about the first family. Open the Bible to Romans 12:10 and read the memory verse. Say the Life Point: God made families. Tell the kids that God made the first family, and He made their families, too. Encourage kids to tell about things their families like to do together. Offer to print the Life Point on the kid s paintings. (Or invite them to do so.) (art) CARE FOR BABIES Lead the kids to complete the activity page. Read the book about families. Encourage the kids to talk about their families. Ask how many people are in each child s family. Ask how the kids families care for one another. Ask how they show love to one another. Open the Bible to Romans 12:10 and read the Bible verse. Encourage the kids to play out times when their families work, play, or do things together. Tell the kids that God made families. Pray, thanking God for families. Encourage the kids to thank God for their families. (dramatic play) BUILD A SHEEP PEN Guide the kids to use the materials to create a sheep pen or farm. As they work, talk about ways to care for animals. Ask if any of the kids have ever visited or lived on a farm. Ask if they think that families who live on a farm help take care of one another. Tell the Bible story. Point out that Abel took care of sheep. Open the Bible to Genesis 4. Point to the Bible story. Tell the kids that God made families. Lead them to pray and thank God for their families. Turn to Genesis 1. Point to and say the Unit Verse. Encourage the kids to talk about what they remember about the stories from this month. (blocks) 22 Unit 1, Session 4
LIFE POINT God made families. SORT VEGETABLES Show Genesis 1:1 and talk about things God made. Pray and thank God for the things He made. Show Romans 12:10 and talk about ways to show love to family members. Encourage the kids to talk about their families. Suggest that the kids sort the vegetables. They can choose the criteria for sorting (color, shape, and so forth). They can sort the vegetables onto the trays or paper. Tell the Bible story. Mention that Cain was a farmer and grew food. Ask if any of the kids have family gardens. Ask if they help in the gardens. Option: Post an allergy alert before class and taste some of the vegetables. (nature) PLAY A GAME Use the game cards to play the game. Challenge the kids to find a bear or vegetables on the gameboard. Talk about the jobs that Cain and Abel did. Talk about the Bible story. Tell the kids that God made families. God made the first family, and He made the kids families. Show the cards you made with the names of the people in the first family. Ask the kids to name people in their families. Say Romans 12:10. Ask how kids can show love to their family members. (puzzles) Pack Item 2: Unit 1 Verses A variety of vegetables in a dishpan and small trays or pieces of paper Pack Items 3 and 4: Can You Find? Gameboard and Can You Find? Game Cards Cards or paper with the names Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel written on them, one per card BONUS ACTIVITIES PLAY OUT FAMILY SITUATIONS Provide a simple dollhouse with furniture and family figures. Invite kids to play out family situations with the materials. Encourage them to show ways family members can work together and show love to one another. Say the Life Point and talk about the Bible story. USE THE COLORING SHEET Print the page (CD) and provide crayons. Talk about the Bible story as children work. Option: Send the sheet home as a story reminder the kids can color during the week. CLEAN UP Play music and make specific assignments for ways kids can help clean up the room. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE KINDERGARTEN 23
UNIT 1 SESSION 4 THE FIRST FAMILY BONUS TEACHING HOUR FOR Kindergarten LBIBLE FUN ACTIVITIES ROOM SNACK Include the children in the distribution of the snack. Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead the kindergartners to clean up after the snack. Thank them for their help. MOVE TO GROUP TIME Invite the kids who have more than one sister to come to group time. Invite kids with just one brother to come to group time: more than one brother; just one sister; no sisters or brothers. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY INTRODUCE the Bible Story Point out that the kids all have families, but that families come in all sizes and shapes. Today s Bible story tells about the very first family. SUMMARIZE the Bible Story Adam and Eve disobeyed God and had to leave the garden. Eve had a son named Cain. Later she had another son named Abel. Cain grew up to be a farmer. Abel grew up to be a shepherd. Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first family. YOUR TEACHING PARTNER(S) DATE OF USE LIFE POINT God made families. UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 WEEKLY VERSE Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 REVIEW the Bible Story What were the names of Adam and Eve s sons? Which son was oldest? Which son became a farmer? Who were the people in the first family? EMPHASIZE the Life Point Tell the kids that God made families. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE KINDERGARTEN BTH-9
