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1 Age LeveL: Created for kids in Grades 1–6 (combined)

Scope And Sequence: 12 quarters (3 years)

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DIGITALCURRICULUM YEAR 2 MEDIA PACKQUARTER 5

Getting to Know God: WHO GOD IS

QUARTER 6Building Trust in God:

BEING YOURSELF

QUARTER 7Sticking With God:

KNOWING HIS HOPE

QUARTER 8Putting God First:

REMEMBERING WHAT GOD HAS DONE

God Is the Creator Genesis 1:1–2:4

God Cares Who You Are on the Inside

1 samuel 16:1-13

God Gives Us Hope Through His Amazing

Works • acts 12:6-16

Remember God Made All of Us

2 KinGs 5:1-19

God Is Our Perfect Father

Hosea 11:1-9

God’s Love Makes You SpecialDaniel 4:28-37

God Gives Us Hope Through His Strength

isaiaH 40:25-31

Remember God’s Promises

numbers 13:25–14:11

God Is HolyDeuteronomy 32:1-4

God Will Help You Search for Jesus

mattHew 2:1-12

God Gives Us Hope Through Jesus

JoHn 4:1-26

Remember to Thank God for What He

Gives Us • 1 samuel 18:5-16

God Is Love1 JoHn 4:7-21

God Loves You No Matter Who You Are

luKe 2:8-20

God Gives Us Hope Through the

Promise of HeavenHebrews 9:24-26; revelation 7:16-17

Remember How God Cares for Us

Psalm 23

God Is Our Guideacts 8:26-39

God Is There When You Turn to Him

isaiaH 30:18-22

God Gives Us HopeThrough Jesus’

Resurrection • 1 Peter 1:3-6

Remember How God ProvidesexoDus 12:31-42

God Is All-Powerful1 KinGs 18:20-39

God Will Help You Make Things Right

2 cHronicles 34:1-11

We Show Hope by How We Liveromans 6:15-23

Remember God’s ProtectionexoDus 14:19-25

God Is UnchangingGenesis 28:10-22

Jesus Will Help You When You’re Scared

mattHew 8:23-27

We Have Hope Because God Is Always

With Us • Daniel 6:1-23

Remember God’s Presence

2 cHronicles 5

God Is the Only GodexoDus 32:1-8

God Wants You to Be a Good Example

1 Peter 4:10-12

We Have Hope Because God Has

Called Us • romans 8:28-39

Remember How God Blesses You and OthersGenesis 25:19-34; rutH 4:14-22

God Is CompassionateJonaH 3:3–4:11

God Will Guide You When You’re Unsure

JuDGes 6:36-40; 7:12-22

We Show Hope in the Way We Work

neHemiaH 4

Remember God’s Rules

neHemiaH 13:7-19

God Knows EverythingJob 38:1-21; Psalm 139:1-3

God Will Help You When You Have Doubts

JoHn 20:24-29

We Show Hope by Taking Steps of

Faith • estHer 4

Remember That God Makes Every Day

Psalm 90:1-2, 10-15

God Is Our SaviorluKe 15:11-24

God Chose You to Be Like Himcolossians 3:12-17

We Show Hope by Giving Our Worries to

God • luKe 12:22-32

Remember to Stand Firm for God ePHesians 6:10-17

God Is Our RefugePsalm 46:1-7

God’s Word Will Help You Stand Firm

mattHew 4:1-11

We Show Hope by Sharing Our Faith

mattHew 5:13-16

Remember to PrayluKe 11:9-13

God Is AmazingexoDus 3:2-12; JoHn 2:1-12

God Understands When You’re

MisunderstoodJeremiaH 37:9-21

We Have Hope Because Jesus Is

Coming Backrevelation 21:10-21

Remember to Praise God

Psalm 100

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Getting to Know God: BiBle Basics

