GOD LOVES ME.
2
WEEK
SEPTEMBER 2015
2
YEAR OLDS
GOD LOVES ME.
Lead Editor: Kathy Hill
FL Creative Team: Sue Miller, Lois Pallansch, Kathy
Executive Director: Sue Miller
Copy Editor: Dana Wilkerson
Hill, Kendra Fleming, Autumn Ward, Ashley Hiers,
Technical and Web Support: Hadley Brandt
Curriculum Writer: Ashley Hiers
Donna High, Danielle Schneller, Mary Beth Brannan
Partner Support: Deb Springer
Illustrators: Jodi Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer: Reggie Joiner
Graphic Designer: Sharon van Rossum, David Hill
Chief Operating Officer: Reggie Goodin
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WEEK
SEPTEMBER 2015
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
2
2 YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
Prepare to offer one or more of the following activities as your preschoolers arrive. Let one or two teachers lead small groups of children in activities throughout the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door.
• Frog Hops • Feed the Frog • Show and Tell
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
MAKE IT TRUE (LARGE GROUP) • Worship • Bible Story
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
MAKE IT STICK
These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today’s Bible story and Bottom Line. Offer as many of the following activities as your time, facilities, resources, and leadership allow. You may want to lead one activity at a time. Or, offer two activities at once and allow half the kids to participate in each, then switch groups and repeat the activities.
• • • •
Lily Pads Rahab and the Spies Frog Measure Frog Print
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
Check out an example or inspiration for this activity at Pinterest.com/firstlookcurr
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WEEK
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2
YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
MOVEMENT
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
FROG HOPS
“Frog Hops” is an activity that introduces this week’s theme while children jump like frogs to see who can jump the farthest. WHAT YOU NEED: A permanent marker and painter’s tape WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Place a strip of painter’s tape on the floor in an open area. During the Activity: Have kids line up behind the tape line. Tell one or two kids at a time to squat and do their best frog hop. Write each child’s name on a piece of tape and mark where they landed. Once everyone has hopped, look at all the spots where the kids landed and see who had the longest hop. Repeat if desired.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
After the Activity: Sit down together and introduce the Bible story.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Come line up behind this tape line. I have something fun for us to do today! What animal says ribbit-ribbit? (Pause.) A frog says ribbit-ribbit! That’s right! We are going to take one big frog hop and see who hops the farthest.” During the Activity: “Okay, get ready and hop! (Pause.) Woo-hoo! Those were great hops! I’ll mark where you landed and the next froggies will get a turn. Ready? Hop! (Pause.) More great hops! (Continue until each child has had a turn to hop.) Now let’s see where all my froggy friends hopped. (Pause.) Who hopped the farthest? (Pause.) That was fun! Now everyone hop over here and sit with me on the floor.” After the Activity: “Did you know that some people keep frogs as pets? They do. They have to make sure the frog has food and water and someplace safe to sit. They have to take care of a frog just like you would have to take care of a dog. Today we are going to hear a story about some people who took care of each other.”
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WEEK
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2
YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
GAME
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
FEED THE FROG
“Feed the Frog” is an activity that introduces this week’s Bible story while encouraging kids to use their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills to transfer objects using tongs from the table to the frog’s mouth. WHAT YOU NEED: Empty square tissue box (or wipe container or parmesan cheese container); green construction paper; scissors; clear tape, 2 large googly eye stickers; black, gray, and brown pom-poms; and plastic tongs or plastic tweezers WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Wrap the tissue box with green paper to cover. Attach eyes at the top above the opening. Remove the clear plastic at the opening. Scatter the pom-poms on the table or floor and place the tongs/tweezers and frog box in the middle. During the Activity: Encourage kids to feed the frog by picking up one pom-pom at a time with the tongs/tweezers and placing it into the “mouth.” Call out the color of “bug” the kids need to pick up and feed to the frog. After the Activity: Pick up any remaining “bugs” and put them aside. Introduce the Bible story. You can see a sample of this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hello, friends! I found this cute little frog and he needs our help. Can you help me keep him safe and help me feed him? (Pause.) Great! Come and sit in a circle around him.” During the Activity: “You are helping protect this little frog by sitting around him! But he looks hungry. Can you help me feed him? (Pause.) Super. Pick up the tongs/ tweezers and I’ll tell you which color bug to feed him. (Pause.) Okay, pick up a black bug and feed it to him. (Pause.) Great job. This time feed him a brown bug. (Pause.) I think he’s still hungry. You pick what bug he gets this time. (Pause.) Super job, friends!”
