Lesson at a Glance Lesson Objectves The chldren wll understand that prayng s how we talk to God. The chldren wll learn that Hannah prayed for a baby and God answered her prayers. The chldren wll pray. Bble Story Text 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Bble Truth Pray all the tme. (1 Thessalonans 5:17) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Bble Story: Talkng to God Lfe Applcaton: God Helps Me Craft: Hannah Story Strps NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 14-1-1
Pre class a ct v t Preclass Centers In the preclass centers chldren wll use language, motor, and cogntve sklls, learn to nteract wth peers and cooperate n small groups. Select four centers to use ths unt. Assgn a teacher to set up and supervse each center wth no more than sx chldren. Materals IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Housekeepng Center 2 washable dolls (of dverse ethncty, e.g., black and whte), play food, dshes and 2 small blankets Story Center smple books wth lmted text (cardboard are the most sturdy and durable) and large pllows Block Center set of large blocks, people, anmal fgures (plastc or wooden) and toy cars Puzzle Center 1 puzzle for each chld (for twos each puzzle pece tself should be a complete famlar object, for threes most can complete a 20-pece puzzle). NOTE: A puzzle should have all the peces. If a puzzle pece s lost, the entre puzzle should be thrown out. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Refer to the followng example for help n drectng play and askng relevant questons. In the Housekeepng Center play wth the dolls as f they are baby Samuel. Explan to the chldren that Hannah was Samuel s mom. Hannah prayed to God for a baby and God gave her Samuel. Talk wth the chldren about prayer. Explan that God loves t when we pray. Teacher Tps You may want to try other centers such as transportaton, large motor or manpulatve. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-2
B b l e S t o r y Talkng to God Ths lesson wll help the chldren to understand that prayng s talkng to God. Bble Story Text 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors markers or crayons felt board tape baby doll baby blanket clear contact paper or lamnate (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out and color the three Hannah pctures from Reproducble Page A. 2. Roll three peces of tape and put one on the back of each pcture. 3. Place the three pctures of Hannah out of order on the bottom of the felt board. We Can Talk to God Have the chldren st on the floor n front of the felt board where they can see easly. Have you ever prayed before? Who do you talk to when you pray? Yes, you talk to God. Have you ever prayed a lot for somethng you wanted? What dd you pray for? Open the Bble. Today we are gong to read a story from the Bble about a woman named Hannah. Can you say Hannah? Guess what she wanted very badly? Take the chldren s responses. Hannah wanted a baby! How do you thnk Hannah would look f she wanted a baby very badly and ddn t have one? She would probably look very sad! Can anyone pont to the pcture of Hannah lookng sad because she dd not have a baby? That s rght! Have a chld place pcture #1 on the top of the felt board. Now, f you were very sad, what would you do? Take the chldren s responses. Dd you know that God wants you to talk to hm when you are sad? He wants you to talk to hm when you are happy, too. Just lke your Mommy and Daddy want to help you feel better, God wants to help you feel better, too. What do you thnk Hannah should do f she s sad and wants a baby? Yes, she should talk to God and tell hm how sad she s. She should pray. In the Bble t says that Hannah dd pray. She prayed very hard to God (1 Samuel 1:15). Who can pont to the pcture of Hannah prayng? Have a chld move pcture #2 besde pcture #1 on the felt board. God s always lstenng to us! He lstened to Hannah when she was prayng, and guess what happened? God answered Hannah s prayer. He gave her a baby! (1 Samuel 1:19-20). Ask f someone would lke to put pcture #3 wth the others. Here s the last pcture that shows Hannah lovng her new lttle baby. Hs name s Samuel. Can you say that? Let s go over the story agan: Pont to pcture #1. Here s Hannah, she s sad because she wants a lttle baby. Pont to pcture #2. Here s Hannah talkng to God about how she feels. Pont to pcture #3. Here s Hannah lovng her new baby that God has gven her! How do you thnk Hannah feels now? Yes, very happy. Do you thnk she wll say thank you to God? Look, I have a surprse for you. Pull out the baby doll wth the blanket wrapped around t. Cuddle the doll lke a baby. Let s pretend ths s the baby that God gave Hannah! Let s pass the baby around, and then hug the baby. Pass the doll around and let the chldren hug t. NOTE: Save the pctures for the Unt 14 Lesson 2, Bble Story. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-3
