PRE-K SMALL GROUP, June 18, 2017; Week 3

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June 18, 2017 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who can do what God wants you to do? Bottom Line: I can do what God wants me to do. Memory Verse: “God made us to do good works.” Ephesians 2:10, NCV Bible Focus: I can lead others.

David Anointed King • 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Here’s what you’ll be teaching in 3s–5s this week. Make It Fun (9:00, 10:15, 11:30) All Service Times • Father’s Day Love Make It True (9:10, 10:25, 11:40) All Service Times • Bible History Presentation in the Sandbox Make It Real (9:30, 10:45, 12:00) All Service Times • Small Group Time • Prayer Make It Stick (9:35, 10:50, 12:05) 9:00 & 11:30 • Find the Crown • Line Up, Everyone! 10:15 • Open Heart • Follow My Rhythm All Service Times • Dismiss–Parent CUE

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June 18, 2017 Basic Truth: God made me. Key Question: Who can do what God wants you to do? Bottom Line: I can do what God wants me to do. Memory Verse: “God made us to do good works.” Ephesians 2:10, NCV Bible Focus: I can lead others.

David Anointed King • 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Make It Fun (Introductory Activities, 10 minutes) Let one teacher lead activities in different areas of the room while another teacher greets parents and kids at the door. All Service Times Father’s Day Love “Father’s Day Love” is a special card made to celebrate their special “Father.” What You Need: “FD 2017” Activity Page, light blue and dark purple washable inkpads, wet wipes, a marker, and completed sample craft. What You Do: During the Activity: Help kids cover their hands with blue ink and place on the middle of their paper. Clean hand. Help kids dab pointer finger in purple inkpad and make a v in the center of the hand forming a heart. Clean finger. After the Activity: Write child’s name on their paper and put aside to dry. What You Say: Before the Activity: “It’s a super special day today! Today is the day we celebrate our Father’s! We are going to make a super neat treat to celebrate them.” During the Activity: “Everybody gets a paper. It says, ‘You are the BEST hands down. Happy Father’s Day 2017!’ We need to cover one hand with the blue ink and press it down on the middle of your paper. (Clean hand.) Now we need to make a heart using your finger with the purple ink. (Using pointer finger, dip in the ink and press their down in the center of the hand forming a v to make the heart and clean finger.) Super duper!” After the Activity: “Let’s write your name on your card. (Pause.) Now you have a super special card to give your Daddies!” Make It True (Large Group, 20 minutes) After children have participated in Make It Fun, gather them for a large group time that includes interactive worship, introductory sketch and Bible Truth. Place your “We are in Large Group” sign on the door as you leave. Travel to the Sandbox.

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Make It Real (Small Groups, 5 minutes) Make It Real is designed to help preschoolers understand how the Bottom Line applies to them. They’ll discuss real-life experiences and share prayer requests. Give each child a cup of Chex cereal to snack on while you take them through the following exercise. Small Group Time What you Need: Paperclip “Memory Verse Card” from the Week One Activity Pages on the Website in your Bible at Ephesians 2:10. Journal with a “Young David Picture” Cutout glued inside (one cutout per service time) and a fun-shaped pen for each small group. Reward stickers. SMALL GROUP LEADER (SGL): “Put two hands in the air if you’re a kid who rocks and you’re in my small group! (Pause.) I see you! (Name each child), come see me! Give each child a snack. “We heard a Bible Truth today about another kid who rocks. Today’s kid was named . . . (pause and see if the children know). Yes! His name was David! (Hold up journal with David picture or hold up the picture of David.) David rocked, because he did what God wanted him to do. I know someone else who can do what God wants them to do: YOU! You can do what God wants you to do too! Who can do what God wants you to do?” CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] “I can do what God wants me to do!” SGL: “Again! Who can do what God wants you to do?” CHILDREN and SGL: [Bottom Line] “I can do what God wants me to do!” SGL: “You can do what God wants you to do, because God made you to do good things. Remember the new verse we’ve been learning this month? It says . . . (Open Bible to memory verse card.) “God made us to do good works, Ephesians 2:10. Stand up and let’s say that verse together with the motions. Just say what I say and do what I do!” (Lay Bible down.) CHILDREN and SGL: “God made (point both hands up) us to do (point to others and yourself) good works (thumbs up), Ephesians 2:10.” (Open your hands like a book.) (Repeat the verse with the motions several times together.)

