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2 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Contents

BOOK 1 BOOK 2 Meetings 1-18 Meetings 19-36

UNIT 1: GOD UNIT 4: THE CHURCH 1. God Created the World...... 12 19. Ezra Read the Scriptures...... 12 2. God Used Joshua to Lead the People .18 20. The Antioch Church Helped...... 18 3. God Answered Hannah’s Prayer...... 24 21. The People Sang Praises to God...... 24 4. Adam and Eve Made a Choice...... 30 22. The Widow Gave an Offering...... 30 5. God Delights in Worship ...... 36 23. Jesus Had a Special Supper...... 36 6. God Gave the 10 Commandments....42 24. Jesus Was Baptized...... 42

UNIT 2: JESUS UNIT 5: THE BIBLE 7. Jesus Was Born...... 48 25. Paul Taught About Jesus ...... 48 8. Jesus Went to the Temple...... 54 26. God Helped the People Cross the Red Sea...... 54 9. Jesus Told Parables...... 60 Jeremiah Wrote God’s Words...... 60 10. Jesus Healed Ten Men...... 66 27. Jesus Read the Scroll ...... 66 11. Jesus is Alive!...... 72 28. Paul Wrote to a Church...... 72 12. Jesus Returned to Heaven...... 78 29. 30. The People Found a Lost Scroll...... 78 UNIT 3: PEOPLE UNIT 6: THE MISSION 13. God Made People...... 84 Paul Helped Priscilla and Aquila...... 84 14. God Chose David...... 90 31. Philip Taught the Ethiopian...... 90 15. God’s Plan for David...... 96 32. Peter Told Cornelius About Jesus ....96 16. Daniel Obeys God...... 102 33. People Prayed for Peter...... 102 17. Jesus Taught About Prayer...... 108 34. A Couple Helped Elijah...... 108 18. God Cared for Noah...... 114 35. 36. Paul Becomes a Missionary...... 114

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 3 DOES TEAMKID USE THE LEVELS OF BIBLICAL LEARNING?® Absolutely! On the first page of each meeting, you will see both the Concept Area and the specific Level of Biblical Learning that session will cover for Younger Preschoolers and Older Preschoolers.

What are the levels of biblical learning? Levels of Biblical Learning covers 10 biblical concept areas that children can learn as they study God’s Word. The concept areas are presented through six different age ranges, from infancy through the preteen years, and reflect levels of understanding that follow how God designed children to learn. Learn more at lifeway.com/ levelsofbiblicallearning.

••8 Levels of Biblical Learning Poster (Pkg of 10) 006104390 — This handy Levels of Biblical Learning Poster is dual-signed, providing both a chart and info- graphic version of LifeWay Kids’ Levels of Biblical Learning. The Levels of Biblical Learning concepts were developed by LifeWay Kids to provide teachers, parents, and ministers of preschoolers and children with milestones related to biblical knowledge from birth through sixth grade. The Levels of Biblical Learning concepts form the foundation for Bible study in the Bible Studies for Life: Kids resources. (Package of 10) ••8 Growing in God’s Word: Levels of Biblical Learning (Pkg of 10) 006112315 — As kids grow, their understanding of foundational truths grow with them. The Growing in God’s Word: Levels of Biblical Learning booklet illustrates ten concepts that are the foundation of spiritual growth: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, Salvation, Creation, Church, People, Family, Community and World. Fourteen pages of content explain these foundations for Younger Preschool, Middle Preschool, Older Preschool, Younger Kids, Older Kids, and Preteens. Levels of Biblical Learning concepts also form the foundation for Bible study in the Bible Studies for Life: Kids resources. Sold in packs of 10.

DOES TEAMKID USE BIBLE SKILLS FOR KIDS?® Absolutely! On the first page of each meeting, you will see Bible Skills that session will cover for Younger Preschoolers and Older Preschoolers.

••8 Bible Skills for Kids (Pkg of 10 posters and booklets) 005793619 — The 16-page Bible Skills for Kids booklet (9.5-x-7) provides information on how to teach Bible skills to kids, handy lists of foundational Bible Stories for preschoolers and kids, the most important memory verses for kids, and what to look for in a Bible for kids. The Bible Skills for Kids dual-sided poster (7-x-19) provides both a chart and info-graphic format of Bible skill goals for four age groups: Younger Preschool, Older Preschool, Younger Kids, and Older Kids. Bible Skills for Kids was developed by LifeWay Kids to provide teachers, parents, and ministers of preschoolers and children with Bible Skill milestones. Includes 10 booklets and 10 posters!

4 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace HOW IS PRESCHOOL TEAMKID: SETTING THE PACE DIFFERENT?

Preschool TeamKID is the same title and same topic as Children’s TeamKID! So use Setting the Pace for both your Preschool and Children’s TeamKID programs.

TeamKID is new for the next generation of preschoolers — with high-energy games, a greater emphasis on missions, and more Bible verses that help preschoolers apply Bible truths to real life — while they learn Bible truths foundational for every Christian.

More Bible!

• Bible Study: Each meeting includes a Bible story and teaching that helps kids grow into disciples of Christ.

• Bible Memory: Each meeting includes a memory verse connecting to that week’s Bible truth.

More Missions!

• Missions Videos: Each week has its own missions video from Kids on Mission.

• REACH OUT: Each meeting includes missions reproducibles and extras from the DVD-ROM.

More Fun!

• More Rec Games: TOURNAMENT activities are bigger and better than ever, which means more fun!

• WARM-UP: Each meeting kicks off with a fun activity that can incorporate kids as they arrive and build interest in the Bible truth for the day.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 5 What is setting the pace?

TeamKID: Setting the Pace is the next step in helping preschoolers grow in their faith. Preschoolers will explore topics about the theology of God, Jesus, People, the Church, the Bible, and the Christian Life. Setting the Pace will give kids a better understanding of the nature of God and Jesus.

Questions addressed include: • Why should we worship God? • How was Jesus’ birth special? • How are people important to God? • What is the church and how is it important to God’s work? • How can I live a Christian life?

Available in children’s and preschool editions.

Why setting the pace?

Setting the Pace is a term many of today’s athletes use to indicate the steady rhythm continuing strong in their sport. We are using Setting the Pace for that sports connection but also to imply the importance of growing closer to God through studying His Word and in fellowship with others.

TeamKID: Setting the Pace wants kids to recognize their relationship with God is the most important relationship of all!

6 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace PRESCHOOL TEAMKID SETTING THE PACE A KID-FRIENDLY THEOLOGY 101

God People The Bible MEETING 1: MEETING 13: MEETING 25: God Created the World God Made People Paul Taught About Jesus MEETING 2: MEETING 14: MEETING 26: God Used Joshua to God Chose David God Helped the People Lead the People MEETING 15: Cross the Red Sea MEETING 3: God’s Plan for David MEETING 27: God Answered Hannah’s MEETING 16: Jeremiah Wrote God’s Prayer Daniel Obeys God Words MEETING 4: MEETING 17: MEETING 28: Adam and Eve Made a Jesus Taught About Jesus Read the Scroll Choice Prayer MEETING 29: MEETING 5: MEETING 18: Paul Wrote to a Church God Delights in Worship God Cared for Noah MEETING 30: MEETING 6: The People Found a Lost God Gave 10 The church Scroll Commandments MEETING 19: Ezra Read the Scriptures The Mission Jesus MEETING 20: MEETING 31: MEETING 7: The Antioch Church Paul Helped Priscilla Jesus Was Born Helped and Aquila MEETING 8: MEETING 21: MEETING 32: Jesus Went to the The People Sang Praises Philip Taught the Temple to God Ethiopian MEETING 9: MEETING 22: MEETING 33: Jesus Told Parables The Widow Gave an Peter Told Cornelius MEETING 10: Offering About Jesus Jesus Healed Ten Men MEETING 23: MEETING 34: MEETING 11: Jesus Had a Special People Prayed for Peter Jesus Is Alive! Supper MEETING 35: MEETING 12: MEETING 24: A Couple Helped Elijah Jesus Returned to Jesus Was Baptized MEETING 36: Heaven Paul Becomes a Missionary

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 7 T-shirts! Available at lifeway.com/teamkid.

Plan a regularClub time each meetingverse to say the TeamKID Club Verses: Proverbs 3:5-6 (in the version your club chooses).

informing teachers Every meeting contains a Teacher Support PDF on the DVD-ROM. Connecting with parents

Every meeting contains a Parent Connection to send home and keep parents involved.

8 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Club Motto Plan a regular time in each meeting to say the TeamKID Club Motto.

Use your favorite upbeat What Christian music for your club and during activities. about The TeamKID Club Song is available from iTunes. You may also want to use music? songs from Classic TeamKID volumes that you own.

Promoting TeamKID Getting children to TeamKID should be your first goal. But how can you attract children and parents who have a busy schedule? Good, effective promotion is the key.

Your publicity may include phone calls, personal visits, mail-outs, displays, bulletin boards, posters, handouts, announcements, newsletters or newspaper articles, and a host of other approaches. See DVD-ROM Item 1 for clip art.

Use the TeamKID banner to tell the community that TeamKID meets at your church (001301855).

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 9 15 EASY STEPS FOR PROMOTIONAL STRATEGY

1. Begin now! Begin now displaying the TeamKID logo in the halls of your church. Place the logo in the church newsletter or bulletin. You need not explain the entire ministry. Simply let the logo visually communicate what is to come. Increase the amount of information you share as the weeks progress.

2. Use variety. Plan to use a variety of approaches (mail-outs, bulletin boards, and posters, for instance). The more you repeat your message, the more people will remember it.

3. Use the logo consistently. Use the TeamKID logo on all of your publicity pieces. Soon people will associate the logo with TeamKID and the good things you have planned. TeamKID clip art is available on DVD-ROM Item 1.

4. Choose colors. Choose two or three colors to use in all of your publicity efforts. This will make your items easily recognizable. You may wish to use the colors on the covers of the TeamKID resources.

5. Be specific. Tell the children when and where your meetings will be held. Share the title of the resource and who is invited—all boys and girls in grades 1–6 and their friends! Tell the children what they will be doing: games, fun, learning, and so on. When communicating with parents, share the meeting titles and information about what their children will learn. On the back of the Parents Letter in the Activity Books is a list of the meeting topics.

6. Do first-quality publicity. A poorly made poster or a sloppy bulletin board may do more harm than good. Let everything you prepare be attractive and appealing.

7. Enlist help. You do not have to do all of your publicity work by yourself. Enlist the help of your children’s committee, church public relations committee, or a church member who is a gifted artist. Also remember to ask teenagers and senior adults for help.

8. Ask the church to pray. Introduce TeamKID to the whole congregation and request prayer support for this important task of reaching and discipling children.

9. Plan an open house. Plan an open house for the entire church four or five weeks into the club. Invite them to be a part of the ministry for which they are praying by coming to the club meetings during COOL DOWN for refreshments.

10. Use the church newsletter. Include information in the church newsletter about TeamKID meetings. Use the clip art on DVD-ROM Item 1 to call attention to the article.

11. Promote during worship. Do a brief skit or dialogue during services on Sundays and Wednesdays to announce TeamKID.

12. Notify parents. Send letters to the parents explaining the details of TeamKID. See the “Letter to Parents/Children” (DVD-ROM) Item 5 or Activity Books, pages 77-78.

10 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 13. Plan a parents’ night. Invite parents to an informational meeting. Explain how TeamKID works. Plan to conduct a TeamKID meeting (or parts of one) for the parents.

14. Enlist parents. Enlist the help of parents. Ask parents to help with publicity, snacks, TOURNAMENT, STRETCHING, transportation, or to be a special guest during a TeamKID meeting.

15. Display the banner outside your church. Let the community know that TeamKID is meeting at your church by displaying the TeamKID Banner (001301855).

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 11 God created the world

IN THE BEGINNING, GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. BEFORE CREATION ONLY GOD EXISTED. OVER SIX DAYS, GOD MADE THE WORLD. HIS LAST, MOST IMPORTANT CREATION WAS MAN. GOD SAW ALL HE HAD MADE, AND IT WAS VERY GOOD. GOD CREATED THE WORLD AND EVERYTHING IN IT.

BIBLE PHRASE In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

BIBLE STORY God Created the World (Genesis 1:1–2:3)

BIBLE TRUTH God created the world and everything in it.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God made everything. • Older Preschoolers: God created everything.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to pronounce names of the books of the Bible.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 23).

12 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: ■■ Ball

• Welcome boys and girls to TeamKID. Say: “Today we are learning about the first story in the Bible – creation! Genesis 1:1 tells us ‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.’ This is the first sentence in our Bible.” • While sitting in a circle, roll a ball to a child. Ask the child to name his favorite animal God created. When the child responds, roll the ball to a different child, asking the same question. Continue rolling the ball until all children have a chance to answer the question. Repeat activity with other questions such as, “What is your favorite fruit or sea creature God created?” • Ask children to move like their favorite animal as they go to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Bible, Item 21: “Meeting ■■ Cut apart each creation picture and numbered 1 Creation Pictures,”, square. Match the picture with the scissors, glue, craft corresponding day of creation. Glue the sticks, bookmark creation picture and the number together (back to back) with a craft stick in between. ■■ Place bookmark at Genesis 1:1 in a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. Encourage children to close their eyes tightly and cover them with their hands. Tell children that before God created the world, everything was dark. Ask children to open their eyes. Remind children God created light.

Open a Bible to Genesis 1. Say: “Our story today comes from Genesis, the first book of the Bible. Let’s hear how God created the world and everything in it.” As you talk about each day of creation, hold up the corresponding creation picture.

GOD CREATED THE WORLD BASED ON GENESIS 1:1–2:3 In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. Everything was dark and empty. There was only God. God said, “Let there be light.” Immediately light began to shine. God separated the light from the dark and made day and night. That was the first day.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 13 On the second day, God made the sky above the earth. On the third day, God said, “Let dry land appear on the earth.” God gathered the water to make seas. God created all kinds of plants and trees to grow on the land. On the fourth day, God told lights to shine in the sky. He made the sun for the daytime and the moon and stars for night. On the fifth day, God said, “Let all kinds of creatures live in the water. Let birds fly across the sky.” All the fish, water animals, and birds appeared. On the sixth day, God created all kinds of animals to live on the land. Then God made people. People were different from every other thing God made. God made a man and a woman. God saw all He had made, and it was very good. On the seventh day, God rested. The world He made was complete.

Review the Bible story. • Remark: “In six days, God spoke and created this amazing world. On the seventh day, God rested. God saw all that He had made, and it was very good.” • Lay the different creation pictures on the floor with the numbers facing up. Review each day of creation by holding up the number, asking kids what God created that day, and then flipping the picture around to show them the answer.

Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Genesis 1. Remind children this is the first book of the Bible. Pass the Bible around the group and let children open it to the bookmark. Say “Genesis” a few times together. Practice repeating Genesis 1:1 in small phrases.

Apply Bible learning. • Say: “God created the world and everything in it. Let’s sing a song together and shout the names of some of God’s creations!” • To the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” sing these words: God created everything, everything, everything. God created everything, and He said, “It is good!” • Follow this by saying, “God made ______.” Ask a child to shout the name of something God made. Repeat song, allowing children to shout different things God created.

Pray. • Thank God for creating the world and everything in it. Invite children to thank God for one specific thing He created.

Move to Stretching. • Invite children to move to the Stretching area while acting like different animals you call out.

14 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for activities, Activity ■■ Prepare the supplies for the activities. Pages (1 per child), blue, green, and brown crayons

These activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY 1: MAKE A BIRD FEEDER • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7), chenille stems, O-shaped cereal, bowls • What to do: Pour O-shaped cereal into bowls. Instruct each child to choose a chenille stem and help him loop one end. Put the cereal on the chenille stem and make a loop at the other end when the chenille stem is full of cereal. Remind children that God made the birds. Talk about where they might hang their bird feeders when they get home and what type of birds they might see. Thank God for creating the world and for all of the wonderful things in it.

ACTIVITY 2: MAKE A COFFEE FILTER WORLD • You’ll need: coffee filters, green and blue washable markers, spray bottle of water, hole punch, yarn or ribbon, scissors • What to do: Give each child a coffee filter and flatten it. Instruct him to color it with green and blue markers to make grass and water. Guide each child to spray the coffee filter with water a few times in the center. Set it aside to dry. Punch a hole in the top of the coffee filter. String a piece of ribbon through the hole and tie it in a knot, creating a loop to use to hang the coffee filter. Remind children that God created the world and everything in it. Review different things God created with the children.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, remind them that God created the world and everything in it. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Give each child a blue, green, and brown crayon. Encourage him to color the water blue, the mountains brown, and the grass green. As children color, remind them that God created the world and everything in it.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 15 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 22: “Meeting 1 ■■ Cue DVD to video “Shireys in Suriname.” Suriname Map,” Item 22: ■■ Print and cut apart “Life in the Rainforest” “Meeting 1 Life in the strips. Rainforest,” scissors, DVD

• Gather children in a circle around the map. Ask children what types of things they might see and hear in a rainforest. Say: “Today we are going to learn about a missionary family who lives in the rainforest of Suriname in South America. Charles and Brittany Shirey have three kids that are just like you. But they live very different lives than we do.” • Show the video “Shireys in Suriname.” Remark: “Living in the rainforest isn’t easy, but the Shireys know that God wants them to be there so that the Aukans can hear about Him.” • Read the Life in the Rainforest fact strips. As you read the facts, let children talk about how they would feel if they lived that way. Would it be exciting? Would it seem scary? • Pray for the Shirey family as they serve God in Suriname.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: parachute, beach ■■ Activity 2: Cut apart Charades Pictures. ball, Bible Place in the bucket or bowl. If you have ■■ Activity 2: Item 21: “Meeting 1 a large number of TeamKIDS, make Charades Pictures”, scissors, multiple sets bucket or bowl ■■ Activity 3: Write numbers 1-6 on each ■■ Activity 3: Item 12: “Game square of the Game Cube. Write Cube”, scissors, tape, copy numbers 1-6 on each piece of paper paper (6 pieces), marker in large print. Hang numbered signs around the room.

Lead these games one at a time so all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. KEEP IT BOUNCING • Gather children around a parachute on the floor. Place a beach ball in the center of the parachute. Say: “This ball is round like the planet earth where we live. God created our planet and everything else in the world.” • Direct each child to grab a parachute handle and move the parachute up and down, bouncing the ball in the air. If the ball falls off the parachute, ask a child to

16 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace name one thing God created. Ask a different child to name something God made each time the ball falls off the parachute. • Open a Bible to Genesis 1:1 and read the verse aloud. Say the Bible Truth together: God created the world and everything in it.

2. PLAY CREATION CHARADES • Form as many teams as you have coaches in your class. Sit in groups around the room. • Explain the game to kids. Tell them each team will choose a card out of the bucket and act out that word together. The other teams will try to guess what they are. • Choose one team to go first. Continue activity until all teams have at least one chance to act out a card or until all cards are used. • Comment: “God made everything … animals, plants, people, the sun, the moon. He created it all!”

3. ROLL THE NUMBER • Say: “Let’s review what God created each day.” Hold up one finger and say, “Day One: Light.” Continue reviewing as you remind children of the order of creation. • Show kids each of the numbers around the room that represent creation. When you say “Go,” instruct children to move to a number. Roll the number cube. If kids are standing at the number you roll, have them come to the center and sit. Ask kids what God created on that particular day. Continue until just a few kids remain standing.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item ■■ Post the allergy poster listing the 24: “Parent Connection,” animal snack. crackers, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Say, “In our story today, we learned about creation. Who created the world?” (God) “How many days did it take Him to create the world?” (Six) “What did God do on day seven?” (Rested) • Pray. Thank God for being the Creator of the entire world. Invite children pray, “Thank You, God, for creating ______.” Invite someone to also thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and animal crackers. • Close the meeting. Clap once. Ask children what God created on day one. Clap your hands two times. Continue until you clap through days one through seven. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 17 God Used Joshua to lead the people

GOD PROMISED THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL HE WOULD LEAD THEM TO THE PROMISED LAND. HE CHOSE JOSHUA TO LEAD THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE JORDAN RIVER. GOD PROMISED JOSHUA HE WOULD BE WITH HIM. WHEN THE PEOPLE APPROACHED THE JORDAN RIVER, THE PRIESTS STEPPED INTO THE WATER. IMMEDIATELY THE WATER STOPPED FLOWING, AND THE PEOPLE CROSSED ON DRY GROUND. AS A WAY TO REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAD DONE, JOSHUA HAD 12 STONES STACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVERBED AND 12 STONES STACKED ON THE LAND THEY ENTERED. GOD WAS WITH HIS PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.

BIBLE PHRASE God will be with you everywhere you go. Joshua 1:9

BIBLE STORY God used Joshua to Lead the People (Joshua 3-4)

BIBLE TRUTH God is with people all the time.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God loves people and is with them. • Older Preschoolers: God is always with people.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to pronounce names of books of the Bible.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 27).

18 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Wooden blocks (enough for multiple ■■ Place blocks on the floor in stacks of 12) piles of 12.

• Gather children around the piles of blocks on the floor. Welcome them to TeamKID. Say: “Today we will learn that God is with us all the time. We will learn about a man named Joshua who led his people, with God’s help, to a very special land.” • Form groups of children based on the number of coaches and block piles you have. Instruct each group to work together to place 12 blocks in a stack. When the stacks are complete (and hopefully before they are knocked over), comment on the different ways groups stacked their blocks. • Call one group at a time to move to the Workout area. As children are called, ask them to pick up their blocks and put them away.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 25: “Meeting 2 Review ■■ Mark Joshua 3 in a Bible with a Questions,” small stones to give bookmark. to children (one per child, Bible, ■■ Print and cut apart “Meeting 2 Re- Bookmark, scissors, small basket view Questions.” Place in a basket.

Tell the Bible story. • Open a Bible to Joshua 1. Say: “Our story comes from Joshua, a book in the Old Testament. We are going to meet a very important person in the Bible. His name is Joshua, just like this Bible book. Let’s listen as we learn about Joshua’s true story from the Bible.” • Use the following story as a guide to tell the Bible story in your own words.

