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CrossLife Church VBS 2019 – 2nd Grade

Grade Level Leader: Melissa Herrera Phone 941-456-8117 Grade 2

5 classes

Day # 1

Life Application: Jesus knew why He came.

Bible Verse: John 20:31 “But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may

have life in his name.”

Bible Story: Encounter in the Temple (LUKE 2:41-52)

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Teacher Should Provide ACTIVITY

◆ Pack Item 3 (Animal

Pictures) 9:00 - 9:05

Start It: p.10

Give pairs of students each an animal picture.

(pack item 3) Have them gather in groups

according to different animal attributes (number

of legs, ability to fly, kind of skin covering, etc.)

◆ Pack Item 1 (Watering

Hole Banner)

9:05 - 9:10

Welcome them to the Watering Hole. Point out

the Watering Hole Banner. (pack item 1) Tell

them here they’ll encounter all kinds of animals

because every animal needs water at some time

& will come here to get it. They will have all kinds

of unexpected encounters this week- with

different animals and with Jesus!



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Large piece of white poster

board

◆ Pack item 4

◆ Pack item 5

◆ Pack item 7

◆ Pack item 9

◆ Pack item 1

◆ Pack item 2

◆ 1 or 2 colored markers

9:10-9:35

Learn it, Live it, Finish it: p. 10-12

1. Have the “Story Stops” (pack item 5) taped up

around the room. Stand near the Nazareth sign

to begin and tell the story from Luke 2:41-52 in

your own words. Move with the students to the

different story stops as indicated during the story.

2. Show the “Day 1 Bible Story Picture” (pack

item 4). Ask the students to tell you what they

remember about the things Jesus said. Say:

“Jesus knew why He came. He knew He was

God’s Son.”

3. Show the “Verse Map” (pack item 7). Mix the

“Verse Strips” (pack item 9) & read the phrases

one at a time. Lead the students to attach the

strips to the map in order, using the icons. Read

the verse together.

4. Have them find John 20:31 in their Bibles.

Point out that the part of the verse that says

“these things are written” refers to the things in

the Bible that are written about Jesus.

5. Attach “Daily Snapshot 1” (pack item 2) to the

“Watering Hole Banner”. Say: “Jesus knew why

He came. Because we have the Bible , we can

know why Jesus came, too. Jesus is the

Savior. We will learn more about Jesus this

week.”

6. Ask the students to tell you what they know

about Jesus & to tell you why they think He

came. Write their ideas on the large piece of

paper. Tell them you’ll keep this homemade



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Jesus chart all week to add to or change

anything as you learn more about Jesus.

7. Pray. Thank God for Jesus coming and

doing God’s will.

20 pieces of light green 8 1/2”

x 11” cardstock

◆ Pack item 3

◆ Crayons for students to

use

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ACTIVITY

10:55-11:05

ANIMAL CAMOUFLAGE p. 13

1. Choose an animal picture to show (item pack

3) and talk about how God created animals to

live and survive in their different habitats. Ask

them what traits the animal in the picture has to

help it survive.Repeat with a couple of other

animals.

2. Group students into groups of 2-4. Give each

group paper and crayons. Tell them they are

going to “design” their own animal that is able to

move quickly and blend into its surroundings.

Call them back together after 5 or so minutes to

quickly talk about why their animals look like they

do.

3. Tell students that God made each of them for

a purpose- to glorify (praise & worship; to show

to be excellent & admirable). Say that God gives

each person different talents & abilities to use to

glorify God. Tell them to think of things they can

do well. Say: “Whatever your talents &

abilities, whatever you like to do, God wants

to use that to glorify & praise Him.”

4. Remind them that Jesus had a purpose when

He came to earth. Open the bible to John 6:38 &

read the bonus verse for today. Say “Jesus



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knew why He came. He came to do God’s

will.”

5. Repeat with them “Jesus knew why He came.”

20 jumbo craft sticks

20 orange markers

20 black sharpie markers

◆ Pack item 6

◆ Scissors

BIBLE

SKILLS

ACTIVITY

11:05-11:25

TIGER TAILS p. 14

1. Explain that the Bible has 2 parts, an Old

Testament & a New Testament. The Old is the

first part telling about God & His people before

Jesus was born. The New tells about Jesus’ birth

& life & what happened with the church after

Jesus returned to heaven.