SING TOGETHER Sing these words to the tune London Bridge Is Falling Down : Thank You, God, for families, Families, families, Thank You, God, for families, Thank You, God. can press cups into the stamp pads and then on paper to create circles. They may want to use markers or pencils to draw faces inside the circles. Talk about families. Tell the kids that they can show love to family members. Families can love and help each other. Talk about the Bible story. SAY THE MEMORY VERSE Say the verse together with the kids. Lead the child sitting next to you to say the first word of the verse; the next child in the circle says the second word; and so on. When you complete the verse, start with the first word again. PRAY Lead kids to take turns thanking God for their families. Choose an adult to close the prayer. BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES A. Cook a meal. Provide play dishes and other materials for kids to pretend to cook meals for family members. Talk about the Bible story. Help kids set the table for the meal. Ask the kids how their family members work together. Talk about ways kids can work with family members and show love to family members. Say the Life Point and Romans 12:10. B. Build houses. Provide interlocking construction blocks, wooden blocks, and other types of building materials. If available, provide small boxes or cardboard pieces, too. Suggest kids build houses. Talk about different kinds of houses. Ask what kinds of things the kids families do at home. Tell the Bible story and talk about the first family. C. Stamp circles. Provide washable stamp pads and small plastic (or paper) cups. Kids D. Walk on a line. Use tape to create lines on the floor. Make straight, wavy, and zigzag portions of the line. Place the words of the Life Point (written on paper) along the line. Encourage a child to walk (balance) on the tape line. When she passes a word of the Life Point, she should say it with you. After she completes the line, lead her to recall the words of the Life Point. Talk about the Bible story. CLEAN UP Play music as a cue to begin cleanup time. Give each child a task. Thank kids as they gather in the group time area. PLAY A GAME Guide the kids to line up, standing shoulder-toshoulder and facing you. Say: Take two steps forward if you have a brother and a sister. Take one jump forward if you have just one sister. Take two hops forward if you have no brothers or sisters. Continue to call out movements and characteristics of families until at least one child reaches you. Say the Life Point and the memory verse. Play the game again, calling out different characteristics and movements. DISMISS Whisper the weekly verse to kids as they gather materials and prepare to leave with parents. Suggest they think of a way to show love to their families this week. Thank you for serving! 10-BTH UNIT 1 SESSION 4 2016 LifeWay.
UNIT 1. SESSION 4 The First Family Unscramble the Names Think about the names of the people in the Bible story. Unscramble the letters to spell those names. Write each name in a blank. UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. GENESIS 1:1 mdaa eev ncia leab Draw a picture of your family. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE KINDERGARTEN 9
TM THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: Parents, today your child heard about the first family. God created people to live in families. God s plan for children is to live in a family. What is special about your family? CREATION KINDERGARTEN LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING: God wants me to praise Him for His creation. THE FIRST FAMILY GENESIS 4:1-7 LIVE IT OUT: Take time to look at family pictures in an album, especially pictures of family members your child may not see often. Help your child become more familiar with those family members by telling him things you know about them. Remind your child that God gave him a family. Adam and Eve had lived in the garden of Eden. But they chose to disobey God and had to leave the garden to live in another place. Eve had a baby boy. She named him Cain. Later she had another baby boy. She named him Abel. The boys grew up to be men. Abel became a shepherd. He took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer. He grew food from the ground. Adam and Eve were the first people. Cain and Abel were the first children. They were the very first family. God planned for people to live in families. WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE: Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 LIFE POINT: God made families. BIBLE AND ME: Sunday: Genesis 4:2 Monday: Genesis 4:7 Tuesday: Job 13:23 Wednesday: Romans 6:23 Thursday: John 1:29 Friday: Romans 6:11 Saturday: Psalm 25:11 TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out The First Family section of the Bible Studies for Life: Kids Family App. 10
THE FIRST FAMILY GENESIS 4:1-7 TEACHING PICTURE 4
GROUP TIME WITH BONUS IDEAS Transition to group time. Give each kid a fist bump and say: Please walk to group time. Play God Made You and Me (track 1) and encourage kids to clap with the music. Recall the Unit Verse and learn this week s verse. Lead the kids to say Genesis 1:1. Show where Romans 12:10 is found in the Bible. Show and read the verse from the pack item. Read and scatter the word cards on the floor. Choose a child to find the first word and set it to one side. Choose another child to find the second word, and so on. Say the verse together. Ask how kids can show love to family members. Pray. Thank God for all the things He created. Thank Him for families. Ask God to help the kids show love to their families. Talk about Bible stories. Remind the kids that they have been learning stories from the first book of the Bible. Ask what book that is. (Genesis) Encourage kids to recall the stories they have heard about the creation of the world. Tell the Bible story. Explain that today the kids will hear a story about what happened after God made the world. Encourage them to listen