1st quarter 2016 lesson 1 (january) beginners teacher's guide

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GRACE Grace is God’s love for us.

Year A1st Quarter

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God Made My World

ReferencesGenesis 1:1-2:3; Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 44-51.

Memory Verse“Everything [God] . . . made . . . was . . . good” (Genesis 1:31, ICB).

ObjectivesThe children will:

Know that God made the world because He loves them.Feel happy about God’s world.Respond by thanking God for the world He made.

The Message

The Bible Lesson at a GlanceIn six days God creates a beautiful

world for us to enjoy. He makes every-thing we could ever need for physical life.But more than that, He makes a world of

beauty to enrich our lives every day.

This is a lesson about grace. Young children can grasp the idea

that God made our world for us becauseHe loves us. This lesson tells childrenabout all those beautiful things andencourages them to enjoy what Godhas made and to thank Him for it.

Teacher Enrichment“As the earth came forth from the

hand of its Maker, it was exceedinglybeautiful. Its surface was diversified withmountains, hills, and plains, interspersed

with noble rivers and lovely lakes. . . .Graceful shrubs and delicate flowersgreeted the eye at every turn. . . .

“After the earth . . . had been calledinto existence, man, the crowning workof the Creator, and the one for whom thebeautiful earth had been fitted up, wasbrought upon the stage of action. To himwas given dominion over all that his eye

Getting Ready to Teach

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could behold; for ‘God said, Let us makeman in our image, after our likeness.’. . .Here is clearly set forth the origin ofthe human race. . . . God created manin His own image. Here is no mystery”

(Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 44, 45).

Room Decorations As you plan your room decorations for

the quarter, remember that a large andelaborate background with accompanyingprops provides far too much visual stim-ulation for infants and toddlers. A few,large, well-chosen decorations are bettersuited for this age than is an elaborate set.

Room decorations are designed tobe used for an entire quarter. An out-door theme with trees, planters with

flowers, rainbows or bright strips ofribbons hanging from the ceiling, birds,stuffed animals, sun, something to rep-resent water (small container, plexiglassover blue paper or blue cloth with rocksaround it) will be appropriate for thelesson this month and for the next twomonths when the children learn aboutNoah and Isaac. An extra-large felt Jesus

mounted on foam board could be used.Make a wall tree using brown cloth,

burlap, or shopping bags pieced to-gether for the small trunk. Cut out greenshapes for leaves that can be taped on.

Artificial insects or birds can be placed inthe tree.

For Creation, glow-in-the-dark starscan be stuck to the ceiling, strings ofsmall white lights that can be turned onor shiny star shapes may be hung fromthe ceiling.

Bulletin boards can be decoratedwith traditional felt “Creation circles,” orpictures or cutouts of seasons. Anotheroption is to make a “God Made Flowersand God Made Me” board with coloredpaper cut into flowers and stems with

grass on the bottom. The child’s pictureor cutout silhouette can be glued in thecenter of each flower, or their namewritten in.

Obtain a picture of each child in your class to use as an option in theMake and Take activity for Week 4. Askparents to bring in a picture or take apicture of each child early in the month.

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Program Overview LESSON SECTION MINUTES ACTIVITIES MATERIALS NEEDEDWelcome ongoing Greet studentsParent Time up to 5

Arrival up to 10 A . Book Basket board booksActivities B. Animal Corner toy stuffed animals, soft sculptured

objectsC. Peek-a-boo hand towels, play objectsD. Zoo Corner animal block sets

E. Rock-a-Bye Baby dolls, blanketsF. Rocking Chairs dult-size rocking chairs

G. Animal Puzzles puzzles

Getting up to 10 Welcome bells

Started Prayer Visitors

Offering basket

Birthdays artificial birthday cake, candles,matches, pull-toy (optional)

Experiencing up to 30 A . Memory Verse Bible books the Story B . God Made Light handerchiefs or dark cloth or

penlights, rainbow sticks orcolored cloth strips

C. God Made Air and Water bubble solution, bubble blowers,cups of water or squirt bottle ordish of water

D. God Made Flowers and Trees air freshener, artificial or live flowers, basket, real or artificial fruit

E . God Made the Sun and Stars felt suns or sunshine faces, starsticks or penlights

F. God Made Birds and Fish bird sounds recording or birdwhistle, feathers, fish, puppet orlive fish or fish picture or plastic

fish

G. God Made Animals and Me live pet, toy stuffed animals, mirror

H. God Made Sabbath

I. T hank You, God

J. God Made Everything

K. God Made It So

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LESSON SECTION MINUTES ACTIVITIES MATERIALS NEEDED

Make and Take up to 10(Optional)