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WEEK
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2
YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
GAME
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
After the Activity: “You did a great job taking care of our little froggy friend. Today in our Bible story we’ll hear about some people who helped each other like you helped me take care of the frog.”
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MAKE IT FUN Activities designed to draw children into the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
2
YEAR OLDS
INVESTIGATION/ROLE PLAY An activity that channels either a preschooler’s innate curiosity or desire to play dress up into a discussion of concepts crucial to the lesson.
SHOW AND TELL
“Show and Tell” is an activity that introduces this month’s theme while encouraging kids to tell how they care for their animal friend. WHAT YOU NEED: Stuffed animals in case any children didn’t bring theirs. You can see materials suggestion for this activity on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest. com/firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Set up a special chair in front of an open area for the kids to introduce their pets.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
During the Activity: Encourage kids to listen as others introduce their pet friend and talk about how they take care of them. After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hello, friends! You brought a special pet friend with you today and we want to meet them! We are going to take turns sitting in the special chair and telling each other about our pets and how we take care of them.”
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
During the Activity: “First up is … (call out a child’s name). Who did you bring today? (Pause.) How do you take care of your friend? (Pause.) That’s super! Thank you for sharing about your pet friend. Next up is … (call out a child’s name). Who did you bring today?” (Continue this dialogue with each of the children until everyone has had the chance to share.)
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
After the Activity: “Thank you for bringing in your special pet friends and telling us about them. Thank you for taking such good care of them. In our Bible story today we’ll hear about some people that helped take care of each other.”
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WEEK
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YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT STICK
MEMORY VERSE REVIEW
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that encourages preschoolers to learn the monthly memory verse.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
LILY PADS
“Lily Pads” is an activity that helps kids recite this month’s Memory Verse while hopping like frogs from lily pad to lily pad. WHAT YOU NEED: “Lily Pad” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, green copy paper, scissors, laminate, and painter’s tape
BOTTOM LINE
WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Lily Pad” on green copy paper, laminate, and cut out. Make at least eight copies. Spread the lily pads out in an open area in the room close enough for kids to hop from one to the next.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
During the Activity: Recite this month’s Memory Verse as you frog hop from one lily pad to the next. Repeat as many times as desired.
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
After the Activity: Sit on a lily pad and say the Bottom Line together. WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Look at the lily pads! Frogs love to sit on lily pads. Let’s pretend to be frogs and hop from lily pad to lily pad while we say our Memory Verse.” During the Activity: “Ready, froggy friends? (Pause.) My (hop) God (hop) will (hop) meet (hop) all (hop) your (hop) needs’ (hop), Philippians 4:19 (hop). Let’s keep going! (Turn around and hop back to the start if needed.) (Repeat as long as children are interested.) Super job! Sit down on a lily pad.” After the Activity: “Today we heard a story from the Bible how Rahab and the spies helped take care of each other and how God protected them. God protects us and takes care of us too. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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WEEK
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Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
E BIBL
BIBLE STORY REVIEW
ORY R E
IEW
Activities designed to reinforce the
ST
YEAR OLDS
V
MAKE IT STICK
2
An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave.
RAHAB AND THE SPIES
“Rahab and the Spies” is an activity that retells the Bible story while the children use their fine motor skills to add the hiding spot and the red yarn. WHAT YOU NEED: “Rahab” and “Spies” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, copy paper, scissors, clear tape, red yarn, and a marker WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Rahab” on copy paper, one per child. Copy “Spies” on copy paper and cut out, one per child. Cut yarn in 3-inch lengths, one per child. During the Activity: Retell the Bible story as kids tape on the hiding spot for the spies and the piece of red yarn. Write child’s name on their paper and set aside.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line.
MEMORY VERSE
You can see a sample of this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/firstlookcurr/
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Shh. Spy friends, come over here and sit with me. I need your help.”
