43GRADES 1-2 BIBLE STUDY LEADER GUIDE

SUPPLIES

EVERYDAY SUPPLIES (THESE ITEMS, NEEDED EVERY DAY IN VBS, ARE ONLY LISTED HERE AND DO NOT APPEAR IN EACH DAY’S SPECIFIC SUPPLY LISTING.)

❏ Bibles

❏ VBS 2015 Kids Field Kit (005650068, one per kid)

❏ VBS 2015 Grades 1–2 Bible Study Leader Pack (005652739, including “Instructions for Pack Items” [pack item 1] to provide information on how to display and prepare pack items, item 2 to provide the banner, and “VBS Grades 1–2 Bible Study Enhanced CD” [pack item 22] which contains music and data files for additional teaching helps, including daily review and application questions)

❏ CD player

❏ VBS 2015 Name Tags (005652725, package of 20) or name tags (one per kid)

❏ Pencils, washable markers (one per kid when needed in activities), and permanent markers (used for teacher-made items)

❏ Tape, adhesive poster putty, or other acceptable materials to attach lightweight items to pack items and walls

❏ Option: VBS 2015 Expedition Tags (005707301, 10 sets of 5 different tags)

DAY 1 ❏ Backpack filled with one camping/household item per kid (The items you include can be silly or serious: socks, canteens, first aid items, batteries, teddy bear, or various toiletries)

❏ Clothesline Rope

❏ Jute twine (one 12-inch piece per child)

❏ Miniature clothespins or paper clips

❏ Which Way Do I Go? (Application Activity)

• Compass

• Construction paper

❏ Rocky Territory (Application Activity)

• 12-15 fist-sized landscape rocks

❏ Gospel Exploration (Bible Skills Activity)

• Self-stick tape f lags

❏ Vine With Me (Bonus Verse Activity)

• Clear packing tape• Chenille stems

DAY 2 ❏ Bucket

❏ Clothesline rope or jute twine (12-15 feet long)

❏ Cardboard towel roll

❏ Geocache Stash (Application Activity)

• Scratch paper• Small empty containers, 1 per child (gum tins, water

bottles, deli containers, etc.)

❏ Get Your Bearings (Application Activity)

• Compass (1 per group)• Small metal bucket or gift bag

❏ River Crossing (Bible Skills Activity)

• Poster board or brown wrapping paper

❏ Pick Up Sticks (Bonus Verse Activity)

• Poster Board• Bundle of small tree twigs (about 12 inches long)

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44 VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2015

SUPPLIES

DAY 3 ❏ Small logs or rolled brown paper

❏ Red, yellow, and orange tissue paper

❏ Potato

❏ Self-stick notes

❏ Numbered cube

❏ Campfire Treats (Application Activity)

• Zip-lock bags (1 per child)• Tape• Graham cracker squares• Marshmallows

• Chocolate bar squares• Waxed paper

❏ I Can Explain! (Application Activity)

• Clean, empty tin can

❏ Look What I Found! (Bible Skills Activity)

• No supplies needed

❏ Leaf Rubbings (Bonus Verse Activity)

• White copy paper• Crayons (remove paper)• Permanent markers• Leaves, wood blocks, or other textured nature items

DAY 4 ❏ Kitchen timer or stopwatch

❏ Old sheet or lightweight canvas

❏ Counting Sticks (Application Activity)

• Scrapbook paper (nature or leather/canvas print)• Stapler• Jumbo craft sticks• Permanent markers

❏ Change It Up (Application Activity)

• Assortment of 12-15 camping, survival, or nature items

❏ In Tents Competition (Bible Skills Activity)

• Paper (5 small squares per child)

❏ Act It Out Shout (Bonus Verse Activity)

• No supplies needed

DAY 5 ❏ Flashlights or camping lantern

❏ Masking tape

❏ 2 sheets of construction paper

❏ Bag of Bugs (Application Activity)

• Backpack, mesh laundry bag, or dollar-store bug net

❏ What a Landscape! (Application Activity)

• Large sheet of paper taped to the wall• Crayons or markers

❏ Earthquake! (Bible Skills Activity)

• Empty tissue box• Adjustable belt or 1-inch nylon strap• Table tennis or smooth plastic balls (about 12)

❏ Survival Spring Bubbles (Bonus Verse Activity)

• Soap bubble solution and bubble wand

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