Toddler & Preschool Curriculum

Lesson 1 (Unit 2)
God Made Daddy

 
 
To the Teacher: Begin your planning and preparation with prayer.
A letter has been provided for you to send home with the children to
share with their parents what is happening in Sunday school,
and for review. Arrive early to set things up, relax, breathe, take a
moment in prayer, and be present when parents arrive with their
children.

Read Genesis 2: 7-8. And the LORD God formed man of the dust
of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life;
and man became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a
garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he
had formed.

Materials needed: Cut out White Paper doll (male) from

Cardstock, scissors, crayons or markers. Scraps of material and
construction paper for clothes to design. Family puppets will be
needed for this Unit of lessons.
 
Schedule & Lesson
Free time (10 minutes) Greet parents with a smile and welcome
their child by greeting. Make parents feel assured to leave their
child in the Toddler/Preschool room. Make sure all toys are sanitized
weekly and ready to play with. You may want to set out some dolls
(both gender) if possible.
 
Prayer & Snack (10 minutes) Kids should wash their hands and sit
down at the table. They should drink from a small cup, and use a
napkin. Pray a simple short pray before eating. Establish this so
they learn good habits and manners.
 

Music (5 minutes) God Made Daddy

God Made Daddy

(Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)
God gave me my daddy who loves me
God made him so strong and so wise,
He’s there to take care and to love me,
To read me God’s Word every day.
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do – oh yes (clap 2x on
last two words)
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do.
Lesson Time (5-10 minutes) Use good expression for the kids and
make it exciting. Change your voice to be "Male Puppet" and try not
to move your mouth as he/she talks.

Teacher: A long time ago, God made a beautiful garden. He placed

the animals, trees, plants, flowers and a beautiful sky in this
garden. He needed some people there though. God was lonely and
wanted someone to fellowship with him. So he made a man.

Adam: Hi Kids! That’s right! God made me.

Teacher: Can you tell the kids how God made you?
Adam: One day, I just woke up, and was in this beautiful garden.
Teacher: How did that make you feel?
Adam: Kind of awed; it was soooo beautiful!
Teacher: How did you get in the beautiful garden?
Adam: It was like this. God had created trees, flowers, birds, water
and land animals, but there were no people.
Teacher: No people at all?
Adam: No one at all, until he made me.
Teacher: How do you know that?
Adam: It’s my favorite story in the Bible.
Teacher: Can you tell the kids about it?
Adam: Yes, I’d love to! God picked up some dirt from the ground
and shaped a man – ME.
Teacher: You mean God made you with dirt?
Adam: That is not all. He made me with dirt and then he breathed
in my mouth and I started breathing – just like that.
Teacher: That is an amazing story. I am glad that you shared it with
the kids. Thank you for coming today. (Put the puppet away after
telling the kids goodbye).

Music: Let’s sing out song again.

God Made Daddy

(Tune: Oh, Bring Back My Bonnie to You)
God gave me my daddy who loves me
God made him so strong and so wise,
He’s there to take care and to love me,
To read me God’s Word every day.
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do – oh yes (clap 2x on
last two words)
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do.
 

 Paper Doll Craft (10 minutes)

Provide each child a cut out paper doll from cardstock. Provide
material or cut out pants and shirts for clothes or they can just color
the figures.

Preschool Letter D for Daddy: http://www.grandparents.com/binary-

data/coloring_book/letter-D.pdf

  

Scripture Poetry (Based on Genesis 2: 7-8)

God made daddies, (point to God)
And he used a little dirt, (rub fingers together
Breathed into his mouth (blowing with mouth
And it didn’t even hurt!. (Spread arms wide)

Cleanup (5 minutes)
Chant the words: Clean up clean, now it's time to clean up.
Everybody clean up, now it's time to cleanup. (You do not need a
tune, just chant in a sing song voice).

Play Time (10 minutes)

 © kidzministry.net Rev. Jeanne McIntosh All rights reserved
Toddler Curriculum August 29, 2010.
 

LETTER FOR PARENTS

 
Dear Parent(s),
 
We are so happy to have __________ in Sunday school today! We
had such fun today as we began our new theme on “The Family”.
Today we learned about God creating daddies (man).
 
SNACK TODAY: __________________________
 
BIBLE LESSON TODAY: Today we reviewed how God Created such
a beautiful world and focused on how he created the first man –
Adam. Adam shared his story with the kid about being created, and
living in a beautiful garden.
 

MUSIC:
God Made Daddy
(Tune: Oh, Bring Back My Bonnie to You)
God gave me my daddy who loves me
God made him so strong and so wise,
He’s there to take care and to love me,
To read me God’s Word every day.
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do – oh yes (clap 2x on
last two words)
I will obey him and do what he tells me to do.
 
SCRIPTURE/POETRY REVIEW Based on - Genesis 2:7-8
God made daddies, (point to God)
And he used a little dirt, (rub fingers together
Breathed into his mouth (blowing with mouth
And it didn’t even hurt!. (Spread arms wide)
  
We hope to see you next week. God bless you this week, and take
to spend with your daddy or grandfather. Surprise them and do
something extra special for them.
© kidzministry.net All rights reserved Toddler Curriculum May 18,
2010.