2. Ask them which part of the Bible has today’s

story in it. Remind them that it tells something

that happened when Jesus was a boy which

would be in the New Testament.

3. Show them how to find the New Testament in

the Bible.

4. Have them practice finding it and reading the

name of the book they open to. Note if it is in the

New Testament or close to it.

5. Tell them they can make a tiger tail Bible

marker to place at the New Testament in their

own Bibles. Distribute supplies. Have them color

the sticks orange with the markers & glue short

lengths of the paper strips across it to make tiger

stripes.

6. Tell the that the VBS verse is also in the New

Testament. Display the “John 20:31 Poster”

(pack item 6). Read the verse together. Tell them



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they can read in the New Testament to learn

more about Jesus, God’s Son.



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Day # 2

Life Application: Jesus is the Son of God.

Bible Verse: “I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.” John 1:34

Bible Story: Encounter at the River (Matthew 3:1-17)

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◆ Pack Item 1

◆ Pack Item 2 9:00 - 9:05

Start It: p.17

1. Ask children to tell you about a time they saw

an animal in the world or an unexpected animal

up close.

2. Tell them that animals are hiding around the

Watering Hole. “Spy” one of the hidden animals

on the Banner (pack item 1) & tell them what you

spy. Take turns looking on the banner to find the

hidden animal.

⚫ 1 7/8” x 1 7/8” Post it

notes, lighter colors, if

possible

⚫ Wild animal stickers to fit

on post it notes

◆ Pack Item 14

◆ Pack Item 10

◆ Pack Item 15 (Label the

two sides with sticky notes

as: Team 1 and Team 2)

◆ Animal stickers stuck to

the front of Post it notes,

one animal per note. Write

a different value (+3, +2,

9:05 - 9:35

Learn it: p. 17-18

1. Tell them you were just spying animals around

the watering hole. In today’s Bible story people

weren’t gathering at a watering hole, but at a river.

A man spied someone at the river!



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+1, -1, -2, or -3) on the

back of each note.

◆ Pack Item 9

2. Open the Bible to Matt. 3:1-17. Show the “Day

2 Bible Story Picture” (pack item 14). Tell the Bible

story in your own words.

3. Group students into two teams. They’ll play

“Capture the Animal” by answering questions

about the Bible story. When a team answers a

question correctly, they can choose which animal

to capture. Alternate asking teams to respond to

questions about the story. Use the “Review

Questions” (pack item 10) or other questions

about the story. When a team answers correctly

and chooses their animal, move that animal to the

appropriate side of the “Anaconda Chart” (pack

item 15), but do not show the back of the note.

After all questions have been answered, flip over

the notes and total the score. The team with the

higher score wins!

4. Open the Bible to John 20:31 and read the

verse to the children. Hand out the “Verse Strips”

(pack item 9)

◆ Pack Item 1

◆ Pack Item 2

◆ Homemade Jesus chart

from Day 1

Live it: p. 18


“Watering Hole Banner” (pack item 1). Say,

“Jesus is the Son of God. How did the people

in today’s Bible story learn that Jesus is the

Son of God? (heard God’s voice say it) How

do we know that Jesus is the Son of God?”

(the Bible tells us)

2. Review the statements listed about Jesus

from your homemade chart. Determine with



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the students if any statement needs to be

changed or deleted. Ask: “What statements

about Jesus should we add?” Add today’s

point if that statement isn’t already on the

chart.

◆ Music track 5

◆ CD player or phone with

digital music

Finish it: p. 19

1. Play the song “Worthy of All Praise” (track 5).

Tell children to listen for something about Jesus in

the song.

2. Have students look up the daily verse and read

it.

3. Pray, thanking God for giving us His Son.

⚫ 20 Key tag split rings

⚫ 10 yellow and 10 orange

2” circles of card stock

◆ Gel pens or markers

◆ Scissors

◆ Glue

REVIEW

ACTIVITY

10:55-11:05

ANIMAL TAGS p. 20

7. Say today’s point again with the children (Jesus

is the Son of God.) Ask them how people in the

Bible story knew that Jesus is God’s Son (John

told them; God said so). Ask them to tell how

people today learn that Jesus is God’s Son (Read

in the Bible; other people tell them).

