Instant Bible Lessons for Toddlers -- God Blesses Me

for kids ages 1-3. Patterned after Rainbow’s best-selling Instant Bible Lessons series for older children, these reproducible books offer everything you need to teach toddlers. Each lesson begins with a Bible story followed by a clever visual you can make to enhance learning. Then a variety of themed puzzles, games, crafts and snacks allow you to have flexibility in shaping the biblical message for your class.

Each lesson includes: s Bible story plus visual s Discussion questions s Memory verse s Several related activities s Take-home sheets s Step-by-step instructions

Growing Up for God RB38212

God Blesses Me RB38213

God Takes Care of Me RB38214

Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers

sGOD BLESSES ME s

Jesus Is My Friend RB38211

INSTANT BIBLE LESSONS FOR TODDLERS

Get toddlers excited about Bible learning with this series of complete lessons

Keep preschoolers ages 3-5

involved in creative, active Bible learning with Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers. Whether you teach Sunday school, children’s church or home school you will find everything you need to teach meaningful, fun lessons in these four reproducible books.

God’s Servants Teach Me RB36852

I Learn Respect RB36853

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

I Am God’s Child RB36854

RB38213 ISBN 10: 1-58411-038-4 ISBN 13: 978-1-58411-038-5

RELIGION/Christian Ministry/Children

Rainbow Publishers

I Belong to Jesus RB36851

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To Larry for everything.

To Wendi and Larry for taking care of me during my toughest battle.

To Jeff and Pam for your love, care and support during my battle for life, and for the most precious gift of all: beautiful twin grandchildren.

INSTANT BIBLE LESSONS FOR TODDLERS: GOD BLESSES ME

©2014 by Rainbow Publishers, twelfth printing ISBN 10: 1-58411-038-4 ISBN 13: 978-1-58411-038-5 Rainbow reorder# RB38213 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: Mary Rojas Interior Illustrator: Chuck Galey

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••• Contents ••• lntroduction ................................................fJ How to Use This Book ............................ .............. 5

Charter 1: God Blesses Me With His Creation ..........................................................7 Felt Stick-ons .......................................... ........ ........ 8 Bulletin Board Poster .......................................... 10 See What God Made ............................................ 12 Creation Sing & Shout ........................... ............. 13 Creation Puppets .......... ........................................ 14 Look at What God Made .................................... 15 God's Creation Treats .......................................... 16 Nighttime Sky ........................................ .............. 17

Charter 1: God Blesses Me With food ..18 God Provides Food .............................................. 19 Bulletin Board Poster .......................................... 21 Growing Songs ...................................................... 23 Thank You, God .......... ..... ..................................... 24 Where Do Carrots Come From? ........................ 25 Pin the Food on the Tree .................................... 26 Food Booklet .... .. .................................................. 27

Charter ,: God Blesses Me by Making Me Srec:ial ..................................................1'J Created by God Mobile ...................................... 30 Bulletin Board Poster ............... ...........................32 God Created Me .................................................. 34 I Am Special .... ...................................................... 35 Make a Face ..................... ..................................... 36 A Hair-y Lesson .................................................... 37 Edible Shape ........................... ............................... 38

Charter ...: God Blesses Me With the Bible ..............................................................

Bible Scroll ............................................................ 40 Bulletin Board Poster ......................................... .41 Hidden Bibles .......... .............................................. 43 Bible Songs .............................................. .............. 44 Dot-to-dot Bible ................................................... .45 Hurry! ............................................. ....................... 46 My Bible Book ..................................................... .47 God's Word in My Heart ................. .................. .48

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Bulletin Board Poster ......................................... .51 Puzzle Story .......... ................................................ 53 Family Songs ........................................................ 54 Family-go-round ................................................. .55 Family Fun ............................................................56 Hugs to My Family ............. ................................ .57 Make a Family ....................... ........... ....................58

Chafter f,: Gcd Blesses Me With fliencls-&'J Hinged Story ........................................................ 60 Bulletin Board Poster .......................................... 62 Friends and Fish .................................................. 64 Helper Friends ............................ .......... .... ............65 Stuffed Fish ............................................................ 66 Jimmy Helps a Friend .......................................... 67 Fish Friendship Chain ........................................ 68 Ice Cube Painting ................................................ 69

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Flip Story ......... .. .. .......... ................. .... .................... 71 Bulletin Board Poster ......................................... .73 Tell and Give ........................................................ 75 I Am the Church .............. .................................... 76 Share Bear ......................................................... ..... 77 We Are the Church .............................................. 78

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Tri-fold Picture .......................................... ............ 80 Bulletin Board Poster .... ................ ................. ..... 81 No More Chains ........................ ............................ 83 Free from Troubles .............................................. 84 Praise and Prayer Puppet... ................................. 85 Amanda's Song .............. ...................................... 86 Sing and Pray Booklet ........................................ 87

Charter ,,: Mere Ways G.cd Blesses Me ....88 The Thank You Song ......... .... ............................... 88 I Can Thank God .................................................. 89 My Prayer Chart .................................................... 90 Blessings Book ......................................................91 Matching Game .................................................... 92 Blessings Bags .................................. .................... 93 Praise God Windsock .......................................... 94 I Thank God for What I See ................................ 95 Blessings Award .................................................... 95

••• Introduction ••• Do your toddlers realize that everything and everyone around them is a blessing from a loving God? Do your they want to thank Him on a daily basis? After they participate in the activities in God Blesses Me, toddlers will want to thank God for creation, food and water, homes, the Bible, families, friends, church, and for His care. Toddlers will learn to thank God for everything.

