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BONUS TEACHING HOUR for 3s–Pre-K

Unit 2. God Can Help

SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3JOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERSJOSEPH AND HIS BROTHERS

VOLUNTEERS WILL NEEDVOLUNTEERS WILL NEED

• markers

• paper plates

• clothespins

• sticky notes, tape

• tissue pieces

• cotton balls

• puzzles about families

• pillows, blankets

• books about God’s care

JOSEPH AND POTIPHARJOSEPH AND POTIPHAR


• paper plates

• markers

• index cards

• copy of Kids Activity Page

JOSEPH UNDERSTOOD JOSEPH UNDERSTOOD DREAMSDREAMS


• paper, dark-colored paper

• chalk

• markers

• tape

• plastic cups

• blocks

• play dough

SESSION 4 SESSION 5 SESSION 6JOSEPH AND PHARAOHJOSEPH AND PHARAOH


• plastic food containers with

lids

• white paper, large sheet of

paper, construction paper

• scissors

• markers

• dot stickers

• plastic food items

JOSEPH FORGAVEJOSEPH FORGAVE


• blocks

• paper

• markers

• envelopes

• dolls

• beanbag

JOSEPH WAS KINDJOSEPH WAS KIND


• paper

• crayons

• markers

• play dishes

• dolls

• puzzles about people

C O O R D I N A T O R ’ S P A G E

B I B L E S T U D I E S F O R L I F E 3s– P R E - K B T H -15

UNIT 2UNIT 2

Session 1: Oct. 19

Session 2: Oct. 26

Session 3: Nov. 2

Session 4: Nov. 9

Session 5: Nov. 16

Session 6: Nov. 23

VOLUNTEERS

SUGGESTED SCHEDULESUGGESTED SCHEDULE

• Restroom Break/Wash Hands (5 minutes)

• Enjoy a Snack (5 minutes)

• Group Time/Bible Story (10–15 minutes)

• Bible-Learning Activities (35 minutes)

• Clean Up (5 minutes)

• Closing Activity (10 minutes)

• Dismiss (5 minutes)

REMINDERS

►►Use a calm, quiet voice.

►►Focus attention on the children.

►►Review parents’ instructions and medical information for each child.

►►Release children to authorized adults only.

►►Thank families for bringing their children to church.

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Joseph and His Brothers

Genesis 37

LIFE POINTLIFE POINT

God is always with us.

LIFE VERSELIFE VERSE

God will never leave you. Hebrews 13:5

UNIT 2. SESSION 1UNIT 2. SESSION 1

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BONUS TEACHING HOUR

BIBLE FUN ACTIVITIESBIBLE FUN ACTIVITIES

SNACKSNACKBe sure preschoolers wash their hands after the

restroom break. Serve the snacks. Pray, thanking

God for the snack and for each child in attendance.

Remind the children to throw away their trash.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEChallenge the preschoolers to pretend to walk along

a road to get to the group-time area.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYOpen your Bible to Genesis 37; tell the Bible story.

• Joseph lived in a family with ten older brothers

and one younger brother. Jacob, Joseph’s father,

loved Joseph very much. Joseph’s brothers were

angry with him because he told his father about

something they did wrong.

• Joseph’s father gave him a special coat made of

many colors. When his brothers saw the coat,

they became even angrier. They were jealous of

Joseph’s coat.

• Once, Joseph dreamed dreams that showed he

was more powerful than his older brothers. He

told his brothers about the dreams. The brothers

thought that Joseph believed he could rule over

them.

• One day Joseph’s father sent him to check on his

brothers who were minding the sheep. When

the brothers saw Joseph coming, they decided

to harm Joseph. They took his coat and put

him in a well. When some traders came by, the

brothers sold Joseph to them as a servant.

• The traders took Joseph to Egypt and sold him

to a man named Potiphar.

SESSION 1SESSION 1


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” sing:

Oh, what do you do,

When you are so scared?

Oh, what do you do,

When you are so scared?

When you are so scared,

You can talk to God.

When you are so scared,

You can talk to God.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen your Bible to the Life Verse and read: “God

will never leave you. Hebrews 13:5.” Say one or two

words at a time and lead the children to repeat after

you. Recite the verse two more times. Tell them to

give a high five when saying God.

PRAYPRAYPray, thanking God for keeping us safe.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESAs the children work at each activity, emphasize

that God is always with us.

A. Make a paper plate mask. Review the Bible

story, emphasizing that Joseph was happy

when he received a special coat from his

father. Note that his brothers were jealous.

