David C Cook COVID-19 Response

God’s Guidebook

Materials Needed:

  • Internet access

As students join your group time, ask them to think about who needs to be guided. Some ideas might be a person with limited vision or hearing; a tourist or someone new to town; people using GPS or an app to help them find destinations by car; an airline pilot; all children to some extent need guidance from parents, guardians, teachers, and leaders; etc. Invite students to share their ideas and elaborate on who needs guidance and why.

Show the following video clip to your students [4:05]:
Pip | A Short Animated Film

Ask:

  • From what you could get out of this clip, what were the most important skills that a guide dog must have? (Answers will vary but may include size, ability to pay attention, ability to learn, ability to assess a situation and adjust accordingly, a dog you could put your trust in, etc.)
  • How critical was it that a dog accomplish every skill taught at the school? Why? (Someone who can’t see is very vulnerable and is trusting their life completely to the dog assuming that it will lead them around dangerous situations at all times.)
  • Although it was sad that Pip got kicked out of school, was that the right or wrong thing for the school to do? (Answers will vary. Some students may say that yes, it was the right thing to do since it was critical for the safety of the person who would own him that he was trustworthy and paid attention. Others might say no, they should have kept him and allowed him to take another course until he “got it.”)
  • Have you ever been in a situation where you needed guidance, but the one leading you let you down in some way? Tell us about it. (Be sure that your students are gracious as they share; be prepared to share your own experience.)

Like a sight-impaired person, we, too, are in danger if we don’t have proper guidance. Let’s dig in and find out about God’s Guidebook and how it will never steer us wrong.

Looking for Steps 2 & 3?

You can find Steps 2 and 3 in your teacher’s guide. To purchase a teacher’s guide, please visit: Bible-in-Life or Echoes.

Materials Needed:

  • Internet access
  • Washi tape (variety of colors/patterns)
  • Ultra-fine tipped permanent markers

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