God Made Me and I’m Special Objective: The children will be able to - identify who made them - name reason(s) why they are special Review: Prayer and questions from last week’s lesson. Vocabulary Words: Pick the words that you want to use: dltk-bible.com- Word Wall Words for the Story of Creation Word wall templates are large flash card printables that you can hang on the wall to aid children when they are learning or using new vocabulary words. Use these cards and ask the children, “What did God make?”. Me Card- Add this card to introduce each child. Plan: Circle Time: Read story: God Made Me by Helen Haidle- Children have fun as they read along and sing a song with God Made Me. This new book helps children ages 2 to 5 discover the wonderful body God created for them. The rhyming verses point children to hands, feet, eyes, ears and more to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Parents, teachers and children can enjoy reading or singing this book aloud together. The creative format is fun and helps young children learn and remember. The entire text and tune is printed in the form of sheet music at the end of the book. Or pick another book or activity below: Ask the children if they know the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Tell them that they are going to learn new words to the song that will help them remember how God created the world. You may wish to write the words to this song on a piece of poster board or have the children listen as you sing it through once. You can also use pictures and/or hand gestures or you can use the God Made Word Wall to help the students sing the song. The words are as follows: God made the earth and God made the sky, God made the fish and the birds that fly, Animals, flowers, trees so tall, God made everything great and small. God made all that I can see. God made you, and God made me. I am Special by Charlotte Lisi- This charming tale transports young children to the fictional feline world of Pumpkintown, a wonderful place where every individual is unique, accepted by the other cats, and told by the town's wise Mayor Sonny that they are very special. Through the "tails" of its many endearing characters, this delightful story teaches preschool and young school-aged children that they too are special and should also accept others, even if they are different. God Made You Special! by Eric Metaxas- As each vegetable introduces himself or herself, they remark about how God makes every individual unique from anyone else. God Made You Special by Jennifer Holder- Just as no two snowflakes are alike and no two thumbprints are the same, God made each person unique and special. You Are Very Special by Su Box- The simple book shares an important message to youngsters -- they are created unique and special, and loved by God, their friends, and family. -- Builds a healthy self-concept -- Features a childproof mylar mirror for kids to see themselves as special -- Instills an appreciation for individuality God Made You Sense-Ational by Deborah Saathoff- All of these activity books teach basic educational material in the context of a Christian environment. Perforated pages make reproducing activity sheets easy and painless. Sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste -- learn all about these God-given senses, what they are and how to use them in this interactive book. Includes a full-color "senses" poster. Songs and/or Finger Plays: Introduce songs and/or finger plays: Who made you? Wee Sing Bible Songs- God Made Me canteach.ca- I am Special (song) dltk-bible.com- I am Special song and finger play perpetualpreschool.com- God Made Me Songs littleblots.com- God Made Me Bible Song (scroll down to this) If You’re Special and You Know It (song)- (sung to the tune of "If You're Happy...") As you sing this song, have children think of actions to use for each verse. If you're special and you know it (fill in action). If you're special and you know it__________________ . If you're special and you know it And you really want to show it If you're special and you know it___________________! Activities: Introduce activity: Who made you special? perpetualpreschool.com- God Made Me Special Activity Tell the children that you have one of the most important people in the world inside your special box. Have the children take turns guessing who it is. Then allow them one at a time to look inside the box. (Inside the box you put a large mirror, so when the children look inside they see themselves.) After they have all had a turn looking inside the box, ask them the question again. Explain to them that they each are one of the most important people in the world because they are unique/different and that their is no one else in the world just like them. That is what makes them very special. This is What I Like Need- 2 pieces of paper with 1 happy face drawn on one and 1 sad face on the other. Tape the two sheets of paper to opposite walls in your classroom. Directions- Show the children the two faces you have taped to the walls. Tell the children that when you say each item on your list, they need to walk to the happy face if they like it or walk to the sad face if they do not like it. Say the following one at a time: Birthday Parties, Lightening, Snowball Fights, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Taking out the garbage, baseball, books, Barbie dolls, rainy days, hamsters, cleaning your room, playing outside. Gather the children back into the circle and say: Not everyone likes the same thing. Ask: Why doesn’t everyone like the same thing? Say: God made each of us special. None of us are like anyone else. We all have different things we like and do not like. Ways We Are Special Materials: a box or bag containing one item to represent each of the following ways we are special: our family (a family photo), the way we look (mirror, comb, etc.), special talents we have (sports equipment, tools, etc.), and nice things we do for others (a greeting card, letter). Begin by telling the group that everyone is special in lots of different ways. Take one of the items out of the bag and talk about how it represents one of the ways you (personally) are special, e.g. using a mirror - "I have blue eyes, wear glasses, and have freckles." Go around the circle and ask each child to name something special about himself related to the item from the bag. Select other items from the bag and repeat the activity. Encourage the children to think about many different ways we are all special. Application: Everyone is special in some way. How are the people in your family special? How are your friends special? daniellesplace.com- God Made Me (lots of activities, crafts, games listed here) Crafts: Introduce craft: Are our fingerprints all the same or different? One of a Kind Materials: washable stamp pad and ink, white index cards, magnifying glasses. Show the children how to make a fingerprint using the stamp pad. Explain that their fingerprint is one of a kind. No one has a fingerprint exactly like theirs. Let each child make some prints. Look at them under the magnifying glass. Compare them with each other's prints. Some may be similar but none are identical. Emphasize that fingerprints are one of the ways that each of us is special. Application: Your fingerprints are special, they are one of a kind. Can you think of anything else you have that no one else has? perpetualpreschool.com- God Made Me Finger Print Picture Use 4 craft sticks or Popsicle sticks as a frame. The children can decorate them as they like. Cut one piece of paper for each child to fit into the Popsicle frame. On each piece, write, or have children write, "God loves me - I am special to him." Or “I am Thumbody Special” and have their name written below. Then have the children use (washable) stamp pads to make their fingerprints or thumbprints on the background. They can get as creative as they want, using other decorations or not. Hot glue a string or piece of yarn on the back to hang. You can also put sticky magnet on the back to make it into a magnet. daniellesplace.com- God Made Me (lots of crafts listed here) Games: Introduce game: Who is special? I See Someone- Gather children in a circle. The teacher stands in the center to start the game. Begin by saying, "I see someone with brown shoes." Anyone who thinks the teacher is talking about her may say, "You see me." If she is right, she goes to the center and says, "I see someone..." If no one guesses right, give another hint. If a child doesn't wish to be in the center, casually pick someone else to take his place. The teacher can help by whispering hints to the child in the center, if needed. You can set a time limit on this game for however long you like. That’s Me!- Ask the children to listen for words or phrases that describe or identify something about them. When they hear something that describes them, they should stand up and shout "That's Me!" Use the list below or examples of your own. • has brown eyes • is the oldest child • has one sister • was born in the summer • likes pizza • owns a cat • owns a dog • likes to skate • has blue eyes • takes piano lessons • likes to read • lives in the country • rides a school bus • has more than one brother After everyone has had an opportunity to shout "That's Me!" at least once, conclude the activity by telling them that everyone is special in lots of different ways. Have the group give one big round of applause for all the ways they are special. daniellesplace.com- God Made Me (lots of games listed here) Snacks: Introduce snack: Who is special? perpetualpreschool.com- Peanut Butter Sandwiches Use a body shaped cookie cutter and make sandwiches. Put peanut butter and jelly inside the two shapes. Then add eyes, nose, mouth using choc. chips, gum drops, food coloring, etc. Gingerbread Me Cookies (You'll need baked and iced gingerbread-people cookies, colored coconut and small candies such as red hots, sprinkles, chocolate chips and raisins. You'll also need milk, paper cups and napkins.) Have children use the coconut and candies to decorate the gingerbread people to look like themselves. After children finish decorating, pass out paper cups of milk and enjoy the snack. As they're eating "themselves," have each one of them tell how they're special. Coloring/Puzzles: Prayers while students are doing worksheets and/or coloring. first-school.ws- My Name is Special (handwriting practice) Handwriting Worksheet Makers- (to make a personal handwriting tracer page of the child’s name) christianpreschoolprintables.com- God Made Me mini book (scroll down to this) enchantedlearning.com- A Book About Me Make a book about yourself. alphabet-soup.net- I am Special Book dltk-kids.com- All About Me Boy and girl mini books.