Give each child a paper plate, markers, and

a clothespin. On one side of the plate, the

children will draw a happy face. On the other

side, ask them to draw an angry face. Attach

a clothespin to the bottom center of the

mask to use as a handle to flip the mask from

one side to the other. Tell the Bible story as

the children flip their masks to match the

emotions in the story.

B. Set the scene. Mention that God was with

Joseph even during hard times. Invite the

kids to help set the scene for the story. Set

up a path using sticky notes leading from

one part of the room to another. Make Bible

times figures by wrapping and taping tissue

pieces around clothespins. Place one figure

(Joseph) at one end of the road and 11 figures,

along with cotton balls, at the other end to

represent Joseph’s brothers and the sheep.

After setting the scene, tell the story.

C. Work family puzzles. As the children

complete the puzzles, tell the Bible story.

Talk about Joseph’s family. Mention that God

wants us to know that He will never leave us.

State that God was with Joseph even when his

brothers were cruel.

D. Rest and listen. Set up a resting area with

pillows and blankets on the floor. Tell the Bible

story. Talk about Joseph’s dreams and how

God kept Joseph safe. As the children rest,

read a book about how God is with us.

CLEAN UPCLEAN UPWalk around the room and assign a cleanup task to

each child. Play music for cleanup.

PLAY “SAVE THE WOOL”PLAY “SAVE THE WOOL”Tape a start line at one end of the room and a finish

line at the other end. Each child will pretend to be

a sheep by crawling from one line to the other with

a few cotton balls (wool) on his back. The goal is to

get to the other side without losing any wool. When

each child gets to the finish line, ask him to tell

something from the Bible story.

DISMISSDISMISSMake sure the children have gathered all of

their personal belongings. Greet each parent.

Distribute the Kids Activity Page. Point out the One

Conversation™ and explain its use for family Bible

study this week.

© 2014 LifeWay. 18-B T H S E S S I O N 1

for 3s–Pre-K

Joseph and Potiphar

Genesis 39


Ask God for help.




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SNACKSNACKInclude the children in the distribution of the snack.

Ask for one or more volunteers to pray. Lead the

children to clean up after the snack. Thank them for

their help.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMETell children wearing blue to move to group time;

then tell children wearing green to move to group

time. Continue until all children have moved to the

group-time area.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYComment that God helped Joseph. Open the Bible

to Genesis 39 and tell the Bible story.

• Joseph had been taken to Potiphar’s house in

Egypt to work as a servant. Potiphar was an

important officer in Pharaoh’s army.

• God took care of Joseph. God helped Joseph

become successful. Potiphar liked Joseph, and

soon he became Potiphar’s helper. Potiphar put

Joseph in charge of his whole house and all his

business. Potiphar trusted Joseph. Potiphar did

not have to worry about anything. God blessed

Potiphar’s house because of Joseph.

• Potiphar’s wife liked Joseph, too. She wanted

Joseph to make a wrong choice. But Joseph said

no. So Potiphar’s wife told a lie about Joseph to

Potiphar. Even though Potiphar trusted Joseph,

he believed his wife. He sent Joseph to Pharaoh’s

prison.

SESSION 2SESSION 2


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune “She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain”

sing:

Oh, God will never leave you;

No, He won’t.

Oh, God will never leave you;

No, He won’t.

Oh, God will never leave you,

God will never leave you,

God will never leave you,

No, He won’t.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen the Bible to Hebrews 13:5 and read the Life

Verse: “God will never leave you.” Guide the children

to say the Life Verse and Scripture reference with

you three times.

PRAYPRAYThank God for ways He helps us. Thank Him for

never leaving us.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESAs the children work, remind them that we can ask

God for help.

A. Draw food pictures. Lead the children to use

markers to draw pictures on paper plates. Talk

about Joseph’s work in Potiphar’s house. Ask

the children to tell you if they think Joseph

asked God for help while he was a servant at

Potiphar’s house. Listen as they respond.

B. Sort letters. Cut index cards in half or cut

squares of paper. Print the letter J on one of

the squares of paper. Print other letters on the

other squares. Encourage the children to sort

the cards into two piles: J and not J. As they

work, comment that Joseph’s name begins

with a J.

C. Find the Activity Page. Hide an extra copy of

today’s Kids Activity Page somewhere in the

room. Choose a place that is not difficult to

find (but not obvious). Encourage the children

to find the Activity Page. When they retrieve

it, make a simple statement about the Bible

story. Suggest that the preschoolers face the

wall or close their eyes as you hide the Activity

Page again. Older preschoolers may want

to hide the page for friends to find. Gather

the children around you, open your Bible to

Genesis 39, and tell the Bible story.