QUARTER 2Building Trust in God:communication


Knowing His love


my life

The Bible Is Our Instruction Book

for Life 2 TimoThy 3:14-17

God Listens All the Time

Psalm 16

God Wants Us to Know His LovemaTThew 14:13-33

Follow the Holy Spirit’s Leading

GalaTians 5:22-26

It’s Easy to Find Things in the BibleJoshua 1:6-9

God Spoke Through Prophets

isaiah 7:10-16

We Show God’s Love in Our Friendships

1 samuel 20

Ask God for Helpmark 10:46-52

God Speaks Through the Bible

Psalm 119:97-102

God Can Speak Through Angels

luke 2:8-20

We Show Our Enemies God’s Love

luke 6:27-36

Turn to God for CourageJoshua 1:1-9

Sin Is Anything That Doesn’t Please God

Genesis 3

God Speaks Through His Son

luke 2:1-7

We Show Our Love Through Praises

maTThew 21:1-11

Stand With GodPsalm 18:1-21

Jesus Is God John 1:1, 14

God Wants Your Attention!

numbers 22:21-38

God Sent His Son to Show His Lovemark 15:24-39; 16:1-8

Focus on Godmark 12:28-31

Jesus Came to Save Us

John 3:16

Jesus Taught Us How to PraymaTThew 6:5-15

We Love as God Loves1 CorinThians 13:4-7

Do What God Wants You to Do

maTThew 7:12

Jesus Wants to Be Your Best Friend

John 15:12-17

Sometimes We Must Pray Hard

nehemiah 1:1–2:9

God Loves Us Even When We Mess Up

maTThew 26:69-75; John 21:1-9

Stand Up for Your Faith

Daniel 3

Jesus Is the Way to Heaven

revelaTion 21:1–22:5

God Answers When We Pray

1 samuel 1:1-20

God Cares About Our Problems

ruTh 2:2-12; maTThew 10:28-31

Worship GodPsalm 122; 1 ChroniCles 16:8-36

God Sends Angels to Protect Us

Psalm 91:9-12

If We Listen to God, We Can Hear1 samuel 3:1-14

God Wants the Best for Us

Genesis 15:1-18

Share Jesus With Others

luke 5:1-11

God Is With Us When Bad Things Happen

Job 1:1–2:10; 42:10-13

God Speaks TruthmaTThew 3:16-17; 5:17-19; 6:1-6;

8:10-12; 11:10-11; John 8:31-32; 14:5-7; 15:26-27;

17:17-19

God Wants to Be Your Friend

1 samuel 17:32-49

Stay Connected to GodJohn 15:1-5

The Holy Spirit Is Our HelperJohn 16:5-7, 12-15

God Guides UsProverbs 3:1-10

We Love God More Than Anything

Daniel 1:1-16

Show Mercy1 samuel 26

Love God and Love Others exoDus 20:1-17

God Gives Wisdom1 kinGs 3:5-14

Sticking Up for God Shows Our Love

aCTs 4

Lead Others to Godmark 4:3-8, 14-20

Love God All the Time

DeuTeronomy 6:4-9

God Speaks About Action

James 2:14-24

We Thirst for God’s LovePsalm 42:1-8

Give God Your BestaCTs 27:18-44


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Getting to Know God: WHAT GOD DOES

