God Cares for Me All Day and Night 14 Bible Focus: Psalm 121:5-8; 1 Peter 5:7 Life Focus: ❤ God cares for me all day and night. Bible Words: “God cares for me” (based on 1 Peter 5:7).

Heart to Heart “The Lord watches over you.” What a wonderful promise! But it doesn’t stop there. The psalmist goes on to say that God shades us—the sun can’t harm us, nor can the moon. And God doesn’t watch us just for a short time, but for a lifetime—everywhere we come, everywhere we go. Wait! There’s more! The promise is forever, eternal, without end. So what are you worried about? Toss it aside. God is caring for you!

Lesson 14 at a Glance

Activity Time 1st Hour Materials Extra Hour Materials Use one or more of ily Liv these activities to Activities for the Unit • Sheet 2 Unit 3 poster, Activity for Fam ing • family living center help children explore poster, books and God Cares for Me All Day the Unit (see activity for needed the theme, God cares puzzles, song and Night book, books and God items) for me all day and puzzles, CD, CD player Cares ctiv A e P night. la y sic Note: You can find Stretch and • Sheet 3 Unit 3 mobile Playtime Mu • CD, CD player, rhythm the CD, visual sheets, Reach cards Music intstruments and board books Fun in the Toddlers • foam bowls, food & 2s Teacher’s Snack stickers, dry cereal, fruit F Convenience Kit. Bowls ood

Bible Time Bible Time can be • Teddy the bear puppet, Bible Time can be done • Teddy the bear puppet, Help children know done several ways and hand mirror, Bible, baby several ways. If you do hand mirror, Bible, CD, that God cares for whenever best fits your doll and blanket, apple, one of the other story CD player, God Cares for them all day and schedule. If you do the squirt bottle filled with options, you will need Me All Day and Night night. longer Bible Time story, water, Sheet 6 sun and different items. book you will need more night sky pictures, clear items. adhesive covering

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Saying Good-bye or Transition to Saying Good-bye • sets of God’s Care Extra Hour Matching Cards from (pp. 7, 8)

Toddlers & 2s Teacher, Unit 3, Lesson 14 1 Life Focus Activity Time (25–30 minutes)  God cares for me all day and night.

Do these activities with individual children or a few children at a time to help children explore the theme, God cares for me all day and night.

Welcome Bible Words • Welcome each child by name. “God cares for me” • Do check-in procedures you follow (name and security tags, etc.). (based on 1 Peter 5:7). • Play soft music in the background (Tracks 8 and 9). • Lead each child to an activity.

Activities for the Unit Materials Use these activities anytime during your session. Children will enjoy doing Sheet 2 Unit 3 poster, CD (Unit 3 them each week. song posters printable file), God Poster: Before class, display the Unit 3 poster in your room. Point to each Cares for Me All Day and Night child on the poster and talk about what the different children are doing. book, books and puzzles, CD  God cares for you all day and night! Track 5, CD player Books and puzzles: Use the God Cares for Me All Day and Night book and other books and puzzles that show children doing various things. Look at books with interested children and help children do puzzles. Talk about how God cares for us. “God Cares for Me” song: Before class, display the Unit 3 song posters in your room. Play “God Cares for Me” from the CD. Sing with individual children or small groups of children. Do the suggested actions.

Stretch and Reach Materials Active Pl Use the suspended figures of the fruit, balls, sun, and moon and stars. (If Sheet 3 Unit 3 ay these figures were not used throughout Unit 3, prepare them for this activity. mobile cards yarn; Press out the hole in each and string with yarn. Suspend the figures from the scissors (optional: ceiling in your room. Or suspend them from a dowel rod to hold over the dowel rod) children’s heads.) SAY: Stretch toward the sun, while you model stretching. See the sun? Time to wake up! Reach for the apple and the banana. Jump for the balls. Touch the moon and stars. Time to go to sleep!  God cares for you all day and night! While the children reach up high, sing the following to the tune of “This Is the Way”: “God cares for you all day and night, day and night, day and night. God cares for you all day and night. Thank You, God.” Invite verbal children to say the Bible Words with you: God cares for me. 1s will look up, jump, and reach for the figures. 2s will do the above and say the Bible Words.

