1s & 2s FALL 2016 LEADER GUIDE GOD MADE THE WORLD GOD LOVES MY FAMILY DO WHAT GOD SAYS

1s & 2s FALL 2016 LEADER GUIDE GOD MADE THE WORLD GOD LOVES MY FAMILY DO WHAT GOD SAYS

GOD MADE THE WORLD EATIO made day, night, land, and plants. LEADER BIBLE STUDY N CR LIFE POINT: G od The most basic question for science and philosophy is, How did the universe begin? LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God made day, night, plants, sky, sun, moon, stars, animals, water, birds, and fish. BIBLE PASSAGE Genesis 1:1-19 WEEKLY VERSE In the 20th century, secular astronomers came to the undisputed conclusion that the entire universe (time, space, matter, and energy) had a beginning from nothing. But they cannot, in any way, explain how. Genesis 1:1 gives the only reasonable answer to the how question God created everything. God revealed that the universe exists because He brought it into existence from nothing. The Hebrew word translated created is bara, which means specially created (it is also used twice for mankind s creation in verse 27). Beyond that initial creation event, Genesis 1 2 outlines the six-day progression In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 God followed to create the earth. We will look at the first four days in this session. UNIT VERSE light, which established days and nights. On day two, He formed the sky. On day In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 three, dry land emerged. He called the land earth and the waters seas. God made Initially the earth was dark and formless over the waters. So the Spirit of God created plants and trees and declared them good. On day four, God opened the skies to reveal the sun, moon, and stars to light the earth. The sun was to have dominion over the day, and the moon governed the night. The stars also shone brightly, and God saw it was good. Why can t science tell us how the universe was made? Why is it necessary for God to reveal how the universe was made? How was God s declaration that His creation is good reflective of His holy nature? SUGGESTED DATE: week of September 4 8 U n i t 1, S e ss i o n 1 NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Additional training for Bible Studies For Life: Kids available at ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife

BIBLE STORY GOD MADE THE WORLD Based on Genesis 1:1-19 BIBLE STORY FOR 1s Long ago God made the world. God made the light and dark. He called the light day and the dark night. God made the sky, land, and seas. God made plants, trees, and grass to grow on the land. God made the lights in the sky: the sun, moon, and stars. God saw what He made was good. BIBLE STORY FOR 2s Long ago God made the world and everything in it. First, God made light which He called day and dark that He called night. Next God made the sky and separated the land and waters. He called the waters seas and the land earth. God filled the land with plants and trees. Some plants made seed, and some made fruit. Some of the fruit was good for food. God made the sun to shine during the day and the moon and stars to shine at night. God saw what He had made, and it was good. GATHER TIME FOR OLDER 2s Gather and sing. Play God Made You and Me (track 1); invite children to sit by you on the floor and pat their knees to the music. Tell the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Mention that today s Bible story is from the very first book in the Bible Genesis. Lead children to say together, Genesis. Open your Bible to Genesis and briefly tell the Bible story. Invite children to name something God made. Point to things in the Teaching Picture for prompts. Say the Weekly Verse and Life Point. Display the Bible Marker and say the Weekly Verse, leading children to repeat after you. Mention that we learned today that God made day, night, land, and plants. Wrap it up. Pray, thanking God for making the world. Play God Made a Beautiful World (track 2) to end gather time. Choose a brief time for older 2s to gather together for a song or two and the Bible story. Pack Item 14: Bible Markers Teaching Picture 1 CD BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 1s & 2s 9

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES Pack Item 17: Alerts 2 empty water bottles, 2 quart-size freezer ziplock bags, dirt or sand, water, packing or duct tape Pack Item 19: The Sky Sticky notes, tape, large sheet of blue or black paper Pack Item 17: Alerts CD: Garden Cutouts Magazines or nature items (flowers, grasses, leaves), clear contact plastic, tape, scissors Tip: Cover the finished garden with clear plastic and display in the room during this unit. Pack Item 20: Book: Daytime, Nighttime Small blanket, board books LISTEN AND FEEL DIRT AND WATER Fill one empty water bottle half full of dirt or sand and the other bottle half full of water. Glue or tape the bottles shut. Add dirt to one ziplock bag and water to another. Seal the tops of the bags with tape. Post the Allergy Alert. Place the bottles and bags on the floor in front of you, and invite children to investigate. Encourage children to listen to the sounds the water and dirt make when they shake the bottles. Talk about how the dirt and water feel as children investigate the bags. Comment that God separated the land from the waters and called the land earth and the waters seas. FILL THE SKY Tape a large sheet of blue or black paper to a wall at eye level. Separate the sun, moon, stars, and clouds. Tape each picture to the paper. Cover each picture with a sticky note. Remove one sticky note at a time, naming the item and commenting that God made that item. Show children how to stick the notes on the colored paper. Mention that the shepherds followed a star to find Jesus. Say that we will cover the pictures of things in the sky. Allow a child to name an item and then cover the picture with a sticky note. Repeat until each picture is covered. Encourage children to adhere and remove the notes as they like. MAKE A GARDEN Copy and cut out Garden Cutouts, cut pictures of flowers from magazines, or use fresh nature items. Tape a large sheet of clear contact plastic, sticky side out, to a wall within reach of the children. Post an Allergy Alert if using fresh nature items. Talk about all the things God made. Invite children to make a garden by sticking their nature items to the contact plastic. Talk about all the different plants that God made as children stick and remove items. READ ABOUT DAY AND NIGHT Place the book Daytime, Nighttime on the floor in front of you. Cover the book with a small blanket. Place the board books nearby. Invite a child to see what is under the blanket. Read aloud the book. Help older 2s notice the differences in each set of pictures. Read additional books with the children. 10 Unit 1, Session 1