QUARTER 10Building Trust in God:LIVING WITH FAITH


GRASPING HIS GRACE


SERVING

God Helps UsExodus 2:1-10

Faith Is Believing What You Can’t SeeHEbrEws 11:1-3, 7-8, 29-30

God’s Grace Is a Free Gift

LukE 5:17-26

Jesus Teaches Us to Share What We Have

Acts 2:43-47

God Guides UsJonAH 1:1-12; 3:1-3

Have Childlike Faith in God

LukE 18:15-17; romAns 5:1-2

Share God’s Grace With OthersGEnEsis 45:1-15

God Wants Us to Always Help Others

Acts 16:16-40

God Keeps His Promises

GEnEsis 9:8-17

Have Faith That God Has Plans for You

LukE 1:26-38

We Can Ask for God’s Grace

dAniEL 9:1-19

God Can Help Us Be Kind to Everyone

2 sAmuEL 9

God Protects UsExodus 8:20-23; 9:1-4

Have Faith That God Knows BestmAttHEw 1:18-24

God’s Grace Cleans UsPsALm 51:1-17

God Wants Us to Make Peace1 sAmuEL 25:2-35

God Forgives Us2 cHronicLEs 7:14

Have Faith When You’re in Trouble

mAttHEw 2:13-15

We Need God’s GraceromAns 3:21-28

Jesus Tells Us to Share Our Faith

mAttHEw 28:18-20

God Provides Everything We Need

2 kinGs 4:1-7

Have Faith When Things Look Tough

GEnEsis 6:9–7:24

God Showed His Grace by Sending His Son

LukE 23:44–24:7

Jesus Wants Us to Help Others

LukE 10:25-37

God Always Stays With UsdAniEL 2:17-24, 45-49

Have Faith WhenYou Don’t Know Everything

GEnEsis 22:1-18

God’s Grace Rescues Us

LukE 15:1-7

Jesus Wants Us to Serve Willingly

JoHn 13:1-17

God HealsmAttHEw 8:1-17

Have Faith When You Need HelpExodus 16:11-21

God’s Grace Makes Our Sins Disappear

romAns 6:12-16

God Says Don’t Give Up1 corintHiAns 9:24-27

God Does Miraculous Things

JosHuA 6:1-20

Have Faith When Others Need Help

1 kinGs 17:8-16

God’s Grace Changes Us

Acts 9:1-20

God Wants Us to Practice Hospitality

GEnEsis 18:1-8

God Chooses Common People to

Accomplish His PlansHosEA 1:1; Amos 1:1; JonAH 1:1;

micAH 1:1; nAHum 1:1

Have Faith When You Don’t Have Much

LukE 21:1-4

God’s Grace Helps Us Have

Good RelationshipsGEnEsis 37:18-35

God Can Help Us Help the PoornEHEmiAH 5:1-13

God Looks for the LostLukE 15:1-7

Have Faith When You Don’t See the Answer

JoHn 11:17-44

Anyone Can Ask for God’s Grace

LukE 19:1-10

God Wants Us to Be a Friend

JudGEs 16:4-21; rutH 1:1-18

God Longs for UsmAttHEw 11:28-30

Have Faith When You Stand Up for God

Acts 6:8-15; 7:54-60

God’s Grace Gives Us Confidence

Acts 9:36-43

God Tells Us to Be Generous

GEnEsis 13:14-18

There Are Some Things God Will Not Do1 cHronicLEs 17:4-14

Have Faith in Jesus’ Power

mAttHEw 14:22-33

We Give Grace Because We’ve

Received It From GodmAttHEw 18:21-35

Jesus Wants Us to Put Others First

mArk 9:33-37


YEAR 1

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YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3getting to Know god:

Bible Basicsgetting to Know god:

Who god isgetting to Know god:

What god does

Building trust in god:communication

Building trust in god:Being Yourself

Building trust in god:Living With Faith

Sticking With god:Knowing his Love

Sticking With god:Knowing his hope

Sticking With god:grasping his grace

putting god First: my Life putting god First: remembering What god has done putting god First: Serving

LIVE Children’s Curriculum

Our suggested Scope & Sequence—use it in any order that works for you!

LIVE Children’s Curriculum helps kids develop a friendship with God…strengthen their Bible skills…and learn key Bible truths. You’ll cover topics such as getting to know God, building trust in God, sticking with God, and putting God first. LIVE is conveniently available in three yearly volumes that can be used in any order (see below for program details).

With LIVE, customizing lessons to fit your kids, teachers, church, and schedule is easy! You can easily edit, add content, and reorder lessons however you choose.

LIVE also includes access to an easy-to-use online system that gives you the tools to organize your teams, communicate schedules, and stay connected with your teachers and volunteers through a message center and news feeds—all from one central location. And you can give them as much, or as little, access as you choose.

