Preschool

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Bible Truth
God’s people were saved
from death by putting
lamb’s blood on their
doorframes.
Scripture
Exodus 11:1–12:42
Lesson Focus
God sent Jesus, the Lamb
of God, to save us from our
sins.
Goals for the Children
• Tell how God delivered his
people from the tenth plague.
• Act out Passover events.
• Thank God for sending
Jesus, the Lamb of God, to
save them from their sins.
Memory Minute
Review Nahum 1:7 and
Exodus 8:1b
Overview
of lesson
content in
sidebar
Lesson Five
God Saves His People Nurture your
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Heart Preparation & Bible Background prepare to teach
The tenth plague God sent took the life of the firstborn son in
every Egyptian household, while sparing the Israelite families. This
judgment caused such horror in Pharaoh’s heart, he finally let Moses
lead the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom.
Before leaving Egypt, God’s people celebrated the first Passover—
the historic meal that marked the night God saved his people from
bondage and death. Back then, God established the Passover as
a “lasting ordinance” (Exodus 12:24) for God’s people and their
descendants. It would become a time to remember God’s great
redemption and a time to explain the significance of the memorial
feast to the children present.
Of course, we know from God’s Word that the Israelite Passover is
charged with meaning for Christians. The spotless lamb whose blood
smeared the doorframe points to Jesus, God’s perfect Lamb, slain
that his people might escape God’s judgment. Indeed, Jesus is “our
Passover lamb” (1 Corinthians 5:7b) who shed his blood to cover our Historical facts
sin (Hebrews 7:27). and theological
Your preschoolers are too young to understand the intricate truths for each lesson
symbolic connection between the two perfect lambs God used to save help you understand
those who have placed their trust in him. But you can present the the scriptural
Bible story simply and clearly, and you can teach them about Jesus, context
our Savior from sin. Start with the plague on the firstborn; go on to
tell them about the Passover and the Exodus, emphasizing God’s great
deliverance of his people. Then simply share the good news of Jesus,
who came to be our Savior.
You have taught your children that God is good, powerful, loving
and caring. Now you want to teach them about his saving mercy and
grace. Teach them about his Son, Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, sent
to die for us.
Yes, tell them how God saves us—the best story in all the world!
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Lesson Five at a Glance

Steps Minutes Children’s Activities Supplies
Step-by-step
summary of 1 Welcome 5–10 Play Hiding and Finding to review Teaching Aid 4a *
entire lesson Lesson 4. Teaching Aid 4b *

2 Bible Time 10–15 Hear how God saved the Israelites. Teaching Aid 5a *
Learn how God saves us. Teaching Aid 5b *
Bible, quilt, bag

3 Talk & Memorize 10–15 • Talk about the lesson. Teaching Aid 1d *
• Review Nahum 1:7 and Teaching Aid 3b *
Exodus 8:1b.

Suggested
4 Sing, Make & Do 10–15 3 • Sing “Trust and Obey” and “My Songbook*
time God Is So Big” (Songbook, pp. 7–8). Rhythm instruments
2
allotments • Act out parts of the Passover story. Small bushy plant
• Do At Home 5 activities. Bible-times clothing
At Home 5**
Crayons
SA 5 door hanger**

5 Final Focus 5 Close in prayer.

Suggestions Total time: 40–60 minutes
for easy and
time-efficient
preparation
Encourage your children
Remember to encourage your
preschoolers as they play together,
work on activities, sing and
listen. Give honest, warm praise
to the children. This will help
Tips for them emotionally as they learn
making you a and share and grow.
more effective
teacher
“Trust and Obey”
3 Preschool Volume Two CD
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*Preschool Teaching Aids Pack **Preschool Student Activities Pack
Practical Prep
You will need the pictures of the plagues (Teaching Aids 4a and
4b) for the game Hiding and Finding in Welcome. Hide the pictures in
the classroom before the lesson begins.
Study the Bible passage, lesson and background notes. Be ready to
tell the story of God’s deliverance of his people, and be ready to tell,
simply and clearly, of the saving love of Jesus.
Have on hand Teaching Aids 1d and 3b to review Nahum 1:7 and
Exodus 8:1b. Preschoolers will associate the pictures and letters in the
words with the verses they have learned.
Decide what you will do in Sing, Make & Do and prepare for these
activities. Children will enjoy acting out parts of the Passover. Make
available the props needed to help children dramatize the story.
Note that you will send home a SA 5 door hanger SA 5
at the end of the lesson. These are found in the Student
Activities Pack. Make sure that you have one for each
student in your class.