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
During the Activity: “Today in our Bible story we heard about two spies that were on a super secret mission to check out a new place. But before the two spies left, their leader told them, (whisper) Be VERY quiet and don’t let the other army guys see you. If you get caught, you’ll be in BIG trouble. (Normal voice) So the spies went to the city but they were spotted! The two spies ran inside the house of a woman named Rahab. Now Rahab knew that these men were in God’s army and that God would want her to protect them and keep them safe. Rahab also knew that God’s whole army would come to her city. So she said, ‘I’ll help you escape now if you will help me and my family stay safe when God’s army comes back.’ Let’s tape this hay over the spies hiding on the roof. (Pause.) The spies agreed. They told Rahab to tie a red cord on the window so God’s army would know to protect her and keep her family safe. Let’s tape the red yarn to the window. (Pause.) Then the spies left and made it back safe and sound. When God’s army came back, they
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Bible story and bottom line.
E BIBL
BIBLE STORY REVIEW
ORY R E
IEW
Activities designed to reinforce the
ST
YEAR OLDS
V
MAKE IT STICK
2
An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave.
looked for the red cord and made sure to protect Rahab and her family.” (Write children’s names on their papers and put them aside.) After the Activity: “God took care of everyone in our Bible story today. God protected the spies and kept them safe. God protected Rahab and her family. And you know what? God will protect you. God will take care of me and you— always. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT STICK
MOVEMENT
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
FROG MEASURE
“Frog Measure” is an activity that encourages kids to use their fine and gross motor skills as they find different things to measure using frog cutouts. WHAT YOU NEED: Frog die cuts and painter’s tape. WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Place pieces of rolled tape on the back of each of the frogs. During the Activity: Walk around with the kids and, using the frog cutouts, measure how high or wide different items are. Let kids measure each other too. After the Activity: Sit together and talk about which of the things you measured together would be the best place to hide like the two spies did in the Bible story. Say the Bottom Line together. WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hey, friends! Look at all these froggies I have! Let’s go see what we can measure with them.” During the Activity: “What should we measure first? (Pause.) All right, let’s go! (Help kids measure the different items by stacking the frogs top to bottom.) How many frogs is this? (Pause.) (Help the kids count the number of frogs each item is.) Let’s measure each other. (Pause.) How many frogs are you? (Pause.) (Help the kids count the number of frogs each child is.) That was super fun. Come sit with me on the floor.” After the Activity: “What was the biggest thing we measured? (Pause.) How many frogs did it take? (Pause.) What was the smallest thing we measured with the frogs? (Pause.) Would the two spies in our Bible story hide better behind the biggest or the smallest thing (name the two items) we measured? (Pause.) The bigger one! Rahab helped protect the spies. The spies helped to protect Rahab and her family and God took care of them all! God will take care of you and me too! Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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MAKE IT STICK
CRAFT
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, bottom line or memory verse by creating a fun craft to take home.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
FROG PRINT
“Frog Print” is an activity that reintroduces this month’s theme while children use their fine motor skills to complete the picture. WHAT YOU NEED: “Frog Print” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, copy paper, green washable inkpad, googly eye stickers, wet wipes, and a black permanent marker
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Frog Print” on copy paper, one per child. During the Activity: Help kids cover their handprint with green ink and stamp it onto the Activity Page to make a frog. Add a marker mouth and two googly eyes. Write their name on it and set it aside to dry. After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line together. You can see the inspiration for this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/ firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “We’ve done a lot with frogs today. Let’s make a frog with our hand!” During the Activity: “Press your hand down in the ink (make sure child’s hand is completely covered) and then stamp it on your paper on the lily pad. (Stamp with fingers pointing down.) Our froggy is missing something: eyes! Give your frog two eyes right at the top of his body. (Pause.) Super! I’ll draw him a happy mouth and write your name.” After the Activity: “God takes care of you and me and God takes care of all the animals too. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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SEPTEMBER 2015
2
YEAR OLDS
GOD LOVES ME.