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This week’s lesson was a super fun one for our little ones! The focus was on God’s promises, so we started by talking about a promise that we had learnt a couple of weeks before. We remember that God had made a promise to Noah to save him and his family from the flood and we saw […]

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Remind your students that they have inherent value because they were created by God! Engage your elementary students with these print-and-go pages to supplement the book You Are Special by Max Lucado. The book: You Are Special by Max Lucado is a beautiful allegory that tells the sweet story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick who believes that he isn't good enough because of what others say about him. We learn that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with him that we begin to see ourselves through his eyes. We are special simply because we've been created by a loving and perfect God. This resource includes 15 fun and engaging activities to supplement your reading of the book. Make your lesson planning a breeze with these print-and-go pages (answer keys provided!) - perfect for a classroom, homeschool, or Sunday School setting! This print-and-go resource includes: Meet the Wemmicks comprehension graphic organizer Giving Stickers: Stars & Dots Meet Punchinello: Character Study Meet Lucia: Character Study Character Comparisons: Punchinello vs. Lucia Meet Eli: Character Study Cause & Effect activity Cause & Effect – blank Story Symbolism My Favorite Scene Me as a Wemmick Where Do I Find Value? Letter of Encouragement: write to Punchinello Letter of Encouragement: write to Lucia I Am Special because… bulletin board display Answer Keys – wording may vary Resource created by Jessica Lawler Read more on my blog: Joy in the Journey Looking for more Christian Teaching Resources? This is a digital download for ONE classroom only. If you have a friend or coworker who would also like to use the packet, you can purchase additional licenses for 10% off.

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VERSES: Job 1:1-42:17 MEMORY VERSE: Job 1:1 "There was man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job..." BOOK TO REMEMBER: Romans. Write "Romans" on small slips of paper and hand out to the students at the end of class. PRAYER: Pray that we not only have the patience of Job, but the integrity of Job. SPECIAL SONG: Be Patient And Kind (see April - Lesson - Joseph Meets His Brothers Who Hated Him on this blog). Click on orange circle for tune. VISUAL AID: Write "JOB" on whiteboard or chalkboard. List the troubles Job had as you tell the story. LESSON POINTS: In very ancient times, a long, long time ago, there was a man named Job. Although it is spelled like the word "job" which is a chore you would do, this man's name was pronounced "Job" which rhymes with the word "robe." He was a godly man who served God with his whole heart. The Bible calls him "perfect and upright" and a "man of integrity." He lived in a country that we have never heard of before; it was called Uz. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was, also, very rich! He had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a great number of servants. He was the most important man in all of the east. But the most important thing about Job was that he loved and served the LORD God. One day, Satan came among the sons of God to present themselves before the LORD. The LORD asked Satan, "From where did you come?" Satan said he had been going back and forth on the earth. The LORD asked Satan if he had considered His servant, Job. The Lord said that there was no man like His servant Job in all of the earth. Satan said that Job only served the LORD because Job was given much, but if all of Job's 'things' were taken away, then he would curse God. God said that everything Job had was now in Satan's power, meaning he could take anything of Job's away from him, but he could not put his hand on Job or hurt him in any way. On another day, all seven of Job's sons and all three of his daughters were eating together in the oldest son's house. While Job was at his house and not with his children, a messenger came up to Job and said that the oxen were plowing in the field and the donkeys were feeding close by. The Sabeans or a nation around Uz stole the animals and killed all of the servants, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While that messenger was still talking, another messenger came up to Job and told him that fire from the sky had come down and burned up all of Job's sheep and the servants who were watching them. They all died, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While the second messenger was still talking, there came another messenger up to Job and told him that another nation, the Chaldeans, came up in three groups and stole the camels and killed all of the servants, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. While the third messenger was still talking, there came another messenger up to Job and told him that while his children were eating together in one house that a great wind blew in from the wilderness and struck