for 3s–Pre-K

God Made the Earth

Genesis 1:1–2:3

LIFE POINTLIFE POINT

Praise God for His creation.

LIFE VERSELIFE VERSE

Do what is good. Romans 12:9

WEEKLY VERSEWEEKLY VERSE

In the beginning God created the world. Genesis 1:1

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BONUS TEACHING HOUR

TRANSITION AND GROUP TIMETRANSITION AND GROUP TIME

SNACKSNACKInclude children in the distribution of the snack.

Ask one or more volunteers to pray. Remind the

preschoolers to clean their snack areas. Thank them

for their help.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEInvite children to move to group time as if a strong

wind were blowing them around.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYDisplay Genesis 1:1 in your Bible. Guide children to

listen as you read aloud verse 1. Then tell the story.

• Long ago God made the world, also called the

earth, and everything in it.

• On the first day, God said, “Let there be light!”

The light appeared. God made light that became

the daytime.

• On the second day, God made the sky. On the

third day, God made dry land appear out of the

waters. He made all kinds of plants, grass, and

trees to cover the dry land.

• On the fourth day, God made the sun to shine in

the daytime sky and the moon and stars to shine

at night. On the fifth day, God filled the sky with

all kinds of birds. Then He filled the water with all

kinds of fish.

• On the sixth day, God filled the land with every

kind of animal. God made wild animals like lions

and tigers, livestock like cows and camels, and all

the creepy crawly insects. Finally God made His

most special creation of all. God made people.

God looked at everything He had made and said

it was good.

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SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERSing to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”:

God created everything,

Everything, everything.

God created everything;

He made people*.

*Substitute: oceans, dry land, the sun, the moon,

puppies, green frogs, tall plants.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEInvite children to march in place as they say the Life

Verse and clap and then the reference and clap.

Repeat several times.

PRAYPRAYInvite children to name something God created.

Pray, thanking God for each thing named.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESEmphasize during the activities: We can praise

God for His creation.

A. Sing praise songs. Provide an assortment of

children’s instruments. Play praise music on a

CD and encourage children to sing and play

along. Remind each child he can praise God

for His creation.

B. Get ready for bed. Gather blankets, books

about creation, and pillows. Talk about things

children do at bedtime like take a bath, brush

teeth, comb hair, read a book, put on pajamas,

and pray. Guide boys and girls to pretend

to get ready for bed. Mention God made

the moon and stars on the fourth day. Say a

prayer, thanking God for His creation. Read

aloud the books.

C. Take a nature walk. Post an allergy alert sign,

listing that children will be taking a nature

walk outside. Take children for a walk outside.

Carry a bag for boys and girls to collect nature

items in. Point out and thank God for things

He created as you walk. Return to the room

and look at the nature items collected.

D. Make paper plate spider webs. Guide each

child to use scissors to make slits around the

edges of the paper plate. Cut the edges for

younger children. Help children wrap yarn

back and forth across the plate so it looks like

a spider web. Allow children to be creative;

all plates will not look alike. Praise God for

creating spiders on the sixth day. Ask children

to name other animals God created on that

day.

CLEAN UPCLEAN UPAssign a cleanup task to each child. Play music as

children clean. Thank the children for their help.

BUILD WITH LAND AND SEA BLOCKSBUILD WITH LAND AND SEA BLOCKSUse blue and green foam blocks and wood grain

foam blocks. Or wrap blocks with blue, green, and

brown paper. Encourage children to use the blocks

to build land and sea scenes. Talk about which days

the land and sea were created. Review the whole

Bible story.

DISMISSDISMISSHelp children gather their papers and belongings.

Remind parents to use the family Bible study this

week on the One Conversation™ page.

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for 3s–Pre-K

Noah Worked Hard

Genesis 6:9–8:19

LIFE POINTLIFE POINT

God shows people what to do.