Lead Editor: Kathy Hill
FL Creative Team: Sue Miller, Lois Pallansch, Kathy
Executive Director: Sue Miller
Copy Editor: Dana Wilkerson
Hill, Kendra Fleming, Autumn Ward, Ashley Hiers,
Technical and Web Support: Hadley Brandt
Curriculum Writer: Ashley Hiers
Donna High, Danielle Schneller, Mary Beth Brannan
Partner Support: Deb Springer
Illustrators: Jodi Blackwell
Chief Executive Officer: Reggie Joiner
Graphic Designer: Sharon van Rossum, David Hill
Chief Operating Officer: Reggie Goodin
Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International
“STATEMENT OF FAITH” USER AGREEMENT
Version®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by
Orange gladly grants permission to churches, schools, and other licensees to
permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.These resources are intended to be
tailor First Look® materials to fit their unique leadership requirements, locale
downloaded and printed for use by the subscribing entity only and may not be
and format preferences, and physical environment needs. However, if you wish
electronically transferred to or duplicated by other non-subscribing entities. Any
to edit the content substantively, including Bible stories, learning activities,
unauthorized reproduction of this material or incorporation into a new work is a
scripts, and any other content in which biblical principles and concepts are
direct violation of US copyright laws. © 2015 Orange. All rights reserved. First
presented, you are obligated to do so within the doctrinal guidelines we’ve
Look® and the First Look® logo are trademarks of Orange.
expressed in our Statement of Faith.
WEEK
SEPTEMBER 2015
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
2
2 YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
Prepare to offer one or more of the following activities as your preschoolers arrive. Let one or two teachers lead small groups of children in activities throughout the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door.
• Frog Hops • Feed the Frog • Show and Tell
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
MAKE IT TRUE (LARGE GROUP) • Worship • Bible Story
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
MAKE IT STICK
These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today’s Bible story and Bottom Line. Offer as many of the following activities as your time, facilities, resources, and leadership allow. You may want to lead one activity at a time. Or, offer two activities at once and allow half the kids to participate in each, then switch groups and repeat the activities.
• • • •
Lily Pads Rahab and the Spies Frog Measure Frog Print
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
Check out an example or inspiration for this activity at Pinterest.com/firstlookcurr
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WEEK
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2
YEAR OLDS
MAKE IT FUN
MOVEMENT
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
FROG HOPS
“Frog Hops” is an activity that introduces this week’s theme while children jump like frogs to see who can jump the farthest. WHAT YOU NEED: A permanent marker and painter’s tape WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Place a strip of painter’s tape on the floor in an open area. During the Activity: Have kids line up behind the tape line. Tell one or two kids at a time to squat and do their best frog hop. Write each child’s name on a piece of tape and mark where they landed. Once everyone has hopped, look at all the spots where the kids landed and see who had the longest hop. Repeat if desired.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
After the Activity: Sit down together and introduce the Bible story.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Come line up behind this tape line. I have something fun for us to do today! What animal says ribbit-ribbit? (Pause.) A frog says ribbit-ribbit! That’s right! We are going to take one big frog hop and see who hops the farthest.” During the Activity: “Okay, get ready and hop! (Pause.) Woo-hoo! Those were great hops! I’ll mark where you landed and the next froggies will get a turn. Ready? Hop! (Pause.) More great hops! (Continue until each child has had a turn to hop.) Now let’s see where all my froggy friends hopped. (Pause.) Who hopped the farthest? (Pause.) That was fun! Now everyone hop over here and sit with me on the floor.” After the Activity: “Did you know that some people keep frogs as pets? They do. They have to make sure the frog has food and water and someplace safe to sit. They have to take care of a frog just like you would have to take care of a dog. Today we are going to hear a story about some people who took care of each other.”
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MAKE IT FUN
GAME
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
FEED THE FROG
“Feed the Frog” is an activity that introduces this week’s Bible story while encouraging kids to use their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills to transfer objects using tongs from the table to the frog’s mouth. WHAT YOU NEED: Empty square tissue box (or wipe container or parmesan cheese container); green construction paper; scissors; clear tape, 2 large googly eye stickers; black, gray, and brown pom-poms; and plastic tongs or plastic tweezers WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Wrap the tissue box with green paper to cover. Attach eyes at the top above the opening. Remove the clear plastic at the opening. Scatter the pom-poms on the table or floor and place the tongs/tweezers and frog box in the middle. During the Activity: Encourage kids to feed the frog by picking up one pom-pom at a time with the tongs/tweezers and placing it into the “mouth.” Call out the color of “bug” the kids need to pick up and feed to the frog. After the Activity: Pick up any remaining “bugs” and put them aside. Introduce the Bible story. You can see a sample of this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hello, friends! I found this cute little frog and he needs our help. Can you help me keep him safe and help me feed him? (Pause.) Great! Come and sit in a circle around him.” During the Activity: “You are helping protect this little frog by sitting around him! But he looks hungry. Can you help me feed him? (Pause.) Super. Pick up the tongs/ tweezers and I’ll tell you which color bug to feed him. (Pause.) Okay, pick up a black bug and feed it to him. (Pause.) Great job. This time feed him a brown bug. (Pause.) I think he’s still hungry. You pick what bug he gets this time. (Pause.) Super job, friends!”