all four corners of the house and when the roof caved in on them, they all died, except the messenger who was telling Job the news. When all the messengers stopped talking, Job got up, tore his coat, shaved his head, fell down on the ground and worshiped the LORD. Job said that he came into this world with nothing, and he would go out of this world with nothing. The Bible says that in all of the things that happened to Job, he did not sin or say that it was God's fault all the bad things had happened. Another day, Satan came again with the sons of God and the LORD asked Satan, "From where did you come?" Satan again said that he had been going back and forth on the earth. The LORD asked Satan again if he had considered His servant, Job. The Lord said that there was still no man like His servant Job in all of the earth. Satan said that Job only served the LORD because he was healthy, but if his bone and flesh were touched, then he would curse God. God said that Job had was now in Satan's power, meaning he could do anything to Job, but he could not take Job's life. So Satan struck Job with boils from his head to his toes. Job was in such pain and misery. He took a piece of pottery and scraped his boils and then went and sat in a pile of ashes. They did not have medicines like we have today, but ashes were clean and helped ease the pain a bit. While, in his pain, Job's wife was very discouraging. She said that Job should curse God and die! Is that what Job should have done? NO! Job said she spoke as one of the foolish women. Job asked her if they should only receive good things all the time and not bad? In all that was said during this time, Job did not sin or blame God for his troubles. Job was very patient. Job had three friends who had heard of all the bad times Job was going through and they all came by to visit him at the same time. Job was in such bad condition and looked so badly that his friends did not even know Job until they were very close to him! When they saw Job, they cried, tore their clothes and put dirt on their own heads because they were grieved that Job was going through so much pain and suffering. So the three friends did what many friends would not do. They sat with Job for seven days without saying a word. They gave him comfort by just being there with him because they could tell that he was hurting a great deal. Then Job and his three friends had very long discussions. They talked for a while and listened for a while, they scolded Job because they thought that he must have done something very wrong, but the story of Job teaches that bad things happen to good people. We just must learn to be patient and never blame God. Finally, the LORD talked to Job, Job answered some of God's questions and Job listened to God. Job humbled himself before God and recognized the fact that the LORD could do anything! God was powerful and had--and has--control over all things on the earth and in heaven. In the end, the LORD restored Job's health, his riches, his servants, and Job even had seven more sons and three daughters. The only thing different than in the beginning of the story of Job is that the LORD blessed him with twice as much as he had before! All of Job's friends came to see him and brought him gifts. Everyone brought him a piece of money and an earring of gold. So everything was better for Job in the end compared to the beginning. The Bible mentions that Job's daughters were more beautiful than any in the land. Job lived 140 more years and saw his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren and his great-great-grandchildren grow up. Then Job died being old and full of days. What can we learn from Job? We learn to be very patient and longsuffering. We learn that bad things happen to good people. We learn that through the silence of the scriptures, God never told Job why all of this happened, or at least it was not written in the book of Job. "Older Student" Tips: Discuss what it means, "Bad things happen to good people." Talk about the meaning of "God allows trials to take place." Read 1 Corinthians 10:13. ACTIVITY: Job's Patience Materials needed: 6" x 12" piece of construction paper (any light color), marker, crayons. Hand out paper. Fold paper in thirds, so that the two edges meet in the middle. See picture. On the outside, folded paper, write "Bad Things Happen To Good People Like Job", writing the word "JOB" is beautiful letters. Write "Job 1-42" on the outside of the folded paper. Open up paper completely. Draw two lines down the folds of the paper. In the middle section, write "We need to be patient like Job and never blame God." On right section, write "BEFORE" at the top and then list what Job possessed, for example, write "Rich," "7,000 (draw a sheep)", "3,000 (draw a camel)", "500 yoke of (draw an ox)", "500 (draw a donkey)", and many servants. On left side, write "AFTER" at the top and then list what Job possessed, for example, "very rich", "14,00 sheep", "6,000 camels", "1,000 yoke of oxen", "1,000 donkeys", "many servants", "10 children", "lived 140 more years". Color pictures of animal and decorate the middle section without covering up the words.

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