D. Sing and clap. Sing the song on this page

and clap together. Talk about ways that

God helped Joseph and ways God helps

preschoolers.


each child. Play music, if available, as the children

clean. Thank them for their help.

PLAY A GUESSING GAMEPLAY A GUESSING GAMESay to the children: “I am thinking of a food God

made. It is a vegetable that is orange. It grows in the

ground.” When the children guess carrot, describe

another food.





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Joseph Understood Dreams

Genesis 39:21–40:23


God will help you.




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children to clean up after the snack. Thank them for

their help.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEPlay follow-the-leader around the room, ending in

the group-time area.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYOpen your Bible to Genesis 39. Tell the Bible story.

• Joseph was in prison with Pharaoh’s prisoners.

God cared for Joseph, even in prison. The head

of the prison liked Joseph and put him in charge

of the other prisoners.

• Two of the prisoners were Pharaoh’s cupbearer

(brought drinks to Pharaoh) and baker (baked

Pharaoh’s bread). Each of them had a dream and

wanted to know what the dreams meant. Joseph

said, “God will help me know what they mean.”

• The cupbearer dreamed that he took grapes

from a vine and squeezed them into Pharaoh’s

cup. Joseph told him his dream meant he would

get his job back. The cupbearer was happy.

Joseph asked the cupbearer to remember him

when he returned to his job. Then the baker told

his dream. He dreamed he was carrying three

baskets of bread on his head and birds were

eating the bread. Joseph said his dream meant

he would not continue to work for Pharaoh.

• In three days Pharaoh gave a party for all his

servants. The cupbearer got his job back, but

the baker did not. Everything happened just as

God had told Joseph. But the cupbearer did not

remember what Joseph had done for him.

SESSION 3SESSION 3


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune “God Is So Good” sing:

God is so good;

God is so good;

God is so good;

He’s so good to me.

Depend on God;

Depend on God;

Depend on God;

He’s so good to you.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen the Bible to Hebrews 13:5 and read the

Life Verse. Tell the preschoolers that each person

will say one word of the verse. Point to the first

preschooler and help him say “God.” Point to the

next preschooler to say “will.” Continue around the

group of preschoolers. Remember to include the

Scripture reference. When the verse is complete,

point to the next preschooler and start the verse

again. Repeat the verse a couple of times so that

each preschooler has 1–2 turns to say a word.

PRAYPRAYAsk God to help each child remember to depend on

God.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESWatch for opportunities to talk about the Life Point

as the children work on the activities.

A. Draw a nighttime picture. If available,

provide dark paper and chalk. Otherwise,

preschoolers can use paper and markers to

draw pictures of nighttime. Talk about the

men that had dreams in the Bible story.

B. Hop on Bible verse words. Print each word

of the Life Verse on a piece of paper. Tape

the paper to the floor in a line or grid. Guide

a preschooler to hop on the first word of the

verse and then hop on the other words in

order. Comment that God never leaves us,

even during difficult times.

C. Build with cups. Lead the children to build

with cups or add the cups to the blocks and

build. As they work, talk about the cupbearer,

the baker, and Joseph.

D. Use play dough. As the preschoolers use play

dough, talk about the baker, cupbearer, and

Joseph. Comment that Joseph depended on

God to help him tell about the men’s dreams.




MAKE LETTERS MAKE LETTERS Tell the preschoolers that they are going to use their

bodies to make a letter. Announce that Joseph’s

name begins with a J. The children can lie on the

floor and move their bodies to make a J. They

can work alone or with friends. Walk around and

help each child make a J. Pre-kindergartners will

especially enjoy this activity.





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Joseph and Pharaoh

Genesis 41


Give to God.


Never get tired of doing good. Galatians 6:9


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SNACKSNACKAsk for volunteers to pray. Lead the children to clean

up after the snack. Thank them for their help.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEMention that today the preschoolers will hear

another story about Joseph. Pretend to be cows as

you and the children move to group time.


• Two years after the cupbearer left prison,

Pharaoh had a dream. He could find no one who

could tell him what the dream meant. Then the

cupbearer remembered what Joseph had done

for him in prison. He told Pharaoh about Joseph.

• Pharaoh sent for Joseph. Pharaoh told Joseph his

dream about seven healthy cows and seven thin

cows and seven large heads of grain and seven

thin heads of grain.