8. Say: “We can help others know that Jesus is

God’s Son.” Show them the materials and tell



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them they can make tags for their backpacks that

tell about Jesus.

9. Tell them to print Today’s Point on one side of

their tags. They can decorate the other side of the

tags to look like animals. They may want to draw

markings of faces on the circles and they can cut

out ears, legs, or tails to glue to their tags.

◆ Pack Item 17

◆ Timer

◆ 15 green clothespin

alligators

BIBLE

SKILLS

ACTIVITY

11:05-11:25

CROC ATTACK p. 21

1. Mark two eyes on the end of the clothespins so

that they look like crocodiles. Print a word from

John 1:34 on each clothespin. To make the game

more challenging, add a few random words to the

clothespins.

2. Clip the crocodiles to the backs of the children’s

shirts. Tell them to spread out randomly around

the room.

3. Display the “John 1:34 Poster” (pack item 17)

and read it together. Set the verse aside.

4. Set the timer for about 2 minutes (adjust for age

and experience). On your signal, the children work

to find the first word and line that person up in front

of the group. They continue to find the words in

order, trying to beat the timer.

5. Say the verse together again.

6. As time permits, take the crocodiles off, mix

them up, and put them on new volunteers. Find

the words and put them in order again.



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Day # 3

Life Application: Jesus proved He is God’s Son.

Bible Verse: “Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.” John 14:1

Bible Story: Encounter on the Water (Matthew 14:22-33)

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⚫ 1 circus box animal

crackers 9:00 - 9:05

Start It: p.24

3. As you welcome the students today, tell them

you’re going to play a sound game.

4. Choose someone to begin. Bring them to the

front of the room, reach into the container, and

remove one of the animal crackers. He or she

can glance at it and show the teacher, but not

show the class. The child should then make the

sound that animal makes and the class should

guess which animal it is. After the animal has

been guessed, choose another volunteer.

5. Say: “We have seen people have an

encounter with Jesus in the temple, and at the

river. Today the encounter is on water. And this

story also has something that makes sounds.”

20 copies of

Take a

Snapshot

(pack item

⚫ 12 traffic cones

⚫ 3 hoola hoops

◆ Pack Item 6

◆ Pack Item 18

◆ Pack Item 19

9:05 - 9:35

Learn it: p.24-25



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19) on lilac

paper

◆ A pencil for each student 5. Explain that today you’ll practice listening and

taking snapshots during the Bible story.

6. Distribute “Take a Snapshot” (pack item 19)

and pencils. Tell students to be ready to quickly

sketch snapshots during the story.

7. Open the Bible to Matt. 14:22-33. Pause

where indicated in the leader guide and ask

students to sketch a snapshot.

8. Put students into pairs to use their snapshots

to recall the story to one another. Display the

“Day 3 Bible Story Picture” (pack item 18) and

talk about the story as a group. Ask: “Why did the

disciples say that Jesus really is the Son of

God?”

9. Set up the cones in a circle and balance the

plastic hoop on top of it. Choose 6-8 children to

stand around the hoop. Display the “John 20:31

Poster” (pack item 6). Tell them they will play

“Meerkat Burrow”. As the group says the verse, a

child will step into the hoop (burrow) without

knocking if off the cones. A child should step into

the burrow on each word the group says. When

all meerkats are in the burrow, they step out for

each word as the group continues the verse.

Continue until the verse is complete. If the hoop

is knocked down, all kids get out of the hoop and

reset it. (You choose whether to start the verse

over again or continue where they left off.) As

time permits, choose another group and say the

verse again.



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20 copies per

class of a

sheet with

“Creature

Comforts”

from p.7 of

the Field

Guide (This

page needs

to be

generated)

⚫ 4 index cards per class

◆ Pack item 1

◆ Pack item 2

◆ Index cards with these

references: Exodus 14:14;

Philippians 4:6-7;

Proverbs 3:5-6; John

14:27.

