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Updated: Little Lamb Lessons, God's Sheep Snacks

The Little Lamb auxiliary lessons for preschool have been significantly improved and updated:


We've also enhanced and updated the God's Sheep snacks. All five days now have a scripted lesson tie-in:

God's Sheep

[God's Sheep logo]
Sheep are all over the place in the Bible, used as examples and illustrations for a variety of things in both testaments. They're also cute and make for easy decorations, so naturally we had to use them for a Bible School theme. The lessons we take from this theme talk about sin, salvation, obedience, security, and the church. In Galion this was our 2007 theme, which we tentatively expect to use for the second time in 2013.
This theme is mostly complete, except for visuals.
Elementary Preschool Teens
Monday Bible Lesson:Going Astray: Moses and the Rock Bible Lesson:Moses and the Rock: Obey God Bible Lesson:Going Astray: Moses and the Rock
Memory Verse:Isaiah 53:6 (Follow the Shepherd) Sheep Lesson:We All Sin* Discussion:3 Questions
Craft:Shadow Box Craft:Sheep Bank Craft:Vase Candle
Game: Pass the Sheep
Snack: Popcorn (object lesson)
Tuesday Bible Lesson:Lamb of God (Isaac and the Ram) Bible Lesson:Praising God (David the Shepherd) Bible Lesson:Isaac and the Lamb (teen version)
Memory Verse:Romans 4:25 (Every Other Word) Sheep Lesson:Thanking the Creator* Discussion:4 Questions
Craft:Ram in the Thicket Craft:Watercolor (David playing the harp for his sheep) Craft:Cloth Painting (ram in the thicket, or Abraham and Isaac)
Game:Sheep Gate Tag Game:Sheep Gate Tag Game:[needed]
Snack: cutout cookies (crosses and sheep)
Wednesday Bible Lesson:Stolen Sheep: Saul and the Spoils regular version or skit version Bible Lesson:Baa, baa, baa! (Saul and the Sheep) Bible Lesson:Stolen Sheep (teen version)
Memory Verse:1st Samuel 15:22 (Divide and Conquer) Sheep Lesson:Obey the Shepherd* Discussion:5 Questions
Craft:Obedience Bookmark Craft:Pull-Through Filmstrip Craft:Obedience Bookmark
Game: Sheep Golf
Snack: Donuts (O shape for Obey)
Thursday Bible Lesson:Sheep Security: The Good Shepherd Bible Lesson:Jesus Loves Children (Let the children come) Bible Lesson:Good Shepherd (teen version)
Memory Verse:1st John 10:28 (Show Your Card) Sheep Lesson:The Shepherd Knows His Sheep* Discussion:3 Questions
Craft:Plate Masks* (sheep, bear, or lion) Craft:Sheep Plate Masks Craft:Soap Molding
Game: Sheep Maze
Snack: Jell-O® Jigglers (shepherd crooks and sheep)
Friday Bible Lesson:Shepherded Sheep: Leading and Following Bible Lesson:God Loves Us: The 99 and the 1* Bible Lesson:Shepherded Sheep (teen version)
Memory Verse:Ephesians 2:10 (Simon) Sheep Lesson:Jesus Wants to Be Your Shepherd* Discussion:3 Questions
Craft:Noodle Mosaic (Follow God) Craft:Chalk Drawing (sheep) Craft:[needed]
Game:Sheep Chin Relay Game:Sheep Relay Game:Sheep Chin Relay
Snack: floats (no correlation)
* - Items marked with an asterisk are incomplete or otherwise need work.
Substitute Indoor Games:
Decorations:

