SUGGESTED DATE:week of September 25

LEADER BIBLE STUDY Amusement parks are popular destinations for families. They are loaded with exciting

rides, cartoon characters walking about, and even some educational exhibits. It is

intriguing sometimes just to sit and watch young families scurrying through the

park. Moms and dads wheel their little ones around in strollers while older kids run

everywhere. The nuclear family has been the norm for humanity since the beginning.

In the previous session, we examined the creation of the first man and his wife. In

chapter 3, the man was called Adam, and he named his wife Eve. Even though Adam

and Eve sinned and suffered the consequences of their sin against God (Genesis 3),

they began a family. Soon their family, like most others since, began to experience

problems.

Adam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. The younger, Abel, became a

shepherd, and Cain became a farmer. At some point in time, Cain made an offering

of some of his crops to God. Abel also made an offering of some of the firstborn of

his flock. For a reason that is not explained, God accepted Abel’s offering but rejected

Cain’s. The rejection angered Cain. God saw that Cain was angry and tried to warn

him of the dangers of unchecked sin. Unfortunately, the situation got much worse

(Genesis 4:8-9).

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THE FIRSTFAMILYLIFE POINT: God made families.

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNINGGod wants me to thank Him for the things He made.

BIBLE PASSAGEGenesis 4:1-7

WEEKLY VERSEShow love to family members. Romans 12:10

UNIT VERSEIn the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1

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›Choose a brief time for older 2s to gather together for a song or two and the Bible story.

›Pack Item 14: ”Bible Markers”

›Teaching Picture 4

›CD

BIBLE STORY THE FIRST FAMILY—Based on Genesis 4:1-7

BIBLE STORY FOR 1s

• Adam and Eve were the first people God made.

• They had two boys named Cain and Abel.

• Cain worked in the fields. Abel worked with the sheep.

• Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first family.

BIBLE STORY FOR 2s

God was happy with the many things He made. Then God made the first man. His

name was Adam. God did not want Adam to be alone. So God made a woman.

Adam called the woman Eve.

Adam and Eve had two sons named Cain and Abel. Cain took care of the land,

and Abel was a shepherd who cared for the animals. God made the first family.

GATHER TIME FOR OLDER 2s

►Gather and sing. Play “God Made You and Me” (track 1). Invite children to follow you

around the room. Lead them to sit quietly on the floor.

►Tell the Bible story. Display the Teaching Picture. Open your Bible to Genesis and

briefly tell the Bible story.

►Say the Life Point and Weekly Verse. Say that God made families. Display and read

aloud today’s Bible Marker. Mention that we show love to our family members when

we help them, are kind to them, and love them. Invite children to say, “Thank You,

God, for families.”

►Wrap it up. Pray, thanking God for making families. End gather time with “Wiggle

Time” (track 16).

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BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES

DRESS UP LIKE MOMS AND DADSPlace the basket of clothes and the mirror on the floor.

• Invite preschoolers to dress up like moms and dads, offering assistance as needed.

• Encourage children to look at themselves in the mirror.

• Talk about families. Mention that God made families.

PREPARE A FAMILY PICNICSpread a blanket on the floor. Place a basket with toy food and dishes on the blanket.

• Invite children to help you set out items for a family picnic.

• Guide children to remove the items from the basket and prepare a meal.

• Comment that families eat together. Say that Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first

family.

BE HELPERSPut several interlocking blocks inside each of the clean socks. Dump the pile of clean socks on the floor.

• Invite children to help you remove the blocks from the socks.

• Thank the children for helping you and for working together. Mention that families

also work together.

• Encourage children to be helpers by putting all the empty socks in a basket before

building with the blocks.

• Talk about the Bible story as children play with the socks and blocks.

FIND THE FAMILYCut apart Family Figures, and tape them at eye level around the room.

• State that you put pictures of family members on the walls around the room. Invite

children to help you find the family.

• Talk about each family member when the children locate one.

• Lead the children to thank God for the different family members.

• Guide children to sit down.

•Spread the figures on the floor in front of them. Challenge an older 2 to find the mommy.

Repeat with the other figures. Ask the children to name the family members in their families.

• Comment that God made families.

›Basket; adult-size hats, shoes, coats, dresses; nonbreakable mirror

›Blanket, basket, toy food, toy dishes

›Clean socks, interlocking blocks, basket

›Pack Item 23: “Family Figures”

›Scissors, tape

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PLAY WITH PEOPLE FIGURES AND A DOLLHOUSEPlace the dollhouse on the floor and cover with a blanket.

