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Lessons for the Leader

1aApplication Activities Format: Follow the numbers with arrows for a 30-minute, large group plus 20-minute Application Activities format.

1 Follow all the numbers for a 45- to 60-minute large

group only format.

What do these symbols mean?

Session at a Glance

Miriam Helped Her Family

Bible Passage: Exodus 1:8-10,22; 2:1-10

Key Bible Verse: Galatians 5:13

Life ApplicationI can help my family.

Level of Biblical Learning (Family)I can do my part by helping my family.

How do the members of your family help one another? Look at how one young girl helped her family in several ways.•Read Exodus 1:8-10,22. Understand what is

happening during this time. The new ruler, or Pharaoh, commanded that all Hebrew boys under the age of two be thrown into the river.

•Read Exodus 2:1-3. A Hebrew boy was born to a Levite couple. The mother saw her son as beautiful—that he would surely live and thrive. When the child could not be hidden any longer at home, what did the mother do?

•Read Exodus 2:4. We can assume the sister, Miriam, had helped with the baby at home in his earlier months. However, now the sister took on a major role. How did the sister help? What would you have done?

•Read Exodus 2:5-7. Would you have held your breath as the basket was retrieved and opened? Would you have turned away in fear because you did not want to see your brother harmed? Miriam approached the king's daughter. How did the Miriam offer help?

•Read Exodus 2:8-9. God uses situations to bring about His good. Who cared for the child until he was older? How did God provide for the needs of the baby's family? In what ways in your life has God used situations to bring about His good?

•Read Exodus 2:10. The mother fulfilled her promise or terms of service to Pharaoh's daughter. Would you have taken the child to the palace or fled to another country with him?

•Notice how Moses' family helped one another. How can you lead preschoolers to understand the importance of helping their families? Pray, asking for God's guidance.

Introduction to Worship (6 to 8 minutes)

Greet Each ChildToss Beanbags

Worship (30 minutes/45 minutes)

Welcome Children Sing "Jesus Is Alive"Sing "Hosanna in the Highest"Present Offering and PraySing "Jesus, We Love You"Introduce the Word FamiliesLearn the Bible VersePractice Bible SkillsTell the Bible StoryReview the Bible StoryUse Worship GuidesPlay a Matching GameMake ApplicationTransition

Application Activities (20 minutes)

Wrap-Up (10 minutes)

Week of May 6, 2012

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Introduction to Worship

Miriam Helped Her Family

1aGreet Each Child

Pull It TogetherOffering container

•Show children where to place their offerings.

2aToss Beanbags

Pull It TogetherBeanbags (1 per pair of children)

Teacher TipUse soft balls (beach, foam, etc.).

•Line up the children in two rows with partners facing each other (about three feet apart).

•Give each pair of children a beanbag.•Instruct children to toss the beanbags back and

forth with their partners.•Say: "When your partner catches the beanbag,

both of you take one step back. If he misses, stay in the same place and try again. Continue to toss to each other, stepping back each time the beanbag is caught."

•Comment: "We'll learn today about a girl helping her family. Sometimes we help our families as we play."

•Collect beanbags and lead children to worship.

Worship 3aWelcome Children (1 minute)•Say: "I'm so glad you are here. Let's sing."

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

5aSing "Hosanna in the Highest" (DVD, 2 minutes)

6aPresent Offering and Pray (2 minutes)

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

8aIntroduce the Word Families (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPaper, marker•Print Families on the paper.

•Display and read aloud the word.

•Say: "This month we will hear Bible stories about families in the Bible. Can anyone name some Bible families?"

•Invite responses.•Say: "We'll learn about four families who helped

and showed love to their family members. How many people are in your families?"

•Encourage children to say the number of people in their families.

•Conclude: "God made families. Family members can help one another."

9 Learn the Bible Verse (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherBeanbag, paper, marker•Print Galatians 5:13 from your preferred translation.

Teacher TipPrint "Galatians 5:13 Paraphrase" (CD).

•Display and read aloud the verse.•Toss the beanbag to one child.•Encourage that child to repeat the first word of

the verse after you, then toss the beanbag to a friend.

•Continue to lead children to toss and repeat the words of the verse.

•Speed up the tossing and repeating of words.•Lead all children in saying the verse together.•Comment: "We helped each other learn the

verse as we tossed the beanbag."

