Ephesians

6:1 NLTChildren,

because youbelong

obey your parents

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Small Group Leader Guide

Ages 4-K Two by Two

Question Answer Bible Verse Why should you obey? I’m God’s friend, so I obey! Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord …

What To Do First

How To Use Extra Time Review Questions & Actions

1. If you need to help with check out, combine your small groups.

2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

3. Help kids do activities inside the book. 4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking

during check out. 5. Send stickers home with kids who

leave early.

Adventure Book Begin At Check Out Time

Story Card 1

Story Card 2

Story Card 3

Story Card 4

Story Card 5

Review 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Say the Question, Answer,

and Verse together.

Read 1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Point to the first card. 3. Read the caption. 4. Ask the “Story Question.” 5. Do the “Action” together. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for Story

Cards 2-5.

Remember What Do You See?

1. Hold up Story Card 1. 2. Ask, “What do you see in

this picture?” Group answers

3. Repeat steps 1-2 for Story Cards 2-5.

Talk God asked Noah to build a big boat.

What does God ask you to do?

Pray Ask kids what they want to talk to God

about, and pray with them.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Are these people obeying God or disobeying Him?

Disobeying

God was sad. Make a sad face.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Where did all the rain go?

God dried it up. Wave your hand over your

head to show a pretend rainbow.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Who kept Noah and the

animals safe from the flood? God

Use your fingers to show raindrops falling.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What did Noah put on the

big boat? All of the animals

Pretend to be an animal and get on Noah’s boat.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Who still listened to God?

Noah Pretend to build the

boat with Noah.

Week 1

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Small Group Leader Guide

Ages 4-K Two by Two

Question Answer Bible Verse Why should you obey? I’m God’s friend, so I obey! Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord …

What To Do First

How To Use Extra Time Review Questions & Actions

1. If you need to help with check out, combine your small groups.

2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

3. Help kids do activities inside the book. 4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking

during check out. 5. Send stickers home with kids who

leave early.

Adventure Book Begin At Check Out Time

Story Card 1

Story Card 2

Story Card 3

Story Card 4

Story Card 5

Week 2

Review 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Say the Question, Answer,

and Verse together.

Read 1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Point to the first card. 3. Read the caption. 4. Ask the “Story Question.” 5. Do the “Action” together. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for Story

Cards 2-5.

Remember Mix It Up

1. Shuffle Story Cards. 2. Place Story Cards in the

wrong order. 3. Say, “This story’s all

mixed up! Help me put it in order.”

4. Group helps put Story Cards in order.

Talk God kept Noah and the animals safe.

How does God keep you safe?

Pray Ask kids what they want to talk to God

about, and pray with them.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Why did God need to send a flood? Because all the people

were disobeying Him

God was sad. Make a sad face.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What did God tell Noah?

Build a huge boat. Pretend to build the

boat with Noah.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Who told all the animals to

go find Noah and get on Noah’s big boat? God

Pretend to be an animal and get on Noah’s boat.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What did the rain turn into?

A flood that covered the whole world

Use your fingers to show raindrops falling.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What did God put in the

sky? A rainbow Wave your hand over your

head to show a pretend rainbow.

Week 2

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Small Group Leader Guide

Ages 4-K Two by Two

Question Answer Bible Verse Why should you obey? I’m God’s friend, so I obey! Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord …

What To Do First

How To Use Extra Time Review Questions & Actions

1. If you need to help with check out, combine your small groups.

2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

3. Help kids do activities inside the book. 4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking

during check out. 5. Send stickers home with kids who

leave early.

Adventure Book Begin At Check Out Time

Story Card 1

Story Card 2

Story Card 3

Story Card 4

Story Card 5

Week 3

Review 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Say the Question, Answer,

and Verse together.

Read 1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Point to the first card. 3. Read the caption. 4. Ask the “Story Question.” 5. Do the “Action” together. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for Story

Cards 2-5.

Remember Now What?

