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FALL 2016 | LEADER GUIDE

GOD MADE THE WORLD

GOD LOVESMY FAMILY

DO WHAT GOD SAYS

SUGGESTED DATE:week of September 4

LEADER BIBLE STUDY The most basic question for science and philosophy is, “How did the universe begin?”

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

God followed to create the earth. We will look at the first four days in this session.

Initially the earth was dark and formless over the waters. So the Spirit of God created

light, which established days and nights. On day two, He formed the sky. On day

three, dry land emerged. He called the land earth and the waters seas. God made

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.

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GOD MADE THE WORLDLIFE POINT: God made day, niGht, land, and plants.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNINGGod made day, night, plants, sky, sun, moon, stars, animals, water, birds, and fish.

BIBLE PASSAGEGenesis 1:1-19

WEEKLY VERSEIn the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1

UNIT VERSEIn the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1

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›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 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.

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BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES

LISTEN AND FEEL DIRT AND WATERFill 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 SKYTape 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 GARDENCopy 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 NIGHTPlace 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.

›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

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SEPARATE THE LAND AND WATERPlace 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 VEGETABLESPlace 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.

BONUS ACTIVITIES

BUILD WITH BLOCKSInvite 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 BALLPlace 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.

CLEAN UPPlay 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.

›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

›CD: “Missions Pictures”

› Interlocking blocks

›Teaching Picture 1

›Ball

God made day, niGht, land, and plants.LIFE POINT

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LBIBLE STORY

SNACKPlace 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.

LIFE POINTGod 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

GOD MADE THE WORLD

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BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESSONGSing 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.

MAKE A PLAY DOUGH AND STRAW GARDENDraw 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 READPlace 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.

PAINT THE WORLDUse 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.

SEPARATE WATER FROM LANDCrumple 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.

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 UPLead children to help put toys in the correct places.

DISMISSPlace 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.

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BABIES:

UNIT 1. SESSION 1 God Made the World

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 VERSEIn the beginning

God made the world.— G E N E S I S 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.

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.

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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?

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

►Bible VerseIn the beginning God created the world.

Genesis 1:1

►Bible Story for Babies

God made the world.

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

►Sentence Suggestions

God: God loves you.

World: God made the world.

Lights: God made the lights to shine.

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 water. He

called the water 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.

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Leader Pack, Fall 2016

Instructions: Separate the Bible Markers and use as directed in the Leader Guide.

God made the animals.Genesis 1:25

Show love to family members.Romans 12:10

God loves us.Psalm 117:2

Try to get along with everyone.Romans 12:18

Love one another.1 John 4:7

God will help you today.Exodus 14:13

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

Love your father and mother.Deuteronomy 5:16

Do what God says.Deuteronomy 8:6

God has plans to care for you.Jeremiah 29:11

Show love to one another.Romans 12:10

God loves me.Psalm 86:13

We will do what God says.Exodus 19:8

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ALERTSUnits 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. 17

THE SKYUnit 1, Session 1

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Instructions: Separate the cards and use as directed in the Leader Guide.19

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