Day 1
Stand for God!
Bible passages
Genesis 1–3; Genesis 6:5–9
Lesson Focus
Just like Noah, we can rely on God to help us stand for Him.
Lifeline Verse
Stand fast, be brave. 
1 Corinthians 16:13
Animal Pal
Hydro the Whale 
Fun Phrase
There’s a whale of a problem.         
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Option 1: Aquarium/Fish Bowl or Option 2: Leaf/Flower Rubbings
Touch Table: Perfect World
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Coloring Corner: 1 Corinthians 16:13
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Lesson Time
Part 1: Welcome to the Ocean
Part 2: Eyewitness News Report
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Standing for God
Song Time
Song 1: “Stand!”
Song 2: “N-O-A-H”
Memory Verse/Review Time
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
Part 2: Go and Do
Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewPreparing for the Lesson 
Read Genesis 1–3 and Genesis 6 several times. 
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. For more information on Noah and the pre-Flood world, visit answersvbs.com/ocfaq.
Pray.
Lesson Materials
From Teacher Resource kit
Theme verse poster
Day 1 memory verse poster
Day 1 Fun Phrase poster
Exploration Station Names posters
News report posters 1–4
From Resource dvD-ROM
Day 1 memory verse coloring sheet (Expl. Station)
News report script
N-O-A-H letters
2 copies of today’s puppet script
Other Materials
Exploration Station supplies (see back cover)
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for dive instructors (teachers)
Anchor person jacket/umbrella/play microphone
Beach bag
Large cardboard box or tri-fold board for TV (see Decorating Decisions)
Optional: Two people puppets (different than the Puppet Pal ones)
Boy or girl puppet (in costume) and puppet stage 
Clipboard
Mounting putty or tape
Memory Verse/Review Time supplies
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Optional: Props for Play Acting Review
Student extras
Student guides (11-4-074, 11-4-135), 1 per child
Dive Logs (11-4-090, 11-4-138), 1 per child
Stamp for Dive Logs (11-4-093)
Hydro bookmarks (11-4-078, 11-4-140), 1 per child
Ark on Water bookmarks (11-4-077), 1 per child
Exploration Stations
Note: Make sure any exploration station supplies you use are chunky and age-appropriate—non-choking and non-toxic.
Discovery Center: Aquarium/Fish Bowl or Leaf/Flower Rubbings
Materials
Option 1: Live fish, turtle, hermit crab, frog, or other animal whose natural habitat is in or near the ocean—in an aquarium, fish bowl, or other appropriate container
Option 2: Variety of leaves and flowers, plus copy paper and crayons
Pre-prep
If you are able to bring in any live animals, get those together. If not, gather the supplies for the leaf/flower rubbings and cut the copy paper in half. Take the paper off some crayons so they can be used sideways. 
Optional: Depending on what you are bringing in, check online and see if you can find some cool design features God created in those particular plants and animals. Check answersingenesis.org for starters!
Directions
For Option 1: Show the children the live animals and talk about how God created them. Supervise carefully!
For Option 2: Have the kids put the copy paper over their leaf or flower and gently rub the crayon on the copy paper.  
Teaching Tie-In
For either option, talk about the beautiful world God made at the beginning of time and how it had amazing plants and animals. Highlight some of the creatures or plants you are using and share special design features God gave them. 
Note: In place of the rubbings, you could use a variety of animal and plant stickers and just have the kids place the stickers on the copy paper.
Touch Table: Perfect World
Materials
Under-the-bed storage container, small wading pool, or “official” touch table
Tarp or plastic tablecloth
Plastic play fish and other plastic ocean animals and plants
Small amount of water in the table
Pre-prep
Tarp the floor under the touch table. This will be used all week.
Directions
Divers play with the ocean animals and plants.
Teaching Tie-In
At the beginning of time, God made all the animals and plants and people, and everything was good. There was nothing bad in the world at all!
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Materials
Bible Time Construction Zone background (see Dec-orating Decisions)
Bible time play costumes
Play tools and play construction supplies (play hammers, saws, toolbelts, etc.)
Wooden blocks, boxes, play bricks or boards (strips of corrugated cardboard), or interlocking blocks for building
Pre-prep
Put up the background and gather the costumes. These will be used all week. Gather or make the supplies. They can be borrowed, made, or bought from thrift stores, garage sales, or online companies like Oriental Trading Company or Rhode Island Novelties. 
Directions
Pretend to build a city (or tower) out of blocks.
Teaching Tie-In
Did you know the first people, Adam and Eve, were very, very smart? The first people weren’t simple apelike creatures, but were very smart humans. They were building cities and making musical instruments and other “smart” things, according to the Bible. Genesis 4:17 says this about Adam’s son Cain: “And he built a city.”  That takes lots of smarts to build a city! Let’s try to build a city ourselves out of blocks!Coloring Corner: 1 Corinthians 16:13
Materials
Under-the-sea supplies (see Decorating Decisions)
Day 1 memory verse coloring sheet (Resource DVD-ROM)
Markers or crayons
Optional for marker and crayon storage: sand pail
Optional: Additional supplies to glue on, glue sticks, and stickers
Pre-prep
Photocopy the coloring sheet, 1 per child. Make or gather the decorating supplies and set them up. These will be used all week. Gather additional supplies to glue on.
Directions
Color the sheet. Add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching Tie-In
Practice saying the memory verse on the sheet. Discuss its meaning.
Additional Exploration Station Ideas
Animal Puppets—Because we’re talking about Noah’s Ark, animal puppets are a great center idea, so have a small puppet stage and animal puppets for the kids to play with.
Dive into Books—Make a cozy reading spot using a baby pool or blow-up raft that has beach towels lining the bottom of it. Add books about the wonderful animals God made or about Noah and the Ark. Make sure they have accurate accounts and pictures of the Ark. Children’s picture Bibles are a perfect addition.
Carpentry Center—Have a carpenter or handyman come in one day to talk about construction/building. 
Animal Antics—Set up an area with Noah’s Ark animals for free play, along with Noah’s Ark animal puzzles and animal-themed toys. Check answersbookstore.com for possibilities. Note: ZooPals paper plates make excellent animal masks. Just cut out the eye holes and staple onto a popsicle stick.
Lesson Time
Part 1: Welcome to the Ocean Hi everyone, and welcome to the ocean! Raise your hand quietly if you’ve ever been to the ocean. Well, this week we’re going to have so much fun learning from God’s special book, the Bible. We’ll talk about a time when the ocean was in great commotion, but before we get to that, let me introduce myself. I’m _____ 
And I’m _____ . You know, there are lots of animals at the ocean, so let’s take a minute to pretend to swim like some ocean animals.
Good job, divers! God is the One who thought up and made all those  kinds of ocean animals back at the beginning of time, including the blue whale, like this one here.  His name is Hydro, and he reminds us that there was a great big whale of a problem that happened not long after God made the beautiful world. Let’s tune in to this little newscast to hear more about it.
Part 2: Eyewitness News Report You need two people for this—either two teachers or, if teaching alone, a teacher and a dive club leader or older child/teen you ask to help out. One of you will be Teacher One, and one will be Teacher Two. Teacher Two will be behind a makeshift TV. Teacher Two needs the script and a couple props as listed in the supply list, or Teacher Two can use puppets to be the people mentioned in Teacher Two’s part. If using puppets for the parts, you’ll need two different people puppets. (Only one puppet is up at a time, so Teacher Two can work both puppets.)Let’s hear more about the beginning of time from the greatest book ever. Do you know what book that is? It’s God’s Word, the Bible! I love God’s Word! It’s not like any other book. Every word is true.
