Use this amazing interactive method to get your kids into the story of Noah’s Ark. It’ll create unforgettable learning!

Preschool Interactive Message: Noah’s Ark

You’ll Need

• 10 balloons
• 4 squirt guns
• water

Easy Prep

Inflate all the balloons. These will be your storm clouds later in the story. Fill the squirt guns with water. Check the lights of the room. You’ll need to shut out most of the lights during the story.

Introduce the Preschool Interactive Message

Say: I’m the narrator for the story of Noah and the Ark, and you are the characters in the story. 

Assign kids a character based on the month in which they were born.

1. January: dog
2. February: cat
3. March: owl
4. April: lion
5. May: pig
6. June: cow
7. July: chimpanzee
8. August: sheep
9. September: coyote
10. October: horse
11. November: fruit fly
12. December: kangaroo (hop around)

Say: Whenever the name of your animal is mentioned, you stand and sound off with that animal’s noise.

Allow time for kids to practice standing and sounding like their assigned animals.

Say: In the story, when we talk about thunder, make thunder by stomping your feet. When we talk about clouds, I’ll need your help in carefully moving our clouds across the sky. One more thing about the sounds you’re helping with: When I go like this (cut throat motion) you need to stop the noise so the story can continue. 

Allow time for kids to practice the other motions.

Animals Enter Noah’s Ark

Say: Many years ago, the earth was bad. Only a man named Noah was good. God told Noah that he would bring a flood of waters upon the earth to destroy everything. God told Noah to build an ark so that Noah, his family, and every living creature would survive. Noah obeyed. He built the ark and loaded the animals onto the ark.

In the following section, pause after each animal to allow time for kids to stand up and make their animal noises.

Say:

• First came the dogs,
• then the cats,
• then the owls,
• then the lions,
• then the pigs,
• then the cows,
• then the chimpanzees,
• then the sheep,
• then the coyotes,
• then the horses,
• then the fruit flies,
• and finally the kangaroos.

When all the animals were loaded, they made a noise that could be heard for miles (all animals sound off). 

The Storm Starts

Say: Soon darkness covered the sky. (Turn off most of the lights.)

Then huge clouds began coming in from the north. (Push weather balloons gently over the crowd.)

Soon it began to lightning (turn lights on and off rapidly) and thunder (stomp feet).

The animals became frightened and began to cry out. (Have all animals sound off.)

Then came the rain. (Shoot squirt guns into the air.)

It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The rain continued and filled all the streams and rivers and lakes and oceans. Finally, the entire earth was covered with water.

The Storm Stops

After 40 days, the rains stopped. (Stop squirt guns.)

And the clouds began moving back to where they came from. (Push balloons back.)

Gradually the skies began to clear. The big rain clouds separated and disappeared, allowing the sun to shine. (Turn on lights.)

And the waters that covered the earth began to recede.

When it was safe, Noah opened the door of the ark and began releasing the animals.

In the following section, pause after each animal to allow time for kids to sit down and make their animal noises.

Say:

• First came the chimpanzees,
• then the cats,
• and the dogs,
• then horses,
• then cows,
• then lions,
• then owls,
• then sheep,
• then coyotes,
• then pigs,
• then fruit flies,
• and of course the kangaroos.

All of the animals were overjoyed to get out of the ark. God blessed Noah’s family. Noah and his family and the animals all went forth to live a happy life as they replenished the earth. 

Thank kids for participating in the story.

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