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Small Group
Leader Guide
Week 1
Two by Two
Question
Answer
Bible Verse
Why should you obey?
I’m God’s friend, so I obey!
Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents
because you belong to the Lord …
What To Do First
Review
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Say the Question, Answer,
and Verse together.
Read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ages 4-K
Lay Story Cards in order.
Point to the first card.
Read the caption.
Ask the “Story Question.”
Do the “Action” together.
Repeat steps 2-5 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Remember
What Do You See?
1. Hold up Story Card 1.
2. Ask, “What do you see in
this picture?” Group
answers
3. Repeat steps 1-2 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Review Questions & Actions
Story
Card
1
Story Ques tion
Are these people obeying
God or disobeying Him?
Disobeying
Action
God was sad.
Make a sad face.
How To Use Extra Time
Talk
God asked Noah to build a big boat.
What does God ask you to do?
Pray
Story
Card
2
Story Ques tion
Who still listened to God?
Noah
Action
Pretend to build the
boat with Noah.
Story
Card
3
Story Ques tion
What did Noah put on the
big boat?
All of the animals
Action
Pretend to be an animal and
get on Noah’s boat.
Story
Card
4
Story Ques tion
Who kept Noah and the
animals safe from the flood?
God
Action
Use your fingers to
show raindrops falling.
Story
Card
5
Story Ques tion
Where did all the rain go?
God dried it up.
Action
Wave your hand over your
head to show a pretend
rainbow.
Ask kids what they want to talk to God
about, and pray with them.
Adventure Book
Begin At Check Out Time
1. If you need to help with check out,
combine your small groups.
2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six
stickers, and some crayons.
3. Help kids do activities inside the book.
4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking
during check out.
5. Send stickers home with kids who
leave early.
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Small Group
Leader Guide
Week 2
Two by Two
Question
Answer
Bible Verse
Why should you obey?
I’m God’s friend, so I obey!
Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents
because you belong to the Lord …
What To Do First
Review
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Say the Question, Answer,
and Verse together.
Read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ages 4-K
Lay Story Cards in order.
Point to the first card.
Read the caption.
Ask the “Story Question.”
Do the “Action” together.
Repeat steps 2-5 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Remember
Mix It Up
1. Shuffle Story Cards.
2. Place Story Cards in the
wrong order.
3. Say, “This story’s all
mixed up! Help me put it
in order.”
4. Group helps put Story
Cards in order.
Review Questions & Actions
Story
Card
1
Story Ques tion
Why did God need to send a
flood? Because all the people
were disobeying Him
Action
God was sad.
Make a sad face.
How To Use Extra Time
Talk
God kept Noah and the animals safe.
How does God keep you safe?
Pray
Story
Card
2
Story Ques tion
What did God tell Noah?
Build a huge boat.
Action
Pretend to build the
boat with Noah.
Story
Card
3
Story Ques tion
Who told all the animals to
go find Noah and get on
Noah’s big boat? God
Action
Pretend to be an animal and
get on Noah’s boat.
Story
Card
4
Story Ques tion
What did the rain turn into?
A flood that covered the
whole world
Action
Use your fingers to
show raindrops falling.
Story
Card
5
Story Ques tion
What did God put in the
sky? A rainbow
Action
Wave your hand over your
head to show a pretend
rainbow.
Ask kids what they want to talk to God
about, and pray with them.
Adventure Book
Begin At Check Out Time
1. If you need to help with check out,
combine your small groups.
2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six
stickers, and some crayons.
3. Help kids do activities inside the book.
4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking
during check out.
5. Send stickers home with kids who
leave early.
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Small Group
Leader Guide
Week 3
Two by Two
Question
Answer
Bible Verse
Why should you obey?
I’m God’s friend, so I obey!
Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents
because you belong to the Lord …
What To Do First
Review
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Say the Question, Answer,
and Verse together.
Read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ages 4-K
Lay Story Cards in order.
Point to the first card.
Read the caption.
Ask the “Story Question.”
Do the “Action” together.
Repeat steps 2-5 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Remember
Now What?
1. Lay down Story Card 1.
2. Read the caption.
3. Ask, “Now what’s going
to happen in the next
picture?” Group answers
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Review Questions & Actions
Story
Card
1
Story Ques tion
Was it okay for the people
to disobey God? No
Action
God was sad.
Make a sad face.
How To Use Extra Time
Talk
God’s rainbow shows His promise! When
you see one, what do you think about?
Pray
Story
Card
2
Story Ques tion
Did Noah obey God?
Yes
Action
Pretend to build the
boat with Noah.
Story
Card
3
Story Ques tion
What did God tell Noah to
do? Put all the animals on
the boat.
