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God Made Me
The message: God made me. God loves me.
Make sure you repeat the message many times during the lesson. Send the God Made Me
Take Home Sheet home with the children to encourage parents to reiterate the message
during the week. It includes a poster at the bottom that the children can color and hang on
their wall or refrigerator.

Welcome!

Receive name tags. Have the children use crayons, markers, yarn and whatever other
materials (such as wiggly eyes or buttons) you have available to personalize their name tag.

Sing the Learning our Names song

10 to 15 minutes
Self Portrait tags, yarn, crayons, markers, safety pins or tape.

Bible Story Time:

Preschool: You can read an abbreviated version of the Garden of Eden story, but I like
reading the God Made My face rhyme a number of times for this age group. (read it once,
then read it a second time showing the actions, then read it a third time doing the actions with
them)

Kindergarten and Grade 1: Read the Children's Version of the Adam and Eve story. (or read
from your own store bought children's bible)

Grade 2 and 3: it's tough to know when it's the right time to start readings from the Bible, but
if the children have been read a children's version of the story in the past, I believe this is a
good age to introduce the King James (or your preferred) bible reading.

10 minutes
Our mini books [1] [2], Story Sequencing Cards, or Coloring Pages can be distributed to the
children so they are able to read along. Print the pages, staple them together in order and let
the kids know when to turn the page. The handouts can be taken home to color in.
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Craft time!
Preschool thru Grade 1: Giant People. Take a large piece of paper (you can buy it in rolls,
relatively inexpensively). Have the children trace each other on the paper. Have the children
use crayons, markers, yarn and buttons to personalize their images. Have the teacher write
"God made _____" in large letters across the top of the images. Hang them up in the church
or the classroom. An alternative craft idea is to provide similar collage materials but to let
them draw themselves on a piece of construction paper. This is a less expensive option.

Grade 2 and 3: Make picture frames. There are many ways to make your own frames. You
can use recycled cardboard (old cereal boxes), popsicle sticks, craft foam or paper templates.

15 to 30 minutes
depending on your
adult/child ratio
Preschool thru Grade 1: large roll of paper, glue, crayons, markers, yarn, buttons, etc

Grade 2 and 3: popsicle sticks, glue, markers, paint, stickers, stamps, etc

OLDER CHILDREN NOT INTERESTED IN CRAFT CAN DO THE BIBLE SCAVENGER HUNT
AS A TEAM/GROUP/INDIVIDUALLY