Joseph Helps 1 Week 1 of 4 in Prison Reflect on the Word

1 6 Joseph Helps in PrisonBIBLE STORYJ oseph s Prison Time Genesis 39 BIBLE TRUTHGod Helps us to help lesson will help preschoolers know that Joseph loved God, did what God wanted him to do, and want to please God in the things they lesson will help kindergart-ners begin to obey God and do right even in difficult We work together with God (1 Corinthians 3:9, nirv).LESSON Helps HELPING HAND Tips for DEEPERI mportant biblical and theological words of the on the WordRead Genesis 39. Take a moment to Reflect on the following: Have you ever been jealous of someone in your family? How did you treat them? Journal about a time in your life when you felt like you were punished for doing the right thing.

2 What was your attitude when this happened? Joseph trusted God long after most people would have given up. He simply trusts that God is with him, even as things grow worse rather than s brothers sold him into slavery , and then told their father he had been killed by a wild beast. The brothers sold Joseph to a traveling merchant caravan. That caravan carried goods and slaves from other parts of the world to richer areas. After many miles of rough travel, Joseph s captors sold him into slavery in was the captain of Pharaoh s guard; no doubt a wealthy and pow-erful man. Despite all the possible dangers of slavery , it seems that Joseph prospered. He prospered because the Lord was with him. Potiphar recognized the blessing on Joseph and placed him over everything he any moment, Joseph could have convinced himself that he was respon-sible for working his way up in Potiphar s house.

3 When approached by Potiphar s wife, Joseph could have accepted her advances. When faced with a tough deci-sion, Joseph chose to act with integrity and accept the consequences. Joseph remained faithful to God, and depended on Him for Potiphar threw Joseph in jail because of his wife s accusations, Joseph continued to trust God to work. Joseph loved God, and wanted to please Him in everything he hard times we are tempted to depend on our own prowess, intelligence, or problem-solving ability to answer our dilemma rather than wait for God and depend on God. Joseph is an example of continual trust in God to be with us and work on our preschoolers take on helper roles in the classroom? Recognize them for their helpful need the encouragement to keep helping even when it is hard to & SaySingDoSolveRead & Write oP oK 1 Joseph s Photos Bulletin Board Resources, Items 4 and 5 oP oK 2 Say and Sign Bible Verse Resources, Item 7 oP oK 3 Build the Prison oP oK 1 Bible Story Transition Resources, Item 5 oP oK 2 Tell the Bible Story Resources, Item 6; Nu-Vu Background Nos.

4 2, 5, and 12 oP oK 3 Bible Story Review Questions Resources, Item 5 oP 1 Preschool Connections Activity Sheets 1/1b & sticker Preschool Connections, Sheets 1/1b & sticker oK 1 Kindergarten Connections Activity Sheets 3/3b Kindergarten Connections, Sheets 3/3b oP oK 2 Prison Crackers oP oK 3 Connecting with God Through Prayer AttentionGettersBible ExplorationsConnections To LifeBASIC LESSON PLANNER1. Choose preschool or kindergarten. Check the appropriate Go step-by-step through each section of the lesson. A=3 steps. B=3 steps. C=3 If you would like additional lesson options, turn to pages 42 and Look at each activity to find needed 1 of 47 Joseph s Photos Bulletin BoardBefore class, Follow the directions on Items 4 and 5 to prepare the bulletin board for the next four weeks.

5 Make four copies of Item 5 for each class, Gather children at the bulletin board. Take out the digital camera. Preschool option, Say, Let s pretend we can take a picture of the person in our Bible sto-ry. His name is Joseph . Get out your camera and say, CLICK! Reveal the first picture on the picture strip. Say, This is Joseph . I wonder what Joseph is doing in Prison . God was with Joseph and helped him to help others. I wonder how Joseph helped others. We will have to wait until our Bible story to find out!Kindergarten option, Allow the kindergartners to use the real digital camera to view each other. Say, Let s pretend we can take a picture of the person in our Bible story. His name is Joseph . Get out your cam-era and say, CLICK!

6 Reveal the first picture on the picture strip. Say, This is Joseph . Where is Joseph ? What is he doing? To whom is he praying? What do you think he is saying to God? Let s find out during our Bible the Bible story, the children will add their own Bible story art around the camera on the bulletin board. They will draw their pictures on the speech balloons from Item and Sign Bible VerseIn class, Place the poster at the children s eye level. Preschool option, Point to each sign. Say the word as you do the sign. Repeat each signed word, having children do the sign and say the word. Say the verse four times, do-ing the signs. Then have volunteers help you say and sign the verse for the class. Say, God wants us to help others.

7 Let s find out how Joseph helped others in today s Bible option, Follow the same steps as for preschoolers. Then, cover the poster or remove it from the wall. Have the group say and sign the verse with you, without seeing the poster. Reveal the poster. Say, We can help other people with God s help . God wants us to help others. Let s find out if Joseph helped others in today s Bible the PrisonIn class, Sit with children in a circle on the classroom option, Say, The Bible tells us that God Helps us to help other people. We are going to practice helping each other. Say, I am going to give you some blocks. I would like you to work together to build Joseph s Prison . Divide the class into small groups and have the groups move a small distance apart and give each group a pile of blocks to make a Prison .

8 Say, Let s listen and see why Joseph was in Prison and how he helped option, Do this activity as for the preschool option. If the children can handle the pressure, have the groups race to build the Prison first. Congratulate all groups equally. Say, Let s find out why Joseph was in Prison and how he was a children arrive, allow them to do activity centers as suggested in the unit pages. When you are ready to begin, do the three Attention Getters activities on this page before moving to Bible Explorations. Each Attention Getters activity can be used with preschoolers or ll need Resources, Items 4 & 5 Bulletin board, background paper, and border Plasti-Tak or removable tape Stapler and staples Real digital camera Scissors Stiff card stock paper and crayons or washable markersYou ll need Resources, Item 7 Plasti-Tak or other mounting adhesive for the classroom wall55 ll need Blocks or LegosGo to page 10 for additional Attention Getters preschoolers may still engage in parallel play and find large or extended group activities difficult.

9 Preschoolers need constant supervision and gentle reminders to share and to stay focused on the Bible Story TransitionIf You Like to help Out Others(Tune: If You re Happy and You Know It )If you like to help out others just say, Yes! (YES!)If you like to help out others just say, Yes! (YES!)God likes when we help others,Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers,If you like to help out others just say Yes! (YES!)Give each child a speech balloon to draw on after the Bible Bible Story TransitionIn class, Play a game with the cards. When you hold up God with us have children say the words and give themselves a hug. When you hold up the word told have the children cup their hands around their mouths.

10 Give each child a speech bal-loon. Say, After the Bible story, you will get to draw a pic-ture of what happened to Joseph !Transition children to the Bible story time, tell the Bible story, and ask the review questions. If needed, retell the Bible story to children for understanding. Then go to Connections to with us: God with us means that God is everywhere we are, helping us, even though we do not see ONLY!Photocopy onto colored paper and cut out the Faith Word card for God with us from page 88 and the kindergarten sight word, told, from page 90. Invite two kindergartners to hold these word cards during the Bible story. When God with us is said in the story, the child holds up the word card and the kindergartners repeat, God with us.