LIFE POINT God made day, night, land, and plants. SEPARATE THE LAND AND WATER Place a sheet of blue construction paper in the shallow container. Help one child at a time to dip a foam paintbrush into glue and stamp with it on the blue paper. Demonstrate how to use a salt shaker to sprinkle sand over the glue. Allow the child to help you shake off the extra sand. Comment that God separated the land from the waters. FILL A BASKET WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Place a small basket and toy fruits and vegetables on the floor in front of you. Invite a child to put the toy fruits and vegetables in the basket. Mention that God made plants and some of them have fruits that are good to eat. Expand the activity for older 2s by asking them to identify each of the toy foods in the basket. Blue construction paper, shallow baking pan or plastic tub, glue, small bowl for glue, foam paintbrush, salt shaker filled with sand Option: Prepare a few squares for children to feel as a sensory activity instead. Small basket, toy fruits and vegetables BONUS ACTIVITIES BUILD WITH BLOCKS Invite children to build with the interlocking blocks. Encourage them to stop and look at what they made. Compliment each child s work. Mention that God stopped and looked at what He made and saw that is was very good. Display Unit 1 Missions Pictures. Talk about Kimberly Cain. Pray for Kimberly and the children in West Africa. ROLL A BALL Place the Teaching Picture on the floor. Invite a child to sit across from you and roll the ball. Challenge the child to roll the ball across the Teaching Picture. Remark each time you roll the ball that God made the world. CD: Missions Pictures Interlocking blocks Teaching Picture 1 Ball CLEAN UP Play the tune London Bridge (track 17) as you sing: It is time to clean the room, clean the room, clean the room. It is time to clean the room. Everyone helps. Help the children return all items to their correct places. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 1s & 2s 11

UNIT 1 SESSION 1 GOD MADE THE WORLD BONUS TEACHING HOUR for 1s & 2s LBIBLE STORY ROOM SNACK Place snack on tables. Pray before eating. Talk about the Bible story as children snack. Lead children to clean their place and throw away the trash. TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY Based on Genesis 1:1-19 BIBLE STORY FOR 1s Long ago God made the world. God made the light and dark. He called the light day and the dark night. God made the sky, land, and seas. God made plants, trees, and grass to grow on the land. God made the lights in the sky: the sun, moon, and stars. God saw what He made was good. BIBLE STORY FOR 2s Long ago God made the world and everything in it. First, God made light which He called day and dark that He called night. Next God made the sky and separated the land and waters. He called the waters seas and the land earth. God filled the land with plants and trees. Some plants made seed, and some made fruit. Some of the fruit was good for food. God made the sun to shine during the day and the moon and stars to shine at night. God saw what He had made, and it was good. YOUR TEACHING PARTNER(S) DATE OF USE LIFE POINT God made day, night, land, and plants. UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 WEEKLY VERSE In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE 1s & 2s BTH-3

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES SONG Sing to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star : Sun and moon and stars so high, God made you and put you in the sky; Sun in the day and moon at night, God made you, and He did it just right; Sun and moon and stars so high, God made you and put you in the sky. SEPARATE WATER FROM LAND Crumple several sheets of brown and blue construction paper into balls and place on the floor. Mention that the blue paper reminds you of water and the brown paper of land. Invite a child to sort the paper balls. Comment that God separated the waters from land. MAKE A PLAY DOUGH AND STRAW GARDEN Draw simple flower shapes on construction paper. Cut out the flowers and tape each one to the end of a straw. Flatten a large piece of fresh play dough on a table. Invite children to make a garden by sticking the flower straws into the play dough. Mention that God made plants like flowers, grass, and trees. SHINE A FLASHLIGHT AND READ Place in a large paper bag books that show things God made. Provide a flashlight. Invite a child to use a flashlight to see what is in the bag. Comment that God made the light. Help the child to remove the books and shine the light as she looks at the pictures. POP BUBBLES Take children outside for this activity, if possible. Encourage children to look around at the many things God made. Mention as you blow bubbles that God made the sky. Invite children to pop the bubbles. Allow older 2s to try blowing bubbles while you hold the bubble wand. CLEAN UP Lead children to help put toys in the correct places. DISMISS Place all the children s personal items inside their diaper bags. Remind parents to do the activities and review the Bible stories this week on the Kids Activity Page. Thank you for serving! PAINT THE WORLD Use a marker to print God Made the World across a paper plate for each interested child. Provide watercolors, paintbrushes, and water. Help each child put on a painting smock; offer watercolors and help them paint. Talk about the Bible story. 4-BTH UNIT 1 SESSION 1 2016 LifeWay.

