CREATION

TO JUDGES

Teacher Manual
DISCOVERING GOD’S WAY - NURSERY YEAR 1, BOOK 1
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CREATION
TO JUDGES
Teacher Manual
Written by Amy Bruns

Editors: Teacher Resource CD

Robert Harkrider Activities prepared by:
Arline Harkrider Leanne Bullington
Rachel Neeley
Layout & Design: Memory Work prepared by:
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 Contents

Note to Teacher...........................................................................................1
Goals...........................................................................................................5
Sample Lesson Plan...................................................................................6
Lesson 1 • Creation.....................................................................................8
Lesson 2 • Adam & Eve / Cain & Abel.......................................................11
Lesson 3 • Noah........................................................................................14
Lesson 4 • Abraham & Isaac.....................................................................16
Lesson 5 • Isaac & Rebekah.....................................................................19
Lesson 6 • Jacob’s Dream / Jacob & Rachel............................................22
Lesson 7 • Joseph.....................................................................................25
Lesson 8 • Moses (Birth - 10 Plagues.......................................................30
Lesson 9 • Moses (Leaving Egypt - Mt. Sinai...........................................34
Lesson 10 • Moses (Tabernacle - Wilderness Wanderings.......................38
Lesson 11 • Joshua - The Walls of Jericho...............................................41
Lesson 12 • Gideon...................................................................................44
Lesson 13 • Samson.................................................................................47
Dear Teacher,

Thank you for being willing to share yourself and present God’s word to
young children who are able and eager to absorb as much as you will give them.
There are many facets to putting a 2-3 year old classroom together. Don’t get
overwhelmed. Take it one step at a time. Before you know it, you will be well on
your way to an established room, where great spiritual learning can happen! After
the initial “set up” of the program, feel free to add your own touches to it year after
year!

1. LESSONS: We have done most of that for you. The lessons are intended as a
guide for teaching, NOT as a substitute for your personal study of the Bible text.
The lessons are written in a way to help tell the whole story in a manner that the
young ones will understand. Many foundational points and vocabulary have been
highlighted for you to bring out concepts important for the children to learn.

2. OUTLINES OF THE LESSONS: These have been provided as an easy way to

remember the facts that should be presented each week to cover the lesson’s
objective. These can be found on the back of the flip charts provided in the Activity
Packet and can be used in class to present the lesson.

3. A TABLE OF CONTENTS: This is included at the beginning of each quarter’s

lessons. A good suggestion may be to copy this at the beginning of the quarter and
give to each parent along with a letter from the teacher. This lets the parent know
what the children will be studying each week and what they should be learning for
their memory work.

4. LESSON PLAN: A master copy of a lesson plan has been included for you on the
Activity CD. Make as many copies as you need and fill them in accordingly.

5. VISUALS: There are two kinds included:

a) “visual interactive” - In the packet you will find an 11X14 flip chart. On
one side are pictures to help illustrate the story. On the back of a coinciding
chart, the outline and review questions are given. This provides an easy way
to help keep the kids focused on the lesson as you tell it in your own words.
They can also tell the story back to you using the pictures as a guide.

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 b) other visuals - The same pictures have been provided on the activity CD
for you to use however you would like. Two suggestions are:

1) You may enlarge them (e.g. 8x10) and back them with some colored
paper and make a “story wall” in your classroom. This is useful for review
during the quarter. (Qtrs 1 and 2 can build on one another as they will
complete “The Old Testament.” Qtrs 3 and 4 can be done in the same way
as “The Life of Christ.”

2) You may reduce them (e.g. 4x3) and use them as a “take-home visual”
for the parent/child review. Print all thirteen pictures and put them in a
ring. You can even put the review questions on the back.

6. CRAFT ACTIVITIES: These have been provided for you on the Activity CD. These
can be used in whatever manner you choose. We have tried to provide you with
two sets per lesson. In this way, as a child goes through this class for two years, one
activity will be used the first year and a different one the second year. These can
be made so that each child may take one home, or made to use in class as added
emphasis to the lesson.

Some additional Internet sources are:

http://hennypenny.ourjunction.com
http://dltk-kids.com/crafts
http://thedowsschoolroom.com

7. SETTING UP YOUR ROOM: Your room should be colorful and inviting. An easy
way to decorate or make bulletin boards is to use a simple “calico” print, or no
pattern, cotton material. Using material allows you to use it over and over again.
It doesn’t tear or get worn-out looking. Once attached to the wall, border it with
some colorful borders found at most school or office supply stores.

Another way to make a bulletin board is to use colored paper. This can be
found at any school or office supply store. Again, border it with a colorful border.

You can “name” or label your bulletin boards with computer banners, or with
letters also found at a school or office supply store. (A picture example has been
included on the activity CD.)

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 Bulletin Boards: Attendance
Memory Verse
Lesson Review (“story wall”)
Books of the Bible – you may want to make this a
“permanent” wall to be referred to time and time again

You may want to decorate the door with the “theme” of your class for the
quarter or use some of the same ideas of the bulletin boards. Use the children’s
names and pictures on the door; they enjoy seeing which room they should enter!

8. “STARTER INTERACTIVES”: Examples of interactives are given on the Activity

CD. They include charts to emphasize:
Bible songs
Songs that pertain to God’s love for us, the family, the world
Creation
Worship
Behavior/attitudes
These should be made as you start getting ready for your teaching quarter. If
you can, involve other women. Ask some of the older women of your congregation
to color, cut, or even glue for you. It would help you not to feel overwhelmed, and
most likely they would love to be a part of a new program for the young children.

There are several of these to be made, but once you have made them, you
don’t have to do them again. You may want to make two sets at the same time.
They can be used for the Infant class, if you have one, or even the 4-5 year olds still
enjoy singing about these concepts.

9. SONGS: We have provided songs and fingerplays that can be used as a

component to teaching the lesson. It is good to use a song every now and then
within a class period to keep the young ones’ attention. They usually love to sing if
you will sing with expression and love for what you are singing about. Once you are
comfortable with the songs, find ways to “express” the words with pictures (make
a flipchart) or with “hands on” objects. (For Example, “I want to be a worker for the
Lord”- use a toy hammer and mouse pad.)
You may take the songs we have provided and make your own song book:
- put them in sheet savers (found at an office supply store)
- put the sheets/songs in a 3-ring binder
- place tabs on the sheet savers and label so it becomes a quick
reference for you. (For example: Welcome, Prayer, Old Testament,
or Lesson 1,2,3 etc.)
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 There are many songs that can be used in this class! We have provided you
with just a few to get started! Feel free to add songs to the new songbook you have
just made! Here are a few contacts for songs and melodies:

1) Musical Memory Builders- by JoLinda Crump

Published by Florida College Bookstore
(This is a very effective tool for memory work for the children)

2) There are a number of children’s songs written by Glenda Schales. She can
be contacted at: auntiegg@sbcglobal.com

10. MEMORY WORK: You will be so surprised at how much these young children
can learn. They will retain facts about the story and application as you reveal it to
them. Use these precious years to give them as many facts about the Bible that
they can handle. We have provided you with suggestions of memory facts that
correlate to the theme of each quarter. Included are some ways to make it easy
for the children to learn these facts. Memory work charts for easy learning (word
pictures) are recorded on the CD and can be reproduced.

As a suggestion to help build ideas and refer to old ones, take pictures of bulletin
boards and “door themes” throughout all your classes of different age levels and put
them in a picture binder as a reference. You will use these resources over again as
the material is repeated.

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 Goals
Memory Work for this Age Group to Begin to Learn
Books of the Old Testament
Genesis 1:1
Days of Creation
Jacob’s 12 Sons
The 10 Commandments
15 Judges

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 Lesson Plans: Week #1
SAMPLE
Welcome:
Attendance Chart (put up stickers)
Welcome Song: Come to Class
Where is (Child’s Name) ?
(use a mirror for children to look into)

Prayer Time:
What is prayer? It is how we talk to God
Where/When can we pray? Anywhere/Always
What are some things we can say in our prayers?
Families, homes, friends, many blessings, Jesus
Prayer Song: I’m a Little Christian

Bible:
Who gave us the Bible? God
How many parts are in the Bible? 2
How many books are in the Bible? 66
Number of Books in Bible (song)
How many books are in the Old Testament? 39
How many books are in the New Testament? 27
About how many men wrote the Bible with God’s help? About 40
Let’s name some of them: Moses, David, Matthew, etc.
How do we take care of our Bibles?
This is the way we read our Bible
Are the stories in the Bible like the fairy tales we read? no
How are they different? These are God’s words and they are people
who really did live!
Bible Songs: Read your Bible and pray every day
B-I-B-L-E
Books of the Old and New Testaments

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Story:
Today’s story from the Bible is found in the book of: Genesis, it is
about God’s Creation

**Remember: Before the world began, God had a great plan!

God tells us: Outline/Flip Chart (lesson 1)

Songs/Fingerplays: (per story)

Creation
God Created
Did you know God made the light?