for the names of the people in the story. Open the Bible to Genesis 4 and tell the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Show the Teaching Picture. Ask if the kids remember the names of the people in the story. (Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel) Encourage kids to recall other things they remember from the Bible story. Talk about the Life Point. Tell the kids that God made families. Adam s family was the first family. Print Adam s name on the paper and point out that the Bible tells about four people in Adam s family. Mark four Xs beside Adam s name. Ask each child how many people are in her family. As you call on kids, print their names on the paper and invite them to mark that many Xs by their names. When all kids families are on the graph, encourage them to talk about what they notice. Talk about Jesus family. Point out that families are different, but God made them all. Play music and pray. Quietly play God Made You and Me (track 1). Pray and thank God for each child s family. Allow volunteers to pray, too. Missions Emphasis. Review the missions story (CD) or show the video Learning the Stories. Ask God to give all the missionaries in West Africa the freedom and courage to tell others about Jesus. Wrap it up. Show The First Family: Life Action video. THE FIRST FAMILY Based on Genesis 4:1-7 Adam and Eve had lived in the garden of Eden. But they chose to disobey God and had to leave the garden to live in another place. Eve had a baby boy. She named him Cain. Later she had another baby boy. She named him Abel. The boys grew up to be men. Abel became a shepherd. He took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer. He grew food from the ground. Adam and Eve were the first people. Cain and Abel were the first children. They were the very first family. God planned for people to live in families. Kindergarten, Fall 2016 Printed in the United States of America.
1 UNIT 1 BANNER Kindergarten Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use as directed during Unit 1.
2 UNIT 1 VERSES Kindergarten Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Cut apart the verses. Mark the appropriate verse in the Bible each week or display the verse for kids to reference.
3 CAN YOU FIND? GAMEBOARD Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use the gameboard with the game cards (Pack item 4) to encourage kids to find specific items. Or invite kids to search and name what they find.
Find one thing that you can eat. Find ten eyes. 4 CAN YOU FIND? GAME CARDS Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Find two animals with four legs. Find five things that are green. Find six flowers. Instructions: Cut apart the game cards and place the cards in a bag or basket. Kids will draw a card and try to find the things the card says on the gameboard (Pack Item 3). Find three pets. Find four things with wings. Find two things that live in the water.
God gave Jesus a family just as He gave you a family. God made the first family. 8 7 BOOK: FAMILIES Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten Leader Pack, Fall 2016
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UNIT 1 WEEKLY PARENT EMAILS Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Published in the United States of America. Instructions: Copy, personalize, and send to parents weekly. Unit 1, Session 1: GOD MADE THE WORLD Genesis 1:1-19; 2:2 Unit Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 Weekly Bible Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 The Bible Meets Life: Parents, today your child began a study of creation. Today s story was about the first four days of creation. How can you help your child learn to appreciate the wonders of God s creation? Live It Out: Late summer and early fall are great times for outdoor exploring. Use these times outdoors to call attention to all that God has made. Take time to pray with your child and thank God for His creation. Unit 1, Session 2: GOD MADE ANIMALS Genesis 1:20-25,30; 2:2 Unit Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 Weekly Bible Verse: God made the animals. Genesis 1:25 The Bible Meets Life: Parents, in today s study of creation, your child learned about all the animals that God created. In two days God created every animal on earth. What is your child s favorite animal that God created?? Live It Out: Children love animals. If you have a pet, give your child some responsibility for helping care for that pet. Depending on your child s age, he can help give food and water, bathe, walk, and clean up after the pet. Remind your child that the pet is a creation of God.
Unit 1, Session 3: GOD MADE PEOPLE Genesis 1:26-31; 2:7,15-24 Unit Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 Weekly Bible Verse: Love your father and mother. Deuteronomy 5:16 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. 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. Unit 1, Session 4: THE FIRST FAMILY Genesis 4:1-7 Unit Verse: In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 Weekly Bible Verse: Show love to family members. Romans 12:10 The Bible Meets Life: Parents, today your child heard about the first family. God created people to live in families. God s plan for children is to live in a family. What is special about your family? Live It Out: Take time to look at family pictures in an album, especially pictures of family members your child may not see often. Help your child become more familiar with those family members by telling him things you know about them. Remind your child that God gave him a family.