Snacks

ThemeDayKey Snack ItemNotesAdditional Items
God's Sheep Snacks (Updated, 2013 July) Monday PopcornObject lesson goes with Bible lesson.sandwiches, chocolate-chip cookies
Tuesday Cross/Sheep Cutout CookiesShapes go with Bible lesson.tacos, chips
Wednesday DonutsShape is a reminder for the Bible lesson.hot dogs, fruit
Thursday Jell-O® JigglersShapes go with Bible lesson.pizza, cupcakes
Friday SaladSalad reminds us of the kinds of things sheep need to eat.macaroni and cheese, ice-cream floats
Soldiers of God Snacks (updated 2014) Monday Twizzlers Twizzlers look like the red rope Rahab used to let the spies out.Popcorn & Mini-Burgers
Tuesday Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Grilled cheese sandwiches have bread both over the cheese and under it, like the centurion who had men over him and under him.Jell-O and Carrot Sticks
Wednesday Shield Cookies The cookies are shaped like shields, which are a piece of armor.Pizza & Fruit
Thursday Mud Pudding Mud pudding resembles the mud that was in the bottom of the cistern
into which Jeremiah was thrown.
Hot Dogs & Nachos
Friday Prison-bar cupcakes The stripes on top of the cupcakes resemble bars, like on a prison; Peter was in prison, but God sent an angel to let him out.Sloppy Joe & Chips
Fishing for Christ Snacks (updated 2015) Monday Chocolate CoinsJesus told Peter he would find a coin in the fish's mouth.Spaghetti & Fruit
Tuesday Whale CookiesJonah was inside a whale for three days and three nightsTuna Salad Sandwiches & Carrot Sticks
Wednesday Fish SticksJesus ate a piece of cooked fish to show his disciples that he was really there.Applesauce & Homemade Cookies
Thursday gummy fishWhen their net was full of fish, the disciples knew that it was Jesus, and that they should listen to him.Hot Dogs & Cucumber Slices
Friday cloud parfaitsWhen Jesus ascended, a cloud hid him from the disciples' sight. Before leaving, he told them to be his witnesses.Tater Tots & Cheese Chunks
Following the Footsteps Snacks Monday Grapes & PretzelsThe men who explored the land brought back an enormous cluster of grapes, evidence of the bounty of the land. The cluster was so large that they draped it across a pole (represented by the pretzel rod) so two men could carry it.Cookies
Tuesday Kool-AidKool-Aid packets come with instructions on the back. If you read the instructions but don't follow them, you don't get good Kool-Aid. The Bible also has instructions in it, and we need to follow them, like the people of Israel when Ezra read the Bible to them.Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, & Pudding
Wednesday Gummy Snakes on SticksGod told Moses to display a snake on a stick in the middle of the camp, so that people could look to it and be saved, – just like we today look to Jesus for our salvation.Hot Dogs & Carrot Sticks
Thursday Baby Shower CookiesPeople have baby showers to celebrate when they have a baby. Hannah had been wanting a baby for a long time; when she prayed, God gave her a son, Samuel.French Fries & Cheese Slices
Friday Homemade Bread & JamEpaphroditus brought Paul food (among other things) from the church, to help Paul while he was in Prison for telling people about Jesus. Epaphroditus served God by helping Paul. The Shunnamite also helped Elisha by feeding him, because he was a man of God. Homemade bread is a kind of food they might have had and might have given them.Fruit & Ice Cream
Running the Race Snacks Monday animal crackersanimals go with the preschool lesson on creation
Tuesday lion cookieslion is a reminder that God cared for Daniel
Wednesday cupcakes and scrollscupcake does not correlate, but scrolls go with the Josiah lesson
Thursday chocolate coins and fruit saladthe coins are a reminder of the rich young man; fruit does not correlate
Friday crown-shaped cookiesthe crown goes with the elementary Bible lesson and the preschool shapes lesson
Back to the Beginning Snacks Monday animal crackersGod created animals
Tuesday fruit saladAdam and Eve were permitted to eat any fruit in the garden, except from the tree of knowledge
Wednesday animal-shaped cutout cookiesanimals go with the lesson on Noah's ark
Thursday star-shaped cheeseAbraham was told his offspring would be as numerous as the stars
Friday cupcakesdoes not correlate**

Footnotes:
* Needs some work (such as improved instructions, etc).
** Does not correlate with any of the lessons and could be replaced if someone comes up with something that does.

