Teaching Children to Pray -- Grades 1-2 by Rose Publishing

Each Activity includes:

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Ages 2 & 3 RB38071

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Teaching Children to Pray l Grades 1 & 2 l

Before they bow their heads, your children should understand how and why we talk to God. With the projects in Teaching Children to Pray, your students will not only learn about prayer – they will be challenged and motivated to a dynamic prayer life. Each book includes more than 40 reproducible activities to help you easily teach four topics of prayer: care, commitment, praise and thanks. Make prayer time the most anticipated part of your class!

Mary J. Davis

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Grades 1 & 2

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Grades I & 2 Mary

Davis

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Dedication In honor of my parents, John and Fern, and my mom, Phyllis. To my 10 brothers and sisters: Norma, John, Ron, Dave, Phil, Barb, Kathy, Margie, Carol and Tommy. And, to Larry, my husband and best friend since 1967.

TEACHING CHILDREN

PRAY: GRADES 1&2

ÂŠ2013 by Rainbow Publishers, fourteenth printing ISBN 10: 1-885358-25-3 ISBN 13: 978-1-885358-25-7 Rainbow reorder #RB36613 RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children

Rainbow Publishers An imprint of Rose Publishing, Inc. 4733 Torrance Blvd., #259 Torrance, CA 90503 www.Rose-Publishing.com Cover Illustrator: Terry Julien Illustrator: Michael Talbot Scriptures are from the Holy Bible: New International Version (North American Edition), copyright ÂŠ1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.

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Memory- Verse Index ....................................................................................... ........................... 6 Materials to Gather .................................................................................................................... 7 Preface .......................................... .................................................................................................. 9 Pray-ers for Care

Pray-ers of Praise

Care Coupons ................................ .. .............. 11

Bug House .............. ..... ... .. ........ ....... .. .... .. .. ..... 49 Butterfly Praise Magnet .......................... .. .... 51 Easter Suncatchers .. ................. ..................... 53 Happy Day Sticker Book ......... ....................... 55 Picture Frame for Mom ...... .. .. ................. ..... .. 57 Praise Chimes .................................... .. ... ..... .. 59 Prayer and Praise Pal ............ ..... ........ .. ......... 61 Prayer Bear to Share ..................... ... .............. 63 Soaring Spirit Balloon ........ ......................... ... 65 Write-a-Prayer ............. ........ .................... ...... .67

Dad's Handy Holder .......... .... ........ ................ 13 Jonah Calls for Help .... .... ........................ .. .... 15 Paper Weight Promise ......... ....... .............. ... .. . l 7 Prayer Finder ...... ... .... .... .................. ... ..... .... ... 19 Stampin' Love .......... .. ... ..... ................ .. ..... .... .21

Pray-ers of Commitment Aim High Hoop .................................. .. ......... .23 Anger Cage ....... ............................. ............... .25 Candy Bar Car ...................... ... .. ..... ............ ... .2 7 Coin Tic Tac Toe ................... .... .... .... ..... ....... .29 Courage Clip-it ................................. ............. 31 Exercise for the Heart Poster .... ......... ....... .. .. 33 Find It Fast Bookmark ...................... ....... ..... 35 Forgiveness Spinners ... ... ................... .... .... ... 37 Prayer Calendar ........ ....... ............. .................. 39 Prayer Warrior Shield ................................... .41 Praying for Help ......... .... ........ .. .... ................ .43 Stay Away From Sin Puzzle .......... ..... ... .... ... .45 Solomon's Wise Choices ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... ..... .. ... .4 7

Pray-ers of Thanks Bible Beads .... ...... .............................. ........ .... 69 Colorful Dove ........ .. ..... .. .. ........... .................. 71 Friendship Bracelets ...... ... ............... .............. 73 I Am Special ................................................ ..75 Jesus 'N' Me Switch Covers .......................... 77 Jesus, My Friend ...... ... ... ... .. .. ...... ........ ... ........ 79 Lighted Star Garland ... ................................... 81 Lord's Prayer Pendant.. ... .... ........................... 83 Mini Bird House .... .. ........................ ... ........ ...85 Net Picture .. ... ... .... .. ................ ..... .. ................. 87 Plant Sticks .................................................... 89 Prayer Game .................................................. 91 Remembering to Thank God ... ........... .......... 93 Sign Language Prayer ............... .. ................... 95