• Joseph said that God would help him

understand the meaning of the dream. Joseph

said that there would be seven years when much

food would grow and then seven years of famine

when little food would grow.

• Joseph told Pharaoh to choose a man to gather

all the food during the seven good years and

store it to feed the people in the years of famine.

Pharaoh liked the plan. He put Joseph in charge

of gathering the food.

• Joseph was in charge of everything in Egypt. He

gathered the extra food and stored it for later.

When the seven years of famine came, people

came to Joseph to buy food for their families.

God helped Joseph, and the people had enough

food.

SESSION 4SESSION 4


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERSing to the tune “The Farmer in the Dell”:

Pharaoh closed his eyes. (Repeat.)

Pharaoh had a dream

When he closed his eyes.

Pharaoh sent for Joseph. (Repeat.)

Joseph talked to Pharaoh

And explained his dream.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen your Bible to Galatians 6:9. Ask the children to

show you how they look when they are tired. They

may stretch, yawn, or lie on the floor. Read the Life

Verse: “Never get tired of doing good. Galatians

6:9.” Repeat the verse together. Tell the children to

stretch and yawn when saying the word tired.

PRAYPRAYPray, asking God to help each child and you to

remember to give to God.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESAs the preschoolers complete the activities,

emphasize that we are supposed to give to God.

A. Match lids to containers. Bring a variety of

plastic food containers. Remove the lids. Lead

the children to find the lid that matches each

container and put it on the container. Tell the

Bible story as the children work.

B. Design a pillowcase. Tell the Bible story. Talk

about how God used Joseph to help Pharaoh

understand his dreams. Cut wavy edges

around a piece of white paper to create the

look of a fluffy pillow. Invite the children to

each design a pillowcase. While they work,

talk with them about ways they can do good

for others.

C. Work a name puzzle. Print each child’s

first name in large letters on a piece of

construction paper. Cut apart into puzzle

pieces. Give each child his personalized puzzle

to work. Call each child by name and state

that God wants __________ (child’s name)

to do good and help others.

D. Count to seven. Draw the numer 7 on half

sheets of construction paper and give each

child a copy. Provide dot stickers or a marker

for the children to stick seven dots or make

seven marker dots on their number. Tell the

Bible story as they work. Talk about how

Joseph spent seven years gathering food to

help the people have what they would need

during the famine. Explain that a famine is a

time when there is not enough food unless

food has been saved up ahead of time.



clean.

FIND AND MATCH FOODSFIND AND MATCH FOODSGather about six plastic food items. On a large sheet

of paper, trace around each item. Hide the food

items in the room. Guide the children to find the

food items and match each one to its outline. Talk

about the Bible story.



Distribute the Kids Activity Pages. Point out the One


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Joseph Forgave

Genesis 42–45


Forgive others.




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SNACKSNACKAsk for volunteers to pray. Lead the children to clean

up after the snack. Thank each child.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEAsk children who have a brother to move to group

time, then children who do not have a brother.


• Where Joseph’s family lived, there was also a

famine ( a time when little food grows). Joseph’s

father, Jacob, sent his ten older sons to Egypt to

buy food. When his brothers came to buy food,

Joseph recognized them, but they did not know

him.

• Joseph decided to test his brothers. He put them

in prison for three days, then let them out. He

gave all the brothers their bags of grain and sent

them home. He kept one brother there and told

the other brothers to bring Benjamin with them

when they came back.

• When the brothers arrived home, Jacob was

unhappy. He did not want to send Benjamin, the

youngest brother, to Egypt. But when the family

ran out of food, Jacob had to send the brothers,

including Benjamin, back to Egypt.

• When Joseph saw his brothers, he had a meal

prepared for them. Later he told them who he

was. The brothers were afraid because of what

they had done, but Joseph had forgiven them.

He said, “Do not be afraid of me. God sent me

here to help you have what you need.”

• Joseph sent his brothers home. Then Jacob,

all his sons, and their families moved to Egypt.

Jacob was very happy to see Joseph again.

SESSION 5SESSION 5


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune “Mulberry Bush” sing:

Thank You, God,

For my family, family, family.

Thank You, God,

For my family.

I love each one of them.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSEOpen the Bible to Galatians 6:9 and read the Life

Verse. Lead the children to say the verse three

times.

PRAYPRAYCall on volunteers to pray and thank God for their

families.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESAs the preschoolers work, emphasize that we are to

forgive others.

