Preschool: Learning from the Bible: Session 1—Josiah Heard God’s Words (June 4)

1s & 2s— Paint with Tools

Bible Story: Josiah Heard God’s Words 2 Kings 22:1–23:3
Life Point: The Bible tells us what God wants us to know.
Weekly Verse: Teach me Your words, God. Psalm 119:34

Materials: Teaching Picture 1, plastic tools, shallow container of paint, paper, painting smocks

• Help preschoolers put on smocks before painting. Give each one a piece of paper.
• Show preschoolers how to press a tool in the paint and then on her paper. Name the different tools that are being used.
• Show the teaching picture and tell the Bible story. Comment that God’s words on the Bible scroll helped Josiah and the people know what God wanted them to do; we can read God’s words in our Bible.

3–Pre-K— Make a Bible Verse Marker

Bible Story: Josiah Heard God’s Words 2 Kings 22:1–23:3
Life Point: The Bible tells us what God wants us to know.
Weekly Verse: Teach me Your words, God. Psalm 119:34

Materials: Teaching Picture 1, 2-by-9-inch construction paper strips, adhesive labels printed with the Psalm 119:34, colorful stickers

• Arrange the materials on a table. Tell the Bible story as kids come to the table.
• Say that the Bible tells us what God wants us to know. 
• Allow each child to choose a paper strip. Read aloud the verse as you hand a label to the children. Show the teaching picture and continue talking about the Bible story as the children decorate their markers.. 
• Tell kids to put the markers in their Bibles to remember that the Bible tells us what God wants us to do.

Kindergarten— Paint with Hammers

Bible Story: Josiah Heard God’s Words 2 Kings 22:1–23:3
Life Point: The Bible tells us what God wants us to know.
Weekly Verse: Teach me Your words, God. Psalm 119:34

Materials: Teaching Picture 1, paper, paint in bowls, spoons, plastic hammers, painting smocks, marker

• Print the Weekly Verse on a paper for each kid. As kids arrive at the art table, show the teaching picture and tell the Bible story. Mention that the workers probably used hammers to repair the temple. Say that the Bible scroll helped the people know what God wanted them to do.
• Help kids put on smocks before painting. Give each child a piece of paper. Guide her to spoon some paint on her paper, cover it with another paper, then hammer over the paint.
• Talk about the designs she makes with her painting.
• Thank God for the Bible.