1s & 2s— Find Pictures in the Bible
Bible Story: Moses Told Parents to Teach Children Deuteronomy 4–6
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, Read to Me Bible for Kids (or other Bible with pictures), paper strips
- Use the paper strips to mark today’s verse and several pictures of Bible families in the Read to Me Bible for Kids. (Possible pictures: Joseph’s Family; Ruth’s Family; Mary and Martha; Timothy’s Family.)
- Invite a preschooler to open the Bible to the marked pages. Talk about how each family loved God. Say the Weekly verse.
- Show the teaching picture. Comment that God wants families to read the Bible and talk about Him.
3–Pre-K— Play with Family Figures
Bible Story: Moses Told Parents to Teach Children Deuteronomy 4–6
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, plastic or wooden family figures, wooden blocks
- Place the teaching picture and family figures with the blocks.
- Suggest that the kids could build a house or a church for the family figures.
- Show the teaching picture as you talk about the Bible story. Ask kids how they learn about God in their families.
- Say the Weekly Verse with the children. Pray, thanking God for families that tell about God.
Kindergarten— Play with Alphabet Beads and Lace Letters
Bible Story: Moses Told Parents to Teach Children Deuteronomy 4–6
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7
Materials: Teaching Picture 7, large wooden or plastic alphabet beads, several jumbo foam letters for lacing, laces, plastic dishpan, paper, marker
- Print Moses and God on pieces of paper. Pour the alphabet beads into the dishpan. Lay the lacing letters, laces, and words nearby. Display the teaching picture.
- Invite a child to play with the alphabet beads. Prompt her to find the beads to spell her name. Challenge her to spell the words you printed.
- Point to the teaching picture and tell the Bible story. Comment that Moses told the people to teach their children about God. Say that family members can use the Bible and talk about God.
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