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WKS Vol12 Sample Preschoolpdf
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Introduction to Worship 6tIntroduce the Life Application (5 minutes)
1tGreet Children Pull It Together
Scissors
Pull It Together • Print and cut apart "Animal Matching" (CD).
Offering container • Place the cards faceup on the floor.
• Invite a child to choose a baby animal.
Teacher Tip
Give copies of "God Loves Us—Parent Connection" • Choose another child to find the adult match.
(CD) to parents as they arrive with their children. • Display the cards and read aloud the life
application.
• Show preschoolers where to put their offerings.
• Repeat with remaining cards, leading kids to
repeat the life application after you.
2tPlay "Fill the Ark"
Pull It Together 7 Practice Bible Skills (3 minutes)
Giant Game Floor Mat*, construction paper (14 blue,
6 brown), small plastic land animals Pull It Together
• Put blue paper in all outer pockets of the mat. Print "Genesis" (CD).
• Place brown paper in the middle 6 pockets. • Display and read aloud the "Genesis" title.
• Say: "Genesis is the first book in the
Teacher Tips
Old Testament. Genesis is the first book in the
• Use beanbags with animal stickers.
• Create several gameboards by taping colored Bible. The word genesis means 'beginning.'
paper directly to the floor. Let's open our Bibles to Genesis chapter 6."
• Make smaller boards by cutting paper into halves • Encourage adults to help as needed.
or fourths.
• Instruct: "Form a line. We'll take turns tossing 8tTell the Bible Story (7 minutes)
the animals over the water (blue paper) onto the Pull It Together
ark (brown paper)." Giant Game Floor Mat*, marker, scissors
• Allow the first child to toss and retrieve several • Print "Game Mat Ark" (CD) and cut off borders.
animals, then go to the back of the line. • Turn back 1 column of mat so 16 pockets show.
• Lay papers correctly on top of pockets.
• Continue as time permits. • Turn over papers and number (1-16).
• Say: "God took care of the animals on the ark. • Slip papers into pockets with numbers faceup.
He protected them from the flood. God also
took care of some people. Who were they? Teacher Tip
(Noah and his family)" Read aloud Genesis 6:14-22 after the second
paragraph of story.
4 Sing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes) People chose to disobey God. This made God
sad. God said He would destroy (kill, put an end
5tSing "God Is Love" (DVD, 2 minutes) to) all living creatures. But Noah obeyed God.
God was happy with Noah. [Turn over any 4
papers.]
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God told Noah to build an ark (large boat) out of 10 S ing "I Worship You, O Lord"
wood. God told Noah how tall, long, and wide (DVD, 2 minutes)
to make the ark. The ark would have one door
and three decks inside. God told Noah He was 11tPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes)
sending a flood (when water covers dry land) to
cover the earth and destroy everything on earth. 12 Learn the Bible Verse (4 minutes)
[Turn over any 4 papers.]
Pull It Together
God promised to protect (take care of) Noah and Paper, marker, container, small plastic animals
(step 2)
his family. Noah and his wife had three married
• Print Psalm 91:15 from your preferred translation
sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (JAY feth). God on the paper.
was also going to protect two of each kind of • Place the plastic animals in the container.
animal. God told Noah to take one male and one
female of each kind of animal onto the ark. God Teacher Tip
told Noah to gather food for his family and for Print "Psalm 91:15 Paraphrase" (CD).
the animals. [Turn over any 4 papers.] • Display and read aloud the Bible verse.
Noah did everything God told him to do. God • Instruct: "Let's say the Bible verse while moving
then told Noah to take his family inside the ark. like the animal someone chooses."
When all the animals, Noah, and his family were • Invite a kid to choose an animal.
in the ark, God shut the door. • Move like the animal while saying the verse.
• Repeat several times.
The rain came. Rain fell for 40 days and 40 nights.