Week 1 Handprint Flower paper, pom-poms (optional), glueor glue sticks (optional), floral-scented air freshener (optional),crayons (optional) (see page 68)

Week 2 Bird on a Stick copies of bird pattern on page 69,

cardboard or heavy stock paper,scissors, glue, crayons (optional),craft sticks or tongue depressors

Week 3 Bear copies of bear pattern (see page 70),black or brown construction paperand pom-poms, glue, crayons ormarkers

Week 4 Creation Paper Plate paper plates, stickers/magazinepictures, nature items, picture ofeach child (optional), glue or glue

sticks, markers, scissors (see illustra-tion on page 71)

Week 5 Footprints Plaque colored construction paper, pencils,(Optional) markers (see illustration on page 68)

Snack Center napkins, crackers or fruit(Optional)

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Busy parents often arrive at churchtired and worn out from the week’sactivities and from getting the familyready for the “day of rest.” Share a wordof encouragement with them sometimeduring Sabbath School (possibly during

Arrival Activities), something that willexpress your care and concern for them.The following statements were preparedby young parents as suggestions, andmay be used at your discretion at any

time you wish.

Week 1Before kids, I was the perfect parent.

I had every answer to every problem. And then I had children. Suddenly I feltlike a failure on a regular basis. Are youever hard on yourself about your par-enting? God says, “My grace is enough

for you. When you are weak, then mypower is made perfect in you” (2 Cor-inthians 12:9, ICB). The only “perfect”

we’ll see as parents is the perfect ofGod’s power working in us. He lovesour children more than we can compre-hend. God works in their behalf, andHe’s the perfect parent. Ellen White says,“Mothers, remember that in your workthe Creator of the universe will give youhelp” (Child Guidance, p. 172).

Tell about a time God answered your prayers and gave you His powerto be strong.

Week 2

My nature-loving daughter displayedher affection for insects early in life. Onemorning I was chasing a fly with a fly-swatter, and she asked me to stop. “I’llget it, Mommy,” she said. Very carefullyshe trapped the fly in a bottle, thenproceeded to open the back door andrelease the fly. When I asked her why shedid that, she answered, “This is the only

life the fly has, Mommy. I want him todie happy!” Never underestimate theunderstanding of your children! Take

your children out in nature, and pointthem to Jesus there. “The works of theLord are great. . . . He has made Hiswonderful works to be remembered”(Psalm 111:2-4, NKJV).

Talk about a time you learnedsomething from your child.

Week 3Our firstborn watched everything.

He carefully observed other children andadults walking, but wasn’t about to try ithimself until he was sure he knew whatto do. We were amazed as we saw himtoddle off across the room one day with-out falling. Our second child was quitedifferent. She would just take off acrossthe room toward her goal. It didn’t mat-ter how many times she fell before shegot there—she just wanted to go. One

was interested in the process; the otherwas interested in the goal. When yourchild doesn’t do what other childrenthat age are doing, don’t worry! Godhas given each one their own way oflooking at the world.

Share concerns you’ve had when your child did something differentlythan another child of similar age. Whathelped you to know that it was OK forthem to grow in God’s timing?

Week 4

We were trying to catch butterflieswith our little net. We had caught acouple tiny ones and put them in a jar.

We got excited when a big, pretty one flew by. I chased after it, but my littleone called out, “Mommy, no. Don’tcatch that one. It’s too big.” I figuredout that my child didn’t want to catch itbecause it was too birdlike. It made him

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feel sad to think that we would catch it

in a bottle and that it would die. Thinkabout it. Ellen White says, “The chil-dren need to be given lessons that willnurture in them courage to resist evil”

(Child Guidance, p. 49).

What lessons have you taught yourchildren from nature? How can you usenature more?

Peek-a-boo,Let’s see who

Finds a (name of object)God made for you. (Child picks

up the object.)(Name) did! (Hug child.)

D. Zoo Corner Provide an assortment of animal

block sets (zoo, farm, etc.) to build azoo and play with the animals thatGod made. Adults say: “See the (nameof animal) that God made. What doesthe (name of animal) say?”

E. Rock-a-Bye Baby Provide dolls and blankets. The

children hold and rock their babies.Encourage them to sing to their babies.

F. Rocking Chairs For children who may be too shy or

sleepy to join in the activities, parentscan sit and rock their child.