GOD USED JOSHUA TO LEAD THE PEOPLE BASED ON JOSHUA 3–4 Joshua and the people of Israel set up their tents near the Jordan River. After three days, the people packed up their tents. God told Joshua that he would lead the people across the river to teach them that He would be with them everywhere they go. The priests went ahead of the people as God instructed. They carried the ark of the covenant, a special gold-covered box that held the Ten

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 19 Commandments. This showed the people that God was going ahead of them and He would be with them. When the priests stepped into the river, the water stopped flowing and the riverbed became dry. The priests stood in the middle of the river until all the people crossed on dry ground. God told Joshua to choose 12 men to pick up stones from the dry riverbed and carry them to the other side. The men obeyed. Joshua also stacked 12 stones in the middle of the river. After everyone was safe on the other side of the river, the priests crossed to the other side with the ark of the covenant. As soon as they stepped out of the river, the water began to flow again. Joshua stacked the 12 stones the men brought out of the river so that the people would remember that God was with them and that He is mighty and strong. God promised to be with His people and take care of them.

Review the Bible story. • Thank “Joshua” for coming to your meeting to share about God being with you everywhere you go. Choose a child to draw a card from the basket of questions. Read the card and ask children to answer the question. Continue until all questions are answered.

Practice a Bible skill. • Use the following motions to learn Joshua 1:9: “God” (point to the sky) “will be with you” (point to yourself) “everywhere you go” (spread hands out in front of you and move them to each side of your body). Remind children this verse is in Joshua, a book in the Old Testament. Say a few names of books before and after Joshua in a Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy … Judges, Ruth). Invite children to repeat these book names with you.

Apply Bible learning. • Give each child a stone as a reminder God will be with them everywhere they go. To the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” sing these words: God will never leave your side, leave your side, leave your side. God will never leave your side; He is everywhere.

Pray. Thank God for being with us all the time, everywhere we go.

Move to Stretching. Walk in a line around the room to reach the Stretching area tables. Remind children Joshua and the people had to walk to get to the land God promised them.

20 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for activities, Activity Pages (1 ■■ Prepare the supplies for the per child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY 1: PLAY IN THE SAND • You’ll need: plastic drop cloth, dishpans or tubs, sand, small plastic shovels, stones • What to do: Spread the drop cloth on the floor. Partially fill tubs with sand. Hide stones in the sand. Invite children to dig for the stones. When they find them, stack the stones in the center of the tub. Allow children to hide the stones again for other TeamKIDs to find. Discuss how Joshua led the people into the land God had promised them. Remind children that the Israelites walked across the river on dry ground and Joshua set up stones so they would always remember God was with them.

ACTIVITY 2: DRAW ON A MAP • You’ll need: old maps, road atlas, or print outs of maps from the Internet, markers or crayons • What to do: Give each child a map and marker or crayon. Instruct them to find and trace several roads on their map with their color marker or crayon. Help children find major landmarks on their map (church, home, lakes, rivers, etc.) As children work, talk about places they may travel (grandparent’s house, school, the beach, a park, and so on). Remind children God is with them all the time, wherever they go.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind the boys and girls that God is with people all the time. Say the Bible verse with hand motions and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Give each child a crayon. Encourage him to find five things that do not belong in the picture with the Israelites. Remind children that God was with Joshua and the Israelites; He is with the boys and girls all the time, too.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 21 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 26: “Thailand Map,” DVD, Stuffed ■■ Cue DVD to video “Life of a animal, Assortment of building supplies: Migrant Family.” wooden blocks, interlocking blocks, cardboard blocks, cardboard, and masking tape

• Form groups of three or four kids. Tell groups they have five minutes to build a “house” large enough to shelter your stuffed animal. When groups finish, test the structures by sliding the stuffed animal inside. Commend kids for their creativity. • Display the Thailand map and comment that the life of a migrant (traveling) worker in Thailand involves living in temporary shelters and moving from job to job. Often, their shelters are as basic as the ones the kids have built. • Show the video “Life of a Migrant Family.” After the video, ask: “What do you think makes a migrant family’s life hard? Would it be hard for you to change homes?” • Pray for the migrant families in Thailand and for the Christians who work with them and tell them about Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Painter’s tape ■■ Activity 1: Tape a large square ■■ Activity 2: Two pieces of large brown or line on the floor. Note: Larg- paper, 24 small foam or plastic balls. er groups may need to make Note: Adjust activity based on number multiple squares/lines and of kids you have. form groups to complete the ■■ Activity 3: Clock that you can manually activity. move the hands to change the time ■■ Activity 2: Place 12 balls on each piece of paper in the middle of the room.

Lead these games one at a time so that all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. FOLLOW THE LEADER • Line children up behind the beginning of the taped line. Direct the leader to lead the group along the taped line while using any motion or sound. Instruct the other children to do what the leader does as they travel the line. • When all children finish doing that motion along the taped line, allow the second child in line to become the leader. Repeat activity, letting each child have a chance to be the leader.

22 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace • Say: “God used Joshua to lead the people of Israel into the land God had promised them. They listened to Joshua and did what he asked them to do.”

2. PICK UP STONES • Form two groups of TeamKIDs. Line up each group on the opposite side of the room from the paper/balls. Instruct the first child in line to go to the paper, pick up a ball, and return it to his line. Continue one child at a time, until all balls are picked up. Tell the children to sit in a circle with the balls in the middle. • Comment: “Just like we gathered 12 balls from the paper, Joshua gathered 12 stones from the middle of the dry river to stack on the land. This was a way to help the people remember what God had done for them God is with people all the time.”

3. STEP IN TIME • Say: “God is with us all the time. When we wake up, when we are at preschool or daycare or at our homes, when we are eating, when we go to sleep—God never leaves. He is with us all the time.” • Hold up a clock. Remind children a clock helps us know what time it is. Assist children in lining up against a wall. Look at the hour hand on the clock and ask: “Is God with us at ______(whatever time the clock says)?” Encourage the children to shout “Yes” and take as many steps as the hour you said. Change the clock time and repeat activity until children cross to the other side of the room.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster” ■■ Post the allergy poster ■■ Item 28: “Parent Connection,” o-shaped listing the snack. cereal, napkins, cups of water, ball

• Review the Bible story. Say: “In our story today, we learned about Joshua and the people of Israel crossing the Jordan River.” Ask the review questions you used in Workout to remind children of story details. • Pray. Ask children if they have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for always being with us wherever we go. Invite a child to also thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and snack (o-shaped cereal to resemble round stones). Explain to children that today’s snack reminds us of the 12 stones that God told the men to gather from the river and stack to remember that God was with them. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, sit in a circle and roll a ball to a child. Ask the child to name a place she may go (playground, church, school, house, beach, and so on). Remind children God is with them each place they go. Give each child his Activity Page and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 23 God answered Hannah’s prayer

ELKANAH AND HANNAH DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN. HANNAH DESPERATELY AND FERVENTLY PRAYED GOD WOULD GIVE HER A SON. GOD HEARD HANNAH’S PRAYER, AND SHE GAVE BIRTH TO A SON NAMED SAMUEL. GOD HEARD HANNAH’S PRAYER; HE HEARS EACH OF OUR PRAYERS, TOO.

BIBLE PHRASE God hears me when I pray. Psalm 66:19

BIBLE STORY God Answered Hannah’s Prayer (1 Samuel 1:1-20)

BIBLE TRUTH God hears people pray to Him.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God hears people. • Older Preschoolers: God hears people pray.

BIBLE SKILL Knows that the two main parts of the Bible are the Old Testament and the New Testament.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 31).

24 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: ■■ Cardboard tubes (one per child)

• Welcome children to TeamKID. Say: “I am glad you are here today. We are going to hear a story about a woman who prayed a very specific prayer to God. And guess what? God answered her!” • Distribute a cardboard tube to each child. Encourage children to talk and listen to each other through the tubes. If needed, give prompts such as “say the name of your favorite animal,” “tell a friend what you did today,” or “greet each other by saying hello.” • Ask: “Was it hard to hear what your friends were saying through the tubes? Even though you may have had trouble hearing others, God never has trouble hearing you. He always hears us when we pray.” • Invite children to move to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 29: “Meeting 3 Story ■■ Cut apart Story Sequence Pictures. Sequence Pictures,” Item ■■ Print multiple copies of the Bible Verse 29: “Meeting 3 Bible Verse Puzzle. Cut along dashed lines to divide Puzzle,” Bible, bookmark, the puzzle into strips. scissors ■■ Place a bookmark at 1 Samuel in a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. • Ask: “Do you have brothers or sisters?” Allow time for responses. • Say: “Some people have large families with lots of kids. Some families do not have kids. Today, we will look at a story in the Old Testament. It is about a woman named Hannah who didn’t have kids. She prayed God would give her a child.” • Open a Bible to 1 Samuel 1. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story.

GOD ANSWERED HANNAH’S PRAYER BASED ON 1 SAMUEL 1:1-20 Hannah and her husband Elkanah traveled to the tabernacle in Shiloh to worship God. Hannah cried and would not eat. She was sad because she wanted to have a baby. Hannah and her husband did not have any children.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 25 Hannah went to the tabernacle to pray. She promised God that if she had a son, she would make sure he served God. Eli, the priest, saw Hannah praying. Her lips were moving, but she was not speaking. Eli didn’t understand what she was doing. Hannah said, “I’m praying. I am so sad.” Eli said, “Go in peace and may God give you what you prayed for.” Hannah believed God heard her prayer and she felt better. She went to eat some food. She and Elkanah worshiped God. They traveled back home. God had heard Hannah’s prayer. When it was time, she had a baby boy. She named him Samuel. Samuel means, “I requested him from the Lord.” She took care of Samuel as he grew, and she remembered her promise to God. She took Samuel to the tabernacle. She told Eli that Samuel would stay at the tabernacle. “I prayed for this boy,” Hannah said, “and God heard me. He gave him to me. Now I give him to serve and follow God.” Samuel stayed with Eli and helped him in the tabernacle.

Review the Bible story. • Lay the story pictures on the floor, not in sequential order. Ask children to tell you about each picture. Work together to put the pictures in the correct order. Retell the Bible story using the pictures once they are in the correct order.

Practice a Bible skill. • Comment that the Bible is made of two parts – the Old Testament and the New Testament. Remind children both the story and the Bible verse for today’s lesson are in the Old Testament. Form a few small groups of children and distribute Bible verse puzzles. Assemble the puzzles. Say the Bible verse together.

Apply Bible learning. • Say: “Our story today helps us know God hears people pray to Him. Let’s practice saying that together using motions.” Use the following motions as you repeat the Bible truth a few times: God (point to the sky) hears (cup hand over ear) people (point to friends in the class) pray (fold hands together as if praying) to Him (point to sky). Pray. • Thank God for hearing us when we pray. Give a child an opportunity to pray if she would like. Move to Stretching. • Guide children to move quietly to the Stretching area.

Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity ■■ Prepare the supplies for the Pages (1 per child), crayons activities on Side 2.

26 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY 1: MAKE PRAYING HANDS • You’ll need: construction paper, crayons or washable markers • What to do: Tell children their hands can help them remember to pray for others. Assist a child in tracing both of his hands on a piece of construction paper. Invite the child to come up with ten people he can pray for. (If he has difficulty, suggest parents, siblings, friends, family members, etc.) Write the names of each person he shares on the fingers of his traced hands. Remind children that God hears people when they pray. Just like Hannah prayed, they can pray for others, too.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE A DOOR HANGER • You’ll need: foam door hangers or copies of “Meeting 3 Door Hanger Template” (Item 29), scissors, foam letters to spell PRAY, washable markers, stickers • What to do: Distribute a door hanger to each child. Invite children to decorate their hangers with foam letters spelling PRAY, stickers, and markers. Discuss with children how these hangers can remind them to pray when they see them. Ask children to name people they can pray for today. Spend a few moments praying together as a group, inviting children to say a prayer if they want to pray aloud.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind them that God hears us when we pray. Say the Bible verse and ask kids to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children as needed. Remind preschoolers that God hears us when we pray to Him.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 30: “Meeting 30 Cuba to ■■ Cue the video “Cuba to the Ecuador Map, Javier and Yaima Nations.” Print a passport for each Photo, Passport, and Passport child (Item 30). Fold each passport Stations,” Real passport (if page in quarters to resemble an available), scissors, 4 rubber actual passport. Cut the Passport stamps and ink pads or 4 sheets Stations apart and tape to the walls of stickers, tape, pen, DVD of your classroom. Place the Cuba to Ecuador Map at one station. Place the photo of Javier and Yaima at a different station.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 27 • Gather children in a circle. Display a passport. Share that when people visit other countries, they have to have passports. This identifies who they are and where they are from. Passports are stamped when people enter other countries. • Say: “Today we are going to learn about two missionaries from Cuba, Javier (Hah- vee-air) and Yaima (Jah-ee-ma). They used their passports to travel to Ecuador to tell people about Jesus.” • Show the video “Cuba to the Nations.” • Distribute a passport to each child. Write each child’s name on his passport. Travel to each passport station (as a group or in smaller groups depending on numbers). Follow the instructions at each Passport Station. Stamp or place a sticker on children’s passports at each stop. • Pray for Javier and Yaima as they tell people in Ecuador about Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: 12 paper plates, 6 ■■ Activity 1: Write each word of the colored markers Note: Larger Bible truth on separate paper groups may need 2 sets. plates. Use a different colored ■■ Activity 2: Six brown paper sacks, marker for each word. Make two Stapler, 6 different objects that sets . will make different sounds such as ■■ Activity 2: Place the 6 small jingle bells, cotton balls, or different items in 6 dried beans different paper sacks. ■■ Activity 3: Item 12: “Game Cube, Staple the bags securely. ”Long strips of air bubble ■■ Activity 3: Print and assemble Game packaging Cube. Write numbers 1-6 on the (unpopped), painter’s tape, scis- sides of the cube. Tape strips of air sors, clear tape, marker bubble packaging in a line to make a pathway. (If your group is larger, form teams and use a few different air bubble packaging paths.)

Lead these games one at a time so that all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. MATCH THE BIBLE TRUTH • Gather children around the plates on the floor. Invite a child to flip two plates over. If the plates match, set them aside. If they do not match, place them back on the ground facedown. Continue until all plates have been matched. • Assist children in putting the paper plates in order. Say: “These plates remind us of our Bible truth for today: ‘God hears people pray to Him.’ We can talk to God anytime, anywhere. He will always hear us when we talk to Him.” Repeat the Bible truth with children.

28 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 2. GUESS THE SOUND

• Remark: “Today we are learning the truth that God hears us when we pray. No matter whether we talk to God out loud or silently, He hears us. Let’s play a game and see if we can guess what objects are making sounds by using our ears.” • Pass the first paper sack around the circle, allowing children to shake the sack when they receive it. Continue passing until every child has a chance to shake the sack. Ask children to guess what is making the sound. Open the bag, revealing the item. Repeat activity. Comment on the different sounds items make—some are loud, some are quiet, some are easy to guess, and some are hard.

3. LISTEN AND MOVE

• Invite children to take off shoes at the end of the path of air bubble packaging. Guide one child to roll the Game Cube. The first child will take as many steps on the air bubble packaging as are rolled. Continue rolling the cube until he makes it to the end of the path, finding his shoes. Repeat activity, letting one child roll the cube and one child walk on the bubble wrap. • Say: “We use our ears to hear. In the game we just played, we heard a few different things. We heard the number of steps to take and the sound of air bubble packaging popping. In our story today, we learned about Hannah. She talked with God, and He heard her prayer.”

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 32: “Par- ■■ Post the allergy poster list- ent Connection,” fish-shaped crackers, ing the snack. napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Ask: “In our Bible story today, who prayed for a son? (Hannah) What did she promise God if He gave her a son? (Her son would serve Him.) Did God answer Hannah’s prayer? (Yes!) What was Hannah’s son’s name?” (Samuel) Repeat the Bible phrase and Bible verse with children. • Pray. Ask children if they have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for hearing us when we pray. Ask a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and snack (fish-shaped crackers). When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, play a listening game such as “Simon Says.” Invite children to join in as they wait for parents to arrive. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 29 Adam and Eve Made A Choice

ADAM AND EVE LIVED IN A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN THAT GOD CREATED. GOD’S ONE COMMAND TO THEM WAS SIMPLE—DO NOT EAT FROM THE TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN. ADAM AND EVE DISOBEYED GOD. THEY ATE FROM THE FORBIDDEN TREE. AS A RESULT, THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE GARDEN. THEY WOULD NOW HAVE TO WORK HARD FOR THE FOOD THEY WOULD EAT AND EXPERIENCE HARDSHIP IN LIFE. GOD STILL LOVED ADAM AND EVE EVEN THOUGH THEY DISOBEYED. GOD HAD A PLAN TO RESCUE ADAM AND EVE FROM THEIR SIN. TODAY, WE ARE FACED WITH MANY CHOICES. GOD KNOWS WE DON’T ALWAYS MAKE RIGHT CHOICES, BUT HIS LOVE STILL REMAINS.

BIBLE PHRASE God will always love me. Psalm 107:1

BIBLE STORY Adam and Eve Chose (Genesis 3)

BIBLE TRUTH God loves people even when they make wrong choices.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God loves people even when they make wrong choices. • Older Preschoolers: God loves people even when they make wrong choices.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to pronounce names of the books of the Bible.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 35).

30 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

• Welcome children to TeamKID. Say: “We make a lot of choices each day. Let’s see what choices you prefer to make.” • Ask children several “Would you rather …” questions. (Examples: would you rather eat green beans or broccoli, play soccer or basketball, clean your room or take out the trash, and so on.) If children prefer the first thing, ask them to run to one side of the room. If they prefer the other, run to the other side. • Conclude by asking children if they would rather be at TeamKID or be at home asleep. Invite children who would rather be at TeamKID (and those who may rather be asleep) to make a circle in the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 33: “Meeting 4 Story Pictures,” ■■ Print and cut apart “Good Item 33: “Meeting 4 Good Choice/ Choice/Bad Choice Cards.” Place Bad Choice Cards,” Bible, basket, cards in a basket. Mark Genesis 3 beanbag, bookmark, scissors with a bookmark in a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. • Say: “We make many choices each day. We choose what to wear, what to eat, what to play with, and so much more. We also have the choice to obey or disobey many times each day. Today, our story is from the Old Testament. It is found in the very first book of the Bible, Genesis.” • Open a Bible to Genesis 3. Have children touch with their finger Genesis 3 in your Bible. Show Story Pictures as you use the following as a guide.

ADAM AND EVE CHOSE BASED ON GENESIS 3 God made a man and a woman. The man was named Adam, and the woman was named Eve. Adam and Eve lived in a beautiful garden that God created. God told the man and woman to take care of the garden. God said, “You are free to eat from any of the fruit of this garden except from this one tree in the middle of the garden. Do not eat from this tree. It is a wrong choice.” One day Eve was in the middle of the garden. Eve chose to eat the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden. Then she offered some to Adam. He also ate the fruit. Adam and Eve disobeyed God. God was unhappy when He learned that Adam and Eve disobeyed Him. He made Adam and Eve leave the beautiful garden. God told them,

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 31 “You will have to work hard to make food grow from the ground so you can eat.” Adam and Eve had to leave the garden because they made the wrong choice to disobey God.

Review the Bible story. • Say: “Adam and Eve made a very bad choice. Even though they disobeyed God, He still loved them.” Toss a beanbag to children in the circle and ask review questions: • What did God tell Adam and Eve? (eat from any tree except from the one in the middle of the garden) How did Adam and Eve disobey God? (ate fruit from the tree) What happened to Adam and Eve after they disobeyed? (They had to leave the garden.) Did God still love Adam and Eve even though they made the wrong choice? (Yes!)

Practice a Bible skill. • Review last week’s Bible skill by asking the children to name the two main parts of the Bible. Open a Bible to Psalm 107:1. Read the Bible verse aloud. Remind children God always loves them, even when they make wrong choices. Ask children to repeat “Psalms” and “Genesis” with you. Show children where these books are in the Bible.

Apply Bible learning. • Say: “God loves people even when they make wrong choices.” Choose a card from the basket and read the scenario aloud. Ask children to identify if the story talks about making a good or bad choice. If it is a good choice, give a “thumbs up.” If it is a bad choice, give a “thumbs down.”

Pray. • Thank God for loving us, even when we make wrong choices. Ask God to help us make right choices.

Move to Stretching. Call children by name to the Stretching activity area.

Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 ■■ Prepare the supplies for the per child), crayons activities on Side 2.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY 1: MOSAIC HEARTS • You’ll need: pre-made heart shapes from construction paper (one per child), colorful tissue paper, glue sticks

32 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace • What to do: Give each child a heart and guide him to write his name on the back of the heart. Guide children to tear small pieces of tissue paper and glue them onto their hearts until there are no blank spaces. Write the main point on each heart. Retell the Bible story, reminding children that God still loves them when they make wrong choices.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: STRING A NECKLACE • You’ll need: string or yarn, child-sized scissors, copies of “Make Good Choices Template” (Item 33), hole punch, plastic straws, crayons • What to do: Cut 14-inch pieces of string. Cut out the “Make Good Choices” circles (one per child). Punch a hole at the top. Distribute straws and scissors to children. Invite children to cut straws into smaller pieces. (Note: If children are too young to use scissors, cut the straws for them.) Thread one straw on the string, pull to the end, and tie a knot. Continue threading the straw pieces onto half of the necklace. Color and string the “Make Good Choices” circle on the necklace. Finish by threading more straw pieces and tying a knot. Talk with children about choices they make each day. Remind them that God wants them to make good choices, but He still loves them when they make wrong choices.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind the boys and girls that God loves people even when they make wrong choices. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute a crayon and Activity Page to each child. Assist children in circling pictures of children making right choices and placing an X over pictures of children making wrong choices. Remind preschoolers that God loves people, even when they make wrong choices.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 34: “Kazakhstan Map,” Item ■■ Cue the music video “One Big Plan.” 34: “Kazakhstan Photos,” globe, Prior to meeting, learn motions to DVD “One Big Plan.”