B b l e S t o r y Concluson When Hannah talked to God what dd she ask for? Yes, a baby. So f we want to let God know about somethng we need or how we are feelng, what should we do? Yes, we should pray and talk to God. If there s tme, take the pctures off the felt board. Gve three chldren each a pcture and help them to place the pctures n order on the felt board. Repeat untl all of the chldren have had a turn. For older threes, allow them to hold all of the pctures, and then put them n order on the felt board. Teacher Tps Cover the pctures wth clear contact paper or lamnate to make them last longer. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-4
Lfe A pp l c a t o n God Helps Me Ths actvty wll help the chldren to understand that when we need somethng we can pray to God who always hears our prayers. Bble Truth Pray all the tme. (1 Thessalonans 5:17) Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors markers 3 peces of constructon paper glue stck clear contact paper or lamnate (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Page B, 1 copy for the teacher Page C, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Glue each copy of the Reproducble Pages onto a pece of constructon paper. 2. Color and cut out each pcture. Instructons Open the Bble. The Bble says: Pray all the tme. Who do we talk to when we pray? That s rght! When we pray, we talk to God. What do we say to God? We tell hm, thank you, for gvng us everythng we need. We also tell hm how we are feelng. Hold up pcture #1 of Hannah lookng sad. Let s look at ths pcture. Can anyone tell me who s n ths pcture? Ths s Hannah. Can you say, Hannah? What s wrong wth Hannah? She s sad. Can anyone tell me why she s sad? She s sad because she wants a lttle baby, and she does not have one. What should Hannah do? Hold up pcture #2 of Hannah prayng. Hannah s prayng to God. That s what she needs to do. She needs to pray to God, and ask God, Please gve me a baby. And that s what Hannah dd! She prayed to God for a baby. And guess what? Hold up pcture #3 of Hannah wth her baby. God gave Hannah a baby. Does anyone know what her baby s name s? Hs name s Samuel. God loved Hannah, and he answered her prayers and gave her a baby. God hears us when we pray, and he answers our prayers because he loves us, too! Hold up pcture #4. Why s ths lttle grl cryng? She s cryng because she does not want to go to bed. Do you ever cry because you do not want to go to bed? What do you thnk she needs to do? Hold up pcture #5. She s prayng to God. She s askng God to please help her to obey her mommy and to go to sleep. Do you thnk God wll help her to go to sleep? Let s see. Hold up pcture #6. Look, she has gone to sleep. She prayed to God, and she stopped cryng and went to sleep. She obeyed her mommy and stayed n her bed. Her mommy wll be happy, and the lttle grl wll be happy when she wakes up. God helped her to go to sleep! Hold up pcture #7. What are these boys dong? They are fghtng over a toy. They are not sharng. Ther mommy told them to share the toy, but they do not want to share t. What do they need to do? They need to pray to God to help them share. Hold up pcture #8. What are they dong? They are prayng. They are talkng to God and askng hm to please help them to share the toy, and to help them be good brothers and not to fght any more. What do you thnk wll happen? Hold up pcture #9. The boys are sharng! They are happy, and they are not fghtng. Who helped them to share? Yes, God dd! God helps us when we pray. Sng It s Tme To Pray from the Unt 14 Song Sheet. Show the dfferent pctures as you sng. If tme allows, play a sequencng game wth the pctures: Lay out the frst pcture of each set on the floor face up. Mx up the other pctures and lay them on the floor face down. Let each chld pck a pcture and hold t. Who has the pcture of Hannah prayng? Have that chld place the pcture next to the frst one. Who has the pcture of Hannah holdng baby Samuel? Have that chld place the pcture next to the second one. Contnue ths wth the other two sets of pctures untl all the cards are n order. NOTE: Save the pctures for the Unt 14 Lesson 2, Lfe Applcaton. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-5