G. Animal Puzzles Provide an assortment of ready-

made puzzles. Or cut pictures ofanimals from magazines, mount on

foam core or cardboard, and laminate.Then cut the pictures in half and placethem on a table or quilt. Older toddlerswill enjoy matching the two halves ofthe pictures.

Plan simple play activities on thecarpet, blanket, sheet, or quilt inside

the semicircle for the children whoarrive early. The children participatein these activities under the super-vision of an adult until the programbegins. The child’s play should be withmaterials that relate to the program,which is based on the monthly Biblestory.

Choose from the following sug-gested activities for this month. Besure to include something for thespan of children’s ages.

A. Book Basket Provide a basket of sturdy board

books about Creation, animals, colors,etc.

B. Animal Corner Provide toy stuffed animals (some

that make noises) and soft-sculpturedobjects for children to hold.

C. Peek-a-booThis basket includes hand towels

and play objects (a block, ball, rattle, orstuffed animal). Parents hide an objectunder the towel. The children will enjoyplaying peek-a-boo to find somethingthat God made, as the parent says thisrhyme:


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A. WelcomeSay: Good morning, boys and

girls! I’m so happy to see youtoday. Sabbath is a special day.We see many friends at church onSabbath. Let’s shake hands as aspecial way to say good morning.

Walk around and shake hands with eachchild while you sing “Good Morning to

You” (Little Voices Praise Him, No. 3).

Good morning to you,Good morning to you,How are you today?Good morning to you,Good morning to you,This happy Sabbath day.

—Mildred Adair

Copyright © 1926, Standard Publishing Co. Used by

permission.

Say: Sabbath School is a specialplace to be. Let’s ring somebells to show that we arehappy for love at SabbathSchool. Ring bells while singing“Sabbath Bells” (Little Voices Praise

Him, No. 237).

Ring-a-ling-a-ling,Ring-a-ling-a-ling,Sabbath bells are ringing.Ring-a-ling-a-ling,Ring-a-ling-a-ling,

Children sweetly singing.—Mildred Adair


permission.

B. Prayer TimeSay: Today we are going to be

talking about the pretty thingsGod made for us. Let’s stop rightnow and tell God thank You formaking such pretty things for us.Encourage the families to help theirchild kneel. To prepare for prayer, usethe song “When It’s Time to Pray” (LittleVoices Praise Him, No. 17).

When it’s time to pray,I bend my knees, bend my knees,

bend my knees; When it’s time to pray, I bend my

knees, and then I talk to Jesus. When it’s time to pray,I fold my hands, fold my hands, fold

my hands; When it’s time to pray, I fold my

hands, and then I talk to Jesus. When it’s time to pray,

I close my eyes, close my eyes, closemy eyes; When it’s time to pray, I close my

eyes, and then I talk to Jesus.—Janet Sage

Copyright © 1977 by Janet Sage. Assigned to the

North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists®. Used

by permission.

C. Visitors Welcome each visitor and then sing

“We Welcome You” (Little Voices Praise

Him, No. 7).

We welcome you, we welcome you,On this Sabbath day.

We welcome you, we welcome you,On this Sabbath day.

—Mildred Adair


permission.

GETTING STARTED

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You Need:

q bells


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in front of the birthday child.) Sing “A

Birthday” (Little Voices Praise Him, No. 36).

A birthday, a birthday,O who has had a birthday?Come sit right here and we will sing,To wish you happy birthday.

—Mildred Adair


permission.

Teacher will give the child the appro-priate number of coins and assist him

or her in dropping pennies into artificialcake while singing “Count the BirthdayMoney” (Little Voices Praise Him, No. 37).

(Child’s name) has a birthday. We’reso glad,

We will see how many (he/she) hashad.

As we count the money we are told,(count)

Yes, the money says (he’s/she’s) (age) years old.

—Johnie B. Wood

Light birthday candles and then leadin singing “Happy Birthday!” “HappyBirthday!” (Little Voices Praise Him, No.39).

Happy birthday, happy birthday,Happy birthday to you;

Jesus loves you, dear (child’s name),Happy birthday to you!

—Janet Sage

Copyright © 1977 by Janet Sage. Assigned to theNorth American Division of Seventh-day Adventists®. Used

by permission.

Encourage the birthday child to blowout the candle(s). Say a birthday prayer

for the child and if possible, give thechild a small gift from Sabbath School.

D. Offering

Say: We bringour offerings toshow our love toGod. Our offeringshelp other childrenknow about God’slove. Place a basket

on the floor in which the children mayplace their money while singing “HereIs My Money” (Little Voices Praise Him,No. 32).