Each yearly volume contains:

• Online access to 52 customizable lessons

• Sing-along DVD filled with music videos and countdowns

• 4 quarterly music CDs packed with Scripture-based songs for each lesson

• Access to all the online tools to lighten your administrative load

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WELCOME

Each session begins with a fun welcome activity that allows kids to build relationships with one another, have some fun, and

begin thinking about the session.

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Colors: light grey CMYK 14, 13, 12, 0 purple CMYK 90, 90, 22, 8

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LET’S EXPLORE!

LET’S PRAISE!

LET’S PRAY!

Kids form multi-age Bible Crews and dig into the Bible. They read, study, do fun activities, and share what they’re learning.

In this section, kids worship in response to what they’ve learned.

The prayer time is experiential and personal. We want kids talking one-on-one with God.

Family Devotions from the Student Packet

can be printed out to send home or e-mailed

directly to parents.

AT HOMEEXTRA ACTIVITIES: At the end of each session, you’ll find

extra-time activities that you can use to extend kids’

learning.

HIGH FIVES: There are always

encouraging “high five”

endings for each session as the

students leave.

Get kids into the BIBLE and the BIBLE into kids!This “Scripture-focused” curriculum is perfect for 1st–6th grade ministries with its small-group/large-group format. The outline below shows the flow of a sample lesson, but LIVE gives you the power to easily modify any aspect of the lesson—and distribute it to your team instantly.

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GETTING TO KNOW GOD: BIBLE BASICS Week 1: The Bible Is Our Instruction Book for Life

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LEADER PREPARATION

BIBLE BASIS From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible is God’s Word, an instruction manual to his people. The Bible was written over the span of 1,500 years, by 40 different authors, across three continents, and in three different languages. It still contains one primary theme: knowing Jesus. It speaks as clearly today as it did centuries ago, giving its readers guidance and wisdom. Use this lesson to introduce your children to the wonder of applying God’s Word to their lives.

DISCOVERY POINTThe Bible is our instruction book for life.

BIBLE FOCUS 2 Timothy 3:14-17

KEY VERSE “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true” (2 Timothy 3:16).

TEACHING PREP The short overview below is designed to help you prepare for your lesson.

Supplies You’ll Need: Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD, LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD, CD player, TV/DVD player, 8-inch piece of string for every child, scissors, Bibles, marker, newsprint, tape, 15-inch length of rope per crew, scissors, “Situations and Solutions” handout, and “It’s Knot a Problem” handout

Before This Lesson • Cut string into lengths of about 8 inches so you have one for each child.• Print the “Situations and Solutions” handout, and cut apart the sections. You’ll need one section per team of four or five kids. • Print the “It’s Knot a Problem” handout. You’ll need one copy per team of four or five kids. • Assemble Bible Exploration Kits (one per four or five kids): Bible, 15-inch piece of rope, “It’s Knot a Problem” handout, and one section of the “Situations and Solutions” handout prepared above. • Write these questions on a piece of newsprint, and post it at the front of the room: “What does Scripture mean?” “Where did it come from?” and “What is it used for?” • Review 2 Timothy 3:14-17. • Cue the Track 1 on the Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD and Track 1 on the LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD. • Huddle briefly with your volunteers beforehand. Answer any questions they have. Encourage them and pray.

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We’ve provided you with a “Family Devotion” handout to send the Bible learning and faith discovery home. When kids and parents have faith discussions regularly, kids’ faith multiplies.

So we’ve given you two options: � Print the “Family Devotion” handout and make enough copies for each child to take one home. � Email the “Family Devotion” to families before or after the actual lesson.

Or why not do both? That way you’ll double the opportunities for parents to actually get the handout.

Slip the supplies for each Bible Crew (small group) into a Bible Exploration Kit, hand a kit

to each crew, and everything is set. You won’t waste time

handing things out, and kids will stay more

focused.

BIBLE EXPLoRATIon KITS

LEADER PREPThis section of the lesson is designed to make your life as simple as possible.