.... -MEMORY VERSE INDEX .... Genesis 1:25 .... .. ....... .. ... ... ......... ... .. .. .. ....... Bug House .. ......... ....... ... .... .... ... ................ .... ............ 49 Deuteronomy 6: 18 .............. ... ............ .Praying jor Help .... .... ...... ... .... ....... ... ..... ... ......... ........... .43 Joshua 1:5 ... ...... .. .... ...... ............. ..Jesus 'N' Me Switch Covers ..... .. ........ ...... .. ....... ... ..... ..... ...... ... 77 1 Kings 3:12 .. .. ... ....... ....... .............. .solomon's Wise Choices ..... ... ... ... .. ......... .... ......... .. ........ .. ... .47 Psalm 4:4 ........ ......... ....... .... .... ... ........ ..... .Anger Cage .... ..... ...... ....... ......... .. ... .... ... ... ... ...... .. .. .... .25 Psalm 4:7 ...... ... ................... ..... ..... ..Happy Day Sticker Book ... ... ... .... ........ ... ... ... ..... .. ... .... .......... 55 Psalm 68: 19 ... ................ ..... ............. .Prayer and Praise Pal ... ........ ...... ... ..... .. ....... ..... .. .. ..... ...... ..61 Psalm 100:1-2 .................................. ..... .Praise Chimes .. .. ..... ...... ........ .... ...... ..... ........ .. ...... .. ... ... 59 Psalm 119: 11 .... ... ... .. .. ..... ............ .stay Away from Sin Puzzle ... .......... ... ... .... .... .... .... ... ..... ... ... .. .45 Psalm 122: 1 ....... .... ....... ... ....... .... .. ... ....... Wri te-a -Prayer .... .... ..... ... ...... .... .... ............ ............ ..... .. .67 Psalm 139:14 ... ..... ........... ... ..... ...... .. ..... ..1 Am Special.. ....... ... ....... ..... ... ..... ..... ... .......... .. ..... ....... 75 Proverbs 18:24 ........ .... ...... ...... ......... .. .jesus, My Friend ... .......... .. .. ... ........ ....... ... ..... .... ..... ...... .. 79 Jeremiah 29:12 ... ....... .. ... ... .... .... .. ...... ..... .Prayer Game .... ... ... ...... ............. .... .. ... .. .... ......... ... ...... 91 Jeremiah 37:3 .... ... .. ......... .... .... .... .. .... ... Aim High Hoop .... .. ...... .. ....... .... ........ .... .... ...... .... ........ .23 Jonah 2:2 ........ .. ...... ..... .......... ......... .. ..Jonah Calls jor Help ..... ... ......... ...... .. ... ...... .. ... ......... .......... 15 Matthew 1 :23 ..... ...... ...... ... ....... ... ..... .Lighted Star Garland ........... ..... ... .................... .... ...... .. ..... 81 Matthew 3: 1 7 ... ........... .. ... .... ... .. ... ... ...... ..Coloiful Dove ..... ... ... ...... .. .......... ..... ...... ..... .. ......... .... .. 71 Matthew 5: 12 ....... .... .... ... ... ............. Picture Frame jor Mom ....... .. ... ...... ................................ .... 57 Matthew 6:9 ......... .. ........... .. ............. .Lord's Prayer Pendant ................ .. ... ..... .... ............... .. ..... .... 83 Matthew 11 :28 ...... .. ..... .. .......... .. .... .Paper Weight Promise ..... ................... .... .... ....... ..... .... ........ l 7 Matthew 14: 19 ......... ..... ........ .... ..Remembering to Thank God .. ..... ...... ... ....... .. ........ ...... ... ........ 93 Matthew 28:20 .... ... ... ... .... ...................... .Prayer Finder ...... .. ....... ..................................... .. ........ 19