Here is my money for Jesus, for Jesus, for Jesus;Here is my money for Jesus,I give my money to Him.

—Janet Sage



by permission.

Say: Thank you, boys and girls,for bringing your offering. Close

your eyes now while we ask Jesusto bless the money. Fold your hands,

and pray a simple prayer similar to the following:

Dear Jesus, this money is forYou. We want others to knowabout Your love. Amen.

E. BirthdaysSay: God gives

us our birthdays.Someone here has abirthday. Who hasa birthday? Let’s allclose our eyes. Leadthe birthday child up

front while singing.(Or you could use ananimal pull-toy to pull

around the room in front of the childrenwhile you sing. It would stop at and circle

You Need:

q offeringbasketOR othercontainer


You Need:

q artificialbirthdaycake

q candlesq matchesq pull-toy


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A. Memory VerseGive each child a tiny Bible

book made of felt or constructionpaper with at least one picture ofJesus, more pictures of differentscenes if possible.

Say: Let’s open our Biblebooks and look inside whilewe sing “I Open My BibleBook and Read” (Little Voices

Praise Him, No. 27).

I open my Bible book and read, “God loves me, God loves me.”

—Johnie B. Wood. Adapted.

Copyright © 1964, 1969 by Review and Herald®

Publishing Association.

Say: Our Bible tells us that Godmade pretty things because He lovesus. Our memory verse is “Everything[God] . . . made . . . was . . . good.”

Let’s say that together while we dothe motions.

“Everything (Arms open wide.)[God] . . . (Point upward.) made . . . was (Jump with arms open. . . good.” wide.)

ORLet’s say that together while

we pat our legs. Follow the rhythm ofthis Bible verse by patting your legs with

your hands.

B. God Made LightSay: Our Bible tells us that God

loves us a lot. A long time ago Hewanted to make a pretty world.At first our world was dark, dark,dark—like when you play peek-a-boo—and it was very quiet.

To make it dark, ei-ther ask the children toclose their eyes, handout handkerchiefs tocover eyes, have agroup of children getunder a dark cloth, orturn the lights off inthe room and have apenlight for each child.

Say: It is verydark. We can’t seelight. On the first day of CreationGod made light. Let’s sing aboutthe light He made. Have the childrenopen their eyes, remove handkerchief,turn on flashlight under dark cloth, orhelp children turn their flashlights onand shine on ceiling. Say the following:

In the very beginning God created theheavens and the earth, they say,

He turned on the light in the middle

of the darkness, and that was thevery first day.

—Chuck Fulmore

Copyright © 1980 by Northwest Gospel Publishing Co.

Say: God called the light day andthe darkness night. Because Godmade the light, we have colors.Let’s look at the colors in our rain-bow sticks (hold up colors and namethem with children). While we wave

our rainbow sticks, we can singthis song (option: use a strip of colored fabric for each child to wave): “Colors”(Little Voices Praise Him, No. 159).

Colors, colors, pretty colors;Colors, colors, pretty colors;Jesus made the pretty colorsjust for you and me.

—Janet Sage

You Need:

q Bible“books” foreach child(see activity

for instruc-tions)

You Need: for each child

q handkerchiefOR darkcloth ORpenlight

q rainbowstick ORcolored

cloth strip

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Bubbles, bubbles,

I like to play with bubbles;Jesus must like pretty things,because He made the bubbles!

—Janet Sage



by permission.

Say: On the second day ofCreation God divided the waterfrom the air. What do you do withwater? Drink it? Get clean in it?

Play in it? We use water for manythings. Give the children a small drinkof water, or spray hands with squirtbottle, or have a dish of water to touch.God made pretty things becauseHe loves us. Let’s sing about thepretty ocean God made. Sing “TheBig Blue Ocean” (Little Voices Praise Him,No. 113).

The big blue ocean makes me thinkof Jesus’ love,

The big blue ocean, the big blue

ocean;The big blue ocean makes me think

of Jesus’ love;Let’s learn of Jesus at the ocean!

—Janet Sage



by permission.

Say: God made wonderful thingsfor us to enjoy because He loves us.

Remember:




by permission.


Remember:


C. God Made Air and Water

Say: God mademore pretty thingsbecause He lovesus. On the secondday of Creation Godmade air. Can youblow air out of yourmouth? (demon-

strate) Air makes wind. Let’s do afinger play about the wind:

The WindmillFast wind makes the windmill fast.

