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Gifts “… This I Know …” Writer Bios Classroom Conversations About Jesus Connecting the Pieces Basic and Quarterly Resources What Is Creative Art? Ten Ways to Show You Care Hands-on Experiences with the Bible Songs Coming Next Quarter

Bible Teaching Plan December: God Sent Jesus Unit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 December 6 Isaiah Told About Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 December 13 Mary and Joseph Heard Good News . . . . . . . . . . 14

Bible Teaching Plans for ETC (Extended Teaching Care) December ETC–1 January ETC–11 February ETC–23

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December 20 Jesus Was Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 December 27 The Wise Men Visited Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

January: What We Do at Church Unit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

January 3 The People Worshiped God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30



January 10 Ezra Read the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34



January 17 A Woman Gave an Offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38



January 24 The People Built the Tabernacle . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

January 31 Paul Told Lydia About Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

February: What Did Jesus Do? Unit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

February 7 Jesus Chose Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

February 14 Jesus Helped 10 Lepers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 February 21 Jesus Fed a Crowd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 February 28 Jesus Calmed the Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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KINDERGARTEN LEADER GUIDE Bible Teaching for Kids Vol ume 4, N umbe r 2 , Wi nte r 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 Production & Ministry Team Kathryn Collins Editor in Chief Helen Owens Editor R. Scott Wiley Biblical and Instructional Specialist Mitch Mann Graphic Designer Susan Bailey Copy Editor Rebecca Robinson Technical Specialist Bill Emeott Lead Childhood Ministry Specialist Ann Edwards Childhood Ministry Specialist Jan Marler Childhood Ministry Specialist Klista Storts Childhood Ministry Specialist Management Personnel Jerry Vogel Director, Childhood Ministry Publishing Landry R. Holmes Managing Director, Childhood Ministry Publishing Judy Latham Managing Director, Childhood Ministry Publishing Mary Katharine Hunt Director, Childhood Ministry David Francis Director, Sunday School Gary H. Hauk Director, Publishing, LifeWay Church Resources Send questions/comments to Bible Teaching for Kids Kindergarten Leader Guide One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234-0172 Or make comments on the Web at www.lifeway.com/kids. Printed in the United States of America Bible Teaching for Kids Kindergarten Leader Guide (ISSN 1559-2162; Item Number 005075161) is published quarterly by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234, Thom S. Rainer, President. © 2009 LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.   For ordering or inquiries visit www.lifeway.com, or WRITE LifeWay Church Resources Customer Service, One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 37234-0113. For subscriptions or subscription address changes E-MAIL [email protected], FAX (615) 251-5818, or write to the above address. For bulk shipments mailed quarterly to one address, E-MAIL [email protected], FAX (615) 251-5933, or write to the above address.   We believe the Bible has God for its author; salvation for its end; and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter and that all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. The 2000 statement of The Baptist Faith and Message is our doctrinal guideline.   Levels of Biblical Learning™ is a trademark of LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Sunday School writers Sally Cressman (December) Kindergarten teacher, Brentwood Baptist Church, Brentwood, Tennessee

Sharon Andrews (January and February) 3s–Kindergarten teacher, South Haven Baptist Church, Springfield, Missouri

ETC writer Cheryl Mock Preschool teacher, Oakwood Baptist Church, New Braunfels, Texas

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Week of December 6, 2009

Isaiah Told About Jesus Bible Passage – Isaiah 1:1; 6:1,8; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5 Bible Truth – People told that God would send Jesus.

Teacher Connection

LEVEL of biblical learning – (Jesus) People in the Old Testament told that Jesus would be born.

