Directions:
Using the daubers have the kids place circles all over their paper. Show them how it is important to have circles all the way around the tape (as in example). When they are finished very carefully remove the blue. Go slow. If the paper rips a bit it is ok.  If the paper is really wet from the daubers, it will be easier to remove the tape if you wait a couple minutes for it to dry first.

Say:
Who died on the cross for our sins? Yes, Jesus! Jesus died for our sins. When we trust in Jesus, we will live with Him forever.

Directions:
You will have some cards to show the kids, they will either do thumbs up and say OBEY, or they will do thumbs day and say NOT OBEY. Ask kids if they know what it means to obey?  Then give them this definition and have them repeat it back to you.

"To obey means to do what we are asked, right away, all the way and in a happy way."

Say:
King Ahab fought in the mountains and won the battle. Then he fought on the flat land, and won that battle too. God helped him win to show Ahab that the Lord is God. But Ahab disobeyed God anyway.  We have a choice to make too, will we obey God or disobey God?

Directions:
Give the kids papers and crayons.  Tell them they are going to write an important message and then deliver it.  Tell them to trace the letters (just do their best, this isn’t school work). Once they are done “writing their message” help them put it in an envelope (they can remove the sticker strip so they can seal their envelope.) They can then walk over and feed it to the robot who will deliver their messages for them.

Say:
A prophet brought a message from God to King Ahab. Did King Ahab always listen to God? No, King Ahab did not always listen to what God was telling him to do. Can we listen to God? Yes, we can listen to and obey God too!

Directions:
Bring out the pieces of turf, flowers and wooden blocks. Tell the kids they need to build mountains and flat ground with flowers, just like they heard about in the story.

Say:
Did God help King Ahab? Yes! God helped King Ahab to win battles on mountains and on flat ground. God helped us too by sending Jesus to die for our sins. When we trust in Jesus, God forgives us, and we will live with Him forever.

(Sorry for no picture, the materials have not arrived yet)

Directions:
Let the kids know that you are going to whisper something very important, so they have to be really quiet to listen to what you say.  Whisper one phrase at a time slowly, then hold your hand up to your ear and have the kids shout it back to you.

Say: (WHISPER)
Jesus died for our sins
When we trust in Jesus
God forgives us
And we will live with Him forever!

King Ahab did not listen to God. Was that a good thing? No! We should listen to what God says to us. King Ahab lost the battle because he did not listen to God.

Directions:
I am not a big fan of playdough, so this is a trial to see how it goes.  My main concern is the playdough getting on the rug as it is really hard to remove when that happens.

The green and tan playdough is to make the “flat land” and the purple, blue and black playdough is for the kids to make the mountains. Depending on number of kids you may have to divide of the playdough among the kids.

Some things to be aware of:
Please instruct the kids to only use the playdough on their plates and not to carry it around the class.  Please use the baby wipes to clean their hands and the table area when they are done. Sometimes kiddos step in the playdough and then walk it onto the rug.

Say:
God helped King Ahab win battles in the mountains and on land. Does God help us? Yes! God sent Jesus to die for our sins. When we trust in Jesus, God forgives us, and we will live with Him forever.

Directions:
For Go & Serve Saturday we planted flowers outside the Early Childhood classroom. There are mini watering cans you can use to take the kids outside and water the flowers. This is an ongoing activity for the season. There is a hose outside by the flowers you can use to fill up the cans. (It’s also nice to do this ahead of time if you want.)