It tells you at a glance what the lesson is about and what you need to be

prepared.

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Lesson Guide

WELCOME!Supplies: Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD, LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD, CD player, TV/DVD player, 8-inch piece of string for every child

1. Play “Into the Bible” (Track 1) from the Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD or (Track 1) from the LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD as kids arrive.

2. As kids arrive, give each one a piece of string and tell kids to ask someone else to follow their step-by-step instructions to tie it in a creative way on one of their fingers. Make sure the strings aren’t tied too tightly. Have kids leave their strings on their fingers until they leave.

3. Play “Parrot Countdown” (Track 1) on the LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD, and turn the volume way up. Lead kids in cheering along. SAY: I’m so glad you’re here today! Everyone show me the string on your fingers. ASK:

• What was it like to give instructions to someone else? • What was it like to follow someone else’s instructions? SAY: Today we’re going to learn the most important instructions ever. We’re going to learn about how the Bible is our instruction book for life.

LET’S EXPLORE! Supplies: assembled Bible Exploration Kits, marker, newsprint

1. Have kids form Bible Crews of no more than five. Hand out Bible Exploration Kits, and ask crews to turn to 2 Timothy 3:14-17 in the Bible. Ask one child in each group to be the pointer. Ask all kids to read out loud along with you as the pointer points to the words in the Bible.

Afterward, SAY: I’d like each group to answer the questions on this piece of newsprint. Have one person in your group read the first question, and then everyone take a turn giving an answer. It’s OK if you have the same answer as someone else. When you finish one question, go on to the next. Allow time. ASK:

• Why do you think we need instructions from God? • On a scale from one to 10, tell how you rate yourself on how well you follow God’s instructions.

2. SAY: Let’s try something that relates to today’s Scripture. In your Bible Crews, take the “It’s Knot a Problem” handout and your rope out of your Exploration Kit. Have crews try the activity.

When everyone has finished the activity, ASK: • What was the easiest or hardest part of this activity?

• What are some things in your life that seem as hard to figure out as this activity? • Where can we find solutions to these problems? Have someone find and read the Key Verse, 2 Timothy 3:16, aloud.

SAY: The Bible is our instruction book for life. God uses the Bible to guide us in our lives and teach us to do what’s right. And the Bible helps us follow Jesus.

3. SAY: Jesus will help us find solutions to our problems. Everything in the Bible points to him and his example of how to live. There are plenty of difficult things to figure out in our lives. I’m very thankful that God gave us the Bible. The Bible is our instruction book for life! Let’s see what the Bible says to help us figure out some of the difficult things in our lives. In your Exploration Kit, you’ll find a strip of paper with a situation in which you might need help from


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the Bible. Your job is to create a skit that shows both the difficult situation and the Bible’s solution. You’ll have five minutes to prepare, so don’t waste any time!

4. Visit each crew several times to make sure its skit is appropriate and to help find answers in the Bible. Direct crews to their Bible concordance to find additional verses. After five minutes, ask each crew to present its skit. Allow time. ASK:

• What did these skits tell you about the Bible? • Why can we say that the Bible is our instruction book for life? • How would you explain to a friend that the Bible is our instruction book for life?

LET’S PRAISE! Supplies: Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD or LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD, CD player or TV/DVD player

1. SAY: When I realize that God cares for me so much that he gave me the Bible, I’m amazed. What a privilege it is to know God and to know that the Bible is our instruction book for life.Let’s praise and thank God for this!

2. Set up the Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD or the LIVE Children’s Curriculum (Year 1) DVD. PLAY:

• “He Cares For You” (1 Peter 5:7) (CD Track 2) (DVD Track 2) What are you worried about now? Trying to figure it out now- God knows right where you are now. You know it’s all in his hands now. You know he cares for you; He always cares for you. You know he’ll see you through; He’ll always see you through.

(Chorus) Cast all your anxiety On him Because he cares for you. He cares for you. Cast all your anxiety On him Because he cares for you. He cares for you. Jesus cares for you.