Life Application – I can discover that God planned Isaiah lived in the middle of Judah’s rebellion and judgment, but he for Jesus to be born. saw new hope coming in the birth of a child who would be the long Bible verse – God will send a child to be born awaited Messiah. Read Isaiah 6:1-8. Isaiah received a vision of God’s (Isaiah 7:14). glory that overwhelmed him and transformed his life. Bible Words – Isaiah – a prophet in the Old Testament Isaiah responded to God’s question with a positive, who told about Jesus’ birth unconditional response. God instructed the prophet to message – information given to someone carry His message to the people of Judah, even though they would not respond. Read Isaiah’s job description in Isaiah 6:9-13. If you told God you were Get Ready to Connect the Bible with Kids unconditionally available to Him, what do you think He would instruct you to do? Prepare materials for learning center activities:   Read Isaiah 7:1-14. King Ahaz and the people of Judah √ Make a Discovery Bag faced a terrifying situation. Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah, √ Trace with Stencils the son of the king of Israel, were determined to capture √ Mail Letters to Friends Jerusalem. God told Isaiah to tell the king not to fear; God √ Play a Telephone Game √ T ell About Jesus Through Music would not let them be captured. To assure them that this word was from God, God told the king to ask for a sign, any Gather leader pack items: sign he chose. King Ahaz refused, preferring to believe the √ Item 1. Teaching Picture: “Isaiah Told About Jesus” √ Item 14a-d. Bible Word Cards: Isaiah, message terror of the oncoming kings rather than trust in God. God √ Item 15a. Bible Markers said He would still send a sign—a young woman, while still √ Item 16. Winter Unit Poster a virgin, to give birth to a Son. If that were not sign enough, √ Item 18. Christmas Letter √ Item 20a-b. Picture Time Line the child born to this young virgin would be no ordinary person. The Son would be God Himself, as evidenced by His Print from Music and More for Kindergarten Enhanced CD: name Immanuel, “God with us.” √ Bible Markers √ Reflecting on the Session   Read Isaiah 9:6-7; 11:1-5; 53. What other names or √ Weekly Group-Time Outline pictures of Jesus do you see? While Isaiah saw the √ Parent E-mail for December humility and suffering of Jesus, he also saw Jesus as God’s √ Discovery Bag Strips conquering, ruling Son. The nation of Judah, soon to be √ JESUS Stencil captured by invaders, needed to know that God’s Messiah Learn songs from Music and More for Kindergarten CD: was the true ruler, the great King and Judge of all the earth. Please see pages 70-74 for print music of this session’s songs.   Which of the descriptions of Jesus seems most important √ “Little Baby Jesus” (track 1) √ “Ring the Bells, Sing Noel” (track 2) to you? Why did you choose this description? Thank God for √ “Christmas Lullaby” (track 10) His plan to send Jesus in these roles. This activity uses the Kindergarten Connection weekly activity page. Send home the page to help parents as they reinforce the Bible truths and Bible story at home. If you have limited time or teaching staff and need a Quick Plan, consider using these activities to achieve today’s Bible teaching and life application.

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Connecting with Bible Content in

As children participate in the learning centers, briefly tell the Bible story and help them say the Bible verse. Sing songs for this session. 30 - 50 minutes

Make a Discovery Bag

Trace with Stencils Center: Creative Art

Center: Dramatic Play

Center: Puzzles and Manipulatives

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Bible Connection Isaiah told others that God would send Jesus.

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Bible Connection God sent Jesus to be born.

Isaiah helped people know God’s plan for Jesus to be born.

Materials: Bible, Kindergarten Connection weekly pages, “Discovery Bag Strips” (enhanced CD), scissors, lunch bags, markers, Christmas stickers (biblical), Nativity stickers (see p. 7)

Materials: Bible, “Bible Marker” and “JESUS Stencil” (enhanced CD), paper, heavyweight paper, scissors, markers or crayons

> Open the Bible to Isaiah and tell the children about today’s Bible story. > Read aloud the instructions for creating a picture on the Kindergarten Connection page. > Give each child a bag and invite him to decorate his bag using the stickers and markers. > Tell the children to cut the discovery strips and place the strips in their bags. If you do not have access to the CD, print basic facts from the Bible stories this month on strips of paper. Use one fact for each strip. Example statements for the strips might include Isaiah wrote words in the Bible about Jesus; God chose Mary and Joseph to be Jesus’ family; Mary heard good news about Jesus; Joseph heard good news about the birth of Jesus; Jesus was born in Bethlehem. > Encourage the kindergartners to select a strip from their bags each day and talk about it with their families.

