Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Simple costumes Newsprint, markers, and tape Three pieces of 11 X 14-inch drawing paper Assorted color pencils or markers Several sheets of self-adhesive alphabet letters, such as those used for scrapbooking....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint and post: Why is this story preserved? What were they trying to teach with this story? What is it that we can learn?...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity List the small group options and their locations on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Explain options for small processing groups and point out breakout spaces....

Activity time: 5 minutes Description of Activity Invite participants to discuss the story: What is the hardest or saddest part of this story? What is the best part of the story? What did each of the people in the story think about God? Is God the same to each person? Is God the same each time God...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham" Optional: Simple costumes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story so you can guide a dramatized retelling. Description of Activity Invite participants to take on the various roles, asking...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham" Leader Resource 1, Sarah, Hagar, and Abraham Background Information Leader Resource 2, Judean Desert Well Photograph Preparation for Activity Print the story and practice reading it aloud....

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Bulky red yarn, three yards per person Hay, cornstalks, torn fabric, or torn paper to represent flax stalks Pictures of flax growth and processing Length of rope or jump rope Optional: Flax seed Optional: Piece of linen fabric or clothing made from...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Paper and pens/pencils Microphone or similar object to be used as a prop for news casting Optional: Video camera for capturing the newscasts Description of Activity Invite participants to pretend that there was television news coverage in Joshua an...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint and post: Why is this story preserved? What were they trying to teach with this story? What is it that we can learn?...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity List the small group options and their locations on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Explain options for small processing groups and point out breakout spaces....

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Invite participants to discuss the story: Did the Hebrews think the battle ended the way it was supposed to? What made them think that? Was the result fair and right? What do we learn about the way the story teller understood God?...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Battle of Jericho" Optional: Simple costumes Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story so that you can guide a dramatized retelling. Description of Activity Invite participants to take on the various roles, asking...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "The Battle of Jericho" Leader Resource 1, Joshua, Rahab, and the Battle of Jericho Background Information Leader Resource 2, Ark of the Covenant Picture Preparation for Activity Print the story and practice reading it aloud.

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Wheat berries or wheat germ Whole wheat flour Wheat stalk or picture of wheat growing Yeast Mortar and pestle (or round stone of a size appropriate for a child's hand and wooden or ceramic bowl) Several loaves commercial pita bread, and an alternat...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Pita Bread Recipe Recipe ingredients for pre-made dough: 1 1/4 cup warm water 1 tbsp yeast 1 tbsp sugar 3 cups flour 2 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil Identical recipe ingredients for participants to mix Small mixing bowl Large...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Simple costumes for "writers" - robes, hats, or other items to spark imagination Poster board Preparation for Activity Write on poster board and display: There will be enough food for everyone Do not take more than your share Description of Activit...

Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write these questions on newsprint and post: Why is this story preserved? What were they trying to teach with this story? What is it that we can learn?...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity List the small group options and their locations on newsprint and post. Description of Activity Explain options for small processing groups and point out breakout spaces....

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Invite participants to discuss some of these questions: What do we learn about God in the story? What were the writers trying to tell us about God? Why did God only give them enough manna to make bread for one day at a time most days? Why did the...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Manna in the Wilderness" Coriander seeds Towel Several baskets Preparation for Activity Familiarize yourself with the story so that you can guide a dramatized retelling....