• Gather children around a globe. Point out where TeamKIDs live and where Kazakhstan is. Use the Kazakhstan map to provide greater detail on location. Comment that everyone in the world has one big need. That need is Jesus! • Share that most people in Kazakhstan do not know about Jesus. Christian missionaries (people who tell people about God’s love) are living among the Kazakhstan people to help teach them about Jesus. One at a time, display the

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 33 Kazakhstan photos and read the captions. Discuss things children see in the pictures that they don’t see where they live. • Play the music video “One Big Plan.” Go through the words of the song and teach children the motions. Repeat the video a few times. Tell kids they can be part of God’s big plan by telling people around them about Jesus. • Pray for people in Kazakhstan, that they will learn about and believe in Jesus. Pray for the missionaries in Kazakhstan.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Tambourine, drum, two scoot- ■■ Activity 3: Set up an obsta- er boards (Note: if no scooter boards cle course. If your group are available, simply walk instead) is larger, you can make ■■ Activity 2: Upbeat music multiple courses. ■■ Activity 3: Items to set up an obstacle course (foam noodles, chairs, ropes, plastic hoops, etc.), upbeat music

Lead these games one at a time so that all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. STOP AND GO • Form two lines of children on one side of the room. Tell children you will play a game similar to “Red Light, Green Light.” Guide the first child in each line to sit on a scooter board. When they hear the tambourine, they should move toward the other side of the room. When they hear the drum beating, they need to stop moving. Continue moving and stopping as children go to the opposite side of the room and then back again. Continue playing until each child has a turn to listen and obey. • Thank children for listening and obeying. Remind children God is pleased when we make right choices, but even when we make wrong choices, He still loves us.

2. PLAY FREEZE DANCE • As music plays, encourage kids to move around the room in a motion you call out (hop, skip, jump, slide, walk backwards, zoom, tiptoe, and so on). When the music stops, ask children to freeze. Resume the music, allowing a child to call out a different motion to move to the music. Continue playing until multiple children have the opportunity to call out a movement. • Say: “Great job! You each had a choice to make. You could do the motion we called out or not. You could freeze when the music stopped or not. Regardless of the choices we make, God loves us. He wants us to obey, but He still loves us when we make wrong choices.”

34 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 3. COMPLETE AN OBSTACLE COURSE • Gather children together and watch a coach complete the obstacle course. Encourage children to complete the obstacle course the same way the coach showed them. Play upbeat music as kids work to finish the course. Help them if they forget how to complete a certain portion. • When all kids complete the obstacle course, say: “You each had a choice to make when you went through the obstacle course. You could make the right choice and go through the obstacle course like the coach did, or you could make a wrong choice and not follow instructions. God loves us when we make right choices, and He loves us when we make wrong choices. We should always try to obey God because He knows what is best for us.”

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” ■■ Post the allergy poster listing the ■■ Item 36: “Parent Connection,” snack. heart-shaped cookies or round crackers, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Use the Story Pictures to retell the story. Ask the review questions from Workout to remind children of story details. • Pray. Ask children if they have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for loving us, even when we make wrong choices. Ask a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and snack (cookies or crackers). If you choose the heart shaped cookies, enjoy these snacks while talking about God’s love for us. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, play a “repeat the beat” game. Clap or stomp a beat. Ask boys and girls to repeat the beat. Allow children to make up beats, as well. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 35 God Delights in Worship KING DAVID’S SON, KING SOLOMON, BUILT A BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE AS A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER TOGETHER TO WORSHIP GOD. AT THE TEMPLE’S DEDICATION, THE ARK OF THE COVENANT AND OTHER SPECIAL ITEMS WERE BROUGHT INSIDE. SOLOMON AND THE PEOPLE WORSHIPED GOD. THEY THANKED HIM FOR KEEPING HIS PROMISES AND FOR BEING A FAITHFUL GOD. JUST LIKE GOD DELIGHTED IN THE WORSHIP OF HIS PEOPLE IN ISRAEL, GOD DELIGHTS IN OUR WORSHIP TOO. THERE ARE MANY WAYS WE CAN GIVE HIM GLORY FOR WHO HE IS AND WHAT HE HAS DONE THROUGH OUR WORSHIP.

BIBLE PHRASE Let us worship God. Psalm 95:6

BIBLE STORY God Delights in Worship (1 Kings 8)

BIBLE TRUTH God wants people to worship Him.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God tells people to sing and pray to Him. • Older Preschoolers: God tells people to worship Him.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to pronounce names of the books of the Bible.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 39).

36 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Colored crepe paper, scissors, upbeat ■■ Cut crepe paper into 24- worship music inch streamers.

• Welcome children to TeamKID. Say: “There are many ways we can worship God. We will explore some of these during TeamKID. We are going to learn about a king named Solomon who built God a great temple, a place where people could worship God. Let’s get started by worshiping God!” • Distribute streamers to each child. Play upbeat worship music. Encourage children to wave streamers and sing to the music. Remind children singing and moving to music are two ways to worship God. • When the song is over, invite children to move to the Workout area. If streamers are different colors, call out a color, and if a child is holding it, he can bring you the streamer and then move to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 37: “Meeting 5 Temple Picture,” ■■ Mark 1 Kings 8 and Psalm 95 in a Item 37: “Meeting 5 Places Matching Bible with bookmarks. Print and Cards,” Bible, 2 bookmarks, tam- cut apart Places Matching Cards. bourine, scissors

Tell the Bible story. • Open a Bible to 1 Kings 8. Say: “Our story is from the Old Testament Book of 1 Kings. Let’s listen as we learn about a king named Solomon who built a beautiful temple for God.” • Use the following as a guide as you tell the Bible story. Display the temple picture. Tell children the temple that King Solomon built was for the people to worship God.

GOD DELIGHTS IN WORSHIP BASED ON 1 KINGS 8 King Solomon was King David’s son. King Solomon built a beautiful temple. The temple was a special place for people to gather together to worship God. The people had waited a long time for the temple to be built. Solomon had the ark of the covenant and special containers and tools

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 37 brought into the temple. King Solomon and all of the people around him gathered to worship God. God was pleased with their worship and His glory filled the temple. Solomon stood and talked to the people who had gathered to dedicate the temple. Then Solomon prayed to God. These are some of the words Solomon said: “God of Israel, there is no one like You. You always keep Your promises to Your people. You defeat our enemies and give us what we need. You are a faithful God.” Solomon finished his prayer and blessed the people. The people gave offerings to God. Then everyone celebrated for two weeks—14 days! The people went home with happy hearts because God had blessed them so much. They were happy to have a place to come together and worship God. God delighted in their worship.

Review the Bible story. • Pass a tambourine to a child. Ask a review question. When the child answers, guide him to pass the tambourine to the next child. Use the following review questions: • What did King Solomon build? (a • What did the people do at the temple) temple? (worshiped God) • What was the temple? (a place for • What are some ways we can people to come together to worship worship God? (pray, go to church, God) give offerings, sing, play music, obey)

Practice a Bible skill. • Remark: “Today’s story is found in the Book of 1 Kings.” Repeat “1 Kings” together as you open the Bible to the corresponding marker. Continue: “Our Bible verse is found in the Book of Psalms.” Say “Psalms” together as you show children where it is in the Bible. Read Psalm 95:6 aloud and invite children to repeat it with you.

Apply Bible learning. • Arrange the matching cards face down on the floor. Comment that we can worship God anywhere, anytime. We don’t just have to be at church. Invite children to play a memory game by matching the cards. When a match is found, discuss ways people could worship at that location.

Pray. Lead children in a simple prayer of thanksgiving, inviting them to repeat phrases you say.

Move to Stretching. • Play a beat on a tambourine. Guide children to move from the Workout area to the Stretching area.

38 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities on Side 2.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: MAKE MUSICAL SHAKERS • You’ll need: two paper plates per child, an assortment of dried beans, washable markers, paper streamers cut into two-inch strips, scissors, staplers, upbeat worship music • What to do: Give each child two paper plates. Instruct children to decorate the back of each plate using the markers. Guide children as they staple the plates together with the inside of the plates facing each other. Leave a hole in which to pour several beans. Staple the streamers into place. Pour beans into the hole. Finish stapling the plates together. Encourage the children to shake their instruments as they listen to upbeat worship music. Remind children God wants them to worship Him. One way to do that is by playing instruments and singing.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MIX COLORS • You’ll need: regular coffee filters (one per child), washable markers, spray bottles filled with water, wax paper, paper towels, permanent marker, glue, heavyweight paper • What to do: Print today’s verse on coffee filters using a permanent marker. Give each child a piece of wax paper and instruct them to lay their filters on them. Encourage the children to draw on the filter using washable markers. When the children are finished, allow them to spray water on their filters and see what happens. Talk about different ways they can worship God. Use paper towels to soak up the extra water. When the filter dries, invite children to glue their filters on heavyweight paper.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, remind them that God wants people to worship Him. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Instruct children to find and circle the hidden instruments in the picture. Remind children that God wants people to worship Him. Music is one way to worship God.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 39 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 38: “Meeting 5 South ■■ Cut each South Africa photo into 5 or Africa Map,” Item 38: 6 pieces to create puzzles. Place each “Meeting 5 South Africa picture puzzle in an envelope. Photos,” 6 large envelopes, ■■ Cue the video “Door of Hope.” (Note: this scissors, DVD video talks about orphans being left in a “dropbox.” If this subject is too advanced, feel free to skip the video portion.)

• Display the South Africa map to children. Say: “People in South Africa need the love of Jesus. Many children in South Africa are very poor. Some children have no homes and no parents to take care of them. Let’s watch a video about how some Christian workers are helping the children of South Africa.” • Play the video “Door of Hope.” Comment that at Door of Hope, children are loved and cared for, but they also hear about the love of Jesus. • Form groups of kids, no more than six groups total. Distribute an envelope to each group and invite children to complete the South Africa picture puzzles. Invite a coach to read the caption of the photo. • Pray, thanking God for the opportunity to learn about South Africa. Pray that the people there will hear about Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Two foam noodles, cardboard ■■ Activity 1: Attach 2 foam box, duct tape, streamers (crepe paper), noodles to the bottom of the musical instruments, upbeat worship cardboard box with duct tape music to resemble the ark of the ■■ Activity 2: Chairs (1 per child), upbeat covenant. worship music ■■ Activity 2: Arrange chairs in a ■■ Activity 3: Small musical instruments circle facing outward. (tambourines, bells, cymbals, small ■■ Activity 3: Hide instruments in drums, etc.) a designated area.

Lead these games one at a time so that all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. PRAISE PARADE • Say: “When the temple was complete, King Solomon had the ark of the covenant (a special box that held some important things from their past) and other items brought to the temple. They had a big celebration and worshiped God for two weeks straight! Can you imagine coming to church every day for 14 days?”

40 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace • Form groups of children and give them different tasks to do. Instruct one group to carry the “ark of the covenant” to the temple. Guide other groups to wave streamers and play instruments as worship music plays. Let children take turns doing the different tasks. Remind kids that God wants people to worship Him.

2. PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS • Guide children to form a circle around the chairs. Play music as children walk around the chairs. Instruct children to sit in the chair closest to them when you stop the music. Remove one chair from the circle and start the music. When the music stops, invite children to find a chair. Continue playing music, removing a chair each time it stops, and sitting down in the chairs. Play until one child remains. • Remind children that God wants us to worship Him. Singing is one way we can worship God.

3. FIND THE INSTRUMENTS • Gather children and ask children to name a few ways they can worship God (pray, read the Bible, go to church, obey, sing, play music, and so on). Say: “God wants us to worship Him. One way we’ve talked about worshiping God today is with instruments and singing.” • Encourage children to look throughout the room for hidden instruments. If a child finds an instrument, instruct her to play the instrument and say, “Let us worship God.” Repeat as time allows. Form two groups, allowing one group to hide the instruments and the other group to find them.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 40: ■■ Post the allergy poster list- “Parent Connection,” Graham crackers, ing the snack. napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Ask review questions used during the Workout time. Remind children that God wants us to worship Him. Ask children if they have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for giving us the ability to worship Him. Ask a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and snack (graham crackers). • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, sing “If You’re Happy and You Know It” together. Use phrases such as “If you’re happy and you know it, play the drums … shake maracas … play a horn … and so on.” Pretend to use these instruments as you sing. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 41 God Gave Ten Commandments

WHILE MOSES AND THE ISRAELITES WERE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS, GOD GAVE THEM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AS A GUIDE FOR HOW TO LIVE. THE FIRST FOUR COMMANDMENTS PERTAIN TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, REMINDING US TO WORSHIP HIM ALONE AND RESPECT HIM. THE LAST SIX COMMANDMENTS HELP US KNOW HOW TO LIVE OUR DAILY LIFE. THEY DEAL WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THE ISRAELITES PROMISED TO OBEY GOD. TODAY, GOD WANTS US TO OBEY HIM, TOO. HE WANTS US TO FOLLOW HIM ALONE AND LIVE OUT OUR FAITH THROUGH OBEDIENCE TO HIS WORD.

BIBLE PHRASE We will do what God says. Exodus 19:8

BIBLE STORY God Gave Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)

BIBLE TRUTH God wants people to obey Him.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God tells people to do what He says. • Older Preschoolers: God tells people to obey Him.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to pronounce names of the books of the Bible.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 43).

42 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ 10 pieces of copy paper, ■■ Write one number (1—10) on each piece of pa- markers, tape per. Tape the papers on the floor around the room. Note: Not all children can recognize numbers, so either use 10 different colored pieces of paper or 10 different colored markers to write numbers.

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “We are going to learn an amazing story today about God giving His people a group of rules called the Ten Commandments. Let’s start with a game to make sure we all can count to 10 and to make sure we can listen and obey rules!” On the count of three, invite kids to move to any paper on the floor they choose. Call out a number (or color) from 1 to 10. If a child is on that number, invite him to shout, “God loves me.” Repeat activity several times. • Guide children to move to the Workout area by forming a line and asking them to follow the coach at the front of the line.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 41: “Meeting 6 Ten ■■ Place a bookmark at Exodus 20 Commandments Picture,” Item 41: in a Bible. Print and cut apart Ten “Meeting 6 Ten Commandment Commandment Strips. Place one Strips,” Bible, bookmark, scissors, strip in each envelope, writing the 10 envelopes, marker number of the commandment on the front of the envelope.

Tell the Bible story. • Ask: “What are some rules you have at home?” Allow time for responses. • Say: “Rules are important. They help us know what we should do. God has given us rules to follow, as well. We can find ten of them in the story we are looking at today.” Open a Bible to Exodus 20. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story. As you tell the story, display the Ten Commandments Picture.

GOD GAVE TEN COMMANDMENTS BASED ON EXODUS 20 Moses and the people traveled to Mount Sinai. They camped around the mountain. Thunder and lightning and smoke were on the mountain.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 43 God spoke to the people from the mountain. God said, “I am your God. I brought you out of Egypt.” God gave Moses the Ten Commandments. “I am the only God. Do not worship anyone or anything but Me. Do not worship anything you have made. Do not misuse God’s name. Always say God’s name in a respectful way. Work on six days. On the seventh day, rest and worship God. “Honor and respect your mother and father. Do not kill anyone. Husbands and wives should keep their wedding promises. Do not take something that belongs to someone else. Do not tell lies. Do not wish for things that belong to other people.” The people were afraid when they saw and heard the thunder and lightning and saw the smoke on the mountain. They told Moses to speak to God for them. Moses went up the mountain and talked to God. The people said they would obey God.

Review the Bible story. • Place the numbered envelopes face down on the floor. Choose an envelope and pull out the commandment. Say the number on the envelope and read the commandment aloud. Ask the children to repeat it with you. Continue until all envelopes are opened. Place commandments in the correct order.

Practice a Bible skill. • Say: “Our story is from the Book of Exodus. It is found in the Old Testament.” Repeat the names of the first five books of the Bible together. Clap a beat as you say, “Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.” Show children each of these books in a Bible.

Apply Bible learning. • Remark: “God wants us to obey Him. One way we can obey Him is by following the fifth commandment – honor your father and mother. By listening to and obeying our parents, we are also obeying God. Let’s practice some things our parents might ask us to do.” Say different things parents might ask children to do (pick up toys, feed the dog, make your bed, etc.). Guide children to act out the tasks you say.

Pray. • Thank God for giving us rules to live by. Ask God to help us obey what He wants us to do.

Move to Stretching. • Invite children to move to the Stretching area. Guide them to take ten baby steps and ten giant steps as they move.

44 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: GLUE GOD’S RULES • You’ll need: copies of “Ten Commandment Strips” (Item 41, one copy per child); construction paper; child-sized scissors; glue sticks; washable markers or crayons • Give each child a copy of “Ten Commandment Strips” and scissors. Guide kids to cut along the dotted lines to separate God’s rules. For younger preschoolers, cut apart the strips and allow them to glue them on their papers. • Give each child a piece of paper and glue stick. Invite children to glue the strips on the paper. Encourage them to draw pictures of people around rules. Ask children to name ways they can keep the rules God gave them. Mention the Bible phrase God wants people to obey Him.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE TRAIL MIX • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7); five items for the mix such as square or O-shaped cereal, fish shaped crackers, square cheese crackers, pretzels, marshmallows, chocolate chips, raisins; large bowl; measuring cup; large spoon; small zip bags • What to do: Make sure children wash hands. Invite the children to measure equal amounts of each ingredient into the bowl. Talk about the need to follow the rules of a recipe when cooking. Remind children that God wants them to obey Him, as well. Allow children to take turns stirring the ingredients to mix them in the bowl. Place the mix in zip bags to serve during snack time.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind the boys and girls that God wants people to obey Him. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Instruct children to complete the maze, helping Moses move from the mountain to the people. Remind children that God wants people to obey Him.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 45 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 42: “Meeting 6 South America ■■ Cue the video “Freddy’s Story.” Map,” Item 42: “Meeting 6 ■■ Print a copy of Meeting 6 Skate- Skateboard” (one per child), DVD, board for each child. crayons or washable markers.

• Gather children in a circle. Ask: “Did you know you can use things like skateboards to help others learn about Jesus?” Point to Peru on the map. Say: “Today we are learning about Freddy, a missionary who is sharing about Jesus in Peru. Freddy used to be a professional skateboarder. Now, he tells others about the difference God has made in his life.” • Show the video “Freddy’s Story.” • Distribute a skateboard handout and crayons or markers to each child. Encourage children to decorate their skateboards however they would like. Explain that Freddy learned English because he wanted to talk with his fellow boarders from the United States. Now, he can tell others about Jesus in both English and Spanish. He also translates for missionaries. Pray for Freddy and other missionaries living in Peru. Pray for the people there who still need to hear about Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: 10 two-liter empty ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut apart Motion bottles (or smaller bottles or Cards, Make a few lines of painter’s plastic bowling pins), ball tape on the floor. They can be ■■ Activity 2: Item 41: “Meeting 6 zigzagged or straight. Motion Cards”, painter’s tape, ■■ Activity 3: Place buckets or hoops scissors in the middle of the room. Tape a ■■ Activity 3: 10 buckets or plastic number on each bucket. If using hoops, beanbags, papers labeled hoops, tape the number on the floor “1-10”, tape, marker, Bible in the center of the hoop.

Lead these games one at a time so that all children can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. KNOCK DOWN THE BOTTLES • Set up 10 bottles in a row or pattern. Invite a child to roll a ball and knock down as many bottles as she can. Reset bottles and repeat activity, allowing each child to have the opportunity to knock down the bottles. • As you reset the bottles, count them aloud. Recite the commandment that corresponds to the number of bottles knocked down. Encourage children to

46 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace repeat the commandment as you say it. Say: “God wants people to obey Him. The Ten Commandments were given to Moses to share with his people. They are for us to obey too. God wants people to obey Him.”

2. OBEY THE RULES • Say: “God wants us to obey Him. There are many rules we are asked to follow every day. Our parents and teachers all have rules we need to obey. When we love God, we want to obey Him. His rules show us how to live life best.” • Form lines of children behind each line of tape. Allow the child in the front of each line to choose a motion card. Invite the line of children to move along the tape using the motion chosen. Repeat activity, giving each child a chance to choose a card and lead the line. Remind children they are to follow instructions they are given. Obeying God is a way to show love to Him.

3. TOSS THE BEANBAGS • Arrange 10 buckets or plastic hoops in the center of the room. Form a line behind the buckets. Guide children to toss the beanbags in the buckets one at a time. If it lands in a bucket, say the number on the bucket. Ask if anyone remembers which commandment that is. Say the commandment, asking children to repeat it with you. Continue playing until everyone has an turn to toss the beanbags. • Open a Bible to Exodus 19:8 and read the verse aloud. For an added challenge, see if children can get a beanbag in every bucket or hoop. Remind children of the importance of obeying God’s commands.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 44: ■■ Post the allergy poster listing “Parent Connection,” trail mix (made the snack. during Stretching) or o-shaped cereal, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Use the following questions as you review the story: • How many commandments did God give Moses in our story today? (ten) • Who did God give the Ten Commandments to? (Moses) • Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments? (Mt. Sinai) • Pray. Ask children if they have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests and for children to want to obey God. Ask a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the snack. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, play “Follow the Leader” while seated in a circle. Allow different children to be the leader, calling out different commands to do. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 47 Jesus Was Born

MARY AND JOSEPH TRAVELED TO BETHLEHEM TO BE COUNTED FOR THE CENSUS ORDERED BY CAESAR. WHILE THERE, MARY HAD HER BABY – THE SON OF GOD, BORN NOT IN A MAGNIFICENT PALACE BUT IN A LOWLY STABLE. THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS IS PROBABLY A FAMILIAR ONE. YOU’VE LIKELY HEARD IT NUMEROUS TIMES. EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THE FAMILIARITY OF THE WORDS, BE REMINDED OF THE WONDER AND AWE IT HOLDS.

BIBLE PHRASE Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Matthew 2:1

BIBLE STORY Jesus Was Born (Luke 2:1-20)

BIBLE TRUTH God sent Jesus, His Son.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God sent Jesus to earth. • Older Preschoolers: God sent Jesus to earth as a real person.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and retells a familiar Bible story and Bible fact.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 47).

