Preschool: The Incredible Word of God: Session 1–God Told Jeremiah to Write (November 3)

1s & 2s— Match Bibles to Outlines

Bible Story: God Told Jeremiah to Write Jeremiah 36
Life Point: The Bible is God’s word.
Weekly Verse: Call to Me and I will answer. Jeremiah 33:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 10, poster board, marker, three or four Bibles of different sizes

• Lay the Bibles on the poster board and trace around each one with the marker. Place the Bibles and Teaching Picture on the floor next to the poster.
• Invite a preschooler to match each Bible to its outline. Comment that Jeremiah wrote some of the words that are in the Bible; God told Jeremiah what to write.
• Point to Jeremiah in the Teaching Picture.

3–Pre-K— Make a Door Knob Reminder

Bible Story: God Told Jeremiah to Write Jeremiah 36
Life Point: The Bible is God’s word.
Weekly Verse: Call to Me and I will answer. Jeremiah 33:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 10; door knob hangers; adhesive labels printed with the Weekly Verse; markers; colorful circle, star, and hear stickers

• Place the materials on a table. Give each child a door knob hanger and Life Verse sticker. Explain that they can hang these reminders on their bedroom door knobs to remind them that the Bible is God’s word.
• Tell the Bible story as children decorate their hangers. Comment that words that Jeremiah wrote are in our Bible today.
• Point to Jeremiah in the Teaching Picture. Discuss how writing today is different from writing in Jeremiah’s day.

Kindergarten—Work in a Writing Center

Bible Story: God Told Jeremiah to Write Jeremiah 36
Life Point: The Bible is God’s word.
Weekly Verse: Call to Me and I will answer. Jeremiah 33:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 10; old briefcase or box; variety of paper such as copy paper, legal pads, and notepads; variety of writing implements, such as markers, gel pens, and colored pencils

• Place the paper in the briefcase or box. Place the writing implements on a table within children’s reach. Display the Teaching Picture. Print the Weekly Verse on a sheet of paper and display it with the Teaching Picture.
• Invite boys and girls to create at the writing center. Suggest that they could copy the verse onto their papers and then decorate it. Some children may want to draw only.
• Talk about the Bible story as children work. Comment that Jeremiah wrote some of the words in our Bible.
• Call attention to the Teaching Picture. Ask the children to tell how writing today is different from writing in Jeremiah’s time.