◆ A pencil for each student

Live it: p.26


“Watering Hole Banner” (pack item 1). Say: “In

today’s story we saw the wind and the waves

become calm because of Jesus. The disciples

knew that Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus proved He

is God’s Son.

2. Say: “Because Jesus is God’s Son, He can

help people when they have difficult situations.

He helped the disciples in their stormy trouble.

He can help us, too.”

3. Distribute cards and Bibles to four kids. Lead

them to find the references and read each of the

verses aloud, on at a time. Talk about what the

verse means and how those words could help

someone in a difficult time.

4. Distribute a copy of the page “Creature

Comforts” and a pencil to each student. Lead

them to match the verse references to the

different “troubles”.

5. Pray. Thank God for the Bible and for His Son

who helps people in troubling times.

◆ Homemade Jesus chart

from Day 1

Finish it: p. 26

4. Add today’s point to the Jesus Chart started on

Day 1. Talk about other words or statements

about Jesus that the children want to add. Look



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through the list to correct any statements based

on today’s story and point.

5. Say: “Calming the wind and waves was not the

only way that Jesus proved He is God’s Son. He

did many other things that no other person can

do.”

6. Have students look up Matthew 14: 13-21.

Challenge them to read the Bible passage listed

and find other Bible stories about Jesus that

show things He did that prove He is God’s Son.

◆ Pack Item 3

◆ Pack Item 10

◆ Painter’s tape

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10:55-11:05

GATHER YOUR HERD p. 27

10. Create a 6 x 6 grid on the floor with masking

tape.

11. Group the students into two teams. Separate

the “Animal Pictures” (pack item 3) by

background color and give a group of cards to

each team.

12. Alternate asking teams “Review Questions”

(pack item 10). Use the questions for Days 1-3.

When a team gets a question correct, they can

place one of their animals in a grid square.

13. Say: “Jesus proved He is God’s Son.” Repeat

the point with the children. Say: “The Bible tells

us that Jesus, God’s Son, is the Savior. Our

verse says that people have life by believing in



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Jesus. God sent Jesus to save people from their

sins.”

14. Talk about God’s plan for Jesus.

⚫ 20 pieces of white

construction paper

⚫ 10 watercolor paint sets

⚫ 20 watercolor

paintbrushes

⚫ 10 5 oz. water cups

⚫ 1 plastic jug of water

◆ Pack Item 21

◆ Crayons

◆ Water

BIBLE

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ACTIVITY

11:05-11:25

SKY AND SEA REMINDERS p. 28

7. Display the “John 14:1 Poster” (pack item 21).

Say the verse together.

8. Remind the children of the way that Jesus

helped His disciples in today’s Bible story.

Comment that Jesus can help us when we have

troubles, too. He is God’s Son.

9. Tell them they can make a reminder of the

verse to help them remember that they can

believe Jesus. Distribute paper. Tell them to print

the verse on the paper with the crayons. They

can add sea animals or birds around their verses.

10. Lead them to paint watercolor waves or

stormy clouds over their verses.

11. As they finish their reminders, repeat the

verse together again.



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Day # 4

Life Application: Jesus rose from the dead.

Bible Verse: “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’” John 14:6

Bible Story: Encounter at the Tomb (John 20:1-18)

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◆ Pack Item 1

◆ Pack Item 2

◆ Pack Item 22

9:00 - 9:05

Start It: p. 31

6. Welcome the children back and tell them about

ways animals communicate in the wild.

7. Tell them we communicate in different ways,

too. (talk, sing, movements, sign language). Tell

them to look at your signs and see if they can tell

what animal name you are saying in sign

language.

8. Use “Animal Sign Language” (pack item 22)

and sign the different animal signs, one at a time.

Encourage them to guess the animal name. Lead

them to sign the name with you after it is

identified.

9. Review the points from Days 1-3 “Daily

Snapshots” (pack item 2) posted on the

“Watering Hole Banner” (pack item 1). Say:

“Jesus is God’s Son. He showed that He is God’s

Son by the things He said and did. Jesus knew



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why He had come. Today we will hear about why

Jesus came and what happened.”