Games

The plan is to fill in the links in the table below as we get more of the games online...
ThemeDayElementary GamePreschool GameTeen Game
God's Sheep Monday Pass the Sheep Pass the Sheep Pass the Sheep
Tuesday Sheep Gate Tag Sheep Gate Tag Marshmallow Ram
Wednesday Sheep Golf Sheep Golf Sheep Golf
Thursday Sheep Maze Sheep Maze Sheep Maze
Friday Sheep Chin Relay Race Sheep Relay Race Sheep Chin Relay Race
Indoors (in case of rain):
Soldiers of God (2008) Monday Water Balloon Toss Marching Around the Wall Water Balloon Toss
Tuesday Sealed Orders (orders) Water Balloon Toss Sealed Orders (orders)
Wednesday Soldier Dress-Up Relay Soldier Dress-Up Relay Soldier Dress-Up Relay
Thursday CTF Wargame Hiding from the Bad King CTF Wargame
Friday Enlistment Tag Play with Hula Hoops** Enlistment Tag
Indoors (in case of rain):
  • [needed]
Fishing for Christ Monday Oven Mitt Relay Fish Coin Hunt Oven Mitt Relay
Tuesday Team Slide Diving into the Whale Team Slide
Wednesday Wet Sponge Relay Twelve Baskets Full Wet Sponge Relay
Thursday Hula Hoop Net Race Hula Hoop Net Race Hula Hoop Net Race
Friday Fishermen's Relay Fishermen's Relay Fishermen's Relay
Indoors (in case of rain):
Following the Footsteps Monday Wet Sponge Dodgeball Floating Stuff Wet Sponge Dodgeball
Tuesday Soak the Paper Through the Hoop Soak the Paper
Wednesday Crabwalking in the Footsteps Crawling in the Footsteps Crabwalking in the Footsteps
Thursday Pile-Up Pass the Sheep Pile-Up
Friday Footsteps of Service Gather & Sort the Balls Footsteps of Service
Indoors (in case of rain):
Running the Race Monday Baton Relay [Needed] Baton Relay
Tuesday Water Relay
Wednesday Obstacle Course
Thursday Sand Relay
Friday Dress-Up Relay
Indoors (in case of rain):
  • Telephone Game (Race Version)
Back to the Beginning Monday Animal Match-Up Relay Animal Game (Pretending) Animal Match-Up Relay
Tuesday Board Foot Race** Bubbles** Board Foot Race**
Wednesday Two by Two Animal Match-Up Race Two by Two
Thursday Egg-Push Race** Hot Potato** Egg-Push Race
Friday The Church** (similar to blob tag) Needed Frisbee® Basketball**
Indoors (in case of rain):
  • Animal Memory
  • Balloon Stomp
Footnotes:
*
Needs some work (such as improved instructions, etc).
**
Needs substantial work or should ideally be replaced.

