Just Us Little Guys Series 7 Exodus: Moses - Promised Land

1 just Us Little GuysA Series of Bible Study LessonsFor Children 4-7 Years OldSeries 7 Exodus: Moses - Promised LandLesson 1 Moses in the Bulrushes (Miriam)Lesson 2 Moses and the Burning BushLesson 3 Moses and Pharaoh (The Ten Plagues)Lesson 4 The PassoverLesson 5 Crossing the Red SeaLesson 6 The Ten CommandmentsLesson 7 The Promised LandJust Us Little GuysSunday school CenterUsing these Us Little GuysPage2 2013, Sharon Kay ChatwellUsing these LessonsEach of these lessons: Is designed to work with children, ages 4-7 years old May be used separately, or in a Series of lessons Is Bible-based and Christ-honoringEach of these lessons consists of 7 parts:Teacher Pep Talk:A few words of encouragement written especially for you, theteacher who will present the lesson.

2 You ll also find a fewBible verses to review prior to teaching the You will Need:A list of items you will need to present the over the suggested activities to see if you need anyitems for the ones you Points:A list of the major points to be made during the Verse:A verse of appropriate length for the age of the :Step by step ideas for presenting the Major Points to thechildren. Use your own words, embellish with your ownstories or :Pray with and for the childrenSuggested Activities:Games, crafts, or activities that allow the children to respondto the LessonTeaching Tips:Readover theTeacher Pep Talkand review the suggestedBible Versesin advance,so that the Bible truths will be in your own heart before you try to teach the is the secret of being a good teacher!

3 Suggested Activitiesare just !You may think of even bettergames, crafts, drawings or activities to do with the children. If so, then DO THEM!Remember, you have different gifts and talents than anyone else. You may havedifferent resources available. Ask God to help you be creative in ways to reach out tothe children with His message!TheMajor Pointsare the ideas that are to be conveyed to the children during theLesson. These are stated in very simple terms, but they are vast concepts to are AMAZING in that they can understand these very big things, even if theyare stated in very simple words. Perhaps this is why our Savior instructed us that theKingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these . just Us Little GuysSunday school CenterUsing these Us Little GuysPage3 2013, Sharon Kay ChatwellEach timeyou teach childrenYOU SHOULD NOT FAIL TO DO THESE 3 THINGS: LISTEN to them PRAY with and for them Let them see you READ from THE BIBLELISTEN:Sit on the floor with the children and ask them how their week went.

4 ThenLISTEN to the various children as they tell you something that is on their heart or this takes time and effort, but the children NEED to be able to tell you about them,so that you can :At the beginning of your time together, pray with the children and for thechildren. You may wish to pray for some of their concerns or for your time God to help you teach the lesson so that they will be blessed by it. Do this out need to know that you pray and that they can pray as from the BIBLE:Hold the Bible in your hands or in your lap and let the childrenSEEyou read at least one verse from it. It is good for them to know that there is areference where we may go to seek God s answers. If they see you read from it, theywill learn that they may do so as bless you as you work with the children to present these great spiritual truths tothem!

5 May your work in the field bring a great harvest for the Kingdom of God!With love in Christ,SharonSpecial Note regarding the Old Testament Lessons: (Genesis and Exodus)These are two great sets of lessons to help the children understand the sequence of thevarious events in the Old Testament Bible Stories. To help with this, plan aTIMELINEto be posted in your easiest way to do this is to stretch a piece of yarn, or clothesline, across one wall ofyour room. Explain to the children that it is a timeline, which begins at the beginning oftime with creation and moves toward the present. (Many of them will know what anumber line is; they are similar, as the time also increases as you go from left to right.)As you learn the various stories, put up a piece of paper on the timeline for each one of the activity pages, if you like, for each lesson.