10 Practice Bible Skills (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrint "Exodus" (CD).

•Display and read aloud Exodus title.•Comment: "Exodus is near the front of the Bible.

It is the second book in the Old Testament."•Invite children to open their Bibles to the Book

of Exodus.•Comment: "Our Bible story is from chapters

1 and 2. Can you find chapters 1 and 2?"•Enlist adults to help the children.

11aTell the Bible Story (7 minutes)

Pull It Together Paper (blue, green), basket, doll, scissors•Lay blue paper on the floor.•Put doll in basket and place it on the blue paper.•Cut slits into green paper to make tall grass.•Place cut green paper in front of basket.

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•Open your Bible to Exodus 1 and tell the story.•Follow the directions in the story.

Miriam Helped Her FamilyBased on Exodus 1:8-10,22; 2:1-10

A new king, or Pharaoh, was named in Egypt. Pharaoh did not like the Hebrew people. The king said all boys born to the Hebrews must be thrown into the Nile River. A Hebrew woman gave birth to a baby boy. The woman kept the boy hidden for three months. The boy's mother covered the outside of a papyrus basket with tar to make it waterproof. The mother wanted to keep her baby safe. She placed the baby in the basket and set the basket in the reeds or tall grass of the Nile River. The baby's sister, Miriam, stood nearby to watch over her baby brother [peek over the grass at the basket].

Pharaoh's daughter went to bathe at the Nile. She saw the basket and sent her servant girl to get it. [Invite a girl to get the basket and place it on the floor in front of you.] Pharaoh's daughter opened the basket [look inside the basket]. Inside the basket was a crying baby boy. She felt sorry for the baby. [Lead children to make crying noise.]

Miriam went to Pharaoh's daughter and asked if she could get a woman to take care of the baby.

Pharaoh's daughter told Miriam to get someone to care for the baby. Miriam got her mother. Pharaoh's daughter told the baby's mother she would pay her to care for the baby. The baby's mother took the boy home and cared for him.

When the baby grew older, his mother took him to Pharaoh's daughter. The baby became Pharaoh's daughter's son. Pharaoh's daughter named the baby Moses because the baby was taken out of the water.

12aReview the Bible Story (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherBasket from step 11, 8 washcloths, tape, scissors•Print "Teaching Picture 10 Miriam" and "Miriam

Review Questions" (CD).•Cut apart the review questions. •Tape each question to a washcloth. •Fold the washcloths and place in the basket.

•Display the teaching picture.•Invite a child to describe the picture.•Instruct: "I'll call on volunteers to pull and open

cloths from my basket. Inside each cloth is a question. I'll read aloud the question for you to answer. Raise your hands and wait for me to call on someone to answer aloud."

•Choose a child to select and open a washcloth.•Read aloud the question, reminding children to

raise their hands and wait to be called upon.•Select a child to answer the question.•Continue for other questions.•Conclude: "Miriam helped her mother and little

brother. We can help our families."

13aUse Worship Guides (7 minutes)

Pull It TogetherWorship Guides, markers

•Distribute materials.•Invite kids to name ways to help their families.•Lead kids to draw pictures of or write the ways

on the large stones on the Worship Guides.

14 Play a Matching Game (5 minutes)

Pull It TogetherScissors, beanbag•Print 2 copies of "Family Members" (CD). Cut

apart. •Lay one set of pictures faceup on the floor. Hold

the other set in your hand.

•Choose one child to select a picture from your hand and display it to the children.

•Invite another child to point to the matching picture on the floor.

•Lead children to match more pictures.•Say: "These are pictures of family members.

Family members help one another."

15aMake Application (2 minutes)

Pull It TogetherPrinted Bible verse from step 9

•Display the verse.•Lead children in saying the verse together.•Encourage children to name ways they can help

their families this week.•Conclude: "Miriam helped her family. We can

help our families."

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 6, 2012 Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition Leader Guide© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

17aSing "My Family Rocks" (DVD, 2 minutes)•State: "This month, we'll learn about families.

We have a new song to learn."•Teach children the song.

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

their Application Activities. d Arts and Crafts—Make Origami Baskets d Dramatic Play—Help With Chores d Games—Play Family Member Games d Exploration and Discovery—Learn Ways to Help Family Members

•Apply: "In our activities, we learned to help our families."

19aReview (2 minutes)

Pull It TogetherFamilies sign from step 8

•Display the sign.•Ask: "What did we learn about today? (families)

This word is families. How did Miriam help her family?"

