A Dove Surprised Noah!

Basic Lesson: Recognition of the Letter D; How it sounds and How to write it. 

Bible Truth: God Is pleased when we obey Him 

Bible Connect: A Dove Surprised Noah!

Lesson Scriptures: Genesis 8:1, 7-11, 18-21; 9:12

Lesson Objectives: The students should be able to:

1. Recognize letter Dd and the name of a bird which begins with said letter of the alphabet;
2. a. Identify the promise sign shown to Noah by God 

b. Recognize the color green among the colors found in a rainbow;

3.   Say a praise or prayer for God’s goodness and pleasure when kids obey; 

4.   Trace the broken lines to write the letter D

5.   Step on the cut-out figures spread on the floor which begins with the letter D.

Memory Verse: Luke 3: 22 (NLT)

“You are my dearly loved Son, you bring me joy”

or

“My beloved Son, I am well pleased with you.”

Suggested action for this M.V.

“You are…”  –  point to a classmate;

“My dearly loved Son” – 2 palms up pointing upward then 2 thumbs down to yourself;

“You bring me” – point to a classmate again then to your/their face with a big smile.

CLASS PROPER

Pre-session Activities: 

• Greetings Opening Prayer, Roll Call
• Step-on D figures

What to do: 

1. Prepare cut-out figures of images of: 

dove, donkey, duck, horse, owl raven, ostrich, lion

2. Spread the figures or images on the floor
3. Ask each pupil to go to or step on the figure which has a name beginning with Dd. [make sure you sound the D very well]

Recall/ Review of Past Lesson about the story “The Baptism of JESUS” 

[Note: choose 1 only from these questions]

1. Do you remember kids the name of the bird which descended from heaven and stayed above Jesus’ head? Yes, it is a dove
2. The name of this bird begins with what letter?
3. How do you sound letter Dd again?

Teacher: Say with me, D… D… D… as in Dove!

INTRODUCING YOUR NEW LESSON:

Kids, can you remember the man who was commanded by GOD to build a big boat – the ark? 

Yes! It is Noah. Noah obeyed God although people laughed at him. What happened after that? A great flood came! God kept Noah and his family safely aboard the ark.

PRESENTATION OF THE BIBLE STORY:

One day – inside the ark, Noah looked down from the ark’s window. He saw that the water has went down already. Noah would like to know if it is safe to go out of the ark.

So, Noah got a black bird (raven) and let it fly away. But the raven went to and fro. Then Noah got a dove and let it fly away. After some time, it went back to the ark with Noah. Then for the second time, he let out the dove again. It flew far, far away. Noah waited for the dove. Later that night, a surprise for Noah! The dove came back and, in its beak, it carries a branch with fresh green leaves on it. 

LIFE APPLICATION

God was pleased with Noah because he obeyed GOD. God used the dove to let Noah know that it is safe to go out of the ark. GOD rewarded Noah’s obedience by putting a promise in the sky. That promise thing is the colorful rainbow.

EVALUATION: Ask questions based on the objectives given.

1. What name of a bird in our story begins with the letter D?
2. What promise sign in the sky was shown to Noah by God? Or what promise sign in the sky did God show to Noah?

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

Suggestions: 

1. Give coloring pages with an image of a dove carrying a branch with green leaves (emphasize on the color green).
2. Give activity pages for tracing dotted lines to complete letter Dd (do not give too much tracing activity so that the pupils will not get tired).

Sample: