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EARLY ELEMENTARY LESSON HEARTSHAPER
God Cares for His People Impact young Lesson 10 Scripture: Exodus 7–13 Bible Memory: 1 Peter 5:7 Focus: ❤ God can do anything.
hearts with one simple, memorable Focus woven throughout the lesson
Heart to Heart Teacher Devotions God never changes. In a world that craves the latest and newest, this phrase may not stir our hearts. But the powerful God who inflicted plagues on the Egyptians to free His people is the same powerful God who today can free us from our bondage. He is the God who heals relationships and works for good in our lives. God has not changed. He is still all-powerful. Acknowledge His supremacy. Praise Him, for God can do anything. Short devotions inspire teachers as they prepare to share God’s truth with kids
FOCUS IN
1 Use one of these activi-
ties to help children discover things people can and can’t do.
EXPLORE HIS
2 WORD
Use all of these activities to help children describe how God showed He can do anything.
Lesson 10 at a Glance
HeartShaper Materials • “I Can” Tic-Tac-Toe reproducible page
Other Materials • pencils
Option Challenging Art
• none
• paper, pencils
Bible Memory Introduce the Bible Memory verse.
• Resources sheet 2 Unit 3 Bible Memory Poster
• none
Bible Exploration Exodus 7–13
• Resources sheet 7 Aaron and Pharaoh Figures 10b, 10c and easels, 10 Plagues Circles 10d–10m and sheet 8 Moses 10a and Story Figures 10n/10o; Teaching Picture 10 • Activities p. 23, Resources sheet 7 10 Plagues Circles 10d–10m • none
• Bibles, ruler, 10 craft sticks, tape
Quick Step God Can Do Anything
• Activities p. 24
• none
Option Through the Hole
• none
• poster board, scissors, marker, tape, paper
Option Story from Weekly Bible Reader
• Weekly Bible Reader issue 10
• none
Quick Step “God Can Help Me” Game
• none
• 9 sheets of construction paper, marker, masking tape, beanbag
Option “God Can!” Cans
• Activities pp. 23 and 24
Saying Good-bye
• Weekly Bible Reader issue 10
• empty soup cans, construction paper, scissors, markers, tape, plain paper • none
Quick Step “I Can” Tic-Tac-Toe
Bible Review Activity Bible Memory 1 Peter 5:7
• pencils • Bibles, whiteboard, dry-erase marker, balloons
Optional Bible Skill Builder MAKE IT REAL
3 Use one of these
activities to help children name times when God can help them.
LIVE IT OUT
4 Use one of these activities to help children remember God can do anything.
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Use one of these activities to help children discover things people can and can’t do. Use the Bible Memory activity to introduce the memory verse.
Welcome • Welcome each child by name. • Engage early arrivers by offering one or more of the activities described on the Additional Activities for Unit 3 page.
Focus
❤ God can do anything.
Quick Step activities use common classroom supplies and HeartShaper resources— perfect for volunteers!
Quick Step “I Can” Tic-Tac-Toe
Materials
Gather children in a circle. SAY: Let’s play a game and discover some things people in our class can do. Distribute the reproducible pages and pencils. Tell the children to find classmates (or teachers in the room) who can do the things shown. When they find someone who can do a particular task, that person should write her name in that space on the game board. Offer to help children who have difficulty with speaking or writing. The goal is to get three names in a row—vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. ASK: What are some things you can do? What are some things you can’t do or have a hard time doing? SAY: There are lots of things we can do, and there are lots of things we can’t do. We’re going to find out today that ❤ God can do anything.
Option Challenging Art Gather children at tables. SAY: Let’s see if you can do a fun challenge. Pass out paper and pencils. Tell the children to draw a flower. Then have them draw a flower with their eyes closed. Next have the children turn their papers over and draw an animal with their non-dominant hand. Then have them try to draw an animal with the pencil between clasped hands. ASK: Which ways could you draw a good picture? Which ways could you not draw a good picture? What are some other things you can do? What are some other things you can’t do? SAY: There are lots of things we can do, and there are lots of things we can’t do. We’re going to find out today that ❤ God can do anything.
Bible Memory 1 Peter 5:7
Tic-Tac-Toe reproducible page, pencils Note See the teacher contents page for the location of reproducible pages. The “I Can” Tic-Tac-Toe activity is also provided with the Confidently Resources lesson 10 printable include kids with files.
various abilities by following the special needs tips
See the Resources lesson 10 printable files for another way you can offer this activity. Materials paper, pencils
Teaching Tip When choosing which Focus In activity you will offer, think about the children in your class. Start each lesson with something that will be fun and successful for everyone.
Materials Resources sheet 2 Bible Memory Poster
SAY: Our Bible Memory is 1 Peter 5:7. Display the poster. Point to the pictures and words as you read the verse aloud. Lead the children in reading the verse with you; tell them to emphasize the word all. Read the verse together again, but this time emphasize the word your. ASK: What do you think the word anxiety means? (problems, fears, worries) Ask the children to name some problems, fears, or worries they have. SAY: It’s good to know God cares for us and that He can help us with all our problems. Today we’ll learn that ❤ God can do anything.
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Transition to Explore His Word See the Resources Transition Tips printable file. As children gather, make sure you have all the materials you need.
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Focus
❤ God can do anything.
Explore His Word (20 minutes) 2
Use all of these activities to help children describe how God
showed He can do anything.
Bible Background for the Teacher God had a plan to get the Israelites out of Egypt. He chose Moses and Aaron to tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to let the people go. Archaeology reveals that a snake on Pharaoh’s crown symbolized power and wisdom. Scripture tells us that Aaron’s staff became a snake and swallowed the snakes of Pharaoh’s sorcerers. The outcome was already clear—God was more powerful.
Kids participate in meaningful worship as they respond to what they’re discovering
When God sent the first nine plagues, He showed total control over the world He created, as well as over the perceived power of Egypt’s many gods. The people of Egypt worshipped the Nile River, frogs were a divine symbol of fertility, and their sun god was considered the divine father of Pharaoh. What did God do? God turned the Nile River to blood, frogs invaded the land—and died, and darkness covered the sun. It was obvious that the one true God had Kids interact power and authority over Egypt’s man-made gods. with the Bible story through age-appropriate When the last plague, the death of Egypt’s firstborn sons, occurred, Pharaoh’s sonfor died. This activities varying affected Pharaoh not only personally as a father but also politically, for the heir to his throne learning styles was gone. Pharaoh finally realized God’s sovereignty and let the Israelites go.
Worship Time If you want to offer a time of worship, see the Resources Unit 3 Worship Time Ideas printable file. Materials Bibles; Resources sheet 7 Aaron and Pharaoh Figures 10b, 10c and easels and 10 Plagues Story Circles 10d–10m; sheet 8 Moses 10a and Story Figures 10n/10o; ruler; 10 craft sticks; tape; Teaching Picture 10 (optional: Resources audio Support track 4, media player) your visual learners
through captivating imagery
Before Class Assemble Moses figure 10a, folding and taping the flaps together to form a base. Attach easels to 10b and 10c. Attach a craft stick to each of the plague circles, 10d–10m. Tape the pillars of fire and cloud (10n/10o) backto-back on a ruler.
Bible Exploration Exodus 7–13 SAY: Our Bible story today is from the Old Testament book of Exodus. Exodus comes right after Genesis. At the beginning of Exodus, Moses is a baby; by chapter 7, he is a man. Help the children find Exodus 7:7 in their Bibles. Ask a volunteer to read the verse aloud. SAY: Help me tell the story. When you hear the word but, shake your head, and say, “That didn’t change the king’s mind!” Listen for ways God showed He could do anything. Say the word but in an exaggerated fashion to signal the children. Display the story figures and ask children to hold the plague circles as prompted. SAY: God’s people, the Israelites, had a big problem. They were slaves in Egypt. They had to work very, very hard. They were sad and miserable. They prayed to God for help, and He heard their prayers. Show 10a. Moses had grown up in Egypt, living as a son of the king’s daughter. God told Moses he was going to lead His people out of Egypt. Moses, along with his brother Aaron, went to the king to ask him to let God’s people leave Egypt. Show 10b and 10c. The king said, “No!” He wanted God’s people to stay and work for him. So God sent plagues, or troubles, on the Egyptian people. First, all the water became blood. Show 10d. There was no water for the Egyptians to drink. All the fish died. But (kids say “that didn’t change the king’s mind!”). Next God sent a plague of frogs. Show 10e. Frogs hopped into ovens and onto people. But (kids say “that didn’t change the king’s mind!”). Then came a plague of gnats (show 10f), followed by a plague of flies. Show 10g. Although flies were everywhere in the Egyptians’ houses, there were no flies in the homes where the Israelites lived. But (kids say “that didn’t change the king’s mind!”).
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God sent more plagues. Next came a plague on animals. Show 10h. All the animals that belonged to the Egyptians died. Then came a plague of boils. Show 10i. Nasty boils broke out on the skin of all the Egyptian people and all their animals. The seventh plague was hail. Show 10j. Huge pieces of hail fell and killed all the Egyptian people and animals that were outside. But (kids say “that didn’t change the king’s mind!”).
Something More! Play the first two stanzas of the Unit 3 Bible Rhythm Activity
God sent another plague—locusts! Show 10k. The large, noisy bugs covered and ate everything. No green plant or tree was left. Plague nine was darkness. Show 10l. Total darkness covered Egypt for three days. The Egyptian people couldn’t see anything or go anywhere. But (kids say “that didn’t change the king’s mind!”).
from the Resources audio track 4. Play again and invite kids to join in. Words can be found in the Resources unit 3 printable files.
God warned His people to get ready for the last plague. He told them to paint their doorframes with lamb’s blood. Then came the tenth, and final, plague. Show 10m. All the firstborn sons in Egypt died. Even the king’s oldest son died. Not one of the sons born to God’s people died. God kept His people safe. The king of Egypt called for Moses and said, “Go! Leave us alone. Go worship your God.” God’s people, the Israelites, left Egypt in the middle of the night. By day God went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud. Show 10o. By night He went ahead of them in a pillar of fire. Show 10n and Teaching Picture 10. God’s people knew God was taking care of them. They knew ❤ God can do anything.
Bible Review Activity ASK: How did God show He can do anything? (He brought all kinds of plagues on the Egyptian people. He protected His people from the harmful plagues. He guided His people by a pillar of cloud and fire.) SAY: Let’s see what else you remember from the Bible story. Distribute the activity pages and pencils. Read the directions and do the Yes, God Can! activity together. For further review, lay all the plague circles facedown. Have kids take turns choosing circles and telling about the plagues pictured. See whether they can lay the circles in order from the first to final plague. SAY: God proved to both the Egyptians and the Israelites that He can do anything. We need to remember ❤ God can do anything.
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” Write “1 Peter 5:7” on the board and help the children find the verse in their Bibles. Remind them that 1 Peter is in the New Testament, near the end of the Bible. Ask the kids to read the verse together. Form small groups (or pairs) of children and have each group stand in a circle. Give each group a balloon. Tell kids they are to say the memory verse, one word at a time, as they tap the balloon around the circle, not letting the balloon fall to the floor. If the balloon hits the floor, they should start again at the beginning of the verse. After groups have had time to say the verse several times, SAY: You can say this verse whenever you need to remember that God cares for you and that ❤ God can do anything. Equip kids with practical Bible skills and lifelong Bible knowledge
Materials Activities p. 23, pencils, Resources sheet 7 10 Plague Story Circles 10d–10m (optional: Resources audio track 5, media player) Option Play the recorded Bible story (Resources audio track 5). Have kids join Pharaoh in saying, “No! You cannot go!”
Materials Bibles, whiteboard, dry-erase marker, inflated balloons
Bible Memory 1 Peter 5:7
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Optional Bible Skill Builder Two classroom tools provided in the Resources files are the Old and New Testament books posters. Print and display the posters. Name books of the Bible and let children tell you whether the books are in the Old or New Testament.
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❤ God can do anything.
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Materials Activities p. 24 Teaching Tip If personal family situations are mentioned during discussion activities, follow your congregation’s policies in dealing with such issues. Something More! Let kids act out some things God can do.
Materials prepared poster board, scissors, marker, tape, paper Before Class Cut five circles about the size of a small paper plate out of a piece of poster board. Write at the top of the poster board, “God can help me when . . .” Attach the poster board to the edge of a table or between two chairs. Teaching Tip If you have a large class, make two or more poster boards.
Materials Weekly Bible Reader issue 10 Children who struggle with reading can be paired with confident readers. Let partners work together to identify and call out the pictured words.
Use one of these activities to help children name times when
God can help them.
Quick Step God Can Do Anything SAY: Just as God cared for Moses and the Israelites, it is important for us to remember that God cares about us. God can help us anytime and anywhere, because ❤ God can do anything. Let’s think about times when God can help us. Distribute the activity pages. Lead kids in talking about the pictures and things God can do to help in each situation. Suggest other times when kids may need God’s help. Let kids tell whether they have ever experienced a particular situation by showing thumbs-up or thumbs-down. (Examples: God helped you make a new friend. God helped you to not be afraid. God helped you when you were sick.) Activity ASK: What are some other times when God can help you?choices Be prepared help teachers to share about a time when you needed help, and tell howcreate God an helped. This will help children who are hesitant to experience admit therethat are reaches kids in their times when they need help. unique context
Option Through the Hole SAY: Just as God helped Moses and the Israelites, He wants to help us when we are trying to do something hard or going through a tough time. Let’s name times when God can help us. We’ll remember ❤ God can do anything! Read aloud the words on the poster board. Give the kids pieces of paper to wad up. One at a time, kids can name a time when they need God to help them. Then they can try to throw their paper wads through one of the holes. When a paper wad goes through a hole, everyone should shout: “God can do anything!” ASK: When do we need God to help us? (when we’re scared, when we’re sick, when the weather is bad, when we are having problems with family members or friends, when we need forgiveness) Weekly Bible SAY: It’s important to remember that God cares about us. He can help us Reader includes stories kids can anytime and anywhere, because ❤ God can do anything. help read
Option Story from Weekly Bible Reader Read the rebus story “The Class Field Trip.” Pause whenever you come to a picture, and let the children say the pictured word. Talk about how Emily learned that God cares about us and wants to protect us. ASK: Why were Carla and Emily scared? (Something was wrong with the bus.) What did they do and what happened? (prayed to God; their prayer was answered) When do you need to remember that ❤ God can do anything and He can help you?
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Focus truths and help kids
Use one of these activities to help children remember God can do anything.
Quick Step “God Can Help Me” Game SAY: Let’s play a game and remember ❤ God can do anything. Ask kids to name nine things God can do or times when God can help them. They can name things God did in the Bible story or times God can help that have been discussed in class. Quickly write each thing or time named on a separate sheet of construction paper. Tape the papers to the floor, three across and three down. Let kids take turns tossing a beanbag. The person who tosses the bag can say, “God can do anything. He can help when . . .” The sentence should be completed by telling what is written on the paper where the beanbag has landed. Close your class time with prayer, asking God to help the children remember that God cares for them and can help them because He can do anything.
Option “God Can!” Cans SAY: We’ve talked about lots of things God can do, and we’ve named times when God can help us. Let’s make a craft that will help us remember ❤ God can do anything. Distribute supplies. Have each child write “God Can!” on a precut piece of construction paper and decorate the paper as desired. Wrap the paper around an empty can and secure with tape. Let kids cut pictures from their activity pages that remind them of things God can do. They can draw on slips of paper additional pictures of things God can do or times when God can help them. They should place all the pictures in their cans. SAY: Take your cans home and put them where you will see them often. Whenever you are having a hard time, pull a paper from your can and remember ❤ God can do anything. He will help you. He cares for you.
Saying Good-bye • Make sure children have projects and activity pages they have done. • If you have time before parents arrive, use some of the activities on the Additional Activities for Unit 3 page.
❤ God can them do anything. apply in
practical ways
Materials 9 sheets of construction paper, marker, masking tape, beanbag Teaching Tip If some children do not want to pray by themselves, offer to pray with them or have children pray in groups of two or three.
Materials empty soup (or vegetable) cans (1 per child), construction paper, scissors, markers, tape, Activities pp. 23 and 24, plain paper Before Class Cut pieces of construction paper to fit around the cans you are providing. Cut 2" x 3" slips of plain paper for additional pictures kids may want to draw.
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We thank You for caring about us.
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In Jesus’ name, amen.” on the
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That night, Emily told her mom about the
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“I think something is wrong with
pray,” said Emily.
the
,” answered Carla.
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Help your child explore some of the things God made. Give your child a pair of binoculars and go outdoors together. Encourage your child to look through the binoculars and name some of the things God made that are in the sky. Then ask your child to look through the binoculars and name some of the things God made that are on the ground.
Game Time! Gather your family outdoors and play a game of Guess What God Made. You can start the game by describing something you see that God made. Use this riddle: “Look and see if you can spy the thing I see that God made (name color).” The person who guesses correctly chooses an object and gives the next clue. Add to your family fun by having different ways of identifying the things seen. Family members might hop, jump, or march to the object they think is being described. At the end of your family game, sit in a circle and thank God for the wonderful world He made.
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Read together this week’s Bible story from Genesis 1:1-19. Remember, God made the world. A Family Resource by HeartShaper® Curriculum
Puppets
Puppets (for Toddlers & 2s, Preschool, and Pre-K & K) are fun for little ones and engage them in Bible learning. Purchase puppets or use the patterns provided in the Resources printable files and online to create puppets you can use with your lessons. Explore here.