48 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Baby items (bottle, pacifier, toy, ■■ Lay the baby items on the paper newborn diaper, onesie, etc.) and trace their outlines with the ■■ Diaper bag, large piece of paper, marker. marker ■■ Place baby items in the diaper bag.

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “I am so excited you are here today! You are going to hear part of one of the greatest stories ever told. First, let’s go back to when you were a lot smaller than you are now.” Gather children around the large piece of paper. Ask a child to choose an item from the diaper bag. Identify the item and match it to its corresponding shape on the paper. Continue until all items are matched. • Say: “You may not remember all these items, but you probably used each of them when you were a baby. Today our story is about a very special baby — Jesus!” • Invite kids to crawl to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 45: “Meeting 7 Story ■■ Bookmark Luke 2 in a Bible. Print and Figures, ” heavyweight paper, cut apart Story Figures on heavyweight small wooden blocks, tape, paper. Tape figures to blocks. Bible, bookmark

Tell the Bible story. • Ask kids to stand in a circle. Count each child. When a child is counted, ask him to sit down. • Say: “I just counted each person in our room. I took a census, which we will hear about in our story.” • Open a Bible to Luke 2. Remind children that Luke is in the New Testament. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story in your own words.

JESUS WAS BORN BASED ON LUKE 2:1-20 When it was almost time for Mary’s baby to be born, Caesar, the king, decided to count all of the people in his kingdom. Each person had to go to his hometown to be counted. Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, but Joseph’s family came from

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 49 Bethlehem. Mary went with Joseph. They traveled to Bethlehem. While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for the baby to be born. Mary had her baby. She wrapped Him in soft cloths and laid Him in a manger, a feeding box. Outside the city of Bethlehem, shepherds were watching their flocks of sheep during the night. Suddenly an angel appeared and bright light shown all around. The shepherds were afraid. “Don’t be afraid,” said the angel. “I have good news! God’s Son has been born in Bethlehem. You can find Him wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” More angels appeared. They were praising God. “Glory to God!” they said. The angels went back to heaven. The shepherds went to Bethlehem to see the baby. The shepherds found Mary and Joseph and saw the baby in the manger. When they left, they told everyone about the baby. They praised God for all the things they had seen and heard.

Review the Bible story. • Place the story figures in front of you on the floor. Choose a figure and ask children the following questions about the person: Who is this? What did he/she do in our story? Continue until all figures are discussed. • Say: “Each of these people played an important part in the story of the birth of Jesus. Let’s see if we can use these figures to retell this great story we heard.”

Practice a Bible skill. • Give each child a figure. (Note: If there are more children than figures, you may have to tell the story a few times through or include some children in giving answers, while others place the figures.) Invite children to retell the Bible story by using the figures to act out what took place in the story. Prompt them as needed.

Apply Bible learning. • Sing the following words to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell:” Jesus came to earth, oh, Jesus came to earth. God sent His Son for us, oh, Jesus came to earth.

Pray. • Thank God for the gift of His Son, Jesus.

Move to Stretching. • Ask: “When babies are sleeping, what are we supposed to do? Usually we have to be very quiet. Let’s move to the Stretching area while moving as quietly as possible. Place your finger over your mouth and tiptoe to get there.”

50 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages ■■ Prepare the supplies for the (1 per child), crayons activities.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: MAKE A NATIVITY SNACK • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7), pretzel sticks, people-shaped cookies, chocolate or regular animal crackers, small bear shaped graham crackers, coconut flakes, circular cookie paper plates • Give each child a paper plate. Distribute pretzel sticks and encourage children to make a house shape with their sticks. Make an X with pretzel sticks at the base of the house (manger). Place two cookies shaped like people on each side of the house (Mary and Joseph). Place a small amount of coconut flakes on the manger and give each child a small bear shaped graham cracker to place in the manger. Place the circular cookie at the top of the house and place animal crackers around the manger. Save for snack time.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: DECORATE A FRAME • You’ll need: copies of Item 45: “Meeting 7 Bible Phrase,” wooden or foam picture frames, crayons or washable markers, small foam star and heart stickers or other star and heart items to decorate frames, glue sticks, scissors, tape, colored heavyweight paper • What to do: Cut out “Bible Phrases,” one per child. Cut heavyweight paper to fit the frame. Distribute a frame, a Bible phrase, and a piece of heavyweight paper to each child. Assist children in gluing the Bible phrase on the paper. Tape the paper to the back of the frame. Decorate the frame and picture with crayons, markers, and stickers. As children decorate frames, retell the story of Jesus’ birth.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Give each child crayons and an Activity Page. Encourage children to trace the letters of the name Jesus and color the nativity picture at the bottom of the page. Comment that God sent His Son, Jesus, to earth as a baby.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 51 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 46: “Meeting 7 Scotland ■■ Cue the video “Gena’s Neighborhood.” Map,” Item 46: “Meeting 7 ■■ Tape a road pattern on the floor Gena Wilson Photo,” painter’s with painter’s tape for a car to travel tape, toy car, DVD around.

• Gather children around the map of Scotland and Gena’s photo. Say: “Gena Wilson is a missionary in a very poor neighborhood in Scotland. She knows how much the people there need Jesus, so she tries to tell everyone she meets about Him.” • Play the video “Gena’s Neighborhood.” • Ask: “Did you know you can tell others about Jesus where you live?” Tell children you are going to pretend to travel through a neighborhood. Move the car along the road, stopping frequently. Ask kids to use their imaginations to describe what they see (i.e.: school, grocery store, house, church, etc.) As a place is named, ask how they can tell others about Jesus there. Pray for Gena and other missionaries working in Scotland. Pray also for your neighborhoods, that the people living there would hear the name of Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Two baby dolls ■■ Activity 1: Place the boxes on one end of wrapped in blankets, two the room. boxes filled with paper shreds ■■ Activity 2: Place the rope on the floor in (mangers) a large circle, big enough for children ■■ Activity 2: Long rope (or to stand around. If your group is larger, multiple ropes tied together you can make multiple rope circles to make a long rope) throughout the room. ■■ Activity 3: Plastic hoops ■■ Activity 3: Place plastic hoops (sheep pens), Small foam or throughout the room. Spread balls on plastic balls (sheep) the floor.

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. PLACE THE BABY IN THE MANGER • Form two teams. Invite them to line up on the side of the room opposite of the boxes (mangers). Ask children a few questions from the story. What did Mary wrap baby Jesus in? Where did Mary place baby Jesus? • Give the first child in each line a doll. Invite the child to walk with the doll to the other side of the room and place it in the box. Remind children they are carrying a baby, so they need to be gentle and hold it securely. After placing the doll in the

52 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace box, walk back to the line. Guide the next child to walk to the box, pick up the doll, and bring it back to the next person in line. Continue until all children participate.

2. JUMP IN AND OUT • Gather children around the rope. Tell them you are going to ask questions from today’s story. Guide children to jump in the circle if the statement you say is from the story. Guide children to jump out of the circle if the statement you say is not in the story. • Use these examples or create your own: Jesus was born in Bethlehem. The angels told the lifeguards a Savior had been born. Mary placed Jesus in a comfortable baby crib. The shepherds came to worship Jesus. The shepherds received a text message about the birth of Jesus. God sent Jesus, His Son.

3. GATHER THE SHEEP • Say: “The first people to visit Jesus after He was born were shepherds. Angels appeared to the shepherds while they were watching their sheep to tell them the great news of Jesus’ birth. Let’s pretend to be shepherds, working to get our sheep back in their pens.” • Form as many teams as you have plastic hoops. Invite children to gather balls from around the room and place them in their hoops. You can do different variations such as assigning a certain color ball to each group of shepherds, timing them to see how fast they can collect the sheep, or counting how many sheep they can gather in a given time frame.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 48: ■■ Post the allergy poster listing “Parent Connection,” nativity snack the snack. (made during Stretching) or store-bought pretzels, napkins, cups of water, story figures used in Workout (Item 45)

• Review the story. Ask: “Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?” (census/ to be counted) “Where did Mary lay Jesus?” (a manger) “Who told the shepherds the good news of Jesus’ birth?” (an angel) • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for sending His Son, Jesus, to earth. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. Serve a snack. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join you, spread Story Figures on the floor. Give statements about each person and encourage children to point to the figure you are describing. Use statements such as “I am the mother of Jesus.” Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 53 Jesus Went to the Temple

AS A BOY, JESUS TRAVELED WITH MARY, JOSEPH, AND A LARGE GROUP OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO JERUSALEM TO CELEBRATE PASSOVER. AFTER THE CELEBRATION, THE FAMILY LEFT TO RETURN HOME … EVERYONE EXCEPT JESUS. WHEN MARY AND JOSEPH REALIZED HE WAS NOT WITH THEM, THEY RETURNED TO JERUSALEM TO LOOK FOR HIM. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW AGONIZING THESE MOMENTS MUST HAVE BEEN FOR MARY AND JOSEPH? FOR THREE DAYS THEY SEARCHED. THEY FINALLY FOUND JESUS IN THE TEMPLE, LISTENING TO THE TEACHINGS. WHEN ASKED WHY HE WAS THERE, JESUS REPLIED, “DIDN’T YOU KNOW I WOULD BE HERE, IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE?”

BIBLE PHRASE Jesus grew and became strong and wise. Luke 2:52

BIBLE STORY Jesus Went to the Temple (Luke 2:40-52)

BIBLE TRUTH Jesus grew and learned.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: Jesus grew like me and had a family. • Older Preschoolers: Jesus grew, learned, and had friends.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to understand that a Bible reference includes a book, chapter, and verse.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 51).

54 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: ■■ An assortment of items found in your meeting room (toys, craft supplies, books, etc.)

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “I am so glad you are at TeamKID today. Just like we are at church now, Jesus also went to church at the temple. He learned like we learn at church.” • Invite children to choose an item in the room (toy, book, craft supply). Guide children to place the objects they choose in order of height, shortest to tallest. • Remark: “Just as these things are in order from shortest to tallest, we also can get in order from shortest to tallest.” Instruct children to stand in order from shortest to tallest. Remind children that as they grow older, they also grow taller. • Guide children to walk to the Workout area in order of shortest to tallest.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 49: “Meeting 8 Story Picture,” Bible, ■■ Place bookmark at Luke 2 in bookmark, beanbag a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. • Gather TeamKIDs in a circle. Ask: “What is one thing you want to do when you get bigger?” • Say: “As we grow older, there are many things we will be able to do that we can’t do now. Just as we grow and learn new things, Jesus grew and learned new things, too.” • Open a Bible to Luke 2. Use the Story Picture as you tell the story using the guide below.

JESUS WENT TO THE TEMPLE BASED ON LUKE 2:40-52 When Jesus was 12 years old, He went with Mary and Joseph and a large group of family and friends to Jerusalem. They were all going for the Passover celebration. When the celebration was over, Mary and Joseph and all the family and friends started home. Everyone started home. Everyone except Jesus. Jesus stayed behind, but Mary and Joseph did not know.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 55 At the end of the day, after traveling all day long, Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus. They were worried. They returned to Jerusalem. After three days they finally found Him in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking questions. Mary said, “Your father and I have been so worried! We searched for You.” Jesus replied, “Didn’t you know I would be here?” Jesus went home and always obeyed Mary and Joseph. He continued to grow strong and wise.

Review the Bible story. • Cut the Bible Story picture into 9 squares. Invite children to work together to put the puzzle together. As you match the pieces together, review the Bible story. After picture is complete, share a simple summary of the story.

Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Luke 2:52. Say: “Today’s Bible verse is found in the Book of Luke, chapter 2, verse 52.” Remind children each verse has a book, chapter, and verse. • Learn the Bible verse using the following motions: Jesus (point to sky) grew (place hands together and then spread them apart vertically) and became strong (flex muscles) and wise (point to your temple). Luke (hold hands in an open book formation) 2: (hold up 2 fingers) 52 (hold up 5 fingers on one hand and 2 on the other).

Apply Bible learning. • Toss a beanbag around the circle as you ask children to name different things they can do at different stages of life: baby, toddler, young kid, older kid, teenager, adult, older person.

Pray. • Thank God for helping us as we grow and learn.

Move to Stretching. • Encourage children to move to the Stretching area while stretching to be as tall as possible (tiptoes and arms in the air).

Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

56 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace ACTIVITY OPTION 1: DOT PAINT THE BIBLE VERSE • You’ll need: copies of Item 49: “Bible Verse” printed on heavyweight paper, dot paint markers, pencils or washable markers, white copy paper, Bible • What to do: Distribute a copy of the Bible Verse handout to each child. Invite children to dot paint the letters of JESUS. Older preschoolers and kindergartners may want to use blank paper and markers to trace over the letters or to print some of the words from the verse using the paint. Open a Bible to Luke 2:52 and read it aloud. Remind children that they can learn about Jesus in the Bible.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MEASURE CHILDREN • You’ll need: yarn or string, scissors, tape, permanent marker • What to do: Invite children to lay on the floor. Measure children by cutting a piece of yarn or string the length of their bodies. Wrap a piece of tape around one end of the string and write the child’s name on it. Comment that Jesus grew and learned, just like they grow and learn. He was a young boy who learned when He went to church, just like they learn when they come to TeamKID. Assist children in taping their strings to a wall to compare the different heights of each other.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, tell the Bible story. Remind them that Jesus grew and learned. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children in finding objects that do not belong in the picture. As children work, talk with them about what Jesus is doing in the picture on the Activity Page.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 50: “Meeting 8 NAME Map (Syria),” ■■ Cue the video “Making beanbag, hygiene kit (basic toiletry items Dreams Come True.” placed in a large zip bag), small zip bag for each child, DVD

• Toss a beanbag to a child. Ask the child what she wants to be when she grows up. • Say: “Let’s meet Noora. She is a 16-year-old Syrian refugee. She was a regular kid just like you until war broke her family apart. Noora had to raise her brothers and sisters.” • Play the video “Making Dreams Come True.” • Display a hygiene kit. Discuss what is inside. Ask why a kit like this might be

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 57 important to a refugee. Say: “Many refugees don’t have access to a store to buy basic things. Most of them left their homes very quickly and didn’t take anything with them.” • Tell kids it’s difficult to mail bags like these to refugees, but they can help by giving money. Give each child a zip bag. Ask them to collect money that can be donated to a refugee ministry. • Pray for refugees, that they will hear about and believe in Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Item 49: ■■ Activity 1: Print a few copies of the picture “Meeting 8 Story Picture,” of Jesus listening at the temple in the scissors “Meeting 8 Story Sequence Pictures” set, ■■ Activity 2: Item 49: Cut each picture into a few pieces and hide “Meeting 8 Action Cards,” around the room. scissors, basket ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut apart “Meeting 8 ■■ Activity 3: Item 12: “Game Action Cards.” Place cards in a basket. Cube, ” scissors, tape, ■■ Activity 3: Print and assemble the Game markers Cube. Label each side of the cube with a different number (1-6).

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. FIND THE PIECES • Say: “Mary and Joseph couldn’t find Jesus anywhere. They looked for Him for three days before they found Him. When they found Him, Jesus was at the temple listening to the teachers.” • Guide children to look around the room and find the hidden puzzle pieces. Invite children to work together to assemble the puzzles. As children work puzzles, discuss how Jesus learned at the temple just like they learn when they come to church. Ask children to name different ways they can learn about God at church. If time permits, allow some of the children to hide the puzzle pieces for the other children to find.

2. CAN YOU DO IT? • Gather TeamKIDs in a circle. Choose one child to pick a card from the basket. Read the card aloud and invite children to do the action together. Place the card back in the basket. Continue choosing cards until each child has an opportunity to pick one. • Say: “Wow! You did a great job completing the motions on the action cards! When you were smaller, you couldn’t do many of these things. You couldn’t even crawl or walk at first. But, over time, you grew and learned how to do new things. And, you aren’t done yet! You are still growing and learning new things every day. Just

58 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace like Jesus grew and learned, we grow and learn, too!”

3. TRAVEL TO THE FEAST • Say: “Joseph, Mary, Jesus, their family, and a group of friends traveled together to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover. They didn’t travel in a van or a bus; they were on foot or rode an animal.” • Pretend to travel together as a group. Invite a child to roll the Game Cube. Based on the number rolled, move across the room by taking the corresponding number of steps. Link arms together as you walk. Continue rolling the cube until the entire group reaches the other side of the room. • Remind children that Jesus and his family traveled in a large group to visit Jerusalem. Comment that the group must have been rather large since it took some time before Mary and Joseph recognized Jesus was not with them.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 52: “ ■■ Post the allergy poster list- Parent Connection,” crackers, napkins, ing the snack. cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Ask: Why were Jesus and his family going to Jerusalem? (to celebrate Passover) Why were Mary and Joseph worried? (They couldn’t find Jesus.) How many days did they look for Jesus? (three) Where was Jesus and what was He doing? (He was at the temple, listening to the teachers.) • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God that just like Jesus grew and learned, children can grow and learn, too. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and the snack. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Invite TeamKIDs to play a game of charades where they act out different things they might want to be when they grow up. Invite children to guess what each person is doing. If needed, give children an occupation to act out. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 59 Jesus Told Parables

JESUS OFTEN TAUGHT USING PARABLES, SIMPLE STORIES INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN A MORE PRACTICAL WAY. ONE PARABLE JESUS SHARED WAS THE STORY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN. WHILE A MAN WAS TRAVELING, HE WAS ROBBED, BEATEN, AND LEFT ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. A PRIEST AND A LEVITE PASSED BUT DID NOT HELP. A SAMARITAN MAN, AN UNLIKELY HELPER, STOPPED TO TAKE CARE OF THE MAN. HE BANDAGED HIM, TOOK HIM TO AN INN AND PAID THE INNKEEPER TO CARE FOR THE HURT MAN. SAMARITAN MAN SHOWED KINDNESS. TODAY, GOD ASKS US TO DO THE SAME.

BIBLE PHRASE Let us be kind to everyone. Galatians 6:10

BIBLE STORY Jesus Taught About Being Kind (Luke 10:25-37)

BIBLE TRUTH Jesus taught people to be kind.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: Jesus taught people what God is like. • Older Preschoolers: Jesus taught people what God is like.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and retells a familiar Bible story and Bible fact.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 55).

60 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Plastic hoops ■■ Place the plastic hoops on the floor.

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “We have an awesome meeting planned today. We will learn about what God is like through a story called a parable. The parable we will look at teaches about being kind. One way we can be kind to others is by helping our friends when they need it.” • Guide a few kids to hold plastic hoops vertically on the ground so kids can walk through them. Invite children to walk through the hoops while their friends hold them. Instruct children to hold hands in a line while they try to walk through the hoops without falling or knocking them down. • Guide children to walk hand-in-hand to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 53: “Meeting 9 ■■ Place a bookmark at Luke 10 in a Bible. Print Showing Kindness and cut apart “Showing Kindness Pictures.” Pictures, ” Bible, Place the pictures in a paper bag. Place the bookmark, ace bandage, colored strips of paper at the following pas- scissors, paper bag, four sages in a Bible: Matthew 7:24-27, Matthew colored strips of paper 13:19-23, Luke 15:4-7, and Luke 15:11-32.

Tell the Bible story. • Gather children in a circle. Ask: “What do you think it means to be kind?” • Open a Bible to Luke 10. Say: “Our story today comes from the Book of Luke. Luke is in the New Testament of the Bible. Let’s listen to a story Jesus told the people about a man who showed kindness to others.” • Use the following as a guide as you tell the Bible story in your own words.

JESUS TAUGHT ABOUT BEING KIND BASED ON LUKE 10:25-37 One day when Jesus was teaching, a man asked a question. Jesus answered the man. When the man asked another question, Jesus answered by telling this story. “A man was traveling, and as he walked, some robbers stopped him. They tore his clothes and beat him. They stole his money. They left him

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 61 on the side of the road. The man was very hurt. He could not get up. He was alone. A church helper came by and saw the hurt man, but he crossed to the other side of the road and did not stop to help. Later another church helper did the same thing. Finally, a man from Samaria saw the hurt man. He stopped to help. He bandaged the man’s wounds and helped him get on his donkey. He took the man to an inn and paid the innkeeper to care for the hurt man. The Samaritan helped the hurt man.” Jesus said, “Go and do the same.” He wanted people to know they should show kindness to everyone.

Review the Bible story. • Say: “What an great story of showing kindness! Jesus teaches us to love others and be kind. Let’s review the story we just heard.” • Pass an Ace bandage around the circle as you ask children these questions: “What happened to the traveling man?” (robbed, beaten, left on road) “How many people passed and did not help?” (two) “Who helped the hurt man?” (a Samaritan) “What does God want us to show to everyone?” (kindness)

Practice a Bible skill. • Ask: “Have you ever heard the word parable? What do you think it might mean?” • Remark: “Parables are simple stories Jesus used to help people understand what He was trying to teach them.” Assist children in opening a Bible to the colored paper strips and pointing out the passages marked (see sidebar for passages). Tell children there are parables of Jesus in the New Testament. These are just a few examples.

Apply Bible learning. • Remind children God wants them to show kindness. Choose a card from the bag. Ask children to determine if the people in the picture are displaying kindness or not. If they are showing kindness, encourage children to stand up. If they are not, guide children to remain seated.

Pray. • Ask God to help us be kind to everyone.

Move to Stretching. • Call on children to name one way they can show kindness. As a child answers, invite her to the Stretching area.

62 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child) ■■ Prepare the supplies for the activities. ■■ Crayons ■■ Supplies for activities

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: PAINT WITH COTTON SWABS • You’ll need: cotton swabs, tempera paint, muffin pan or small foam plates, construction paper, paint smocks, marker • What to do: Distribute a paint smock and piece of paper to each child. Put a small amount of paint into each section of the muffin pan or plate. Instruct the children to dip a cotton swab in the paint and then dab the paint on the paper. Remind them to use a new swab for a new color. Print each child’s name on his artwork • As children paint, discuss how the kind man helped the hurt man. Suggest that someone who is not feeling well might like to receive the picture they painted. This is a way to show kindness.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: CARE FOR BABY DOLLS You’ll need: vinyl baby dolls, toy medical kits, masking tape, cotton, baby blankets, baby bottles What to do: Invite children to pretend to care for the baby dolls. Talk with them about how the kind man bandaged the hurt man and then took him to an inn to rest and be cared for. Discuss ways they can show kindness to others, as well. As children care for the baby dolls, they can create bandages by using masking tape to adhere a small piece of cotton to the baby. In addition to bandaging the baby dolls, invite children to feed and rock the baby dolls to sleep.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children in completing the maze, helping the kind man find a way to get the hurt man to the inn. As children work, discuss ways they can be kind to others. • As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind them that Jesus taught people to be kind. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 63 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 54: “Meeting 9 Ghana Map,“ Item ■■ Print and cut apart “Mampruli 54: “Meeting 9 Haun Family Picture,” Words.” Item 54: “Meeting 9 Mampruli Words,” ■■ Cue the video “The Hauns in globe, scissors, DVD Ghana.”