•Encourage children to retell the story.•Lead children to say the Bible verse.•Conclude: "This week, let's all help our

families."

20aPlay "Who Helps Us?" (3 minutes)

Pull It TogetherBasket from step 11, scissors•Print "Family Members" (CD), cut apart, and place

in basket.

•Choose a child to pull one picture from the basket to show everyone.

•Encourage the children to name ways the person in the picture can help family members.

•Continue until each card is shown.•Ask: "In the Bible story, who helped her baby

brother? (Miriam) We can help our families."

21aDismiss Children to Parents

17 Sing "My Family Rocks" (DVD, 2 minutes)•State: "This month, we'll learn about families.

We have a new song to learn."•Teach children the song.

18 Review (2 minutes)

Pull It TogetherFamilies sign from step 8

•Display the sign.•Ask: "What did we learn about today? (families)

This word is families. How did Miriam help her family?"

•Encourage children to retell the story.•Lead children to say the Bible verse.•Conclude: "This week, let's all help our

families."

19 Pray (2 minutes)•Enlist volunteers to pray, thanking God for their

families.

20 Play "Miriam, Miriam, Where's Your Basket?" (4 minutes)

Pull It TogetherSmall basket, chair

•Instruct: "I'll choose someone to be 'Miriam' and sit in the chair with her back to the group. I'll point to someone sitting on the floor to sneak up, get the basket, and hide it. Everyone will then say 'Miriam, Miriam, where's your basket?' 'Miriam' will guess who has the basket."

•Choose one child to be "Miriam."•Place the basket on the floor behind her. •Point to a child to sneak up, get the basket, and

hide it while "Miriam" closes her eyes.•Direct children to say: "Miriam, Miriam, where's

your basket?"•Let "Miriam" turn around and take up to three

guesses at who has the basket.•Repeat, inviting other children to be "Miriam."

21 Dismiss Children to Parents

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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 PlayHelp With Chores•State: "Miriam was a great helper to her family. What things do you think

Miriam did to help her family? [Allow responses.] What are some ways we can help our families?" [Allow responses.]

•Instruct: "I've set up different areas with items we can use to help do chores we might do at our houses. We can clean floors, pretend to wash and fold clothes, and wash dishes. Let's take turns helping with the chores. Work at each activity for a few minutes and then change to a new one. Go help!"

•Help children choose stations.•Call out every four minutes for groups to switch stations.•Visit with the children at the stations as they work.•Talk about the Bible story.•Lead children to clean the areas.•Conclude: "Thank you for helping do chores today. Miriam helped her

family. We can help our families."•State the Bible verse (Galatians 5:13).•Pray.

Week of May 6, 2012

Worship Through Arts and CraftsMake Origami Baskets•Ask: "What are some ways we can help our families? [Allow responses.] In

our Bible story, we learned Miriam helped take care of her baby brother. Miriam helped her family. We will make origami baskets to remind us that we should help our families. Origami is a way of folding paper. We'll fold paper squares to make baskets."

•Distribute paper squares.•Demonstrate how to fold the basket one step at a time, stopping to help

children. •Lead children through all of the folding steps.•Encourage children to decorate their baskets.•Invite children to make paper babies to put in their baskets. Kids can draw

babies on paper and cut out.•Say: "Miriam showed love for her brother by watching him. She helped him

by getting their mother to take care of him for Pharaoh's daughter."•Say the Bible verse (Galatians 5:13).•Lead children to clean the area.•Direct children to display their baskets for everyone to see.•Pray.

Pull It TogetherScissors, markers, embellishments (yarn, fabric scraps, buttons, stickers, etc.), paper (origami, construction, copy, etc.)•Print "Origami Basket"

(CD). •Cut large squares

(8½ inches or larger). Cut 1 square per child.

Teacher Tips•Provide extra squares

for kids to make more than 1 basket.

•Practice folding before leading kids to fold.

Pull It TogetherToy dishes, 2 dishpans, liquid dish detergent, water, kitchen towels, pieces of small clothing, clothesline, clothespins, hand vacuum, children's broom, dustpan, children's mop, bucket, towels, washcloths•Print "Allergy Alert"

(CD), list detergent, and post.