(roll arms fast in front of you)Slow wind makes the windmill slow.

(roll arms slowly)No wind makes the windmill stop.

(quickly stop arms)So blow, wind, blow. (roll arms fast

and blow air out of mouth)—Unknown

Say: Air can also make bubbles.Sometimes we can see pretty colorsin bubbles. Distribute small bottles of

bubble solution for families to blow bub-bles or walk around and blow bubbles sothey are just above the children’s heads.Let’s sing about the bubbles while

you try to catch them. Sing “Bubbles”(Little Voices Praise Him, No. 157).

You Need:

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q bubbleblowers

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D. God Made Flowers and

TreesBefore Sabbath School or just

before this activity, spray air fresh-ener on artificial flowers or use

fresh fragrant flowers in a basketor planter.

Say: God made more prettythings because He loves us. Onthe third day of Creation Godmade flowers. Do flowers smellnice? Let children respond. Yes,He made the flowers to smell

nice. Come and pick a flowerand take it back to your seat. Besure to smell the flower and let

your family smell it also. While wedo this, let’s sing about the flowers.Sing “Wonder Song” (Little Voices PraiseHim, No. 74).

Oh, who can make a flower?I’m sure I can’t, can you?Oh, who can make a flower?No one but God, ‘tis true.

—Grace W. Owens

Walk around the room with a basketto collect the flowers. Place the basket of

flowers on a chair or table where everyonecan see it. Say: Look at all the prettyflowers! I see red flowers, yellowflowers, pink flowers, and orangeflowers. God made pretty thingsbecause He loves us.

Say: On the third day of CreationGod also made pretty trees. Godmade pretty things because He

loves us. When the wind blowsthrough the trees it makes thetrees sway back and forth. Let’spretend we are trees swaying whilewe sing “The Trees Are Gently

Swaying” (Little Voices Praise Him, No.

115).

The trees are gently swaying,Swaying, swaying;The trees are gently swaying,

Whispering “God is love.”—Mildred Adair

From Songs for the Pre-School Age. Broadman Press.

Used by permission. (Adapted.)

Say: On the third

day God also made yummy food forus to eat. He made(name fruits/vegeta-bles). Give each childan artificial piece of

food and ask them to come up and putit in a basket. Let’s sing “God MadeIt So” (Little Voices Praise Him, No. 163).

This world is full of yummy food, Yummy food, yummy food;This world is full of yummy food.

God made it so, God made it so,God made it so.

This world is full of yummy food.God made it so.

—Charles M. Fillmore. Adapted.

Copyright © 1936, Charles M. Fillmore. Used by

permission.


Remember:


You Need:

q fresh flowers ORartificial

flowers and floral air freshener

q basketto hold

flowers You Need:

q artificial fruit orvegetables

q basket


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Say: God also made the stars in

the sky. God made pretty things be-cause He loves us. Use stars on sticks

for the children to wave, or turn off theceiling lights and use small penlights foreach child (use black construction paperwith tiny pinprick holes in it and coverthe end of the flashlight). Say: Let’s sing“God Made Me” (Little Voices PraiseHim, No. 164).

Little twinkling star says,“God made me,

He made all my family.”Little twinkling star says,“God made me,

On the fourth day.”—Clara M. Striplin

Copyright © 1955 by Review and Herald® Publishing

Association.


Remember:


E. God Made the Sun andStars

Say: On the fourthday of Creation Godmade the sun. Thesun keeps us warmand helps flowersto grow. The sun is

bright and pretty.Use either felt suns for the children tobring to the felt board or distribute sun-shine faces for the children to hold up totheir face (make by cutting a circle outof the center of a paper plate, cutting ajagged edge on the outside of the plateand coloring it yellow). Bring your sunand place it on the felt board (orwear your sunshine face) while we sing“Jesus Made the Sunshine” (LittleVoices Praise Him, No. 168).

Jesus made the sunshine, sunshine,sunshine;

Jesus made the sunshine, I’m so glad!—Janet Sage



by permission.

You Need:

q felt suns ORq sunshine

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F. God Made Birds and Fish

Use a recording of bird sounds,or a bird whistle, or invite an adultwho can make bird calls to visitthe class. Say: On the fifth dayof Creation God made birds.What do you hear? Allow re-sponses. I hear birds too. Godmade the birds to make prettysounds, because He loves us.