Action
Pretend to be an animal and
get on Noah’s boat.
Story
Card
4
Story Ques tion
If Noah didn’t obey God,
would Noah and the animals
stay safe from the flood? No
Action
Use your fingers to
show raindrops falling.
Story
Card
5
Story Ques tion
What does God’s rainbow
show? God’s promise to never
flood the whole world again
Action
Wave your hand over your
head to show a pretend
rainbow.
Ask kids what they want to talk to God
about, and pray with them.
Adventure Book
Begin At Check Out Time
1. If you need to help with check out,
combine your small groups.
2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six
stickers, and some crayons.
3. Help kids do activities inside the book.
4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking
during check out.
5. Send stickers home with kids who
leave early.
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Small Group
Leader Guide
Week 4
Two by Two
Question
Answer
Bible Verse
Why should you obey?
I’m God’s friend, so I obey!
Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents
because you belong to the Lord …
What To Do First
Review
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Say the Question, Answer,
and Verse together.
Read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ages 4-K
Lay Story Cards in order.
Point to the first card.
Read the caption.
Ask the “Story Question.”
Do the “Action” together.
Repeat steps 2-5 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Remember
What’s Missing?
1. Lay out four Story Cards.
2. Ask, “Which picture is
missing?” Group answers
3. Lay missing Story Card in
its place.
4. Repeat steps 1-3, but
leave out a different card.
Review Questions & Actions
Story
Card
1
Story Ques tion
What wrong choices were
the people making? Look at
Story Card 1 for ideas.
Action
God was sad.
Make a sad face.
How To Use Extra Time
Talk
Every kind of animal was in Noah’s boat.
What’s your favorite animal?
Pray
Story
Card
2
Story Ques tion
Who built the big boat?
Noah
Action
Pretend to build the
boat with Noah.
Story
Card
3
Story Ques tion
Did Noah obey God?
Yes
Action
Pretend to be an animal and
get on Noah’s boat.
Story
Card
4
Story Ques tion
Where did Noah and the
animals stay safe?
In the big boat
Action
Use your fingers to
show raindrops falling.
Story
Card
5
Story Ques tion
What showed God’s
promise? The rainbow
Action
Wave your hand over your
head to show a pretend
rainbow.
Ask kids what they want to talk to God
about, and pray with them.
Adventure Book
Begin At Check Out Time
1. If you need to help with check out,
combine your small groups.
2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six
stickers, and some crayons.
3. Help kids do activities inside the book.
4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking
during check out.
5. Send stickers home with kids who
leave early.
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Small Group
Leader Guide
Week 5
Two by Two
Question
Answer
Bible Verse
Why should you obey?
I’m God’s friend, so I obey!
Ephesians 6:1 NLT Children, obey your parents
because you belong to the Lord …
What To Do First
Review
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Say the Question, Answer,
and Verse together.
Read
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Ages 4-K
Lay Story Cards in order.
Point to the first card.
Read the caption.
Ask the “Story Question.”
Do the “Action” together.
Repeat steps 2-5 for Story
Cards 2-5.
Remember
Which One?
1. Lay Story Cards in order.
2. Read the caption from
one of the Story Cards.
3. Ask, “Which one did I
read?” Group answers
4. Repeat steps 2-3 for the
rest of the Story Cards.
Review Questions & Actions
Story
Card
1
Story Ques tion
Were the people sorry that
they were disobeying God?
No
Action
God was sad.
Make a sad face.
How To Use Extra Time
Talk
When God dried up the rain, Noah
thanked God. Why do you thank God?
Pray
Story
Card
2
Story Ques tion
Why did God tell Noah to
build the boat? So Noah and
the animals would be safe
Action
Pretend to build the
boat with Noah.
Story
Card
3
Story Ques tion
Who obeyed God and put all
of the animals on the big
boat? Noah
Action
Pretend to be an animal and
get on Noah’s boat.
Story
Card
4
Story Ques tion
Why did God tell Noah to
build a big boat? To keep
Noah and the animals safe
Action
Use your fingers to
show raindrops falling.
Story
Card
5
Story Ques tion
What promise does God’s
rainbow show? God will never
flood the whole world again.
Action
Wave your hand over your
head to show a pretend
rainbow.
Ask kids what they want to talk to God
about, and pray with them.
Adventure Book
Begin At Check Out Time
1. If you need to help with check out,
combine your small groups.
2. Give each kid an Adventure Book, six
stickers, and some crayons.
3. Help kids do activities inside the book.
4. Keep kids busy coloring and talking
during check out.
5. Send stickers home with kids who
leave early.