Preschool Summer Lesson 7: Genesis

Objectives:Studentswill…

1) StudyGenesisChapter24:AbrahamsendshisservanttofindawifeforIsaac

2) LearnthatRebekahwaskindandhelpedvisitorsandweshouldbekindtoo!

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Accommodations:HowwillIaccommodateindividualneedsofstudents?SeeLesson1forideas

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Supplies:Checkwithcoordinatortoensuresuppliesareready.

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TeacherMaterials(providedinclassroom) 

‐Pens/Pencils

‐ Bible(pleasebringyourown)

‐ Crayons/PencilCrayons

‐ AttendanceSheet

‐ Stickers–enoughforeachchildtohaveoneeverylessonfor13lessons

‐ ActivityGameTemplate–printoneperclassontocardstockpaperandcutshapes

beforeclass

‐ Tapetoholddownpicturesorifdoingactivityoutsideyoucanusesidewalkchalk,

tapeforfanstoassembleandtapeforcamelactivity.

‐ AbrahamSendsHisServanttoRebekahFans–printonesetperchild

‐ Popsiclesticks–oneforeachfan–threeperchild

‐ CamelTemplate–printoneperclassandcutout

‐ ConstructionPaper–brownorwhite–twoperchildtousetotracecameltemplate

ontobeforeclassandcutout.(Eachchildneedstwocamelsandoneblanketset)

‐ Pipecleaners(6½incheslong)–8perchild(keepscrappiecesfortherestofcraft)

‐ Gluestickstoshare

‐ Scissorsforteachertocutoutcamel–toshare

‐ RebekahisKindColorPage–oneperchild 

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OptionalActivities

‐ StorybookofthelifeofAbrahamwithpicturestoshowkids(ifavailable)and/or

‐ FlannelDisplayBoardorVisualAidswiththestoryoflifeofAbrahametc.(if

available)

‐ RebekahWasKindWaterPitcherActivityTemplate‐2PitchersPerPage–printed

onpaper–onepitcherperchildcutoutbeforeclass

‐ DollsorPlayDoughtoshare–childrencanretelltheeventofEliezerfinding

Rebekahusingdollsorplaydough

‐ Snack–CheeseorFruitcutintostarshapes–enoughforeachchild

‐ Napkins

‐ Cupswithwaterormilk

‐ PuppettotellstudentstherealeventsfromtheBible

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Lesson:

1) Introductiontolesson:

Asstudentsenter,welcomethemandhelpfindachairtositat.Thankthemforcoming.

Takeattendance(usingattendancechartsupplied).Writeeachchild’snameonthesheet

provided.Leteachchildputastickerbesidetheirnameforthisweek.Havethemsit

aroundthetable.

PreschoolSummer

Lesson7:

Genesis–IsaacandRebekah

Saytostudents,“WelearnedthatAbrahamwaspromisedbyGodthathewouldhave

afamilyeventhoughheandhiswifewereolderandhadnothadanychildren.We

willlearnedthatGodkeepshispromisesbecauseSarahandAbrahamfinallyhavea

son–hisnamewasIsaac!

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ThisweekwewillcontinuetostudyaboutthelifeofAbraham,wewillseethat

IsaacisnowgrownupandneedsawifesoAbrahamsendsouthisservanttofinda

goodwifeforIsaac.

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Firstlet’ssingasongaboutworshipingGod–justlikeAbramdid.

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ThisistheWay

SungtothetuneofHereWeGo‘RoundtheMulberryBush

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ThisisthewaywesingtoGod,

SingtoGod,singtoGod.

ThisisthewaywesingtoGod,

WhenweworshipHim.

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ThisisthewaywepraytoGod,

praytoGod,praytoGod.

ThisisthewaywepraytoGod,

WhenweworshipHim.

(Showhandstogetherasifinprayer)

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ThisisthewaywereadourBible,

ReadourBible,readourBible.

ThisisthewaywereadourBible,WhenweworshipHim.

(Showhandsopeningasifyourhandswereabookandyouweretryingtoread)

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WearegoingtocontinuetostudyaboutAbramandhisfamily!

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2) AbrahamFindsaWifeforHisSonIsaac10minutes

*Optional:IfyouhaveapuppetyoucanusethepuppettotelltheeventintheBible.

*Optional:ifyouhaveabookwithpicturesshowingthisstoryyoucanshowthepictures

asyoureadfromtheBible,orifyouhaveflannelcharacters,etc.youcanusethoseas

visualswhilereadingfromtheBible.

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Usingthefansfromthefanssheet–cutoutonesetforyourselfandtapetoPopsiclesticks

toshowthechildrenthepicturesduringthestory.Makeasetforeachchildaswellso

theycanholdonandlookatsomethingwhileyoutellthelongstoryofhowRebekahcame

tobefoundbyAbraham’sservant.