Now let me open to the beginning of the Bible. Have you heard about the beautiful world God created at the beginning of time?
Pull out Poster 1: Beautiful World
The world back then looked quite a bit different than it does today. Let’s go to a live newscast from Eyewitness News Channel 7 to hear more about it.
Welcome to Eyewitness News. I’m Stan the Man reporting We’re back in time about 6,000 years ago in a place called the Garden of Eden. It’s a beautiful place. Let’s check in with Sunny Smith in the ForeWarned Weather Center to see what the weather’s like. Sunny? 
Thank you, _____. Well, this IS a beautiful place, and the weather is beautiful, too. The weather is so nice, I don’t even need this umbrella. 
 Okay. The world was a beautiful place in the beginning. In fact, it was made by God and had nothing bad in it. But something happened that was NOT beautiful. The evil Satan, in the form of a serpent, came into the perfect, beautiful world and messed it up. He tempted the first two people, Adam and Eve, with some fruit. Let’s pretend to pick a piece of fruit off a tree and look at it. God told them not to eat that fruit—but they didn’t listen, and they ate it anyway.
Pull out Poster 2: Broken World
 When Adam ate the fruit, he was not obeying God. That means he didn’t do what God asked him to do. Let’s shake our heads and say, “No! No! No!” 
Not obeying God is called sin, and sin is a big problem. Adam sinned, and we all sin (disobey God). God said the punishment for not obeying God is to be separated from Him. That’s not good! God is wonderful, and we don’t want to be separated from Him! And besides that, when sin entered the world, bad stuff started happening, like sickness and hurt.Adam and Eve ended up having many children, and their children had many children, and the earth began to fill up with people. Wave to some of the people near you and say, “Hi, people!” 
Pull out Poster 3: Intelligent Pre-Flood World
The people back then were very smart, and they were busy making music and building cities. Let’s pretend we’re building a city.  Now let’s tune back in to Eyewitness News to hear the latest on this situation.
  Some time has gone by and now we’re right before the big, worldwide Flood. Yes, the people back then were smart, but they were also very wicked, doing bad stuff. The Bible says everyone was thinking and doing bad stuff all the time.
Pull out Poster 4: Wicked World
  This just in. We’ve had our news team searching the world over to see if they could find even one person standing for God. Exciting news! One such man has been found. His name is NOAH. He seems to be the only person left on the face of the earth who still loves God, by God’s grace. We will keep following this story and see what more we can find out about this man Noah. 
In the meantime, we’re out of time for today. I’m Stan the Man signing off.
 So, out of a world with millions of people, only one could be found who still loved God and followed Him—Noah. We’re going to hear a little more about Noah as we learn a little rhyme right now. 
N—O—A—H Noah loved God and obeyed N—O—A—H Noah was a man of faith N—O—A—H Noah stood for God always N—O—A—H By God’s grace Part 3: Puppet Pal—Standing for God Each day, the puppet pal will reinforce the lesson the kids just heard. It’s a quick, but important, part of the day. If you don’t have a teaching assistant or a co-teacher, enlist someone ahead of time (a dive club leader or other volunteer) to work the puppet each day. If you’re alone, have the puppet enter from a beach tote bag, or string up a beach towel and have the puppet come from behind there.
The puppet can be a boy or a girl. Use a consistent voice for the puppet all week. Speak clearly and exaggerate words and expressions. For instance, draw out certain words for emphasis, or make an exaggerated action for things like groaning, turning its head, or sneezing. Use your free hand to do things with the puppet’s hands or arms. For example, if the puppet is “thinking,” put the puppet’s hand on its chin. When the puppet is talking, make sure the mouth is open. (This is the opposite of what people often do!) In other words, the mouth should be open on most syllables. You don’t have to open very wide, which will help you move the mouth faster and more naturally. 
Your puppet should come out of the life preserver circle that is on the shack. (See Decorating Decisions.) When entering, hold your arm back and down and have the puppet take three steps forward, getting higher each time, until the puppet is out and visible. When exiting, turn the puppet toward you and take three steps down until out of sight.
Boys and girls, let’s call for Sandy, our puppet pal. Sandy! Sandy! Sandy!
Oh, hey. I was just down at the beach picking up some seashells.
That sounds like fun!
Well, it usually is, but today it wasn’t so great.
Why? Did something happen?
Yeah. Some kids I know started making fun of me.
 Just because you were picking up seashells?
 No, because they know I love God. They want me to quit talking about God so much.
 Oh. I see. So what happened?
They called me names, and then tried to get me to steal money from the Snack Shack. 
 Hmm. Did you do it? 
Nope.
 Why not?
 Because stealing is wrong. I love God, and I want to do what’s right. I want to please and honor God.
 That sounds like a man in the Bible named Noah. Noah wanted to do what was right and live in a way that pleased God. And even when nobody else believed in God, or did right in God’s eyes, or talked about God, or obeyed God, or stood up for God, Noah still did, by God’s grace. Wait. You said Noah stood up for God. What does that mean? Does it mean you stand up on your legs?
No. Standing for God doesn’t mean you actually stand up. It means that you love God and obey Him and speak about Him no matter what. If every kid in your class or your neighborhood is doing wrong and making fun of you for following God, but you still do right and stay true to God, that’s standing for God.
Wow. That sounds like a really big deal. If I’m going to stand for God, I sure will need to be brave.
 Yes, you will, but God is the one who can keep you brave. You need to talk to God (that’s called prayer) and ask Him to help you. The Bible gives us a good verse to pray and ask God to help us with that: Stand fast, be brave. Let’s stand up and say that together. 
 I’m going to ask God to help me stand for Him—even if I’m the only one!
 That’s awesome, Sandy! And it’s been awesome to see you, but now we’re going to sing a song, so we’ll see you later!
Song Time
Song 1: “Stand!”
Here’s a fun song to incorporate into any part of your day. Sing this one to the tune of  “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.” 
Stand for God no matter what, no matter what Stand for God no matter what, no matter whatNoah did. He loved the Lord. Stand for God no matter what, no matter what Song 2: “N-O-A-H”
Sing this one to the tune of “B-I-N-G-O.”
There was one man who loved the Lord and Noah was his name-oN-O-A-H N-O-A-H N-O-A-H And Noah was his name-o
He obeyed God and stood for Him and Noah was his name-oN-O-A-H N-O-A-H N-O-A-H And Noah was his name-o
He listened to God and built an Ark and Noah was his name-oN-O-A-H N-O-A-H N-O-A-H And Noah was his name-o
Memory Verse/Review TimeIn the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. Review the student guides and/or the Dive Logs (or dive club leaders can do so during snack time or send them home at the end of the day). Pass out the bookmarks. 
Supplies for this section are not listed in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose, so decide what you will do and add them to your supply list accordingly.
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
 “Stand fast, be brave.” 1 Corinthians 16:13
Review the verse by playing the memory verse song CD. (Note: The song on the CD is the whole verse.) Explain what the words/phrases  “stand fast” and “be brave” mean, using the daily memory verse poster as a reference. Then try singing the verse again and doing the motions suggested in the challenge.
 Do the following motions as you say the verse.
Stand fast—Stand up tall. 
Be brave—Place your hands on your hips and puff out your chest, like a superhero. 