6 This will help the childrenremember the story. Use clothespins to attach the paper to the week or so, review the names of the stories on the timeline with the children. Thiswill help them remember the stories and learn the order in which they occurred inhistory. You will be amazed at how much more they will learn if you use this method! just Us Little GuysSunday school CenterExodus ( Moses Promised Land) Lesson Us Little GuysPage4 2013, Sharon Kay ChatwellMoses in the Bulrushes (Miriam)Teacher Pep Talk: Not the most auspicious of being placed in a basketand then deposited in a But, that is exactly what happenedto baby Moses . In order to save him from Pharaoh s edict that all ofthe Hebrew male infants were to be killed, Moses mother placedhim in a basket of reeds, which she had covered with tar and Moses sister Miriam standing watch, she carefully placed thebasket among the bulrushes at the bank of the river.

7 WhenPharaoh s daughter came to bathe, she found the basket andadopted Moses as her own son. The faithful Miriam then helpedthe princess find a nurse for Moses ; happily, it was his own mother!You will need:BibleOther items depending on the activities chosenMajor Points:Israel s Family (the Hebrews) Lived in EgyptPharaoh Ordered the Hebrew Baby Boys KilledIn Faith, Moses Parents Hid HimMoses Mother made a Basket for HimMiriam Watched over Moses in the Basket in the RiverPharaoh s Daughter found the BabyMoses Mother Took Care of HimScripture Ref:Exodus 1 and 2:1-10, and Hebrews 11:23 Memory Verse:Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses parents hid :Israel s Family (the Hebrews) Lived in Egypt [Be sure to start with your Bible sitting on your lap.] [Review the Timeline in the classroom, if available See serieslessons instructions.]

8 The Genesis Series ended with the storyof Jacob/Israel being reunited with Joseph, his son, in Egypt.] Jacob/Israel and his family had come to Egypt to escape thefamine. It was a large family. They called them the Hebrews. They had stayed there for a long time (400 years!) That s areally long time!(If we all held our fingers up it would be WAYmore years than that! Let s count by hundreds to get to 400.) In that long amount of time they had gone from being honoredguests in Egypt to being full-time slaves in Egypt! The king (or Pharaoh) who had known them and liked them and now the new Pharaoh treated them as slaves. Not only that, but Pharaoh was just plain scared of the thought there were too many of them! just Us Little GuysSunday school CenterExodus ( Moses Promised Land) Lesson Us Little GuysPage5 2013, Sharon Kay ChatwellPharaoh Ordered the Hebrew Baby Boys Killed Pharaoh wanted to get rid of the Hebrews, or at least to slowthem down a Little , so he ordered all their Little baby boys killed.

9 What a terrible thing! Poor Little Hebrew baby boys. What doyou think? Should Pharaoh have done that? Why/ Why not? During this time one special Hebrew family had a very specialbaby boy, his name was Moses .(Repeat Moses )By Faith, Moses Parents Hid Him Moses had a mom and a dad, and a sister named Miriam The Bible says thatby faithMoses parents hid him fromPharaoh s order.(Hebrews 11:23) They didn t want to see their fine baby boy killed. What do you think? Was that a good thing or a bad thing? Itwas a good thing. Even though Pharaoh had ordered the babyboys to be killed, the parents knew that was wrong. They decided to do what was right because they believed inGod. They didn t do the wrong thing that Pharaoh had they hid their son and kept him safe.

10 They trusted in God for his future(and for theirs.) Moses Mother made a Basket for Him When the baby was 3 months old they realized they couldn tkeep him hidden anymore. After all, he was getting pretty big! [For this next part you will need a volunteer from the audience. Ask one child, preferably one who has a baby sister orbrother at home, to come up and make crying noises like aninfant. The child should get louder as you go along, trying totalk over them. Have You may want to warn neighboringteachers about potential noise. ] How many of you have ever heard a baby cry?(Cover yourears and talk more loudly.)How loud are they?(Talk even moreloudly.)They can be pretty LOUD, can t they?! Especially ifthey are HUNGRY! Or MAD about something! It s pretty hardto hide a baby who is that LOUD!