11/20/11 Fall Unit 3: Story Kingdom Lesson 12

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KEY CONCEPT MOTIONS:

Each time you say the Key Concept during the lesson,use the following motions: God [point up]

helps me [point thumbs to self].

BibleSummaryDaniel 6

In todays lesson chil-dren will learn aboutDaniel and how Godhelped him in thelions den. Daniel wassentenced to the lionsden after he refused tofollow the kingsdecree, which statedthat no one could

pray to any god orman except the king.Daniel knew what wasright and continuedto pray to God threetimes a day. While hewas in the lions den,God sent His angelsto rescue Daniel. Thelions did not harmDaniel because Godprotected him.

Bible Verse

I will strengthen

you and help you.

Isaiah 41:10b

LESSON 12:UNIT 3:

In the Beginning . . . Growing into a Life of Faith

The StoryKingdom Daniel

ObjectivesKNOW WHAT:

Children will hear how God helped Danielin the lions den.

SO WHAT:

Children will learn that God will helpthem do what is right.

NOW WHAT:

Children will participate in an activity toidentify times when they need to do whatis right and remember that God willhelp them.

Spiritual FormationObedience

People NeededTeacher, Helper

Supplies(Labeled visuals below can be found inthe Lesson 12 Visual folder on the FallQuarter CDs.) CD playerMusic for singing

Sound Effects #2 CD (optional)Male puppet with a crown and cape as

used in Lesson 9 Royal box and table with tablecloth as

used in Lesson 9 The Beginners Bible with Bible story

portion of the lesson (pages 45)taped into it

Male doll to be Daniel Crown (for Helper) Lions picture (Lesson 12 LG 9) Royal note Set of two-sided game cards: Child eat-

ing a cookie, child eating vegetables,child playing with toys, and child crying(Lesson 12 SG 13aLesson 12 SG 16b)

Game board (create using Lesson 12 SG13a, 14a, 15a, and 16a)

Beanbag (for tossing onto the gameboard)

3 Bible story pictures: Daniel praying to

God, King putting Daniel in the lionsden, Angel with Daniel in the lions den(Lesson 12 SG 17Lesson 12 SG 19)

Crayons For each child:

Key Concept sticker (Lesson 12 SG 20) Two-sided take-home coloring sheet

(Lesson 12 SG 21 and Lesson 12 SG 22) Snack

God helps me.Key

Concept

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Notes:

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In Advance Recruit a Helper to operate the music and sound effects CDs and participate in the lesson

as the king (see pages 45).

Determine which songs you will use and be prepared to lead the children in singing.

Song suggestions: Upbeat song for transition from Activity Stations to the Creative Bible Teaching The Happy Dance (Reach Up High CD) Dance, Shout & Sing (Touch the SkyCD) Touch the Sky (Touch the SkyCD)

Determine whether or not you will use the sound effects CD. If you prefer not to use theCD, you might make the sound yourself, invite the kids to make the sound with you, oromit the sound altogether, and modify the lesson accordingly.

Gather the supplies listed above and arrange your classroom as follows:

Place the royal box on the table with tablecloth, and the King puppet under the table

as in Lesson 9. Place the Bible, Daniel doll, crown, and lions picture in the royal box. Photocopy the royal note on page 3, place it in an envelope with the words, To

My Friends, From King Henry written on the front, and place the royal note onthe table.

Print the fronts and backs of the game cards. (There are four identical cards perpageyou need only one card from each page.) Copy corresponding fronts andbacks onto cardstock and cut them apart so you have four two-sided game cards.

Prepare the game board by gluing an additional copy of each of the four game cardfronts (images), to a sheet of poster board. Place the game cards, game board, andbeanbag under the table.

Print the Bible story pictures and place them under the table.

Prepare the materials that will be given to each of the children. To prepare the stickers,print or copy the pages onto Avery label sheets #5294. Consider cutting the stickers apartfor easier distribution.

