David and Goliath—GH Preschool Lesson

Extra Game: Big & Little Charades
 Have kids take turns acting out an animal (charadesstyle).
David and Goliath—GH Preschool Lesson
November 15/16, 2014
 Other kids have to guess which animal they are
 Have them choose—big or small animals
 Examples: elephants, hippos, giraffes, bears/ mouse,
bunny, duck, etc.
Throw our fears away
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Hand out small pieces of paper and have kids write / or draw their fears (they can do more
than one)
Examples: the dark, storms, snakes, bugs, being alone, broccoli
Have kids wad them up in a ball
Take turns throwing your fears at Goliath
God is big enough to handle our fears—we can count on God!
Scripture Reference: 1 Samuel 17:4-11,32-50
SPARK Pages: 130
Lesson Focus: We can count on God
Story at a Glance
David:
 Seemed the least likely of Jesse’s sons to
be the next King of Israel—he was the
smallest
 Anointed by Samuel to be the next king of
Israel while Saul was still king.
 Young Shepard, didn’t go to war like older
brothers.
Schedule:
Total Class Time (50-60 min.)
 Video Time (10 minutes)
 Welcome (5 minutes)
 Prayer: (2 min.)
 Bible: Read the SPARK Bible - page 130 (10– 15 min.)
 Craft Time: (10 min.)
 Game: (5-10 min)
 Prayer: (5 min.)
 Extra Game:
Goliath:
 Was said to have come from a family
of giants.
 Philistine warrior almost 10 feet tall.
 Only took one small stone to knock
Goliath out. Even though David
chose 5 stones
Saul
 Relied on David to help him.
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Had David play music for him.
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Was the King of Israel, even though David is
suppose to become King
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Offered money, freedom and his daughter to
who ever could kill Goliath
Gathering Time (before class starts)
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Coloring Sheet with crayons and markers
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Smooth and Bumpy Texture Tray
Place a mixture of rocks on each tray. Place the trays on a kid-sized table. Sit and explore the rocks with kids. Introduce the
words smooth and bumpy. Look for smooth rocks. Look for bumpy rocks. Find five smooth rocks. Then introduce today's
story. We will hear a story today about a boy who finds five smooth rocks.
Gathering Time:
 Coloring Sheets, crayons
 Smooth & Bumpy Rocks
Supplies:
SPARK BIBLE
Craft Time: pinwheels
Welcome: bike helmet, umbrella,
sunscreen, bug spray
Video Time (5-10 minutes)
 (For the 1st 5-10 minutes we will combine in Room 2 to
watch a video)
 Welcome children to Sunday School! Play a song on
the CD player, pass around basket for offerings!
 We’re about to watch a video about David. David is
the youngest boy in the family and he had to fight a
giant named Goliath! Who do you think wins?
 Let’s watch the video and find out who wins—David
or Goliath
 Watch Holy Moly video – David & Goliath as a large
group in Room 2!
 After video—ask kids questions about what they
thought about video
 Examples: what was in black and white and what was
in color? Why?
 Let’s go back to our classrooms and read the story
from the Bible. See if you see anything different or
the same in the Bible and in the video.
 Bless the kids before they leave:
 May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious
to you.
May the Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
Welcome & Prayer (5 min.)
Supplies
• IE: bike helmet, Bug Spray, Umbrella, Sunscreen
 In our story today, we're going to hear about a
very large giant and a boy with some very
small rocks.
 The giant wears shiny metal armor to protect
himself.
 I've brought some things we use for protection
today. Invite kids to discuss how each item
can be used for protection as you remove it from
the bag or box.
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All of these things help keep us safe, and we're
going to hear how someone is kept safe during
our story today.
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Game: King Saul, May I?
Gather kids in a large circle in an open area of the room.
Let's play a game about King Saul in our story. Re- 
member that King Saul was in charge of the Israelite army. Goliath wanted to fight King Saul, and
David wanted to protect King Saul.
Choose one kid to start as King Saul in the middle of
the circle.
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We'll go around the circle. Each person will say,
"King Saul, may I take some steps?"
King Saul will say, "Yes, you may take [number]
[either Giant Goliath or Tiny David] steps."
Then you will take that many steps toward King
Saul.
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We'll play until someone can touch King Saul.
When you think you are close enough, say "I can
count on God" and then tag King Saul.
The first person to reach King Saul becomes the new
king.
For example: Maggie is in
the middle as King Saul.
Jared says, "King Saul,
may I take some steps?"
Maggie replies, "Yes, Jared, you may take three Giant Goliath steps." Jared
takes three giant steps toward the middle of the circle, and then the next kid
takes a turn.
Prayer:
Let's say a small-to-big prayer. Watch me.
Dear God,
I am very small. Whisper and
crouch down.
With your help, Get a little louder
and a littler bigger.
I can do BIG things Use a loud
voice and make your body big.
Amen! (repeat if you want)
Bible Story: Read from the Spark Bible (10-15 min)
 Take out your Spark Story Bible and open to David and Goliath on
pages 130–135.
 Read the story out loud and point to the corresponding pictures.
Look for Squiggles the caterpillar in each picture. Ask kids what they
think Squiggles is feeling or doing. Encourage them to make a face
like Squiggles.
 Ask the following questions, allowing time for kids to answer.
 In our story today, who was the big, big man? (Goliath)
 Who was the small boy? (David)
 I wonder what it feels like to be small? (scary, small, etc.)
 David knew that God had protected him from wolves and bears,
and trusted God would protect him from Goliath.
 God protects us, too. Like David, we can count on God to be
with us, no matter what happens.
Craft Time (10 minutes) Life of David Pinwheels
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Each kid will get two sheets with
circles, #1 with pictures of David
and his family.
#2 ( has shape cut out).
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Have kids
write
name on
the circles
and cut
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Have kids color the pictures that
are on circle #1. (show kids the
example)
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Put both circles together. Stick a brad in middle
(Volunteers need to help.)
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Invite kids to be like David, and share his story
with their parents!
6. Prayer (3 min.)
Repeat after me:
Dearest Lord,
Throughout today,
Guide my words and work and play.
Bless my friends and family too,
And keep me safe in all I do.
Amen.
Continues..

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