The Wilderness Test BIBLE PASSAGE: Exodus 15:22 17:7 MAIN POINT: God gave His people food and water. KEY PASSAGE: Exodus 16:4a 4pm: 3yr - 5/K Classroom Schedule 3:45 4:00 Check-In / Playtime. One teacher take control of sign-in: Place the Check-In Sticker on Clipboard. If manually sign-in, give parent a nametag and write their cell number on it. They will use this for check out. One teacher lead orderly free play: 4:00 4:20 Coloring Sheet / Snack / Intro Activity COLORING SHEET: Have the kids color the sheet and ask them questions about the sheet. SNACK: Animal Crackers & Water Give each child animal crackers in a cup & water in a cup with a lid. Pray over them a simple prayer. INTRO ACTIVITY: Have a Picnic invite the preschoolers to sit on Jesus rug for a picnic. Allow the children to play out the picnic. Ask preschoolers what is missing? (Food) Say: What do you do when you get hungry or thirsty? [Invite preschoolers to answer.] Today we re going to hear about a time when the Israelites needed food and water, but they were in the wilderness! There was no food or water around. We ll find out how God provided food and water for the Israelites in our Bible story. 4:20 5:00 Story and Craft STORY: Have the kids transition to the Jesus rug for story time Read the Bible Story in the bible story page provided in the teacher aid. Say: When God s people were hungry and thirsty, God gave them food and water. Later, God sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus said, I am the bread of life (John 6:35). Bread and water gives people life for a little while, but Jesus gives people life forever! CRAFT: Bird Bag Have the kids transition back to the chairs at the tables acting like their hungry and thirsty Items Needed: brown paper bag, memory verse sheet, two birds. Instructions: Have kids glue memory verse on paper bag. Have kids draw what they are thankful for on paper bird. Then place paper birds in bag. Say: A quail is a type of bird. God sent quail to the camp in the evening so His people could have quail for dinner. God gave His people food and water in the wilderness. Bread and water gives people life for a little while, but Jesus gives people life forever! Gospel Project: Unit 4.3
4pm: 3yr - 5/K Classroom Schedule 4:50 5:10 Kid s Live in Room #12 Count heads before and after Kid s Live. 3yr olds: use the ring ropes to walk to and from Kid s Live Leaders: o Encourage orderly conduct, sitting in the chairs. o Engage in the worship & lesson with the children. o Encourage them to sit beside you, rather than in laps. 5:10 5:20 Return to Class / Activity / Bible Verse / Review ACTIVITY: Gather Manna Get the pieces of white paper in the teacher aid bin and spread them around the room. Invite the preschoolers to pick up the manna like the Israelites gathered manna every morning. Say: God gave His people food and water. Every morning as the people walked through the wilderness, they would pick up manna. They could make bread or little wafers out of manna, and it tasted like honey. God knew His people needed food to eat. Bread and water gives people life for a little while, but Jesus gives people life forever! Bible Verse: Exodus 16:4 *Use the Bible Verse Sheet located in the Teacher Aid section of the bin. (Read aloud several times) Say: God provided for his people when they were hungry. God provides even more than food for us with his son Jesus! Review 1. Why did the Israelites complain? (They were hungry and thirsty.) 2. How did God take care of His people? (God gave His people food and water.) 3. What did the Israelites eat? (manna and quail) 4. How did God give them water in the wilderness? (God told Moses to hit a rock and water came out!) Say: Does anyone remember our Main Point? God gave his people food and water. 5:20 Parent Arrival Gospel Project: Unit 4.3
Pre-K Take Home Sheet God thetitle Redeemer Key Passage: 1 Corinthians 8:6 Key Passage: Hebrews 3:5-6 Big Picture Question: Why did God create the Big Picture Questions: What is God s plan? world? God created the world for His glory. God s plan is to rescue His people. Session 1: God Created the World Session 1: Moses Was Born and Called Genesis 1:1-25 Exodus 1:8 2:10,23-25; 3:1 4:20 God created everything. God rescued Moses to save His people. Session 2: G od Created People Session 2: The Plagues, the Passover, and the Genesis 1:26-2:25 Crossing of the Red Sea God created people in His own image. Exodus 5 14 God showed Egypt that only He is Session 3: Sin Entered the World God. Genesis 3:1-24 Adam and Eve sinned. Session 3: The Wilderness Test Exodus 15:22 17:7 Session 4: Cain and Abel God gave His people food and water. Genesis 4:1-16,25-26 God punished Cain for his sin. Session 4: The Golden Calf Exodus 32:1-35; 34:1-9 Session 5: Noah and the Ark God s people worshiped a golden calf. Genesis 6:5 9:17 God is holy. Session 5: The Ten Commandments: Love God Exodus 19:1 20:11; 31:18 Session 6: The Tower of Babel God gave us rules to show that He is Genesis 11:1-9 holy. God created people to give Him glory. 2014 2015 LifeWay OK to Copy Print Unit Preschool 4 Preschool Journal Journal Page Page