◆ Pack Item 6

◆ Pack Item 23

9:05 - 9:35

Learn it: p. 31-32

10. Say: “All people need to learn about Jesus,

God’s Son. People who cannot hear need

someone to tell them about Jesus. They can

learn about Jesus through sign language. Let’s

learn the sign for Jesus.”

11. Teach them to make the sign for Jesus.

(touch middle finger of right hand to palm of open

left hand; touch middle finger of left hand to palm

of open right hand.)

12. Tell them to make this sign every time they

hear Jesus’ name. Open the Bible to John 20:1-

18. Tell the Bible story, pausing slightly after

Jesus’ name for kids to make the sign.

13. Display the “Day 4 Bible Story Picture” (pack

item 23). Ask: “What amazing thing happened?”

(Jesus was alive; He rose from the dead.) Make

the sign for Jesus again. Say: “This is the sign for

Jesus because of what He did . Jesus died on a

cross. In this sign, we touch our palms as

reminders that Jesus was nailed to the cross.

Jesus knew that the reason He came was to give

His life to be our Savior. His death saves people

from their sins.”



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14. Display “John 20:31 Poster” (pack item 6).

Read the verse together. Say: “Our verse tells

about this amazing encounter.” Point out the last

phrase of the verse (about having life in His

name). Tell kids that they can create some signs

to help them remember this verse. Identify some

key words and tell them to create their own signs

for those words. (Or see suggestions in leader’s

guide). Repeat the verse, adding the signs as

you say it.

⚫ 5 Gray and 5 brown

pieces of construction

paper(See field guide

p.11)

◆ Pack Item 1

◆ Pack Item 2

◆ Pack Item 25 (Place them

around the room.)

◆ Make three signs: Admit,

Believe, & Confess

◆ 5 paper posters in the

shape of rocks. (See field

guide p.11)

Live it: p. 33


“Watering Hole Banner” (pack item 1). Read the

point and say it together. Remind them that

Jesus came to give His life to be our Savior.

2. Group students into 5 groups. Lead the groups

to search around the room and “track down” one

of the “Follow the Tracks” signs (pack item 25).

Each group should take a sign back to the group

area.

3. Tell the group that found the “God Rules” track

sign to hold it up. Briefly tell (or read) what this

means. Continue with the other track signs.

4. Display the 3 homemade signs. Tell them

about these three words, our response to the

Holy Spirit to receive the gift God offers through

Jesus.



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5. Remind students that Jesus rose from the

dead and is alive. Because of this we can talk to

Him, have a relationship with Him, follow His

guidance, and trust Him as our Savior. Ask them

to tell you 5 facts about Jesus that they think

make Him rock! Note each of the 5 facts they say

on the 5 rock shaped posters.

◆ Music track 4


digital music

Finish it: p. 33

7. Tell students that Jesus did not just appear to

Mary but to many other people as well. Have

someone read 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 to find other

people who saw Jesus after He rose from the

dead.

8. Play and sing “What You’re Made For” (track

4).

9. Pray. Thank God for sending Jesus to be

our Savior. Thank Him that Jesus is still alive

today.

⚫ 1 skein of yarn, any color

⚫ 20 sheets of white copy

paper

◆ Pack Item 25

◆ Pack Item 26

◆ One pencil per student

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10:40-10:55

MONKEY MATCH p. 34

15. Tape a loop of yarn to the bottom of each of

the signs from “Monkey Match” (pack item 26).



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Tape the 3 signs to the wall at the children’s eye

level.

16. Review the phrases from “Follow the Tracks”

(pack item 25). Talk about what each of the

phrases mean.

17. Say that they can look up verses in the Bible

to learn more about these three words..

18. Distribute the monkey shapes to pairs of

students and have students take out their Bibles.

Lead the pairs to look up their verse reference

and decide which word the verse applies to.

19. Lead pairs to hang their monkey shapes

under the appropriate words.

20. Discuss Admit, Believe, and Confess and

how the verses relate to these words.

21. Suggest that the students print the three

words and the verse references on papa and

reread the verses at home.

