Week of May 20, 2012 Lessons for the Leader … › clientimages › 43897 › children › childrens...Abram told Lot that he did not want to quarrel or fight because they were family

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Session at a Glance

Abram and Lot Worked Together

Bible Passage: Genesis 13:1-12,14-18

Key Bible Verse: Ephesians 6:7

Life ApplicationI can work with my family.

Level of Biblical Learning (Family)God wants family members to be kind to one another.

God wants family members to be kind to one another. How do you treat your family members? Do you see how your preschoolers treat their family members? We are to work with our families.•Read Genesis 13:1-12. In Bible times, people

lived in clans. Abram and Lot were part of Terah's (TEE ruh) clan (see Gen. 11:31). Lot became a part of his Uncle Abram's clan when they moved together. Do you spend time with your nieces and/or nephews? Have you ever thought about one of them living with you?

•Identify the problem between Abram and Lot. Is it a legitimate problem? Look at the problems you face with your family. Are they mostly legitimate or more of someone wanting his way?

•Discover how the problem was handled (vv. 8-9). Do you think Abram knew the importance of families working together? Was Abram's plan demanding in nature? Did he seek for his way to be done? How do you handle family conflicts?

•Notice the choice Lot made. What did the land that he chose look like? How does his choice compare to your choices? Have you ever chosen the best or more expensive thing when something else would have worked as well?

•Read Genesis 13:14-18. See how God blessed Abram in his decision to work together with Lot. Abram presented a solution to the problem and Lot made his choice. Abram moved eastward away from Lot. How did God bless Abram?

•Name the thing Abram built every time he moved. Abram always kept God at the forefront in everything he did. As you work with your family, or as you teach preschoolers to work with theirs, keep God at the forefront and teach the kids to do the same.

Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes)

Greet Each ChildHerd Sheep

Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes)

Welcome ChildrenSing "Whoa!"Sing "Jesus Is Alive"Present Offering and PraySing "Jesus, We Love You"Learn the Bible VersePractice Bible SkillsTell the Bible StoryReview the Bible StoryMake ApplicationUse Worship GuidesToss and LearnSay a PoemTransition

Application Activities (20 minutes)

Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

Week of May 20, 2012

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Introduction to Worship


1aGreet Each Child

Pull It TogetherOffering container

•Show children where to place their offerings.

2aHerd Sheep

Pull It TogetherScissors, tape, construction paper, 2 paper clips•Print "Headbands and Cards" (CD). Print extra

copies of page 2 so each child receives a card.•Cut apart and assemble the headbands. •Cut apart the cards.

•Choose two children to be Abram and Lot and place the headbands on their heads.

•Distribute cards to all other children as you direct them to sit on the floor.

•Instruct: "Everyone sitting down is a sheep. Look at the names and numbers on your cards. Abram [point to child wearing crown] will be looking to collect his sheep. He will collect all sheep with a number 1 first and then a number 2, 3, and 4. Show him your cards when he stops by you. Do the same thing for Lot [point to child wearing headband]. Each of these two leaders will gather four groups of sheep."

•Help Abram and Lot herd their sheep.•Play as time allows, choosing new Abrams and

Lots.•Collect the cards and headbands.•Say: "We'll learn how Abram and Lot worked

together."

Worship 3aWelcome Children (1 minute)•Remark: "I'm so glad you are here. We're

learning we can work together with our families. Let's work together as we worship. It is fun to worship with our friends and families. Stand and sing."

4aSing "Whoa!" (DVD, 2 minutes)

5 Sing "Jesus Is Alive" (DVD, 2 minutes)

6aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes)

7 Sing "Jesus, We Love You" (DVD, 2 minutes)

8aLearn the Bible Verse (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPuppet (male or female), paper, marker•Print Ephesians 6:7 from your preferred translation.

Use only the first part of the verse.

Teacher Tips•Print and use "Ephesians 6:7 Paraphrase" (CD).•Lead children to say the verse in high and low

voices if any child is frightened by the puppet.

•State: "The puppet will help us learn our Bible verse. Listen as the puppet says Ephesians 6:7."

•Make the puppet say the verse and then lead the children to say the verse with the puppet.

9 Practice Bible Skills (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Genesis" (CD).

•Display Genesis.•Ask: "Who knows this word?"•Encourage responses.•State: "This is Genesis, the first book in the

Bible. Open your Bibles to Genesis 13."•Encourage leaders to help the children.•Comment "Keep your Bibles open during our

Bible story."

10aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherCards from "Headbands and Cards" in step 2

•Distribute a card to each child.•Gather everyone as close as possible.•Talk about how crowded the area is.•Open your Bible to Genesis 13 and tell the

story.•Pause and lead children to form two groups

where noted in the story.


Based on Genesis 13:1-12,14-18

Abram obeyed and traveled to wherever God told him to go. Abram traveled with his wife Sarai (SEHR igh) and family, all their servants, animals, and everything they owned. Abram was very rich. Lot, Abram's nephew, also traveled with Abram.

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Lot was also rich and took his family, servants, animals, and everything they owned. There were too many animals for the land where the families moved to and lived. Both men's herdsmen (keepers of the animals) fought because there was not enough land for the animals to live on and eat. Abram and Lot could not continue to live in the same area.

Abram told Lot that he did not want to quarrel or fight because they were family. Abram told Lot to look at the land around them and choose an area to move. Abram told Lot he would move to the area opposite of Lot.

Lot looked in one direction and saw that the land had water and good land. Lot chose to move and live in the Jordan Valley. Abram moved his family in the opposite direction and lived in the land of Canaan. [Lead kids to sit in two separate areas, according to the names on their cards.]

After Lot moved away from Abram, God told Abram to look at the land in every direction. God said He would give all of the land to Abram and his family, including all the family members who would be born later. God told Abram his family would be so large it would be hard to count the people. Abram built an altar and worshiped God.

11aReview the Bible Story (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherScissors, tape•Print "Teaching Picture 12 Abram and Lot" and

"Suitcase Questions" (CD).•Cut out suitcase, fold, and tape sides.•Cut apart questions and put inside suitcase.

•Display the teaching picture.•Invite children to pull papers from the suitcase

for you to read.•Read aloud the questions, allowing time for

responses.•Conclude: "The Bible story of Abram and Lot

helped us learn family members work together. We can work with our families."

12aMake Application (4 minutes)•Say: "I like to work with my family. We did

[name something you did or that families do] together. What are some things you and your families do together?"

•Encourage children to tell things they do with their families.

•Suggest ways kids can work with their families.

Teacher TipPrepare a list of suggestions to offer the children (cook a meal, fold clothes, visit relatives or friends, clean the house or yard, go shopping, etc.).

•State: "God wants family members to be kind to one another. We can work with our families."

13aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship Guides, pencils or markers

•Distribute materials.•Lead children to complete the activities.

14 Toss and Learn (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherGiant Game Floor Mat*, beanbag•Print "Family Names in Sign Language" (CD).•Place names faceup in any order in the mat. •Place the mat on the floor.•Practice the signs.

Teacher TipPrint 2 copies of "Family Names in Sign Language" or fold under 2 rows of the mat.

•Instruct: "We'll take turns tossing a beanbag onto the mat and signing the names on the papers."

•Ask each child after signing: "What do you do with your [say word on paper]? Is that working together?"

•Continue to lead children to toss, sign, and answer.

•Comment: "God made families to work together."

15 Say a Poem (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Family Poem" (CD).

Teacher TipPrint and cut apart "Family Poem" so each child can take a copy home.

•Teach the children the poem.•Lead children to pretend to do the activities as

they say the verses and hug themselves during the last two lines of each verse.

16aGo to Application Activities or Wrap-Up

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Wrap-Up(Large Group Only Format)

Wrap-Up(Application Activities Format)

Week of May 20, 2012 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

17aSing "My Family Rocks" (DVD, 2 minutes)

18aReview Application Activities (2 minutes)•Invite several children to tell what they did in

their Application Activities. d Arts and Crafts—Make Accordion Reminders d Dramatic Play—Set Up Abram's and Lot's Camps

d Games—Put Puzzles Together d Exploration and Discovery—Sort Items

•Apply: "Our activities helped us learn we can work with our families."

19aReview (2 minutes)

Pull It TogetherMetal cookie sheet, magnetic alphabet letters and numbers (to spell out Bible verse, Abram, Lot), printed Bible verse from step 8•Place letters for each word of the verse on different

lines on the cookie sheet.

•Invite several children to unscramble the words.•Read aloud each word.•Lead children to say the verse together.•Comment: "We worked together to say our

Bible verse. We can work with our families."•Remove Bible verse letters.•Spell Abram and Lot on the cookie sheet.•Ask: "How did these men work together?"•Encourage responses.•Conclude: "Abram and Lot chose to move to

different lands as a way to work together."