Show the children an artificialbird made with real feathers or real

feathers that have been washedand dried. Say: Birds have feath-

ers. Would you like to touch thebird’s feathers? Let the children touchthe feathers. How do the feathersfeel? They’re soft, aren’t they? Godmade the birds with pretty feath-ers that are soft, because He lovesus. Feathers help birds to fly. En-courage the children to flap their armslike wings while they move around theroom. Let’s stand up and pretendto fly like the birds while we sing“I Like to See the Birdies Fly.” Use

the tune to “I Like to See the Butterflies”(Little Voices Praise Him, No. 173).

I like to see the birdies fly,Flying high (stand tall), flying low

(crouch low).I like to see the birdies fly.Jesus made them I know.

—Dorothy Robison. Adapted.

Show a fish puppet, a bowl withlive or plastic fish, or a picture of fish.

Say: God wanted to make morepretty things on the fourth dayof Creation because He loves us,so He made fish. Have the childrenmake a “fish” with their hands, palmstogether with hands making a wiggling

motion to simulate swimming or dis-

tribute plastic fish to place in your roomdecoration water pond. Say: Fish liketo splish-splash and swim in thewater. Let’s make our fish swimwhile we sing “Fishy, Fishy” (LittleVoices Praise Him, No. 161).

Fishy, fishy, swim in the water.Fishy, fishy, swishy swish!God made fishy swim in the water,Fishy, fishy, swishy swish!

—Janet Sage



by permission.

OptionUse the fish hand actions to do the

following finger play:

Little FishLittle fish, little fish goes out to play,

Wiggles its fins and swims away(wiggle thumbs).

Swims and swims in the water bright,Opens its mouth and takes a bite

(open hands).Mmmmmmmmmm! Good!

(rub tummies).Mmmmmmmmmm! Good!

—Dawn Reynolds

Copyright © 2000 by General Conference

Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists®.


Remember:


You Need:

q recordingof birdsounds ORbird whistle

q feathersq plastic fishq fish bowl

with live fish ORplastic fish


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and sing “God Made the Kangaroo”

(Little Voices Praise Him, No. 72).

Kangaroo, kangaroo,Kangaroo-oo-oo,

(hold hands like paws and hop),Can I hop with you?

(repeat)God made the kangaroo

(point upward), And He made me too

(point to self).I love (fold arms over chest) my great

big God (arms up pretending toflex muscles).He makes all things new

(lift hands high in the air).Kangaroo, kangaroo,Kangaroo-oo-oo,Can I hop with you?

—Janine Max

Copyright © 1998, MaxiPraise. All rights reserved.

Used by permission.

Say: God was happy with all the

animals, but next He made the bestthing yet. Do you know what thatwas? Look in my mirror and see. Holdmirror up to each child as you sing “I’mSpecial” (Little Voices Praise Him, No. 97).

I’m special, so special,I’m special as can be.I am special, I am special,God made me.

—Edwina Grice Neely

Copyright © 2000 by General Conference

Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists®.

Say: That’s right, God made you!You are a very special person.


Remember:

G. God Made Animals

and MeSay: God wasn’t

finished with mak-ing things. Hewanted to makemore pretty things,because He lovesus. On the sixth

day He made animals. Bring in asmall pet, such as a cat, dog, rabbit,hamster, etc., for the children to lookat and touch. Remind children to be

gentle with the animal.Say: I see some toy animalshiding around our room rightnow. Can you find an animal thatGod made? While you take ananimal back to your seat, let’ssing “Animals, Animals” (LittleVoices Praise Him, No. 67).

Sing with a loud deep voice for the“great big animals” and a soft smallvoice for the “little tiny animals.”

Animals, animals, Jesus made theanimals—

Great big animals, little tinyanimals—

Animals, animals, Jesus made theanimals;

Here is an animal that I know . . .—Janet Sage.



by permission.

Say: Look at all the animals youfound! I see lots of different kindsof animals. Animals make lots ofnoise. Can you make a noise like theanimal you are holding? Allow time

for sounds. Since we’re pretending tobe animals, would you like to standup and be a kangaroo with me? Put

your animal down, and let’s hop


You Need:

q live petq toy stuffed

animalsq hand mirror


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“Everything (Arms open wide.)

[God] . . . (Point upward.) made . . . was (Jump with arms open. . . good.” wide.)

H. God Made SabbathSay: God was finished making

our world. It was perfect! The verynext day was the seventh day, andGod gave us a very special gift. Hegave us Sabbath. Sabbath is theday we come to Sabbath School.Sabbath is a day to spend with ourfamilies. Sabbath is a day to restfrom our work. I’m so glad Godmade Sabbath. Let’s clap and sing“Happy Sabbath” (Little Voices PraiseHim, No. 235).

