In the Verse Kit box:
(One Silly Putty per child)
Review
(I did review at the end of the call today, as I was trying to make a big splash out of the first word of the verse.)
Genesis2:21-24 (this review verse fits well into the lesson)
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why
a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
Other review verses as you see fit.
As many books of the New Testament as the child knows.
Lesson for Deuteronomy 6:7
Fun lesson!
We started by taking the Silly Putty out of the package. While they were doing that, I asked them to read the first word (only) of Deuteronomy 6:7. “Impress.” It literally means to press in. (One child debated that it meant to show off. I brought it back around by saying that when someone is showing off, it means they are trying to press into other people how important they are.)
By this point, they had their Silly Putty open. I asked them to press in their thumb, making a thumbprint. (Their loops and lines, etc, should be visible in the impressison.) Many of the children had never had Silly Putty before, and loved it!
The impression stayed. (Momentarily, of course. At least until they started playing with it!) I let my kids continue to play with it throughout the call, but you will have to determine that based on your personal preference.
I said that just like their thumbprint stayed on the Silly Putty, God’s Word stays in their mind. I briefly quoted the first few verses of the Shemah (Deuteronomy 6:4-6) thus helping the children understand what the next word of the verse (“them”) was referring to.
I brought up that this verse was being spoken to parents, including their own, but that someday THEY TOO would be parents, and they would need to know NOW what some of the best things would be to teach their own children someday.
Besides the hand motions (see video below), I asked the children to remember that first word impress every time they played with their Silly Putty, and if anyone asked where they got it, to share that they got it from Verse Kits and to quote the verse, and maybe even show how the Silly Putty was connected! The rest of the lesson was spent on review, finishing the lesson with the last recital of Deuteronomy 6:7.
Bible Literacy
Help your child find Deuteronomy 6 in their Bible. Highlight the verses 4-9. This is the Shemah. Also underline verse 7, as it is the verse for today.
Digging Deeper into Deuteronomy 6:7
- The word “Shemah” is the Hebrew word for “hear,” the first word of the passage. What other things do we title by their first word? (Pledge of Allegiance, people’s names, Genesis, etc)
- Read Deuteronomy 6:4-7. List the things that parents are supposed to teach their children.
- Why is it important for one generation to pass on their faith to the next generation? What happens if that doesn’t take place?
- Focus on verses 10-12. List the things that the Israelites did NOT accomplish. Then look at the next phrase: “when you have eaten and are satisfied, do not forget…” forget what? Why is it easy to forget (…) when we have a lot of stuff? How does this apply to our life today?