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Practice tomorrow’s verse if time permits. Say the new verse together several times, then divide the verse into four parts for running to the four corners of the room. Each word (or reference) is said in one corner. You also may want to go over the theme verse, using the theme verse poster as a reference. The kids can walk from corner to corner; (e.g., “But Noah” in first corner, “found grace” in second corner, “in the eyes” in third corner, and “of the Lord” in fourth corner).
Part 2: Go and Do
Say today’s Lifeline Verse to someone. Are you being brave and strong and telling others about God?
Talk to God (that’s prayer!) and ask Him to help you follow Him like Noah did—standing for God no matter what.
Ask an adult who follows Jesus to share a time he (or she) had to stand for God. What happened?
With someone’s help, check answersvbs.com/ockids for more fun information.
Ask yourself this question: When I get in hard situations, am I going to stand for God, even if I’m the only one?Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewDo this little activity with any extra time. Have the kids act out the lesson about the Garden of Eden and the pre-Flood world they just heard. You may want to use simple props, like stuffed animals or fake flowers. Or just use your imaginations!
Day 2
Obey God!
Bible passage
Genesis 6:9–22
Lesson Focus
Just like Noah, we can rely on God to help us obey Him, no matter what.
Lifeline Verse
Keep My commandments. John 14:15
Animal Pal
Hammer the Shark
Fun Phrase
Let’s nail obedience.
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Animal Card Fun
Touch Table: Floatable Boat-ables
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Coloring Corner: John 14:15
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Lesson Time
Part 1: Big or Small
Part 2: Dr. I. M. Wise
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Obey Without Delay
Song Time
Song 1: “Arky, Arky”
Song 2: “Obey God”
Memory Verse/Review Time
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
Part 2: Go and Do
Optional Activity: Play Acting Review
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 6 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. For more information on the Ark, visit answersvbs
.com/ocfaq.
Pray.

Lesson Materials
From Teacher Resource kit
Day 2 memory verse poster
Day 2 Fun Phrase poster
Ark Comparison poster
Ark posters 1–5
From Resource DVD-ROM
Day 2 memory verse coloring sheet (Expl. Station)
Ark video clip
2 copies of today’s puppet script
Other Materials
Exploration Station supplies (see back cover)
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for dive instructors
Beach bag
Dr. I. M. Wise costume/props (see text)
Ark replica (see text)
Device on which to play video clip
Boy or girl puppet and puppet stage
Clipboard
Mounting putty or tape
Memory Verse/Review Time supplies
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Optional: Props for Play Acting Review
Student Extras
Student guides (11-4-074, 11-4-135), 1 per child
Dive Logs (11-4-090, 11-4-138), 1 per child
Stamp for Dive Logs (11-4-093)
Hammer bookmarks (11-4-078, 11-4-140), 1 per child
Exploration Stations
Note: Make sure any exploration station supplies you use are chunky and age-appropriate—non-choking and non-toxic.
Discovery Center: Animal Card Fun
Materials
Pairs of animal cards (see DVD-ROM or craft guide)
Pre-prep
Make or borrow a set of the Memory Game cards (explained in the craft guide) from the craft workers.
Directions
Flip all the cards over so you can’t see the animals. Divers choose two cards and try to get a match. If they do, they should take those two cards and put them in their pile.
Teaching Tie-In
God told Noah to build a big boat, and Noah did! The animals came and got on the Ark, most of them two by two.
Touch Table: Floatable Boat-ables
Materials
Water
Fleet of floatable “boats”: corks, styrofoam meat trays, sponges cut into a boat shape, slices of pool noodles, foil shaped as boats, tubs
Pre-prep
Take out yesterday’s supplies and put in today’s.
Directions
Divers play with the boats to see if their boats stay afloat.
Teaching Tie-In
Did your boats sink or float? Do you think Noah’s boat would sink? No! God gave Noah directions for building it so it would be a strong and sturdy boat. God even told Noah to put something called pitch on the boat so water wouldn’t come in to the boat and make it sink. God thought of everything!
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Materials
Day 1 supplies
Optional: Materials for covering the “Ark” in pitch (paintbrushes, empty buckets)
Pre-prep
Gather today’s building/play supplies.
Directions
Dress up and pretend to be Noah and his family building the Ark and covering it with pitch.
Teaching Tie-In
God gave Noah directions and many years to build the big boat called the Ark. Noah and his family worked on it, and maybe he hired other people to help build it, too. I’m sure Noah told everyone about God and warned them about the coming Flood, but they didn’t listen to him. God wants us always to listen to the Bible and do what it says.
Coloring Corner: John 14:15
Materials
Day 2 memory verse coloring sheet (Resource DVD-ROM)
Markers or crayons 
Optional: Additional supplies to glue on, glue sticks, and stickers
Pre-prep
Photocopy the coloring sheet, 1 per child. Gather additional supplies if you want them.
Directions
Color the sheet. Add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching Tie-In
Practice saying the memory verse on the sheet. Discuss its meaning.
Lesson Time
Part 1: Big or Small 
Welcome back, divers! We dove into our account of Noah yesterday and met Hydro, our animal pal. Hydro reminded us there was a great big whale of a problem on earth. Let’s stretch our arms out really big and wide. 
Now let’s see if we can decide if some things are big or small. I’m going to say something, and if you think it’s bigger than you, stretch your arms really big and wide. If you think it’s smaller than you, put your hands close together.
Mention the following, and have them open or close their arms to show big or small. Do it with them.  
Airplane (bigger) 
Book (smaller) 
Car (bigger)
House (bigger) 
Pair of shoes (smaller) 
Whale (bigger)
Boat (bigger)
Talking about big things reminds me of Noah and a big boat. Remember how Noah was the only one loving and obeying God? Well, God gave Noah an important job. God told Noah to build a great big boat called an Ark. Let’s hear about it in the Bible! 
Every time you hear me say the word “Ark,” I want you to stomp your feet two times. Let’s practice. “Ark!” Great job!  
Pull out the Bible from the beach bag and have them listen as you read or summarize what Genesis 6:13–16 says.
God gave Noah careful instructions on how to build the Ark, didn’t He? He said it was to be made of wood. And it was to have one window and one door. And it was to be very, very, very big. Make your arms big and wide again. It was much bigger than any of the things we talked about in our Big or Small game.

The Ark was about as long as ten train cars lined up (510 feet).
The Ark was about about as wide as two school buses put end to end (85 feet).
The Ark was three stories high. That’s about the height of three giraffes stacked on top of each other (50 feet).
The Bible tells us Noah did everything God told him to do. Our new animal pal for today, Hammer the Shark  is here to remind us that Noah hammered away and obeyed God. He nailed obedience and built that Ark! But, I’m still wondering some things about this Ark. Let’s get a little help from our scientific expert, Dr. I. M. Wise.
Part 2: Dr. I. M. Wise 
Dr. Wise (Teacher Two or guest helper) should be dressed in a lab coat and should stand behind a table with various science books and scientific-looking supplies. He (or she) should use the Noah’s Ark replica or the Ark Comparison poster. He may want to have a pointer. 
At this point, Teacher One will engage in dialogue with Dr. I. M. Wise. 
 Dr. Wise, I have some questions about Noah’s Ark. Do you think you can answer them for me?
 Sure! 
Well, first of all, I thought Noah’s Ark looked more like a cute, little rounded boat, stuffed full of smiling critters. Kind of like this.