>> KID Connection Read a few strips from the discovery bag. Remind children that God planned to send a special child, Jesus, to be born.

> Print the “JESUS Stencil” from the CD. Cut out the stencil. Trace this onto heavyweight paper, making two or three stencils. Cut out the stencils. If you do not have access to a CD, use stencil letters to make your own stencil on heavyweight paper. > Read the Bible verse from Isaiah 7:14. > Kindergartners can place the stencil on a piece of paper and trace around the cutout portions. Invite them to color and decorate their traced stencils.

>> Kid Connection Listen as each child reads her stencil. Say: “God planned for Jesus to be born.”

Mail Letters to Friends

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Materials: Bible; Bible Word Cards Isaiah, message (Pack Item 14); shoe box with lid; construction paper; envelopes; paper; alphabet stamps; markers; pencils; Jesus stickers (see p. 7) > To make a mailbox, cover a box with construction paper and cut a slit in the lid for the mail. Spread writing materials on a table. > Show the Bible word card Isaiah. Open the Bible to the Book of Isaiah and point to the word Isaiah. Talk about who Isaiah was and tell the Bible story. > Encourage children to stamp letters on the paper. Invite them to spell the words message and Isaiah. Children may enjoy stamping other words they know. They may also want to add Jesus stickers to their papers. > Ask boys and girls to draw a picture about the Bible story on their letters. > Invite each child to put her letter in an envelope and “mail” it to someone in her family. Direct the children to the mailbox. Explain to the children that they will be able to take their mail home at the end of the Sunday School session. Ask them to help you remember.

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Kid Connection Show the word card message. Talk about its meaning. Pray, thanking God for Isaiah’s special message about Jesus. Thank God for His plan for Jesus to be born.

Week of December 6

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Connecting with Bible Content in Learning Center Activities continued Play a Telephone Game

Tell About Jesus Through Music

Center: Nature and Science

Center: Blocks

>> Bible Connection God told Isaiah what to write, and Isaiah listened.

>> Bible Connection

Materials: Bible, teaching picture (Pack Item 1), two empty soup cans or paper cups, long string

Isaiah told that God would send Jesus.

> At home, carefully punch a hole in the bottom of both cans. Cover the edges of the cans with masking tape. > Thread the string through the hole at the bottom of each can and secure with a sturdy knot. > Show the teaching picture to the children. Point to Isaiah in the picture and tell them that God told Isaiah about Jesus long before Jesus was born. > Ask them to tell you some things they know about Jesus from the Bible story. > Demonstrate keeping the string taut between the two cans. Invite two children at a time to take turns talking and listening to each other tell about Jesus.

Materials: Bible, Bible Marker (Pack Item 15a), empty coffee can or bongo drum, Music and More CD, CD player, wooden blocks > Insert this week’s Bible marker at Isaiah 7:14. As children come to the center, read the verse with each one. > Demonstrate tapping the drum while saying the verse. Allow the child to add his own rhythm or tap the drum to the beat of “Little Baby Jesus” (track 1). > Children may also enjoy rubbing or tapping two blocks together to the rhythm of the music. Play the song again. Invite children to build something as they listen to the music.

>> KID Connection Pray and thank God for sending His Son, Jesus.

Bonus Ideas Role-Play Isaiah Provide Bible times dress-up clothes, a cane, and a beard. Suggest the child dress up as Isaiah and walk around the room announcing to others that God will send a child to be born. Show children the Bible verse in the Bible. Say it together. Make a Banner Announcing Isaiah’s News Write the Bible verse in bubble letters on a large piece of paper. Bubble letters are letters made with a line of circles formed to make each letter. Direct the children to decorate each bubble letter with markers or crayons. Hang the banner in the hallway. As an alternate activity, use the Nativity Scene craft pack (see p. 7). Children can make a smaller banner for display on your classroom door.

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KID Connection Comment: “God planned for Jesus to be born. Isaiah told people about God’s plan.”