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SGL: “God made you to do good things like helping someone who’s hurt, obeying your mommy and daddy, or giving a hug to someone who’s sad. All of these are good things! Yay for doing good things! “Okay friends, it’s time to write in our prayer journal.” (Open the prayer journal to the page with the “Young David Picture” or prepare to glue it on the page where you will be writing with your fun pen.) SGL: “David was just a kid when God chose him to be the next king. Kings have to be good leaders so they can show people the right thing to do. God knew David would love Him and be a good leader. “God wants you to lead others too. The best way to lead others is by doing what God wants you to do. Since God wants us to do good things, let’s make a list of good things we can do. When we pray, we can use our list to ask God to help us do good things, so we can be good leaders. When I say your name, tell me one good thing you can do and I’ll write it in our prayer journal. (Some children may need a little help thinking of good things they can do. Some ideas are: telling the truth, being kind, sharing what we have, helping people, working hard, and being a good listener.) (Write each child’s name and what they say beside their name. Remember to print the words they say so the children can recognize their names and the letters.) “I love this list! All of these things will help us be good leaders. Would anyone like to pray before I pray? (Give each child who wants to pray the opportunity to do so.) “Now I will pray.” Prayer SGL: “Dear God, thank You for making us to do good things. We want to do what You want us to do because we love You. Please help us do good things like (read the list the children made). Please help (name each child) do what you want them to do, so they will be leaders who rock! We love You, God. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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Make It Stick (Application Activities, 25 minutes) These activities are designed to help preschoolers understand and remember today’s Bible Truth and Bottom Line. 9:00 & 11:30 1. Find the Crown “Find the Crown” is an activity that teaches problem solving and critical thinking skills while reinforcing today’s Bible Truth. What You Need: “Crown” Activity Page and crayons What You Do: During the Activity: Give each child an Activity Page and a crayon. Instruct the children to look and find all of the crowns on the page. Encourage the children to use the crayon to circle each crown. What You Say: Before the Activity: “In our Bible Truth today, God chose David to be king out of all his brothers!” During the Activity: (Give each child an Activity Page and a marker.) “Look on the page and see if you can find the hidden crowns. When you find a crown, use the crayon to circle it.” (Do activity.) After the Activity: “You ROCK! You found all of the hidden crowns. God chose David to be the king and lead. God wants us to lead people to Jesus too! Who can do what God wants you to do? [Bottom Line] I can do what God wants me to do!” Proceed with Activity #2 if time allows. 2. Line Up, Everyone! “Line Up, Everyone!” is an activity that uses reasoning and problem solving to review today’s Bible Truth. What You Need: No supplies needed What You Do: During the Activity: Gather the children in an open area of the room. Explain that you want them to line up in order by height: tallest to shortest. To help them get started, choose the child that is the tallest and place that child on one end of the space. Then help them work together to line up from tallest to shortest. What You Say: Before the Activity: “In the Bible Truth today, Samuel went down the line of brothers to find the one that God had chosen to be the future king. Let’s work together to get in line from tallest to shortest.

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During the Activity: “First, let’s find the tallest friend in our class. Let’s see, that looks like [tallest child’s name]. Okay, now let’s see if we can work together to get in a line behind [tallest child’s name].. Who is the next tallest?” (Continue activity until all children are in line.) After the Activity: “You did a great job lining up from tallest to shortest! You know, when Samuel went down the line of brothers, he had an idea of who God would choose. But God had a different idea! He didn’t choose the strongest or tallest. Who did God choose? (Pause for responses.) That’s right! God chose David—the youngest brother! God can see things that we cannot. He saw that David had the biggest heart even though he was the smallest brother. God made David to lead others. And you know what? God made you to lead others too, because you rock! Who can do what God wants me to do? [Bottom Line] I can do what God wants me to do.” 10:15 1. Open Heart “Open Heart” is an activity that creates a craft for the children to take home and use to tell their families about Jesus. What You Need: “Heart Window” cards, crayons, heart stickers, and completed sample craft. What You Do: During the Activity: Give each child a card and a heart sticker. Invite the children to open the flap on the front of the card and place the sticker inside. The heart will be on the back half of the card but will show through the front opening. Give the children the crayons and encourage them to decorate their cards. What You Say: Before the Activity: “Today in our Bible Truth we learned that God can see things that we cannot. He saw that David had the biggest heart even though he was the smallest brother.” During the Activity: “We are going to make a craft that will remind us of our Bible Truth today. We can use it to tell our families about Jesus. (Give each child a card and sticker.) There is a flap on the front of your card. Can you open it with me? (Demonstrate.) You rock! Place the sticker inside the flap. (Pause.) Perfect! Close the flap. Now you cannot see the heart. God can see things that we cannot! Open it again! That heart reminds me of David’s big heart. Now you can use the crayons to color your card!” After the Activity: “Your cards look beautiful! God wanted David to lead and to be king. He wants all of us to lead others and do what He made us to do! Who can do what God wants you to do? [Bottom Line] I can do what God wants me to do!”

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Proceed with Activity #2 if time allows. 2. Follow My Rhythm “Follow My Rhythm” is an activity that uses listening and memory skills to review this month’s Bottom Line. What You Need: No supplies needed What You Do: During the Activity: Gather the children in an open area of the room and invite them to sit down crisscross applesauce in a circle. As the children watch, show them a rhythm pattern that you want them to follow, using just hands to clap or pat legs. Repeat as time and interest allow. Below are some suggestions:

• Pat, pat, clap • Clap, clap, pat • Clap, pat, clap, pat • Clap, clap, pat, pat • Pat, pat, pat, clap • Clap, clap, clap, pat

What You Say: During the Activity: “Let’s sit in a circle, crisscross applesauce! I’ll give you some rhythm patterns to follow. We’ll use our hands to clap like this (clap once) or pat your legs like this (pat your legs once). Are you ready? (Pause.) Okay, here’s your first rhythm to follow!” After the Activity: “Wow! Way to go, friends. You did a great job following the leader and copying the rhythm patterns. And you know what? You can lead others too! That’s one important thing that God wants you to do. Who can do what God wants you to do? [Bottom Line] I can do what God wants me to do.” All Service Times Get Ready to Dismiss