Lfe A pp l c Bble Truth Actvty Hold up your Bble. The Bble says: Pray all the tme. Let s all say that together: Pray all the tme. Concluson Let s thank God for lstenng and helpng us when we pray. Dear God, thank you so much for lstenng to us when we pray to you. Thank you for helpng us when we pray. Please help us to talk to you all the tme about what we are feelng, when we are sad, happy, or angry. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them? You can help your frends f they are not sharng or are angry by tellng them to pray to God. a t o n Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-6
C r a f t Hannah Story Strps Ths craft wll allow the chldren to tell the story of Hannah and her baby. Materals For each chld: 1 pece of constructon paper crayons glue stck 10" x 4" strp of poster board For the teacher: scssors utlty knfe whte glue (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page D, 1 copy for each chld Page E, 1 copy for each chld Preparaton 1. Cut a 10" x 4" strp of poster board for each chld. 2. Cut out the boxes wth the pctures of Hannah from the copes of Reproducble Page D. 3. Usng a utlty knfe, cut out the ovals n the faces and mdsecton of the Hannah pctures. 4. Cut out the boxes wth the pctures of the hands and faces from Reproducble Page E. 5. Glue the boxes to the poster board strps leavng 1 1 / 2 " on both ends. See Fgure A. 6. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Show the chldren the model of the craft and talk wth them about how God heard Hannah s prayer and answered t. Tell them that Hannah prayed for a baby. Ask the chldren what they ask God for when they pray. 2. Have the chldren prepare the Hannah pctures as follows: A. Gve each chld a Hannah pcture to color. B. Have the chldren turn over ther pctures when they are fnshed colorng. C. Gve each chld a glue stck and then have them place glue on the backs of ther pctures as shown n Fgure B. NOTE: Be sure that no glue s between the two ovals. D. Gve each chld a pece of constructon paper, and have them glue ther pctures to the constructon paper. 3. Gve each chld a poster board strp wth the pctures glued to t. Have the chldren color n the pctures on the strps. 4. Help each chld to poston ther poster board strp underneath ther pctures of Hannah. See Fgure C. 5. Wrte the chldren names on ther crafts. Concluson Demonstrate to the chldren how the story strp sldes back and forth tellng how Hannah prayed to God, and then how God answered her prayer. Talk about how the baby was God s answer to Hannah s prayer. Let the chldren tell the story themselves usng the story strps. Teacher Tps Usng whte glue and applyng t to the chldren s papers yourself may free you up to spend more tme focusng on usng the story strps. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-7
C r a f t box from Reproducble Page E poster board strp Hannah prayed for a baby and......god answered her prayer. pcture of Hannah Fgure A 1 1 / 2" Hannah prayed for a baby and......god answered her prayer. poster board strp glue back of Reproducble Page D Fgure C Fgure B Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-8
Lesson at a Glance supplement Lesson Objectves The chldren wll understand that prayng s how we talk to God. The chldren wll learn how Hannah prayed for a baby and God answered her prayers. The chldren wll pray. Bble Story Text 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Bble Truth Pray all the tme. (1 Thessalonans 5:17) Lesson Plan Greetng and Regstraton Preclass Actvty: Preclass Centers Welcome and Sngng Centers: Lfe Applcaton: When I Grow Up Bble Story: Talkng to God Craft: Everybody Can Pray NOTE: Be sure to allow suffcent tme for a snack Pre class a ct v t y Preclass Centers In the preclass centers chldren wll use language, motor, and cogntve sklls, learn to nteract wth peers and cooperate n small groups. Select four centers to use ths unt. Assgn a teacher to set up and supervse each center wth no more than sx chldren. Materals IMPORTANT: Do not allow any small toys n the classroom. Frst check all toys for sze. You can obtan a safety cylnder from a pedatrcan. Any object that can ft nto the cylnder s too small and could cause a chld to choke. Housekeepng Center 2 washable dolls (of dverse ethncty, e.g., black and whte), play food, dshes and 2 small blankets Story Center smple books wth lmted text (cardboard are the most sturdy and durable) and large pllows Block Center set of large blocks, people, anmal fgures (plastc or wooden) and toy cars Puzzle Center 1 puzzle for each chld (for twos each puzzle pece tself should be