UNIT 1. SESSION 1 God Made the World See What God Made Take your child on a walk. As you walk, point out all the things that God made. Allow your child to touch the grass, leaves, and flowers. Thank God for making each of the things you see. UNIT VERSE In the beginning God made the world. GENESIS 1:1 Make Leaf Rubbings Take your child on a walk outside. Talk about all the things that God made. Collect several leaves before returning home. Provide paper and crayons and help your child make leaf rubbings. Place a leaf on the table and cover with a sheet of paper. Help your child use a crayon to color over the leaf. Repeat with the other leaves as long as it holds your child s interest. Talk about the Bible story (reverse side) and thank God for all that He made. BABIES: God Made the World Experience Nature Take your child for a walk outside. Encourage her to use her senses as she interacts with the environment. Move her hand across the smooth tree bark. Lift her to smell a leaf or flowering shrub. Your child will catch your wonder and excitement as she observes you enjoying the world around you. Sing about the world God made to the tune of God Is So Good : We thank You, God; we thank You, God; we thank You, God, for the world You made. BABIES 1s & 2s KIDS ACTIVITY PAGES 3

TM THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: Your child is learning about creation. Today was about the first four days of creation. How can you help your child learn to appreciate the wonders of God s creation? 1s & 2s C N BABIES AT RE IO LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God made day, night, plants, sky, sun, moon, stars, animals, water, birds, and fish. GOD MADE THE WORLD based on Genesis 1:1-19 GOD MADE THE WORLD based on Genesis 1:1-19 Bible Verse In the beginning God created the world. Genesis 1:1 ies Bible Story forworbab ld. God made the God made day and night. He made plants, trees, and grass to grow on the land. God made lights in the sky: the sun, moon, and stars. Key Words GOD WORLD LIGHTS tions Sentence Sugsges you. God: God love World: God made the world. Lights: God made the lights to shine. 4 1s Bible Story formad e the world. Long ago God d the God made the light and dark. He calle light day and the dark night. God made the sky, land, and seas. on God made plants, trees, and grass to grow the land. moon, God made the lights in the sky: the sun, and stars. God saw what He made was good. 2s Bible Story for made the world and everything Long ago God d day in it. First, God made light which He calle made and dark that He called night. Next God He er. wat and land the sky and separated the h. eart called the water seas and the land s. God filled the land with plants and tree e fruit. Some plants made seed, and some mad Some of the fruit was good for food. God made the sun to shine during the day t. and the moon and stars to shine at nigh good. was God saw what He had made, and it TAKE IT FURTHER: Check out the God Made the World section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App.

GOD MADE THE WORLD GENESIS 1:1-19 TEACHING PICTURE 1

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 14 BIBLE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Separate the Bible Markers and use as directed in the Leader Guide.

17 ALERTS Units 1, 2, 3 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Laminate or cover signs (both sides) with clear contact plastic. Use a dry erase marker to list items or to state where the class can be found.

19 THE SKY Unit 1, Session 1 Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Separate the cards and use as directed in the Leader Guide.

Nighttime I am so glad that God made the world. Daytime BOOK: DAYTIME, NIGHTTIME Unit 1, Session 1 20 Leader Pack, Fall 2016

2 3 God made God made the day and the sun so bright. the moon to shine at night.

See the fish as they swim by. 4 5 God made the birds that fly so high.

6 7 God made the animals and people, too. God loves us all. Yes, He loves you.

Garden Cutouts Bible Studies For Life Babies, 1s, & 2s, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced. Instructions: Cut out and laminate or cover with clear contact plastic. Use as suggested in the Leader Guide.

Owl Puppet Bible Studies For Life Babies, 1s, & 2s, Fall 2016 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced. Instructions: Print and cut apart. Glue or tape to a small brown paper sack. Use with the Talk to an Owl activity in the Leader Guide.

God Made the World In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the United States of America. This item may be reproduced.