⚫ One piece of blue 9 x12

construction paper

⚫ One piece of gray 9 x12

construction paper

⚫ One piece of brown 9 x12

construction paper

⚫ One piece of green 9 x12

construction paper

◆ Pack Item 10

◆ Pack Item 11

◆ Music for Kids CD

◆ Four signs with the

following words printed on

them: Rainforest, Tundra,

Desert, Swamp

BIBLE

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ACTIVITY

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FOUR HABITATS p. 34

12. Tape the fours signs in the four corners of

the room.

13. Play music from the Music for Kids CD. Lead

students to walk around the middle of the room.

Stop the music unexpectedly. All kids should

move to one of the four habitats.



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14. Choose a habitat randomly. Ask the group at

that habitat to answer a question. If the group

responds correctly, start the music again for

everyone to move. If the group responds

incorrectly, they must step to the side and sit out

one round of the game.

15. Ask questions about today’s Bible story using

“Review Questions” or “Discussion Questions”

(pack items 10, 11). To extend the game, ask

questions about Days 1-3.

16. Say John 20:31 together. Remind them that

Jesus came to be our Savior.



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Day # 5

Life Application: The Bible was written so I can believe.

Bible Verse: “So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.” Romans 10:17

Bible Story: Encounter on the Road (Luke 24:13-35)

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◆ Pack Item 1

◆ Pack Item 2



digital music

9:00 - 9:05

Start It: p.38

10. Welcome children and encourage them to

move like elephants to the music as they arrive.

Tell them that when the music stops you are

taking a snapshot so they must freeze.

11. Stop the music unexpectedly and say: “Click!”

They freeze. Before you start the music again,

say: “Now you are turtles.” Start the music and

stop it again unexpectedly after a minute, saying:

“Click!” so they freeze for a snapshot.

12. Change animals again and start the music,

playing for several rounds.

13. Call them to gather and sit near the “Watering

Hole Banner” (pack item 1). Read each of the

“Daily Snapshots” for Days 1-4 (pack item 2).

Say: “We have learned a lot about Jesus. How

do we know these things? Where do we

encounter them?” (the Bible) Attach “Daily

Snapshot 5” to the banner. Read today’s Point.



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20 copies of

Track the

Bible Story

(pack item

28)

⚫ 20 yellow markers

⚫ Paper lunch sack

◆ Pack Item 7

◆ Pack Item 9

◆ Pack Item 10

◆ Pack Item 11

◆ Pack Item 27



digital music

9:05 - 9:35

Learn it: p. 38-39

15. Say: “Today we will hear a Bible story in

which someone talked about the Scriptures.

What does the word Scriptures mean?” (the

Bible)

16. Distribute copies of “Track the Bible Story”

(pack item 28) and highlighters. Tell students to

highlight the words on their papers as they hear

them used in the Bible story. Let them know that

not all the words are in the story.

17. Open the Bible to Luke 24:13-35. Display the

“Day 5 Bible Story Picture” (pack item 27). Tell

the Bible story, making sure to include the bolded

words for them to highlight.

18. Ask them what shape they see on their

paper. (J) Tell them: “Yes, J as in Jesus. The

men did not recognize Jesus at first. But they

learned about what the Scriptures, the Bible,

says about the Messiah. They realized that Jesus

is the Messiah.”

19. Talk about the “Day 5 Bible Story Picture”

(pack item 27). Use the “Review Questions” and

“Discussion Questions” (pack items 10-11) to talk

more about the Bible story.



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20. Play “What God Has Done” (music track 3).

Pass the bag of verse words around the group.

Stop the music and ask the child holding the bag

to remove a word. She can tape the word to the

“Verse Map” (pack item 7). Start the music again.

After several words are on the map, tell the child

holding the bag that he can either remove

another word or rearrange words on the map to

be in the correct order. Continue until the verse is

assembled.

21. Read the verse together. Pray, thanking God

for the Bible that helps us know about Jesus and

what He did to save us.

1 plastic car mat ◆ Homemade Jesus chart

from Day 1

Live it: p. 40

1. Say today’s Point together. Ask them to think

about what they know or have learned about

Jesus. Review the chart about Jesus you started

on Day 1. Adjust any statements as needed. Add

any others needed. Make sure “Jesus is the

Savior” is on the chart.