Crafts

General Notes:
The Materials Needed lists for these crafts omit certain standard items that we assume you have, such as crayons, scissors, and glue. We also assume you have cleanup supplies, such as paper towels, soap, and access to a couple of sinks.
Make sure that your crafts leader has access to the lessons (or at least the lesson summaries), so that they can be aware of lesson tie-ins.
Your craft leader should go through all the crafts ahead of time and understand fully how they work. Do think ahead.
Many of these crafts call for auxilliary documents (e.g., scenes from the lesson, patterns, and so forth). When we have these online, we will include links to them in the chart below and/or from the page on each individual craft. See SVG Documents for a general explanation.
ThemeDayElementary CraftPreschool CraftTeen Craft
God's Sheep Monday Shadow Box (Moses and the Rock) Sheep Bank (face, ears and tail) Vase Candle
Tuesday Ram in the Thicket (ram pattern) Watercolor (David playing the harp for his sheep) Cloth Painting (ram in a thicket, or Abraham & Isaac)
Wednesday Bookmark (Obedience) Pull-Through Film Strip (Saul and the bleating sheep) Bookmark (Obedience)
Thursday Plate Masks** (Sheep, Bear, or Lion) Plate Masks (Sheep) Soap Molding
Friday Noodle Mosaic* (Follow God) Chalk Drawing (Sheep) Noodle Mosaic** (Follow God)
Soldiers of God Monday Braided Red Cord Bookmark Braided Red Cord Bookmark Braided Red Cord Bookmark
Tuesday Shrinkies Shrinkies Shrinkies
Wednesday Picture Frame Picture Frame Cap Curtains
Thursday Chalk Painting Chalk Painting
Friday Praying Hands pattern/silhouette Praying Hands pattern/silhouette Soap Sculpture (or finish cap curtains)
Fishing for Christ Monday CD Fish** (see here, here, or here) CD Fish (see here, here, or here) Polished Aluminum**
Tuesday Sign of Jonah Paper Bag Whale** Sign of Jonah (teen version)
Wednesday Sponge-Painted Tomb Scene Basket of Fish and Bread (molding dough)* Colored Sand Tomb Scene
Thursday Fishing All Night Boat Scene Peat-Pot Tomb Scene Memory Verse on Heart**
Friday Wordless Bracelet Wordless Bracelet Wordless Bracelet
Following in the Footsteps Monday All ages: Footprint Placemat
Tuesday All ages: Sukkot Shelters
Wednesday Cross Necklace Foam Cross Necklace Cross Necklace
Thursday All ages: Prayer Can
Friday Gift Baskets Gift Cards Gift Baskets
Running the Race Monday Bean Mosaic (scenes needed) Felt Pennant Baked Rocks
Tuesday Suncatchers (scenes needed) Lion Faces Suncatchers
Wednesday Painted Silhouette on cloth (silhouettes needed) Watercolor (Hilkiah finding the scroll - outline picture needed) Painted Silhouette on cloth (silhouettes needed)
Thursday Felt Pennants [Needed] Felt Pennants
Friday Potato Painting (Heaven) Crowns Colored Sand Design in Glass
Back to the Beginning Monday Creation Box [Needed] Wax-Dipped Origami*
Tuesday Cross wall hanging** Paint by Shape** Cross wall hanging
Wednesday Ark Scene Ark Scene Ark Scene
Thursday Window Hanging Window Hanging Window Hanging
Friday Garden Stones** Garden Stones** Garden Stones**

Footnotes:
* Needs some work (such as improved instructions, etc).
** Needs substantial work or should ideally be replaced. (In some cases the idea is sound but the implementation lacking. In other cases, the craft does not correlate well with the Bible lesson. In the case of the plate masks, they just don't seem age-appropriate beyond about second grade.)

Missions

Below, we have included a table showing the different missions lessons that we have written. As we write more, we will update this table to link to them.
Year Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2013
God's Sheep
2011
Running the Race
2010
Following the Footsteps
Missionaries Trust God Missionaries and the Bible Missionaries Share the Good News Missionaries and Prayer Missionaries and Service
2009
Fishing for Christ
Goin' Fishin' Fishin' Gear The Right Bait Reel 'em In Now What?
2008
Equipped for Missions: What Missionaries Need to Do the Work
Training for Missions (Nigeria: Samuel Ngum) Called, Approved, and Sent (Barnabas and Saul) Opportunity: Invitation or Contact (South Whitley, IN: Marvin Meeker) Prayer and Financial Support (Paul) Preparation and Planning for Missions (Uberlandia, Brazil: Project Timothy)
2007
The Importance of Missions
Beautiful Feet Credited to Your Account The Power of God God Chose the Weak Where the People Are
2006 What is a Missionary?
  • Be a missionary where you are.
Not Available
(We used material for which we do not have redistribution rights.)
Church Planting
  • Churches start from people who believe.
Good News
  • (Covers the gospel.)
Beginning of Our Church
  • History of Galion GBC
  • Churches grow when people bring their friends.
2005 None Available. (We used guest speakers this year and have no written lessons to share. Sorry.)
2004 Dresden
  • Missions is hard work.
  • Missionaries need financial support.
Blümberg
  • Missionaries hope to eventually produce indiginous local churches.
  • Why missions is important.
Keyon church
  • Missionaries sometimes have to learn foreign languages.
  • Sending missionaries is important even for a new church.
Keyon practorium
  • How pastors and missionaries get training.
  • Why pastors and missionaries need good training.
Vermont
  • Missionaries try to start churches.
  • Getting more people to church is something anyone can do.
I want to be clear that we encourage each local church to rewrite or modify the missions lessons each year to use examples from the missions works supported by the local church wherever possible. While the specific missionaries and their particular endeavors are not the point of the lessons, nonetheless we feel it is best to take examples from the missions supported by the local church, for several reasons. For one thing, it makes the examples seem more concrete and real to the children, especially if some of the missionaries in the examples have visited the church. Showing photographs of the missionaries standing next to people the children know, such as the Pastor or other adults in the church, makes them seem more like real people. Furthermore, even in cases where the missionaries themselves have not visited the church, the children (at least, the ones who attend the church regularly) are still more likely to have heard the names of these missionaries and fields before if they are ones that the church supports, as they may have been mentioned from the pulpit, in Sunday School, at prayer meetings, or various other times. This increased familiarity makes the examples stick better in the mind. Finally, we like to have the offering moneys collected at Bible School go to support a missions work outside the local church. We collect offering at Bible School because we want to teach the concept of giving in a concrete way, but imploring children with offering contests and bucket scales and team competitions, especially in a context like Bible School wherein many of the children are from outside the church, might, if the money were going into the local church, raise questions of motivation. We feel that sending the money to a missions work outside the local church eliminates this concern. By using missionaries that the church supports as examples in the missions lessons, it is possible to correlate one or more of the missions lessons with the project that the offering money will go to support.
With that said, we try in our lessons to teach the concept of missions, and various related concepts that go along with it. Indeed, the details of particular missions concerns tend to change over time so that whatever specific things you might teach children at Bible School now will probably be obsolete by the time the children grow up. It is far more important to teach the children to understand and value missions work in general. Consequently, our missions lessons cover conceptual points, and as such parts of them are sure to be reusable, so that when a local church sets out to write up their own missions lessons for Bible School, it is not necessary to start from scratch. It is our hope that many of these lessons we present here, while they may not be suitable as they stand for use in each local church, may be able to be adapted by other local churches for their own needs.
Lastly, we are aware that these missions lessons are not very polished, compared with some of the other materials.

