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Fall 2015 DeepBlueKids.com 29 Permission is granted to duplicate this page for local church use only. © 2015 Abingdon Press. Jacob and Esau Bible Verse The Lord bless you and keep you. (Numbers 6:24) Did You Know? I n our Bible story this month, we learn about a set of twin baby boys: Jacob and Esau. Two boys could not have been more different than these two. Even in the womb, Jacob and Esau were very different and were not compatible. During the study of this Bible story, help the children understand that people are not alike—even children from the same family. But that is all right because God loves us and can use us in different ways, just as God did with Jacob and Esau. We recognize that some things about human beings are alike. Most of us can think, love, hate, experience jealousy, and develop friendships. However, many things about us are different. We look different, just as Esau and Jacob looked different. We have different interests, just as Jacob and Esau did. We have different temperaments and personalities, and we like different things. Regardless of our differences, we can be assured that God loves each one of us and made us different for a purpose. Jacob and Esau were twin brothers, but they were different. Esau and Jacob were blessings from God; and through them, God’s people lived and flourished. Leader’s Guide • Bible Story Picture Cards • Class Stuff • Babies & Woddlers and Toddlers & Twos Annual Music CD • DeepBlueKids.com November Bible Story Genesis 25:19-28 Anchor Point God blesses us. Requires preparation.

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Jacob and EsauBible Verse

The Lord bless you and keep you. (Numbers 6:24)

Did You Know?

In our Bible story this month, we learn about a set of twin baby boys: Jacob and Esau. Two boys could not have been more different than these two. Even in the womb,

Jacob and Esau were very different and were not compatible. During the study of this Bible story, help the children understand that people are not alike—even children from the same family. But that is all right because God loves us and can use us in different ways, just as God did with Jacob and Esau. We recognize that some things about human beings are alike. Most of us can think, love, hate, experience jealousy, and develop friendships. However, many things about us are different. We look different, just as Esau and Jacob looked different. We have different interests, just as Jacob and Esau did. We have different temperaments and personalities, and we like different things. Regardless of our differences, we can be assured that God loves each one of us and made us different for a purpose.

Jacob and Esau were twin brothers, but they were different. Esau and Jacob were blessings from God; and through them, God’s people lived and flourished.

Leader’s Guide • Bible Story Picture Cards • Class Stuff • Babies & Woddlers and Toddlers & Twos Annual Music CD • DeepBlueKids.com

November

Bible StoryGenesis 25:19-28

Anchor Point God blesses us.

Requires preparation.

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Bible Story Center

noVem B er 1Supplies: Babies & Woddlers and Toddlers & Twos Annual music CD, CD player, matching baby dolls and doll clothes

Find two dolls that look very similar to represent twin babies. Dress the dolls similarly, with at least one thing different.

SAY: We already know about Abraham. He moved to a new land with his wife, Sarah. God told Abraham that Sarah and Abraham would have children, and they did. Abraham and Sarah had a baby boy named Isaac. In our story today, Isaac is no longer a baby boy. Isaac grew up to be a man and married a woman named Rebekah. Isaac and Rebekah did not have any children, so Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby.

One day, Rebekah found out that she was going to have a baby. God even told Rebekah that she was going to have twins! Twins are two babies who are born at the same time. Sometimes twins look alike. Sometimes twins look different. Sometimes twins act alike. Sometimes twins act different. Sometimes twins like the same things. Sometimes twins like different things.

When it was time for Rebekah’s babies to be born, she had two baby boys! The first baby had a lot of red hair. Isaac and Rebekah named him Esau. The other baby they named Jacob. These baby boys did not look alike. They did not like to do the same things, either. When the boys got bigger, Esau became a hunter. Jacob became a shepherd. Esau liked to be outside. Jacob liked to stay at home and cook. Esau liked to spend time with his dad. Jacob liked to spend time with his mom.

Isaac had prayed that Rebekah would have a baby. God heard Isaac’s prayer. God gave Isaac and Rebekah two babies, who were born at the same time—twins!

•  Let the children pass the twin baby dolls around the circle. Ask the children what is the same about the baby dolls. Ask what is different.