Sabbath is a happy day, happy day,happy day,

Sabbath is a happy day, I love ev’rySabbath.

—Margaret Kennedy. Adapted.

LESSON 1

Say: I’m so glad God made the

wonderful world for us.

I. Thank You, GodSay: God loves us. He made a

pretty world for us. I’m so glad Hedid! Let’s show that we are happyfor the pretty world He made aswe march around singing “I AmHappy as Can Be!” (Little Voices PraiseHim, No. 214). You may want to singthis a few times.

I am happy as can be!I am happy as can be!For ev’rything thatJesus made for me!

—Janet Sage



by permission.



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J. God Made Everything

Say: God made pretty thingsbecause He loves us. EverythingGod made was good. Let’s singabout everything God made.Families may do the motions whilethey sing “God Made Everything”(Little Voices Praise Him, No. 162).

God (Point upward.) made ev’rything (Arms outstretched.)big (Hands outstretched

sideways.) and small, (Bring hands in

close.)tiny (Hands close

together on top ofeach other.)

and tall. (Move hands farapart.)

God (Point upward.)made ev’rything, (Arms outstretched.)

yes, (Clap.)He (Clap.)made (Clap.)them (Clap.)

all. (Clap.)—Doris I. Black

K. God Made It So

Say: God made the world sopretty because He loves us.

Remember:


Let’s sing about how the worldis full of pretty things. Use the song“God Made It So” (Little Voices PraiseHim, No. 163).

This world is full of pretty things,Pretty things, pretty things;This world is full of pretty things.God made it so, God made it so, God

made it so.This world is full of pretty things.God made it so.

—Charles M. Fillmore. Adapted.

Copyright © 1936, Charles M. Fillmore. Used by

permission.


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MAKE AND TAKE(Optional)

5Have the parents sit around small ta-bles. Parents or other adults should assistchildren to do one of the following eachweek as you review the story.

Week 1Handprint Flower

Have parents tracetheir child’s handon paper, and make

either a single-hand flower or a four-hand flower (see illustrationon page 68). The par-ent draws stems andleaves. Help the chil-dren color the flowerwith crayons. Option:Spray pom-poms with

floral-scented air fresh-ener and glue onto thecenter of flowers.

Week 2Bird on a Stick

For each child,photocopy the birdpattern (see page 69)on colored card stockpaper or on thin card-board, or trace thepattern on cardboardand help the childcolor it. Draw in thebird’s eye. Cut outthe bird. Glue a craftstick to the back. Write“God Made Birds” onthe bird.

Week 3Bear

Photocopy the bearpattern (see page 70)onto black or brownconstruction paper.Cut out the bear. Glueon pom-poms for ears,

feet, and nose. Eyesmay be cut from black

construction paper andglued on, or drawnwith a dark-colorcrayon or marker. Write“God Made Animals”on the bear’s stomach.

Week 4Creation Paper Plate

On a paper plate families put stickers,glue pictures cut frommagazines, or drawpictures of things Godmade: cotton ball forclouds, leaves, flower,bird, fish, animal stick-ers, etc. Option: In thecenter of the plate,glue the child’s picture

you collected earlier in

the month. Write thememory verse on thebottom of the plate:Everything God madewas good. See illustra-tion on page 71.

You Need:

q paper

q pom-poms ORsomethingsimilar(optional)

q glue ORglue sticks(optional)

q floral-scented air

freshener(optional)

q

crayons

You Need:

q photocopyof birdpattern

q cardboardOR heavy

stock paper q scissorsq glue OR glue

sticksq crayons

(optional)q craft sticks

(OR tonguedepressors)

You Need:

q photocopyof bearpattern

q black ORbrownconstructionpaper

q black orbrownpom-poms

q scissorsq glue or glue

sticksq crayons,

markers

You Need:

q paperplates

q stickers/magazinepictures

q othernatureitems

q picture ofeach child

(optional)q glue OR

glue sticksq scissorsq markers


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Week 5 (or optional activity)Footprints Plaque

Parents can tracetheir child’s footprintson the paper and write:

Thank You, God,for my little feet with 10 little toesthat make themcomplete.(See page 68.)

Snack Center (Optional) A simple snack that relates to the

lesson can be provided each week—goldfish crackers, banana slices, applejuice, or animal crackers are appropriate

for this month.

