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Activate Faith (25 minutes)Oh, Brother!Set Up: Set a classroom table on its side to serve as a puppet stage. Cover the frontof the table. Place the craft supplies in an area where kids can easily access them.Set up the glue gun in a safe place where only adults have access. (optional)Activity InstructionsBefore the show:1.2.3.Brainstorm with the kids what characteristics Jacob and Esau had as babiesand as grown-ups. Help kids develop a mental image of other characters andprops from the story. What do you think Isaac looked like? What kind ofclothes do you think Rebekah wore? What other things are important in thestory? Provide Spark Story Bibles for inspiration.Help kids choose a puppet or prop to create. Encourage creativity by askingquestions, such as Are you making baby Esau or grown-up Esau? How bigwas Jacob’s bowl of stew?With a Shepherd’s help, decide if you have enough kids who wish to participatein the puppet show to warrant two shows. There’s room for everyone tobe part of a puppet show. Divide kids into two teams if necessary. Thepuppeteers of one group become the audience for the other group’s show.Help kids practice their parts.Spark ResourcesSpark Story BiblesSuppliesClassroom tableTable coveringAssorted socks, 1 per kidCardboard strips, 2" x 10" (5cm x 25 cm), 1 per kidYarnCraft foamFabric scrapsFake furPaper scrapsWiggle eyesCraft sticksMarkersKid-friendly scissorsCraft glueTapeGlue gun (optional—adult useonly)4.Invite a leader to read Isaac’s Blessing (pages 42-45) as a narrator for thepuppet show.Perform the show:1.2.Arrange the performers behind or near the puppet stage. Ask the narrator tostand to one side. Direct the rest of the kids to sit in front of the stage as theaudience. Put on your listening ears and watching eyes because the puppetshow, Isaac’s Blessing, is about to begin.Switch groups and repeat the performance if necessary.Following the show:Gather the kids to debrief the experience. Which did you like better—performingin the show or watching it? Allow kids to respond to this and the followingquestions. Who was supposed to get Isaac’s blessing? (Esau) Point to the pictureon page 45 of the Spark Story Bible. Who tricked Isaac into giving him theblessing? (Jacob) What kinds of things could each brother do to help God? Whatcan you do? God could use Esau, God could use Jacob, and God can use me!80 — Workshop Leader Guides Creative Drama Workshop, Isaac and Rebekah Rotation Leader Guide. Spark Sunday School © 2010Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only.
Send (5 minutes)Wrap UpRemind the Shepherds to distribute the Family Page for this story if the kids haven’talready received them, and come together for Wrap Up.Thank you for coming to Creative Drama! We learned how different Jacob andEsau were from each other and we told their story with puppets. Esau was agood hunter and Jacob was a good leader. Jacob tricked Isaac to get Esau’sblessing. Just like God used Jacob and Esau, God can use me! How can God useyou today? Allow kids to respond.Spark ResourcesFamily PagesSuppliesNonePrayer TimeInvite kids to pray while wearing their puppets or while acting in character from thestory. Repeat after me.Dear God,Thank you for using Jacob.Thank you for using Esau.Thank you for using me.Amen.creative dramaCreative Drama Workshop, Isaac and Rebekah Rotation Leader Guide. Spark Sunday School © 2010Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for local use only.Isaac and Rebekah — 81
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