Print out the lesson and practice the teaching time.

UNIT 3:

The StoryKingdom

2007 Willow Creek Community Church / Sunday School Teachers Guidebook / Lesson 12

Teachers Prep

READ DANIEL 6. At the end of his senior year in high school, Quinn was invited to thehonor students dinner. In front of 25 other high school scholars and their parents, Quinn

told everyone about his plans for the future: To love God and do His will. At a public schoolthose were not the most popular words to say, but Quinn knew he had to say what hebelieved. God helped Quinn do the right thing. Luke, a freshman in high school, spent mostof his lunches in the cafeteria talking about God and His creation. Luke passionatelyexplained to his friends the differences between evolution and creation. Did he do it becausehe hoped it would make him more popular? No. He did it because he knew God was on hisside, helping him speak up for what is right. This week, be thankful! God is on your sideeveryday, helping you do what is right.


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Creative Bible Teaching

(15 MINUTES)

[Play upbeat music as children transition to the teaching area. Invite kids to sit down.Throughout the teaching time, Teacher moves the mouth of the King Henry puppet and talks forthe King in a different voice. Puppet starts under the table.]

TEACHER:

Hello friends, my name is ________ . Today we are going to have a great time with a specialvisitor: King Henry from the Story Kingdom. Every time King Henry visits us, we get to heara Bible story! And were also going to sing songs and play some games. Stomp your feet if

you are ready for a fun day! [Along with kids, stomp your feet.]

[Looking worried.] Friends, I dont know where King Henry is. [Look around.] Hes supposedto be here by now. Where is he? I hope hes going to make it.

[Find a note on the table.] Look! There is a note on the table. It says, To My Friends, FromKing Henry. I wonder what it says.

[Open the royal note and read it aloud.]Dear Friends,Im sorry Im not there. I will join you later. Dont worry, I left some fun thingsfor you in my royal box. You will have a great time. And Ill see you later.King HenryP.S. Dont forget you can clap your hands and the fun music for the happy daywill begin.

King Henry is great! He says he left us some fun things in the royal box for the Bible storyand fun music. Lets stand up and sing because today is going to be a happy day![Clap hands twice for music to begin.]

MUSICSong suggestion: The Happy Dance

TEACHER:

Good singing, friends. On the count of three, have a seat. One, two, three, and sit. Today weare going to hear a Bible story and learn that God [point up] helps me [point thumbs toself]. Say that with me. God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self]. Good job! Nowraise your hands high in the air and wave them back and forth like this [raise your arms and

Activity Stations(20 MINUTES)

Choose which Activity Stations you will use from the list included in the Activity Stationsfolder.

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wave them back and forth] if you love hearing stories! [Along with kids, raise your arms andwave them back and forth.] Lets see what King Henry brought us.

[Excitedly open the box without showing kids the things inside.]

TEACHER:

Whoa! King Henry has some cool things in here. [Show the Bible.] What book is this,

friends? [Bible.] We can use this to tell the Bible story. [Show crown and doll.] And here are afew more things we can use!

I think were ready to tell our story. So lets click on our listening ears. Click! Click! [Tug oneach earlobe.] And lets put on our special eyes. Shookum! Shookum! [Hold hands to eyes,one at a time, shaping glasses.] Good job!

In our Bible story today is a man named Daniel. [Show doll.] Daniel loved God. He lovedGod a lot. And the Bible says there was a king. [Ask Helper to be the king. He/She can remainat the CD player during the story. Stand by Helper and place crown on his/her head.] The kingliked Daniel because he made right choices.

HELPER:

I like Daniel [give Daniel a hug] because Daniel makes right choices [give a thumbs up].

TEACHER:

[Return to stand by table.] One day the king made a new rule. He said that nobody couldpray to God. Everyone had to pray to the king.

HELPER:

[Grand voice.] I have a new rule. Everyone must pray to me, the king. If you do not followmy rules, you will be put into a cave with lions.

