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Joseph and His BrothersBible StoryGenesis 37

Teacher ChallengeJoseph’s story is much bigger than a pretty coat. Whendreams came to him that predicted his family wouldbow to him, Joseph believed those dreams came fromGod. Those dreams nurtured a faith that helped himhang on through many dark days!

God used confusing and hard circumstances to place Joseph where he needed to be. But Joseph didn’tfocus on himself; he looked outward to help, to create situations where others would survive, shine andbe blessed. He was willing to let God be in charge of making the dreams into reality.

� What dreams or plans for the future do you have that you believe God has given you?

� How will you prepare yourself today for those dreams to be fulfilled tomorrow?

To see God’s dream for each of our lives unfold, we must do the same: Focus on living for Him today—in this situation, in this moment! Prepare to live today, the only day you have—fully for Him. He willbring the dream to reality!

Teacher’s Planning1. Choose which centers you

will provide and the order in which children will par-ticipate in them. For tips on schedule planning, see page 9.

2. Plan who will lead each cen-ter, making sure to have oneadult for approximately everysix children. For staffing tipsand ideas, see page 12.

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God’s Word“The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

God’s Word and MeGod is with me wherever I go.

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Play to LearnActive Game Center: Travelling Socks

CollectBible, two or three socks, masking tape; optional—trash can.

PrepareRoll socks into balls. Use masking tape to make a12-inch (30.5-cm) square on the floor in an openarea of the room. (Note: Remove masking tape im-mediately after activity.)

Do1. Children stand in a line several feet from the masking-tape square. Give the first child in line a sock.

2. Child names a place he or she goes, and then tosses the sock into the square. (Optional: Childtosses sock into trash can.) Continue until each child has had a turn or as time and interest allow.

Talk About� In today’s Bible story, Joseph went on a trip to

find his older brothers. Let’s play a game wherewe name the different places we go.

� Sean, where is a place you go? God is with youwhen you visit your aunt and uncle!

� The Bible says, “The Lord your God will be withyou wherever you go.” That means God is with uswhen we go to the store. God is with us when wego to school. God is with us wherever we go!

For Younger ChildrenChildren may need your help to verbalize the places they go. Claire, do you go to the store withyour mom? God is with you at the store.

For Older ChildrenChildren toss socks in a variety of ways (tossing over the head, between the legs, standing on oneleg, etc.).

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Play to LearnArt Center: Coat of Many Colors

CollectBible, newspaper, good quality paper towels, scissors, watercolor paints, paintbrushes, shallow containers.

PrepareCover tables with newspaper. For each child, cut asection of paper towel into a coat shape (see sketch).Fill shallow containers with water and place on tables.

DoGive each child a paper-towel coat. Children use watercolor paints to paint paper-towel coats.

Talk About� In today’s Bible story, Joseph’s father

gave him a special coat to wear. Let’s usewatercolor paints to make these paper-towel coats colorful!

� Joseph’s father gave him the special coatto show that he loved Joseph. Madison,one way God shows His love for us is bymaking food grow. What kind of food isyour favorite?

� The Bible says, “The Lord your God willbe with you wherever you go.” This versemeans God is with us all the time, atevery place we go! Pray briefly, Thank You,God, for being with us wherever we go.

For Younger ChildrenInstead of using watercolor paints, children use markers.

For Older ChildrenChildren make patterns of stripes or circles on their paper-towel coats.


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Lesson 40Play to LearnConstruction Center: Train Tracks

CollectBible, several large cardboard boxes, craft knife, blocks.

PrepareUse craft knife to cut flaps from tops and bottoms of boxes, leaving sides intact.

Do1. Children place blocks along two parallel lines, forming train tracks (see sketch). Children make

train tracks wide enough to walk between. The train tracks can be straight, curved or made into a large circle.

2. Children form a line inside the train tracks. Give each child a box. Children stand inside box, holdingit up and walking to form the car of a train.

Talk About� In today’s Bible story, Joseph walked

a long way to see his brothers. In Bibletimes, people usually walked when theywent on a trip. What are some ways peo-ple travel today? Some people travel todifferent cities by train. Let’s build sometrain tracks with our blocks and pretendto go on a trip!

� Emma, where would you like to go on ourtrip? When you go to your friend Hannah’shouse, God is with you!

� Michael, where did your family go on vacation? God was with you and your family whenyou went to the beach.

� The Bible says, “The Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” I’m glad God is always with me. God is with you wherever you go, too! Pray briefly, Thank You, God, forbeing with us wherever we go.

For Younger ChildrenOutline train tracks using masking tape. Children place blocks on masking-tape lines to form traintracks. (Note: Remove masking tape immediately after activity.) Children place large boxes on tracks as tunnels.

For Older ChildrenChildren line up and take turns being the engine, directing where the train will go.




Play to LearnDramatic Play Center: Dressing Up

CollectBible, colorful dress-up clothes and fabric (scarves,towels, strips of fabric).

DoChildren dress up using colorful dress-up clothesand fabric. Children drape scarves or other materi-als over heads and around shoulders.

Talk About� In our Bible story today, Joseph’s father

gave him a beautiful coat. Joseph’s fathergave him the coat to show Joseph how muchhe loved Joseph. Let’s dress up in these col-orful fabrics.

