ONE K-1 - Orange VBS...DAY ELEMENTARY FOCUS VBS ONE K-1 SMALL GROUP BIBLE STORY Seeing God in Creation Romans 1:20 MEMORY VERSE “Let us keep looking to Jesus. • He is the one who

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1. AMAZING![TALK ABOUT GOD | BIBLE STORY REVIEW]Made to Imagine: an activity that promotes empathy and facilitates biblical application through role-play and reenactment W H AT Y O U N E E D :• Print the “Amazing Things Happen” Activity Page;

one for each small group• Download the “AMAZING!” Activity Pages. Prepare

to show the images on a tablet, computer, or SMART Board® if you have the capability. If this isn’t possible, print them as a last option.

• Print the “Leaf Template” Activity Pages on green paper and tape the pages together (or save this step for kids to do) to form a giant leaf; one complete leaf for each kid

• Clear tape (if you’re having kids tape the pages together)

2. CREATIONARY[LIVE FOR GOD | APPLICATION ACTIVITY]Made to Create: an activity that explores spiritual ideas through the process of drawing, building, and designingW H AT Y O U N E E D :• Print the “Thumbtionary” Activity Page on cardstock

and cut apart; one set for every two kids• Water-based inkpads (available online at

www.orientaltrading.com and other sites); one for every two kids

• Fine-tipped markers• Paper• Wet wipes• Magnifying glasses (available online at

www.orientaltrading.com and other sites); one for every two kids

• If your environment doesn’t have a hard surface for kids to work on, provide clipboards, small dry erase boards, hardback books, or similar

3. KEEP LOOKING [HEAR FROM GOD | MEMORY VERSE ACTIVITY]Made to Explore: an activity that extends learning through hands on experimentation and discoveryW H AT Y O U N E E D :• Print the “Keep Looking” Activity Page on cardstock;

one for each kid• A variety of sturdy natural objects, such as durable

leaves, twigs, starfish, and shells; about four or five items for each kid

• Opaque bag; put one of each of the nature items into the bag

• Magnifying glasses; two or three for each small group • Liquid watercolor paint thinned with water (about two

parts water to one part paint)• Small spray bottles (empty glasses-cleaner bottles

work great) filled with the watered-down paint; about one bottle for every two kids

• Art paper, newspaper, or vinyl tablecloths to cover your work area (and floor, if you choose)

• Wet wipes

PRAYER[PRAY TO GOD | PRAYER ACTIVITY]Made to Reflect: an activity that creates space for personal understanding and applicationW H AT Y O U N E E D :• Focus Notebooks with 3D glasses (see “Additional

Resources” below); one for each kid• If you choose not to purchase notebooks, provide

index cards; one for each kid• Markers

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES• Focus Notebooks can be found in the Orange Store

in packs of 10. This is a great tool to enhance your Small Group time. Find them at: store.thinkorange.com.

• Your Orange VBS downloads include GodTime cards for kids to take home, as well as Parent Cue cards to send home to parents. These are designed to go hand in hand with today’s Bible story.

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Seeing God in CreationRomans 1:20

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“Let us keep looking to Jesus. He is the one who started

this journey of faith. And he is the one who completes

the journey of faith.”Hebrews 12:2a (NIrV)

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FOCUS on what you can see.

I M A G I N Ean activity that focuses on biblical application and

empathy through role-play and re-enactment


1. AMAZING!W H AT Y O U N E E D : “Amazing Things Happen” Activity Page; “AMAZING!” images (Activity Pages) and a way to show them; prepared leaves (or provide “Leaf Template” Activity Pages and tape)

W H AT Y O U D O :• Tell kids that you’re going to FOCUS on one amazing animal God made:

the butterfly!• Set out the leaves (one for each kid), and guide kids to curl up on top

of them. ú If the leaves have not yet been taped together, show kids how to do that

and give them a couple minutes to put their leaves together. • Use the conversation on the “Amazing Things Happen” Activity Page

to lead kids to morph from eggs to caterpillars to chrysalises and finally to butterflies.