20a Sing a Song (4 minutes)•Instruct: "Let's name ways we can help our

families. We'll play out and sing about the ways to the tune of 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.'"

•Say: "Sweep! Everyone sweep the floor and sing with me: 'This is the way we sweep the floor, sweep the floor, sweep the floor. This is the way we sweep the floor and help our families.'"

•Continue with other verses children suggest.

21aDismiss Children to Parents

17 Sing "My Family Rocks" (DVD, 2 minutes)

18 Review (2 minutes)

Pull It TogetherMetal cookie sheet, magnetic alphabet letters and numbers (to spell out Bible verse, Abram, Lot), printed Bible verse from step 8•Place letters for each word of the verse on different

lines on the cookie sheet.

•Invite several children to unscramble the words.•Read aloud each word.•Lead children to say the verse together.•Comment: "We worked together to say our

Bible verse. We can work with our families."•Remove Bible verse letters.•Spell Abram and Lot on the cookie sheet.•Ask: "How did these men work together?"•Encourage responses.•Conclude: "Abram and Lot chose to move to

different lands as a way to work together."

19 Pray (2 minutes)•Invite children to pray.

20 Play "Musical Statues" (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship KidStyle Preschool Music CD**, CD player

•Instruct: "I'll play music as you walk around the room. When the music stops, everyone choose a way you can help your family and pantomime or play it out. Someone might choose 'sweep' and pretend to sweep the floor. Everyone get up and moving!"

•Play music as children move around the room.•Stop the music and remind children to play out

a way to help at home.•Guess how several of the children are working

before starting the music again.•Continue as time permits.

21 Dismiss Children to Parents

** Worship KidStyle Music CD (005075283.2012-SPR) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at 1-800-458-2772 or online at www.lifeway.com.

* Giant Game Floor Mat (001114564) may be ordered through LifeWay Christian Resources Customer Service Center at 1.800.458.2772 or online at www.lifeway.com.

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Application Activities Select from the following choices. Each choice is designed for 20 minutes of small group time.

Worship Through Dramatic PlaySet Up Abram's and Lot's Camps•Say: "Abram and Lot worked together. When Abram and Lot realized

their servants were arguing, they chose to move to separate lands. Lot chose the land in one direction and Abram took the land in the opposite direction. Let's use the items in the container to set up the story of Abram and Lot."

•Direct children to pull the contents out of the container and make one large Bible times camping area.

•Place children into two groups.•Guide the groups to choose which items to move to their new camps,

helping children divide items equally.•Talk about the Bible story as children set up their camps and play.•State the Bible verse (Ephesians 6:7).•Lead children to clean the area.•Say: "We worked together as we played today. Abram and Lot worked

together. We can work together with our families. God wants family members to be kind to one another."

•Pray.

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Worship Through Arts and CraftsMake Accordion Reminders•State: "Abram and Lot were family and worked together. We can work with

our families. Let's make accordion reminders of ways we can work with our families."

•Distribute scissors, markers, glue sticks, paper scraps, and "Accordion Reminders."

•Direct children to cut out the reminders. •Talk about how Abram and Lot worked together. •Quiz children on how they can work together with their families.•Guide children to draw pictures of ways to work with their families on the

fronts and backs of the squares on the reminders. •Encourage children to use the embellishments and paper scraps to

decorate the shirts and heads.•Show how to accordion-fold the reminders (fold boxes back and forth). •Say: "When we look at the pictures on our reminders, we can remember

to work with our families. God wants family members to be kind to one another."

•Lead children to clean the area.•Pray.

Pull It TogetherChildren's scissors, crayons or markers, glue sticks, construction paper scraps, embellishments (yarn, wiggly eyes, buttons, etc.)•Print "Accordion

Reminder" (CD). Print 1 copy per child.

Pull It TogetherFabric scraps (green, brown, various other colors), plastic animals, craft sticks, blocks, large container or box•Place all items in the

container.