• Gather children around a globe. Point to where the TeamKIDs live and then point to Africa. Show the Ghana Map to children. Say: “Today we are going to learn about a family who lives in Ghana, a country in West Africa. Let’s watch a video about all they do each day to tell people about Jesus.” • Play the video “The Hauns in Ghana.” • Display the picture of the Haun family. Ask children to name some of the things each member of the family does each day. Say: “One thing the Hauns have had to do is learn a new language. The language spoken where they live is called Mampruli. Let’s learn a few of their words.” Hold up each of the Mampruli Word cards and say the words aloud. Invite children to repeat the words with you. • Pray for the Haun family as they share about Jesus in Ghana.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Jump ropes ■■ Activity 1: Drop ropes randomly on the ■■ Activity 2: Item 53: “Meeting 9 floor throughout the room. Kindness Charades, ” scissors, ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut apart “Kind- basket ness Charades” cards. Place cards in a ■■ Activity 3: Two large towels basket.

• Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. HELP A FRIEND • Guide kids to find a partner. Invite partners to find a rope. While holding hands, encourage one person to walk on the rope while the other person holds his hand. Allow each child to both help a friend and walk on the rope. After both people have walked the rope, invite children to switch partners and repeat activity. • Say: “Thank you for showing kindness to your friends by helping them walk on the ropes. Sometimes we have difficult things we are asked to do, but helping others is a great way we can show kindness to others.” Remind children of today’s Bible verse: Let us be kind to everyone. Galatians 6:10

64 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 2. PLAY CHARADES • Gather children together on the floor. State: “Today we are learning about being kind to everyone. There are many ways we can show kindness. Let’s see if we can guess some of those ways.” • Invite two children to the front of the group. Ask one child to choose a card from the basket. Read the card to the two children and encourage them to act out the action on the card. Allow kids in the audience to guess what the children are doing to show kindness. Continue until all cards are acted out. • Remark: “While Jesus was on earth, He taught people to be kind. Showing kindness to others is one way we can be more like Jesus.”

3. PULL A FRIEND • Say: “Today we heard the story of a Samaritan man taking care of a hurt man. He bandaged him and placed him on a donkey to travel to an inn. While we don’t have a donkey here with us today, let’s pretend like we are helping a hurt friend get to the inn.” • Guide one child to sit on a towel. Invite two children to each hold an edge of the front of the towel. Instruct children to pull the child across the room to the “inn.” Repeat activity, allowing children to both pull and be pulled. • Remark: “While we probably won’t be asked to put a hurt friend on a donkey, there are many ways we can show kindness to others every day. Remember to be kind to everyone.”

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster” ■■ Post the allergy poster ■■ Item 56: “Parent Connection” listing the snack. ■■ Cookies, napkins, cups of water, heart stickers

• Review the Bible story. Ask the review questions used during Workout. Repeat today’s Bible truth and Bible verse with children. • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Ask God to help children be kind to everyone. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and the snack (cookies). When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Gather children in a circle. Ask children to take a “Kindness Pledge” by repeating the following: I know God wants me to be kind to others. I promise to try to be kind to everyone. Give each child a heart sticker to wear as a reminder of the Kindness Pledge. While children wait to be picked up, ask them to share ways they can be kind to those in their families when they get home. Give each child his Activity Page and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 65 Jesus Healed Ten Men

“THANK YOU.” TWO SIMPLE WORDS THAT MADE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN THE EYES OF JESUS. WHILE TRAVELING TO JERUSALEM, JESUS SAW 10 LEPERS. THEY MUST HAVE HEARD OF JESUS BEFORE BECAUSE THEY IMMEDIATELY SHOUTED, “HELP US!” JESUS SPOKE TO THEM, AND AS THEY WALKED AWAY, THEY WERE HEALED. IT WAS A MIRACLE! ONE MAN STOPPED. HE RAN BACK TO JESUS, KNEELING BEFORE HIM. “THANK YOU, JESUS,” THE MAN SAID. OUT OF THE 10 WHO WERE HEALED, ONLY ONE CAME BACK. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU STOPPED TO THANK JESUS FOR SOMETHING HE HAS DONE IN YOUR LIFE?

BIBLE PHRASE Jesus made sick people well. Luke 7:21

BIBLE STORY Jesus Healed Ten Men (Luke 17:11-19)

BIBLE TRUTH Jesus performed miracles.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: Jesus healed sick people. • Older Preschoolers: Jesus performed miracles.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and retells a familiar Bible story and Bible fact.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 59).

66 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Assortment of small items such as buttons, ■■ Place small items in a beads, paper clips, coins, and so on (enough mixed pile in the middle to make multiple groups of 10 of each) of the table. ■■ Plastic ice trays

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “I am so glad you are here today. We are going to learn more about Jesus and what He was like when He lived on earth. The number 10 plays an important role in the Bible story we will hear.” • Instruct children to work in pairs to sort the items, placing 10 of each one in a cube of the ice cube tray. Continue until all the cubes are filled in the ice cube tray. While children work, discuss the differences in the sizes of 10 of each item. • Move to the Workout area by using repetitions of 10. For example, take 10 baby steps, 10 hops, 10 backward steps, and so on.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 57: “Meeting 10 Story ■■ Place a bookmark at Luke 17 in a Bible. Pictures” ■■ Print several copies of Story Pictures. ■■ Bible, bookmark, scissors Cut each set apart.

Tell the Bible story. • Gather children in a circle. Ask: “What are some things that happen when you are sick?” Allow time for responses. • Say: “Being sick is no fun. Today, we will look at a story in the Bible about 10 men who were sick. They had a disease that kept everyone away from them.” • Open a Bible to Luke 17. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story in your own words.

JESUS HEALED TEN MEN BASED ON LUKE 17:11-19 Jesus was traveling to Jerusalem. As He started to enter a village, He saw 10 men standing away from the city. They were sick with leprosy, a bad skin disease. They had sores all over their bodies, and they could not get close to people. If they got too close, the other people would get sick, too. The 10 men had heard about Jesus. When they heard Jesus was coming near their village, they shouted to Jesus. “Help us!” they cried.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 67 Jesus loved them and wanted to help them. He said, “Go to the priests (church leaders). Show them your arms and legs.” The men started walking. As they walked, they noticed the leprosy was … gone! All the sores on their bodies had disappeared. Jesus had healed them! It was a miracle! Jesus had healed the sick men! One of the men stopped walking. He turned around and ran back to Jesus. In a loud voice, the man praised and thanked God. The man knelt down in front of Jesus. “Thank You, Jesus!” the man said. Jesus replied, “Get up and go on your way.” Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 healed? Where are the other nine?” Out of the 10 lepers who were healed, only one came back and thanked Jesus.

Review the Bible story. • Form as many groups of children as you have sets of Story Pictures. Guide each group to place the Story Pictures in the order in which they occurred. Encourage children to retell the Bible story by pointing to the pictures and telling what happened in each.

Practice a Bible skill. • Remark: “Jesus healed the 10 men with leprosy. This was a miracle. A miracle is something only God can do. The Bible is full of miracles.” • Mention some of the following miracles and non-miracles. Ask children to identify which is a miracle and which is not: Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. Jesus made blind people see. Jesus ate dinner. Jesus loved everyone. Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus walked on water. Jesus had disciples.

Apply Bible learning. • Ask: “Who helped the men with leprosy?” (Jesus) “Who can help us when we are sick?” (doctors, nurses, parents) Comment that while God still performs miracles today, He has also given us doctors and medicine to make us well. One of the most important things to do is to pray for those who are sick. Pray. • Thank God for the ways He can make sick people well.

Move to Stretching. • Guide children to move to the Stretching area after telling at least one coach “thank you” for helping them learn more about God.

Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child) ■■ Prepare the supplies for the ■■ Crayons activities. ■■ Supplies for activities

68 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: MAKE PAPER PLATE FACES • You’ll need: two paper plates per child, large craft sticks, tape, stapler and/or glue, markers or crayons • What to do: Distribute two plates to each child. Guide children to draw a happy face on the front of one plate and a sad face on the front of the other. If needed, assist younger preschoolers in drawing these faces. Tape the craft stick to the bottom half of the back side of one plate. Glue or staple the backs of each plate together. Instruct children to hold their face plates using the craft stick as a handle. Talk about how children feel when they are sick. Hold up the sad face side of the plate. After Jesus healed the ten men, they were happy. Flip the plate over to the happy plate. Comment that the miracle Jesus performed left the men healed and happy.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE A THANK-YOU CARD • You’ll need: construction paper, crayons, washable markers, decorative stickers • What to do: Review the story of Jesus healing ten men. Remind children that only one man came back to thank Jesus for performing a great miracle and healing him. Invite children to make a card for someone they can thank for doing something great for them. Fold a piece of construction paper in half to make a card. Print across the top of the inside: Thank you for ______. Prompt children to think of a person who has done something great for them and help them address the front of the card to that person. Print what the children say inside their cards. Allow them to decorate their cards and take them home to give to the person they want to thank.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, tell the Bible story. Remind children that Jesus performed miracles. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children in completing the maze, helping the man find his way back to thank Jesus. Ask children to name things for which they can thank God.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 69 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 58: “Meeting 10 Cuba to Ecuador ■■ Cue the video “The Best Map,” Item 58: “Meeting 10 Send ‘Em Summer.” Photos,” tape, beach ball, DVD ■■ Hang “Send ‘Em” photos around the room with tape.

• Gather children in a circle in the group-time area. Pass the beach ball around the circle. When a child has the ball, ask him to name one of his favorite things to do in the summer. Continue until everyone has a chance to pass the ball. • Say: “Today we are going to watch a video called ‘The Best Summer.’ In the video we are going to hear about kids who learned about a special missionary family while they were at summer camp.” • Play the video “The Best Summer.” • Display the Cuba to Ecuador map. Comment that Javier (Hah-vee-air) and Yaima (Jah-ee-ma) tell people about Jesus in Ecuador. They can do their jobs because people give money to help them share Jesus with others. As a group, walk to each of the different photos on the wall. Read the captions aloud. Pray for the missionaries as you look at the pictures.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Toy medical kit with med- ■■ Activity 1: Place the medical and ical supplies. Assorted objects that non-medical items in a large bag. would not be in a medical kit. Large bag ■■ Activity 1: Multiple rolls of toilet paper, Bible ■■ Activity 3: Upbeat music

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. WHICH ONE BELONGS? • State: “In today’s story we learned about men who were sick with a disease called leprosy. While it’s unlikely any of us will ever have that same disease, there are other sicknesses we get. We may have a cold, the flu, a stomach ache, or a fever. Being sick is no fun, but there are lots of things that can help us when we are sick.” • Invite a child to choose an item from the bag. Name the item. If the item would typically be in a medical kit, place it in the kit. If it would not be in a medical kit,

70 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace place it aside. Continue until all items are placed either in the medical kit or aside.

2. TAKE CARE OF THE COACH • Identify a few coaches to pretend to be lepers. Form groups of children based on the number of coaches you have available. Give each group a few rolls of toilet paper. Instruct children to wrap the coaches in toilet paper in a given time frame. • Comment: “The men Jesus healed had a skin disease called leprosy. They would often have to wear bandages. When Jesus healed them, they no longer had to have the bandages. Jesus performed a great miracle when He healed them.” • Allow children to help coaches break free from their bandages. Open a Bible to Luke 7:21 and read the verse aloud. Invite children to repeat it with you.

3. SAY THANKS • Ask: “Why did one of the healed men return to Jesus?” (to thank Him) Continue: “Of the 10 people who were healed, only one came back to say thanks. Let’s play a game where we practice saying ‘thank you’ to our friends.” • Play music. Guide children to move around the room while the music plays. When the music stops, instruct children to find one friend. Give that friend a high five and shout, “Thank you!” Repeat the activity a few times. • Remind children of the importance of thanking God for the good things He does, like healing sick people.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 60: ■■ Post the allergy poster list- “Parent Connection,” fish-shaped crack- ing the snack. ers, napkins, cups of water, illustrated children’s Bibles

• Review the Bible story. Ask: “How many men did Jesus heal?” (ten) “What was wrong with the men?” (They had leprosy.) “What did one man turn around to do?” (thank Jesus) “What do we call it when Jesus does something amazing that only can be explained because He is God?” (a miracle) • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests and also for any sick people you may know of in your church. Thank God for healing sick people. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the snack (fish-shaped crackers). When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Gather children around a few illustrated Bibles. Invite them to look through the Bibles and find any pictures they see of Jesus performing a miracle. Remind children that Jesus performed many miracles while He was on earth. Give each child his Activity Page and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 71 Jesus is Alive! CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FEELINGS MARY AND MARY MAGDALENE HAD AS THEY WENT TO JESUS’ TOMB THAT SUNDAY MORNING? SORROW AND UNCERTAINTY PROBABLY FILLED THEIR MINDS. ALL THAT CHANGED WHEN THEY SAW THE STONE ROLLED AWAY AND THE ANGEL DRESSED IN WHITE. THE NEWS HE SHARED BROUGHT THOSE SORROWFUL FEELINGS TO A HALT AS THEIR MOURNING TURNED TO JOY. JESUS WAS ALIVE THEN, AND HE IS STILL ALIVE TODAY! LET THE WONDER OF THIS FAMILIAR STORY FILL YOUR HEART WITH GLADNESS AS YOU SHARE IT WITH YOUR TEAMKIDS THIS WEEK!

BIBLE PHRASE Jesus is alive. Matthew 28:7

BIBLE STORY Jesus is Alive (John 19:38–20:18)

BIBLE TRUTH Jesus is alive.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: Jesus died on the cross, and God raised Him from the dead. • Older Preschoolers: Jesus died on the cross and is alive.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to understand that a Bible reference includes a book, chapter, and verse.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 63).

72 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 61: “Meeting 11 Living ■■ Print and cut apart Living Things Things” activity pictures. ■■ Scissors ■■ Place pictures facedown on the floor or on a table.

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “Today, I am so excited to be here, and I am so excited you are here, too. Look around at your friends. Can you tell me anything you have in common?” • Reply: “Those were all great things, but I have one more to share: we are all alive! We are breathing. Our hearts are beating. Today we are going to learn about another person who is alive – Jesus!” • Gather around the pictures on the floor or table. Invite a child to choose one card. Name what is on the card and decide whether it is living or not living. Continue until all cards have been chosen. • Move to the Workout area by pretending to be a favorite living thing.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 61: “Bible Verse Puzzle” ■■ Place a bookmark at John 19 in a Bible. ■■ Bible, bookmark, scissors, ball, ■■ Print and cut apart multiple copies of upbeat music “Bible Verse Puzzle.”

Tell the Bible story. • Gather in a circle. Ask if children have ever lost anything. Ask them how they felt, what they did, and if they found it again, how they felt afterwards. • Say: “Let’s listen to a story about two women who thought they had lost something very dear to them, only to find out it wasn’t missing at all.” • Open a Bible to John 19. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story.

JESUS IS ALIVE BASED ON JOHN 19:38–20:18 Jesus had been arrested and had died on the cross. Very early on Sunday morning after Jesus had died, Mary Magdalene and another Mary went to the place where Jesus was buried. They were sad because Jesus had died. As they got near the tomb, they felt an

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 73 earthquake. An angel had come from heaven. He rolled back the stone from the tomb and was sitting on it. He was very bright and dressed all in white. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid. I know you are looking for Jesus. He is not here! He is alive. Look and see where He lay. Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘Jesus is alive! You will see Him soon.’“ The happy women began to run to tell the disciples what they had learned. Suddenly they saw Jesus. Jesus said, “Good morning!” The women came up to Jesus and began to worship Him. They were so happy! Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell My disciples to go to Galilee and they will see Me there.”

Review the Bible story. • Use the following questions to review the story. Roll a ball to the child who would like to answer. Ask: “Who went to the tomb where Jesus was buried?” (Mary and Mary Magdalene) “Why were they sad?” (Jesus had died.) “What did they find at the tomb?” (an angel, stone rolled away) “What did the angel tell the women?” (Don’t be afraid. Jesus is alive! Tell others.)

Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Matthew 28:7 and point out the verse. Distribute Bible verse puzzles. Remind kids that each verse has a specific place it is located in the Bible – a book, a chapter, and a verse. Assist children in assembling the puzzles. • Read and repeat the verse together.

Apply Bible learning. • Use the following sign language to review the Bible truth: Jesus (Touch the tip of the middle finger of your dominant hand to the center of the palm of the other hand, then touch the middle finger of the non-dominant hand into the palm of your other hand) is alive! (Place left hand palm up in front you. Hold right hand palm up with two fingers outstretched. Move these two fingers to a standing position in the open palm of the left hand.)

Pray. • Thank God that Jesus is alive.

Move to Stretching. • Play upbeat music as preschoolers move to the Stretching area.

74 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

■■ PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child) ■■ Prepare the supplies for the ■■ Crayons activities. ■■ Supplies for activities

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: DECORATE ROCK DOORSTOPS • You’ll need: large river rocks (check in garden supply stores or nurseries), tempera paint, paintbrushes, paint smocks, permanent markers, plastic tablecloth or newspaper, Bible • What to do: Cover a table with a tablecloth or newspaper. Encourage children to wear paint smocks for this activity. Invite each preschooler to decorate a large river rock. Write each child’s name on his rock with permanent marker. Talk about the large rock that was rolled away so Jesus’ friends could see the empty tomb and know He was alive. Open a Bible to Matthew 28:7 and read today’s Bible verse. Say a prayer, thanking God that Jesus is alive!

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE GIFT-WRAP PICTURES • You’ll need: copies of Item 61: “Bible Verse,” large squares of heavy gift wrap paper with appropriate designs (no cartoons or fantasy themes), markers, ribbon, scissors, glue • What to do: Cut apart the Bible verses. Give each child a square of wrapping paper and a Bible verse cutout. Guide children to glue the Bible verse to the white inside portion of the gift wrap. Encourage everyone to draw a picture from the Bible story on the paper. When a child completes her picture, help her roll up the picture so the gift wrap design is on the outside and the picture on the inside. Tie the roll closed with ribbon. Suggest giving the picture as a gift to tell someone Jesus is alive!

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind them that Jesus is alive. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Instruct children to put the story pictures in order, assisting them with writing numbers if needed. Remind preschoolers of the great news that Jesus is alive.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 75 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 62: “Meeting 11 Burkina Faso ■■ Print Burkina Faso Photos, Par- Photos,” Item 62: “Meeting 11 alyzed Man Story Handout, and Paralyzed Man Story Handout, Item Stop Sign. Cue the “Thanks from 62: “Meeting 11 Stop Sign” Anna” missions video. Cue the “Paralyzed Man” audio story.

• Tell children today’s mission story is about Anna Farmer, a missionary in Burkina Faso. Show children the globe or map and locate Burkina Faso in West Africa. Note that Burkina Faso is a small country in West Africa. • Show “Thanks from Anna” video. After the video, ask the children how many friends Ann Farmer was standing with in the video. Recall that Anna Farmer thanked people for the Lottie Moon offering that helps her share Jesus in Burkina Faso. Ask one way she used the Lottie Moon money. (bought a truck so she could travel and tell about Jesus) • Cure the “Paralyzed Man” audio story and allow preschoolers to follow you around the room “driving” their truck. Remind them to stop when you hold the stop sign in the air. Print one copy of the Paralyzed Man Story Handout for reference during the audio story. • Lead the children to pray with you for the people in Burkina Faso. Pray for Anna Farmer as she and others tell people about Jesus. Pray that people in Burkina Faso will come to know Jesus as their Savior. Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Plastic hoops, ■■ Activity 1: Set up cones on one side of the cones room. ■■ Activity 2: Item 18: “Foot- ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut apart multiple sets of prints,” tape, scissors Footprints. Tape footprints in paths on the ■■ Activity 3: Domes (you floor. could also use buckets, ■■ Activity 3: Write Jesus is Alive! on multiple baskets, or cones), index index cards. Spread domes throughout the cards, marker, Bible room. Sporadically place index cards underneath some of the domes.

(Note: If you don’t have access to domes or cones, you can simply place multiple index cards facedown on the floor, some blank and some with the Bible verse.)

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

76 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 1. ROLL THE STONE • Say: “When Jesus was buried, a giant stone was rolled in front of the opening of His tomb. When He rose again, that stone was rolled away.” • Form as many teams as you have plastic hoops. Guide children to line up on one side of the room. Give the first child in each line a plastic hoop. Instruct the child to roll the hoop across the room, around the cone, and back again. Pass the hoop to the next person in line and repeat activity. • Invite children to shout today’s Bible verse together: Jesus is alive! Matthew 28:7

2. GO AND TELL • State: “When Mary and Mary Magdalene found out Jesus was alive, the angel told them to go and tell the disciples. They went quickly to share the news. Let’s practice sharing this good news with friends!” • Form groups of children based on the number of footprint paths you have. Place a coach at the end of each path. Invite the first child in line to follow the footprints to the coach. Guide each coach to say, “Jesus is alive! Go tell a friend!” Encourage the child to run back to his line and tell the next person, “Jesus is alive!” Guide that child to follow the path to the coach, run back to the line, and tell a friend. Continue until all children have a chance to follow the footprints.