Mark 12:44 ..... ....... .... ............................ Coin TIc Tac Toe ....... ... ......... .. ....... ... ...... .... ........ .. ......... 29 Mark 16:6 ........ .... ...... ..... ..... .. ...... ...... . .Easter Suncatchers ......... ...... .. ...... ..... ..... ..... ........ ......... ... 53 Mark 16:15 .. ............... ........................... Candy Bar Car .. .............. ............. ..... .. ......... .... ............. 27 Luke 5:6 .. .......... .......... ... ................. ......... ...Net Picture .... .... ........ .. .......... .. ............. ........... ...... .... 87 Luke 12:7 ........ .... ....... .... ... .... .. .... ....... ...Mini Bird House ........ ..... ......... .... .. .......... .... ........ ... ...... .85 John 13:34 ................ .... ... ...... .. ............. ..Stampin ' Love ...... ... ...... .. ..... .......... ........ .... .... .............. 21 John 15: 14 ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ............. ...Friendship Bracelets .... .................................... .. ....... .... ... 73 Acts 17:24 ........ ..... ... ... ...... ....... .. ............. .Plant Sticks ........................................ ... ............ ......... 89 Ephesians 6: I I ...... .... ... .. .... ... .... .. .. ..Find It Fast Bookmark .......... ........... .............................. .... .35 Philippians 1:4 .... .... .............. ........... .Prayer Bear to Share .. ... ...... ..... .......... ... ........ ........... ........ 63 Colossians 3: 13 ....... ... ........ ... .......... .Forgiveness Spinners ............................. .... ........ ............... 37 1 Thessalonians 5: 1 7 -18 .. .... ............ ..Prayer Calendar ..... ...... ............. .. .. ... .................. .. .. ....... 39 Hebrews 3:6 ..... ............ .. .... ................... Courage Clip-it ..... ..... .............. ... ... ... ...... ......... ... ........... 31 James 4:8 .. ...... ... ... ..... .......................Sign Language Prayer ............................. ........................... 95 James 5: 16 ... .... ........ ........ ... ...... ........ ... ... Care Coupons ........... ... ........ ........ .... .... .... ... ...... .. .. ..... .. 11 I Peter 1:8 .. .. .... ... ............ ................ .Soaring Spirit Balloon ... ....... .......... .. ............. ............ ......... 65 I Peter 3: 12 .. ....... ... ..... ........... ... .... .. .Prayer Warrior Shield .... ... ... .. .. ... ............ .................. .. .... .. .41 I Peter 5:7 .... .... ... ..... .. ..... ....... ... ...... ......... Bible Beads ...... ... ..... ..... ........... .......... ..... ......... .. ... ..... 69 1 John 3: 11 .................................. Exercise jor the Heart Poster .... ......... .. .... ........ ....................... 33 1 John 4: 19 ....................................... Dad 's Handy Holder .... ...... ......................................... .. ..... 13 Revelation 19:5 ....... ..... ...... .. ..... .... ButterjIy Praise Magnet ............. .. ..... ... ....... .. ........ .. ............ 51

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These activities are especially designed for first- and second-graders, and require few materials to complete. Listed below are all of the items you will need to lead the activities as they are designed in this book. However, you may eliminate and add as you desire. Some activities call for more supplies than others, so you may select the activity that best fits your class time and available materials. A reproducible note is included at the bottom of this page to help you garner assistance in collecting materials. Just duplicate, clip and distribute as needed. Check off the items on the list below as you gather them. If possible, provide children's scissors - which are easier for small hands to manipulate. All activities calling for "tape" require the clear type of tape.

o aluminum foil o baby food jars,

without lids o balloons, helium quality o Bibles o bottles, plastic juice or soda o buttons, various colors and sizes o candy bars, 1112" wide o chenille stems o Christmas lights, clear o clothespins, spring-type o construction paper, assorted colors o craft sticks o crayons

o cups, 3 oz. plain

paper o dice o felt, various colors o fishing line o foam meat trays or plates o glitter o glue o glue sticks o hole punch o magnet bits o markers, permanent and non-permanent o nylon produce bags o paint, tempera or acrylic, assorted colors o pans, shallow o paper clips

o paper plates Opens o pencils o plain paper o poster board o rice or beans, dry o sandwich bags o scissors o soda cans, pull tabs attached o stapler o stickers, assorted o string o tape o toothpicks o transparencies o wax paper o wire clothes hangers o yarn, assorted colors and lengths