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MAKE IT FUN
GAME
Activities designed to draw children into
An activity that encourages preschoolers to follow guidelines while having fun and learning new concepts.
the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
After the Activity: “You did a great job taking care of our little froggy friend. Today in our Bible story we’ll hear about some people who helped each other like you helped me take care of the frog.”
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MAKE IT FUN Activities designed to draw children into the classroom and introduce vocabulary and concepts needed for the Bible story.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
2
YEAR OLDS
INVESTIGATION/ROLE PLAY An activity that channels either a preschooler’s innate curiosity or desire to play dress up into a discussion of concepts crucial to the lesson.
SHOW AND TELL
“Show and Tell” is an activity that introduces this month’s theme while encouraging kids to tell how they care for their animal friend. WHAT YOU NEED: Stuffed animals in case any children didn’t bring theirs. You can see materials suggestion for this activity on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest. com/firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Set up a special chair in front of an open area for the kids to introduce their pets.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
During the Activity: Encourage kids to listen as others introduce their pet friend and talk about how they take care of them. After the Activity: Introduce the Bible story.
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hello, friends! You brought a special pet friend with you today and we want to meet them! We are going to take turns sitting in the special chair and telling each other about our pets and how we take care of them.”
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
During the Activity: “First up is … (call out a child’s name). Who did you bring today? (Pause.) How do you take care of your friend? (Pause.) That’s super! Thank you for sharing about your pet friend. Next up is … (call out a child’s name). Who did you bring today?” (Continue this dialogue with each of the children until everyone has had the chance to share.)
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
After the Activity: “Thank you for bringing in your special pet friends and telling us about them. Thank you for taking such good care of them. In our Bible story today we’ll hear about some people that helped take care of each other.”
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MEMORY VERSE REVIEW
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that encourages preschoolers to learn the monthly memory verse.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
LILY PADS
“Lily Pads” is an activity that helps kids recite this month’s Memory Verse while hopping like frogs from lily pad to lily pad. WHAT YOU NEED: “Lily Pad” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, green copy paper, scissors, laminate, and painter’s tape
BOTTOM LINE
WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Lily Pad” on green copy paper, laminate, and cut out. Make at least eight copies. Spread the lily pads out in an open area in the room close enough for kids to hop from one to the next.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
During the Activity: Recite this month’s Memory Verse as you frog hop from one lily pad to the next. Repeat as many times as desired.
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
After the Activity: Sit on a lily pad and say the Bottom Line together. WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Look at the lily pads! Frogs love to sit on lily pads. Let’s pretend to be frogs and hop from lily pad to lily pad while we say our Memory Verse.” During the Activity: “Ready, froggy friends? (Pause.) My (hop) God (hop) will (hop) meet (hop) all (hop) your (hop) needs’ (hop), Philippians 4:19 (hop). Let’s keep going! (Turn around and hop back to the start if needed.) (Repeat as long as children are interested.) Super job! Sit down on a lily pad.” After the Activity: “Today we heard a story from the Bible how Rahab and the spies helped take care of each other and how God protected them. God protects us and takes care of us too. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
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An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave.
RAHAB AND THE SPIES
“Rahab and the Spies” is an activity that retells the Bible story while the children use their fine motor skills to add the hiding spot and the red yarn. WHAT YOU NEED: “Rahab” and “Spies” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, copy paper, scissors, clear tape, red yarn, and a marker WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Rahab” on copy paper, one per child. Copy “Spies” on copy paper and cut out, one per child. Cut yarn in 3-inch lengths, one per child. During the Activity: Retell the Bible story as kids tape on the hiding spot for the spies and the piece of red yarn. Write child’s name on their paper and set aside.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line.
MEMORY VERSE
You can see a sample of this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/firstlookcurr/
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Shh. Spy friends, come over here and sit with me. I need your help.”
