Preschool: People at Church: Session 3—Bereans Studied the Scripture (July 16)

1s & 2s— Follow Footprints

Bible Story: Bereans Studied the Scripture Acts 17:1-12
Life Point: People at church read and learn from the Bible.
Weekly Verse: All God’s words are true. Psalm 119:160

Materials: Bible, strip of paper, paper footprints, tape

• Tape a path of paper footprints on the floor in a low traffic area of your room. Mark today’s story in the Bible using the paper strip. Lay the Bible at one end of the path.
• Invite a preschooler to walk along the path to the Bible. When you get to the end, help her open the Bible to the marked passage and talk about the Bible story.
• Comment that the people read and learned from the Bible. 

3–Pre-K—Read to Dolls

Bible Story: Bereans Studied the Scripture Acts 17:1-12
Life Point: People at church read and learn from the Bible.
Weekly Verse: All God’s words are true. Psalm 119:160

Materials: Bible, paper, two straws, tape, marker, dolls, quilt, pillows, books about Jesus

• Make a small scroll with the paper by taping a straw to each end of a paper strip. Print the Weekly Verse in the center of the scroll and roll both ends to the center. Spread the quilt on the floor with the pillows, dolls, Bible, scroll, and other books.
• Invite boys and girls to sit and read to the dolls. Comment that people at church read and learn from the Bible.
• Briefly tell the Bible story. Thank God for the Bible and for Jesus.

Kindergarten— Search the Bible

Bible Story: Bereans Studied the Scripture Acts 17:1-12
Life Point: People at church read and learn from the Bible.
Weekly Verse: All God’s words are true. Psalm 119:160

Materials: Bibles, index cards, marker, paper strips, highlighters (optional)

• Print several words from the Bible story onto separate index cards. Use words such as Paul, Berea, synagogue, and Scriptures. Mark today’s story in the Bibles using paper strips.
• Show the Bibles and the words to the kindergartners. Read each word and talk about how it fits in the Bible story. Help a child open a Bible. Point to the references for the story. If you wish, kids can highlight the words as they find them in the Bible.
• Help kids understand that people read and learn from the Bible.