•  Do It Again: Play some music and pass the baby dolls around the circle again. When the music stops, the children holding the baby dolls get to do something that a baby would do (cry, sleep, crawl, pretend to drink a bottle, and so on).

ASK: Isaac prayed for Rebekah. Why? (so that she would have a baby) How many babies did Rebekah have? (two) What did Isaac and Rebekah name their baby boys? (Esau and Jacob) Did the boys look just alike? (no) Did the boys like to do the same things? (no)

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noVe m B er 8Supplies: Class Stuff—p. 17, adult scissors, marker, construction paper, glue, stapler, five sets of matching toys, large basket

Cut out the five pieces of “Bible Story Puppets” (p. 17). Trace the base on construction paper four times, and cut out the bases. Put two bases together so that they match up. Staple around the edges, leaving the straight part open. Glue baby Jacob on one side of the base, with his feet toward the open end. Glue boy Jacob on the other side, with his feet toward the open end. Staple together the other two bases, and glue the two Esaus to the base.

•  Slip your hand inside each puppet. Show the children baby Esau and baby Jacob. Then turn the puppets around to show boy Esau and boy Jacob.

SAY: Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby.

One day, Rebekah found out that she was going to have a baby. God even told Rebekah that she was going to have twins! Twins are two babies who are born at the same time. Sometimes twins look alike. Sometimes twins look different. Sometimes twins act alike. Sometimes twins act different. Sometimes twins like the same things. Sometimes twins like different things.

•  Show the baby puppets of Jacob and Esau.

SAY: When it was time for Rebekah’s babies to be born, she had two baby boys! The first baby had a lot of red hair. Isaac and Rebekah named him Esau. The other baby they named Jacob. These baby boys did not look alike, did they?

•  Turn the puppets around to show boy Jacob and boy Esau.

SAY: These boys did not like to do the same things. When the boys got bigger, Esau became a hunter. Jacob became a shepherd. Esau liked to be outside. Jacob liked to stay at home and cook. Esau liked to spend time with his dad. Jacob liked to spend time with his mom.

•  Turn the puppets around to show the babies again.

SAY: Isaac prayed that Rebekah would have a baby. God heard Isaac’s prayer.

•  Do It Again: Find five sets of toys or other items in the room (blocks, small books, trucks, crayons, and so on). They can be the same color, or they can be different. Put them in a large basket and mix them up. Invite a child to find twin toys. For example, the child may pick two blocks. Ask the children what makes them the same. (They are both blocks.) Ask what makes them different. (They are different colors.) Use the puppets again as you remind the children of the Bible story.

SAY: Isaac prayed that Rebekah would have a baby. God heard Isaac’s prayer. God gave Isaac and Rebekah two babies at the same time—twins!

• TIP •Put a base on each hand. Notice on each base which side will be on the palm of your hand. Glue baby Jacob and baby Esau on the palm side of each base. Glue boy Jacob and boy Esau on the other side of each base. That way, it will be easier to show the two babies and the two boys at the same time.

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noVem B er 1 5Supplies: none

•  Explain that you are going to name some people in a family. If the children have a person like that in their family, they pop up and sit back down. Play Family Pop Up.

SAY: Isaac was married to Rebekah. Isaac and Rebekah did not have any children, so Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby.

One day, Rebekah found out that she was going to have a baby. God even told Rebekah that she was going to have twins! Twins are two babies who are born at the same time. Sometimes twins look alike. Sometimes twins look different. Sometimes twins act alike. Sometimes twins act different.

Rebekah had two baby boys! The first baby had a lot of red hair. Isaac and Rebekah named him Esau. The other baby they named Jacob. Rebekah and Isaac had four people in their family: a mom, a dad, and two little boys.

When the boys got bigger, Esau became a hunter. Jacob became a shepherd. Esau liked to be outside. Jacob liked to stay home and cook. Esau liked to spend time with his dad. Jacob liked to spend time with his mom.

noVem B er 2 2 (T h A nKSgI V I ng SunDAY)Supplies: Jacob and Esau puppets (assembled November 8)

•  Slip a hand inside the open edge of each puppet.

SAY: Isaac was married to Rebekah. Isaac and Rebekah did not have any children, so Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby.