To Families and Friends of First- and gecond-Graders We are planning many special craft activities for your child. Some of these crafts use regular household items. We would like to ask your help in saving the items checked below for our activities.

o baby food jars,

without lids o balloons, helium quality o bottles, plastic juice or soda o buttons, various colors and sizes o candy bars, 1112" wide o chenille stems

o Christmas lights,

clear o clothespins, spring-type o craft sticks o cups, 3 oz. plain paper o felt, various colors o foam meat trays or plates o nylon produce bags

o pans, shallow o paper plates

o rice or beans, dry o sandwich bags o soda cans, pull

tabs attached o toothpicks o wire clothes hangers o yarn, assorted colors and lengths

Please bring the items on _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ . Thank you for your help!

......... ..... PREFACE ............. . prayer is our lifeline to God. Without prayer, we falter in our walk with Him and give in to worries, fears and even temptations. The time to begin building a powerful prayer life is in early childhood, for children who learn the power of prayer early will have a special relationship with their Lord. The activities in this book will help students build that strong prayer life. These projects offer a variety of activities to keep students interested while adding to the building blocks of their faith and prayer lives. The projects have been designed with flexibility to serve as independent lessons or as add-ons to your curriculum. They can also be used in Christian schools or at home as family devotional projects. To make selection of the appropriate activity easier, the projects are grouped in four sections: Prayers for Care, Prayers of Commitment, Prayers of Praise and Prayers of Thanks - allowing the teacher or parent to emphasize topics of prayer. Also, on page 6 you will find a memory verse index to help you choose an activity that applies to a particular verse your class may be studying. Within each activity description, you are provided with everything you need to teach a prayer lesson: memory verse, prayer thought (or theme), suggested prayer, materials list, before-class preparation and step-by-step instructions. Each project includes reproducible patterns or illustrations, as well as a related lesson idea with Scripture reference. All activities have been especially designed to meet the abilities and interests of first-and second-graders while also offering a teacher-friendly concept that makes lessons a breeze to prepare and teach - making class time less hectic and more rewarding for both you and the children. Since all of these activities are about prayer, it is important both for the adult to lead in prayer and for the children to be encouraged to pray in class. Soon, your children will look forward to prayer time as they work on these exciting activities. What a wonderful foundation to begin and build upon with your students I

· · · · · · · · · CARE COUPONS ........ . Prayer Thought • • • • • • • • • • • • • I will pray for my friends .

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Pray for each other. - James 5:16

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1. As the students color and cut out the coupons from page 12,

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talk about praying for each other. Ask, How does it feel to know that someone is praying for you? It makes you feel good, doesn't it? What a special thing, to know that someone is praying for us. 2. Encourage the students to give their prayer coupons to f . d d' h {' 11 ' k nen s unng t e 10 owmg wee . 3. If desired, you may provide each student with two copies of page 12 to cut out and color.

• 4. Close with prayer.

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..... DAD'S HANDY HOLDER · · · · Pray-er Thought • • • • • • • • • • • • • I am glad my dad (or grandpa) cares for me.

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We love because he first loved us.

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Dear God, help me to • No preparation IS reqUIred. always show my dad how : much I love him. Amen. •

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: 1. Focus the class on being thankful for fathers and • grandfathers. Be sensitive to those students who do not have • fathers in the home - perhaps they can give their gifts to • their grandfathers or other adult males.

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2. As the children cut out and color the strips from page 14, h d h' [. h b : talk about the blessings God has given us in our families, no Josep an IS at er, matter what types of families we have. GeneSIS 37 • • 3. After the students have cut out and colored the strips, help • them glue the strips to the baby food jars.

•• 4. Allow each child to place some toothpicks inside his or her

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jar to complete the gift. Say, When you give this to your dad (or grandpa) tell him that you pray for him and thank God for him.

•• 5. Give each child a sandwich bag for the Handy Holder to • prevent spilling the toothpicks. : 6. Close with prayer.

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Pra9'er Thought • • • • • • • • • • • • • God hears my prayers, wherever I am.

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I called for help, and you listened to my cry.