(Repeat from beginning.)

What are you worried about now? Trying to figure it out now- God knows right where you are now. You know it’s all in his hands now.

“He Cares for You” (1 Peter 5:7) by Jay Stocker. © 2004 Group Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use lyrics granted for local church use only. No unauthorized duplication permitted.

• “No Greater Gift” (CD Track 3) (DVD Track 3) No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. Not a gift that we can earn,


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So much more than we deserve. No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. It would take a million words To thank you for your love!

No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. Not a gift that we can earn, So much more than we deserve. No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. It would take a million words To thank you for your love!

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hey! Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hey! Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, hey!

No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. Not a gift that we can earn, So much more than we deserve. No greater gift than God’s great love For his children, every one. It would take a million words To thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your love! Hey!

“No Greater Gift” by Jay Stocker. © 2009 Group Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use lyrics granted for local church use only. No unauthorized duplication permitted.

• “Humble Yourselves” (CD Track 4) (DVD Track 4) Sometimes we think we know it all, We’ve got it all together. But we don’t know what’s goin’ on, Who’s holdin’ us together. Yeah, yeah. You gotta learn to listen to his voice Yeah, yeah. You gotta learn to put him first. In everything you do, you must

Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will lift you up in honor, in honor. Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will lift you up in honor, in honor. And he will lift you up.

(Repeat from the beginning.)

Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will lift you up in honor, in honor. Humble yourselves before the Lord, And he will lift you up in honor, in honor. And he will lift you up.


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“Humble Yourselves” (James 4:10) by Jay Stocker. © 2007 Group Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to use lyrics granted for local church use only. No unauthorized duplication permitted.

LET’S PRAY!Supplies: assembled Bible Exploration Kits, Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD, CD player 1. SAY: The Bible is our instruction book for life. There’s no more important book or set of instructions for us to know. Return to your Bible Crews for our prayer time. Place your Bible in the center of your crew, and sit around it. Let everyone place his or her hand on the Bible. Then take turns thanking God for his instruction book for life. Think of one time this week you’ll look in the Bible for instructions for how to live your life, and tell God when you’ll do it. Leave the string on your finger this week to remind you of your commitment to follow the Bible because the Bible is our instruction book for life. When you’ve finished, you can pray individually until all the other crews have finished praying. I’ll play some music until everyone has finished.

2. Play “Prayer Time Sound Effects 1” (Track 17) from the Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year1/Quarter 1) CD as the children pray.

HIGH FIVES Supplies: none

1. Teach the kids the following cadence: I just know ’cause I’ve been told That God’s Word is very old. It shows me the right from wrong And teaches us to get along. Sound off, God’s Word. Sound off, God’s Word. (Descending notes) God’s Word is my guide

(Ascending shout) Ev’ry day!

2. Ask kids to form two lines. Have them give high fives to kids in the other line as they march past and recite their cadence. Then have them turn around and march back the other way, giving high fives again.

FOR-EXTRA-TIME ACTIVITIES I’ve Got Your Back Supplies: pencils, paper Have children form pairs and sit back to back with one partner in each pair facing you. Give each pair two pieces of paper and a pencil. Draw a simple picture on a piece of white paper, and show it to the children facing you. Ask those children to explain to their partners how to draw your picture on their papers. After a few minutes, have partners look together at the drawing and then trade places. Show a new picture, and repeat the process. Talk about what it’s like to give instructions and how God’s instructions compare to ours.

Create a Bible Dictionary Supplies: paper, markers, dictionary, CD player, Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD Ask kids to create one or more pages, each with a new word, for a Bible dictionary. Have kids suggest words from today’s lesson—inspired and Scripture are two suggestions. Have them write each word on a sheet of paper in fun letters, add a definition, list Scripture references, and make illustrations. Play “The Books of the Bible Song” (Track 8), from the Getting to Know God: Bible Basics (Year 1/Quarter 1) CD while kids work. Add each page to a three-ring binder, and watch the dictionary grow!


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