Ages 3 4 Written by Karen Siefert in consultation with Tabitha Echols, Cathy Hoop, Rhoda Preston, and Kimberly Siefert.

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1 Ages 3 4 Written by Karen Siefert in consultation with Tabitha Echols, Cathy Hoop, Rhoda Preston, and Kimberly Siefert Table of Contents 2 eginning to Live..G. 2 asic Live..G. Resources Music 4 Chooses Me 5 Will Serve Lord 6 Trust in September Chooses Us 7 September Overview 8 Lesson 1 September 5, 2010 Moses and urning ush 18 Lesson 2 September 12, 2010 Samuel 28 Lesson 3 September 19, 2010 David 38 Lesson 4 September 26, 2010 Matw October We Choose 47 October Overview 48 Lesson 5 October 3, 2010 Joshua 58 Lesson 6 October 10, 2010 Abigail and David 68 Lesson 7 October 17, 2010 Daniel 78 Lesson 8 October 24, 2010 The Widow s Mite 88 Lesson 9 October 31, 2010 Jesus Sends Disciples Two by Two November Moses Leads Great Escape 97 November Overview 98 Lesson 10 November 7, 2010 Moses Leads People 108 Lesson 11 November 14, 2010 The ig Ten 118 Lesson 12 November 21, 2010 The House of Lord 128 Lesson 13 November 28, 2010 Joshua and Twelve Stones Supplemental Pages 138 Reproducible Pages 143 Living..G. at Home How are we doing? Send us your comments on User Response orm at all 2010 Ages 3 4 Abingdon Press. 1

2 eginning to Live.i.G. elieve in, believe also in (John 14:1) Welcome to Live..G., a Sunday school adventure where children hear, see, and live ir belief in. What s Live.i.G.? t s children coming to know love of through Jesus. t s music, art, ater, dance, laughter, sign language, discussion, imagination, education, entertainment, sight, sound, cool graphics, hands-on activities, stickers, games, crafts, snacks, ible stories, worship, prayer, and so much more. t s helping your students grow as children of by taking what y learn from Sunday school into ir everyday lives. Quarterly Kit Three.i.G. Truths Every Live..G. lesson is based on three big truths: is a great big. loves us with a great big love. We are part of s great big world. As you teach, remember: se truths are not just for children, y are true for you too! Our great big created you and loves you. Live..G. is an opportunity for you to grow in your faith and to live out your own belief in. asic Live.i.G. Resources The Quarterly Kit contains three DVD s one for each month this quarter and a Music CD. Each DVD has weekly segments of ackyard Time, Travel Time, or Picture Time, as well as applicable Teacher Tips and a monthly music video called Praise Ti The Quarterly Kit also contains Leader Guide, one Kids ook, and classroom decorations that include two attendance posters. Leader s Guide The Leader s Guide contains thirteen lessons for three months of Sunday school classes. Each lesson is self-contained, creative, and includes ways to interact with DVD segments. The Leader s Guide also includes copies of Praise Time music, reproducible pages, and monthly Living..G. at Home letters. Monthly Theme Pages Live..G. is organized into monthly mes. At beginning of each month s lessons, you find a monthly overview page. This outline includes ible verse,..g. dea, and..g. Theme for month, as well as ible stories for each Sunday in month. The monthly overview also lists DVD segments, music suggestions, and suggestions for planning ahead. 2 Abingdon Press.

3 The Lesson Plan Each week s lesson plan contains activities to introduce your children to ible story, activities to immerse your children in ible story, and activities designed to connect your children s lives to ible story. Each lesson includes reproducible activity pages. The weekly lesson plan also includes a ible background page for teacher, an activity/supply list, and a DVD summary. Live.i.G. Statements Every activity in weekly lesson plan includes a focus Live..G. statement. Live..G. statements are intended to guide your conversation with children. Look for ways to informally connect se Live..G. truths to what children are doing. Throughout Leader s Guide, you see Live..G. dove bringing words of advice related to a particular activity. Paying attention to se side notes help in your planning and ensure greater classroom success. Kids ook You need a Kids ook for each child in your class. The Kids ook contains a detachable page of activities or crafts for each Sunday, a weekly take-home storybook that contains ible story and activities to do at home, and a page of stickers. ongo ible ird Puppet Students be thrilled when ongo ible ird Puppet, featured on ackyard Time DVD, comes to ir very own classroom. Use ongo to welcome your students, help tell ible story, sing with Praise Time DVD, and encourage your students to learn monthly ible verse. deas for using ongo are included on Live..G. website: See to purchase. Website The Live..G. website offers you opportunity to leave a message on Message oard, tell us what you think, download Live..G. clip art, or submit photos or videos of your class. Click on Adults heading to find Leaders Page with links to all extras that are needed for your class. You also find a monthly supply list, teacher articles, clip art downloads, ible verse posters, supplemental activities, corrections, a user response form, and more. nvite kids to click on Kids heading for activities to try at home and weekly summaries. all 2010 Ages 3 4 Abingdon Press. 3