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time guides!

1
5–10 minutes

Welcome Early Arrival Activities

Children can make a Favorite
Warmly welcome each child. Before the lesson begins, give your Meal collage. Put out magazine
preschoolers time to play freely. For those who want more guidance, pictures of food, construc-
lead them to an Early Arrival Activity. tion paper, scissors and glue.
Before beginning the Welcome, have children stop what they are Ask the children to select and
doing, clean up the table or centers, and gather around you in a circle. cut out pictures of food they Pre-class
You may lead them in the following finger play to help them focus: would like to have at their activities for
favorite meal. Have them glue
early arrivals
I have hands that can clap, the pictures to construction
(clap hands) paper for a collage of the foods
they like best.
I have feet that can tap,
Set up a center with build-
(tap feet)
ing blocks. Ask the children
I have eyes that can see,
to build Israelite homes with
(point to eyes) doorways to get in and out.
Thank God that he made me!
(point up, then point to self)

Preschoolers enjoy looking for hidden objects. Before class, hide 4a Numbers
the pictures of the plagues used in last week’s lesson (Teaching Aids
correspond to
4a and 4b). Tell the children that the pictures of the plagues have
lesson number
been hidden somewhere in the classroom and have them search for
the pictures. 4b
When someone finds a picture, lay it on the table and have the
child sit down. When all the pictures have been found and the
children are seated, use the pictures to review last week’s lesson.
Say Last week in Sunday school we learned about some ways God
showed everyone in Egypt his great power. Then talk about each
plague, reminding the children that God sent the plagues to show
that he is Lord and to punish Pharaoh. Recall that God’s message to
Pharaoh was to let the Israelites go. God promised his people to lead
them out of Egypt so they could love and serve him in their own land. Pictures of
Emphasize that God protected his people when he sent the plagues visuals for easy
on Egypt. reference
Then say Now we are going to hear about the last plague that God
sent on Egypt. We are going to hear how God saved the Israelites
and led them to freedom. And we are going to learn that many years
later, God sent his Son, Jesus, to be the Savior of his people. IBL
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Start making the transition to Bible Time by putting away the Transition to
pictures of the plagues. Then set out the story blanket or arrange the
chairs in a story circle (your preschoolers may want to help with these I M
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tasks). Have the children sit down, then set out your special Bible
Time bag with all the props for the lesson. Take out your Bible and
show the children where the Bible story is found in Exodus 11–12;
keep your Bible open as you teach.

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you say to the Fall Quarter • Lesson Five • 43
Explanations children are
to you are in in bold type
regular type