Snack Bowls Materials Give each child a foam bowl and two or three stickers. Help children place foam bowls, food Food the stickers on the outside of their bowls. Show the fruit you have prepared. stickers, dry cereal, bite-size pieces SAY: In the morning, God cares for you. You can eat cereal and drink of fruit juice in the morning. Place some dry cereal in each child’s bowl. At night, God cares for you. You can eat fruit before going to bed at night. Place a few pieces of fruit in each child’s bowl. Let’s pat our tummies and say a rhyme as we eat our . Encourage verbal children to repeat “Yum, yum, yum” as you say the following rhyme: “When I wake up, God gives me food. Transition to Bible Time Yum, yum, yum! I have a snack when it is night. Yum, yum, yum!”  God cares Use a cleanup song or signal to for you all day and night! transition to Bible Time. See Tips 1s will pat their tummies and pick up pieces of food to eat. About Bible Time in the narrow 2s will do the above and say “Yum, yum yum.” column on the next page.

2 God Cares for Me All Day and Night, Lesson 14 Life Focus  God cares for me all day and Bible Time (shorter version: 5–10 minutes) night. Use this Bible Time or the longer version of the Bible Time to help each child know that God cares for him all day and night.

Materials After children have gathered for Bible Time, sing this song several times as Teddy the bear puppet, each child pets or hugs Teddy the bear puppet: hand mirror, Bible, B (tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”) ible Time baby doll, blanket, I like to go to church. I like to go to church. apple, squirt bottle filled with water, With all the other boys and girls, I like to go to church. Sheet 6 sun and night sky pictures, At the end of the song, clap and ask everyone to clap. SAY: We’re so glad to clear adhesive covering be at church! We’re glad you’re at church today! Hold the mirror in front of each child. We’re so glad ___ is at church today. And we’re so glad ___ Before Class is at church today. Do with each child, using each child’s name. Cover the sun and night sky pictures Show your Bible and ask, What is this? Children should say “Bible.” We love with clear adhesive covering. our Bible. It tells us about God. Let’s pat our Bible. Hold the Bible in front of each child. Let each pat the Bible while singing “Oh, I Love to Pat the Bible” (Track 1) several times: (tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”) Tips About Bible Time Oh, I love to pat the Bible, the Bible, the Bible. Bible Time can be done in a variety Oh, I love to pat the Bible, for it is God’s Word. of ways. You can do Bible Time The Bible tells us that God cares about you and me. God cares for you with individual children, with a few when you’re waking up and getting out of bed. Hold up the sun picture. children at a time on carpet squares, Show the baby doll wrapped in the blanket. Let each child touch or hold the in chairs at a table, at a table with doll while singing this song: built-in seats or clip-on chairs, or in (tune: “This Is the Way”) your own creative way. God cares for me when I’m waking up, waking up, waking up. Encourage verbal children and God cares for me when I’m waking up. Thank You, God. other helpers to sing the songs with Hold an apple for children to see. Then squirt a little water on the baby you! The song “Oh, I Love to Pat the doll’s hand. Say, Look! God gives us crunchy apples to eat. He gives us Bible” is recorded on cool water to play in. God cares for you when you’re eating and when the CD. you are playing. Move the baby doll while singing these verses: Call Teddy by name. (tune: “This Is the Way”) Children will love to God cares for me when I’m eating, eating, eating. hear the name of their God cares for me when I’m eating. Thank You, God. furry friend! God cares for me when I’m playing, playing, playing. God cares for me when I’m playing. Thank You, God. Wrap the baby doll in the blanket again. Show the night sky picture. The Bible says God cares for you when you’re sleeping too. Rock the baby doll as you quietly sing this verse: (tune: “This Is the Way”) God cares for me when I’m sleeping, sleeping, sleeping. God cares for me when I’m sleeping. Thank You, God. Clap your hands while saying, God cares for you. Encourage children to clap their hands and verbal children to say the Bible Words with you. Hold the mirror in front of each child as you say,  God cares for you all day and night, ___. Do this with each child. Pray, Dear God, thank You for caring for us. In Jesus’ name, amen. Encourage verbal children to say “God” or “thank.” Have Teddy say good-bye as each child pets or hugs the puppet.

Toddlers & 2s Teacher, Unit 3, Lesson 14 3 Life Focus (15–20 minutes)  God cares for me all day Discovery Time and night.

Do these activities with individual children or a few children at a time to help children continue exploring the theme, God cares for me all day and night.

Active Camping Out Materials Pl ay Place a bedsheet over a table. Put a rug or blanket inside. Invite the children bedsheet, rug or to go into the “tent” and lie on the blanket. Say, Time for bed, sleepy blanket, flashlight children. Lift the sheet, turn on the flashlight, and say, Time to wake up! (optional: snack After children have come out from under the table, say, It’s time to eat! Have food and cups of children sit on a rug or at a table. Pretend to serve food (or serve a real snack water) and drink). Then say, It’s time to play! Lead children on a hike around the room, having them follow your actions as in Follow the Leader. Finally say, What a busy day! Back to bed! Have the children go back inside the tent. When everyone is lying down again, say, Let’s thank God.  God cares for us all day and all night. Encourage verbal children to repeat a simple thank- You prayer. 1s will pretend to sleep, wake up, and participate in other activities. 2s will do the above and repeat a simple prayer.

Fun with Blocks Materials Set out the blocks and toy tools. Let children use toy tools on the blocks. large blocks, toy tools, Blo gs cks & Buildin Show the children how each tool is used. Say, It’s fun to play with blocks CD Track 13, CD and tools. God cares for you when you’re playing. Play the hammering player (optional: pounding benches sounds from the CD. Can you pound the hammer on the blocks? Say the or pan with modeling dough and Bible Words, “God cares for me,” as you pound with the hammer. Encourage craft sticks) verbal children to say the Bible Words with you. If available, also set out small pounding benches. If you don’t have pounding benches, you can fill a pan with modeling dough and let children hammer craft sticks into the dough. As children play, say often, God cares for you when you’re playing.  God cares for you all day and night! 1s will scribble-color their pictures. 2s will do the above and say the Bible Words. Materials Touch and Feel Fun copies of Touch and Feel Before class, cut 1½" x 4" pieces of sandpaper. Guide children as they Picture (p. 9), fine-grain scribble-color their pictures. Help each child glue a piece of sandpaper to the sandpaper, scissors, glue Art sandbox on their pictures. Encourage children to feel the “sand.” Children will sticks, jumbo crayons also enjoy adding gold or yellow paper circles to their suns. Say, God cares for (optional: shiny gold wrapping you during the day when you are outside playing and God cares for you paper or yellow construction paper) when you go inside at night.  God cares for you all day and night! As children explore their pictures, say the Bible Words, “God cares for me.” Transition to Extra Hour Encourage verbal children to say the words with you. • Have at least one adult greet 1s will scribble-color their pictures. new children and at least one adult 2s will do the above and say the Bible Words. engage children in activities away from the door. Saying Good-bye • Continue Discovery Time choices For children who are leaving, give parents any craft activities their children children are enjoying. completed. Tell parents something their children enjoyed. Tell each child, • Play and sing “God Cares for Me” Good-bye. See you next time! from the CD (Track 5). Encourage children to do the suggested actions with you.

4 God Cares for Me All Day and Night, Lesson 14 Life Focus  God cares for me all day (25–35 minutes) and night. Extra Hour Activity and Bible Time

Do these activities with individual children or a few children at a time to help children explore the theme, God cares for me all day and night.

Welcome Bible Words • Welcome new children by name. “God cares for me” • Do check-in procedures you follow (name and security tags, etc.). (based on 1 Peter 5:7). • Check and change diapers and/or have restroom time. • Continue activities from the 1st Hour and/or do the following activities:

Materials Activity for the Unit God Cares family living center (baby Let children play in the family living center or with related items. Encourage dolls, beds, blankets, doll clothes, the children to get baby dolls out of bed, dress them, pretend to feed and play bottles, toy food, plastic spoons, with them, and then put the babies back to bed. God cares for you when you small toys) wake up, when you are eating and playing, and when you are sleeping.  God cares for you all day and night.

Materials Playtime Music Fun CD Tracks 6, 7; CD Play active music and encourage children to tap rhythm instruments as they player; rhythm instruments march to the music. Use a cleanup song or signal and transition to Bible Time. See the Tips About Bible Time in the narrow column.

Materials Bible Time B Teddy the bear puppet, ible Time Use this Bible Time, the one found on page 3 of this lesson, or the longer hand mirror, Bible, CD version found on the unit pages in Toddlers & 2s Teacher. Tracks 1 and 5, CD player, CD song Sing this song several times as each child pets or hugs Teddy the bear puppet: posters for Unit 3, God Cares for Me (tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”) All Day and Night book I like to go to church. I like to go to church. With all the other boys and girls, I like to go to church. At the end of the song, clap and ask everyone to clap. We’re so glad to be Tips About Bible Time at church! We’re glad you’re at church today! Hold the mirror in front of Bible Time can be done in a variety each child. We’re so glad ___ is at church today. And we’re so glad ___ is at of ways. You can do Bible Time church today. Do with each child, using each child’s name. Show your Bible with individual children, with a few and ask, What is this? Children should say “Bible.” We love our Bible. It tells children at a time on carpet squares, us about God. Let’s pat our Bible. Hold the Bible in front of each child. Let in chairs at a table, at a table with each pat the Bible while singing “Oh, I Love to Pat the Bible” (Track 1) several built-in seats or clip-on chairs, or in times: your own creative way. (tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”) Encourage verbal children and other Oh, I love to pat the Bible, the Bible, the Bible. helpers to sing the songs with you! Oh, I love to pat the Bible, for it is God’s Word. The songs “Oh, I Love to Pat the Read the story to the children from the God Cares for Me All Day and Night Bible” and “God Cares for Me” are book, showing the pictures as you read. Then sing “God Cares for Me” (Track 5) recorded on the CD. and encourage children to do the suggested actions with you. Call Teddy by name. Clap your hands while saying, God cares for you. Encourage children to Children will love clap their hands and verbal children to say the Bible Words with you. Hold the to hear the name of mirror in front of each child as you say,  God cares for you all day and their furry friend! night, ___. Do this with each child. Pray, Dear God, thank You for caring for us. In Jesus’ name, amen. Have Teddy say good-bye as each child pets or hugs the puppet.

Toddlers & 2s Teacher, Unit 3, Lesson 14, Extra Hour 5 Life Focus (20–25 minutes)  God cares for me all day Extra Hour Discovery Time and night.

Do these activities with individual children or a few children at a time to help children continue exploring the theme, God cares for me all day and night.

Puppet Fun Teddy’s Day Materials Use Teddy the bear puppet. Take Teddy to individual children or small Teddy the bear groups of children. Have Teddy make a yawning sound and pat his mouth. Hi! puppet My name is Teddy. I just woke up. I need to stretch my arms. Can you stretch your arms up high? Encourage children to do so. Have Teddy lead children in other activities, such as eating and playing with a ball. Then have Teddy make a yawning sound again and pat his mouth. I’m tired. It’s been a busy day. I think it’s time to go to sleep. I know ❤ God cares for me all day and night. Lay Teddy in the crook of your arm and rock him. Have the children pretend to sleep too.

ctiv Find the Suns and Moons Materials A e P la Before class, cut large “suns” from yellow construction paper; cut crescent yellow and white y “moons” from white construction paper. Be sure to have at least one sun construction and moon per child. Hide the suns and moons in conspicuous places where paper, scissors children will be able to easily find them. Show one sun. Look at the sun. You see the sun when you’re waking up. God cares for you when you’re waking up. Show one moon. You see the moon when it is time to go to sleep. In between the sun coming up and the moon coming out, you eat and play and do many other things. ❤ God cares for you all day and night. Let’s find some more suns and moons in our room. Ask children to bring you the suns and moons when they find them. Be sure that each child finds at least one of each. Invite children to stretch high and hold their suns and moons above their heads. Ask verbal children to say “Oh, oh, oh!” while you say this rhyme: The sun is shining. I’m waking up. Oh, oh, oh! The moon is bright. I’ll go to sleep. Oh, oh, oh! 1s will find the suns and moons and hold them up. 2s will do the above and say part of the rhyme.

Matching Cards Materials Before class, print and cut apart one set of the God’s Care Matching Cards God’s Cares Matching me provided with this lesson. Show the cards and ask children to point to the Cards (pp. 7, 8), Ga pictures as you give clues. Show me what comes up in the morning when scissors you wake up. Point to something you eat. Point to something you play with. Show me what is in the night sky when you are sleeping. After children have identified each of the objects, lay out a second set of cards and have children match pairs of cards. Say, ❤ God cares for you all day and night. For more fun with the matching cards, hide the cards around the room. Encourage children to find the cards and then put pairs together. 1s will point to or hold the pictures as you describe them. 2s will do the above and match picture pairs.

Saying Good-bye In place of a Family Together Time for this lesson, print extra copies of the God’s Care Matching Cards. Give parents a set of the cards, along with any craft activities their children may have done. Encourage parents to use the cards with their children as they talk about God’s care. Tell each child, Good- bye. See you next week!

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