a complete famlar object, for threes most can complete a 20-pece puzzle). NOTE: A puzzle should have all the peces. If a puzzle pece s lost, the entre puzzle should be thrown out. Instructons Gude the play n each center renforcng the unt theme. Refer to the followng example for help n drectng play and askng relevant questons. In the Housekeepng Center play wth the dolls as f they are baby Samuel. Explan to the chldren that Hannah was Samuel s mom. Hannah prayed to God for a baby and God gave her Samuel. Talk wth the chldren about prayer and that God loves t when we pray. Teacher Tps You may want to try other centers such as transportaton, large motor or manpulatve. Wear comfortable clothes sutable for sttng on the floor. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal Permsson to Photocopy Granted 14-1-9
supplement Lfe A pp l c a t o n When I Grow Up Ths actvty wll help the chldren to realze that as they grow up, they wll always be able to talk to God. Bble Truth Pray all the tme. (1 Thessalonans 5:17) Materals For the teacher: Bble clothes and hats for chldren to wear to play dress up, such as: freman s hat, constructon worker hard hat and play tools, ballerna skrt, brde s dress or vel, hgh heeled shoes, play doctor s kt, chef s hat and apron, sports jersey, etc. Preparaton Famlarze yourself wth the nstructons. Instructons Open the Bble. The Bble says, Pray all the tme. Who prays to God? Ask each chld, Vctora, do you pray to God? Do you know anyone else who prays to God? Weston, do you know any grownups who pray to God? Today we are gong to pretend to be grown-ups! Who would lke to pretend to be a grown-up? Let the chldren choose clothng to dress up n. As the chldren dress up, nteract wth them about what they are wearng. They wll enjoy t f you talk to them as f they were the person whose outft they are wearng. Vctora, you are a beautful ballerna! Wll you do a dance for me? Weston, you are a strong constructon worker! Wll you buld me a house? Have the chldren st n a crcle and sng When I Grow Up from the Unt 14 Song Sheet. As you sng the song, sng a verse for each chld n your group. For example, f you have a chld dressed n a ballerna skrt, have that chld stand or st besde you, as you sng a verse about growng up and beng a ballerna. Have the chldren remove the dress-up clothes and put them out of sght. Bble Truth Actvty Hold up the Bble. The Bble says, Pray all the tme. Let s all say that together: Pray all the tme. Ask each chld: Vctora, f you are a ballerna when you grow up, what are you gong to do? That s rght! You wll pray. Grown up ballernas, who are dscples, pray to God. Concluson Let s talk to God now. Dear God, Thank you that we can talk to you about everythng. Thank you, that we wll also be able to talk to you when we are grown up. Please help us to talk to you all the tme. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Who are you gong to tell about Bble class today? What are you gong to tell them? Teacher Tps Be sure all of your dress-up outfts are for real adult occupatons. Do not brng n any anmal, cartoon or Super Hero costumes. Ths actvty wll teach the chldren that they wll love and pray to God when they are adults. Have the chldren take turns dressng up n the dfferent outfts, especally f more than one chld chooses the same outft. You may have some chldren who do not want to dress up. It s fne to let them watch. They wll usually jon n as they become more comfortable. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-10
supplement B b l e S t o r y Talkng to God Ths lesson wll help the chldren to understand that prayng s talkng to God. Bble Story Text 1 Samuel 1:1-20 Materals For the teacher: Bble scssors markers or crayons felt board tape baby doll baby blanket clear contact paper or lamnate (optonal) Reproducble Pages: Page A, 1 copy for the teacher Preparaton 1. Cut out and color the three Hannah pctures from Reproducble Page A. 2. Roll three peces of tape and put one on the back of each pcture. 