Elementary Curriculum

November 8, 2020 | Unit 1, Session 4

Quick Links: Printable Lesson Plan | Younger Kids Activity Page | Older Kids Activity Page

Hey Parents!

We wanted to offer a few directions as you navigate leading your grade-schooler through today’s lesson and activities. Below you will find our Bible passage for the day, a lesson plan for the day, and several other tips that can help you and your child as you study and worship this morning.

Here are the materials you will need for our lesson today:

  • Coloring Supplies

  • Large Tubs or Buckets

  • Water

  • Water Toys

  • Tarp to Protect Flooring (optional)

  • Towels

1. Read the Bible Passage | Genesis 6-9

2. Ask the Big Picture Question:

Who is God?

3. Watch the Bible Story

4. Review the Key Verse

Colossians 1:16b-17, “All things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

5. Answer the Big Picture Question

God is our Creator and King.

6. Interact with the “questions from kids” Video

7. Pray together

8. Do one or both of the Activities

Activity #1: Animal Charades

Directions 

Form two teams. Allow the teams to take turns acting out herds of animals to see if the other team can guess which animal they are pretending to be. If your kids are struggling to guess, allow them to make animal noises as well as mimic the movements of the animal.

Suggestions:

  • Lions

  • Crows

  • Cows

  • Snakes

Say 

In our story today, we will hear about a time when sin had spread so much, and people had grown so evil, that God decided to flood the whole world. But God chose to save one family and many kinds of animals. How do you think God would save creatures from a flood? 

Activity #2: Water Play

Directions 

Fill a few large tubs or buckets with water. Allow your kids to use water toys to play in the water. You may use a tarp to protect your floors from spills. Keep towels on hand to clean up when you are finished.        

Say 

A little bit of water is pretty fun, but a lot can be dangerous. Today, we will hear about a time when God sent enough water to flood the whole earth, and how God saved one family from the flood. 

EXTRA TIPS

  • If your grade-schooler is in First or Second Grade, start the morning working on the coloring sheet and activity page.

  • As time permits, do one activity before the Bible Story Video and one activity afterward, to help reinforce the message.

  • If your grade-schooler is in Third, Fourth, or Fifth Grade, download and print the Older Kid Journal Page for them to work on at the end of the lesson