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Transition Activity Time(Use this group activity while waiting for parents or if you need an

additional activity. You will need to cut colored circles ahead of time.)

This material is adapted from Bible study lessons from the Winter2009 quarter of Bible Teaching for Kids: 3’s—Pre-K Leader Guide, which is copyrighted by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Used by permission.

Give preschoolers crayons and the Bible story color sheet.Give each child the take home “Bible and Me” sheets. Help them complete the activity on the back page.Sort Colors—Cut squares, strips, or circles from construction paper—red, blue, purple, and yellow. Encourage the preschoolers to match the colors and shapes. Mention that these are the pretty colors that King Solomon used to decorate the church.

Bible Verse:“Sing songs to God.”

1 Chronicles 16:9

Jump to Music. Space several carpet squares or colored construction paper on the floor.

Instruct each child to choose a square on which to stand. Explain to preschoolers that they can jump or move to the music any way they choose without leaving the square. Play a musical CD and let them jump, clap, and sing. Continue this game as long as “they want to play.” Talk to them about how singing and praising makes God happy.Play a Beanbag game. Guide preschoolers to stand in a circle. Toss the beanbag in the air in the center of the circle and call a child’s name. That child runs to catch the beanbag. After he catches the bag, ask him to name something that he enjoys doing at church. Look for opportunities to say the Bible phrase “Sing songs to God.”

Bible Learning Game Time

Age: 3s-Pre-KJanuary 3, 2010

8:45 & 11:30 (11:00 at WH and 11:15 at Gallatin) 10:00 (9:30 at White House) Musical instrument cards. Church picture fronts, blocks. Index cards. Large paper, tape, markers, crayons.Paper, glue, red, blue, purple yarn. Bible verse strips. CD & CD player. Brown bags, crayons, beans, rice,Construction paper, crayons, markers, glue, Bible verse yarn, craft sticks, tape.Strips, craft sticks, tape.Games: Construction paper, bean bag, CD & CD player, TAKE HOME SHEETSRed, blue, yellow paper.

Supplies Needed

Bible Teaching Overview

Bible Story: “The People Sang to God” 2 Chronicles 3:1-7; 5:11-14Bible Truth: People at church sing songs to God.Bible Verse: “Sing songs to God.” 1 Chronicles 16:9 Life Application: I can sing songs to God at church.

Schedule and Explanation of ActivitiesSmall Group Bible Activity Time – Teacher prepares the activities from the teaching box. Activities are placed on the tables or floor for children to rotate through in small groups. Each activity relates to the Biblical truth. (about 25 minutes.)Large Group Bible Story Time or Tree Hollow– Children will hear the Bible story, participate in a Bible verse activity, sing and worship through a large group experience. This activity is led by the teacher unless Tree Hollow is scheduled for your hour. (about 20 minutes)Large Group Bible Game Time – Children can play a game or activity as a large group to reinforce the Bible truth. (about 10 minutes)Transition Activity Time – large or small group activities for preschoolers to transition into the next hour. (about 10 minutes)Snack Time – Snack will be brought to your room if it is served during your session time.

Bible Story Time(Ask children to sit on the carpet or at tables as you lead the

Bible story time)1. Before the Bible Story Time, gather the Bible, the Bible story picture.2. With the Bible open, tell Bible story from memory. Make eye contact

with the children. As you tell the Bible story, show the Bible story picture.

1. After the story, show the teaching picture. Ask the children to tell you what is happening in the picture. Play “Look and Find.” Describe something in the picture. Ask the preschoolers to raise their hands when they see it. Call on one at a time to point to the item in the picture.

2. Ask the preschoolers to say the Bible verse with you: “Sing songs to God.” 1 Chronicles 16:9.

Bible Learning Activities

8:45 & 11:30 (11:00 at WH and 11:15 at Gallatin)Intro Activities— Match Pictures: Give a musical instrument card to each child. Call on a child to lay his card on the floor in front of the group. Ask the child with the matching instrument card to place it beside the first card. Continue until all instruments are matched. Talk about how we use music, and singing to worship God and show Him our love. Build with Blocks: Stand up the pictures of church fronts in the block area. Ask the preschoolers to choose one of “church fronts” and build a church with the blocks. Talk with them about the different types of churches and about what we do at church. Lead children to pray and thank God for their church.

Bible Learning Activities:Create Yarn Pictures. Give each child a piece of paper, glue, and yarn. Using red, blue, and purple yarn, guide the children to glue various colors of yarn, along with the Bible verse on their papers. As the children work on their pictures, ask them to tell you the colors of the yarn. Explain that these are the colors King Solomon used to make curtains for the church he built. Talk with the children about the importance of having a church to come to so that they can: hear Bible stories, pray, make friends, and WORSHIP God. Tell them the Bible story is about singing songs to God.

Make a Fun Fan. Give each preschooler ¼ sheet of construction paper. Invite preschoolers to decorate their sheets with crayons and markers. Glue today’s Bible verse on the fan. Accordion fold the papers. Tape a craft stick to the fan. Show the preschoolers how to fan themselves.

God had a special job for King Solomon. God wanted King Solomon to build a special church (temple). The temple would be a beautiful place where people could come to sing and say

thank you to God.King Solomon used many workers to help build the church. The building was very large. It had a porch across the front.

On each side of the front door was a big, tall column. The inside of the temple was covered with gold. Workers used many sparkling stones to decorate the temple. King Solomon made a curtain from red, blue, and purple cloth. The curtain

was hung in a special place inside the temple. When the church (temple) was finished, King Solomon and the

people celebrated. Some of the people played music on trumpets and cymbals. Other people sang thank-you songs to God. They sang, “God is good. God will always love us.” They

thanked God for their new church (temple).

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10:00 (9:30 at White House) Intro Activity—Learn the Bible Verse: Print each word of today’s Bible phrase and the Scripture reference on a separate index card. Place a number from 1 to 5 on each card. Scatter the cards facedown on the floor. Say today’s Bible phrase and ask five preschoolers to choose a card and turn it over. Help the children put the phrase in the correct order. Draw to Music: Tape large sheets of paper to 2 tables. Place markers and crayons on the table. Ask the preschoolers to draw as you play joyful music on the CD player. Talk to them about the things that make them happy and encourage them to draw those people or things. Say: “The people in the Bible story today sang happy songs to God. When we sing songs to God, He is happy!”Bible Learning Activities:Make Maracas. Give each child a brown paper bag, markers or crayons. Encourage them to decorate their paper bags. Give them the Bible phrase strip to also glue on their bags. After the bags are decorated, supervise them placing one handful of beans and one handful of rice inside their bags. Take the bags and insert a craft stick in the mouth of the bag—gather the paper around the stick and tie tightly with yarn. [You can tape the end as well to prevent items from coming out.] Show the preschoolers how to shake the maracas and make music.Sing together. Ask the preschoolers to stand in a circle facing you and sing the following song:“If You’re Happy and You Know It”:“If your happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Clap, clap.If your happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Clap, clap