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
During the Activity: “Today in our Bible story we heard about two spies that were on a super secret mission to check out a new place. But before the two spies left, their leader told them, (whisper) Be VERY quiet and don’t let the other army guys see you. If you get caught, you’ll be in BIG trouble. (Normal voice) So the spies went to the city but they were spotted! The two spies ran inside the house of a woman named Rahab. Now Rahab knew that these men were in God’s army and that God would want her to protect them and keep them safe. Rahab also knew that God’s whole army would come to her city. So she said, ‘I’ll help you escape now if you will help me and my family stay safe when God’s army comes back.’ Let’s tape this hay over the spies hiding on the roof. (Pause.) The spies agreed. They told Rahab to tie a red cord on the window so God’s army would know to protect her and keep her family safe. Let’s tape the red yarn to the window. (Pause.) Then the spies left and made it back safe and sound. When God’s army came back, they
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An activity that reviews the entire Bible story in a fun and interactive way allowing preschoolers that repetition they crave.
looked for the red cord and made sure to protect Rahab and her family.” (Write children’s names on their papers and put them aside.) After the Activity: “God took care of everyone in our Bible story today. God protected the spies and kept them safe. God protected Rahab and her family. And you know what? God will protect you. God will take care of me and you— always. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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MOVEMENT
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that uses a preschooler’s natural desire to move to help them learn and grow.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
FROG MEASURE
“Frog Measure” is an activity that encourages kids to use their fine and gross motor skills as they find different things to measure using frog cutouts. WHAT YOU NEED: Frog die cuts and painter’s tape. WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Place pieces of rolled tape on the back of each of the frogs. During the Activity: Walk around with the kids and, using the frog cutouts, measure how high or wide different items are. Let kids measure each other too. After the Activity: Sit together and talk about which of the things you measured together would be the best place to hide like the two spies did in the Bible story. Say the Bottom Line together. WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “Hey, friends! Look at all these froggies I have! Let’s go see what we can measure with them.” During the Activity: “What should we measure first? (Pause.) All right, let’s go! (Help kids measure the different items by stacking the frogs top to bottom.) How many frogs is this? (Pause.) (Help the kids count the number of frogs each item is.) Let’s measure each other. (Pause.) How many frogs are you? (Pause.) (Help the kids count the number of frogs each child is.) That was super fun. Come sit with me on the floor.” After the Activity: “What was the biggest thing we measured? (Pause.) How many frogs did it take? (Pause.) What was the smallest thing we measured with the frogs? (Pause.) Would the two spies in our Bible story hide better behind the biggest or the smallest thing (name the two items) we measured? (Pause.) The bigger one! Rahab helped protect the spies. The spies helped to protect Rahab and her family and God took care of them all! God will take care of you and me too! Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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CRAFT
Activities designed to reinforce the
An activity that allows preschoolers to review the Bible story, bottom line or memory verse by creating a fun craft to take home.
Bible story and bottom line.
BASIC TRUTH
GOD LOVES ME
KEY QUESTION
FROG PRINT
“Frog Print” is an activity that reintroduces this month’s theme while children use their fine motor skills to complete the picture. WHAT YOU NEED: “Frog Print” from the Activity Pages found on the Website, copy paper, green washable inkpad, googly eye stickers, wet wipes, and a black permanent marker
WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME?
BOTTOM LINE
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF ME.
MEMORY VERSE
“My God will meet all your needs.” Philippians 4:19, NIV
BIBLE STORY FOCUS
God will protect me. Rahab and the Spies • Joshua 2:1-22, 6:1-25
WHAT YOU DO: Before the Activity: Copy “Frog Print” on copy paper, one per child. During the Activity: Help kids cover their handprint with green ink and stamp it onto the Activity Page to make a frog. Add a marker mouth and two googly eyes. Write their name on it and set it aside to dry. After the Activity: Say the Bottom Line together. You can see the inspiration for this craft on the September 2015 Pinterest board found on the First Look Curriculum’s Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/ firstlookcurr/ WHAT YOU SAY: Before the Activity: “We’ve done a lot with frogs today. Let’s make a frog with our hand!” During the Activity: “Press your hand down in the ink (make sure child’s hand is completely covered) and then stamp it on your paper on the lily pad. (Stamp with fingers pointing down.) Our froggy is missing something: eyes! Give your frog two eyes right at the top of his body. (Pause.) Super! I’ll draw him a happy mouth and write your name.” After the Activity: “God takes care of you and me and God takes care of all the animals too. Who will take care of me? God will take care of me.”
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