3. Place the three pctures of Hannah out of order on the bottom of the felt board. We Can Talk to God Have the chldren st on the floor n front of the felt board where they can see easly. Have you ever prayed before? Who do you talk to when you pray? Yes, you talk to God. Have you ever prayed a lot for somethng you wanted? What dd you pray for? Open the Bble. Today we are gong to read a story from the Bble about a woman named Hannah. Can you say Hannah? Guess what she wanted very badly? Take the chldren s responses. Hannah wanted a baby! How do you thnk Hannah would look f she wanted a baby very badly and ddn t have one? She would probably look very sad! Can anyone pont to the pcture of Hannah lookng sad because she dd not have a baby? That s rght! Have a chld place pcture #1 on the top of the felt board. Now, f you were very sad, what would you do? Take the chldren s responses. Dd you know that God wants you to talk to hm when you are sad? He wants you to talk to hm when you are happy, too. Just lke your Mommy and Daddy want to help you feel better, God wants to help you feel better, too. What do you thnk Hannah should do f she s sad and wants a baby? Yes, she should talk to God and tell hm how sad she s. She should pray. In the Bble t says that Hannah dd pray. She prayed very hard to God (1 Samuel 1:15). Who can pont to the pcture of Hannah prayng? Have a chld move pcture #2 besde pcture #1 on the felt board. God s always lstenng to us! He lstened to Hannah when she was prayng, and guess what happened? God answered Hannah s prayer. He gave her a baby! (1 Samuel 1:19-20). Ask f someone would lke to put pcture #3 wth the others. Here s the last pcture that shows Hannah lovng her new lttle baby. Hs name s Samuel. Can you say that? Let s go over the story agan: Pont to pcture #1. Here s Hannah, she s sad because she wants a lttle baby. Pont to pcture #2. Here s Hannah talkng to God about how she feels. Pont to pcture #3. Here s Hannah lovng her new baby that God has gven her! How do you thnk Hannah feels now? Yes, very happy. Do you thnk she wll say thank you to God? Look, I have a surprse for you. Pull out the baby doll wth the blanket wrapped around t. Cuddle the doll lke a baby. Let s pretend ths s the baby that God gave Hannah! Let s pass the baby around, and then hug the baby. Pass the doll around and let the chldren hug t. NOTE: Save the pctures for the Unt 14 Lesson 2, Bble Story. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-11
supplement B b l e S t o Concluson When Hannah talked to God what dd she ask for? Yes, a baby. So f we want to let God know about somethng we need or how we are feelng, what should we do? Yes, we should pray and talk to God. If there s tme, take the pctures off the felt board. Gve three chldren each a pcture and help them to place the pctures n order on the felt board. Repeat untl all of the chldren have had a turn. For older threes, allow them to hold all of the pctures, and then put them n order on the felt board. Teacher Tps Cover the pctures wth clear contact paper or lamnate to make them last longer. r y Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-12
supplement C r a f t Everybody Can Pray Ths craft wll help the chldren to see that anyone can talk wth God. Materals For each chld: crayons glue stck 1 pece of constructon paper For the teacher: red or black shoelaces or yarn lace or doles alumnum fol whte glue black marker Reproducble Pages: Page F, 1 copy for each chld Preparaton 1. Cut out the pctures from the copes of Reproducble Page F. 2. Prepare the followng textured tems for each chld A. Cut a 7" pece of a shoelace for a hose. B. Cut a 1 1 / 2" pece of lace for a tutu. C. Cut a 1 1 / 2" saw blade from alumnum fol. 3. Make a model of the craft followng the nstructons. Instructons 1. Introduce the craft as follows. Show the chldren your model of the craft. Read the ttle on the pcture: Everybody can talk to God. When we pray who are we talkng to? That s rght, we are talkng to God. Does God hear our prayers? Yes, he hears our prayers just as he heard Hannah s prayer when she prayed for a baby. Pont to the ballerna and ask what she s dong. Ask what the carpenter and the frefghter are dong. We can all talk to God, no matter how dfferent we are or what we do! Chldren can talk to God and grown-ups can talk to God, too. 2. Gve each chld a pcture and some crayons. Have the chldren color the pctures. 3. Gve each chld a pece of constructon paper and help them glue ther pctures onto ther paper. 4. Help the chldren to glue the texture tems to ther pctures as follows: A. Help glue the hose to the frefghter s hands. B. Help glue the tutu to the ballerna s mdsecton. C. Help glue the saw blade to the carpenter s saw. Concluson To end the actvty sng When I Grow Up from the Unt 14 Song Sheet. Whle sngng, use the jobs n the craft as examples. Teacher Tps Cut the saw from heavy-duty alumnum fol. Use tacky or whte glue to hold the hose to the paper; glue stcks wll not adhere. Everybody can talk to God. Fall 2 1999 by Dscpleshp Publcatons Internatonal 14-1-13
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