God Provides Food

 

Objective:  When I start to lose control of myself, I need to ______.

 

God Provides Food Bible Story and Books

Scripture:  Exodus 16
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes: pg 98-101
The Beginner's Bible: pg 116-119
Through the Bible in Felt:  pg 57

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs as an introduction to the Bible story.  Idea from Ministry-To-Children 

 God I Need to Talk to You About My Bad Temper by Dan Carr

 

God Provides Food Activity Sheet

God Provides Food  Sheet available in the Bible Activity Workbook

- Glue broken crackers, thinned cotton balls, or small white pompoms on the ground as manna.

- With a dot marker, add "manna" on the ground.

 

God Provides Food Activities and Crafts

Manna Cookies
Although the Bible doesn't tell us exactly what manna was, the recipe for Manna Cookies has a fun name despite the proper ingredients.

Gathering Food from Heaven Gather Food from God
One morning surprise the child by placing cotton balls on the floor of a room.  Discuss the story and then have the child gather the "manna" and glue it onto the Basket Printable.

Self-Control
Self-control is one of the hardest traits for young children to develop.  To change poor behavior, the child must be equipped with a better choice.  Help the child come up with an acceptable solution to screaming, throwing a fit, and pouting.  Then work with the child to incorporate this positive behavior into his life.  The Kibbles Rockin' Clubhouse DVD helps a child learn to take deep breaths and count to gain control. Read more...

Role Play
Role play daily situation about self-control using stuffed animals.  Talk about what you may want to do vs. what you should do in various situations.  Also discuss good choices & bad choices throughout the week.

 

God Provides Food Interactive Bible Story

Available in the Old Testament Curriculum and 4 Year Interactive Bible Stories

 

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