THE FIRST FAMILY Based on Genesis 4:1-7 notes: Adam and Eve had lived in the garden of Eden. But they chose to disobey God and had to leave the garden to live in another place. Eve had a baby boy. She named him Cain. Later she had another baby boy. She named him Abel. The boys grew up to be men. Abel became a shepherd. He took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer. He grew food from the ground. Adam and Eve were the first people. Cain and Abel were the first children. They were the very first family. God planned for people to live in families. Transition to group time. Give each kid a fist bump and say: Please walk to group time. Play God Made You and Me (track 1) and encourage kids to clap with the music. Recall the Unit Verse and learn this week s verse. Lead the kids to say Genesis 1:1. Show where Romans 12:10 is found in the Bible. Show and read the verse from the pack item. Read and scatter the word cards on the floor. Choose a child to find the first word and place it to one side. Choose another child to find the second word, and so on. Say the verse together. Ask how kids can show love to family members. Pray. Thank God for all the things He created. Thank Him for families. Ask God to help the kids show love to their families. Talk about Bible stories. Remind the kids that they have been learning stories from the first book of the Bible. Ask what book that is. (Genesis) Encourage kids to recall the stories they have heard about the creation of the world. Tell the Bible story. Explain that today the kids will hear a story about what happened after God made the world. Encourage them to listen for the names of the people in the story. Open the Bible to Genesis 4 and tell the Bible story. Recall the Bible story. Show the Teaching Picture. Ask if the kids remember the names of the people in the story (Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel). Encourage kids to recall other things they remember from the Bible story. Talk about the Life Point. Tell the kids that God made families. Adam s family was the first family. Print Adam s name on the paper and point out that the Bible tells about four people in Adam s family. Mark four X s beside Adam s name. Ask each child how many people are in her family. As you call on kids, print their names on the paper and invite them to mark that many X s by their names. When all kids families are on the graph, encourage them to talk about what they notice. Talk about Jesus family. Point out that families are different, but God made them all. Play music and pray. Quietly play God Made You and Me (track 1). Pray and thank God for each child s family. Allow volunteers to pray, too. Missions Emphasis. Review the missions story (CD) or show the video Learning the Stories. Ask God to give all the missionaries in West Africa the free dom and courage to tell others about Jesus. Wrap it up. Show The First Family: Life Action video. notes: Unit 1 Group Time with Bonus Ideas Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten, Fall 2016 2015 LifeWay. Published in the United States of America
Session 4 God made families. Unit 1 Life Points Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Published in the United States of America
SONG LYRICS Fall 2016 KINDERGARTEN GOD MADE YOU AND ME God made the day, God made the night, God made everything, Yes, that s right! God made the sun, God made the moon, God made everything, Yes, it s true! He made the world, so big and round, Oceans blue and fluffy clouds, Chirping birds and buzzing bees, God made you and me. Jeremy Johnson/Paul Marino. (c) 2015 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) Duplication of song lyrics is prohibited. Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Published in the United States of America
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UNIT 1, SESSION 4 THE FIRST FAMILY Based on Genesis 4:1-7 Adam and Eve had lived in the garden of Eden. But they chose to disobey God and had to leave the garden to live in another place. Eve had a baby boy. She named him Cain. Later she had another baby boy. She named him Abel. The boys grew up to be men. Abel became a shepherd. He took care of sheep. Cain became a farmer. He grew food from the ground. Adam and Eve were the first people. Cain and Abel were the first children. They were the very first family. God planned for people to live in families.
LEARNING THE STORIES West Africa KIMBERLY CAIN Children all over the world are important to Jesus. He loves them and wants them to learn about Him when they are very young. Christian workers, like Kimberly Cain in West Africa, love the children like Jesus does. Sometimes Kimberly teaches kids as they sit on mats on the dusty ground. Sometimes she teaches kids 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 storying cloth to tell stories from the Bible. Each picture on the cloth tells a story. Kimberly tells children the story of creation and continues with stories about Jesus so children can grow up knowing Him and telling others about Him. Ways to pray for the people and missionaries in West Africa: Pray that missionaries will be willing and able to learn the language spoken by the people so they can tell the people about Jesus. Pray for missionaries as they adjust to a different culture in a part of the world where the temperature stays very hot all year. Pray that the children of West Africa will learn to follow Jesus at a young age. Bible Studies For Life Kindergarten, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Published in the United States of America
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