1. Lay down Story Card 1. 2. Read the caption. 3. Ask, “Now what’s going

to happen in the next picture?” Group answers

4. Repeat steps 1-3 for Story Cards 2-5.

Talk God’s rainbow shows His promise! When you see one, what do you think about?

Pray Ask kids what they want to talk to God

about, and pray with them.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Was it okay for the people

to disobey God? No God was sad.

Make a sad face.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What does God’s rainbow

show? God’s promise to never flood the whole world again

Wave your hand over your head to show a pretend

rainbow.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n If Noah didn’t obey God,

would Noah and the animals stay safe from the flood? No

Use your fingers to show raindrops falling.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What did God tell Noah to do? Put all the animals on

the boat.

Pretend to be an animal and get on Noah’s boat.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Did Noah obey God?

Yes Pretend to build the

boat with Noah.

Week 3

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Small Group Leader Guide

Ages 4-K Two by Two

Question Answer Bible Verse Why should you obey? I’m God’s friend, so I obey! Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord …

What To Do First

How To Use Extra Time Review Questions & Actions

1. If you need to help with check out, combine your small groups.

2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

3. Help kids do activities inside the book. 4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking

during check out. 5. Send stickers home with kids who

leave early.

Adventure Book Begin At Check Out Time

Story Card 1

Story Card 2

Story Card 3

Story Card 4

Story Card 5

Review 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Say the Question, Answer,

and Verse together.

Read 1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Point to the first card. 3. Read the caption. 4. Ask the “Story Question.” 5. Do the “Action” together. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for Story

Cards 2-5.

Remember What’s Missing?

1. Lay out four Story Cards. 2. Ask, “Which picture is

missing?” Group answers 3. Lay missing Story Card in

its place. 4. Repeat steps 1-3, but

leave out a different card.

Talk Every kind of animal was in Noah’s boat.

What’s your favorite animal?

Pray Ask kids what they want to talk to God

about, and pray with them.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What wrong choices were

the people making? Look at Story Card 1 for ideas.

God was sad. Make a sad face.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What showed God’s

promise? The rainbow Wave your hand over your

head to show a pretend rainbow.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Where did Noah and the

animals stay safe? In the big boat

Use your fingers to show raindrops falling.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Did Noah obey God?

Yes Pretend to be an animal and

get on Noah’s boat.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Who built the big boat?

Noah Pretend to build the

boat with Noah.

Week 4

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Small Group Leader Guide

Ages 4-K Two by Two

Question Answer Bible Verse Why should you obey? I’m God’s friend, so I obey! Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents

because you belong to the Lord …

What To Do First

How To Use Extra Time Review Questions & Actions

1. If you need to help with check out, combine your small groups.

2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

3. Help kids do activities inside the book. 4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking

during check out. 5. Send stickers home with kids who

leave early.

Adventure Book Begin At Check Out Time

Story Card 1

Story Card 2

Story Card 3

Story Card 4

Story Card 5

Talk When God dried up the rain, Noah

thanked God. Why do you thank God?

Pray Ask kids what they want to talk to God

about, and pray with them.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Were the people sorry that they were disobeying God?

No

God was sad. Make a sad face.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n What promise does God’s

rainbow show? God will never flood the whole world again.

Wave your hand over your head to show a pretend

rainbow.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Why did God tell Noah to build a big boat? To keep Noah and the animals safe

Use your fingers to show raindrops falling.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Who obeyed God and put all

of the animals on the big boat? Noah

Pretend to be an animal and get on Noah’s boat.

Sto ry Q ues tion Actio n Why did God tell Noah to

build the boat? So Noah and the animals would be safe

Pretend to build the boat with Noah.

Week 5

Review 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Say the Question, Answer,

and Verse together.

Read 1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Point to the first card. 3. Read the caption. 4. Ask the “Story Question.” 5. Do the “Action” together. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 for Story

Cards 2-5.

Remember Which One?

1. Lay Story Cards in order. 2. Read the caption from

one of the Story Cards. 3. Ask, “Which one did I

read?” Group answers 4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the

rest of the Story Cards.