•Set up stations: d Cleaning the Floors: vacuum, broom, dustpan, mop, bucket d Washing Clothes: clothing, clothesline, clothespins d Washing Dishes: dishes, dishpan of water, dishpan of water and detergent, kitchen towels d Folding Clothes: towels, washcloths

Teacher TipProvide 2 large boxes to use as pretend washing machine and dryer.

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

Worship Through Exploration and DiscoveryLearn Ways to Help Family Members•Remark: "Miriam helped her family. We can help our families, too. Let's

make books with the letters from the word family."•Display supplies.•Instruct: "I'll give everyone two pieces of construction paper. Fold your

papers together and staple along the folded edges to make your book. Then I'll give you a paper of ways to help our families. Cut apart the cards. Glue one card to each page of your book. After gluing, use the markers to draw pictures of ways to help that begin with the letters on the different pages. I could draw a picture of me feeding my pet on the page with the F. Ask for help. We can help one another."

•Help children with folding, stapling book edges, cutting, and gluing.•Read aloud the suggestions on the first page. •Allow children to draw on the pages, reading suggestions as children

change pages.•Lead children to clean the area.•Say: "This activity helped us think of ways we can help our families."•State the Bible verse (Galatians 5:13).•Pray.

Play Family Member Games •Place children in two teams.•Direct teams to stand behind the taped lines [point]. •Say: "In our first relay, this team [point] will race to [say teacher's name]

and that team [point] will race to [say teacher's name]. Team members will take turns running to the teacher. The teacher will show a family member card. Tell the teacher one way that person can help at home. If the card is 'mother,' you could say 'wash dishes' or 'drive the car.' Everyone understand?"

•Review directions as needed before playing.•Help children run the race.•Direct teachers to place one set of cards faceup on the floor. Teachers split

the other set of cards between them.•Say, "In our second race, teammates will take turns running to the

teachers, who will show you cards. Point to the matching cards on the floor, letting the teachers see where you point. Run back to your teams."

•Lead children in running the relay.•State: "For our last game, we'll tape papers to everyone's backs. The goal

is to line up according to the people on the pictures taped to your backs. Grandpas will be first [designate spot], grandmas next. Then dads, moms, sons, and daughters stand next in line. Everyone will have to help each other stand in the right spots."

•Allow the children to work at lining up on their own before helping them.•Check placement and correct any in the wrong places.•Say: "Miriam helped her family. We can help our families."•State the Bible verse (Galatians 5:13).•Pray.

Worship Through GamesPull It TogetherScissors, tape•Print 2 sets of "Family

Members" (CD) and cut apart.

•Tape starting lines to the floor.

•Give 2 teachers each a set of "Family Members" cards.

•Direct the 2 teachers to stand across the room, opposite the starting lines.

Teacher TipPrint an extra copy of "Family Members." Lay pictures in a row to help children stand in correct order. Or, help children line up by displaying pictures in a particular order.

Pull It TogetherChildren's scissors, construction paper (2 sheets per child), glue sticks, markers, stapler/staples•Print "Family Helps"

(CD). Print 1 per child.

Teacher Tips•Provide covers for

books (extra sheets of construction paper, scrapbooking paper, wallpaper samples, etc.).

•Cut apart "Family Helps" before the session.

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Todd Leonardo Miriam Helped Her Family© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in the USA. Exodus 1:8-10,22; 2:1-10

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Exodus 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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Allergy Alert 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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Origami Basket (May 6) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

Fold square piece of paper in half diagonally (make large triangle).

Fold down one point to the fold line, crease, and lift flap.

Fold one corner of triangle under the flap, lining point along creased edge.

Repeat process with the other corner.

Turn piece over and gently fold whole

basket in half.

Cut a diagonal line in the top piece.

Open piece, fold flap down again, and crease.

Open basket and decorate.

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Miriam Review Questions (May 6) 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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Miriam Review Questions (May 6) 2 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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Galatians 5:13 Paraphrase (May 6) 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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Family Members (May 6) 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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Family Helps (May 6) Worship KidStyle Preschool Edition, Spring 2012© 2011 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. Printed in USA. OK to copy.

Feed the pet

Fold the towels

Flip pancakes

Fill the dishwasher

Ask permission

Add dishes to the sink

Arrange your toys on a shelf

Make your bed

Mop the floors

Match socks

Inform someone when you want to help

Include family members when praying

Invite a cousin to church

Love your family

Lie about nothing

Listen to your mom or dad

Help with Yardwork

Say Yes Ma’am and Yes Sir

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