Verses

The table below shows which memory verse presentations we've written so far. As we get more of them online, we'll update this table with more links.

Theme Day of Week Verse Game / Activity
God's Sheep Monday Isaiah 53:6 Follow the Shepherd
Tuesday Romans 4:25 Every Other Word
Wednesday 1 Samuel 15:22 Divide and Conquer
Thursday John 10:28 Show Your Card
Friday Ephesians 2:10 Simon
PreschoolJohn 10:14, Jesus said, I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me. (NIV)
Soldiers of God Monday Ephesians 2:8-9 Covered Words
Tuesday 1st John 5:3-4 Popcorn
Wednesday Ephesians 6:11 Scrambled Verse
Thursday Romans 1:16 Clapping
Friday 1st Thessalonians 5:16-18 Voice Contest
PreschoolExodus 8:10, There is no one like the LORD our God. (NIV)
Fishing for Christ MondayMatthew 16:16 Louder
TuesdayRomans 6:23 Every Other Word
Wednesday1st John 4:10 Covered Words
Thursday2nd John 1:6 Faster & Slower
FridayMatthew 4:19 Sign Language (Gestures)
PreschoolRomans 5:8, While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (NIV)
Following the Footsteps Monday 1st John 2:5 Footsteps
Tuesday James 1:22 Chipmunk Voices
Wednesday John 3:14-15 Portion Motions
Thursday from James 5:16 Simon
Friday Philippians 2:4 Hot Potato
PreschoolBe people who do what the Bible says, not people who just hear it and fool themselves. James 1:22
Running the Race Monday1st John 2:3 Covered Words
Tuesday1st Corinthians 15:58 Divide and Conquer
Wednesday1st Thessalonians 2:13 Arrange into Order
ThursdayMatthew 19:29 Show Your Card
Friday2nd Timothy 4:7-8 Manly & Ladylike Voices
PreschoolLuke 11:28, Jesus said, Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it. (NIV)
Back to the Beginning MondayActs 17:24 Clapping
TuesdayRomans 3:22 Sign Language (ASL)
Wednesday1st Corinthians 15:22Faster & Slower
ThursdayHebrews 11:6 Hot Potato
FridayActs 2:32 Popcorn
PreschoolActs 17:24, The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth... (NIV)

Lessons

The table below shows which Bible lessons we've written so far. As we get more of the lessons online, we'll update this table with more links.

