Hannah and Samuel

PRESCHOOLLEADER GUIDEHannah and Samuel(1 Samuel 1:9-27)Big PictureOverviewWEEK 5 Waking UpGather (10 minutes)CENTER TIME: Kids pretend to sleep in their classroom, usekitchen timers or alarm clocks to wake up, and color Biblestory pictures.CIRCLE TIME: Kids are welcomed by name and pretend to beSamuel waking up Eli.PRAYER TIME: Kids pray an echo prayer with actions.Activate Faith (25 minutes)GAME — THIS IS HOW I CAN PRAY: Kids play an imitation game.ART — MILK CARTON MEGAPHONES: Kids decorate milk cartonmegaphones and practice waking up Samuel.SNACK — MIDNIGHT SNACK: Kids wake up, look in therefrigerator, and eat a midnight snack.Open the Bible (10 minutes)GOD CALLS SAMUEL STORYTELLING: Kids hear today’s story,remember their own waking-up times, and count wake-uptimes.Send (5 minutes)GOOD-BYE TIME: Kids sing a closing song about today’s focus.PRAYER TIME: Kids gently pass around a baby doll, and pray.WEEK 6 Hearing EarsGather (10 minutes)CENTER TIME: Kids pretend to sleep in their classroom, usekitchen timers or alarm clocks to wake up, and color Biblestory pictures.CIRCLE TIME: Kids are welcomed by name and think aboutdifferent ways of calling people.PRAYER TIME: Kids pray an echo prayer with actions.Activate Faith (25 minutes)MUSIC — GET UP AND DOWN TO PRAY: Kids follow the musicdirections to act out Hannah’s story.ART — STILL LIFE EARS: Kids draw pictures of ears by observinga friend’s ear.SNACK — SAMUEL’S NOISY SNACKS: Kids listen for the differentsounds that crunchy snacks make.Open the Bible (10 minutes)GOD CALLS SAMUEL STORYTELLING: Kids hear today’s story,wonder how God calls people today, and call each other ona telephone.Send (5 minutes)GOOD-BYE TIME: Kids sing a closing song about today’s focus.PRAYER TIME: Kids gently pass around a baby doll, and pray.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 — 187