Rebekah found out that she was going to have a baby. God even told Rebekah that she was going to have two babies—twins! Isaac was happy. Rebekah was happy.

•  Show the baby puppets of Jacob and Esau.

SAY: Twins are two babies who are born at the same time. Sometimes twins look alike. Sometimes twins look different.

Rebekah had two baby boys. The first baby had a lot of red hair. Isaac and Rebekah named him Esau. The other baby they named Jacob. These babies did not look alike.

•  Turn the puppets around to show boy Jacob and boy Esau.

SAY: These boys did not like to do the same things. Esau became a hunter. Jacob became a shepherd. Esau liked to be outside. Jacob liked to stay at home and cook. Esau liked to spend time with his dad. Jacob liked to spend time with his mom.

•  Turn the puppets around to show the babies again.

SAY: Isaac prayed that Rebekah would have a baby. God heard Isaac’s prayer. God blessed them with two babies at the same time! Isaac and Rebekah were happy.

• TIP •Be sensitive to the various types of families that the children might have. Be sure to include options so that every child can participate. Call names like mommy, daddy, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle, cousin, and so on.

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noVe m B er 2 9Supplies: none

•  Sing these words to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

SIng: God is very good to me, good to me, good to me. God is very good to me. Oh, thank you, thank you, God!

•  Tell the Bible story. Each time you come to the song in the story, encourage the children to sing along with you.

SAY: God told Abraham that he and his wife, Sarah, would have many children. Sarah and Abraham had a baby boy and named him Isaac. Isaac grew up to be a man and married Rebekah. Isaac and Rebekah did not have any children, so Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby.

SIng: God is very good to me, good to me, good to me. God is very good to me. Oh, thank you, thank you, God!

SAY: God told Rebekah that she was going to have two babies—twins! Twins are two babies who are born at the same time. Sometimes twins look alike. Sometimes twins look different. Sometimes twins act alike. Sometimes twins act different.

When it was time for Rebekah’s babies to be born, she had two baby boys! The first baby had a lot of red hair. Isaac and Rebekah named him Esau. The other baby they named Jacob. These baby boys did not look alike. There were four people in their family: a mom, a dad, and two little boys.

SIng: God is very good to me, good to me, good to me. God is very good to me. Oh, thank you, thank you, God!

SAY: When the boys got bigger, Esau became a hunter. Jacob became a shepherd. Esau liked to be outside. Jacob liked to stay at home and cook. Esau liked to spend time with his dad. Jacob liked to spend time with his mom.

Isaac had prayed that Rebekah would have a baby. God heard Isaac’s prayer. God gave Isaac and Rebekah two babies who were born at the same time—twins!

SIng: God is very good to me, good to me, good to me. God is very good to me. Oh, thank you, thank you, God!

•  Do It Again: Sing “God Is Very Good to Me” again to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Have the children stomp each time they sing the word good. Sing the song again, and have the children clap once each time they hear the word good. Continue singing as long as the children are enjoying the song. Have the children nod their heads, flap their arms like a bird, or blink their eyes.

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Learning Activities

The Art CartK noCK , K n oCK!Supplies: tan construction paper, pen, markers or dark construction paper, store ads with people in them, adult scissors, glue

Fold a sheet of tan construction paper in half to look like a large door. Put a dot on the “door” where a doorknob belongs. The children can use a marker to draw a doorknob, or you can cut small circles from dark construction paper for the children to glue onto the door. Cut pictures of family members from store ads. Have many mom and dad figures, as well as a variety of children. Feel free to add pets.

•  Give the child a large “door.” Tell the child that it is a door, and it needs a doorknob.

•  Give the child a paper doorknob to glue in place (or a marker to draw a circle for a knob) on top of the dot you made on the door. Open the door, and lay the paper flat.

•  Invite the child to look at the pictures you cut out. Help the child find pictures that represent the people in her or his own family and glue them inside the card.