3. FIND THE VERSE • Open a Bible to Matthew 28:7. Read the verse to kids. Ask them to repeat it with you, using the sign language you learned during Workout. State: “Jesus is alive! This is great news that we need to share with everyone.” • Form teams of 5 to 6 kids each. Send one child from each team to look for a Bible verse card hidden under a dome. When a child finds a verse, guide her to return to her group and send another person to look for another Bible verse card. You may have to play multiple rounds of this game. Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster” ■■ Post the allergy poster listing ■■ Item 64: “Parent Connection” the snack. ■■ Round crackers, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Ask children the questions used during Workout. Repeat the Bible truth and Bible verse together with boys and girls. • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God that Jesus is alive. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Invite them to play a game of “telephone” Use statements such as “Jesus is alive” and “The stone was rolled away.” Give each child his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 77 Jesus Returned to Heaven

FOR 40 DAYS AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, JESUS APPEARED AND SPOKE TO MANY PEOPLE. BEFORE HIS ASCENSION, JESUS TOLD THE DISCIPLES TO STAY IN JERUSALEM AND WAIT FOR WHAT GOD HAD PROMISED – THE HOLY SPIRIT. JESUS COMMANDED HIS PEOPLE TO TELL ABOUT HIM IN JERUSALEM, JUDEA, SAMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. AFTER SAYING THESE THINGS, HE ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, RETURNING TO THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD. JUST AS THE DISCIPLES WOULD SOON RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE ALSO RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN WE BELIEVE IN JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

BIBLE PHRASE Jesus went up to heaven. Acts 1:9

BIBLE STORY Jesus Returned to Heaven (Acts 1:4-11)

BIBLE TRUTH Jesus is in heaven with God.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: Jesus is with God. • Older Preschoolers: Jesus is in heaven with God.

BIBLE SKILL Begins to understand that a Bible reference includes a book, chapter, and verse.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 67).

78 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 65: “Meeting 12 Home ■■ Print and cut apart Home Matching Matching Cards” Cards. Place facedown on a table or on the floor.

• Gather kids around the matching cards as you welcome them to TeamKID. Say: “People and things live in all different types of places. Last week we learned that we are all alive – and that Jesus is alive too! Let’s play a game where we try to find out what home matches what living thing.” • Instruct a child to choose two cards. If the cards show a matching pair of a living thing and its home/habitat, move the cards aside. If the cards do not match, place them facedown again and guide another child to choose two cards. Continue until all cards are matched. • Move to the Workout area by inviting children to mimic one of the living things on the matching cards.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Bible, bookmark, globe, beanbag ■■ Place a bookmark at Acts 1 in a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. • Ask: “Where do you live?” Allow children to respond with the name of their neighborhoods, cities/towns, state, or country. Continue: “We each have a special place where we live. Jesus lives in a special place right now, too. Jesus is in heaven with God.” • Open a Bible to Acts 1. Remind children Acts is in the New Testament. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story in your own words.

JESUS RETURNED TO HEAVEN BASED ON ACTS 1:4-11

Jesus showed Himself to many people during the 40 days after His resurrection. He spoke with many people and told them about the kingdom of God. While He was there, Jesus told the disciples to stay in Jerusalem to

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 79 wait for what God promised. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit was going to come. It was an important promise. The believers asked Jesus, “Are you going to give the kingdom back to Israel now?” Jesus answered, “You don’t need to know the time for what God has planned. But you will receive the Holy Spirit’s power. Tell people about Me in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and all over the world.” After Jesus said this, He was taken up into the sky and disappeared into a cloud. The men were left standing there looking into heaven. Suddenly, two men dressed in white clothes were standing with the believers! The two men said, “Why are you looking up into the heavens? This very same Jesus who has gone up into heaven will come again in the same way that you have seen Him going into heaven.”

Review the Bible story. • Ask these questions to review the Bible story. Toss a beanbag to a child who wants to answer. • How many days did Jesus stay on • What did Jesus tell the disciples to do? earth after His resurrection? (40) (tell others) • What did Jesus tell the disciples God • Where does Jesus live now? (heaven) would send? (the Holy Spirit) • Where can you tell others about Jesus? (anywhere) Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Acts 1:9. Remind children that each Bible verse has a book, a chapter number, and a verse number. Today’s Bible verse is from the Book of Acts, chapter one, verse nine. Clap a rhythm as you say Acts 1:9 together.

Apply Bible learning. • Invite a child to spin the globe and stop it with her finger. Name the country where her finger is touching. Say: “Jesus told His disciples they were to tell others all over the world about Him. ______is one place we can tell others about Jesus.” Allow each child to spin the globe and point to a country. Remind boys and girls they don’t have to travel around the world to tell others – they can tell people about Jesus right where they live.

Pray. • Ask God to help us tell others about Jesus.

Move to Stretching. • Call TeamKIDs by name to go to the Stretching area.

80 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1:CREATE WITH SHAVING CREAM • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7), cans of shaving cream (foam), plastic tablecloth, tape, paintbrushes, large bowl of water, hand towels, paint smocks • What to do: Cover a table with a plastic tablecloth, taping it to the underside of the table to avoid falling off. Give each child a paint smock. Spray shaving cream on the tablecloth. Allow children to use their hands and paintbrushes to play in the shaving cream. Place a bowl of water nearby for children to wash their hands as needed. As children draw and create, retell the Bible story. Remind children Jesus was taken up in the clouds and is now in heaven with God.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: EXPLORE MAPS • You’ll need: any types of maps you can find (old road maps, atlases, maps printed from the Internet, and so on); globe; highlighters • What to do: Spread maps out on the table. Invite preschoolers to explore the different maps, using highlighters to create a path on a journey they might take. Retell the Bible story as you look at the maps. Share that before Jesus went to heaven, He told His followers they should tell people about Him in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and all over the world. Spin a globe. Invite a child to stop the globe and point to a country. Talk with children about how the entire world needs to hear the good news that Jesus is alive and in heaven with God.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, tell the Bible story. Remind preschoolers that Jesus is in heaven with God. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayons to each child. Instruct children to color the spaces with dots in them to reveal a hidden word. When children color in the name Jesus, remind them that He is in heaven with God.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 81 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 66: “Meeting 12 Tajikistan Map,” ■■ Cue the video “Traveling Item 66: “Meeting 12 Bow and Tie Tajikistan.” Pattern,” Crayons or washable markers, ■■ Print and cut apart Bow and scissors, bobby pins and/or paper clips, Tie Patterns (bows for girls DVD and ties for boys).

• Distribute a tie cutout to each boy and a bow cutout to each girl. Encourage children to decorate their ties and bows. Use bobby pins or paper clips to secure the bows in their hair or the ties to their shirts. • Say: “Let’s learn about a country named Tajikistan. Children in Tajikistan wear uniforms to school. The boys wear ties and the girls wear big bows in their hair. Now, you look like children in Tajikistan!” • Point to Tajikistan on the map. Comment: “Tajikistan is one country in Central Asia where many people have never even heard of Jesus and they don’t have Bibles.” • Show the video “Traveling Tajikistan.” • Ask boys and girls to name a few things they saw in the Tajikistan video. Remind children that even though the people in Tajikistan live differently than many of them, they still need to hear about Jesus. • Pray for people living in Tajikistan.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Beach balls, up- ■■ Activity 3: Write the Bible verse on index beat music cards, one word per card: Jesus went up ■■ Activity 3: Six buckets, six to heaven. Acts 1:9. Tape a card to each index cards, Marker, Tape, bucket. Place buckets in order on the Table tennis balls, Bible floor. Note: Use multiple sets of buckets if your attendance is large.)

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. TELL OTHERS • Gather kids in a group and say: “Before Jesus returned to heaven, He told His followers they should tell others about Him. There are so many people we can tell about Jesus. This game will help us name some of them.” • Encourage children to hit beach balls in the air while the music is playing. When

82 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace the music stops, ask any child holding a beach ball to name someone they can tell about Jesus (such as the name of a friend, teacher, neighbor, or family member.) Repeat activity until multiple TeamKIDs have a chance to name someone they can tell about Jesus.

2. SING AND MOVE • Gather children in a circle, seated on the floor. Say: “When Jesus died on the cross, it was a very sad time. When Jesus rose again, it was a very happy time. When Jesus returned to heaven, it was another time for great gladness. Let’s sing together about how happy we are that Jesus is in heaven with God.” • Sing the song “If You’re Happy and You Know It …” using the words “If you’re happy He’s in heaven …” Invite a child to name an action to do as you sing the song. For example, “If you’re happy He’s in heaven, pat your head … stomp your feet … give a high five … and so on.” Invite children to name different motions.

3. TOSS THE BALL • Line up behind the Bible verse buckets. Guide a child to toss a few table tennis balls into the buckets. As children toss a ball in a bucket, say the word on that bucket and invite preschoolers to repeat it after you. Play different variations of this game including trying to get a ball in the first bucket, then the second, and so on or lining up and passing a ball down the line into each of the buckets. • Open a Bible to Acts 1:9. Point out the verse to children. Repeat the verse together. Remind TeamKIDs that each Bible verse has a book, a chapter, and a verse.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 68: ■■ Post the allergy poster listing “Parent Connection,” Miniature marsh- the snack. mallows (to resemble clouds in the sky, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story. Ask the review questions from Workout. Repeat the Bible truth and Bible verse together with TeamKIDs. • Pray. Ask if preschoolers have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Pray for people that need to hear about Jesus. Thank God that Jesus is in heaven. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve children in distributing the snack. When they finish, encourage boys and girls to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Say: “When Jesus came to earth, He came down from heaven. When Jesus returned to heaven, He went up from earth.” Play a game where you shout “up” and “down,” asking children to jump up when you say “up” and crouch down when you say “down.” Give each child his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 83 God Made People

GOD SAW ALL THAT HE HAD MADE, AND IT WAS GOOD. BUT SOMETHING WAS MISSING. HE CREATED MAN, DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHER THINGS HE HAD MADE, TO RULE OVER THE ANIMALS AND TAKE CARE OF THE EARTH. WHEN HE CREATED ADAM, GOD SAID, “IT IS VERY GOOD.” GOD KNEW ADAM NEEDED A HELPER, BUT NONE COULD BE FOUND. SO, HE CREATED THE FIRST WOMAN, EVE. FROM THE DUST HE MADE MAN. FROM THE MAN HE MADE WOMAN. IT IS TRUE— PEOPLE ARE THE MOST SPECIAL OF GOD’S CREATION.

BIBLE PHRASE God made people to be like Him. Genesis 1:27

BIBLE STORY God Made People (Genesis 2:4-24)

BIBLE TRUTH People are the most special of God’s creation.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God made me, so I am special. • Older Preschoolers: People are special because God made them.

BIBLE SKILL Knows that the Old Testament and New Testaments of the Bible are divided into smaller parts called books.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 71).

84 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Poster board, tape, ■■ Draw a large face on the poster board. Include scissors hair, eyes, ears, and a mouth. Do not draw a ■■ marker, construction nose. paper, blindfold ■■ Cut triangles out of construction paper (one per child). ■■ Place rolled tape on the back of each triangle.

Teaching Tip: If children do not want to be blindfolded, allow them to close their eyes.

• Welcome kids to TeamKID as they arrive. Gather around the face poster on the wall. Say: “Today we are learning about the greatest of all of God’s creation. Can anyone guess what it is?” • Lead children to play a game of “Pin the Nose on the Face” by blindfolding a child, spinning him a few times, and then guiding him to put the triangle nose where he thinks it should go on the face. Continue until all kids have a turn. • State: “People are the most special of God’s creation. That includes you and me. When God created the world, He said ‘It is good.’ When God created man, He said, ‘It is very good.’” • Invite preschoolers to move to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 69: “Meeting 13 Story Pictures, ” Bible, ■■ Mark Genesis 2 in a Bible Mirror, Bookmark with a bookmark.

Tell the Bible story. • Say: “Let’s play a game together. If I call out something that describes you, stand up. If it doesn’t describe you, stay seated.” Call out some of the following different characteristics of people: I am a girl, I am a boy, I have brown hair, I have two eyes, I have one nose, and so on. • Open a Bible to Genesis 2. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story.

GOD MADE PEOPLE BASED ON GENESIS 2:4-24 God had created a beautiful world. The last thing God made was people. God said, “People will be different from the other things I made. They

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 85 will rule over the animals, fish, and birds. They will care for the earth.” God had spoken to create everything else He had made. This time He used dust from the ground and made a man. God breathed life into the man. God put the man in the garden of Eden to work in it and take care of it. God said, “You can eat from any tree but one. Do not eat from that special tree.” God said, “The man should not be alone.” God brought the animals to the man. The man named all the animals. But God knew none of the animals would be the right kind of helper for the man. God made the man fall asleep. He took a rib from the man and made a woman. The man’s name was Adam. The woman was Eve. (Genesis 3:20) They were the first people.

Review the Bible story. • Display the Story Pictures one at a time. Review what happened in the story by sharing what is happening in each picture. • Open a Bible to Genesis 1:27. Read the verse aloud: God made people to be like Him. Encourage kids to repeat it with you.

Practice a Bible skill. • Hold a Bible in front of TeamKIDs. Remind them the Bible is made up of two parts, the Old Testament and New Testament. Tell children each part is made up of different books. Say: “Our story today is from the Old Testament Book of Genesis. It is the first book of the Bible.” Say the first five books of the Bible. Invite children to repeat the names with you. Ask them to guess how many books are in the Old Testament. (39)

Apply Bible learning. Pass a mirror around the circle. Let each child look in the mirror. As the mirror passes each child, say: “God made ______.” Invite TeamKIDs to shout out the name of the child holding the mirror. Remind children that God made people, including each of them.

Pray. • Thank God for creating people, the most special of all creation.

Move to Stretching. • Invite children to clap a rhythm as they move to the Stretching area. Remind them that when God made people, He gave them hands to clap.

86 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

■■ PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: MAKE STICK PEOPLE • You’ll need: jumbo craft sticks, washable markers, yarn, child-sized scissors, glue, small googly eyes, small squares of fabric • What to do: Distribute a few craft sticks to each child. Invite children to use the sticks to make people. Make a face at the top of the craft stick by gluing googly eyes and drawing a nose and mouth. Cut yarn and glue to make hair. Add squares of fabric or use washable markers to make clothes for the person. Remind the children that God made people. They are the most special of all His creation.

Note: If craft sticks are too small for your TeamKIDs to use for craft activities, use paper plates to make faces instead.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: PLAY A MATCHING GAME • You’ll need: “People Matching Cards” (Item 69), scissors • What to do: Print two copies of “People Matching Cards.” Cut the pictures apart. Gather children in a circle on the floor. Place the matching cards facedown on the floor. Invite a child to choose two cards. If the cards match, move them to the side. If the cards do not match, return them to the floor and invite another child to choose two cards. Continue until all cards have been matched. Repeat game as time allows. Retell the Bible story, reminding children that the last thing God created was people. People are the most special of God’s creation.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and a crayon to each child. Invite children to circle pictures of things God made. As children work, discuss different things God made. Share that people are the most special of God’s creation.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 87 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 70: “Meeting 13 Pakistan Faces,” globe ■■ Cue the “Jesus Calms the or world map, DVD Storm” audio story.

• Gather children in a circle. Point to Pakistan on a globe or map. Share that there are few followers of Jesus in Pakistan and often, Christians are treated badly. Jesus knows and loves everyone living there and wants them to know about Him, too. Comment that one way missionaries tell people in Pakistan about Jesus is by sharing Bible stories with them, like the one children will hear. • Play the audio story “Jesus Calms the Storm.” • Review the story, asking preschoolers to help you retell it by providing details in the correct order. Tell children you want to show them faces of people who live in Pakistan that might one day hear a story much like the one they heard. • Invite children to hold up each of the Pakistan Faces photos as you read the captions aloud. • Pray the people of Pakistan would hear and believe Bible stories they are taught.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Item 69: “Meeting 13 ■■ Activity 1: Print and cut apart Make a Face Relay,” paper plates, several Make a Face Relay hand- scissors outs (one set per every three kids). ■■ Activity 3: Bible, mirror Place cutout eyes, noses, and mouths in a pile on the floor.

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. MAKE A FACE RELAY • Ask: “Of everything God created, what is most special?” (people) Continue: “God made people, and that includes you and me.” • Invite children to form teams of three people. Distribute a paper plate to each team. Lead one child on each team to run to the pile of face cutouts and choose a face feature. Run the feature back to the paper plate and place it where it would go on a face. Invite the next child on the team to get another facial feature needed and run back to place it on the face. Continue until the face is complete. • Remind children that God made every part of us, including our eyes, our noses, and our mouths.

88 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace 2. GIVE A HIGH FIVE • Guide children to stand in a circle. Share that God made people, and they are the most special of all His creation. • Name a characteristic that describes some of the TeamKIDs. If the characteristic describes a child, invite her to run to the center of the circle, give another kid who runs into the circle a high five, and run back. • Use the following characteristics as you play: I have two feet. I am a girl. I have blonde hair. I am a boy. I have blue eyes. I can run. I have two ears. I can smile. I have long hair. I am special because God made me. • Mention that even though we are all different, God made each of us.

3. MIRROR, MIRROR • Open a Bible to Genesis 1:27. Read the verse aloud. Say: “God made people to be like Him. We should reflect God. Just like when we look in a mirror we see our reflection (hold up a mirror), we are made to be like Him.” • Lead a coach to stand in the front of the room. Invite boys and girls to mirror/ mimic the actions the coach does. The coach can wave arms, run in place, turn around, jump, and so on. • Remark: “Just like we are following what our coach is doing, we are also called to follow God. We should be like Him because that’s how God made us.”

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 72: “Parent ■■ Post the allergy poster Connection,” Round crackers and squirt listing the snack. cheese (make a face on the crackers with the cheese), napkins, cups of water, ball

• Review the Bible story. Ask the following questions: “ What was the last thing God made? (people), What was the name of the first man God created? (Adam), What was Adam’s job in the garden of Eden? (to take care of the animals and the earth), What was the name of the woman God created? (Eve)

• Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God that people are special because He made them. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the snack. When preschoolers finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Roll a ball to a child. Ask him to name one person God made (someone in the room, a family member, or a friend). Guide the child to roll the ball to another child, asking the same question. Continue until all boys and girls have a chance to name someone God made. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 89 God Chose David

GOD TOLD SAMUEL, THE PROPHET, TO ANOINT A NEW KING. HE LED SAMUEL TO BETHLEHEM TO A MAN NAMED JESSE. SAMUEL MET JESSE’S OLDEST SON. SURELY THIS WOULD BE THE NEW KING. BUT GOD SAID NO. SAMUEL LOOKED AT SEVEN OF JESSE’S SONS. EACH TIME, GOD SAID NO. SAMUEL ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE. JESSE CALLED HIS YOUNGEST SON, DAVID, WHO WAS TENDING THE SHEEP. HE WAS AN UNLIKELY CHOICE, BUT GOD HAD OTHER PLANS. DAVID WOULD BE THE NEW KING. GOD HAD A SPECIAL PLAN FOR DAVID, AND HE HAS A SPECIAL PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE, TOO.

BIBLE PHRASE God has plans to care for you. Jeremiah 29:11

BIBLE STORY God Chose David (1 Samuel 16)

BIBLE TRUTH God has a plan for my life.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God has a plan for people. • Older Preschoolers: God has a plan for every person.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and says simple Bible words, phrases, and verses with Bible references.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible Story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 75).

90 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: ■■ Occupational dress-up clothes

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “I am glad you are at TeamKID today. We’ve got a special meeting about how God has a plan for every one of you.” • Invite children to play with dress-up clothes, pretending to play the roles of different occupations. As children dress-up, ask them to name what jobs their moms and dads have. Talk about different occupations and what each of those jobs entail. • Remark: “God has a special plan for you. Some of you may be teachers, firefighters, bankers, or chefs. Some of you may drive trucks or take care of kids. More than anything, though, God wants you to follow Him and choose to obey Him.” • Lead children to join you in the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Bible, crown (a plastic or paper crown – if ■■ Place a bookmark in your you don’t have one, use Item 73: “Crown Bible at 1 Samuel 16. Template” on the-ROM to make one), bookmark, beanbag

Tell the Bible story. • Pass a beanbag around the circle. When a child has the beanbag, ask her to name what she wants to be when she grows up. • Say: “There are so many things we can do when we get older. God has a special plan for each of you.” • Open a Bible to 1 Samuel 16. Use the following as a guide to tell the story in your own words.

GOD CHOSE DAVID BASED ON 1 SAMUEL 16 Samuel was a prophet, a man who told God’s messages to people. God said to Samuel, “Go to Jesse’s house in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons as the new king.” God told Samuel to go to Bethlehem and ask Jesse to worship with

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 91 him. God said he would tell Samuel what to do there. Samuel did what God said to do. Samuel saw Jesse’s oldest son. He thought this son was the new king. But God said, “He is not the one. I don’t choose based on how a person looks. I know what a person feels and thinks.” Samuel looked at seven of Jesse’s sons. He said, “God has not chosen any of these. Are these all your sons?” Jesse said, “My youngest son, David, is taking care of the sheep.” Samuel said, “Send for him. We will wait until he comes.” When David came, God told Samuel, “Anoint him. He is the one.” Samuel poured oil on David to show that David would be the next king. God was with David. God would help David from that day on.

Review the Bible story. • Ask the following review questions: • Who did God send to find a new • Who did God choose to be the new king? (Samuel) king? (David, the youngest son) • Did God choose Jesse’s oldest son • What was David’s job? (shepherd) to be king? (No!) • When a child answers a question correctly, place the crown on his head, wearing it until the next question is answered.

Practice a Bible skill. • Open your Bible to Jeremiah 29:11. Teach TeamKIDs the Bible verse by singing these words to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”: God has plans to care for you, care for you, care for you. God has plans to care for you, all through your life. Sing the song a few times to help kids remember it.

Apply Bible learning. • Say: “God has a plan for each of you. It doesn’t matter how tall or short, young or old, boy or girl. God made you, and He has a plan for you.” Invite children to clap a rhythm as they say: “God has a plan for me!”

Pray. • Thank God for the plan He has for each person’s life.

Move to Stretching. • Say: “God has a plan for ______.” Include a child’s name each time you say the sentence. When a child’s name is called, she can move to the Stretching area.