2. Lay out the car mat on the floor (or hang it on

the wall) and ask what place each picture

reminds them of. Say: “The men encountered

Jesus on the road in today’s Bible story. You can

encounter Jesus in these places. You can help

others encounter Jesus in these places. How can

you share about Jesus with others?” Encourage



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them to name ways they could share about

Jesus in each of the places pictured.

3. Lead them to pray and ask God to help them

tell about Jesus in the different places they go,

Call on volunteers to pray. Allow as many to pray

as choose to do so. Ask an adult to close the

prayer time.

20 copies of

Jump Start

Your

Reading

Plan

(This page

needs to be

generated

from p. 14-16

of the Field

Guide)

◆ Pack Item 2

◆ Music track 5


digital music

Finish it: p. 40

10. Call attention to “Daily Snapshot 5” (pack

item 2). Repeat today’s Point together.

11. Say: “The words in the Bible help us know

about Jesus and believe in Him. The Bible also

helps us learn and grow when we are Christians.”

12. Challenge them to read the Bible at home

next week.

13. Distribute the “Jump Start Your Reading

Plan” and go over the points on how to have a

personal Quiet Time with God.

14. Pray, thanking God that we can read the

Bible and learn more about Him.

2 copies of

Verses

About Jesus

⚫ 1- 3” x 3” package of Post

it sticky notes

◆ Pack Item 15

◆ Pack Item 29

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(pack item

29) on

martian

green paper

◆ Write “Words” on one

sticky note

◆ Write “Actions” on another

sticky note

◆ Colored gel pens or

skinny markers

◆ Verses About Jesus cut

into strips. Have 2 verses

per strip

22. Place the Words and Actions sticky notes at

the tops of the columns on the “Anaconda Chart”

(pack item 15). Display the chart.

23. Say today’s Point. Tell the children that

reading in the Bible helps us know what Jesus

said and did.

24. Distribute 2 verses per pair of students from

copies of “Verses About Jesus” (pack item 29).

Lead them to work in their pairs to read the

verses about Jesus in their Bibles.They can write

down something Jesus said or did on sticky

notes.

25. After a few minutes, call the group together

and lead the students to tell what they read and

noted. They can place their notes in the

appropriate column on the chart.

26. Say: “Learning what Jesus said and did helps

lead people to believe in Him. The Bible is how

people learn that Jesus is the Savior.”

20 sheets of blue cardstock

◆ Pack Item 30

◆ One or two words from

today’s verse (Romans

10:17) each on a sheet of

paper.

◆ The following words on

sheets of paper, one per

page: Emmaus, road,

zebra, Peter, however,

badger, encounter

BIBLE

SKILLS

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AVOID THE SCAT p. 42

17. You should have 20 different word pages

using words from today’s verse and the words

listed in the “Teacher’s should provide” column to

the left. Mix the words and arrange them in a 4-

by-5 grid on the floor and tape them down.

18. Display the “Romans 10:17 Poster” (pack

item 30) and read it together.



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19. Say: “Hearing the message of the Bible, the

good news about Jesus that God has given us in

His Word, is how people believer. Faith comes

through hearing the Bible. That’s why we want to

read it and memorize verses, so we can know

more about God and His plan for us through

Jesus.”

20. Call attention to the word grid on the floor.

Tell the children that they will step on the words

of the verse in order. Comment that some of the

words on the floor are not in the verse.

21. Say: “When someone is out exploring and

looking for animals, he tries to avoid stepping in

an animal’s scat, or waste that the animal leaves

when it goes to the bathroom. You want to avoid

the scat- the words that do not belong in the

verse.”

22. Choose a volunteer to stand on the first word

of the verse. Lead that child to step on the next

words in order. Tell the other children to say the

words as the child steps on them. The group can

help him step through the verse, avoiding the

words that don’t belong (scat).

23. If he steps on an incorrect word, he leaves

the grid and another child takes a turn.

24. Pray and thank God for the Bible that helps

us believe. Say today’s Point together again.



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