Preschool: Making Choices: Session 2—Isaac Was Kind (July 12)

1s & 2s— Pull a Wagon

Bible Story: Isaac Was Kind Genesis 26:12-33
Life Point: People can choose to get along with others.
Weekly Verse: Do good to everyone. Galatians 6:10

Materials: Bible, Teaching Picture 6, cardboard box with rope handle or small wagon, doll, animal figures

• Place the Bible, doll, and animals near the wagon. Prop the Teaching Picture nearby.
• Invite a preschooler to pull the wagon loaded with the items. Comment that Isaac and his family had to move; they moved using wagons to carry their possessions.
• Show the Teaching Picture. Remark that Isaac was kind; he chose to move to a new place and not fight with the people. Say the Weekly Verse as children play.

3–Pre-K— Make Gifts

Bible Story: Isaac Was Kind Genesis 26:12-33
Life Point: People can choose to get along with others.
Weekly Verse: Do good to everyone. Galatians 6:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, “Allergy Alert” (Printables), ingredients for snack mix, bowls and spoons for each ingredient, ziplock bags, adhesive labels, marker

• Post the allergy sign listing the items in the mix. Display the Teaching Picture.
• Invite children to join the activity. Tell the Bible story and show the Teaching Picture. Comment that Isaac chose to get along with others and not fight with people.
• Tell kids they can get along with others by making a gift for someone. Give each child 3 bags. Guide kids to fill each bag with a combination of the ingredients. Print the names of those to whom the bags will be given. Encourage each child to give their gift to someone they may not get along with all the time. (You could choose to let children each make one bag for themselves and two to give away.) 
• Say the Weekly Verse together as the children continue to make their gifts.

Kindergarten— Pour and Measure Gravel

Bible Story: Isaac Was Kind Genesis 26:12-33
Life Point: People can choose to get along with others.
Weekly Verse: Do good to everyone. Galatians 6:10

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, container of aquarium gravel, scoops, cups, bowls, scale, magnifying glasses, clipboards, paper, pencils

• Display the Teaching Picture with the materials.
• Invite kids to explore the gravel. They can scoop and pour, measure, examine, and weigh the gravel. Encourage them to use the paper to record any observations about the gravel.
• Tell the Bible story as the kids play. Point to the Teaching Picture. Comment that Isaac kept digging wells in different places; he chose to get along and not fight with the people.
• Talk about times kids have had a hard time getting along with people. Remind them that they can choose to get along with other. Say the Weekly Verse together.