Even the tallest mountains were covered with 13tUse Worship Guides (7 minutes)
water. As the earth flooded, the ark rose and Pull It Together
floated. Water covered the earth for 150 days. Worship Guides, markers
God protected Noah, his family, and all the
• Distribute materials.
animals in the ark. [Turn over last 4 papers.]
• Guide children to complete Worship Guide
The rain stopped and the water went away. God activities.
told Noah to come out of the ark. Noah, his • Say: "Every time you see a rainbow, think about
family, and all of the animals came out of the ark. how God protected Noah, his family, and the
The people and animals had been on the ark for animals."
more than a year.
14 Make Application and Pray (3 minutes)
Noah built an altar and thanked God for keeping • Ask: "How did God show love to Noah and his
His promise. God promised Noah that He would family?"
never again destroy the whole earth with water. • Allow children to answer.
God placed a rainbow in the sky as a reminder of • Apply: "How does God show love to us?"
His promise to Noah and all living creatures. • Encourage children to answer.
• Assist with responses (gives us families, food,
9tReview the Bible Story (5 minutes) and places to live; is always available to talk to;
Pull It Together keeps us safe in storms; etc.).
Completed Giant Game Floor Mat (step 8) • State: "God shows love to me and you. Let's
• Say: "Look at the mat. What do you see?" pray, thanking God for His love and protection."
• Encourage responses. • Pray.
• Invite kids to tell something about the ark (who
built it, who said to build it, what was in it, etc.). 15tGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up
• Say: "God showed love to Noah and his family
by protecting them from the flood. God cares
for and helps people."
• Read aloud "Statements," pausing for kids to
respond true or false. (See Wrap-Up.)
God Loves Us • Session 1
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Wrap-Up Wrap-Up
(Large Group Only Format) (Application Activities Format)
16 Sing "God's Plan" (DVD, 2 minutes) 16tSing "God's Plan" (DVD, 2 minutes)
17 Review the Bible Story (5 minutes) 17tHighlight Application Activities
Pull It Together (2 minutes)
Construction paper (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, • Call on several children to tell what they did in
purple), tape, scissors their Application Activities.
• Print "Teaching Picture Noah" (CD). ttArts and Crafts—Make Arks
• Print "Noah Review" (CD). Prepare teaching ttDramatic Play—Play with Rainbow Colors
picture as instructed on the CD item. ttGames—Connect the Colors
• Display the covered teaching picture. ttExploration and Discovery—Sort Items
• Ask: "Who has seen a rainbow? A rainbow • Apply: "Our activities helped us learn God
reminds us of God's promise not to destroy the shows love to us."
whole earth with water. God cared for Noah and
his family. Let's take turns answering questions 18tReview the Bible Story (3 minutes)
and cutting these strips [point] apart." Pull It Together
• Choose a child to answer a question (see "Noah Print "Teaching Picture Noah" (CD).
Review") and cut apart a paper strip.
• Display the teaching picture.
• Open the cut strip to reveal part of the picture.
• Invite children to name the animals pictured.
• Repeat until each strip is cut.
• Ask: "Why did Noah build an ark? Who told him
• Invite children to name the animals pictured.
how to build the ark? What did Noah put on the
• Conclude: "God took care of and loved
ark? How long did the rain fall? What did Noah
Noah. God takes care of us. God loves us.
do when he left the ark? What did God put in
God also does one more thing. Stand and say
the sky to remind us of His promise? What was
Psalm 91:15 with me."
God's promise?"
• Lead kids to say the Bible verse.
• Conclude: "God took care of and loved Noah.
God takes care of us. God loves us. Let's learn
18 Review the Life Application (3 minutes)
something else God does."
• Say: "God shows love to me [point to yourself
with both thumbs] and you [point to the
children with both hands]. Let's say that
19tLearn the Bible Verse (3 minutes)
together. Point to yourself when we say me and Pull It Together
point to a friend when we say you." Paper, marker, container, small plastic animals
(step 2)
• Repeat several times.
• Print Psalm 91:15 from your preferred translation
on the paper.