SAY: Knock, knock! Who’s there? (Open the door.) My family!

hAn D PuPP eT SSupplies: Leader’s guide—pp. 39 & 40, crayons, construction paper, adult scissors, glue, stapler

Photocopy the “Baby Hand Puppets” and the “Boy Hand Puppets” (pp. 39 & 40) for each child (total of four puppets each). Cut out each shape containing a figure, trace on construction paper, and cut them out. Staple two construction paper shapes back to back, leaving the straight end open. Each child needs two stapled shapes.

•  Give the child the two Jacob figures to color. Invite the child to glue baby Jacob to one side of the stapled paper shape, and boy Jacob to the other.

•  Give the child the two Esau figures to color. Invite the child to glue baby Esau to one side of the stapled paper shape, and boy Esau to the other.

•  Place the two puppets on the child’s hands.

SAY: Jacob and Esau were twins. They were born at the same time.

PLAY D o ugh FA mI LI eSSupplies: play dough

•  Invite the child to use play dough to mold members of her or his “home” family. Talk about them.

•  Then invite the child to mold members of his or her “church” family. Include yourself and other members of the group in the “church” family. If the child interacts with your pastor, remember to include him or her.

SAY: You are loved by your “home” family and by your “church” family.

• TIP •Learn about the children’s families before doing “Knock, Knock!” so that you can be helpful to the children.

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JACo B An D eSAu gr eW, A nD I gr oW, TooSupplies: construction paper (various colors), adult scissors, marker, crayons, glue, small cardboard bowls

Cut out for each child three circles of varying sizes from different colors of construction paper. Put small amounts of glue in the cardboard bowls. Write “I Am Growing” at the top of a piece of construction paper. Make one for each child.

•  Give the child three sizes of circles to color with crayons.

•  Invite the child to touch the glue with a finger, apply it to the back of the biggest circle, and attach the circle to the construction paper you prepared.

•  Help the child glue the next biggest circle on top of the biggest one, and then the smallest on top of that one.

SAY: Esau and Jacob started out as babies, and they grew into children. You were a baby, and now you are a child. You are growing, too.

ThAnKSgIVIn g PLACe mAT SSupplies: clear contact paper, adult scissors, fall leaves (bought at a store or picked up outside), masking tape

Cut a length of clear contact paper about the size of a place mat for each child.

•  Remove the backing from the contact paper, and place it sticky-side-up on a table in front of the child. Tape the contact paper onto the table with masking tape.

•  Provide fall leaves for the child to place onto the sticky side of the contact paper. When the child is finished sticking all the leaves on the paper, cover the contact paper with the backing. Trim around the edges, and let the child take the place mat home.

SAY: Soon it will be Thanksgiving Day, a day when we remember to thank God for everything we have. Our place mats will remind us to thank God for the beautiful world God made for us.

Music and MovementgoD IS VerY gooD To meSupplies: none

Familiarize yourself with the following song to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.”

•  Sing this song to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Add an action for the children to do each time they hear the word good. Try a stomp the first time you sing the song. Then try a clap, a blink, and so on.

SIng: God is very good to me, good to me, good to me. God is very good to me. Oh, thank you, thank you, God!

SAY: God is really good to us. We can say, “Thank you, thank you, God!”

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goD m AD e A FA mI LYSupplies: none

Familiarize yourself with the following song sung to the tune of “Shoo Fly.”

SIng: God made a family. (clap, clap) God made a family. (clap, clap) God made a family— one for you, and one for me. (Point to yourself and then to a child.)

God made a family. (clap, clap) God made a family. (clap, clap) God made a family— for Isaac and Rebekah, too! (Pretend to rock a baby in your arms.)

FAm IL IeSSupplies: Class Stuff—p. 23

Attach the “November Rhyme Poster” (p. 23) to a wall.

•  Recite the rhyme for the children. Then ask a child to tell you about his or her family.

•  Repeat the rhyme and ask more of the children to tell you about their families. After the children hear the rhyme several times, they can recite it with you.

SAY: Some families are big. Some families are small. We can thank God for them all.

Game TimeTWIn ToYSSupplies: several baby toys (two of each one), basket or box

Gather two of several baby toys. Place them in a basket or a box.

•  Show the children the baby toys. Hold one toy, and invite a child to find its match. Put the toys back in the basket. Continue until each child has had a turn.