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TurntoGenesis24.ReadtheaccountfromGenesis24:4,10‐15,17‐22,24‐27.

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Genesis24:4,10‐15,17‐22,24‐27

Abrahamsaidtohisservant,“Youwillgotomycountryandmyownrelativesand

getawifeformysonIsaac.”

(Showthemanonthecamelfan–andhandoneouttoeachchild.)

Thentheservantleft,takingwithhimtenofhismaster’scamelsloadedwithall

kindsofgoodthingsfromhismaster.HesetoutforthetownofNahor.

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Hehadthe

camelskneeldownnearthewelloutsidethetown;itwastowardevening,thetime

thewomengoouttodrawwater.

(Showthewaterwellfan–andhandoneouttoeachchild.)

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Thenheprayed,“LORD,GodofmymasterAbraham,makemesuccessfultoday,

andshowkindnesstomymasterAbraham.

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See,Iamstandingbesidethisspring,

andthedaughtersofthetownspeoplearecomingouttodrawwater.

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Mayitbe

thatwhenIsaytoayoungwoman,‘PleaseletdownyourjarthatImayhavea

drink,’andshesays,‘Drink,andI’llwateryourcamelstoo’—letherbetheoneyou

havechosenforyourservantIsaac.BythisIwillknowthatyouhaveshown

kindnesstomymaster.”

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Beforehehadfinishedpraying,Rebekahcameoutwithherjaron hershoulder.

ShewasthedaughterofBethuelsonofMilkah,whowasthewifeofAbraham’s

brotherNahor.

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Theservanthurriedtomeetherandsaid,“Pleasegivemealittlewaterfromyour

jar.”

(Showthewaterinthejarfan–andhandoneouttoeachchild.)

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“Drink,mylord,”shesaid,andquicklyloweredthejartoherhandsandgavehim

adrink.

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Aftershehadgivenhimadrink,shesaid,“I’lldrawwaterforyourcamelstoo,

untiltheyhavehadenoughtodrink.”

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Soshequicklyemptiedherjarinto the

trough,ranbacktothewelltodrawmorewater,anddrewenoughforallhis

camels.

21

Withoutsayingaword,themanwatchedhercloselytolearnwhetheror

nottheLORDhadmadehisjourneysuccessful.

(Showthewaterwellpictureagain–andhavethechildrengettheirsaswell.)

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Thenheasked,“Whosedaughterareyou?Pleasetellme,isthereroominyour

father’shouseforustospendthenight?”

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Sheansweredhim,“IamthedaughterofBethuel,thesonthatMilkahboreto

Nahor.”

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Andsheadded,“Wehaveplentyofstrawandfodder,aswellasroomfor

youtospendthenight.”

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ThenthemanboweddownandworshipedtheLORD,

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saying,“Praisebetothe

ORD,theGodofmymasterAbraham,whohasnotabandonedhiskindnessand

faithfulnesstomymaster.Asforme,theL

ORDhasledmeonthejourneytothe

houseofmymaster’srelatives.”

Say:Afterthis,RebekahwentbackwithAbraham’sservantandbecameIsaac’s

wife!Isaacthebabyhadgrownupandneededtostarthisownfamily.Thanksto

God–hefoundawifeandgotmarriedto

akindgirlnamedRebekah!

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Askthefollowingquestions:

WhatdidtheservantofAbraham’sdotomakesurehegottherightgirlbeforehe

evensawher?HeprayedtoGodforhelp!

Whatdidhepraywouldhappen?Thattherightgirlwouldcomeandnotonlygivehim

waterbuthiscamelsalso.*Thiswouldbesomeonewhowasverystrong,able,andkind

ascamelsneededalotofwaterandshewouldhavetogoandfillandcarryherjarmany,

manytimes!

WhowasRebekahrelatedtoo?Abraham’sbrotherNahor’sgranddaughter.

WhatdidEliezerdoafterhefoundRebekah?PraisedGodandthankedHim!

Didshegowiththeservant?Yes

DidIsaacmarryher?Yes.

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Rebekahwasaveryniceandkindgirlwhohelpedavisitor.Weshouldremember

tobekindtoo!

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Sing:

FatherAbrahamSongwithActions

(Seesongsheetinbinderforwebsitethatshowshowsonggoes.)

FatherAbrahamhadmanysons

ManysonshadFatherAbraham

Iamoneofthemandsoareyou

Solet'sallpraisetheLord.

Rightarm!(Wigglerightarm)

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FatherAbrahamhadmanysons

ManysonshadFatherAbraham

Iamoneofthemandsoareyou

Solet'sallpraisetheLord.