Theme Day of Week Elementary Preschool Teen
Bible Lesson Second Lesson Bible Lesson D.Q.
God's Sheep (2007, 2013)
(Visuals: 1, 2, [skit], 4, 5)
Monday Going Astray (Moses and the Rock) Obey God (Moses and the Rock) We All Sin Going Astray 6
Tuesday Lamb of God (Isaac and the Ram) Praising God (David the Shepherd)*** Thanking the Creator Isaac and the Lamb 6
Wednesday Stolen Sheep (Saul and the Spoils) (Alternate Format: Skit**) Baa, baa, baa! (Saul and the Sheep) Obey the Shepherd Stolen Sheep 6
Thursday Sheep Security (The Good Shepherd) Jesus Loves Children (Let the children come.) The Shepherd Knows His Sheep Sheep Security 6
Friday Shepherded Sheep (Leading and Following) God Loves Us (The 99 and the 1) (incomplete) Jesus Wants to Be Your Shepherd Shepherded Sheep 6
Soldiers of God (2008, 2014)
(Visuals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Monday Red Cord of Salvation Joshua and the Walls Ball Red Cord of Salvation 5
Tuesday Obey Your Commander Centurion's Servant (Jesus is God) Book Our Commanding Officer 7
Wednesday Armor of God David and Goliath* (Trust in God.) Heart Armor of God 5
Thursday Good Soldier (Jeremiah and the Cistern) regular version interactive version The Blind Army Cross Good Soldier 6
Friday Prayer Warrior Peter in Prison (prayer) Crown Prayer Warrior** 7
Fishing for Christ (2004, 2009, 2015)
(Visuals: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Monday The Fish with the Coin The Coin in the Fish's Mouth Black The Fish and the Coin** 5
Tuesday The Sign of Jonah Jonah: Obey God Red Sign of Jonah 5
Wednesday Raised from the Dead Feeding the Big Crowd White Raised from the Dead 5
Thursday Following God (Fishing All Night) Fish in the Net Gold Following God 6
Friday Fishers of Men Fishers of Men Green Fishers of Men 6
Following the Footsteps (2010)
Visuals: coming soon.
Monday Two Obedient Men (Caleb & Joshua) Caleb & Joshua Obey Redeeming a Dog Two Obedient Men 6
Tuesday Do What It Says (Ezra and Nehemiah and the Feast of Booths) Ezra Reads the Bible The Misbehaving Doggy Do What It Says 6
Wednesday Look and Live (The Bronze Snake and the Son of Man) Snakes in the Desert: Trusting God Doggies Don't Like Baffs Look and Live 7
Thursday Hannah's Prayer Hannah Prays Unconditional Love Hannah's Prayer 6
Friday Footsteps of Service (Epaphroditus and the Shunemmite) Elisha and the Shunnemite: Helping Others** Associating with a Skunk Footsteps of Service 6
Running the Race (2011) Visuals: coming soon. Monday David and the Lord's Annointed: Jesus should be Lord and Master of our lives. David and Saul: God is in Charge Ball [Coming Soon] 8
Tuesday Daniel and the Satraps: God Expects Faithfulness [Coming Soon] Book [Coming Soon] 7
Wednesday Josiah and the Book: we should study God's word and apply it to our lives. Josiah and the Bible** Heart [Coming Soon] 9
Thursday The Rich Young Man: throw off things that entangle The Paralytic Man** Cross [Coming Soon] 7
Friday The Finish Line: Heaven (John on Patmos) Throw Your Net on the Other Side** Crown [Coming Soon] 8
Back to the Beginning (2012)
(Visuals are Available upon request for now; we hope to upload updated ones in 2018.)
MondayBeginning of Creation* Creation Black [Needed] 9
TuesdayBeginning of Sin Adam and Eve Sin* Red [Needed] 9
WednesdayBeginning of Salvation Noah and the Big Flood** White [Needed] 8
ThursdayBeginning of the Promise Abraham's Faith Gold [Needed] 9
FridayBeginning of the Church The Church Green [Needed] 8

Footnotes:
* Needs presentational work (such as improved wording, better transitions, formatting, etc).
** Needs substantial work (such as better story-telling, overall tone, illustrations, too long or too short, etc).
*** Needs scripture references.