• As you narrate, be sure to share the images from “AMAZING!” as well.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“Isn’t God AMAZING? He made butterflies to lay eggs. Those eggs hatch into caterpillars. Those caterpillars eat and eat and eat and eat and eat until they form chrysalises. And chrysalises are the safe places where caterpillars can turn into butterflies! And did you know that monarch butterflies can travel more than 3,000 miles? Wow! God made butterflies, and He made EVERYTHING!

“We can’t see God, but EVERYTHING He made points to Him—from butterflies to sharks to trees to mountains to dogs to cats to horses to people and even to the sun, moon, and stars! So, when you wonder about who God is and what He’s like, FOCUS (make ‘binoculars’ with your hands and hold them to your eyes) on what you can see, because EVERYTHING God made points to the truth that He’s an amazing and powerful and kind and good and loving God! Say the Bottom Line and do the motion with me. FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see. Yes! Every time I say that, say it with me and make binoculars with your hands. So, remember: FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see, because when you FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see, you’ll see what God is like!”

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C R E A T Ean activity that explores spiritual ideas through drawing

and making things


2. CREATIONARYW H AT Y O U N E E D : “Thumbtionary Cards” (Activity Page), water-based inkpads, fine-tipped markers, paper, magnifying glasses, wet wipes, hard objects for kids to place their papers on (if needed)

W H AT Y O U D O :• Lead kids in a variation of Pictionary®.• Help kids get into groups of two or three.• Show kids how they can use their thumbprints or fingerprints—plus a

marker—to draw pictures. You might illustrate a flower, a snail, or a spider.• Give each group a set of “Thumbtionary Cards” (facedown), paper, an

inkpad, and markers.• NOTE: If kids don’t have a firm surface, hand out clipboards, small dry erase

boards, or hardback books. • Guide kids to take turns drawing a card from the “deck” (being sure their

partner can’t see) and using their thumb and/or fingertips and markers to create the item shown while their partner guesses.

• When each team finishes, invite them to use the magnifying glasses to examine and compare their fingerprints. You can even ask kids to describe their prints, such as: “One of mine kind of makes a U,” “One of mine is swirly,” or, “Mine curve round and round.”

• Emphasize that no two people have exactly the same fingerprints. Each person’s fingerprints are unique!

• Guide kids to wipe their fingers with the wet wipes.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“What were some of the things you drew? (a cat, a cloud, a sun, a tree, a dog, a fish, a bird, a flower, a caterpillar, an elephant) What do all those things have in common? (Pause.) Yes! They‘re all things made by God!

“The Bible tells us that EVERYTHING God made points to Him. So, when you FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see, you can see how amazing and wonderful God is!

“And you know what else? God called everything that He made good, but when He made His final creation—His masterpiece—He said it was VERY good. Do you know what God called very good? (Pause.) Yes! When God made people, He said His last creation was VERY GOOD.

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C R E A T Ean activity that explores spiritual ideas through drawing

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“If God called people very good, what do you think God thinks about YOU? (Pause.) Yes! The Bible tells us that you are amazingly and wonderfully made! And God loves you more than you could ever imagine!

“So, FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see. When you do, you’ll see an amazing God!”


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E X P L O R Ean activity that extends learning through hands-on

experimentation and discovery


3. KEEP LOOKINGW H AT Y O U N E E D : Bag of nature items, assortment of additional nature items, magnifying glasses, “Keep Looking” Activity Pages, prepared paint in spray bottles, prepared work area, wet wipes

W H AT Y O U D O :• Guide kids to gather around the prepared work area. • Invite kids to reach into the bag, feel an item, guess what it is (no peeking!),

pull it out, and pass it around (along with a magnifying glass) for the group to see.