� Joseph wore his beautiful coat when he wentwalking to find his brothers. Where can wepretend to go now? Let’s get dressed in thesecolorful clothes and fabrics and pretend togo to a party!

� The Bible says, “The Lord your God will bewith you wherever you go.” God is with youwherever you go. God loves you!

� Pray briefly, Dear God, thank You for beingwith us wherever we go. We love You!

For Younger ChildrenChildren play with dolls, dressing dolls in fabric, scarves and doll clothing.

For Older ChildrenChildren use toy cameras to pretend to take pictures of each other.


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Listen to LearnGenesis 37

CollectBible, Bible Story 14 pictures from God’s Story forMe Poster Pack #2, Preschool Music #2 DVD or CDand player, ball.

Greet Each OtherAsk children to take turns saying their name and anumber between 1 and 5. Other children clap (orjump, or turn around) that number of times.

Tell the StoryOpen your Bible to Genesis 37. Tell the story using the pictured motions (keywords in bold) orshow Bible Story 14 pictures.

What color is your favorite shirt or dress? Listen to hear about a boy who was given a veryspecial coat!

Our Bible tells about a boy named Joseph. Joseph had 11 brothers. Joseph and hisbrothers took care of the family’s sheep and watched to make sure no sheep got lost.

Joseph’s father was named Jacob. Jacob loved Joseph the best of all his sons. Toshow that he loved Joseph, Jacob gave him a beautiful coat. But the beautiful coatmade his brothers angry!

One day, after caring for the sheep with his brothers, Joseph told his father that hisbrothers were NOT doing a good job. This made Joseph’s brothers angrier!

Later Joseph told his family about two dreams that he had. Both dreams wereabout his family bowing to Joseph. It sounded like Joseph would be their leader.The dreams made his brothers REALLY angry!

Not long after this, Joseph’s brothers took the sheep out to find new grass. They hadbeen gone for a long time. Jacob sent Joseph to find out how they were.

Joseph walked and walked. He looked for his brothers. Joseph’s brothers saw himcoming a long way off. The brothers remembered how angry they were at Joseph.

They made a plan to take Joseph’s coat and KILL Joseph!

But the oldest brother said, “Don’t kill him. Just throw him in this deep hole in theground.” And that’s just what the brothers did.

Then the brothers noticed some traders coming. (Traders are people who buy andsell things.) One brother said, “Let’s SELL Joseph. These traders will take him far,far away.” So the brothers sold Joseph to the traders. Joseph was taken to Egypt, farfrom his home. He was sold as a slave. (A slave is a person who is owned by someoneelse.) Joseph must have been very sad. But even though he was far from home, Godwas with him.


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Talk About the StoryWhat mean thing did Joseph’s brothers do to him? (Threw Joseph in a hole. Sold Joseph to traders.)Joseph’s brothers were MEAN to Joseph! But God was with Joseph. God is with us wherever wego, too. Where do you like to go with your family? God is with you wherever you go!

Sing to GodLet’s sing a song that reminds us that God is with us. Lead children in singing “God with You”(on DVD or track 12 on CD). When you go to bed at night, who is with you? God is! When you go to school, who is with you? God is with you everywhere you go!

Hear and Say God’s WordHolding your Bible open to Joshua 1:9, say versealoud. I’m glad God is with me wherever I go. God is with you everywhere you go, too!Lead children in repeating the Bible verse severaltimes. As the children are repeating the versewith you, point to one or more children. You andthe children say the name of every child pointed at instead of the word “you” each time. The Lordyour God is with Sarah and Jessica wherever Sarah and Jessica go. Continue naming each child.

Pray to GodLead children in prayer. Dear God, thank You for always being with us, everywhere we go. InJesus’ name, amen.

Praise to GodChildren stand at one side of classroom. In our Bible story today, God was with Joseph, and Godpromises to be with us, too. I’m glad that God is with us wherever we go. Let’s walk acrossthe room in different ways. Lead children in walking back and forth across the room in a variety ofways: slowly, jumping, hopping, skipping, sliding, etc. Children repeat “God is with me” as they walk.


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Option: Lead children in clapping in a vari-ety of ways (in front, to the side, down low,etc.) while saying the verse.


Talk to LearnBible Story Activity Pages CenterCollectA copy of Activity 14 from The Big Book of Bible StoryActivity Pages #2 for yourself and each child, scissors,crayons or markers; optional—cotton balls, glue.

DoLead children to complete pages following the in-structions. (Optional: Children glue cotton balls tosheep.) Use the conversation suggestions as chil-dren complete their pages and retell the story.

Preschool Puzzle CenterCollectCopies of Bible Story Puzzle 40, Bible VersePuzzle 40 and/or Challenge Puzzle 40 fromThe Big Book of Preschool Puzzles #2 for eachchild; pencils, crayons or markers.

DoChildren complete the puzzles and color pages. Use the conversation suggestions on the pages.

Read-Aloud Story CenterCollectA copy of Story Picture 40 from The Big Book of Read-Aloud Stories #2 for yourself and each child, crayonsor markers.

DoRead the story and distribute pictures. Use the conversation suggestions as children complete their pages.


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