Help the children learn responsibility and care of the church through cleanup.

5 - 10 minutes

Play the songs “Little Baby Jesus” (track 1) and “Christmas Lullaby” (track 10) as children clean up their centers. Walk around the room and thank each group for helping clean.

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Connecting with Bible Truths in

15 - 20 minutes

Engage children in Group Time.

Isaiah Told About Jesus Isaiah 1:1; 6:1,8; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5 Materials: Bible; teaching picture (Pack Item 1); Bible Word Cards Isaiah, message (Pack Item 14); Bible Markers (Pack Item 15a); Picture Time Line (Pack Item 20a-b); Music and More CD; CD player; tape; handbells; drum and wooden stick

Prepare. Gather the materials for group time. Cut out the circles for the Picture Time Line. Tape the Picture Time Line to the wall in the group-time area. Locate and mark Isaiah 7 in your Bible and practice telling the Bible story. Learn the song “Ring the Bells, Sing Noel” (track 2).

Move and sing together. Invite two children to stand beside you and ring the handbells to the rhythm of the song “Ring the Bells, Sing Noel” (track 2). Lead the rest of the children in singing the song. Comment: “This month we are learning that God planned for His Son, Jesus, to be born.” Read the Bible verse. Open your Bible, point to the Bible verse, and read it. Ask the children to repeat the verse together. Say: “Long before Jesus was born, God told Isaiah that He would send a Son to be born.”

Tell the Bible story. Hold up each word card and talk about its meaning. Challenge the children to listen for these words as you tell the Bible story with your Bible open. Bible Story

Isaiah lived in Jerusalem in the country of Judah. Isaiah heard God say, “Whom shall I send to tell people my message?”   Isaiah said, “Send me, God. I will go.” Isaiah became a prophet. A prophet tells people what God wants them to know.   God chose Isaiah to tell the people some wonderful news. Isaiah wrote down what God told him. Isaiah wrote that a young woman would have a son, a special baby boy. The special baby would be God’s Son. The baby would be Jesus.   God’s message to Isaiah helped the people know that Jesus

would love all people. Jesus would help people understand more about God. He would grow into a man. He would be wise. He would help people know and love God. He would always do what is right and would help people.  The words Isaiah wrote were on a Bible scroll. People who heard or read the words on the Bible scroll knew that God was planning to send His Son, Jesus. Recall the story. Show the teaching picture. Ask: “Whom did God tell about Jesus? What was the wonderful news? What did Isaiah do after he heard the news?” Refer to the time line. Place the cutout circles on the floor. Ask: “Which picture shows Isaiah?” Ask a volunteer to help tape this picture to the number 1 circle on the time line. Comment: “God spoke to Isaiah and asked him to tell this good news many, many years before Jesus was born.” Point to number 5 on the time line and note that this is where Jesus was born, many years after Isaiah told people the good news.

Pray. Ask for any prayer requests from the kindergartners. Pray and thank God for doing what He planned to do. Thank God for sending His Son, Jesus.

Make life application. Repeat the Bible verse. Say: “God told Isaiah that He would send His Son to be born. Let’s practice our Bible verse using the drum.” Demonstrate saying the Bible verse while tapping on the drum. Pass the drum around until each child has said the verse.

>> Family Connection Send the December “Parent E-mail” (enhanced CD). Hand out the Christmas Letter (Pack Item 18). Remind parents of any upcoming Christmas activities at your church. Give each child a copy of the Kindergarten Connection weekly page. Send home mail from the mailbox with each child.

If you have limited time or teaching staff and need a Quick Plan, include these activities to achieve today’s Bible teaching and life application at group time.

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1Snack

As boys and girls wash their hands, ask volunteers to help serve the snack. Thank God for the snack. As the kindergartners eat, say: “Today we will learn about Isaiah. He had a message from God for the people.”

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2 Move to Group Time 3 Sing Together Clean up the snack and move to group time.