92 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Supplies for Activities, Activity Pages (1 per ■■ Prepare the supplies for the child), crayons activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1:MAKE A SHEPHERD’S STAFF • You’ll need: chenille stems, different colored plastic beads, bowls • What to do: Place beads in bowls on the table. Guide children to choose a chenille stem and twist over one end so the beads won’t fall off. Thread beads on the chenille stem. Encourage older children to make a pattern with their beads. When complete, twist over the other end of the chenille stem to hold beads in place. Demonstrate how to bend the chenille stem to create a hook at one end. Comment that shepherds use staffs when they watch their sheep. David was a shepherd who used a staff to protect his sheep and himself.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2:DECORATE A CROWN • You’ll need: copies of “Crown Template” (Item 73) printed on heavyweight paper; scissors; stapler or tape; glue; crown decorations (rhinestones, sequins, stickers); crayons • What to do: Before class, cut out a crown for each child. Staple or tape two ends together to make the crown. Distribute a crown to each child. Invite children to decorate their crowns. When complete, staple or tape each crown together. Retell the Bible story. Share with children how David was an unlikely choice to be king since he was the youngest, but God had a special plan for his life. Pray with children, thanking God He has a special plan for each of them.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and a crayon to each child. Encourage children to trace the words to reveal the Bible truth and to draw their faces in the outline.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 93 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 74: “Meeting 14 Africa Map” ■■ Print and cut apart “Storytelling ■■ Item 74: “Meeting 14 Storytelling Pictures” (one set per child). Pictures” Punch holes in the top left corner ■■ DVD, jar of Skittles®, binder rings of each picture. (one per child) or string to tie pic- ■■ Cue the video “The World in tures together, scissors, hole punch Skittles®.”

• Ask kids to give their best guesses to the following questions: How many people are in the world? How many different languages are spoken in the world? How many Skittles® are in this jar? • Show the video “The World in Skittles®.” • Display the map and point to the Ivory Coast in West Africa. Comment that missionaries in countries like the Ivory Coast often share about Jesus by telling stories. Distribute a set of Storytelling Pictures to each child. Look at the pictures and talk about stories each picture might represent. Use the Scripture references if needed. • Say: “Just like missionaries share stories from the Bible with people they meet, we can also tell our friends stories from the Bible.” Assist TeamKIDs in placing the pictures together and putting them on binder rings or tying them together. Pray for people who will hear stories from the Bible, that they will listen and believe.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 2: Item 73: “Meeting 14 ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut Occupations,” paper bag, scissors apart “Occupations” cards. Place in a paper bag.

1. TAG THE SHEEP • Say: “Samuel went to Bethlehem to find out who would be the new king. What was David doing when Samuel came?” (He was taking care of the sheep.) “David was a simple shepherd, yet God used him in big ways. God chose David to be the next king. God had a special plan for David, just like He has a special plan for you.” • Choose one child to be the shepherd. Tell the other boys and girls they are all sheep. Play a game of tag where the shepherd tries to tag the sheep. If a child is tagged, they must get down on all fours and say “baa.” Continue playing until just a few sheep are left.

94 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace • Take turns, allowing different children to be the shepherd.

2. WOULD YOU RATHER? • Say: “Some of you will grow up to be doctors or teachers, while others might be preachers or scientists. Regardless of what you may be one day, remember God has a special plan for your life.” • Mention that even though it will be a long time before TeamKIDs grow up, it’s still fun to dream about what they might want to do. Choose two cards from the bag. Name the occupation represented on each card. Ask boys and girls which they would rather be. Invite kids to move to one side of the room if they would choose the first card and the other side of the room if they would choose the second. • Place the cards back in the bag and choose two more. Repeat activity as time allows.

3. NO, NO, KING • Remind TeamKIDs that in today’s story, Samuel looked at all of Jesse’s sons that were presented to him to try to find who God wanted to be the new king. God said no to each of these sons. Jesse’s youngest son, David, was taking care of the sheep. No one thought he would be chosen, so he didn’t come to see Samuel. But, God had other plans. He chose David to be king. • Guide kids to sit in a large circle. Play the game, “Duck, Duck, Goose,” with kids, only change the words to “No, No, King.” A child is chosen from the circle when someone taps them and says “king.” Continue playing game as time allows.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 76: ■■ Post the allergy poster list- “Parent Connection,” Graham crackers, ing the snack. napkins, cups of water, beanbag

• Review the Bible story. Use the questions from Workout as you recall the story. Say the Bible truth and Bible verse. Encourage children to repeat them after you. • Pray. Ask if TeamKIDs have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for having a special plan for everyone. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the boys and girls in distributing the napkins, cups of water, and the snack (graham crackers). When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Guide children to sit in a circle. Toss a beanbag to a child. Ask her to name one thing she learned or really enjoyed at TeamKID today. Continue tossing the beanbag to other preschoolers, allowing them to each share something they learned or enjoyed doing. Ask a coach to greet parents. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 95 God’s plan for David

WHEN DAVID BECAME KING, HE OBEYED ALL GOD TOLD HIM TO DO. IN ADDITION TO PROTECTING HIS CITY AND PEOPLE, KING DAVID MADE A TENT AS A PLACE TO WORSHIP GOD. WHEN IT WAS COMPLETE, THE PEOPLE HELD A GREAT CELEBRATION. THEY CARRIED THE ARK OF THE COVENANT INTO THE TENT. THE PEOPLE WORSHIPED GOD. DAVID OPENLY REJOICED. PSALM 139:14 REMINDS EACH OF US WE ARE WONDERFULLY MADE, JUST LIKE DAVID. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL REMINDER THAT THE SAME GOD WHO MADE THE UNIVERSE ALSO CRAFTED EACH OF US, AS WELL.

BIBLE PHRASE I am wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

BIBLE STORY David Becomes King (2 Samuel 5–8)

BIBLE TRUTH People are able to do many things well because God made them.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God made me able to think, work, and play. • Older Preschoolers: God made people able to do many things well.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and says simple Bible words, phrases, and verses with Bible references.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 79).

96 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Tent (either a real tent or bed sheets ■■ Spread tent supplies on the floor. and chairs)

• Welcome kids to TeamKID. Say: “Look at all of these supplies on the floor. Have any of you ever set up a tent before? Let’s work together to use these supplies to build a tent.” • Use the tent supplies or bedsheets and chairs to set up a tent. • Say: “We often use tents when we go camping. Back in Bible times, they used one certain tent for something different. David built a large tent, called a tabernacle, where people could worship God. It didn’t look like a normal tent we go camping in, but it was very important to the people.” • Lead preschoolers to march to the Workout area.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 77: “Meeting 15 Story ■■ Print and cut apart “Story Objects.” Write Objects,” Bible, scissors, one word from the Bible verse plus the bookmark, five plastic reference on each paper: Spread hoops hoops, five pieces of paper, next to each other on the floor and tape tape, marker, beanbag one paper in the center of each hoop. Place a bookmark at 2 Samuel 5 in a Bible.

Tell the Bible story. • Ask TeamKIDs: “Who made you?” (God) Continue: “That’s right! God made you. Because God made you, you are very special to God. Let’s hear a story about a man named David. He was special to God and did many great things for God.” • Open a Bible to 2 Samuel 5. Remind boys and girls that 2 Samuel is in the Old Testament. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story in your own words.

DAVID BECOMES KING BASED ON 2 SAMUEL 5–8 When David was young, God had chosen him to be the next king. King Saul died and David was the new king. David moved to Jerusalem.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 97 David did what God told him to do. He protected the city and the people from the Philistines. David made a tent where people could worship God. He took men to get the ark of the covenant, the special gold box with the Ten Commandments. First David tried to move the ark on a cart. But that was not the right way to move it. Later David took the priests to carry the special box on long poles. They carried it to Jerusalem. People shouted and played ram’s horns like trumpets. David leaped and danced. Everyone was excited. They placed the ark in the special tent and worshiped God. David had done what God wanted. Now he wanted to build the temple, but God said that David’s son would build it. David prayed and thanked God. David obeyed God and did what God wanted. David continued to listen to God and do what God said.

Review the Bible story. • Display one of the “Story Object” pictures. Ask preschoolers to name the object(s) in the picture. Ask how the picture plays a role in the story. Review each picture with kids as you retell the Bible story. Remind them David was special to God because God made him.

Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Psalm 139:14. Read the verse aloud. Guide preschoolers to jump in the plastic hoops in order of the Bible verse. As TeamKIDs jump, say the words of the verse together. Remind children they are wonderfully made.

Apply Bible learning. • Gather children in a circle. Say: “We can do things well because God made us. God made each of you able to think, work, and play. Let’s talk about things you can do well.” • Toss a beanbag to a child. Ask the child to name something she can do well. Give prompts such as “what is something you can do well at home? Outside? At church?” Toss the beanbag to each child and assist them in sharing something they can do well.

Pray. • Thank God that each TeamKID is wonderfully made. Thank God for the many things we can do well.

Move to Stretching. • Lead children to move to the Stretching area by pretending to play instruments, like the people moving to the tent to worship God.

98 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child), Crayons, ■■ Prepare the supplies for the Supplies for activities activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: COPY OR TRACE THE BIBLE VERSE • You’ll need: black marker, crayons, washable ink pads, white copy paper, wet wipes • What to do: Use the black marker to print I am wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14) in large letters on a piece of paper. Demonstrate how to place a paper over the letters and trace them. If your TeamKIDs are older, encourage them to copy the words on their papers. Decorate the paper with crayons. Make thumbprints on the paper using ink pads. Use wet wipes to clean thumbs. Remind children they can do many different things because God made them. Encourage children to hang these pictures in their home where they can see the verse each day.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: CREATE WITH PLAY DOUGH • You’ll need: purchased or homemade play dough (play dough: mix 1 cup flour, ½ cup salt, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, several drops of food color, 1 cup water, 1 tablespoon cooking oil in an electric skillet; cook until the mixture forms a large ball of dough; cool and store in an airtight container); play dough tools (rolling pins, cookie cutters, plastic knives, craft sticks) • What to do: Invite children to play with play dough. Assist children in making people or faces with their play dough. As children create, retell the Bible story. Talk about the many things David did. Comment that he was able to do these things because God created him. Just like God created David, He created each child too. They are able to do many things (like create with play dough) because God made them.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind preschoolers that people are able to do many things well because God made them. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children in looking at pictures and placing a check mark in the boxes of pictures of things they can do alone. Guide boys and girls to circle the pictures of things they are still learning to do.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 99 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 78: “Meeting 15 Niger Map, Meeting ■■ Cue the DVD to “Songhai 15 Songhai Photos, Play Money” (same Kingdom.” number per child) (Note: you can also use ■■ Print and cut apart “Play play money from a board game), scissors, Money.” number cube, DVD

• Display the Niger Map. Say: “Let’s learn about the Songhai people of Niger, a country in Africa. The Songhai are very poor. Life is hard. The worst thing is that they don’t know about Jesus. Missionaries there tell them about Jesus. We can support these missionaries through praying and giving.” • Play the video “Songhai Kingdom.” Display the Songhai Photos and read the captions aloud. • Gather TeamKIDs in a circle. Distribute the same number of bills to each child. Guide a child to roll the cube and give the person next to him the number of bills he rolled on the cube. Continue playing until each child has a few turns. Remind preschoolers that it’s important for us to give so they can hear about Jesus. • Pray for the Songhai people, that they will hear about Jesus.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Two cardboard boxes, ■■ Activity 1: Place a cardboard box on Four foam pool noodles, duct tape two foam noodles. Duct tape the ■■ Activity 3: Item 12: “Game Cube,” box to the noodles (to resemble upbeat music, tape, scissors, the ark of the covenant). marker ■■ Activity 3: Print and assemble a Game Cube. Write these motions on each side: hop, twirl, march, zoom, tiptoe, dance.

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. MOVE THE ARK • Form two lines of TeamKIDs. Place an assembled ark at the front of each line. Guide four preschoolers to each pick up one end of one of the pool noodles. Encourage children to carry the ark across the room and back. Lead a new group of children to carry the ark when they return. • Say: “King David built a tent for the people to worship God. The priests carried the ark of the covenant inside the tent. The ark was a special box that held the Ten

100 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Commandments. King David obeyed God by doing what He asked him to do.” • Remind preschoolers they can do many things because God made them. Just like God made David, He made each of them, too.

2. WHAT CAN YOU DO? • Lead TeamKIDs to stand in a circle. Invite children to repeat Psalm 139:14 together: I am wonderfully made. Say: “God made each of you. Because He made you, you can do many things well. Let’s practice some of those things now.” • Clap and pat a rhythm as you ask: “What can you do?” Call one child by name. Say: “______, what can you do?” Help the child to respond with “I can ______.” If possible, do a motion connected with what the child says for everyone to repeat. Continue until all children have a chance to name something they can do well.

3. PLAY FREEZE DANCE • Gather children in a circle. Invite one child to roll the Game Cube. Play music, encouraging TeamKIDs to move to the music by using the motion rolled. Guide each child to freeze in place when the music stops. Invite another child to roll the cube and repeat activity. • Say: “You listened and obeyed so well! The Bible tells us that God made each of us. Because He made us, we can all do things well, like the motions we used when we moved to the music. We can run, jump, think, play, work, and worship. We can thank God for making each of us so special.” • Invite TeamKIDs to shout: “I am wonderfully made!”\ Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 80: ■■ Post the allergy poster listing “Parent Connection,” Graham the snack. crackers, napkins, cups of water

• Review the Bible story by asking these questions: “What did David make for people to worship God?” (a tent) “What did David get the men to bring to the tent?” (the ark of the covenant) “What did the people do in the tent?” (They worshiped God.) • Pray. Thank God for making each TeamKID wonderful. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the preschoolers in distributing the snack. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Invite TeamKIDs to the circle. Call out a task for kids to do (run in place, jump up and down five times, and so on). Share that the reason they can do so many things is because God made them. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 101 Daniel Obeyed God

DANIEL AND THREE FRIENDS, ALONG WITH OTHER ISRAELITE MEN, WERE TAKEN TO BABYLON TO SERVE AS HELPERS TO KING NEBUCHADNEZZAR. THEY WERE GIVEN FOOD TO EAT FROM THE KING’S TABLE, BUT DANIEL KNEW THIS FOOD WAS NOT PREPARED ACCORDING TO GOD’S LAWS. DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS ASKED FOR VEGETABLES AND WATER INSTEAD OF THE KING’S CHOICE FOOD. THE KING’S OFFICIAL WAS WORRIED, FEARING THE MEN WOULD LOOK WEAK COMPARED TO THE OTHERS. AFTER 10 DAYS, DANIEL AND HIS FRIENDS WERE HEALTHIER THAN THE OTHER MEN. THEY GREW STRONGER AND GAINED MORE UNDERSTANDING. GOD HONORED THEIR OBEDIENCE.

BIBLE PHRASE I look to God for help. Psalm 141:8

BIBLE STORY Daniel Obeyed God (Daniel 1:1-20)

BIBLE TRUTH God helps people know what to do.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God helps me do what He says. • Older Preschoolers: God helps me obey Him.

BIBLE SKILL Remembers and says simple Bible words, phrases, and verses with Bible references.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 83).

102 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Plastic toy food items, brown ■■ Place food items in a basket. Choose paper sack, basket one item and place in the paper sack, without children seeing the item.

• Welcome children to TeamKID. Say: “Wow! I don’t know about you, but I am hungry! I think I might need a snack. Can you help me figure out what I have to eat?” • Gather preschoolers in a circle. Pass the paper sack around the circle. Guide children to reach in the bag and feel the food item without looking inside. Ask each child to guess what the food item is. When the bag goes around the circle, remove the food to see if kids guessed correctly. Repeat activity with different foods. • Say: “We are going to hear a great story today about a man and his friends who obeyed God. Let’s go to the Workout area to learn about a man named Daniel.”

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 81: “Meeting 16 Scenario Cards,” ■■ Place bookmark at Daniel 1 in a Various real vegetables (either whole Bible. Print and cut apart “Sce- or cut up on a plate), Bible, Book- nario Cards.” Place in a basket. mark, Plastic food item, scissors, basket

Tell the Bible story. • Display one of the vegetables. Ask kids to name the vegetable. If they like to eat it, give a “thumbs up.” If they do not, give a “thumbs down.” • Say: “You might be wondering why we are talking about food. Food, especially vegetables, is an important part of the story we are about to hear.” • Open your Bible to Daniel 1. Use the following as a guide as you tell the story.

DANIEL OBEYED GOD BASED ON DANIEL 1:1-20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated the Israelites. He ordered that young men from Jerusalem be taken to Babylon. These men would learn about Babylon and become workers and helpers to the king. Daniel and his three friends were four of the young men taken to Babylon.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 103 The king sent food and wine for the men to eat. Daniel knew the king’s food had not been prepared according to God’s laws. Daniel knew if he ate the king’s food, he would be disobeying God. Daniel told the king’s official he did not want to eat the king’s food. The official was worried. He knew he would be punished if Daniel and his friends looked worse than the other men, but Daniel said, “Give us only vegetables and water for 10 days. See if we look worse than the other men.” That’s what the guard did. After 10 days, Daniel and his friends looked healthier than the other men. The guard continued to bring them vegetables and water. When the time for learning was over, the king talked to the men. Daniel and his friends understood more and knew more. They became helpers to the king. God was with them and continued to help them know what to do.

Review the Bible story. • Ask review questions from the story. Encourage TeamKIDs to raise their hands if they want to answer. Gently toss a toy food item to a child who wants to answer. • Use the following questions: “Why didn’t Daniel and his friends want to eat the king’s food?” (It wasn’t prepared like God wanted it to be.) “What did Daniel ask to eat instead?” (vegetables and water) “What happened after 10 days?” (Daniel and his friends were healthier than the other men.) “Who helped Daniel know what to do?” (God)

Practice a Bible skill. • Open a Bible to Psalm 141:8. Teach preschoolers the Bible verse using the following motions: I (point to yourself) look (place hand above eyes as if looking off in distance) to God (point to sky) for help (place hands together as if praying). Psalm (open hands like a book) 141:8 (hold up one finger, four fingers, one finger, and then eight fingers)

Apply Bible learning. • Invite a child to choose a card from the basket. Read the card, asking boys and girls how they should respond. Remind TeamKIDs that God wants them to obey, and they can always look to Him to know what to do.

Pray. • Thank God for helping TeamKIDs know what to do. Ask for help in obeying God’s Word.

Move to Stretching. • Guide preschoolers to march to the Stretching area.

104 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child), crayons, ■■ Prepare the supplies for the supplies for activities activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1:STAMP WITH VEGETABLES • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7), celery stalks, knife, washable paint, heavyweight paper, muffin pans or small foam plates, painting smocks • What to do: Prior to the meeting, cut each celery stalk into two or three pieces. Give each child a painting smock. Place different colored paint in each of the muffin pans or plates. Invite children to dip the end of the celery stalk into the paint and press it on their paper. Decorate the paper with different colored celery stamps. As children paint, retell the Bible story. Remind children that Daniel and his friends asked God for help and they obeyed what He said. Comment that God will help each of them, too.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE A PUZZLE • You’ll need: copies of Item 81: “Bible Verse Puzzles” (one per child),crayons, child-sized scissors, zip bags, permanent marker, Bible • What to do: Distribute a puzzle to each child. Invite children to color the puzzle. For older children, allow them to cut along the dashed lines to create puzzle pieces. For young children, cut the pieces for them. Assist children in assembling their puzzles. Open a Bible to Psalm 141:8. Point the verse out to children and read it aloud. Share that God helps people know what to do. The Bible says to look to God for help. Place the puzzle pieces in a zip bag and write the child’s name on the bag.

As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind preschoolers that God helps people know what to do. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and crayon to each child. Assist children in naming the food items on the page. Encourage children to circle foods Daniel and his friends chose to eat (vegetables) and place an X over foods they would not eat.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 105 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 82: “Meeting 16 Chinese Focus Verse,” ■■ Print copies of “Chinese Fo- Large cardboard moving box taped shut, cus Verse” (one per child). DVD, crayons ■■ Cue the video “Caroline in China.”

• Gather children around the cardboard box. Ask children why people might need a box like this. Say: “Boxes like these help us when we move. Today we are going to meet a girl named Caroline. Caroline’s parents are missionaries, and they have moved to three different countries to tell others about Jesus.” • Play the video “Caroline in China.” Share with children that missionaries have to move often, but they learn to make a new home with their families and serve Jesus wherever they live. • Distribute a Chinese Focus Verse handout and a crayon to each child. Point out the Chinese writing and invite children to try to copy some of the letters. • Pray for Caroline and her family, that they would help teach people about Jesus wherever they live.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Parachute or ■■ Activity 2: Place toy food items in a pile bedsheet, foam balls on one side of the room. Assign a few ■■ Activity 2: Two toy shopping coaches to stand beside the food pile to carts (or shopping bags) Lots help kids know if they choose correctly. of plastic toy food items, (Note: You may need to run multiple including vegetables (Note: rounds of this game if you have a larger You can print pictures of number of TeamKIDs.) different foods instead.) ■■ Activity 3: Write the Bible truth in large ■■ Activity 3: Seven pieces of letters on paper, one word per page: heavyweight paper, marker, God helps people know what to do Tape tape the papers in order on the floor in a hopscotch grid.

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. MAKE A SALAD • Invite TeamKIDs to hold the sides of the parachute. Tell them you will be tossing items onto the parachute to make a pretend salad. Remind boys and girls that Daniel and his friends obeyed God’s commands by choosing to not eat food from the king’s table.

106 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace • Begin moving the parachute up and down. Toss a foam ball onto the parachute. Say: “I’m adding a little bit of lettuce to the salad.” Toss another ball onto the parachute, noting what else you are adding to the salad. Continue adding balls and naming items for the salad. Invite kids to name food items they want in their salads as you toss more balls on the parachute.

2. FIND THE VEGETABLES • Form two lines of TeamKIDs on the side of the room opposite the food pile. Encourage the first person in each line to push the shopping cart to the pile of food, find something Daniel and his friends would have eaten, place it in the cart, and push the cart back to the next person in line. Continue activity until each child has a chance to find a vegetable. • Say: “Daniel and his friends knew God wanted them to obey His commands. God helped them know what to do. They asked for vegetables to eat. God made them healthier than the other men who ate from the king’s table. God helped them obey. He will help you obey, too.”