Rightarm,leftarm!(Wigglerightandleftarms)

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Continuesingingsongandaddrightleg,thenleftleg,turnaround,andfinallysitdown!

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3) CamelCraft10‐15minutes

Beforeclasscutoutcameltemplate.Thentraceablanketandtwocamelsforeverychild

ontobrownorwhiteconstructionorcardstockpaperandcutout.

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Duringclass:TapePipecleanerstotheinsideofeachcamelleg,

allowingoneendtoextendupintothebodyasshowninthepicture

below.Youwillhavetocutabouttwoinchesoffofthepipecleaners

andbendthemslightlytothecontourofthecamel’sleg.Next,

shapeapipecleanertothecamel’sneckandtapeintoplace.Cutout

andtapea3inchpieceofpipecleanertocamel’shump.

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Tapeorgluethetwotopsofthecamelpiecestogether

alongthetopedgesonly.Leavethelegssothatthey

canbeseparatedsothecamelcanstandsecurely.

Havechildrencoloranddecoratetheblanketwhile

youdrawonthecamelfaceontoeachsideofthe

camelandthenglueortapetheblanketontothe

camel.

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Saytothechildren:ThinkofallthecamelsRebekahwateredandcaredforasshe

showedkindnesstoAbraham’sservant.Rebekahwaskindandweshouldbetoo!

Let’sthinkaboutkindnessasweplaywithourcamels.

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4) FollowGod–RebekahGame5minutes

Linethestudentsupinarowsothattheycanallseeyouandhaveenoughspacetomove

theirhandsandfeetwithouthittinganyonebesidethem.

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Saytothestudents:Iamgoingtosay“Rebekah”andthenanactionword.Iwant

youtofollowanddowhatIsay.JustlikeRebekahfollowedGodandwaskind,we

aregoingtofollowalonganddowhatIsay,ok?Ready?Everyonequietand

listen…..goodjob

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Rebekah–touchyourhandstogether

Rebekah–say“ThankYouGod.”

Rebekah–getyourjarandfillitwithwater(pretendtotakeajarandfillitwithwater)

Rebekah–say“IfollowGod”

Rebekah–givewatertothecamels(takepretendjarandpourintoatroughforthe

camels)

Rebekah–petthecamels(pretendtopetthecamels)

Rebekah–praytoGod

Rebekah–handoutfoodtoyourvisitors(pretendtohandoutfoodtoeveryone)

Rebekah–packyourbags(pretendtopackbagsformoving)

Rebekah–sitdown!

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Thankclassforplayingandthenhavethemsitatthetableforthenextactivity.

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5) RebekahisKindColorPage10minutes

Handoutonesheetperchildandletthemcolorthepagewith

crayons.

Say“seethewellwhereRebekahhadtogetthewater?She

wouldhavetolowerbucketattachedtothewellintothewell

togetwater,rollitbackupandthendumpitintothelarge

pitcher.Onceitwasfull,shewouldcarryitonherheadover

towherethecamelsandvisitorswereandwaterthem.What

hardwork!ButRebekahwaskindanddidallthat.Whata

nicegirl!Weneedtoremembertobeniceaswell.ItmakesGodhappy!

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6) Optional:FollowtheLeader–RebekahGetsWaterGame 5minutes

Havestudentslineupbehindyou.Tellthemtheyaregoingtoplayfollowtheleader–just

likeRebekahfollowedandobeyedGodbybeingkindtospecialvisitors.Haveteacher

assistantgoatthebackofthelinesohe/shecanwatchthechildrenandkeeptheminline.

Marcharoundtheroomdoingdifferentactionsthattheyaretofollowasyougo,examples

arepatyourhead,onceeveryoneismarchingandpattingtheirhead,thenswitchtoput

armsintheairandbackdown,jumpupanddown,hopononefoot,tiptoe,crawl,etc.

Theideaistogetthechildrentofollowyou.Whenfinished,tellthem“Goodjob–you

followedjustlikeRebekahdid.Let’srememberthatitisgoodtofollowGodanddo

whatHesays.RebekahalsofollowedGodbybeingkindtoothers.Weshouldput

othersfirsttooandremembertobekind–justlikeRebekah!”

7) ActivityRaceGamewithPictures5‐10minutes

Cutoutthewaterwell,pitcherandcameltemplatesfromthetemplateprovidedandwith

tape,tapethemdownonalarge,clearedareaofthefloorindifferentareas.

Ifyouaredoingthisactivityoutsideonasidewalkyoucanusesidewalkchalkanddraw

thesepicturesonthesidewalkinsteadindifferentareas.