TEACHER:[Take Lions picture (LG 9) from royal box and lean it against the box.] Lots of lions! But should

you pray to a king? [No.] Friends, does that sound like a right choice? [No.] No, praying to aking is wrong. Should you pray to God? [Yes.] Yes, praying to God is right. Daniel knew if heprayed to the king, it would be wrong. But if he prayed to God, the king would put him inthe cave with all the lions. What do you think Daniel did? [Take responses from the kids.]

Who do you think helped Daniel? [God.] Daniel loved God, so he did not pray to the king.That would have been wrong. Daniel did what is right and prayed to God. Daniel knew thatGod would help him. When Daniel was home, he prayed to God. [Kneel Daniel doll down asif praying to God.] Then the king heard that Daniel broke the rule. Uh oh.

HELPER:I am so sad that Daniel broke my rule. I like Daniel, but he has to go in the cave with all thelions because he did not follow the rule.

TEACHER:

So the king put Daniel in the cave with all the lions. [Place Daniel doll by the lions picture.]

[SFX 81: Lion roaring.]

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TEACHER:

[Say the following as the Lion roaring sound effect plays.] If you were in the cave with thelions, would you be scared? [Yes.] Even though Daniel was in the cave with the lions, Danielknew he made the right choice when he prayed to God. Who do you think helped Daniel?[God.] Daniel knew God would help him. And God did help Daniel. He sent an angel toclose all the lions mouths. [Lion roaring sound effect stops playing.]

Listen. [Pause for a moment, listening.] The lions all became quiet. God helped Daniel whenHe sent the angel. The angel closed all the mouths of the lions so Daniel wouldnt get hurt.The next day the king ran to see if Daniel was okay.

HELPER:

Daniel, are you okay?

TEACHER:

[Pick up the Daniel doll.] Daniel was okay. The lions did not hurt him.

[Helper removes crown as Teacher reviews story with kids.]

TEACHER:

God helped Daniel when he prayed to God and not the king. Daniel made the right choice.God will help us do what is right, too. God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self]. Letssay that together. God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self]. Now lets say it in ourquiet voices. God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self]. Friends, lets all stand and cel-ebrate God by dancing, shouting and singing!

MUSICSong suggestion: Dance, Shout & Sing

TEACHER:

Great job singing! On the count of three, have a seat. One, two, three, and sit. Guess what?Its time for King Henry to visit! [Reach under the table and bring out King Henry puppet.]

KING:

Hello there, friends. Did you have a good time learning the Bible story?

TEACHER:

Oh yes, King Henry! Thank you for all the fun things in your royal box. Friends, lets tellKing Henry what we learned. God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self]. God [pointup] helps me [point thumbs to self]. That means that God will help us make right choices,

just like he helped Daniel. King Henry, sometimes its hard to make a right choice.

KING:Thats right. Can you tell me some right choices you are going to try to make when you gohome? [Allow children to respond. They might need prompts to think of things such as choosingto listen to their mom and dad, choosing not to push a friend who took their toy, etc.]

Those are good examples. And remember, when you need to make a right choice, God canhelp you. God helps us. God can do anything. Lets all stand and sing.

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[Clap Hands twice and stand to sing. Take puppet off during the song.]

MUSICSong suggestion: Touch the Sky

TEACHER:

Nice singing! Now touch your head, touch your toes, touch your tummy, and sit down. Itstime for King Henry to go. Lets say good-bye. [Kids wave good-bye as you put puppet underthe table.]

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Life Application Activity(10 MINUTES)

TEACHER:

Today we learned a true Bible story about Daniel. Did God help Daniel? [Yes!] Did God help

Daniel do the right thing? [Yes!] How did God help Daniel? [God helped Daniel by closing thelions mouths!] What did we learn today? God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self].Good job!

We are having such a good time, lets play one more game [Take out the game board, bean-bag, and game cards.] Lets all sit around the game board. We will each take turns throwingthe beanbag at the pictures. After each throw, we will do what is on the matching card [show

game cards].