Each of the first eight chapters includes a Bible story, memory verse, and a variety of activities to help reinforce the truth in the lesson. An additional chapter contains miscellaneous projects that can be used anytime throughout the study, or at the end to review the lessons.

The most exciting aspect of Instant Bible Lessons for Toddlers, which includes, Jesus Is My Friend, Growing Up for God and God Takes Care of Me, is its flexibility. You can easily adapt these lessons to a Sunday school hour, a children's church service, a Wednesday night Bible study, or family home use.

And because there is a variety of reproducible ideas from which to choose (see below), you will enjoy creating a class session that is best for your group of students, whether large or small, beginning or advanced, active or studious. The intriguing topics will keep your kids coming back for more, week after week.

Toddlers will thank God for their blessings. They will also thank God for the loving and kind teacher they find in you.

'" How to use This Book '" Each chapter begins with a Bible story which you may read to your class in one of two levels, followed by discussion questions. Following each story page is a story visual for you to make and use as you tell the story. Every story chapter also includes a bulletin board poster with the memory verse and suggestions for using the poster as an activity. All of the activities are tagged with one of the icons below, so you can quickly flip through the chapter and select the projects you need. Simply cut off the teacher instructions on the pages and duplicate!

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2's and God made everything in the world. At first, there was nothing.

On the first day, God said, "Let there light," and there was light. God made the first day and night. On the second day, God separated the water from the land to make sky, land and seas. On the third day, God made all the growing plants and trees.

On the fourth day, God made the sun and moon, and He made the stars, and set them all in the sky. On the fifth day, God made fish for the seas and birds for the sky. On the sixth day, God made every living creature. Then, He created man and woman.

Each time God created something new, He said, "It is good." God loves the world H e made.

God loves the people He created, too.

God had a wonderful plan to make a world.

1's and young 2's God made everything. He made the light and dark, day and night. God made the land and the seas.

Then, He put plants and trees on the land. He set the sun, moon and stars in the sky. God put birds in the air and fish in the seas. God made every kind of animal that is in the world. Then God made man and woman. Each time God made something new, He said, "It is good."

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God made the day and night. Then God made the land, sky and seas.

He created the plants and the trees.

God set the sun, moon and stars in the sky.

God filled the seas with fish and other creatures. He made birds for the skies.

Then God made all the animals on the earth. After the animals, God made a man and a woman, and gave them the world to live in.

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IIWe're going to the park!" James said. He ran to find his shoes

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His sister Jessica put on her shoes, too.

When they arrived at the park, Mom said, "Let's take a walk to find some things that God created." James and Jessica ran ahead of Mom. "I see a bird feather," James said. "And there's a nest way up in that tree."

Jessica looked around, "Well, I see lots of trees and grass. And there are some flowers."

James and Jessica and Mom walked all over the park. They saw a pond with some fish in the water. Ducks were floating on top of the water. Squirrels and birds played in the trees. A dog ran through the grass.

"I see a ladybug," James said. He held out his hand so the bug would crawl on him. "It tickles!"

It was soon time to go home. "I'm glad we came to the park," James said. "I love to see the things God made."

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2. Say, God made the skies. During the day, the skies are bright and sunny.

At night, the skies look black. But God put something beautiful in the night sky for us to see.

3. Put a spot of glue on each paper, then have the child place the moon in the "sky." Then put five more spots of glue on the page and let the child place stars in the sky.

4. As the children shake a little powder onto the page, say, thank You, God, for the moon and the stars.

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God Blesses Me With food

2's and God created everything in the world. He made a man and called him "Adam." He created a woman and called her "Eve." God made all kinds of trees and plants to give food for people to eat. God told Adam and Eve to eat anything they wanted, except the fruit from one tree. He also made rivers so Adam and Eve would have water to drink.

God made everything for us to enjoy. We find food from trees and plants that God created.

We drink water from rivers that He made.

God created food and water because He wants us to be happy.

1's and young 2's God made everything. He made all the plants and trees, and He made rivers. Then God created a man and a woman.

God gave the plants and trees so that His people would always have food.

God made the rivers so His people would always have water to drink.

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for kids ages 1-3. Patterned after Rainbow’s best-selling Instant Bible Lessons series for older children, these reproducible books offer everything you need to teach toddlers. Each lesson begins with a Bible story followed by a clever visual you can make to enhance learning. Then a variety of themed puzzles, games, crafts and snacks allow you to have flexibility in shaping the biblical message for your class.

Each lesson includes: s Bible story plus visual s Discussion questions s Memory verse s Several related activities s Take-home sheets s Step-by-step instructions

Growing Up for God RB38212

God Blesses Me RB38213

God Takes Care of Me RB38214

Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers

sGOD BLESSES ME s

Jesus Is My Friend RB38211

INSTANT BIBLE LESSONS FOR TODDLERS

Get toddlers excited about Bible learning with this series of complete lessons

Keep preschoolers ages 3-5

involved in creative, active Bible learning with Instant Bible Lessons for Preschoolers. Whether you teach Sunday school, children’s church or home school you will find everything you need to teach meaningful, fun lessons in these four reproducible books.

God’s Servants Teach Me RB36852

I Learn Respect RB36853

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

I Am God’s Child RB36854

RB38213 ISBN 10: 1-58411-038-4 ISBN 13: 978-1-58411-038-5

RELIGION/Christian Ministry/Children

Rainbow Publishers

I Belong to Jesus RB36851