Preschool: Jericho

Lesson plan for the coming sunday, the last lesson in the Exodus!  We'll do a wrap up Exodus lesson/Thanksgiving celebration next week before moving into Advent.

Jericho

Welcome to Worship

-We are in a special place because God is here
-This is our special place to be with God, we can talk to God, we can listen to God, we can hear stories of God

Teach them: The Lord Be With You (and Also With You)

Special guest!

Jen Geelhood will bring her trombone!  Questions:

-How does the horn make noise?

-What are different types of sounds it can make (smooth, jumpy, sad, happy?)

-How soft can the horn be?

-How loud can the horn be?

-Can it bring down a wall?

-Can 100 horns bring down a wall?

-Can 1000 horns bring down a wall?

Songs of Praise

-I’ve got peace like a river, love like an ocean, joy like a fountain

-Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho,

Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the walls came a tumbling down.

-Come into his presence singing alleluia

Jericho (green cloth, jenga pieces, Hebrew people/Jericho people)

-The Hebrew people had arrived.  God had brought them to the promised land. The home of Joseph and his brothers. The home of the Hebrew people.  It was called Canaan.

-The people living in Canaan did not want the Hebrew people to come back.  They were used to having the land all to themselves. 

-The city, Jericho, guarded the land.  It was a fortress: huge and tall, it had a big wall and many guards to protect it. 

-The Hebrew people knew they needed to pass by Jericho to live in Canaan, so what would they do?  They couldn’t get past Jericho on their own, it was much to strong.

-But God had a rescue plan. He told Joshua to get his army to march around Jericho’s walls, but not to fight.  Just march, waiting for God to tell them what to do next.

-After 7 days, God told the Hebrew people march, shout and blow trumpets as loud as they could, and God brought the walls of the city to the ground.

-The Hebrew people trusted God and he brought them into the promised land without a fight.

I wonder questions (trying to get at the rescue)

-I wonder how the people felt when Joshua told them to get ready to walk around Jericho?

-I wonder how it felt when they walked for 7 days and nothing happened?

-I wonder how they felt when they saw the walls start to come down?

-I wonder what the people will do now that they are in the promised land?

Thanksgiving Feast

We have our time of thanksgiving; I wonder what you are thankful for today?

Read the Jesus storybook bible

Response time: Everyone can pick a way to tell the story

-Re-tell the story
-Art/craft: Trumpet toilet papers rolls & streamers

-Arts/craft: Coloring/playdough

-Tactile: Legos to build the walls

-Games: Jenga