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for you are
in colored
italic type
Stories and Preschoolers
We may try to pull out
a few threads of teach-
ing from a story and
offer them to our pupils
to “meet their needs”
or some other purpose known to
our adult minds. But the strength
of stories is precisely that we are
not entirely successful in our
purposes. Stories are whole cloth.
They accomplish much more than
we could plan for in our unravel-
Quotes from ings of them.
the Bible Ruth Beechick,
and Christian Teaching Kindergartners
authors help
you grow
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Pictures of
visuals for easy
reference
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Things you
say to the
children are
in bold type
2
10–15 minutes
Bible Time
“Everyone come quickly! I have a message from God,” said
Moses as the leaders of Israel gathered around him. “God is going to
take us out of Egypt. Now listen carefully. We must do exactly what
God says.”
“God is going to punish the Egyptians,” Moses went on. “The
oldest son in each Egyptian family is going to die. But God says
that if you put the blood of a perfect lamb on the doorframe of your
house, your oldest son will not die when the Lord passes over
your house.”
“God said that on this day he would set his people free to wor-
ship him. This special day will be called the Passover. You are to
celebrate this day for years and years to come.”
Moses explained that each family must find the best lamb. Then
the father was to kill the lamb, dip the end of a bushy plant in
the lamb’s blood and put the blood on the top and both sides of
the doorframe.
The Israelite mothers would cook the meat of the lamb, make
bread and prepare bitter herbs. Each family would quickly eat this
special Passover meal and prepare to leave Egypt in a hurry.
The Israelites did everything Moses and Aaron told them.
Prepare to show Teaching Aid 5a. They found the right lamb, killed
it, put the blood on the doorframe, prepared the Passover meal,
gathered their belongings and quickly ate the meal. Then they stood
ready inside their homes until it was time to go.
At midnight, the Lord passed through the land of Egypt and
struck down the oldest son in every Egyptian family. Even Pharaoh’s
son died. It was a terrible night for the Egyptians . . .
But it was a glad night for the Israelites. The Lord passed over
the houses where he saw the blood of the lamb on the doorframe.
The Lord saved his people from death and was ready to lead them to
freedom.
During the night Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron to him. “Leave
now,” Pharaoh said. “Take the Israelites and all their animals and go
and serve the Lord.”
Before they left, the Israelites asked the Egyptians for cloth-
ing and for things made of silver and gold. The Egyptians gave the
Israelites everything they wanted because God caused them to want
to give the Israelites all they needed. God was keeping his promise
to care for his people. God was keeping his promise to lead them
out of Egypt to serve him in their own land.
At last it was time to go. Led by Moses and Aaron, the large
number of Israelites started on their journey. Fathers and moth-
ers, grandparents, uncles, aunts and children marched out of Egypt.
They had all their belongings, and their flocks and herds went with
them. What a grand parade!
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your preschoolers
grasp the Bible
Time story

The Israelites would never forget this Passover night. The next
year and every year after that they would remember how God had
struck down the Egyptians but passed over their homes and saved
them when he saw the blood of the lamb. They would remember
how God had rescued them from slavery. They would remember
that the lamb died in place of the oldest son, and it would remind 5b
them of the Savior whom God promised to send some day.
And many years later God did send his Son, Jesus, to be the
Savior of his people. Jesus is called the Lamb of God. He died on
the cross to save his people from their sins. Everyone who trusts
in Jesus is forgiven. Show the picture of the cross, Teaching Aid 5b. It
is wonderful that God loves us so much he sent Jesus, the Lamb of
God, to be our Savior!

Extended Time

3
10–15 minutes Here are some ways to extend

Talk & Memorize

the lesson.
Do all the activities listed in
Sing, Make & Do (p. 46).
Include suggestions listed on
the back page of At Home 5.
Let’s Talk Teach First Catechism Q/A 46.
Include unstructured playtime
Use these open-ended statements to help your children think about the Extra ideas
and time for a snack.
Bible story. Listen to your children as they respond to each statement. for different time
• I wonder how the father felt as he brushed the blood on the
frames expand
doorframe . . .
and reinforce the
• I wonder what the family did right after the Lord passed over
their house . . .
First Catechism Q/A 46 lesson. Additional
• I wonder what the children carried in their arms as they left If you have additional time, ideas in the
their homes . . . teach the children the following Appendix!
• I wonder how it felt to walk away from Egypt . . . catechism Q/A, pertinent to this
lesson:
Ask these questions to emphasize the lesson focus and goals for the 46 Q. How, then, can you be
children. saved?
• How did God save the Israelites? (God’s people were saved from A. By the Lord Jesus Christ
death by putting the lamb’s blood on their doorframes.) through the covenant
• What special meal would the people of Israel remember year of grace.
after year? (Passover)
• Whom did God send to save us from our sins? (Jesus, the Lamb
of God) 1d

Let’s Memorize
Show the children the Nahum 1:7 memory verse (Teaching Aid 1d).
Whisper the verse to the class, then lead them in whispering it. After 3b
that, have everyone say the verse in a loud voice. Next, hold up
Exodus 8:1b (Teaching Aid 3b). Whisper the verse together. Finally,
repeat the review of Exodus 8:1b in a loud voice.