LIFE VERSELIFE VERSE

Do what is good. Romans 12:9

WEEKLY VERSEWEEKLY VERSE

God cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

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DATE OF USE DATE OF USE ________

BONUS TEACHING HOUR

TRANSITION AND GROUP TIMETRANSITION AND GROUP TIME

SNACKSNACKInclude children in the distribution of the snack.

Ask one or more volunteers to pray. Remind the

preschoolers to clean their snack areas. Thank them

for their help.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEWhisper the name of an animal in each child’s ear.

Tell the children to move to the group-time area by

pretending to be their assigned animals.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYOpen your Bible to Genesis 6 and tell the Bible story.

• Noah was a good man who obeyed God. God

told Noah there would be a flood over the earth.

God told Noah to build an ark to protect his

family and many animals.

• God told Noah exactly how to build the ark

and how big to make it. He built it from cypress

wood and put sticky tar on the outside to keep

the water out. He built rooms and stalls inside

on three floors. He put a roof and a window on

the top floor and a door on the side, just as God

described.

• Noah gathered and stored food in the ark. God

sent every kind of animal to the ark. Then God

told Noah to take his family into the ark. When

the animals and people were inside, God shut

the door.

• Rain began to fall. It rained for 40 days. Water

covered the tops of the mountains.

• The rain finally stopped. God sent a wind, and

the water began to go down. When it was dry,

God told Noah to come out of the ark. Noah, his

family, and all of the animals left the ark.

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SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune of “London Bridge,” sing:

God takes care of all of us,

All of us, all of us.

God takes care of all of us.

God loves people.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen the Bible and read aloud the Life Verse.

Repeat the verse aloud with the children. Comment

that because Noah did what was right, God saved

him and his family from the flood. Say that God

cared for Noah. Tell the children to say “God cares

for us” after each statement you say. Make the

following statements about basic needs: “We have

food to eat. We have families. We have clothes to

wear. We have places to live.”

PRAYPRAYPray together, thanking God for loving and taking

care of us.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESEmphasize during the activities: God shows

people what to do.

A. Make tear art pictures. Provide heavyweight

white paper, a variety of colored construction

paper scraps, pencils, paintbrushes, and

cups of watered-down glue. Encourage the

children to draw arks and animals on their

papers. Show them how to tear and glue

paper scraps for the wood and animal skins.

Comment that God showed Noah what Noah

was to do. Say that Noah did what was good

and that God cared for Noah. God cares for us.

B. Enjoy puzzles and books about animals.

Provide several animal puzzles and books

about animals. As the children work the

puzzles and read the books, tell the Bible

story. Remind the children that God cared

for Noah. God showed Noah what to do. God

shows us what to do.

C. Experiment with water. Fill a container 1/4 to

1/2 full of water. Place the container on a plastic

drop cloth on the floor. Set a variety of items

next to the container (wooden block, marker,

bead, shell, rock, etc.). Children will determine

whether each object floats or sinks. Comment

that the ark floated on the water for many

days but God took care of Noah, his family,

and the animals.

D. Make paper plate boats. Set out paper

plates, tape, scissors, and family figures. Show

how to fold a paper plate in half and tape it

along the edges. Cut along the top to make a

canoe shape. Use blocks to make a river. The

children can give the family figures rides as

they push the boats on the river. Remind them

that God showed Noah what to do.

CLEAN UPCLEAN UPAssign a cleanup task to each child. Play music as

children clean. Thank the children for their help.

CLAP A RHYTHMCLAP A RHYTHMPair up the children and direct them to face one

another. Perform the rhythm; then invite the

children to follow your movements.

God gives me (Clap 3 times.)

Food to eat, (Slap hands 3 times with a partner.)

Water to drink, (Clap 3 times.)

Air to breathe. (Slap hands 3 times with a partner.)

G od takes care of me. (Clap 4 times and slap with

partner 1 time.)

DISMISSDISMISSHelp children gather their papers and belongings.

Remind parents to use the family Bible study this

week on the One Conversation™ page.

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