“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5 Before Class: Read through lesson and decide what you will use according to your age group and time allotted. Obtain a real Liberian Flag if possible, or prepare the picture on the lesson cover as a power point slide or print it and back it with cardstock for stability. Prepare the picture of Monrovia in the same way. Write the verse as directed on a large poster board that can be used for all of the Liberia Lessons. Practice singing the verse as directed as a song to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me”. If you are going to make the Liberian Flag craft, prepare the following materials: One white craft foam rectangle (4” x 5 ½”) and one white foam star for each student. Blue craft foam square (2x2 in.) for each student Three red craft foam stripes (5 ½ in. long x 3/8 in. high) and three red foam stripes (3 ½ in. long x 3/8 in. high) for each student. Two adhesive backed magnet strips for each student. Make a baggie kit for each child by putting all materials for one flag into a Ziploc baggie. Make one sample to show children finished craft. Have Elmer’s or tacky glue on hand or use adhesive backed foam. Make copies of the blank and labeled African maps for each student (not back to back). Gather colored pencils, crayons or markers to use in class. Make a copy of the flag coloring page for each student. Lesson Plan: Open your time together with a welcome, announcements and a brief prayer. (5 min.) Give each student a blank Africa map, a labeled map and some colored pencils or crayons. Play a game with the maps, giving directions like: “Find Egypt and color it green.” Children will find Egypt on the labeled map, find the corresponding shape on the blank map, and color the blank shape green. Older children can be paired with younger children. Make any number of directions, telling them to “draw a tree in Zaire”, or “circle the island country”, ending with “find Liberia and put a star on it.” (10-15 min.)
“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5 Before Class: Read through lesson and decide what you will use according to your age group and time allotted. Obtain a real Liberian Flag if possible, or prepare the picture on the lesson cover as a power point slide or print it and back it with cardstock for stability. Prepare the picture of Monrovia in the same way. Write the verse as directed on a large poster board that can be used for all of the Liberia Lessons. Practice singing the verse as directed as a song to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me”. If you are going to make the Liberian Flag craft, prepare the following materials: One white craft foam rectangle (4” x 5 ½”) and one white foam star for each student. Blue craft foam square (2x2 in.) for each student Three red craft foam stripes (5 ½ in. long x 3/8 in. high) and three red foam stripes (3 ½ in. long x 3/8 in. high) for each student. Two adhesive backed magnet strips for each student. Make a baggie kit for each child by putting all materials for one flag into a Ziploc baggie. Make one sample to show children finished craft. Have Elmer’s or tacky glue on hand or use adhesive backed foam. Make copies of the blank and labeled African maps for each student (not back to back). Gather colored pencils, crayons or markers to use in class. Make a copy of the flag coloring page for each student. Lesson Plan: Open your time together with a welcome, announcements and a brief prayer. (5 min.) Give each student a blank Africa map, a labeled map and some colored pencils or crayons. Play a game with the maps, giving directions like: “Find Egypt and color it green.” Children will find Egypt on the labeled map, find the corresponding shape on the blank map, and color the blank shape green. Older children can be paired with younger children. Make any number of directions, telling them to “draw a tree in Zaire”, or “circle the island country”, ending with “find Liberia and put a star on it.” (10-15 min.)