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Music provided
in Songbook
to accompany
the lesson
CD soundtrack
reference
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(CD sold separately) 3 “Trust and Obey”
Songbook, p. 8
2 “My God Is So Big”
Songbook, p. 7
Passover Story
Say It is time for the father to find
a perfect lamb. Look! I think he
found one. Now it is time for the
mother to cook the lamb’s meat.
The boys will find some firewood.
The father goes over to the door-
frame. Everyone watches as he
dips a bushy plant in the basin of
blood he is carrying. He spreads
Full-color, 4-page some of the lamb’s blood on the
At Home paper top and sides of the doorframe.
strengthens Everyone is glad because they
have obeyed God’s command.
the central
The oldest boy smiles. He knows
Bible truth that God will protect their family.
Mother has finished cooking the
lamb. Her daughters quickly help
her make some bread. It is time to
eat the Passover meal. Everyone
gathers around. Father offers a
prayer of thanksgiving. Everyone
eats the meal in a hurry. Now it
is time to leave Egypt. The family
goes through the doorway with all
their belongings in their hands.
Close lesson Things to
with prayer, praise, send home
songs, and Scripture At Home 5
verses to reinforce SA 5 door hanger SA 5
the Bible truth
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Keep your active
preschoolers busy
with a variety of
new and updated
activities!
4
10–15 minutes
Sing, Make & Do
Let’s Sing
Have the children stand. Teach them the well-known refrain
“Trust and Obey.” The children may play rhythm instruments
as they sing. Then lead them in “My God Is So Big,” the song they
learned last week. They can do motions as they sing.
Let’s Do
Children can wear bathrobes, sandals and towels or scarves for head
coverings and pretend to be an Israelite family. Select children to play
the role of father, mother, sons, daughters and oldest son. Explain that
this is the day of the Passover, and have children act out parts of the
story. If children are not sure what to do, you can pantomime each
action as you speak and they will copy what you do. Speak slowly as
you tell the Passover Story (see sidebar). Allow a minute or two for pre-
schoolers to talk about the story and what they just did.
Let’s Color
Distribute At Home 5 and crayons. Show the chil-
dren how to do the activities on the inside pages.
These emphasize important lesson truths. As they
work, point out that the Israelites obeyed God
and trusted him to save them. Also, tell them that
we can trust Jesus to save us.
5
5 minutes
Final Focus
Gather the children around you and tell them that it is time to talk
to God. Have them close their eyes and bow their heads. Lead the class
in prayer. Have them repeat each sentence or phrase after you.
Dear Lord,
Thank you for saving your people.
Thank you for sending Jesus, the Lamb of God.
Thank you that he died to save me.
Help me to love and trust you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
As each child leaves, give him a SA 5 door hanger. Tell him to
put it on the best door at home, and whisper this closing thought—
“Remember that Jesus loves you very much!”
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Opportunities
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Apply the
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Preschool Master Plan • Fall • God Leads His People

Lesson Number
and Title Bible Truth Lesson Focus Memory Minute
God took care of baby Moses because God takes care of us. The Lord . . . cares for those
1 God Takes Care God had a special job for him to do who trust in him. Nahum 1:7
of Moses later. (Exodus 1–2)
UNIT 1 God Prepares His People

God called Moses and prepared him to God calls us and makes us ready Review Nahum 1:7
2 God Calls Moses bring God’s people, the Israelites, out
of Egypt. (Exodus 3–4)
to serve him.

Even though cruel Pharaoh said he
3 God Sends Moses would not let Israel go, God promised
to use his mighty power to free his
people. (Exodus 4–6)
God is with us all the time
and has promised to save and
help us.
This is what the Lord says: “Let
my people go, so that they may
worship me.” Exodus 8:1b

4 God Shows Through the plagues, God showed

his power to the Egyptians and the
We can trust our powerful God. Review Exodus 8:1b

His Power Israelites, but to his people he also

UNIT 2 God Protects His People

showed his love. (Exodus 7–10)

God’s people were saved from death God sent Jesus, the Lamb of Review Nahum 1:7 and
5 God Saves by putting lamb’s blood on their door- God, to save us from our sins. Exodus 8:1b
His People frames. (Exodus 11–12)

God saved the Israelites at the Red We praise God for saving, Do not be afraid. Stand firm
6 God Leads Sea, and they praised God for who protecting and leading his and you will see the deliverance
he is and what he did for them.
His People (Exodus 13–15)
people. the Lord will bring you today.
Exodus 14:13b
God cared for the Israelites by giving We trust God to give us what Review Exodus 14:13b
7 God Provides
UNIT 3 God Provides for His People

them food. God still provides for his we need.

Food children’s needs. (Exodus 16)

Just as God provided water for the We trust God to keep his The Lord watches over you.
8 God Provides Israelites long ago, he kindly supplies promise to provide for us. Psalm 121:5a
Water our needs today. (Exodus 17)

God lovingly protects his people from We can be sure that God will Surely God is my help.
9 God Keeps His their enemies. (Exodus 17:8–16) watch over us. Psalm 54:4a
People Safe
God made a covenant with his people God loves us and helps us trust And God spoke . . . “I am the
10 God Makes a at Mount Sinai: God promised to love and obey him. Lord your God.” Exodus 20:2a
Promise
UNIT 4 God Keeps His Promises to His People

and lead his people and called them to

obey him. (Exodus 19–20, 24)

11 God Loves and Although God’s people broke their God loves us and forgives Review Exodus 20:2a
promise to obey him, God did not our sin.
Forgives His break his promise to be their God.
Children (Exodus 32–34)

God punished his unbelieving people,
12 God Is Always but he kept his promise to be faithful
Faithful to them. (Numbers 13–14)
Just as God kept his promise to lead
13 God Keeps his people into Canaan, God kept his
promise to send Jesus as our Savior.
His Word (Deuteronomy 31–34; Isaiah 6;
1 Corinthians 15)
God may punish us when we
disobey him, but he promises
to forgive us and be faithful
to us.
God always keeps his promises.
Trust in the Lord with all your
heart. Proverbs 3:5a
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Psalm 100:2a

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 Preschool
Jesus loves me, this I know,
For the Bible
1
2-year Scope
and Sequence tells2 me so. year year

Little ones to Him belong,

Fall God Created All Things SS2111
Discover the Creator through
God Leads His People SS2211
Study God’s thrilling rescue of

They are weak, but He is

his creation Israel from Egypt and how the
Old Testament points to the Savior

Winter Jesus Is God’s Son SS2121 Living in God’s Family SS2221

strong. Yes, Jesus loves me!

Follow Jesus from the manger to Discover what it means to be part of
the Mount of Transfiguration God’s family and live as God’s child

Yes, Jesus loves me! Jesus

Spring Jesus Is the Savior SS2131 Jesus Is God SS2231
Learn that Jesus was sent because Encounter Jesus through his
of God’s great love powerful signs and wonders

loves me, this I know, Forthe

Summer God Keeps His Promises SS2141
Find out about God through his
Serving the Savior SS2241
Learn to trust and obey Jesus through

Bible tells me so. Little ones

faithfulness to his Old Testament people the New Testament lessons

to Him belong,They are weak,

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He is strong. Yes,
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