Leader Guide

Leader Introduction

Miss Tina presents a Bible story about a good man named Noah. Although the world was filled with evil people, Noah continued to stay in close fellowship with God and found favor with Him. Noah even obeyed God’s instructions to build a huge boat called an ark. God was pleased with Noah because he did everything God told him to do. And when we obey God, He will bless our lives and protect us!

*Scripture is quoted from the New Living Translation.             

Optional Opening Game

Raise your hand if you can name a place where you can go to see many different animals. Children respond.   

Who can name one place you can go? A zoo, an aquarium, a jungle, the ocean.  

In our class today, we will see a lot of animals, too!

Hold up the animal cards. There is one animal on each card.

Place the cards from one stack face-down in three rows of four cards on a table or the floor. Hold the other stack of cards face-down. Place the “ark” next to the cards.  

There are two of each animal card. One is in this stack of cards I am holding, and one is on the floor/table. In this game, I will turn over a card, and you will each take a turn to pick a card on the floor/table to try and find the same animal.   

When a pair is found, display the pair and have the child place them in the “ark.”

If an incorrect card is selected, the card is turned face down again in the same position.

Continue this way for each child until all the matching animals are found.

After each card is found, turn over a new card and repeat.

Note: For an easier/faster game, leave incorrect cards face-up after being selected.

How many of each animal do you see? Two!

Having two of each animal is important in today’s Bible story, and we will soon find out why!

Today’s lesson is about obedience. Can someone tell us what obedience means or what it means to obey? Children respond.

Obedience is cheerfully doing what you are told—right away.

Can anyone share a time you did what someone asked you to do? Children respond.  

Being obedient isn’t always easy or fun, but God is pleased when we obey. In today’s video, we will join Miss Tina and the robots at Quantum Labs as they learn the importance of being obedient, even when it means changing your plans! 

Video –– The Quantum Hotel

Play Video (The Quantum Hotel—Opening Dilemma)

The Quantum Hotel

Optional discussion following the video. 

●      Miss Tina and all but one of the robots were excited to meet Protonatron. At the beginning, which robot was not excited? Gizmo.   

●      Who appeared on the video screen and talked to Miss Tina and the robots? Professor Quantum.

●      What did Professor Quantum ask Miss Tina and the robots to do? Change the lab into a hotel.

●      What was Gears tempted to do so he could go to Protonacon instead of obeying Professor Quantum? Say that he was sick.  

●      Which robot told Gears that wasn’t a good idea? Gizmo.

Object to GO!

Hold up the hammer and discuss it with the following comments and questions:

●      What kind of tool is this? A hammer.

●      Raise your hand if you have used a hammer. Children respond.

●      What can you do with a hammer? Build things, pound nails, hammer pegs. 

●      Someone in the Bible story uses a hammer to build something very big. I can’t wait to find out what!     

Today’s lesson is about obedience. Remember, obedience is cheerfully doing what you are told—right away.

Play Video (God Calls Noah—Bible Story)

God Calls Noah-Bible Story

Teaching

Print the Rainbow Page and Clouds and Sun Page in color or black and white on cardstock.

If black and white, color with crayons or markers.

Cut out the clouds and the sun.  

Make a scroll by rolling up the top and bottom of the paper sheet to meet in the middle. 

Give the Rainbow Page to a child actor to hold up high above his/her head.

Cut strips of tape and form tape rings (sticky side out) for the clouds and sun. 

Attach a cloud to the palms and forehead of the child actor with tape rings.

Attach the sun to the child actor’s forehead (or the palm of a hand) using tape ring(s). 

Assist Noah and his sons with their beards (optional).   

Assign one or two children per animal and have them make the matching sound when prompted. (Horse—neigh, lion—roar, snake—hiss, cow—moo, sheep— baa, pig—snort, etc.)  

Options:

For smaller classes, omit the sun and/or cloud roles.

Reduce the number of animals or have one child represent an animal pair. The narrative should still accurately state two of each type (pairs).   

Slowly read the Bible story as outlined below. Pause at the bold text to direct and demonstrate motions or sounds for the children to imitate. Bring excitement to the story by varying your expression, voice, and volume level. When God speaks, use a deep (but not scary) voice.  

●      Long ago, the people in the world were evil, and God was not pleased. Shake your head and look sad.   

●      But one man named Noah pleased God! Noah obeyed God and did what was right. Enter Noah.

●      Noah had three sons. Sons enter.  

●      Noah was a friend of God, and he was faithful to walk and talk with God. Noah walks back and forth with hands toward heaven. 

●      One day, God told Noah to listen carefully. Noah holds a hand behind one ear. 

●      God was going to send a flood to destroy every living thing on the earth except Noah, his family, and two of every type of animal. Have the animal actors enter and make the appropriate animal noises.  

●      God told Noah to build an ark. An ark is a giant boat.

●      God gave Noah instructions to build the ark. Give the scroll to Noah.   

●      Noah read the instructions and chose to obey all God told him to do. Noah opens the scroll and nods yes.  

●      Noah and his sons got right to work! Give a toy hammer to Noah, a ruler to one son, a toy saw to the second son, and a paintbrush to the third son.

●      One son measured each board to the right size, just like in God’s instructions. The son with the ruler pretends to measure.  

●      One son used the saw to cut the boards. The second son pretends to saw.    

●      Then Noah hammered the boards into place. Noah pretends to hammer.

