1s & 2s— Make a Cardboard Box Church
Bible Story: Building the Tabernacle Exodus 35:4–36:37; 39:32-43
Life Point: People at church learn and work together.
Weekly Verse: We will do everything God says. Exodus 24:3
Materials: Bible, large appliance box, crayons, wallpaper samples, paper scraps, washable markers, glue sticks, small basket, box cutter (teacher’s use)
- Remove any staples from the box. Cut a door on the front of the box; cut a few windows on the other sides of the box, if you choose.
- Set the box in an open area of the room. Put crayons, markers, wallpaper samples, paper scraps, and glue sticks in the basket. (You could choose red, blue, and purple art materials to connect to the Bible story.) Set the basket and Bible beside the box.
- Tell the preschoolers the box is a pretend church. Invite preschoolers to use the art materials to decorate the outside of the box church.
- Talk about the Bible story. Emphasize that the people brought the things needed to build the tent church.
- Open the Bible and read the Weekly Verse.
3–Pre-K— Build the Tabernacle
Bible Story: Building the Tabernacle Exodus 35:4–36:37; 39:32-43
Life Point: People at church learn and work together.
Weekly Verse: We will do everything God says. Exodus 24:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, blocks, fabric samples (red, blue, purple), picture of the tabernacle (Illustrated Bible Dictionary for Kids)
- Display the teaching picture and tabernacle picture with the other materials.
- Encourage the children to work together to build a the tabernacle from the blocks and fabric pieces. Remind them that they can look at the picture to see what the tabernacle looked like.
- Talk about the Bible story as children work. Say the Weekly Verse. Point to the teaching picture and comment about what they see.
Kindergarten— Use Tools
Bible Story: Building the Tabernacle Exodus 35:4–36:37; 39:32-43
Life Point: People at church learn and work together.
Weekly Verse: We will do everything God says. Exodus 24:3
Materials: Teaching Picture 11, toy tools, wooden blocks, clipboards, paper, pencils, measuring tapes
- Display the teaching picture near the tools. Briefly tell the Bible story as children come to the center. Comment that some people brought materials and other people did the work to build the tabernacle. Talk about the kinds of work the people did to build the tabernacle.
- Say people at church learn and work together. Mention different things people at your church do to learn.
- Show the paper and clipboards. Remark that they could draw some plans for what they want to build. Say the Weekly Verse together.
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