19 Dismiss Children to Parents • Put plastic animals in the container.
Statements
• God told Noah to build an ark. (true) Teacher Tip
• The ark was made out of plastic. (false) Print "Psalm 91:15 Paraphrase" (CD).
• The ark was made out of wood. (true) • Display and read aloud the Bible verse.
• Noah and his family put food on the ark. (true)
• Rain came down for three days. (false)
• Invite a kid to choose an animal.
• The mountains were covered with water. (true) • Instruct: "Let's say the Bible verse together
• God put an elbow in the sky. (false) while moving like [state chosen animal]."
• God put a rainbow in the sky as a promise. (true) • Repeat several times.
• God shows love to me. (true)
20tDismiss Children to Parents
God Loves Us • Session 1 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide, Volume 12
© 2016 LifeWay.
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Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is
designed for 20 minutes of small group time.
Pull It Together
Cardboard pieces,
Worship Through Arts and Crafts
scissors, box cutter (adult Make Arks
use only), markers, tape, • Say: "God cared for Noah, his family, and the animals by keeping them
construction paper, glue, safe in the ark. Let's make arks to use to retell the Bible story."
ziplock or paper bags • Distribute "Ark Figures," scissors, and markers.
(1 per child) • Instruct: "Cut along the dotted lines around the animals and people. You
• Print "Ark" and "Ark
can add color to the figures. We'll fold paper strips and glue them to the
Figures" (CD).
• Copy 1 set of "Ark figures so they will stand up."
Figures" per child. • Assist kids with cutting, folding, and gluing.
• Follow instructions on • Display "Ark."
"Ark" to cut cardboard • Say: "Now, let's build arks. Tape the smaller rectangle [display] above the
pieces for each child. door in your ark [point]. Add the roof [display] and the small pieces to
make your ark stand up [display]."
Teacher Tips
• Provide animal stickers • Distribute supplies and help kids make their arks.
or plastic animals. • Retell the Bible story, allowing kids to use their figures.
• Cut out "Ark Figures" • Allow children time to retell the story.
and allow kids to tape • Say: "God took care of Noah, his family, and the animals in the ark. God
them to the cardboard loves us and takes care of us every day. How did God take care of Noah
pieces.
and his family? (kept them safe in ark) How does God take care of us?
(food, clothing, shelter, family, church, teachers, friends, etc.) Let's thank
God for taking care of us."
• Pray. Suggest kids put their figures in bags to take home.
Pull It Together
Clear hair gel, food color
Worship Through Dramatic Play
(rainbow colors), clear Play with Rainbow Colors
packing tape, small • Say: "God cared for Noah, his family, and the animals by keeping them
ziplock bags, ¼ or ½ cup safe in the ark. What did God place in the sky as a reminder of His promise
measuring cups, marker never to flood the earth again? (rainbow) Let's make rainbow colors in the
• Print "Allergy Alert" bags to remind us of God's promise."
(CD), list hair gel and
• Give each child a ziplock bag.
food color, and post.
• Instruct: "We'll take turns squeezing hair gel into a measuring cup. Pour
Teacher Tips the gel into your bag. Choose a color for us to add into the bags."
• Lead kids to fill • State the color choices. Describe how to mix colors to form different
measuring cup with gel colors.
and then place into • Assist kids with filling, closing, and taping bags.
bags, or draw fill line
• Talk about the colors of the rainbow.
on bags for kids to
squirt gel up to lines. • Say: "Rainbows form in the sky when the sun shines on droplets of water.
• Mix 2 colors in a bag The colors, beginning at the top, are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
to get another color. indigo, and violet. Indigo and violet are shades of purple."
ttRed, blue = purple • Allow time for kids to squish and play with their rainbow colors.
ttRed, yellow = orange • Challenge kids to put their bags in rainbow color order.
ttBlue, yellow = green
• Ask: "Why did God place a rainbow in the sky? (as a reminder that He
would never flood the whole earth again) How does God show love to us?"