• For each item, ask: ú How does it feel? (smooth, bumpy, fuzzy, rough) ú What do you see when you look at it with the magnifying glass? (little

lines going everywhere, lots of bumpy stuff, tiny holes, etc.)• Give each kid a “Keep Looking” Activity Page.• Set all the nature items and spray bottles where kids can reach them.• Invite kids to place several items on their papers and then spray over them

with the tinted water.• Guide kids to wipe their hands.• Give each kid a Bible. • Use the navigation tips below to help them “read” the verse.

Finding verses with kindergartners: Guide children to open the Bibles to the marked page. Point to the word Hebrews at the top of the page as you say “Hebrews” aloud. Then guide children to find the big number 12 on the page. Explain that this is the chapter number. Finally, guide them to look under the big 12 for the little 2; this is the verse number. Tell them to leave their finger on the verse as you read the verse aloud. Then lead everyone to say the verse together.

Finding verses with 1st graders: Guide them to open their Bibles to the front and find the table of contents. (Hold up a Bible opened to the table of contents to show the kids what the page looks like.) When the kids find the table of contents, lead them to find Hebrews in the list under “New Testament.” You can help by telling them that Hebrews starts with the letters H-E. When the kids find Hebrews, lead them to look at the page number beside the word. Explain that the number tells them on what page they can find Hebrews. Help the kids find the page. When they find Hebrews, explain that the big numbers on the page are the chapter numbers. Help them find chapter 12. Explain that the small numbers are verse numbers. Help them find verse 2 in chapter 12.

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E X P L O R Ean activity that extends learning through hands-on

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W H AT Y O U S AY:“Hebrews 12:2 says: Let us keep looking to Jesus (NIrV). If we can’t see Jesus, how can we keep looking to Him? (Some kids may be able to answer, ‘We can follow Him,’ ‘We can learn about him,’ or other ideas. Some kids, however, may struggle with the concept. That’s okay. Give them space to think about the question, and then continue.)

“When God tells us to ‘keep looking to Jesus,’ He means that He wants us to focus on learning from Jesus. We can learn from Jesus by taking a closer look at all of the amazing things He made. We can learn from Jesus by focusing on saying what Jesus would say and doing what Jesus would do.

(Tell kids how you like to learn what Jesus would say and do, whether by reading your Bible every day, memorizing Scripture, or hearing people talk about Him.) “What are some ways that you can learn what Jesus would say and do? (I can read my Bible, I can come to FOCUS, etc.) Great ideas! So, remember: ‘Keep looking to Jesus’!”

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4. PRAYERW H AT Y O U N E E D : Focus Notebooks (with 3D glasses) OR index cards; markers

W H AT Y O U D O :• Give each child a Focus Notebook. Guide them to open it to page three.• Give each child a pair of 3D glasses, and “read” the page with them.• If you chose not to purchase the Focus Notebooks, hand out index cards. • Set out the markers, and invite kids to draw their favorite thing God made.• If time allows, invite kids to share their drawings.

W H AT Y O U S AY:“Today you learned that it’s important to FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see. So, what are some things God made that you can see? (flowers, trees, animals, people, the sun, stars, etc.) Yes! And you know what? The God who made the ENTIRE universe—the God who made (name things the kids named)—loves YOU! He loves [kid’s name] and [kid’s name] and (repeat with each child’s name). In fact, He loves you so much that you can’t even imagine how much He loves you! He loves you so much that He sent His Son, Jesus, just for you! Now THAT’s a lot of love!

“So, remember: FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see. Because when you FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see, you can see how amazing and wonderful and powerful and kind and good and loving God is! So, remember: FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see!”

(Pray, thanking God for His amazing creation and for His love. Be sure to mention each child by name.)

(Collect the Focus Notebooks before transitioning to the next track. Kids can keep index cards.)

Travel TimeAs you travel to the next track, use the following questions to keep the conversation going and to keep kids thinking about what they’re learning!• If you could have ANY animal for a pet, what would it be? Why?• If you could be an astronaut, where would you want to go? • Say: FOCUS (binocular motion) on what you can see!

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