June 3, 2018 Bible Story Focus: The Bible shows me the way. The Bible Shows the Way Psalm 119:105 Memory Verse: Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Psalm 25:4, NLT Key Question: What tells you which way to go? Bottom Line: The Bible tells me which way to go. Basic Truth: God made me. God loves me. Jesus wants to be my friend forever. Social: Providing Time for Fun Interaction 1. Follow the Leader Made to Move: An activity that uses a preschooler s natural desire to move to help them learn What You Need: A flashlight Before the Activity: Gather the children to line up single file in an open area of the room. Dim the lights if possible. During the Activity: Explain that you will play Follow the Leader around the classroom. Shine the flashlight on the floor to show them the way to go. Lead the children all the way around the room and then select another child as the leader. Continue selecting new leaders for each round as long as time and interest allow. Before the Activity: Today, I thought it would be fun to play Follow the Leader. Do you see my handy flashlight? (Hold up flashlight.) I m going to shine this light to show us the way to go. Follow me! After the Activity: Great job, everyone! You were great leaders and great followers. I m so glad we had this light to show us the way to go. In our Bible story today, we ll find out how the Bible always shows us where to go. I can t wait for you to hear it. Transition: Move to Worship and Story by continuing to lead the children with the flashlight all the way to your Large Group space. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 1
2. Four Corners Made to Play: An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts What You Need: Colored construction paper (red, yellow, green, and blue; 2 of each color) and wall tape Before the Activity: Tape the four pieces of the construction paper (one of each color) with the wall tape in the four corners of the room. Fan out the other four pages on the floor (or place the color die) in the center of the room. During the Activity: Call on one child to select a color from the pages on the floor (or roll the color die) and lead the group to find that color in the room. Once the children are in that corner, call out an action for them to perform from the list below. Then have the children return to the center of the room and repeat with the remaining colors. Jumping jacks March in place Hug your neighbor Give a friend a high-five Knee bends Touch your toes Jog in place Flex your muscles After the Activity: Collect all the colored paper as you call the children back to the center of the room. Before the Activity: Hey, friends! Do you see the different colors I ve hung up in the corners of the room? (Point.) Raise your hand and tell me one color you see. (Call on different children to name the four colors.) Awesome! Yes, I see red, yellow, green, and blue and those same colors are here in this stack [or on this die] too. Each of you will have a chance to draw a color [or roll the die] from the stack. The cards will tell us where to go. So, when a color is drawn, let s all travel to that corner of the room. When we get there, I ll give you an action to perform. Are you ready? After the Activity: Great job, everyone! The cards told us the way to go! Today, we will learn about how the Bible teaches us the way to go. I can t wait for you to hear all about it. Let s go! Transition: Move to Worship and Story by leading the children to repeat different motions (you can use the same list as above) as you walk to your Large Group space. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 2
Journal and Prayer Pray to God Prayer Activity Made to Reflect: An activity that encourages personal application and prayer What You Need: Memory Verse Card paper clipped in your Bible at Psalm 25:4, journal, fun-shaped pen, Bible Symbol Sticker Activity Page, and Avery #22816 labels or equivalent SMALL GROUP LEADER (SGL): It s time! Let s pretend we re riding our favorite bike to our spot. First we need to put on our helmets. (Pretend to put on a helmet.) Okay, now we re ready. Hop on your bikes and follow me! (Pretend to ride bikes to your spot.) We made it! That was fun! We can take off our helmets and park our bikes. (Pretend to take off your helmet and park your bike.) Now let s sit down and talk about today s Bible story. One, two, three, sit down with me! Our Bible story today was about the BIBLE! (Hold a Bible up.) This is a Bible. Can you say, Bible with me? CHILREN and SGL: Bible! (Lay the Bible open in front of the children.) SGL: Good job! The Bible has God s words in it. That means all of these words are true. God gave us the Bible because He loves us. The Bible is one of the ways God tells us which way to go. What tells you which way to go? CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] The Bible tells me which way to go. SGL: Yes! [Bottom Line] The Bible tells me which way to go. That s why the Bible verse we are learning says this. (Turn the pages to the memory verse.) Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 3
Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow, Psalm 25:4. Did you hear that? This verse is asking God to tell us which way to go. And when we read the Bible, it tells us which way to go. What tells you which way to go? CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] The Bible tells me which way to go. (Close Bible and lay it down.) SGL: Let s stand up and say our new Bible verse together with the motions. Just say what I say and do what I do. CHILDREN and SGL: Show me the right path (hands up like goggles), O LORD (point up); point out the road (point out and down) for me to follow (march), Psalm 25:4. (Hold out hands like a book.) (Repeat the verse with motions a few times.) SGL: We are on our way to learning a new Bible verse! High fives for everyone! (Give each child a high five.) Sit back down with me so we can write in our prayer journal. (Hold journal and fun-shaped pen.) I have a special sticker to put in our journal today. (Hold up the Bible Symbol Sticker. ) This is our Bible picture that reminds us that [Bottom Line] the Bible tells me which way to go. We re going to put this sticker in our journal right here. (Place the sticker in the journal.) Now I am going to write, The Bible tells which way to go and make a list of everyone s name. Listen for your name as I read what I write. When you hear your name, raise your hand. (Write the sentence, The Bible tells which way to go. As you write each child s name under the sentence say, The Bible tells [child s name] which way to go. Remember to print the words so the children can recognize their names and the letters.) The Bible tells [child s name] which way to go. (Repeat with each child s name). And the Bible tells [your name] which way to go. There! All of your names are in our journal. Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 4
Let s pray and ask God to help us listen to what the Bible says so we will know the way to go. 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 the Bible. Thank You for loving us and teaching us the way to go. I pray You will help (name each child) understand and remember Your words and follow what You say. We love You, God! In Jesus name, amen. Groups: Creating a Safe Place to Connect 1. Memory Verse with Motions Hear from God Memory Verse Review Made to Move: An activity that uses a preschooler s natural desire to move to help them learn What You Need: No supplies needed Before the Activity: Say the memory verse and do the following motions in front of the children: Show me the right path (hands up like goggles), O LORD (point up); point out the road (point out and down) for me to follow (march). Psalm 25:4, NLT (Hold out hands like a book.) During the Activity: Say the verse again with the motions and invite the children to do it with you. Repeat several times. Before the Activity: I am going to say our new memory verse today. Everyone watch me! Show me the right path (hands up like goggles), O LORD (point up); point out the road (point out and down) for me to follow (march), Psalm 25:4. (Hold out hands like a book.) During the Activity: Now let's do it all together! Are you ready? (Say the verse with motions several times together.) Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 5
After the Activity: Good job! Our memory verse tells us that God shows us where to go! What tells you which way to go? [Bottom Line] The Bible tells me which way to go! 2. Flashlight Live for God Application Activity Made to Create: An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, Bottom Line, or memory verse by creating a craft What You Need: Flashlight Activity Page, yellow cardstock, scissors, empty toilet paper tubes (1 per child), construction paper, stickers, and clear tape Before the Activity: Copy the Activity Page onto the yellow cardstock and cut on the dotted lines. Cut the construction paper to cover the toilet paper rolls. Wrap the paper around the rolls and secure with the tape. During the Activity: Give each child a cutout from the Activity Page and a covered toilet paper tube. Help the children place the long end of the cutout in one of the ends of the tube. Help the children push the cutout inside the tube. Be sure the triangle part of the cutout is sticking out of the tube to look like a light beam. Secure the other end of the cutout to the inside of the tube on the other end. After the Activity: Allow the children to decorate the outside of their tubes with the stickers. Before the Activity: The Bible shows the way that God wants us to go! It is like a light! During the Activity: We are going to make a flashlight that we can take home and tell our families that the Bible is like a flashlight. It shows us where to go! (Give each child a tube and a cutout.) Now place this end (point to long end of the cutout) inside the tube (demonstrate). The triangle will hang out to be our light. (Finish activity.) After the Activity: Great job! Your flashlights look awesome! The Bible is just like a light and can show us where to go. What tells you which way to go? [Bottom Line] The Bible tells me which way to go! Curriculum Materials for 3- through 5-year-olds 2018 The rethink Group. All rights reserved. www.thinkorange.com 6