●      One son brushed tar all over the boat so it could safely float and no water could get in. Third son pretends to paint.

●      Other people could have obeyed God so they could come on the ark, too! But sadly, no one listened and obeyed. Make a sad face and shake your head. 

●      After many years of hard work, the ark was built! Noah and sons smile and jump up and down to celebrate.

●      Then God sent two of every kind of animal to the ark. Name each type of animal and have the animal actors line up and make the corresponding animal noises. 

●      The animals obeyed God and walked into the ark at His command! Animals march in place.

●      Noah and his family entered the ark, and God shut the door behind them. Noah and his sons march in place.  

●      The rain began to fall. Have children use their hands to quickly slap their knees to make the sound of rain.

●      It started to rain harder and harder! Have children slap their knees harder and faster as you speak.

●      It rained for 40 days and nights until the water was so deep that even the tallest mountains were underwater. Finally, God stopped the rain! Children stop making rain sounds.

●      Slowly, the water went down. Push your hand down toward the floor.

●      Noah, his family, and the animals all came out of the ark. All march in place. 

●      They all stood still on dry land! All stop marching.

●      The sun came out, and the dark clouds turned to fluffy white clouds. The actors display the clouds and sun.

●      God made a promise to Noah that He would never send a flood to cover the earth again. Then God created a rainbow to remind everyone of that promise. The actor holds up the rainbow page.

●      Every time we see a rainbow in the sky, it reminds us that we can always trust God to keep His promises and to love and care for us.

●      Noah chose to obey God and follow His instructions—and we should too!   

Hold up the hammer. Remember this? What did Noah build with a hammer? The ark!    

Verse to GO!

Deuteronomy 5:33 (NLT)

Optional: Show the memory verse presentation (the complete verse rather than the abbreviated version here).

Play Video (Verse to Go)

Verse to Go

Let’s say our memory verse together while we do some actions.  

Have the children stand in a row. Lead the children in repeating the phrases and imitating the motions.

Stay on the path… Point at the floor directly in front of you.

That the Lord… Raise one hand and point to the sky.

Your God… Raise the other hand and point to the sky, so both hands are raised.

Has commanded you... Cup both hands around your mouth as if to shout.

To follow… March in place.

Note: Some preschool children may not be able to memorize the entire SuperVerse. They may simply repeat it with you. Be sure all children understand its meaning.

Prayer Time

Close the lesson with a simple prayer to encourage the children to be obedient to God and others in authority who love and care for us.    

For example: Dear God, thank You for loving us and protecting us. Help us obey You and others who love us and care for us. In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.  

Music Time

The lyrics and chords for this song are found in the Resources section.

Create your own motions for the song, or use the suggested motions for the chorus as seen in the Quantum Karaoke “Obey” under Resources or under “Extras! in the DVD main menu.

Obey

Play the video song and teach the chorus and motions of “Obey” to your students.

Obey, Obey… Walk in place.

I want to go God’s way… Raise both arms and point to the sky.       

The children may want to imitate the robots' and Miss Tina’s motions during the verses of the song or dance and move freestyle!   

Singing Activity

Optional: Invite someone to play the guitar or piano and lead the children in singing this song about Noah to a familiar tune. (A good key for children’s voices on this song is G.) 

“MY FRIEND NOAH HAD AN ARK” — Lead the children in singing a song to the tune of “Old McDonald Had a Farm,” but change the words to be, “My friend Noah had an ark.” For each verse, have a different child suggest a different animal to sing about, such as chickens, sheep, cows, dogs, and cats. Then fill in the blanks with the appropriate sound that the animal makes.

My friend Noah had an ark, E-I-E-I-O.

And on that ark, he had some ________ (chickens).

E-I-E-I-O.

With a ________  _________ (cluck, cluck) here,

And a ________  _________ (cluck, cluck) there,

Here a ___________ (cluck).

There a __________ (cluck).

Everywhere a ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________  _________ (cluck, cluck).

My friend Noah had an ark, E-I-E-I-O.

The children may also want to dance and move to the verses of the song.

Take Home Coloring Page

As children color, review today’s lesson using the discussion points below: 

●      Who is in the picture? Noah.

●      What is Noah doing in this picture? Noah is talking to God.  

●      How was Noah different than the other people in the world? He loved God and obeyed Him. 

●      What important job did God give Noah to do? Build a big boat / an ark.  

●      Did Noah only obey some of God’s instructions—or all of them? All!    

●      How many of each type of animal did God send to the ark? Two.

●      What happened for forty days and nights while Noah and the animals were in the ark? It rained.   

OPTIONAL TRADING CARD:

Optional: Hand out GizmoGO! trading cards for TINA BUMBLE, one per child. These are available for purchase under Products. Explain to the children that there is a different trading card for each of the three lessons, so if they come back to Sunday school each week, they can collect all three! (Save the cards for Noah and The Quantum Hotel for Lessons 2 and 3.)

Video Option

Let's watch the end of the video to see what happens after Miss Tina and the robots finish what Professor Quantum asked them to do!

The Quantum Hotel - Wrap Up

Ask the following discussion questions:

●      Which robot said it was more important to follow the professor’s instructions than to go to Protonacon? Widget.

●      Who was the surprise guest that came to the Quantum Hotel?  Protonatron.

●      What surprise did Protonatron have for Miss Tina and the robots? Action figures.