SAY: Isaac and Rebekah had two boys born at the same time—twins.

B ALL oF B L eSSI ngSupplies: beach ball

Inflate a beach ball for the children to roll.

•  Gather the children in a circle on the floor. Encourage them to sit with their feet stretched to the side, touching the feet of the children next to them.

•  Tell the children that a “blessing” is something that makes us happy. It is something that makes us want to say, “Thank you, God.”

•  Roll the ball to a child. As you roll the ball, SAY: I thank God for (the sunshine or other blessing). That child will roll the ball to another child, who will name something that makes him or her happy.

• TIP •Some children may need encouragement to talk, so it is good to be familiar with the families of the children before asking.

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Table TopsPuzz L e PAIrSSupplies: puzzles

Gather puzzles for pairs of children to work together.

•  Encourage two children to share and work a puzzle together.

SAY: Isaac and Rebekah had twin baby boys. Jacob and Esau did not like to do the same things. Sometimes twins do like to do the same things. You were “twin friends” and worked this puzzle together.

Food FunLeT’S C eL eB rAT eSupplies: unfrosted cupcakes or cookies, craft sticks, frosting, sprinkles, small paper plate

Bake or purchase unfrosted cupcakes or sugar cookies. Gather frosting, sprinkles, and wooden craft sticks.

•  Give the child an unfrosted cupcake or cookie to decorate. Invite the child to spread frosting on it with a wooden craft stick.

•  Place some sprinkles on a shallow paper plate. Show the child how to turn the cupcake (or cookie) upside down into the sprinkles. This keeps more of the sprinkles on the frosting, instead of falling onto the table.

SAY: Cupcakes (cookies) with sprinkles remind me of birthdays. Birthdays are fun days! Isaac and Rebekah were so happy when their two baby boys were born! They named the boys Jacob and Esau.

B ABY F o o D F or A BI g KI D LI Ke me?Supplies: applesauce, baby food jars, spoons

Gather a baby food jar for each child. Spoon regular applesauce into each one.

•  Serve the children the applesauce in the baby food jars. See if they will eat the “baby food.”

SAY: Did you like the baby food you had today for a snack? I wonder what Jacob and Esau had to eat when they were babies.

• TIP •You could also make mini muffins and let the children snack on “twin” muffins.

• TIP •Check the Child Information Card of each child for food allergies before serving any food.

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ThAn K You, goDSupplies: any snack

Familiarize yourself with the following blessing that you can recite with the children. Use this with any snack you wish to serve.

•  Serve a snack to the children. Before eating, encourage the children to learn this blessing. Remind them that they can say this blessing before they eat at home.

SAY: Thank you for the world so sweet. Thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing. Thank you, God, for everything. Amen.

Closing CircleSupplies: Class Stuff—pp. 2, 23; Bible Story Picture Cards; Babies & Woddlers and Toddlers & Twos Annual music CD; CD player

Remove the Bible Story Picture Card for the day. Display the “November Bible Verse Poster” (Class Stuff—p. 2) and the “November Rhyme Poster” (Class Stuff—p. 23) where you and the parents can easily see the words.

•  Welcome the parents as they return.

•  Invite the parents and children to sit in a circle, and encourage them to participate.

•  Sing one of the Music and Movement songs that the children enjoyed (pp. 35-36).

•  Retell the Bible story (pp. 30-33).

SAY (together): The Lord bless you and keep you (Numbers 6:24).

SAY: Isaac was married to Rebekah. They did not have any children, so Isaac prayed to God for Rebekah to have a baby. God blessed them not once but twice! Rebekah had twin boys named Esau and Jacob. We have talked about families as we have heard about Isaac and Rebekah and their twin boys.

•  Draw attention to the “Families” rhyme on the “November Rhyme Poster.”

SAY: Some families are big. Some families are small. But I like MY family best of all!

•  Let each child introduce his or her family to the class. Repeat the “Families” rhyme one line at a time. Encourage the parents and children to repeat each line after you.

•  Give each child a Bible Story Picture Card to take home.

PrAY: Thank you, God, for our families, whether they are big or small. Amen.

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Baby Hand Puppets

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Boy Hand Puppets