To the tune “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” sing: (1) “God wanted everyone to know His plan; God wanted everyone to know His plan; God planned to send His Son; God planned to send His Son; God wanted everyone to know His plan.” (2) “Isaiah wrote that God would send a child; Isaiah wrote that God would send a child; Oh, Jesus would be born; Oh, Jesus would be born; Isaiah wrote that God would send a child.”

4 Talk About the Bible Story

WEEK OF December 6, 2009 Your Teaching Partner(s): ___________________ ___________________________________ Your room number: _______________________ Your hour to teach: _ ______________________ Questions? Call: _ ________________________

Isaiah Told About Jesus   Isaiah 1:1; 6:1,8; 7:14; 9:6-7; 11:1-5

Bible Truth -- People told that God would send Jesus. Life Application -- I can discover that God   planned for Jesus to be born.

Bible Verse -- God will send a child to be born   (Isaiah 7:14).

Open the Bible to Isaiah 1:1. Instruct the children to nod yes when they hear the name Isaiah in the story. • Isaiah lived in Jerusalem. He heard God say, “Whom shall I send to tell people my message?” • Isaiah said, “Send me, God. I will go.” Isaiah became a prophet. He told what God wanted people to know. • God chose Isaiah to tell the people some wonderful news. Isaiah wrote down what God told him. He wrote that a young woman would have a son, a special baby boy. The special baby would be God’s Son, Jesus. • God’s message to Isaiah helped people know that Jesus would love all people. Jesus would help people know and love God. He would be wise, always do what is right, and help people. • The words Isaiah wrote were on a Bible scroll. People who heard or read the words on the Bible scroll knew that God planned to send His Son, Jesus.

5 Say a Bible Verse

Say: “God will send a child to be born (Isaiah 7:14).” Ask: “Who was the child God would send? (Jesus) Who wrote that He would be born? (Isaiah)”

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Pray, thanking God for loving us, sharing His plans with us, and sending Jesus to us.

As the children are enjoying the activities below, reinforce the fact that God made plans. He had a plan for Jesus to be born, and He let people know His plan. A Make and work a puzzle. For each child, cut a piece of construction paper into three simple puzzleshaped pieces. Print the words BIBLE, GOD, and JESUS on a piece of paper for the children to copy with markers or crayons. Help them print one word per puzzle piece and then fit the pieces together. Remind the children that God told Isaiah to write on a Bible scroll that God’s Son would be born. B Make and follow blueprints. Encourage the children to create simple plans for buildings by tracing blocks laid out on blue paper. Then they can build the buildings they planned. As they draw and build wonderful buildings, remind them that God makes plans for us and He does what He says He will do. Ask what plan of God’s we learned about today. (Jesus would be born.) C Draw illustrations for Bible scroll stories. Provide drawing paper and markers or crayons for each kindergartner. Remind the children that God told Isaiah His plan. Isaiah wrote God’s plan for Jesus to be born on a Bible scroll. Encourage the children to draw pictures to illustrate God’s plan. Roll their pictures into a scroll. D Play “Tell God’s Plans.” Sit in a circle. Toss a beanbag to a child. He or she shares one thing God planned about Jesus’ life. That child then tosses the beanbag to another child, and the game continues. Guide the children to facts that help tell the story surrounding Jesus’ birth. These might include: God chose Isaiah to tell people about Jesus. God told Mary and Joseph that a baby would be born. The baby’s name was Jesus. Mary and Joseph were chosen as Jesus’ parents. The shepherds heard about Jesus. The wise men came and visited Jesus.

8 Clean Up 9 Play “What Did God Plan?”

Thank the children for helping clean up. Remind them to clean the tables and the floor under the tables.

Tape a finish line at one end of the room. Instruct the children to line up shoulder to shoulder. Say: “What did God plan?” and then give a direction such as “Take 3 steps forward.” The children will reply, “For Jesus to be born” and follow the instruction given. Play until all children have crossed the finish line. Play the game again. This is not a race.

10 Dismiss

Help the children to gather their belongings, papers, and today’s Kindergarten Connection page. As a child’s parents arrive, praise their child for something he did well during the morning.

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