Interactive: (per story)

Craft/Activity (if you have one)

“General” Songs: My God is So Great

Jesus Loves Me
Jesus Loves the Little Children
I’m A Little Seed

Story Review – Go over major points of the story

Worship Reminders:
How do we behave when we worship God?
We sit still and we are quiet
We can pray when our Mommies and Daddies pray
We can sing when our Mommies and Daddies sing
What are some things we do when we worship God?
Sing, pray, listen, open our Bibles, give money to help men
preach the Gospel

Dismissal Song: Tip Toe in God’s House

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 1
Creation
Genesis 1-2
“In the beginning, God created
the heavens and the earth” (Gen
1:1). Before God made the world,
He had a plan for us. The earth
was empty with nothing in it. Then,
within just six days, God made the
whole world. He made all the nature
in the world that we can see around
us. The amazing thing is that all
God had to do was to speak, and it
happened. None of us can do that!
On the first day, God spoke,
“Let there be light.” And there was
light. God saw that the light was
good, so He divided the light from
the darkness. God named the light,
“Day,” and the darkness, “Night.” (Gen
1:3-5)
On the second day, God spoke,
“Let there be something to divide
the water in two.” And it happened.
God made the air. He placed some
of the water above the air and some
below it. God named the air, “sky.”
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God saw that it was good! Then
God spoke, “Let the water under
the sky be brought together so
that dry land will appear.” And it
happened. God named the dry
land, “earth.” He named the water
that was gathered together, “seas.”
God saw that it was good!(Gen
1:6-10)
On the third day, God
spoke, “Let the earth produce
plants.” And it happened. The
earth made plants with seeds and
trees that made fruits with seeds
in them. Each seed grew its own
kind of plant. God saw that it all
was good! (Gen 1:11-13)
On the fourth day, God
spoke, “Let there be lights in the
sky to separate day from night.”
And it happened. God put the
sun in the sky to shine on the
earth and to rule over the day.
God put the moon in the sky to
shine on the earth and to rule over
the night. These lights in the sky
would separate the light from the
darkness. They were also used as
signs to help us separate days, years,
and seasons. God made them all,
and He saw that they were good!
(Gen 1:14-19)
On the fifth day, God spoke,
“Let the water be filled with living
things, and let the birds fly in the air
above the earth.” And it happened.
God filled the sea with large sea
animals and every thing that moves
in the sea. Each one would make
more of its own kind. God also
put every bird that flies in the air.
Each one would make more of its
own kind. God blessed them and
said, “Have many babies, grow in
number, and fill the water of the
seas, and the earth.” (Gen 1:20-23)
On the sixth day, God spoke,
“Let the earth be filled with animals,
each making more of its own kind.”
And it happened. He wanted there
to be tame animals, wild animals,
big and small crawling animals.
They were all to have babies and fill
the earth with their own kind. God
saw that it was good! (Gen 1:24-
25)
After all this was made on the
sixth day, then God spoke, “Let us
make human beings in our image
and likeness. Let them rule over the
fish in the sea and the birds in the
sky. Let them rule over the tame
and wild animals, and over the
large and small crawling animals on
the earth.” And it happened. God
made the first man! God breathed
life into this man and made him
like God. He would be different
than all the other animals in God’s
creation. Man would have a soul,
a spirit, a mind to think and make
choices. Man would rule over all
the other animals and to take care
of His creation. God named him
“ADAM.” Adam means “father of
all living.” (Gen 1:26-28)
God looked at everything He
had made and saw that everything
was very good. On the seventh
day, God rested from all the work
He had done in creating the world.
He blessed the seventh day and
made it a holy day.
God placed Adam in the
Garden of Eden to live. It was a
beautiful garden. God gave Adam
everything that he needed to live.
He gave him fruits, vegetables, and
grains for food. God also had work
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 for Adam to do. He was to take care
of the Garden of Eden. He was told
to name all the animals that God had
created.
God put two trees in the middle
of the garden: the Tree of Life and
the Tree that gives the Knowledge
of Good and Evil. God commanded
Adam to eat the fruit from any tree
in the garden but he MUST NOT eat
from the Tree of the Knowledge of
Good and Evil. If Adam ate the fruit
of this tree, he would know what
was good and what was bad. God
made everything that was good, and
He wanted it to stay that way. God
warned Adam that he would die
if he did eat from this tree.
After Adam had done all that
God had asked, he found that he
could not find a helper that was
good for him in the garden. God
knew that it was not good for man
to be alone, so he made Adam go
into a very deep sleep. God took
a rib from Adam’s side and made
a woman from it. Woman means
“out of man.” Adam named his
wife Eve, which means “mother
of all living.” Adam and Eve were
very happy living in the Garden
of Eden.

Review Questions:

1. In how many days did God create the world?

2. What special thing did God create on the sixth day?

3. What did God do on the seventh day?

4. God saw that everything was very _____?

5. Name the first man and the first woman.

6. Where did they live?

7. What two trees did God put in the middle of the Garden of Eden?

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