Bible ActivitiesIf there is still time, families may

choose from a variety of activities thatreinforce this month’s Bible story. Thoseactivities listed as Arrival Activities may

be used again. In addition, you maywant to provide a snack at one table.

Closing

Say: Let’s say our memory verseone more time together.


Say a short prayer thanking God forour pretty world. Close with singing“Sabbath School Is Over” (Little VoicesPraise Him, No. 46).

Our Sabbath School is over, And we are going now.Goodbye, goodbye,Be always kind and true.Goodbye, goodbye,Be always kind and true.

You Need:

q coloredconstructionpaper

q pencilsq markers


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LESSON 1

God Made My World Can you make a picture? Do you want to show your pictures to somebody? Long ago

God made something special.

ReferencesGenesis 1:1–2:3;Patriarchsand Prophets,pp. 44-51

Memory Verse“Everything [God]. . . made . . .was . . . good”

(Genesis 1:31,ICB).

The Message

God madepretty thingsbecause Heloves us.

God made our wonderful world.First, God made light. (Let child switchlights or flashlight on/off.) God called thelight “day.” He made day and night.

The next day God made the beautiful blue sky with clouds and wind. Can

you blow like the wind?The third day God made the dirt.God made soft, green grass. God madepretty flowers. Can you point to the

flowers? Godmade talltrees. Can

you reachup like a talltree? Now bea bush.

“Thisearth is very

nice!” Godsaid. He washappy. (Gooutside andname things Godmade to grow.)

On the fourth day God madethe bright sun. We see the sun in thedaytime. God made the round moon(hold hands in a circular shape). He alsomade the twinkling stars that we see atnight (open and close fists so fingers can

“twinkle”). God put stars in the sky.(Make your hands “twinkle uphigh.”)

The next day God filled the waterswith fish. (Put palms together and wigglehands.) Then God filled the air with flyingbirds of all colors (flap arms as if flying).

He gave the birds pretty voices to singhappy songs (imitate a birdsong). Godsaw everything He made. God said, “Thisis good.”

On the sixth day God made all theanimals. He made tall giraffes and furry

caterpillars (walk finger across child’sarm). God made horses (make gallopingsounds) and barking puppies (bark).

God saw the animals He made. AndGod said, “This isgood.”

And thenGod made themost specialcreation. Hemade people.

God took somemud and made a

man. The man hadstrong legs (patchild’s legs) andsmiling lips (smile

at child). God blewinto the man’s nose

(blow out). The man opened his eyes (blinkeyes open). He was alive! God called theman Adam.

Then God made a woman. He madeEve to be Adam’s wife and friend.

On the seventh day God looked

at everything he had made. It was verygood. So God rested from His work.“This is a special day,” He said. “Thisis a day of rest.”

And so God made the Sabbath,a special day to spend with us. Godmade our world because He loves us.


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1. Cut animal pictures

in half and mix them

up. Help your child put

the halves back together

again.

2. Walk barefoot in the

grass, and talk about

how it feels. Then while

wearing shoes, continue

your walk and collect

nature items.

3. Talk about light while

your child turns on/off a

light or flashlight.

4. Sit in the sunshine

and sing your very

own “sunshine” song.

“Sunshine, sunshine!

God made the

sunshine.”

5. Take a “listening”

walk. What sounds

do you hear?

6. Look at pictures of animals. Make the

animal sounds. Do the animal actions.

7. Name a color, ask your child to point

to something that is that color, or point to

all the blue, (red, green) things in the room.

Say: “God made the colors.”

8. Blow up a balloon, and bat it around

with your child. Talk about how God

made air for us to breathe and to enjoy.

9. Trace your child’s

body with sidewalk chalk.

Compare your size with

your child’s. Talk about

how God made the first

people big and tall.

10. Pretend your fingers

are wiggle worms and

“crawl a worm” up your

child’s arm, tickling as

you go.

11. Pretend your fingers

are bees. Buzz to your

child and tickle him or

her.

12. Help your child

make a cloud picture

by gluing cotton balls

on a blue piece of paper.

13. Collect leaves to

make a leaf rubbing.

Put a leaf under a piece

of paper and help your child rub a crayon

over the paper.

14. Collect rocks and help your child wash

them. Then sort them by color, size, or

shape.

15. Show your child how to blow a Ping-

Pong ball or dry leaf across a hard surface,or blow a feather out of their hand. Talk

about how God made air.

LESSON 1

Study these suggestions

for something to do each

day with your child. Select

those that are appropriate

for your child’s develop-

mental stage and repeatthem often.

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