Hannah and Samuel

snack: Bedtime SnackBefore serving any food, always check with caregivers for kid who have food allergies.Provide an alternative if necessary.Set up: Place all snack supplies on the table.Gather at the table with washed hands. Ask for a few helpers to set the table,giving each kid a bowl, spoon, and napkin. I think it’s time for a bedtime snack. Iwonder if Samuel ever had a bedtime snack before going to sleep. Pause for kids’thoughts. Hold up the cereal box. I have some cereal today for a bedtime snack.This cereal is special because if we listen, we will hear cereal sounds. Pour thecereal in each bowl with some milk or milk substitute. Ask kids to listen to theircereal while they wait for everyone to be served. Say a table grace. Reread HannahPrays for a Child and God Calls Samuel as bedtime stories while kids enjoy theirbedtime snack.Spark ResourcesSpark Story BibleSuppliesCrispy rice cerealMilk or milk substituteSpoonsBowlsNapkinsSend (5 minutes)Good-bye TimeUse this Good-bye Time song as a ritual every week. Sing to the tune of “Mary Hada Little Lamb.”Gather kids together on the floor. Let’s remember something about our storytoday. Pause for kids’ thoughts. Our story today was about sleeping.Spark ResourcesSpark Story BibleSuppliesNoneHere’s a song about our story. Listen first and then sing with me. Sing the versesonce through, then have kids repeat.Samuel was a listener,Listener, listener.Samuel was a listener.He heard God calling him.We can listen like Samuel,Samuel, Samuel.We can listen like Samuel.We can hear God’s call.[Name] can listen like Samuel,Samuel, Samuel.[Name] can listen like Samuel.He/She can hear God’s call.Preschool Leader Guides, Hannah and Samuel Rotation Leader Guide. Spark Sunday School© 2011 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only.Hannah and Samuel — 219