• Encourage responses (gives us food, clothes, places to live, families,
churches, friends, etc.), and then pray.
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Pull It Together
Construction paper (red,
Worship Through Games
yellow, blue, green), Connect the Colors
Giant Game Floor Mat*, • Say: "God took care of Noah, his family, and the animals. Name some ways
scissors, glue sticks God took care of Noah and his family (provided food, kept them safe, etc.).
• Print and cut apart God also takes care of us. Name some ways God takes care of us (food,
"God Provides" (CD).
clothing, homes, family, etc.). Let's play a game to connect four pictures of
• Glue pictures to
construction paper ways God takes care of us."
(food—red; clothing— • Place kids into four teams.
yellow; home—blue; • Give each team a set of pictures.
people—green) and • State: "The goal is for each team to get four of their color pictures in a
cut apart. row in the mat. Pictures can go up and down [show], across [show], or
diagonally [show]. One person from the [state color] team will start."
Teacher Tips
• Lead the first team to place a picture, then the second team, and so on.
• Simplify by only using
2 colors at a time. • Continue adding pictures until a team has four in a row or no more pictures
• Dot each type card to place.
with marker instead of • Talk about the pictures after a team gets four in a row.
gluing to construction • Direct teams to collect their pictures from the mat.
paper (food—red dot, • Replay as time allows.
etc.).
• Say: "God provides for us by giving us food to eat, clothing to wear,
homes to live in, and people to love and take care of us. God knows just
what we need. God shows His love for us by taking care of us."
• Say the Bible verse (Psalm 91:15).
• Pray.
Pull It Together
4 brown paper bags,
Worship Through Exploration and Discovery
marker, shoe box Sort Items
• Print on separate bags: • Line up the children at the opposite end of the room from the bags.
FOOD, CLOTHING, • Say: "God helps us in many ways. Let's look at some of the ways God
HOMES, PEOPLE. shows His love for us. The first person in line will reach into the box and
• Print "God Provides"
pull out a card. Decide if the card belongs with food [point to bag],
(CD), cut apart, and
place in shoe box. clothing [point to bag], homes [point to bag], or people [point to bag].
• Cut a circle large When you know which bag to place the picture in, I will give you a way
enough for a child's to move to the bag. I might say 'fly like a bird.' You will pretend to fly to
hand to fit through in the bags. Everyone else in the line will make bird sounds. Let's play and
the top of the shoe explore ways God shows His love."
box.
• Invite the first child to pull a card and choose a bag to go to.
• Place bags at 1 end of
room. • Tell the child a way to move.
• Encourage all kids to make noises or move in place like the animal.
Teacher Tips • Continue until everyone gets a turn and each card is sorted.
• Use a feely box or • Examine the cards by categories.
large bag. • State: "God shows His love to us by taking care of and helping us. He
• Decorate the shoe box provides food, clothing, homes, and many people who love us. Let's thank
to look like an ark.
God for taking care of us."
• Add animal stickers to
the shoe box. • Encourage kids to say sentence prayers.
• Pray.
• Say the Bible verse (Psalm 91:15).
Genesis 6:9-10,14-22; 7:1,13-19; 8:1-3,13-20; 9:12-16 Life Application: I can know God shows His love to me.
Draw a line to
match each pair
of animals.
God Loves Us • Session 1 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Worship Guide, Volume 12 © 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
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God Cared for Noah Key Bible Verse: Psalm 91:15 ®
Genesis 6:9-10,14-22; 7:1,13-19; 8:1-3,13-20; 9:12-16 Life Application: I can know God shows His love to me.
Draw a line to
match each pair
of animals.
God Loves Us • Session 1 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Worship Guide, Volume 12 © 2016 LifeWay. Printed in the USA. OK to copy.
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Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition
Parent Connection
Parents: Check out what your child is learning in Worship KidStyle! The information on this page will help you carry out your
role as your child's primary spiritual developer by continuing the discussion we have in class throughout the week.
God Loves Us
This unit will lead kids to discover the love God has for them.
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