Teacher TipLooking for additional resources to enhance your teaching? Check out the Levels of Biblical Learning resources available at www.lifeway.com/levelsofbiblicallearning

OK to copy.Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Worship Through Exploration and DiscoverySort Items•Say: "We learned Abram and Lot worked together. We need to remember

we are to work together. Let's work together to sort items." •Form groups, using the same number as the number of sorting items used

(beads, buttons, letter tiles = 3 groups). •Assign each group an item to retrieve.•Give each group a container.•Instruct: "Gather your items, then decide on a way to sort your items."•Allow children to work together to retrieve items, decide how to sort, and

sort the items. •Invite groups to tell how they sorted their items.•Direct groups to switch items and choose new ways to sort.•State: "Now let's use the items to make designs. Designs can be letters or

pictures. We can mix and match the items to make our designs."•Give time for kids to make designs.•Lead children to put items in separate bins as they clean the area.•Remark: "We worked together as we sorted and designed. We can work

with our families also. Remember to find ways to work with your families."•Pray.

Put Puzzles Together •Say: "Abram and Lot had to work together to correct their problem. The

herdsmen in their camps were arguing. Abram and Lot decided to go separate ways and chose separate lands so everyone had room and land. In small groups, we will work together to put together puzzles. It sounds easy, but I am adding a twist. Everyone will place his writing hand behind his back and only use the other hand to complete the puzzles. Everyone in the group must work together to put together the puzzles."

•Place children into three groups.•Give each group a puzzle.•Remind children to put one hand behind their backs.•Encourage the children as they work together.•Lead groups to tell about their puzzles.•Direct kids to put puzzle pieces back in the bags and switch puzzles.•Allow time for kids to put together the new puzzles.•Talk about the Bible story as children work.•Continue until all the children put together all the puzzles.•State the Bible verse (Ephesians 6:7).•Mix all puzzle pieces in a pile as you assign each team a different color.•Challenge teams to race to retrieve pieces and put their puzzles together.•Collect all puzzle pieces and bags.•State: "Working together can be difficult sometimes. If we have good

attitudes and practice being helpful, we will find that working together can be very easy. We can work with our families. God wants family members to be kind to one another."

•Pray.

Worship Through GamesPull It TogetherHeavyweight paper (3 colors), scissors, 3 bags•Print "Puzzles" (CD) on

heavyweight paper (1 puzzle per color).

•Cut apart and put each puzzle in a separate bag.

Teacher Tips•Use the first part of

Ephesians 6:7 for the Bible verse.

•Laminate puzzles for durability.

•Glue puzzles printed in black and white on different colors of construction paper.

Pull It TogetherSorting items (beads, buttons, blocks, letter tiles, coins, etc.), containers (1 per sorted item used)•Mix all of the items

together in one spot.

Teacher Tips•Give children

assistance when you observe difficulty within a group.

•Sort by size, color, particular numbers (5, 10), letters in the Bible verse, and so on.

Todd Leonardo Abram and Lot Worked Together© 2005 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Genesis 13:1-12,14-18

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Genesis 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Suitcase Questions (May 20) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Suitcase Questions (May 20) 2Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

1.Who traveled with Abram?

(Abram's wife, family, animals, everything he owned; Lot,

his family, animals, and everything he owned)

2.Did Abram own

lots of animals and other things?

(yes)

3.What do you think

Abram and Lot are talking about in the picture?

[Display teaching picture.] (not enough land or which way each

would go to have enough land)

4.Was there enough

land for all the animals to have plenty to eat while the two families

were together? (no)

5. What did Lot's and Abram's

herdsmen do?

(quarreled or fought)

6.What did

Abram say he and Lot could do?

(move to different areas to live)

7.What did God tell Abram?

(He would give Abram all the land he could see.)

8.What was

the problem?

(too little water or food)

9.What did

Abram build?

(an altar)

10.Did Lot and Abram work

together to solve the problem?

(yes)

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Puzzles (May 20) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Headbands and Cards (May 20) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Headbands and Cards (May 20) 2Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Family Poem (May 20) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

Working with my familyIs always fun for meMaking beds, raking leavesPicking up my toysI know my family loves meSo happily I will work

Working with my familyThere are lots of things to doSweeping, mopping, foldingTaking out the trashI know my family loves meSo happily I will work

Working with my familyIs always fun for meIroning, dusting, washingSetting the tableI know my family loves meSo happily I will work










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Family Names in Sign Language (May 20) 1Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

FatherPage 17 of 28


MotherPage 18 of 28


Brother

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Sister

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GrandfatherPage 21 of 28


GrandmotherPage 22 of 28


AuntPage 23 of 28


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Ephesians 6:7 Paraphrase (May 20) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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Accordion Reminder (May 20) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

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