A. Build a house. Guide the children to use

the blocks to build houses. As they work,

talk about ways family members show love

and get along. Mention that forgiving family

members is a way to show love. Use your Bible

to briefly tell the Bible story.

B. Draw for family members. Provide

paper and markers. Lead the children to

draw pictures for family members. Provide

envelopes, if available, to put the drawings in.

C. Care for dolls. As the preschoolers rock the

dolls or pretend to feed them, talk about ways

that family members care for one another.

Comment that Joseph forgave his brothers

and took care of his family. Briefly tell the Bible

story.

D. Play a game. Guide the children to sit in a

circle or in two lines facing one another. They

can toss a beanbag back and forth. After a

couple of tosses, tell them to stop. The child

holding the beanbag can tell a way he can

show love to his family. Start tossing again.

Stop periodically for the preschoolers to talk

about showing love. Mention that Joseph

showed love when he forgave his brothers.

Open your Bible and retell the Bible story.




PLAY A GUESSING GAMEPLAY A GUESSING GAMEPantomime a way that a person could show love to

a family member. Encourage the children to guess

what you are doing. After they guess, pantomime

another way. Older preschoolers may want to

pantomime for others to guess.





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Joseph Was Kind

Genesis 50


Show kindness.




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children to clean up after the snack. Thank each

child.

MOVE TO GROUP TIMEMOVE TO GROUP TIMEAsk all girls to toss their trash and move to group

time. Then ask the boys to toss trash and move to

group time.

TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTALK ABOUT THE BIBLE STORYTurn to Genesis 50 in your Bible. Tell the Bible story.

• Joseph’s father, Jacob, lived to be an old man.

After many years, he died. Joseph and his family

were sad that Jacob had died. Even the Egyptians

were sad that Joseph’s father had died.

• Joseph said to Pharaoh, “I promised my father I

would take him to Canaan, his homeland, after

he died. Let me go there.”

• Pharaoh told Joseph to go. All of Joseph’s family

and his brothers went with him. Many Egyptians

also went with Joseph. Then Joseph returned to

Egypt.

• Joseph’s brothers were afraid of him because

of the wrong thing they had done many years

before. They were afraid that Joseph would be

unkind to them after their father died.

• Joseph told his brothers, “Do not be afraid. I will

not be unkind to you. Even though you were

unkind to me, God had a plan for me. He placed

me here for a reason.” Joseph was always kind to

his brothers and their families.

SESSION 6SESSION 6


SING TOGETHERSING TOGETHERTo the tune “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” sing:

We can all show kindness,



Be kind to *all your friends.

*Substitute: your family; your sister; your brother; your

mother; your father.

SAY THE LIFE VERSESAY THE LIFE VERSESay the Life Verse. Open the Bible to Galatians

6:9 and point to the words. Say the verse and

Scripture reference with the preschoolers in a

loud voice. Say the verse and Scripture reference

together in a whisper voice.

PRAYPRAYName some ways to be kind. Pray and ask God to

help the children show kindness.

BIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESBIBLE-LEARNING ACTIVITIESAs the preschoolers work, emphasize that God

wants us to show kindness to others.

A. Draw your family. Provide crayons, markers,

and paper. Ask the children to name people in

their families. They can draw pictures of family

members. Talk about Joseph’s family and

ways that Joseph was kind to his family. Note:

At this point in the year, 3s may draw straight

lines to represent their family members. Older

4s may draw circles with two lines under

the circle for the body. Accept each child’s

drawing, no matter what stage of drawing she

demonstrates.

B. Play family situations. As the preschoolers

play out family situations with play dishes and

dolls, talk about ways that family members

show love to one another. Talk about the Bible

story and say the Life Point: “Show kindness.”

C. Work puzzles about people. As the children

work the puzzles, say the Life Verse. Comment

that Joseph did good things for his family.

He forgave his brothers; he took care of his

family; he helped his family. Comment that

preschoolers can do good things for their

families, too. Talk together about ways they

can show kindness.

D. Play follow-the-leader. Guide the children

to line up behind you. Instruct them to do

what you do as you lead them around the

room. Lead with motions such as patting your

head, clapping your hands, marching, taking

tiptoe steps, walking very slowly, and so forth.

After you have traveled around the room a

time or two, lead the children to sit with you

as you review the Bible story.




NAME A FRIENDNAME A FRIENDSay: “I see a friend at church. My friend is wearing

blue pants and a red shirt.” Children can guess

whom you are describing. After they name the

friend, describe someone else. Continue playing

until each child has been described.





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