4 Chooses Me unk ve 3. am strong e got lots of am not too nough. heart. small. choos choos choos es es es () Am ve got can just do hear my stuff. best. call. (Am) choos es choos es choos es Refrain Am Am Am is lov ing, is wise. am pre cious in s eyes. No mat ter what my shape or size WORDS: Mark urrows MUSC: Mark urrows 2006 Abingdon Press, admin. by The Copyright Co. N.C. 1., 3. ine choos es 2. Am may be young, but can be s help er. E Am does n t mean for me to do it all. Cause has cho sen oth er child ren D C D.S. al ine just like To geth er, with s help we stand tall. 4 Abingdon Press.

5 Will Serve Lord 7 1. With 2. Ev 3. n my ery my hands, night, heart, with my ev ery in my voice, day, mind, serve serve serve Lord. Lord. Lord. 7 Help ing, walk be that s my in fair and choice, way, kind. (7) C serve Lord. serve Lord. have serve Lord. WORDS: Mark urrows MUSC: Mark urrows 2006 Abingdon Press, admin. by The Copyright Co. (C) G cho sen to serve Lord D G by what say and do. (G) Am of fer my 7 prayers and praise, and serve s (7) 1., 2 3. peo ple too. all 2010 Ages 3 4 Abingdon Press. 5

6 Trust in Calypso C C7 Trust in. take care of us. be re for us, come what may. Trust in. be true to us. /C C ine /C come through for us ev e ry day. WORDS: Mark urrows MUSC: Mark urrows 2006 Abingdon Press, admin. by The Copyright Co. C C know want this to much run know is that al ways near. it s all right, At n is and school, at times of home, doubt, with when friends or all a trou ble s all a lone, bout, true hide. Each not day each fear night Gm C The love cause of is al ways get me by my through. side. for 6 Abingdon Press.

7 September Overview September s.i.g. dea We believe that chooses ordinary people to make a difference in s world. September s.i.g. Theme Chooses Us September s ible Verse And said, be with you. Exodus 3:12, NV Objectives Children hear ible story about Moses hearing speak to him through a burning bush. Children recognize that y can trust s guidance and care and know that is always with us. Children hear ible story about calling young boy Samuel. Children discover that people are still called by today and think about ways y can respond to s call. September s Lessons September 5 Moses and urning ush, Exodus 2:11-21; Exodus 3:1-12 September 12 Samuel, 1 Samuel 3 September 19 David, 1 Samuel 16:1-13 September 26 Matw; Matw 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, Luke 5:27-32 Children hear ible story about choosing shepherd boy David to be future king. Children know that cares more about what we are like on inside than about how we appear on outside. Children hear ible story about Jesus calling Matw, tax collector, to follow him. Children discover that Jesus invites ordinary people to become followers. September s DVD September Overview ible Verse in American Sign Language: Exodus 3:12, NV (Leader inside front cover) Teaching Your Children: The ible Demonstration: clay lamp (September 12) Travel Time: amily Worship at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Slidell, Louisiana (September 12) Picture Time: Having a Loving Heart (September 19) September s Praise Time Song Chooses Me (DVD, CD, Leader page 4) Music Suggestions Play songs from CD as children arrive. nvite children to accompany Chooses Me with signing, as demonstrated on DVD. Sing Live..G me song (CD) as part of each week s closing worship. Plan Ahead Collect pine cones to create urning ush Pine Cones on September 5. Collect grocery sacks to create mats for Let s Make a Mat on September 12. Provide clay or play-dough for Make a ible Times Lamp on September 12. Make a sample ible-times lamp for September 12. Collect shepherd and king costumes for Dress Up Corner rom Shepherd to King on September 19. Provide a large roll of paper for Where s My Heart on September 19. Collect milk jug caps for Coins of a Different Color on September 26. Check website for a monthly supply list and additional ideas. all 2010 Ages 3 4 Abingdon Press. 7