• Display a people figure. Pretend to have the figure ask an interested child to help him

find his house.

• Help the child discover the house under the blanket. Invite the child to play with the

house and people figures.

• Talk about the first family: Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel.

LOOK IN A THANK-YOU BAGCut apart Things God Made. Put the pictures in a gift bag.

• Invite an interested child to pull a picture out of the bag.

• Remark as you and the child look at the picture: “Look at what God made.”

• Encourage the child to name what is pictured.

• Lead the children to thank God for each of the things pictured. Mention that we can

thank God for Jesus, too.

BONUS ACTIVITIES

STICK STICKERSPrint the word FAMILY across a sheet of construction paper for each interested child.

Invite children to decorate their papers. Talk about the Bible story as children

decorate. Read aloud the missionary’s name as you show the Missions Pictures. Say

that Kimberly, the missionary in West Africa, teaches many children from different

families. Say that she tells them about God creating the world and everything in it,

including them and their families. Say that Kimberly tells the boys and girls about

Jesus, too.

CARE FOR BABY DOLLSInvite children to care for the dolls. Talk about the Bible story as they play. Mention

that Adam and Eve had children and they took care of them.

CLEAN UPPlay the tune “London Bridge” (track 17) as you sing: It is time to clean the room, clean

the room, clean the room. It is time to clean the room. Everyone helps. Help the children

return all items to their correct places.

›Age-appropriate dollhouse, people figures, blanket

›Pack Item 22: “Things God Made”

›Gift bag, scissors

›CD: ”Missions Pictures”

›Marker, construction paper, stickers, jumbo crayons

›Baby dolls, baby-care items

God made families.LIFE POINT

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LBIBLE STORY

SNACKPlace snack on tables.

Pray before eating.

Talk about the Bible story as children snack.

Lead children to clean their place and throw away the trash.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORY—Based on Genesis 4:1-7

BIBLE STORY FOR 1s

• Adam and Eve were the first people God made.

• They had two boys named Cain and Abel.

• Cain worked in the fields. Abel worked with the sheep.

• Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first family.

BIBLE STORY FOR 2s

God was happy with the many things He made. Then God made the first man.

His name was Adam. God did not want Adam to be alone. So God made a

woman. Adam called the woman Eve.

Adam and Eve had two sons named Cain and Abel. Cain took care of the

land, and Abel was a shepherd who cared for the animals. God made the first

family.

LIFE POINTGod made families.

UNIT VERSE

In the beginning God made the world. Genesis 1:1

WEEKLY VERSE

Show love to family members. Romans 12:10

THE FIRST FAMILY

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BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESSONGSing to the tune “The Farmer in the Dell”:

God made the first fam’ly.

God made the first fam’ly.

Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel,

God made the first fam’ly.

MAKE PRETEND SOUPProvide several large plastic bowls and spoons.

• Talk about meals that families eat together.

Mention that Cain grew plants for food and Abel

raised animals for food.

• Invite the children to make pretend soup.

• Offer a spoon to an interested child and

encourage her to stir the pretend soup in a bowl.

• Provide toy food for children to add to the soup.

• Talk about the Bible story as children stir.

• Mention that God made families.

• Option: Pour a few inches of water into a bowl

for children to gently stir.

READ BOOKS ABOUT FAMILIESFill a diaper bag or purse with books about families.

• Invite children to remove the books.

• Read aloud books with the children.

• Lead the children to say, ”Thank You, God, for

families.”

• Allow children to put the books in and take

them out of the bag several times.

MAKE A FAMILY CRAFTCut a large heart from construction paper for each interested child. Provide washable ink pads, yarn, scissors, tape, and wet wipes.

• Read aloud as you print Thank You, God, for my

family inside each heart.

• Help children to make fingerprints on the heart.

Wipe fingertips clean with wet wipes.

• Tape a loop of yarn or ribbon to the back of each

heart to make a hanger.

DRIVE TO CHURCHPlace several chairs close together. Provide a paper plate.

• Invite children to pretend to be a family driving

to church.

• Add a paper plate steering wheel and encourage

children to take turns driving.

• Mention that God made families and families

can go to church together.

BUILD A HOUSEProvide cardboard or foam blocks and people figures or dolls.

• Help children build a house for a family of

people figures.

