Lesson Plan

Bible Story
Balaams donkey Numbers 22

EPISODE

Schedule
Conversation Stations/Check-In Countdown Lil' K Program Group Activity Time Craft Time Snack Time Review Time Conversation Stations/Check-Out

CD-ROM

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Program & Print Materials

Today's Doodad

Conversation Stations Review Time

Gather the children and use the Review Cards to recap the story and apply the lesson to their lives. End with prayer.
Sit with the children during Conversation Station time and discuss the three Connection Questions.

Conversation Station Options:

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Balaams donkey had super eyes. Balaams donkey saw trouble and went the other way. Who can help you have super eyes so you can see trouble and go the other way?

Playdough Books Giant Road Playmat with Cars Coloring Sheet

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Connection Questions:
1. Do you ever get in trouble? 2. What happens if you get in trouble? 3. Who can help you stay out of trouble?

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Group Activity Time

Option #1 I SPY
Group Activity Time provides an active learning experience to review lesson concepts.

Craft Time

EPISODE

What you need: one pair of look-out binoculars from craft (can be done without the binoculars if needed) What you do: Have the children sit in a group on the floor. Choose one child to spy first. Give them the look-out binoculars and tell them to look around the room and spy one thing in the class. The rest of the children will close their eyes while the one child is looking. When he has chosen something, the children will open their eyes and begin asking questions to determine the chosen object. The questions can only be answered by yes or no responses. The child who guesses gets to have the next turn with the binoculars. What you say: Today in our story we learned about Balaam and his donkey. Which of them had look-out eyes? Look-out eyes help us to see trouble and go the other way. When might you need look-out eyes? Option #2 DONKEY OBSTACLE COURSE

Look-out Binoculars
Supplies: toilet paper tubes (2 per child) yarn (2 length per child) hole punch tape or stapler markers

What you need: anything within the classroom that can be used to create the obstacle course (i.e. chairs, tables, etc.) What you do: Assemble an obstacle course for the children using chairs, tables, or anything available. Make the children go around chairs, over chairs, under tables, etc. Demonstrate the course for the children and tell them they are going to pretend to be donkeys while they go through the course. Allow the children to go through a few times. Periodically a leader can stand blocking the course just as the angel did in the story. What you say: Today in our story we learned about Balaam and his donkey. Which of them had look-out eyes? Look-out eyes help us to see trouble and go the other way. When might you need look-out eyes? Option #3 PIN THE EYES ON THE DONKEY What you need: large picture of donkey, white paper circles (2 diameter), black marker, tape, blindfold What you do: Draw a simple picture of a donkey on a white board or butcher paper. Add a black dot to the center of each white circle. Give each child an eye with tape attached. Blindfold the child and guide them to the donkey. Have them tape the eye to the donkey. Let each child play at least twice. What you say: Today in our story we learned about Balaam and his donkey. Which of them had look-out eyes? We added look-out eyes to our donkey today, didnt we? Look-out eyes help us to see trouble and go the other way. When might you need look-out eyes?

Directions: 1. 2. 3. Give each child two toilet paper tubes. Allow them to color them with the markers. While the children are coloring, the leaders can punch a hole into the top edge of each tube. Staple or tape the tubes together. Tie the yarn onto the glasses so the children can wear them around their necks.