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Gatherchildrenaroundandtellthemthatoneatatimetheyaregoingtotaketurns,when

youcallthechildbyname–youwillthensayeither“Well”“Pitcher”or“Camel”

Thatchildwillthenruntothepictureofthewordyousaid.Iftheyruntotherightspot

praisethem,ifnot,showthemtherightplacetogo.Havethemreturntotheendofthe

linesothenextchildcango.Leteachchildtakeaturnandtheniftimeandiftheyare

havingfun–playthegameagain.

*Remembertotapethepicturesdownwellsochildrendonottrip,orhavechildrenrunto

therightwallwiththepicturetoavoidtrippingontheprintedpictures.

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Anotheroptionistoallowallthechildrentoruntotherightpicturewhenyoucalloutthe

picturesnameiftheyarecarefulnottopushorrunintoeachother.Thenyoucanjust

havethemrunfromonepicturetothenextasyoucallthemout.

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8) Optional:RebekahWasKindWaterPitcherActivity 5‐10minutes

Handoutonewaterpitcherperchild.Withcrayons,havechildrencolorthewaterpitcher

andthenwithscissorscutitout.(Orcutitoutbeforeclass)

Explainthat“Rebekahhadtowalkalongwaytothewelltogetadrink.Shecarried

abig,heavywaterpitcheronherhead.Aftershefinallygottothewell,Rebekah

hadtoleanwayoverandletthewaterfillintothepitcherandthenlifttheheavy

pitcherbackupontothetopofherheadandcarryitallthewayhome.Nowwe

knowhowtrulykindRebekahwastoofferthetiredtravelersadrink.Notonlydid

shegivewatertothetravelers,shegavewatertotheircamelstoo.Shewasakind

girl.

Pretendtheirwaterpitchersarefullofwater.Liftthemupontothetopofyourheadand

say:nowwewillcarrytheheavypitchersaroundtheclassroom,justlikeRebekah

did.”

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9) Optional:RebekahisKindPlayDolls/Playdough 5‐10minutes

Passarounddolls,playdoughorbooksaboutAbrahamandhisfamilyandotherthings

thatwillhelpchildrenrememberthattheylearnedaboutthefactthatRebekahwaskind

andhelpedAbraham’sservant.

Say,“TheBibletellsusthatAbrahamwasblessedwithalittleboynamedIsaac.And

whenIsaacgrewupAbrahamsentoutaservanttofindIsaacakindwife.Nowwe

aregoingtouse

ourdollsorplaydoughandbooksandmakethingsorusethese

thingstorememberthatRebekahwaskind.

Letstudentsplaywiththedollsandbooksandthencleanup.

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10) Sing 

ChoosesongsfromtheSongssectionofthebinderespeciallysongsaboutAbraham

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FatherAbrahamSongwithActions(Seesongsheetinbinderforwebsite

thatshowshowsonggoes.)

FatherAbrahamhadmanysons

ManysonshadFatherAbraham

Iamoneofthemandsoareyou

Solet'sallpraisetheLord.

Rightarm!(Wigglerightarm)

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FatherAbrahamhadmanysons

ManysonshadFatherAbraham

Iamoneofthemandsoareyou

Solet'sallpraisetheLord.

Rightarm,leftarm!(Wigglerightandleftarms)

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Continuesingingsongandaddrightleg,thenleftleg,turnaround,andfinallysit

down!

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11)Optional–Snack:CheeseorFruitcutinStarShapes  5minutes

Handoutstarshapedsnackstoeachchildalongwithaglassofwaterorjuicetoeach

child.Explainthat,“WhenwestudiedbeforewelearnedthatGodpromisedtomake

Abraham’sdescendantstoonumeroustocount,morethanthestarsinthesky.

ThesesnacksaretoremindusofhowweareeachadescendantofAbraham

becausewetobelieveinGodandhavefaithinGodlikeAbraham!Italsoreminds

usofIsaacandRebekah–IsaacwasthesonofAbraham.Provideanapkinfor

childrentocleantheirhands.Discussquestionswhilesnacking!

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12)Closeinprayer

Askallchildrentobowtheirheadsandfoldtheirhandstopray,thensay:ThankYouGod

fortheworldYoumadeandforshowinguspeopleintheBiblewhofollowedYou.Thank

youGodforourfamiliestoo.WepraythatwecanremembertobekindlikeRebekahand

seekopportunitiestoshowotherswearekind.

ThankyouGodforyourSonJesuswholovesustooandthankyouGodforeveryonehere

todayandthosewhocouldnotbeherebecausetheyweresickoraway.Weprayyouwill

bringusallbacktoSundayschoolnextweeksafely.InJesusname,Amen.

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ThankyouforservingChristinthisway!