1s & 2s— Make a Handprint Mural
Bible Story: God Created People Genesis 2:4-24
Life Point: God made people.
Weekly Verse: I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, long sheet of paper, washable paint, shallow pans, painting smocks, marker, tape
- Tape the long sheet of paper to the wall or the floor. Pour paint into the shallow containers.
- Help a preschooler put on a smock. She can dip her hands in the paint and press them onto the paper. Allow her to make different colors of handprints. Print her name under her handprints. Tell each child she is wonderfully made because God made her.
- Talk about the Bible story as children paint. Comment that God made all people different. Point to the people in the Teaching Picture.
3–Pre-K—Work People Puzzles
Bible Story: God Created People Genesis 2:4-24
Life Point: God made people.
Weekly Verse: I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, wooden puzzles featuring people
- Display the Teaching Picture with the puzzles.
- Talk about the Bible story as children work puzzles. Comment that God created people on day 6 after He made the animals. Point to the people in the Teaching Picture.
- Say the Weekly Verse together. Thank God for making people so special.
Kindergarten—Make a Measurement Poster
Bible Story: God Created People Genesis 2:4-24
Life Point: God made people.
Weekly Verse: I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
Materials: Teaching Picture 3, poster board, marker, scale, measuring tape or yardstick, tape
- Draw a chart on the poster with three columns: Name, Height, Weight. Attach the poster to the wall. Attach the measuring tape to the wall with the bottom touching the floor.
- Invite a kindergartner to print his name on the poster. Help him measure his height and weight and print those on the poster, too.
- Talk about the differences in each person’s measurements. Lead the children to say the Weekly Verse. Comment that God made all people different. Thank God for His creation.
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