• Talk about families as children work.

• Remark that God made families.

CLEAN UPLead children to put away toys in the correct places.

DISMISSPlace all the children’s personal items inside their

diaper bags. Remind parents to do the activities

and review the Bible stories this week on the Kids

Activity Page.

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BABIES:

UNIT 1. SESSION 4 The First Family

God Made People

Care for a Baby

Provide your child with a baby doll and a few baby-care items. Help your child take care of the baby doll. Talk about the Bible story. Thank God for your family.

UNIT VERSEIn the beginning

God made the world.— G E N E S I S 1 : 1

Look at Pictures

Show your child pictures of family members. Talk about members of your family and about happy memories. Thank God for your family. Show your child the Bible story picture (reverse side) and tell the Bible story. Thank God for making families.

Look at Photos

Babies love to look at photos or videos of themselves. Cuddle with baby and look at photos in an album or memory book or on your phone or computer. Point to people in the photos and say aloud their names. Comment that the Bible tells us that God made people. Say, “God made our family. He made each one of us special.”

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THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE: Babies heard about people. Ones and twos heard about the first family. God created people to live in families. What is special about your family?

LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING

God wants me to thank Him for the things He made.

GOD MADE PEOPLE

—based on Genesis 1:26-31; 2:2,7,15-24

►Bible VerseLove your father and mother.

Deuteronomy 5:16

►Bible Story for Babies

God made the world; then God made people,

the most special thing of all.

God made people to take care of His world.

The people could talk to God.

God rested after He made everything.

►Key Words

GOD

PEOPLE

SPECIAL

►Sentence Suggestions

God: God loves people.

People: God made people.

Special: People are special to God.

THE FIRST FAMILY—based on Genesis 4:1-7

►Bible Story for 1s

• Adam and Eve were the first people God

made.• They had two boys named Cain and Abel.

• Cain worked in the fields. Abel worked with

the sheep.• Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel were the first

family.

►Bible Story for 2s

God was happy with the many things He

made. Then God made the first man. His name

was Adam. God did not want Adam to be

alone. So God made a woman. Adam called

the woman Eve.Adam and Eve had two sons named Cain

and Abel. Cain took care of the land, and Abel

was a shepherd who cared for the animals.

God made the first family.

TAKE IT FURTHER

Check out The First Family section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App.

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THE FIRST FAMILYGENESIS 4:1-7 • TEACHING PICTURE 4

14 BIBLE MARKERS Units 1, 2, 3

Leader Pack, Fall 2016

Instructions: Separate the Bible Markers and use as directed in the Leader Guide.

God made the animals.Genesis 1:25

Show love to family members.Romans 12:10

God loves us.Psalm 117:2

Try to get along with everyone.Romans 12:18

Love one another.1 John 4:7

God will help you today.Exodus 14:13

In the beginning God made the world.Genesis 1:1

Love your father and mother.Deuteronomy 5:16

Do what God says.Deuteronomy 8:6

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

Show love to one another.Romans 12:10

God loves me.Psalm 86:13

We will do what God says.Exodus 19:8

Perforation 114 8.25" by 21.75" This is half-sized.

THINGS GOD MADEUnit 1, Session 4

Leader Pack, Fall 201622 Instructions: Separate the cards. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.

Perforation Number 11 2-UNIT 10.75" by 16.75" This is same-size. Dotted lines do NOT print.

FAMILY FIGURESUnit 1, Session 4

Leader Pack, Fall 2016

Instructions: Cut apart the cards. Use as directed in the Leader Guide.23

MISSIONS PICTURES

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Missions in West Africa

Missionary: Kimberly Cain

Jesus loves all children everywhere and wants them

to learn about Him. Kimberly Cain in West Africa loves

children and tells them about Jesus.

Sometimes Kimberly teaches children as they sit on mats

on the dusty ground. Sometimes she teaches children

at a local church where the roof is made of woven grass.

That church building might not look like yours, but the

children in West Africa are learning the same stories from

the Bible that you are!

Kimberly uses a storytelling cloth to tell stories from the

Bible. Each picture on the cloth is about a different Bible

story. Kimberly tells children the Bible stories so they can

grow up knowing Jesus and telling others about Him.

Pray

• For missionaries to learn the new language

• For missionaries to adjust to a new culture and

year-round hot temperatures

• For the children of West Africa to learn to follow

Jesus and tell others

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