[Play the game. If you land on the same square twice, repeat the game card.]

CHILD EATING A COOKIE:

Your babysitter told you not to eat a cookie. You took the cookie anyway, and you dont wantto tell your babysitter. What is the right choice? [Tell your babysitter the truth.] If you can askGod to help you make the right choice, touch your nose. [Along with kids, touch your nose.]God [point up] helps me [point thumbs to self].

CHILD EATING VEGETABLES:

Your mom asks you to eat all the food on your plate. You dont want to eat everything. Whatis the right choice? [Obey and eat everything.] If you can ask God to help you make the rightchoice, jump up and down. [Along with kids, jump up and down.] God [point up] helps me[point thumbs to self].

CHILD PLAYING WITH TOYS:

Your dad asks you to put your toys away. You dont want to obey and put the toys away.What is the right choice? [Obey and put the toys away.] If you can ask God to help you dowhat is right, turn around in a circle. [Along with kids, turn around in a circle.] God [pointup] helps me [point thumbs to self].

Lesson 12 LG 14a

Lesson 12 LG 13a

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CHILD CRYING:

You hit your baby brother and now hes crying. Your mom asks what happened. Should youtell your mom you hit your brother? [Yes!] If you can ask God to help you make the rightchoice, jump up and down. [Along with kids, jump up and down.] God [point up] helps me[point thumbs to self].

Lets remember our Bible story from today. [Take the three Bible story pictures out from under

the table and show them to the kids: (1) Daniel praying to God; (2) King putting Daniel in thelions den; (3) Angel with Daniel in the lions den. Put the pictures on the floor and review thestory with the children as follows.]

What happened first in the story? Was Daniel in the cave with the lions first? Did God sendthe angel to help Daniel first? Or did Daniel pray to God first? [Daniel prayed to God.] [Holdup picture of Daniel praying for the children to see.]

What happened next in the story? After Daniel prayed to God, did God send an angel tohelp him or did the King put him in the cave with the lions? [The king put him in the cavewith the lions.] [Hold up picture of Daniel in the lions den for the children to see.]

Look at the last picture. How did God help Daniel? [God sent an angel to keep Daniel safe.]

Daniel did the right thing by praying to God. What did we learn today? God [point up]helps me [point thumbs to self]. Lets pray to God and thank Him for what we learned.When we want to talk to God, we can pray. [Lead the children in the following

finger play.]

Open them. [Open hands.] Close them. [Close hands.]Open them. [Open hands.] Close them. [Close hands.]Give a little clap. [Clap hands.]Open them. [Open hands.] Close them. [Close hands.]

Open them. [Open hands.] Close them. [Close hands.]Fold them in your lap. [Fold hands in lap.]

[Invite the children to repeat after you as you pray.]Dear God,Thank You for helping memake right choices.Thank You for our snack.In Jesus Name,Amen.

Lesson 12 SG 19


Lesson 12 LG 16a

Lesson 12 SG 18

Lesson 12 SG 17

The Kings workers put Danielin the lions den.

Daniel went to his house.He prayed to God.

God sent an Angel to help Daniel.


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Snack and Coloring Activity(15 MINUTES)

This is the time for you and the children to build community. A great way to let the kids knowyou care about them as individuals is to ask them questions about themselves.

GIVE each child a snack to eat.GIVE each child a Key Concept sticker to put on their shirt while they are eating their snack.TELLkids: God helps us make right choices.GIVE each child a coloring sheet to color while they wait to be picked up.ASK each child a question or two about themselves:

What is one right thing God can help you do at home this week? How did God help Daniel?


Godhelpsme

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Lesson 12 SG 20

Lesson 12 SG 21

God helps me.

Daniel and the Lions (Daniel 6)F l lQ t / L 1 2SG 21 2007 Will C k C it Ch h /P i i t dt d thi f i thi l

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