1s & 2s—Play with Pans
Bible Story: A Widow Helped Elijah 1 Kings 17:1,8-16
Life Point: People show love to God by obeying Him.
Weekly Verse: We show love to God by obeying Him. 1 John 5:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, lightweight cake pans, loaf pans, muffin pans
- Encourage children to play with the pans. They might want to stack the pans or pat the pans to make sounds. As children play with the pans, talk about foods people bake in these pans—cakes, bread, cupcakes, muffins.
- Show the teaching picture and comment that the woman made bread for her family and for Elijah. Talk more about the Bible story.
- Tell the children that the woman showed love to God by obeying Him. Say the Weekly Verse.
3s–Pre-K—Play a Game
Bible Story: A Widow Helped Elijah 1 Kings 17:1,8-16
Life Point: People show love to God by obeying Him.
Weekly Verse: We show love to God by obeying Him. 1 John 5:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, Giant Game Floor Mat, pictures of food or food labels, beanbag
- Spread the game mat on the floor. Slide the pictures or labels into the pockets. Lay the teaching picture near the game mat. (If a game mat is not available, tape the pictures to the floor in a grid.)
- Invite a child to toss the beanbag onto a picture. Talk about the food that the beanbag lands on. Comment that God wanted a woman to help Elijah have food, and she did.
- Expand the game by calling out a description; children can stand on (or put a foot on) the picture described. Call out a specific food pictured and more general characteristics (color, tastes sweet, grows on a tree, and so forth).
- Show the teaching picture and talk about the Bible story. Say the Weekly Verse together.
Kindergarten—Create Oil Art
Bible Story: A Widow Helped Elijah 1 Kings 17:1,8-16
Life Point: People show love to God by obeying Him.
Weekly Verse: We show love to God by obeying Him. 1 John 5:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, olive oil or vegetable oil, small cups, cotton swabs, watercolor brushes, construction paper
- Explain to a child that he can use a cotton swab like a paintbrush by dipping it into the oil and drawing on the paper. Suggest using watercolor brushes to experiment with another idea for oil art. Talk about how the oil smells.
- Comment that the word oil is in the Bible story; oil was used for making bread. Mention that God wanted a woman to provide food for Elijah, and she obeyed Him.
- Tell kindergartners that the Bible story helps us know about the prophet Elijah. Children may enjoy printing the letters in Elijah’s name using the oil.
- Show the teaching picture and finish telling the Bible story. Say the Life Point and the Weekly Verse together.
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