Pre-K Take Home Sheet What Does Not Belong? Instructions: Draw an X over the four things that would not have been with the Israelites in the wilderness. DOWNLOAD THE TGP FAMILY APP KEY PASSAGE: Hebrews 3:5-6 BIG PICTURE QUESTION: What is God s plan? God s plan is to rescue His people. BIBLE STORY: THE WILDERNESS TEST God s people complained in the wilderness. God gave the people manna, quail, and water from a rock. FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS: What is your favorite food? What is your least favorite food? When are you tempted to complain? What are ways God provides for our family? FAMILY ACTIVITY: Make a list of things you need to live, and then make a list of blessings God has provided above your needs. Thank God for His care. Take it further: Consider serving a meal or donating food to a homeless shelter or food bank. Preschool Activity Pages Unit 4, Session 3 5
Pre-K Coloring Sheet MAIN POINT: GOD GAVE HIS PEOPLE FOOD AND WATER. The Wilderness Test Exodus 15:22 17:7 6
The Gospel Project: 4.3 Pre-K MC Guide The Wilderness Test BIBLE PASSAGE: Exodus 15:22 17:7 MAIN POINT: God gave His people food and water. KEY PASSAGE: Exodus 16:4a Worship: (_:50) Play Video Countdown as kids arrive (3min): Go over Classroom Rules. Play Worship Video Background Have the kids all stand up and do the motions. Ask the teachers to help manage the kids but to stand to the outside walls so the kids can see. Pray a simple welcome prayer: Play Song 1: Your choice Play Song 2: Your choice Play Song 3: U3_Video Have the kids all sit down and tell them to stay in their seats. Lesson: (_:00) Play Lesson Video Background God brought His people out of Egypt, and they were on their way to the promised land. But they had to go through the wilderness first. The wilderness did not have much food or water. Let s see what happened! Timeline View: Show the TimelinePic Today s Bible story comes from the second book of the Bible, Exodus. Main Point: That brings me to today s MAIN Point. Show the Main Point Everyone say that with me Very interesting! Let s take a look at how he did that. Bible Story: Play the Bible Story Video God gave His people food and water. God gave them manna, quail, and water from a rock! Later, God sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus said, I am the bread of life (John 6:35). Bread and water gives people life for a little while, but Jesus gives people life forever! Show the Main Point Repeat after me Review Questions: Now it s time to see what you remember from the Bible Story 1. Why did the Israelites complain? (They were hungry and thirsty.) 2. How did God take care of His people? (God gave His people food and water.) 3. What did the Israelites eat? (manna and quail) 4. How did God give them water in the wilderness? (God told Moses to hit a rock and water came out!)
Memory Verse: Show the Key Passage Music Video What a great song! That song is going to help us learn our Memory Verse over this series! Our key passage tells us That God is the only one true God! Show the Key Passage Repeat after me Show Main Point Lets review our Main Point one more time Repeat after me Dismiss kids to class: (_:10) Play Dismiss Song Start with 3yr olds once they are out the door Send 4yr olds once they are out the door Send 5yr/K
Bible Lesson: Moses led the people away from the Red Sea, and they came to the wilderness. When they could not find good water to drink, they complained to Moses. God told the people, If you obey Me and do what is right, I will not punish you like I punished the Egyptians. Then the Israelites came to a place called Elim (EE lim) where there was plenty of water, and they camped there. The Israelites left Elim and went out into the wilderness. When they got hungry, they complained to Moses. We are starving! they said. You brought us out here to die! But Moses had not brought them out there to die. God knew what He was doing. God said to Moses, I heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them that they will eat meat for dinner, and in the morning they will eat bread until they are full. Then they will know that I am their God. That evening, quail came into the camp and the people ate meat for dinner. In the morning, fine flakes like frost were on the ground. What is it? the Israelites asked. It is bread, said Moses. The Lord has given you bread to eat. The Israelites called the bread manna, which means what is it? God gave the people instructions for eating the bread. He told them to collect only what they needed to eat that day. If they collected too much, the leftovers went bad. On the sixth day, they collected twice as much so they could rest on the seventh day. The seventh day was the Sabbath day, a day to rest. The Israelites did not always do what God said to do. Sometimes they collected too much manna, and sometimes they tried to collect manna on the Sabbath day. Moses was upset that the Israelites did not obey God. For many years, the Israelites traveled in the wilderness, going wherever God told them to go. One day, they stopped to camp but they had no water. Moses, give us something to drink, they said. But Moses did not have any water. Lord, what should I do? Moses prayed. God showed Moses a rock and told him to hit the rock with his staff. When he did, water came out of the rock and the people drank the water. God was with His people. Christ Connection: When God s people were hungry and thirsty, God gave them food and water. Later, God sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus said, I am the bread of life (John 6:35). Bread and water gives people life for a little while, but Jesus gives people life forever!