- Jonah 2:2

What You Need • • • • • •

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God, sometimes I don't listen to You. But I know You will always hear me and help me. Amen .

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: 1. Review the story of Jonah as each child colors and cuts out • the fish, the hole in its body and Jonah from page 16. Say, • Do you ever feel that God can't hear your prayers? He • can hear us, no matter where we are. He even heard • Jonah pray from inside the fISh.

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. 2. Show how to tape a short length of yarn to the back side of the fish so the yarn hangs in the middle of the circle.

• 3. Have each child tape the picture of Jonah to the other end of : the yarn, so Jonah is in the middle of the circle. • 4. Close with prayer.

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... PAPER WEICH., PROMISE ... Prager Thought • • • • • • • • • • • • • I should trust Jesus to take away my burdens.

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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. - Matthew 11 :28

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Pray-er : I won't let worries get me down. You have promised to help me so I will trust You. Amen.

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heavy load is on our shoulders. Jesus doesn't want us to feel like that. He has promised to take away those heavy loads and give us rest. Our paper weights will remind us that Jesus wants to give us rest from our burdens. . .

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Matthew 6:28-33 • 2. As each child cuts out the box from page 18, guIde the chIldren so • they will cut only on the solid lines. " 3. After the children color their boxes, help them fold inward on the • dashed lines to form boxes and tape at the seams. Leave the tops • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• of the boxes open. • 4. Allow the children to fill their boxes about V4 full with rice, beans Pragers lOr Care II or pebbles. • 5. Have the children tape the tops of their boxes closed. Make sure : everyone places tape along all of the open seams so the filling • does not come out of the boxes. • 6. Close with prayer.

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· · · · · · · · · ·PRaYER FINDER · · · · · · · · · Prager Thought • • • • • • • • • • • • • God helps me with my problems.

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Surely I am with you always. - Matthew 28:20

What You Need •••••• '{j • page 20, duplicated • scissors • Bibles • plain paper (optional)

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Prayer . God, I will turn to You when I am afraid, to do wrong, worned or lonely. Amen.

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•• 1. Help the students look up each of the verses on the Prayer •

Finder on page 20 and read them aloud. Discuss how each verse helps us learn how God meets our needs.

: 2 . Have the students write each Bible verse above the correct

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reference on their Prayer Finders.

3. Help the students cut out their Prayer Finders on the solid

lines. Show them how to fold the flaps on the dashed lines Jesus Calms the storm : toward the center. f h faps, l ·Instruct the students to wnte . Mark 4:35-41 • 4 . On the outsl·des ate • (coordinating verses are in parentheses): l. Afraid (Heb. 13), • 2. Tempted (Heb. 2), 3. Worried (Ps. 55) and 4. Lonely (Matt. 28).

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5. Say, Take your Prayer Finder home with you. When you

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are afraid, tempted, worried or lonely, look up the right verse in your Bible and see what God says.

•• 6. Pray with the children before they leave the class.

• Option: ifdme allows, have the students trace the shapes of their Prayer • Finders onto plain paper. They may then look up verses that are meaningful • to them and write the verses on their Prayer Finders.

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Each Activity includes:

Reproducible pattern Memory verse Suggested prayer

n n n

Materials list Step-by-step instructions Lesson ideas

Ages 4 & 5 RB36612

Ages 2 & 3 RB36611

Grades 1 & 2 RB36613

Grades 3 & 4 RB36614

From Barnabas to Hezekiah to Lydia, these lessons include crafts, games and puzzles to help kids discover that God’s leaders are not a mystery.

An imprint of Rose Publishing, Inc. 4733 Torrance Blvd., #259, Torrance, CA 90503 See more excellent children’s teaching aids at www.Rose-Publishing.com

RB36613 ISBN 10: 1-885358-25-3 ISBN 13: 978-1-885358-25-7

Grades 5 & 6 RB38075

RELIGION/Christian Ministry/Children

Rainbow Publishers

Ages 2 & 3 RB38071

Grades 1 & 2 RB38073

Grades 3 & 4 RB38074

Mary J. Davis

Undercover Heroes of the Bible

Ages 4 & 5 RB38072

Teaching Children to Pray l Grades 1 & 2 l

Mary J. Davis