Preschool: God Hears People: Session 1—King David Thanked God (January 5)

1s & 2s—Clip Clothespins

Bible Story: King David Thanked God 1 Chronicles 15–16
Life Point: God hears people thank Him.
Weekly Verse: Give thanks in everything. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, cardboard box (large enough to hold picture), peg type clothespins

• Lay the teaching picture in the box, faceup. Cover the picture with the clothes pins.
• Invite a preschooler to remove a clothespin and clip it on the side of the box.
• As the picture is uncovered, talk about the Bible story. Comment that God hears people thank Him. Say a brief prayer thanking God for His love.

3–Pre-K— Make Door Hangers

Bible Story: King David Thanked God 1 Chronicles 15–16
Life Point: God hears people thank Him.
Weekly Verse: Give thanks in everything. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Materials: Teaching Picture 6, poster board, yarn, hole punch, markers, colorful shape stickers

• Cut the poster board into 4-by-6-inch pieces. Print the Weekly Verse onto each poster board piece. Display the teaching picture with the art materials.
• Give each child a poster board piece. Explain that they can make a door hanger for their rooms. Read the printed words and lead the children to repeat it with you.
• Tell the kids to decorate their door hangers with markers and stickers. Help them punch a hole in each top corner and tie the ends of a piece of yarn into each hole.
• Point to the teaching picture and talk about the Bible story. Ask the children to name something they would like to thank God for. Pray, thanking God for what He does for us.

Kindergarten—Unscramble the Verse

Bible Story: King David Thanked God 1 Chronicles 15–16
Life Point: God hears people thank Him.
Weekly Verse: Give thanks in everything. 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Materials: Bible, 2 sentence strips, marker, scissors, paper strip

• Put the paper strip in the Bible at 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Print the Weekly Verse onto each sentence strip. Cut apart the words of one strip. Then cut each word horizontally, dividing the top of the word from the bottom.
• Lay the sentence strip and the word pieces on a table or the floor with the Bible. Encourage a child to reassemble the sentence puzzle. She may use the uncut strip for reference as needed.
• Open the Bible and read the verse. Say that God hears people thank Him. Comment that everything good comes from God. 
• Ask each child to name something God had done for her. Say a prayer together, thanking God.