Show Ark Poster 1: Bathtub Ark (then have the Ark replica or Ark Comparison poster ready as a reference)
 Well, the artists who drew those pictures didn’t check the Bible, because the Bible says the Ark was a very, very large boat with a roof over the top. And no animals would have been sticking out. They were all safely tucked inside.
 Okay, that makes sense. But how was Noah able to build this Ark? I mean, he didn’t have computers or anything.
 They didn’t have computers, but remember, people back then were very smart, so they probably had great machines to help them build. And God was instructing him. 
Show Ark Poster 2: Construction site
 Okay, well I know it was a big, big boat, but I still wonder how everything fit.
 Noah would have been able to fit everything and still have room left over! The Ark had the same space as almost 500 trucks like the ones you see on the highway. The animals and supplies wouldn’t even fill half of it!
Show Ark Poster 3: Semi-trailers
 Okay, but what about dinosaurs? Were there dinosaurs on the Ark?
 Yep! The Bible tells us that when God created the world, He made land animals on Day Six. That would include land dinosaurs. They were still living at the time of the Flood and would have gotten on the Ark.
Show Ark Poster 4: Animals Coming In
 I’d love to see that Ark actually on the water.
 Here, let me play a little video clip to show you what it might have been like.
Show video clip.
 Noah and his family were on the Ark with the animals for about a year!
Show Ark Poster 5: Inside the Ark
Yes, and Noah would have had a good way of taking care of all those animals.
 You know, a wonderful thing about all this is how Noah obeyed God, isn’t it, Dr. Wise?
 Yes! Yes! By God’s grace, Noah obeyed God completely and right away.
 What a great example for us. God wants us to obey, too. I know our puppet pal, Sandy, has been having a little trouble obeying lately. Boys and girls, let’s say good-bye to Dr. Wise and then we’ll sing a song and check in on Sandy.
Sing either yesterday’s song (“Stand!”) or today’s (“Arky, Arky”). While singing, Teacher Two can get in place for the puppet show.
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Obey Without Delay 
 Hey, Sandy! What’s going on?
 I can’t believe it! This is so frustrating! Aaahhhh!
 What’s got you so upset?My parents won’t let me play with my friend until I clean my room.
Well, that seems okay to me. Work before play. Sure, I understand why your parents said that. 
But they don’t understand! I want to play with him this afternoon, but where will I be? Stuck in my room, cleaning.
 You know, if you’d get right to it, I bet you could be done by the time your friend gets here.
 Have you looked at my room lately? I mean, it’s a disaster! My mom has been asking me to clean it for a week, but I haven’t touched it.
 Oh, so you haven’t been obeying your mom?
 Well, I wouldn’t put it that way.
 If your mom or dad or teacher or babysitter asks you to do something, you know what God wants you to do?
Obey?
Yes! And not just obey, but to obey right away and with a good attitude. And God wants you to obey completely.
What’s that mean?
 It’s really not obeying if you only do part of what you’re supposed to do. For instance, if your mom asks you to clean your room and you only make your bed, but you leave all your clothes and toys on the floor, then that isn’t really obeying.
 I see what you mean.
 Or if you delay and delay and don’t obey right away, that’s also a problem.
 Sort of like how I didn’t clean my room earlier this week when Mom asked me to?
 Right! Or if you have a bad attitude and you grumble and complain about it.
Uh-oh. I was grumbling and complaining a little bit ago.
 I know. I heard you.
Why is it such a big deal to obey?
 Because the Bible tells us that if we love God, we will obey Him. And when you obey your parents, it’s like obeying God, because God tells you to obey your parents. That shows you love God! 
 Wow, I never thought of it like that.
 You know, we’ve been talking about Noah today and how he obeyed God. He didn’t talk back to Him, or have a bad attitude. The Bible tells us Noah did what was right and he obeyed everything God told him to do. 
 Wow, that’s pretty incredible! Noah’s like a superhero!  No. He was just a guy. He made mistakes, but he did love God and want to please Him. I’m sure he talked to God all the time and asked God to help him obey.
 Maybe that’s what I need to do. 
 That’s a great idea. Let’s pray right now before we sing our fun song.
Pray, and then go into Song Time.
Song Time
Song 1: “Arky, Arky”The Lord said to Noah there’s gonna be a Floody, Floody Lord said to Noah there’s gonna be a Floody, FloodyThere will be e-normous muddy, muddy Children of the Lord So, rise and shine and give God the glory, glory Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory Children of the Lord The Lord said to Noah to build an Arky, Arky Lord said to Noah to build an Arky, ArkyBuild it out of gopher barky, barky Children of the Lord The animals they came on board two by two-sies, two-siesAnimals they came on board two by two-sies, two-siesElephants and dinosaur-ies, saur-ies 
Children of the Lord It rained and poured for 40 day-sies, day-sies Rained and poured for 40 day-sies, day-sies 
No sun shone, it sure was gray-sie, gray-sie Children of the Lord They stayed on the Arky for lots more long day-sies, day-sies Stayed on the Arky for lots more long day-sies, day-siesFinally left and gave God praise-ies, praise-ies Children of the Lord So Noah obeyed and did all God commanded-manded Noah obeyed and did all God commanded-mandedGod took care of Noah and family, family Children of the Lord Song 2: “Obey God”
Sing this one to the tune of “Frere Jacques.” (It’s also called “Are You Sleeping?”)
Will you listen, will you listen And obey God, and obey God Noah obeyed God Will you obey, too Obey God, obey God Memory Verse/Review TimeIn the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. Supplies for this section are not included in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose, so decide what you will do and add them to your supply list accordingly. 
Pass out the Hammer bookmarks, one per child, or have dive club leaders do so at the end of the day. Put a stamp in the Dive Logs (or do so during snack time) and/or review the student guides.
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
 “Keep My commandments.” John 14:15
Practice the verse by playing/singing/doing motions to the appropriate verse song from the memory verse music CD and using the memory verse poster as a reference, then try the following challenge. Once again, the CD has the whole verse.
 First, try to say the verse while pretending to saw. Next, say it while pretending to hammer. What other construction motions can you do while saying the verse?
”I trust in You.” Psalm 31:14
Try practicing tomorrow’s verse with more active motions.
Part 2: Go and Do
Draw a picture of the Ark. Think about how hard it must have been for Noah to obey God on such a tough assignment, but how important it is for each person to obey God! God gave Noah the ability to obey Him, and He gives us the ability to obey Him, too!
Talk to God in prayer today. Ask Him to help you grow to love and obey Him more and more. And make sure to obey your parents with no complaining, right away!
Ask an adult who follows Jesus to tell how he’s grown to love and obey the Lord more over the years.
With someone’s help, check answersvbs.com/ockids for more fun information.
Ask yourself this question: What is one area I’m having trouble obeying?
Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewDo this little activity with any extra time. Have the kids act out the lesson they just heard about Noah obeying God and building the Ark. You may want to use simple props, like play tools. Or just use your imaginations!
Day 3
Trust God!
Bible passages
Genesis 7
Lesson focus
Just like Noah, we can rely on God to help us trust Him with our lives.
Lifeline Verse
I trust in You. Psalm 31:14
Animal Pal
Piers the Puffin
Fun Phrase
Trust the Lord and get on board.
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Blue “Ocean” Cream
Touch Table: Sink or Float
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Coloring Corner: Psalm 31:14
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Lesson Time
Part 1: Animal Pals
Part 2: Act it Out!
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Gospel Presentation
Song Time
Song 1: “Trust and Obey”
Song 2: “If You Trust God and You Know It”
Memory Verse/Review Time
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
Part 2: Go and Do
Optional Activity: Play Acting Review
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 7 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. For more information on the Flood, visit answersvbs.com/ocfaq.
Read “Leading a Child to Christ” found on the inside back cover of this guide.
Pray.
Lesson Materials
From Teacher Resource kit
Day 3 memory verse poster
Day 3 Fun Phrase poster
Gospel posters 1–4
From Resource DVD-ROM
Day 3 memory verse coloring sheet (Expl. Station)
2 copies of today’s puppet script
Other Materials
Exploration Station supplies (see back cover)
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for dive instructors
Painter’s tape, masking tape and/or chairs
Boy or girl puppet and puppet stage
Clipboard
Mounting putty or tape 
Memory Verse/Review Time supplies
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Optional: Props for Play Acting Review
Student extras
Student guides (11-4-074, 11-4-135), 1 per child
Dive Logs (11-4-090, 11-4-138), 1 per child
Stamp for Dive Logs (11-4-093)
Piers bookmarks (11-4-078, 11-4-140), 1 per child
Gospel bookmarks (11-4-076), 1 per child
Exploration Stations
Note: Make sure any exploration station supplies you use are chunky and age-appropriate—non-choking and non-toxic.
Discovery Center: Blue “Ocean” Cream
Materials
Shaving cream
Blue food coloring
Zippered sandwich baggies, 1 per child
Packing or duct tape
Optional: Ocean fun foam shapes or sequins
Pre-prep
Spray some shaving cream into a zippered sandwich baggy, one baggy per child. Add a drop of blue food coloring. (Optional: Add the fun foam shapes or sequins.) Seal the baggy and secure the zipper with packing or duct tape. 
Directions
Kids play with the blue shaving cream in the baggies, making waves and pretending it’s the ocean.  
Teaching Tie-In
After Noah got on the boat, it began to rain, and the ocean got into great commotion! There would have been very high waves and much tossing of the boat. Noah had to really trust God to protect Him, and God did. 
Touch Table: Sink or Float
Materials
Water
Variety of “sinkable” or “floatable” objects
Pre-prep
Take out yesterday’s supplies and put in today’s.
Directions
Test the various items. Decide ahead of time if you think it will sink or float, then put it in the water and see what happens.
Teaching Tie-In
Some stuff sinks and some stuff floats. During the big Flood, we know the Ark remained floating the whole time. But all people and land animals not on the Ark ended up sinking and dying. If the people had listened and gotten on the Ark, they would have been safe and floated, too. It’s always best to trust God and do as He says, just as Noah did.Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Materials
“Ramp” to Ark (corrugated cardboard on the floor that goes to the “Ark” section on the wall)
Stuffed animals or animal masks and animal headbands for dress up
Pre-prep
Add in the ramp for loading the Ark (and stuffed animals if using them). 
Note: ZooPals paper plates make great DIY animal masks.
Directions
Kids dress up and pretend to be Noah, his family, and the animals getting into the Ark.
Teaching Tie-In
Let’s pretend we’re Noah and his family and the animals. Let’s get ready to get on the Ark. Do you think Noah had to go around gathering all the animals? No! God had the animals come to the Ark by themselves. Everyone got on, and God shut the door behind them! He kept them safe, just as He promised He would. 
Coloring Corner: Psalm 31:14
Materials
Day 3 memory verse coloring sheet (Resource DVD-ROM)
Markers or crayons
Optional: Additional supplies to glue on, glue sticks, and stickers
Pre-prep
Photocopy the coloring sheet, 1 per child.
Directions
Color the sheet. Add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching Tie-In
Practice saying the memory verse on the sheet. Discuss its meaning.
Lesson Time
Part 1: Animal PalsHi again, divers! Hey, do you remember our animal pals? What kind of animal was Hydro? That’s right, a whale! Hydro reminds us there was a great big whale of a problem. Everybody was disobeying God (sinning)—except Noah. Noah stood for God and did right, by God’s grace! 
What about Hammer? Yep, he’s a shark! Hammer reminds us that, by faith, Noah obeyed God and was hammering away, building the Ark. 
Today you’ll meet a special animal pal who lives by the sea. His name is Piers.  What kind of animal do you think Piers might be? He’s a bird called a puffin! Piers warns all of the animals to get on the Ark—the Flood is coming! 
Let’s fly around the room one time like Piers would fly, and then let’s walk back to our seats like Piers would walk, and sit down.
Part 2: Act it Out! 
Act out the Genesis 7 account. The teachers should recount each part of Genesis 7 as outlined below, and the kids will do the suggested actions. Put your notes in your Bible so they can see this comes from God’s Word. Have an area taped off that signifies the boat, or use chairs or some other way to have an area that is your “Ark.”
 So when we left off, Noah was building the Ark. Let’s hammer a little to finish the Ark. 
 Okay, now at this point, the Ark was built. Noah finished it and did everything just as God told him to! Let’s cheer for Noah! 
 Then the Lord told Noah that he should take two of some animal kinds and seven of some animal kinds and get on the Ark, because in seven days it was going to rain. Let’s make some animal sounds as if we’re animals entering the Ark.  
 So Noah and his family entered the Ark. Let’s walk around the room and pretend we’re getting on the Ark. 
 And all the animals went into the Ark, two by two. Noah didn’t have to run around and gather the animals. God brought them!
 After everyone entered the Ark, God shut them in. Noah didn’t close the door. God Himself did. Let’s make a sound like a door closing with a big bang. 
 Now the Flood came on the earth. A flood is when water covers areas of dry land. This Flood was a one-of-a-kind Flood because it covered the whole earth. That has never happened except this one time! It rained from the sky. Let’s make it sound like it’s raining. 
 The Bible also says that the bottom of the ocean broke open and water came pouring out from down there. Let’s make a sound like rushing and gushing water. 
 And the water kept getting higher and higher. Let’s make waves that start down low and keep getting higher and higher. 
 The waters got so high, they covered every mountain! Let’s act as if the Ark is rocking on all those waves!  I know all the people who weren’t on the Ark were really wishing they had listened to Noah and gotten on the boat. He warned them and invited them, but they didn’t listen. What do you think happened to them out there in that water?  Yes, it’s so sad!
 Only Noah and those on the Ark stayed alive. The waters of the Flood stayed on the earth for 150 days! It’s so important for us to listen to and obey God, isn’t it? 
Let’s sing our “Arky, Arky” song we sang yesterday that reminds us of that, and then we’ll see what Sandy our puppet pal is up to. Part 3: Puppet Pal—Gospel Presentation Sandy, did you hear us talking about the Ark and the big Flood?Yes, and that sure is incredible!
It is, but you know what the most incredible part is?
What?
 That God made a way for Noah and his family to be saved. They trusted God and got on the Ark, and God saved them from the Flood. 
Show Poster 1: Ark Door with Cross We need to be saved too, don’t we? Is there going to be another Flood and another Ark to get on? No, the Bible says there will never be another worldwide Flood. But we still need to be saved from a big problem.
What?
 We all sin (don’t obey God). And unless we become part of God’s family, we will be separated from God forever.
That sounds awful! I don’t want to be separated from God and His goodness!
Well, there’s good news! God doesn’t want you to be separated from Him either. He loves you and wants you to be part of His family. So just as He offered Noah a way to be saved, He offers a way for you to be saved, too.What’s the way?
Well, God sent His Son, Jesus. Jesus came down to Earth and was born as a baby. He lived a perfect life, but then He died on the cross, even though He never did anything wrong.
Show Poster 2: Cross
But why did He die on a cross, then?
 Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment for the sins we do.
 Wow, that sure was nice of Jesus to do that!
 It was amazing love! It would be as if I did something really bad and I was supposed to get in big trouble, but then my brother came and said he had taken the punishment for me instead. Wouldn’t that be incredible?
 It sure would! 
 And guess what’s even more incredible? Jesus didn’t stay dead! He came back to life!
Show Poster 3: Empty Tomb
He died and then came back to life because He loves us and wants us to be part of God’s family and live with God forever someday. But to be part of God’s family, we have to do something important first. We have to admit to God that we’re sinners. That means we tell God we’re sorry we don’t obey Him. And we have to believe in Jesus.
Show Poster 4: Admit, Believe, Forever Receive Admit, believe, and forever receive.
Yep! Boys and girls, if you want to learn more about becoming part of God’s family, please make sure you talk to your leader or your parent or me sometime today. We’d love to talk to you more about it. Let’s pray.
Song TimeSong 1: “Trust and Obey”
Trust and obey For there’s no other wayTo be happy in Jesus But to trust and obey Song 2: “If You Trust God and You Know It”If you trust God and you know it, clap your hands If you trust God and you know it, clap your hands If you trust God and you know it, then your life will surely show it If you trust God and you know it, clap your hands If you obey God and you know it, stomp your feet If you obey God and you know it, stomp your feet If you obey God and you know it, then your life will surely show it If you obey God and you know it, stomp your feet If you love God and you know it, say “Amen!” If you love God and you know it, say “Amen!” If you love God and you know it, then your life will surely show it If you love God and you know it, say “Amen!” If you trust God and you know it, do all three If you trust God and you know it, do all three If you trust God and you know it, then your life will surely show it If you trust God and you know it, do all three Memory Verse/Review TimeIn the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. Pass out the student guides and bookmarks (or have dive club leaders do so at the end of the day) and stamp the Dive Logs (or have dive club leaders do so at snack time).
Supplies for this section are not included in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose, so decide what you will do and add them to your supply list accordingly. 
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
  “I trust in You.” Psalm 31:14
Practice the verse by playing/singing/doing motions to the appropriate verse song from the memory verse music CD and using the memory verse poster as a reference, then try the following challenge. Once again, the CD has the whole verse on it.
 Pretend you’re in the Ark and the waters are rocking you back and forth as you say your verse!
”Give thanks.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Try the challenge again with tomorrow’s verse.
Part 2: Go and Do
Say today’s Lifeline Verse to someone (Psalm 31:14). Have you admitted your sin and trusted God with your life like Noah did?
Talk to God and ask Him to help you trust Him.
Ask an adult who is part of God’s family to share when he first trusted God with his life.
With someone’s help check answersvbs.com/ockids for more fun information.
Ask yourself this question: Has there been a time when I decided to admit, believe, and forever receive the Lord?
Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewDo this little activity with any extra time. Have the kids act out the lesson they just heard about Noah/his family/animals getting on the Ark, and the Flood beginning. You may want to use simple props like stuffed animals. Or just use your imaginations!
Day 4
Thank God!
Bible passage
Genesis 8
Lesson focus
Just like Noah, we can rely on God to help us thank Him in everything.
Lifeline Verse
Give thanks. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Animal Pal
Paws the Sea Otter
Fun Phrase
We “otter” give thanks to God.
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Wet or Dry
Touch Table: Fossil Impressions
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Coloring Corner: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Lesson Time
Part 1: Play Dough Pals
Part 2: Genesis 8 in Miniature
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Counting My Blessings
Song Time
Song 1: “Count Your Blessings”
Song 2:  “One Little, Two Little Blessings”
Memory Verse/Review Time
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
Part 2: Go and Do
Optional Activity: Play Acting Review
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 8 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. For more information on fossils and how the earth was changed by the Flood, visit answersvbs.com/ocfaq.
Pray.
Lesson Materials
From Teacher Resource Kit
Day 4 memory verse poster
Day 4 Fun Phrase poster
Genesis 8 posters 1–5
From Resource DVD-ROM
Day 4 memory verse coloring sheet (Expl. Station)
2 copies of today’s puppet script
Other Materials
Exploration Station supplies (see back cover)
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for dive instructors 
Play dough (1 small ball per child, each on a paper plate)
Boy or girl puppet and puppet stage
Clipboard
Mounting putty or tape
Memory Verse/Review Time supplies
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Optional: Props for Play Acting Review
Student extras
Student guides (11-4-074, 11-4-135), 1 per child
Dive Logs (11-4-090, 11-4-138), 1 per child
Stamp for Dive Logs (11-4-093)
Paws bookmarks (11-4-078, 11-4-140), 1 per child
Exploration Stations
Note: Make sure any exploration station supplies you use are chunky and age-appropriate—non-choking and non-toxic.
Discovery Center: Wet or Dry
Materials
Variety of wet or dry objects, such as seashells, sand, goggles, a splash ball, beach ball, flip flop, sponge, towel
Spray bottle and/or bucket of water
Pre-prep
Make sure some of the objects are wet and some are dry.
Directions
Kids guess whether each item is wet or dry. Have them feel to see if they are right.
Teaching Tie-In
Some things are wet and some are dry, aren’t they? During the Flood, almost everything was wet except for Noah and his family and the animals in the Ark. It took a long time for all the water from the Flood to finally go away and for the earth to dry up. Noah had to be so thankful that he was back on dry land!
Touch Table: Fossil Impressions
Materials
Play sand that is damp (use a water bottle to keep it so)
Shells, small pine cones, and/or small plastic/rubber animals
Optional: Fossil impression of some kind
Pre-prep
Take out yesterday’s supplies and put in today’s. 
Note: You could also use play dough instead of damp sand if you prefer.
Directions
Divers make impressions in the sand by pressing the various objects into the sand, then lifting the objects back out. It can be the whole item, or just part, like a toy animal footprint!
Teaching Tie-In
During and after the Flood, almost all the plants and animals died. They were covered with sand and mud, which killed them quickly and turned some of them into fossils (stone). See, here’s an example of a fossil! 
We can find fossil impressions around today, kind of like the ones you’re going to make (or made). I’m sure Noah continued to thank God over and over for keeping the animals, his family, and him alive so they didn’t become fossils!
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Materials
Day 3 supplies
Play bricks (for making altar)
Pre-prep 
Make sure there are plenty of play bricks that can be used for building the “altar.” 
Directions
Dress up as Noah and his family and the animals and pretend to be getting off the Ark and building the altar.
Teaching Tie-In
The Bible says Noah built an altar when he got off the Ark, after the Flood was over. The altar was something Noah used as a reminder to thank God. What can you think of to thank God for?
Coloring Corner: 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Materials
Day 4 memory verse coloring sheet (Resource DVD-ROM)
Markers or crayons
Optional: Additional supplies to glue on, glue sticks, and stickers
Pre-prep
Photocopy the coloring sheet, 1 per child.
Directions
Color the sheet. Add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching  Tie-In
Practice saying the Bible verse on the page. Discuss its meaning.

Lesson Time
Part 1: Play Dough Pals 
Hi, everyone! Welcome back! Hey, we’re going to make something with play dough today, so let’s pass out a piece of play dough to each person and then we’ll get started.
Let’s first make a whale to remind us of our animal pal. What’s our whale’s name? Yes, it’s Hydro, and Hydro reminds us there was a whale of a problem called sin. We still have that problem today!
Now try to make a hammer.  That hammer reminds us of our animal pal who is a hammerhead shark. What’s our shark’s name? Yes, it’s Hammer! And Hammer reminds us that Noah hammered away building the Ark, obeying God, and doing everything He said. Noah nailed obedience, by God’s grace!
Next, let’s make a bird. Our bird reminds us of our puffin animal pal. What’s our puffin’s name? Yes, it’s Piers! And Piers reminds us we need to trust God with our lives. We don’t need to get on a boat, but we do need to tell God we trust Him and want to be part of His family.
Now today, we’re going to meet a new animal pal.  He’s a sea otter named Paws. He reminds us that we “otter” thank God! Let’s collect our play dough, and then we’ll hear more about Noah and thanking God!
Part 2: Genesis 8 in MiniatureYesterday we left Noah and his family and the animals in the middle of that HUGE, worldwide Flood. Rain was pouring down for how many days and nights?  Let’s pick it up there. As I read each part of the account, I’ll tell you how to move, but you have to be really good listeners, okay? Here we go!
Part 3: Puppet Pal—Counting My Blessings 
It sounds like you’re counting. Why are you doing that?
Well, I was just counting my blessings.
 What do you mean?
 You know. Blessings. Good things God has done for me or given me. Things I want to thank God for.
 Oh, I love that idea! How many have you counted so far?
 Well, I just started, but I thought of five different foods that I want to thank God for.
Hmm . . . I wonder what foods our friends here are thankful for. Can you guys think of any foods you want to thank God for? 
They did a great job!
 What else would you like to thank God for?
 Well, there are some people I want to thank God for. So far, I’ve thought of four—my mom, my dad, my best friend, and my teacher at school.
 That’s great! Boys and girls, can you think of some people to thank God for? 
 And, of course, I thank God for my home, my bed, clothes, books, church, Jesus, and the Bible!
 Sandy, there’s one very important thing you didn’t thank God for yet.
What’s that?
Being part of God’s family. Have you thanked God lately for saving you and making you part of His family?
I guess I didn’t think to do that.
 We should never get over the fact that God loves us and made a way for us through Jesus to be in His family. 
 Wow, that’s true. God is soooooo wonderful and amazing. He cares for each one of us and loves us. It’s the greatest blessing of all to be part of His family.
 It sure is! Why don’t we take a minute right now to talk about how to be part of God’s family?
Review the gospel with the kids and then move on to Song Time.
Song Time
Song 1: “Count Your Blessings”
Sing just the chorus of this hymn.
Count your blessings 
Name them one by one 
Count your blessings 
See what God has done Count your blessings 
Name them one by one 
Count your many blessings 
See what God has done 
Song 2: “One Little, Two Little Blessings”
Sing to the tune of “Ten Little Indians.”
One little, two little, three little blessings Four little, five little, six little blessings Seven little, eight little, nine little blessings God has given to me Memory Verse/Review TimeIn the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. Pass out the student guides and bookmarks (or have the dive club leaders do so at the end of the day). Stamp the Dive Logs (or have the dive club leaders do so at snack time). 
Supplies for this section are not included in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose, so decide what you will do and add them to your supply list accordingly. 
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
 “Give thanks.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Practice the verse by playing/singing/doing motions to the appropriate verse song from the memory verse music CD and using the memory verse poster as a reference, then try the following challenge. Once again, the CD has the whole verse.
Practice the verse several times. Then shout back and forth, sort of like an army cadence, using the following:
In everything (stomp, stomp) give thanks (stomp, stomp).
In everything (stomp, stomp) give thanks (stomp, stomp).
In everything (stomp, stomp) give thanks (stomp, stomp).
”Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.” Psalm 112:1
Practice tomorrow’s verse, making up a new cadence.Part 2: Go and Do
Draw a picture of someone you thank God for.
Talk to God and thank Him for as many things as you can think of.
Ask an adult to share about something/someone that he (or she) thanks God for.
With someone’s help, check answersvbs.com/ockids for more fun information.
Ask yourself this question: Do I want God and others to know me as a grumbler or a thanker?
Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewDo this little activity with any extra time. Have the kids pretend to be Noah, his family, and the animals as they get off the Ark.
How to Make Play Dough
2 c. flour
 c. salt
2 c. warm water
4 t. cream of tartar
2 t. oil
Food coloring
Optional: Glitter
Mix the first five ingredients in a saucepan. After they are blended, mix in food coloring. Stir over low to medium heat until the dough is formed and is no longer sticky. Remove from the pan and knead until smooth, adding the glitter. After it has cooled, store in an air-tight container.
Day 5
Fear God!
Bible passage
Genesis 9:1–17
Lesson focus
Just like Noah, we can rely on God to help us take Him seriously.
Lifeline Verse
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord. Psalm 112:1
Animal Pal
Fin the Dolphin
Fun Phrase
“No-fin” is a bigger deal than taking God seriously.
Today’s Exploration Stations
Discovery Center: Rainbow Pom-Pom Painting
Touch Table: Dino Dig
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Coloring Corner: Psalm 112:1
Today’s Lesson at a Glance
Lesson Time
Part 1: Animal Pal Review
Part 2: Puppet Pal—Promise Keepers
Part 3: Yes or “No-ah” Review Game
Song Time
Song 1: “Rainbow Promise”
Song 2: Your Choice
Memory Verse/Review Time
Part 1: Lifeline Verse
Part 2: Go and Do
Optional: Play Acting Review
Preparing for the Lesson
Read Genesis 9:1–17 several times.
Read this lesson several times and prepare the materials. 
Pray.
Lesson Materials
From Teacher Resource Kit
Day 5 memory verse poster
Days 1-5 Fun Phrase posters
From Resource DVD-ROM
Day 5 memory verse coloring sheet (Expl. Station)
2 copies of today’s puppet script
Other Materials
Exploration Station supplies (see back cover) 
Bible or children’s Bible
Costumes for dive instructors 
Painter’s tape or masking tape
Boy or girl puppet and puppet stage
Clipboard
Mounting putty or tape
Memory Verse/Review Time supplies
Memory Verse Music CD and player
Optional: Props for Play Acting Review
Student Extras
Student guides (11-4-074, 11-4-135), 1 per child
Dive Logs (11-4-090, 11-4-138), 1 per child
Stamp for Dive Logs (11-4-093)
Fin bookmarks (11-4-078, 11-4-140), 1 per child
Exploration Stations
Note: Make sure any exploration station supplies you use are chunky and age-appropriate—non-choking and non-toxic.
Discovery Center: Rainbow Pom-Pom Painting
Materials
Pom-poms
Springform clothespins
Washable paint in variety of rainbow colors
Paper or white paper plates cut in half
Whole paper plates for paint
Wipes for clean-up
Optional: Smocks
Pre-prep
Put small amounts of various colors of paint on the paper plates. Put one springform clothespin on the end of each pom-pom. Kids will hold on to the clothespin and dab the pom-pom into the paint. Make one or several pom-pom painters for each color.
Note: You may want to have a plate that is just red paint with several pom-pom painters for red, another plate with yellow and yellow pom-pom painters, etc.
Directions
Divers use the pom-pom painters to dab different rainbow colors onto their paper or half of a paper plate (for the shape of a rainbow).
Teaching Tie-In
After Noah and his family got off the Ark and thanked God, God sent a rainbow as a promise that He would never send a Flood to cover the whole world again. And God hasn’t, because God is a promise keeper.
Touch Table: Dino Dig
Materials
Yesterday’s play sand and water bottle
Small plastic or rubber dinos
Small paintbrushes
Wipes for clean-up
Pre-prep
Add in the dinosaurs today and take out the fossil impression items.
Directions
Divers dig to find and dust off the dinosaurs, just like archaeologists.
Teaching Tie-In	
Were dinosaurs on the Ark? Sure, because the Bible says two of every land kind of animal went on, and dinosaurs were land animals. But after the dinos got off the Ark, what happened to them? Well, it may have been really hard for the dinosaurs to stay alive after the Flood because the world was very different. It didn’t have all the plants and animals it used to have, and some dinosaurs may have died because they couldn’t find enough food. God also allowed Noah and his family to start eating meat at this time, so dinosaurs may have been hunted, killed, and eaten. Over time, there were fewer and fewer of them, just like many other animals, until now, there are probably no more dinosaurs left at all!
Dramatic Play: Bible Time Construction Zone
Materials
Day 1 supplies
Pre-prep
Put out the Day 1 supplies.
Directions
Dress up and pretend to be Noah and his family building places to live after coming off the Ark.
Teaching Tie-In
Noah and his family had to start their lives all over after the Flood because their homes were washed away. I wonder what kind of home or homes they built for themselves? Maybe they used the wood from the Ark to help them! What kind of home do you have? Aren’t you thankful that God provides a home for you? 
Note: In the event that anyone is homeless in your group, be sensitive to that situation.
Coloring Corner: Psalm 112:1
Materials
Day 5 memory verse coloring sheet (Resource DVD-ROM)
Markers or crayons
Optional: Additional supplies to glue on, glue sticks, and stickers
Pre-prep
Photocopy the coloring sheet, 1 per child.
Directions
Color the sheet. Add additional supplies if desired.
Teaching Tie-In
Practice saying the Bible verse on the page. Discuss its meaning.
Lesson Time
Part 1: Animal Pal Review 
Welcome back, divers! We’ve sure had a good time this week at , haven’t we? Let’s start today off with a fun game. How about if we all stand up together? We’ll ask some questions about our animal pals. See how we have them taped on the walls all around the room today? When we ask a question, you should run to the animal pal that you think is the answer.
Which animal pal reminds us of a big problem? Hydro
Which animal pal reminds us that Noah obeyed God and hammered away, building the Ark? Hammer
Which animal pal reminds us to trust the Lord and get on board? Piers
Which animal pal reminds us that after the Flood, Noah thanked God for saving him, and that we should thank God, too? Paws
Great job! Now go ahead and find a spot back on the floor. We have one more animal pal for today. Do you know his name yet? It’s Fin the Dolphin.  Fin, and all dolphins, are fun and playful. They like to chase boats and leap out of the water. Fin reminds us that “no-fin” is a bigger deal than to fear God—which means to realize how great and awesome and mighty He is! Let’s call Sandy, our puppet pal, and we’ll talk more about this.
Part 2: Puppet Pal—Promise Keepers 
Sandy, can you come out? Are you home?
 Here I am!
What’s wrong, Sandy? You seem sad.
 Well, Daddy promised to take me to the zoo to see the animals. But I’m wondering if we’re ever going to go!
 Does Daddy normally keep his promises? Does he do what he says he’ll do?
 Yes.
 Then I’m sure he’ll keep this promise, too. Sounds like he’s a promise keeper, like God!
 How is God a promise keeper? He’s not going to take me to the zoo.
 No, but God made a promise to Noah.
 He did?
 Yep! After the Flood was over and Noah got off the Ark, God promised He would never, ever, ever flood the whole earth again. And He even put something in the sky as a reminder of that promise. Do you know what He put in the sky?
 The rainbow!
 That’s right! Every time we see a rainbow in the sky, we’re reminded that God keeps His promises.
 God’s a promise keeper!
 You’re catching on! And since God is a promise keeper, don’t you think we should keep our promises, too?
 Yeah, we should!
 Keeping our promises shows we fear God, we honor Him, and we try to please Him.
 Wait! You said we should fear God. What does that mean? Does it mean to be afraid of Him?
 It means you realize how amazing and great and big and powerful God is, and that He’s Someone to be listened to and obeyed. Who else can make animals from nothing? Who else can make people? Who else can control the weather? Who else can save us? Only God! We need to realize He’s in charge, and we need to take Him seriously!
 Okay, that sounds important, so I won’t forget. Oh, I hear my dad calling. It’s time for the zoo! Hey, Daddy is a promise keeper!
 Bye, Sandy! Have fun at the zoo, and remember to fear God and be a promise keeper!
Part 3: Yes or “No-ah” Review Game 
Use your outline of a boat that’s on the floor from the Animal Pal review. Have the kids stand inside the boat to begin. Ask questions from any of the material covered this week. The questions should be phrased so they can be answered either “yes” or “No-ah” (“no”). For example, did Noah obey God? (“Yes!”) When God created the world, He made it a bad place. (“No-ah!”) If the kids think the answer is “yes,” they should jump out of the boat. If the kids think the answer is “no,” they should jump into the boat. They should yell “Yes!” or “No-ah!” (“no”) as they are jumping to their chosen spot. Some possible questions follow.
God made the world a bad, ugly place. (“No-ah”)
Noah was the only man during his time who stood for God. (“Yes”)
Noah obeyed God. (“Yes”)
Noah’s wife went around and got the animals to come into the boat. (“No-ah”)
Noah trusted the Lord and got on board. (“Yes”)
Noah thanked God when he got off the Ark. (“Yes”)
Song Time
Song 1: “Rainbow Promise”

Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue Indigo, violet too Rainbow colors telling us God keeps His promises 
Song 2: Your Choice
Review any of the songs from the week.
Memory Verse/Review TimePart 1: Lifeline Verse
In the remaining time, complete one or more of the following ideas in class. Pass out the student guides and bookmarks (or have the dive club leaders do so at the end of the day). Stamp the Dive Logs (or have the dive club leaders do so at snack time).
Supplies for this section are not included in the supply list on the back cover since they will vary depending on the activities you choose, so decide what you will do and add them to your supply list accordingly. 
”Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.” Psalm 112:1
Practice the verse by playing/singing/doing motions to the appropriate verse song from the memory verse music CD and using the memory verse poster as a reference, then try the following challenge.
Say your verse as you try different voices. Possible ideas are: under­water voice, speaking “whale,” “crabby” voice, frog croak, and quiet, bottom-of-the-sea whisper.
Part 2: Go and Do
Talk to God and ask Him to help you fear Him (take Him seriously and realize how big and powerful and great and wonderful He is).
Draw a picture of a rainbow, and remember that God keeps His promises, so we should, too!
Ask an adult to share a thought about how we can fear God.
With someone’s help check answersvbs.com/ockids for more fun information.
Ask yourself this question: Do I fear God and honor Him with my actions?Optional Activity: Play Acting ReviewDo this little activity with any extra time. Have the kids act out the lesson about Noah and the rainbow that they just heard. You may want to use a couple simple props, like streamers of different colors to wave (for the rainbow). Or just use your imaginations! 
Note: End by praying with the divers before they leave for the week!