3. PLAY HOPSCOTCH • Read the words of the Bible truth to kids. Invite a child to jump on each paper, in order, as you say the Bible truth together. When she jumps on “people,” invite everyone to say the child’s name aloud. Continue until each child has a turn. • Say: “God will help each of you know what to do. It’s up to you to obey what He wants you to do. God will give you strength and courage like He gave Daniel and his friends to obey what He asks you to do.”

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 84: ■■ Post the allergy poster list- “Parent Connection,” various types of ing the snack. raw vegetables, cut in small pieces, knife (coach’s use only), small plates, napkins, cups of water, plastic food items

• Review the Bible story. Ask children the story questions from Workout. Review the Bible verse and motions with TeamKIDs. • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for helping us know what to do. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the children in distributing the snacks. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. Show children two different plastic food items. If children prefer to eat the first one, ask them to stand up. If they prefer to eat the second one, stay seated. Continue playing as children wait for parents to arrive. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 107 Jesus Taught About Prayer

WHILE JESUS LIVED ON EARTH, PRAYER WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE TAUGHT PEOPLE EVERYWHERE HE WENT. ONE THING HE SHARED WITH OTHERS WAS HOW TO PRAY. JESUS REMINDED PEOPLE PRAYER ISN’T ABOUT SHOWING OFF OR USING BIG WORDS. IT ISN’T ABOUT BEING NOTICED. PRAYER IS ABOUT TALKING TO GOD IN A PERSONAL WAY. IT IS ABOUT GIVING GOD GLORY, CONFESSING SINS, THANKING GOD FOR HIS PROVISIONS, AND ASKING FOR GOD’S HELP. JESUS, GOD INCARNATE, KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAYER. SINCE IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO JESUS, SHOULDN’T IT BE IMPORTANT TO US, TOO?

BIBLE PHRASE Pray to God. Matthew 6:6

BIBLE STORY Jesus Taught About Prayer (Matthew 4:23-25; 5:1-2; 6:5-15)

BIBLE TRUTH God wants people to pray to Him.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God loves for me to pray. • Older Preschoolers: God wants people to pray.

BIBLE SKILL Knows that the Old Testament and New Testaments of the Bible are divided into smaller parts called books.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 87).

108 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

PROVIDE: ■■ No supplies needed.

• Welcome boys and girls to TeamKID. Say: “I am so glad you are here! We are going to talk about something very important today—prayer! Does anyone know what prayer is?” Allow time for responses. • Continue: “Prayer is simply talking and listening to God. When we talk to God, we are praying. Prayer isn’t just about talking, though. When we pray, we should also listen for what God wants to tell us. Let’s play a game where we use our ears to listen.” • Play a game of “Simon Says” with TeamKIDs. Use the phrase “Coach Says” instead of “Simon.” • Invite kids to move to the Workout area by using different movements you call out (walking slowly, hopping, tiptoeing, and so on).

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 85: “Meeting 17 Story ■■ Place a bookmark at Matthew 4 in Picture,” sticky notes, markers, your Bible. poster board, Bible, bookmark, ■■ Write “I Can Pray For …” at the top of tape the poster board. Hang the poster where kids can reach it.

Tell the Bible story. • Ask TeamKIDs: “What are some different ways we can talk to people?” • Say: “We can talk to others face-to-face, on the phone, through texting, sending an email, or even writing a letter. We don’t have to do any of those things to talk to God. We can talk to God anytime, anywhere, about anything.” • Open your Bible to Matthew 4. Display the Story Picture as you tell the following story in your own words.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 109 JESUS TAUGHT ABOUT PRAYER BASED ON MATTHEW 4:23-25; 5:1-2; 6:5-15 Jesus traveled all over the country. Everywhere He went, Jesus taught people. He taught in the synagogues. He taught in people’s homes and in the countryside. Jesus preached about God. He helped people. Large crowds followed Jesus. One day, Jesus went up the mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to Him. Jesus taught everyone. He said, “When you pray, don’t try to show off with lots of big words. Go somewhere by yourself and talk to God. God will see you and hear you. God knows what you need even before you ask Him.” Jesus said, “Pray like this: ‘God, we love You. Help us do what You want us to do. Give us the food we need. Help us to love those who hurt us just as You love us. Help us to make right choices. Amen.’”

Review the Bible story. • Ask the following questions from the story: “Where did Jesus teach others about God?” (everywhere He went) “What is prayer?” (talking and listening to God) “Should we pray to show off to other people?” (No!) “What are some things we can talk to God about when we pray?” (praise for who He is, ask Him for help to obey His commands, thank Him for providing, pray for others, and so on)

Practice a Bible skill. • Display a Bible. Share that there are two parts of the Bible—the Old Testament and the New Testament. Remind children different books make up each of these parts. • Clap a rhythm as you say “Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.” Invite TeamKIDs to repeat these New Testament books with you while clapping. Ask kids to guess the number of books in the New Testament. (27)

Apply Bible learning. Read Matthew 6:6 aloud. • Give each child a sticky note. Ask kids to name one thing they can pray for. Enlist coaches to write what each child shares on the notes. Guide children to post their sticky notes on the poster board. Remind them they can pray to God about anything, anytime, anywhere.

Pray. • Thank God for hearing us when we pray.

Move to Stretching. • Say: “When people are praying, we need to be quiet and listen. Let’s move to the Stretching area quietly.”

110 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child), crayons, ■■ Prepare the supplies for the supplies for activities activities.

• All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: Teaching Tip: Instead of buttons, use dried beans, corn or pasta to glue onto paper.

Decorate the Word • You’ll need: heavyweight paper, marker, glue, buttons, bowls, Bible • What to do: Place bowls of buttons on the table. Write PRAY in large letters on each piece of paper. Assist children in outlining the letters in glue and attaching buttons to spell the word PRAY. As children decorate their papers, comment that prayer is talking to God, reminding children that God wants them to pray to Him. Open a Bible to Matthew 6:6 and read aloud. Spend a few moments asking children to name things they can pray for. Conclude by saying a simple sentence prayer with each child, such as God, I pray for ______.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: Make Prayer Mix • You’ll need: “Allergy Alert Poster” (Item 7); items for trail mix: O-shaped cereal, small pretzels, mini chocolate chips, fish-shaped crackers, raisins, small marshmallows; large bowl; large spoon; measuring cup; zip bags • What to do: Make sure kids wash their hands. Invite kids to measure equal amounts of each ingredient into the bowl. Allow them to take turns stirring the ingredients to mix them in the bowl. Place the mix in zip bags to serve during snack time. Talk with kids about times they can pray. Comment that God wants us to pray any time. One time we can pray is before we eat a meal or a snack.

• As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind preschoolers God wants people to pray to Him. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and a crayon to each child. Invite children to look at each set of pictures and find the ones that do not match the others in the line. Discuss ways you can thank God for what is in each picture.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 111 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 86: “Meeting 17 Southeast Asia ■■ Cue the video “Scenes from Map,” Item 86: “Meeting 17 Paper Thailand.” Lantern Pattern” (one pattern per child plus handle pattern), child-sized scissors, crayons, tape or stapler, DVD

• Gather children in the group time area and display the Southeast Asia map. Point to Thailand. Say: “The country we are learning about today is Thailand. Most people in Thailand do not know Jesus. Missionaries who live there tell the people about Him. The Thai people enjoy many festivals. Missionaries use these festivals to share about Jesus. Show the video “Scenes from Thailand.” • Share that during one of the festivals the Thai people release lanterns in the sky. These lanterns are called Khom fai (comb figh) or fire kites. Distribute a lantern pattern to each child and invite children to draw a picture of something they can pray for in Thailand. Allow older children to cut their patterns or enlist coaches to cut patterns for younger children. Assemble according to given instructions. • Pray for the people of Thailand, that they can hear the good news of Jesus. Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 2: Item 85: “Meet- ■■ Activity 2: Print and cut apart “Praying ing 17 Praying Hands,” Hands,” one set per bin of sand. Place sand scissors, large bins of bins on drop cloths. Hide “Praying Hands” sand, drop cloths, small in sand. Note: If sand is not conducive to plastic shovels, bucket your space, hide the “Praying Hands” in a ■■ Activity 3: Item 13: “Spin- designated area of your room. ner,” heavyweight paper, ■■ Activity 3: Print and assemble “Spinner” poster board, brad, large using instructions on template. Make a start paper clip, painters tape and finish line of painters tape on opposite sides of the room.

• Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. STRIKE A POSE • Say: “There are many different ways people pray. Sometimes people kneel. Some people stand. Some people lift their arms in the air. Sometimes people fold their hands. There is no right or wrong way to pray. The important thing is to remember to pray.” • Show children different postures of prayer. When you say “stand,” invite children

112 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace to stand with arms to their sides. When you say “kneel,” encourage children to kneel. When you say “arms up,” guide children to raise their arms in the air. When you say “fold hands,” ask children to fold their hands. • Call out different postures of prayer. Guide TeamKIDs to do the motion you say. As they get more comfortable with the motions, call out motions faster. Have fun practicing prayer postures.

2. FIND THE HANDS • Form groups of TeamKIDs based on the number of bins of sand available. Guide children to go to the bins, one at a time. Use a shovel to find a picture of praying hands. Carry the picture to a bucket in the center of the room. Lead preschoolers to name one person they can pray for and place the hands in the bucket. Repeat activity until all hands are found. • Say: “God wants each of us to pray. We can pray to God about anything. We can pray to God anywhere. We can pray to God anytime. The important thing to remember is that we need to pray. Jesus prayed to God when He lived on earth. We should pray to God, too.”

3. SPIN AND STEP • Gather TeamKIDs behind one of the lines. Say: “God wants us to pray to Him. We can pray anytime, anywhere, about anything.” • Enlist a coach to call out different statements such as “I can pray at home,” “I can pray at mealtime,” “I can pray for my friends,” and so on. Spin the spinner. Say the number aloud. Invite the coach to call out a statement. If the statement is true, lead preschoolers to take that many steps forward. (Hint: all statements will be true.) Continue spinning and stepping until all children cross the line on the opposite side of the room. Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 88 “Parent Connec- ■■ Post the allergy tion,” Prayer Mix (if made during Stretching activity) or poster listing fish-shaped crackers, napkins, cups of water the snack.

• Review the Bible story by asking the questions used in Workout. • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for hearing us when we pray. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. When children finish, encourage them to throw away their trash and join a coach on the floor. • Close the meeting. As TeamKIDs join the circle, invite them to play a game of “telephone.” See if the final statement is what the coach originally shared. Use statements like “God hears us pray” and “We pray to God.” Greet parents and give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 113 God Cared for Noah

THE WORLD WAS FULL OF EVIL. GOD DECIDED TO DESTROY THE EARTH WITH A FLOOD. AMONG THE PEOPLE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS ONE FOUND RIGHTEOUS—NOAH. GOD TOLD NOAH TO BUILD AN ARK. NOAH OBEYED, EVEN THOUGH IT DIDN’T MAKE SENSE IN HUMAN TERMS. GOD SENT ANIMALS TO BOARD THE ARK. WHEN NOAH, HIS FAMILY, AND THE ANIMALS WERE ON THE ARK, GOD SHUT THE DOOR … AND THE RAIN BEGAN. FOR 40 DAYS IT RAINED. A FLOOD DESTROYED THE EARTH, BUT NOAH, HIS FAMILY, AND THE ANIMALS WERE KEPT SAFE. GOD SHOWED LOVE FOR NOAH BY HONORING HIS OBEDIENCE.

BIBLE PHRASE God will always love me. 1 Chronicles 17:13

BIBLE STORY God Cared for Noah (Genesis 6:9–8:19)

BIBLE TRUTH God loves people no matter what happens.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING • Middle Preschoolers: God will always love me. • Older Preschoolers: No matter what happens, God loves people.

BIBLE SKILL Knows that the Old Testament and New Testaments of the Bible are divided into smaller parts called books.

TEACHER SUPPORT Go deeper into the Bible story and life application by reading this meeting’s Teacher Support (Item 91).

114 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)

• Welcome children to TeamKID. Say: “I am so glad you are here today! We are going to learn about God’s love for each of us as we hear about someone you’ve probably heard of before—his name is Noah!” Ask kids if they have heard of Noah, and if so, what they know about him. • Invite children to play a game of animal charades. Act out different animals using sounds and motions. Ask preschoolers to name the animal you are pretending to be. If kids want to join in, invite them to act out an animal they choose and have others guess the animal. • Guide TeamKIDs to move to the Workout area by pretending to be different animals you name.

Workout (15-20 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 89: “Meeting 18 Story Pictures,” Item ■■ Print and cut apart “Heart 89: “Meeting 18 Heart Badges” (one heart Badges.” Write the name of per child), scissors, tape, marker, Bible, each child on a heart. Place bookmark, rainy day attire: rain coat, rain a bookmark in Genesis 6 boots, umbrella in a Bible. Enlist the person telling the story to wear rainy day attire.

Tell the Bible story. • Gather TeamKIDs in a circle. Say: “I’ve come prepared for our story today. I’ve heard there is going to be a lot of rain … it might even rain for 40 straight days. I don’t think I’ve ever seen rain like that before, so I’ve got my rain gear ready.” • Open a Bible to Genesis 6. Use the following as a guide as you share the story in your own words.

GOD CARED FOR NOAH BASED ON GENESIS 6:9–8:19 Noah loved and obeyed God, but the other people did not obey God. God told Noah, “I have decided to send a flood to cover the earth. Build a large ark of wood. Cover the outside of the ark with pitch so water cannot get inside it. Build three decks inside the ark and build a door in the side of the ark.” God said Noah and his family would stay in the ark during the flood. God said He would send animals to stay in the ark, too. Noah was to feed and take care of all the animals. When the ark was completed, God told Noah, “Go into the ark with your

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 115 family. Take the animals into the ark.” When every person and animal was on the ark, God shut the door. Rain fell for 40 days. The water rose and covered the land, and the ark floated on top of the water. Noah’s family and the animals were safe in the ark. After many days, God sent wind to blow, and the water began to go down. The ark rested on a mountain. Finally, God told Noah and his family to come out of the ark. The animals came out of the ark, too. God kept them safe from the flood.

Review the Bible story. • Spread Story Pictures in front of TeamKIDs. Discuss what is taking place in each picture. Help preschoolers place the pictures in the correct order. Invite boys and girls to retell the story as you point to each picture. • Ask review questions from the story (see Cool Down for sample questions).

Practice a Bible skill. • Say: “Our story today is from the Book of Genesis. Genesis is in the Old Testament of the Bible.” Remind children there are two parts of the Bible—the Old Testament and the New Testament. Each of these parts is made up of different books. • Ask: “What are the two parts of the Bible?” (Old and New Testaments) “Where is Genesis found?” (Old Testament) “Can you guess how many books are in the Old Testament?” (39)

Apply Bible learning. • Remark: “God loves people no matter what happens. God will always love each of you.” Call a child by name. Tape the heart badge with his name on it to his shirt. Say: “God loves ______(child’s name).” Tape a heart badge on each child, reminding TeamKIDs of God’s love for them. • Open a Bible to 1 Chronicles 17:13. Read the verse to preschoolers.

Pray. • Thank God for always loving each of us.

Move to Stretching. • Invite boys and girls to move to the Stretching area by acting like their favorite animals.

116 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace Stretching (20-25 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity Pages (1 per child), crayons, ■■ Prepare the supplies for the supplies for activities activities.

All these activities will reinforce today’s Bible story. Before the meeting collect the materials and supplies needed for each. Assign a coach to lead each activity.

ACTIVITY OPTION 1: NAME THE ANIMAL • You’ll need: small paper sack, plastic animal figures, basket • What to do: Hide the animal figures in a basket behind you. One at a time, place an animal in the sack, keeping it hidden from the children. Invite a child to place her hand in the bag and guess what animal it is by feeling it. Continue passing the bag until a child correctly guesses the animal. Repeat the activity as time allows. Retell the Bible story, commenting that God kept Noah, his family, and the animals safe during the flood. Share that God cares for each of the TeamKIDs, too, and He will always love them.

ACTIVITY OPTION 2: MAKE AN ARK • You’ll need: copies of Item 89: “Noah’s Ark” printed on heavyweight paper (one per child), craft sticks, glue sticks, Bible • What to do: Distribute a “Noah’s Ark” handout to each child. Guide children to glue craft sticks lengthwise on the ark. As children glue craft sticks, retell the Bible story. Remind children that Noah had to build the ark. Share that God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build it. God loved Noah and cared for him. Ask children to repeat the Bible truth with you: God loves people no matter what happens. Open a Bible to 1 Chronicles 17:13 and say the Bible verse together: God will always love me.

• As TeamKIDs work on their activities, review the Bible story. Remind preschoolers God loves people no matter what happens. Say the Bible verse and ask boys and girls to repeat it with you.

Activity Page, Side 1 • Distribute an Activity Page and a crayon to each child. Assist children in finding the differences in the two pictures. Invite them to name some of the animals they see in the pictures.

Activity Page, Side 2 If time permits, allow children to complete side 2 of their activity pages or encourage children to complete side 2 with their family at home.

Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace LEADER GUIDE 117 Reach Out (10-15 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 90: “Meeting 18 Argentina Map,” ■■ Cue DVD to “Tango Tune.” Item 90: “Meeting 18 Fancy Foot- ■■ Place the strip of colored paper work,” DVD, Bible, strip of colored in a Bible at 1 Chronicles 17:13. paper

• Ask TeamKIDs if they know what the “tango” is. Say: “The tango is a type of dance. Many people living in Argentina like to tango.” Point out Argentina on the map. Share that people in Argentina need to hear the good news about God’s love. • Play a small sample of the “Tango Tune” for children to hear. Demonstrate how to do a beginner tango move from the “Fancy Footwork” handout. Challenge kids to follow as you “tango.” • After some practice time, play the “Tango Tune” audio clip and allow kids to demonstrate their footwork. • Invite preschoolers to join you in a circle. Pass a Bible around the circle as you play “Tango Tune.” Stop the music. Guide the child holding the Bible to open it to the bookmark. Remind children the people of Argentina need to hear that God loves them. Repeat activity. • Pray that missionaries can tell about God’s love in Argentina.

Tournament (15-20 Minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Activity 1: Item 89: ■■ Activity 1: Print and cut apart multiple sets “Meeting 18 Animal of “Animal Cards.” Cards,” scissors, tape ■■ Activity 3: Tape off a four-square grid on the ■■ Activity 2: stuffed animal, floor, large enough for your TeamKIDs to upbeat music, Bible sit in. ■■ Activity 3: Painter’s tape

Lead these games one at a time so that all the preschoolers can participate. If you have less time, choose just one or two.

1. FIND YOUR MATCH • Tape an animal card to the front of each child’s shirt. Invite preschoolers to look at the animal taped on them. Instruct TeamKIDs to move around the room to find the person with the matching animal on her shirt. When a pair is made, sit down together. When all pairs are matched, guide coaches to switch the animals taped to the front of their shirts. Repeat activity a few times. • Say: “God cared for Noah. He protected him, his family, and many animals when the floods came. God showed love to Noah by instructing him to build the ark.

118 LEADER GUIDE Preschool TeamKID: Setting the Pace God will always love each of you, too.” Alternate version: Lead children to find their matching animal pair by making noises like the animals taped to their shirts.

2. PASS THE ANIMAL • Gather TeamKIDs in a circle. Begin passing the stuffed animal around the circle as you play music. Stop the music. Ask the child holding the animal to shout the name of an animal that might have been on the ark. Begin passing the animal again as you restart the music. Continue playing game as time allows. • Say: “God showed love to Noah by taking care of him, his family, and the animals during the flood. He protected them. Just like God loved Noah, He loves each of you, too.” Open a Bible to 1 Chronicles 17:13. Read the verse and ask preschoolers to repeat it with you.

3. MAKE A RAINSTORM • Form four groups of TeamKIDs. Invite each group to sit in one specific square on the floor. • Ask: “Can you imagine what it must have been like to live in a boat while it rained for 40 straight days? What do you think Noah and his family heard outside?” • Guide children to make a rainstorm by using different sounds. Lead kids in the first square to rub their hands together. While the kids in the first square continue to rub hands together, guide preschoolers in the second square to pat their knees. Add in the third square with children clapping their hands. Guide the fourth square to join in by stomping their feet. Point to different squares to stop and start their sounds as you create noises of a rainstorm.

Cool Down (10-15 minutes)

PROVIDE: TO DO: ■■ Item 7: “Allergy Alert Poster,” Item 92: “Par- ■■ Post the allergy poster list- ent Connection,” animal crackers, napkins, ing the snack. cups of water, ball

• Review the Bible story by asking the following questions: “What did God send to cover the earth?” (a flood) “What did God tell Noah to build to keep him safe?” (an ark) “Who stayed in the ark?” (Noah, his family, animals) “How many days did it rain?” (40) “Who protected Noah and his family?” (God) • Pray. Ask if children have any prayer requests. Pray for those requests. Thank God for always loving people no matter what happens. Ask for a volunteer to thank God for the snack. • Serve a snack. Involve the boys and girls in distributing the snack. • Close the meeting. Invite TeamKIDs to join you in the circle. Roll a ball to one child, asking him to name his favorite animal. Guide him to roll the ball to another child and ask the same question. Continue activity as time allows. Give each child his personal belongings, his Activity Page, and a Parent Connection.

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SETTING THE PACE Do you know Who is Setting the Pace? In every race, athletes need a pacesetter. In life, Jesus sets the pace for how we should live. TeamKID helps kids know that Jesus is the one kids should follow!

TeamKID is a fun, high-energy ministry that encourages kids to know Jesus Christ and to grow in a relationship with Him. That’s why TeamKID ends with KID. KID stands for Kids in Discipleship! All parts of TeamKID — Bible stories, Scripture memory, mission activities, life application, and recreation games — connect to teach life lessons to kids.

This book contains materials for 18 meetings of TeamKID Setting the Pace.

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