Leader Guide

Mural

Note: this activity can be done during all three lessons of this course. The result will be timeline murals of Noah and the ark. For each lesson, different events are assigned to be drawn on the murals. If possible, tape the murals on the wall so murals from Lessons 2 and 3 can be placed beside them.    

Divide the class into groups of three or four children. Give each group a Bible, markers or crayons, poster board, or a piece of butcher paper, which can be taped to a table. Have the groups open their Bibles to Genesis 6:13–22 and follow along as you read it aloud—or you may read it to them as they draw.

Read Genesis 6:13–22: 

So God said to Noah, “I have decided to destroy all living creatures, for they have filled the earth with violence. Yes, I will wipe them all out along with the earth! Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Leave an 18-inch opening below the roof all the way around the boat. Put the door on the side, and build three decks inside the boat—lower, middle, and upper. Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die. But I will confirm My covenant with you. So enter the boat—you and your wife and your sons and their wives. Bring a pair of every kind of animal—a male and a female—into the boat with you to keep them alive during the flood. Pairs of every kind of bird, and every kind of animal, and every kind of small animal that scurries along the ground, will come to you to be kept alive. And be sure to take on board enough food for your family and for all the animals.” So Noah did everything exactly as God had commanded him.

Have all the groups draw two scenes on each of their murals:

1. God speaks to Noah about building the ark. Add elements from the story about the world Noah lives in at the time.

2. Noah and his family begin construction of the ark. Animals and people may be included outside the construction area observing the activity.

Instruct children that before they begin sketching, they should discuss their mural as a group to form an overall plan. Encourage them to reference their Bibles as needed for specific details related to their scene. When the mural time is complete, allow the groups to share their murals with the other groups. Discuss the details and congratulate them on their jobs well done!

Close by saying the SuperVerse together. Hebrews 11:7a: 

It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before.