	Water - Rain
	These two Assemblies on Water can be treated separately or used one after the other as the stories are serialised. Aim To help children to know that all things come from God and that God is in charge of everything. Bible Verses From the sky you send rain on the hills and the earth is filled with your blessings. Psalm 104:13 Preparation You will need - any or all: watering can (full) with a sprinkler washing up bowl kettle tea cup/mug jug open umbrella drain pipe section, or grid cover music of Chopin's 'Raindrop Prelude' - Piano Prelude No.15 in D flat major or similar music with a repetitive theme like rain falling. Focus Table Glass of water, potted plant or tree, glass bowl of soaps. Introduction Show and talk about the things you have brought. Then look at the three on the Focus Table. Encourage children to tell you what each thing indicates ( water for drinking, growth, washing). As raindrop music plays, ask the children to listen carefully to the continuous 'raindrop' sound in the music. Create an 'awesome' atmosphere by slowly pouring water from the watering can into washing up bowl during the music. Story - Jon's Painting Explain that the story is like a game where the pupils must remember as many words as they can linked in some way with water; for example; splashed, dripping, kettle, umbrella etc. (Note for Leader, these words are highlighted) Jon watched the raindrops running down the outside of the window. He heard the cars on the road go swishing through the puddles as they drove past. He saw a lady with an umbrella jump out of the way as a spray of dirty water splashed up into her wellies! Rain gurgled down the drain outside the back door. Mum filled the kettle and switched it on. Jon went back to his painting. He was trying to do Noah's Ark. He nearly dipped his brush into his drink of orange juice by mistake. "I expect the road will be flooded again," said Mum switching on the washer, "I've never seen such a deluge, and the river is still rising". Jon thought about the floods that had come right up to their house last week. They had had to put sand bags in front of the doors to stop the flood creeping through the cracks and into the house. It had given him the idea to paint Noah's Ark. He painted muddy brown water at the bottom of the picture and was just reaching for the blue to dab on some raindrops when he knocked over his water pot! In trying to save it, he accidentally sent his drink flying and there was a terrible mess all over the table, and dripping onto the floor. Mum grabbed an old towel and mopped it up, while Jon washed his hands. The picture was a real flood now! "Sorry Mum", said Jon, " we could take the table outside to get it washed!" Mum did not think this was funny, so Jon went back to see if he could rescue his picture. He put it to dry on the radiator and Mum made herself a coffee. She looked out of the window and saw that the river had overflowed again and was slowly nearing their house. She was worried. Jon thought he'd try and finish his picture which had dried quickly. He painted a beautiful rainbow on top of the brown mess and showed it to Mum. " Thank you Jon", she said, "that rainbow reminds me that God is still in charge, and I suppose the rain will stop sometime!" Copyright Audrey Bomford Thinking Time Ask pupils if they can remember 'water connected' words from the story. Write on flip chart as they say them. Limit the number. Ask if they can think why Mum felt better when she saw Jon's rainbow? (Remind them of God's promise at the end of the Noah story; see Genesis 8:21-22, GNB) Reading O Lord my God how great you are. You make springs to flow in the valleys, and rivers to run between the hills. They give water for wild animals. From the sky you send rain on the hills and the earth is filled with your blessings. Psalm 104 verses 1, 10, 11, 13 (from GNB) Prayer Thank you God for making rain to fill the streams, streams to fill the rivers. Rivers to fill the reservoirs and taps to turn on so we can have water to drink to wash with and to make things grow. Amen Song Suggestions Have you heard the raindrops? - Come and Praise Book 1 - BBC Publications. The Gift of Water - Sing it in the Morning No. 53 - Nelson O Lord my God, how great you are (taken from Psalm 104) Play Chopin's 'Raindrop' Prelude (No. 15 in D flat major) as the children dismiss.
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Water - Rain

These two Assemblies on Water can be treated separately or used one after the other as the stories are serialised.

Aim

To help children to know that all things come from God and that God is in charge of everything.

Bible Verses

From the sky you send rain on the hills and the earth is filled with your blessings. Psalm 104:13

Preparation

You will need - any or all:

watering can (full) with a sprinkler
washing up bowl
kettle
tea cup/mug
jug
open umbrella
drain pipe section, or grid cover
music of Chopin's 'Raindrop Prelude' - Piano Prelude No.15 in D flat major or similar music with a repetitive theme like rain falling.

Focus Table

Glass of water, potted plant or tree, glass bowl of soaps.

Introduction

Show and talk about the things you have brought.

Then look at the three on the Focus Table.

Encourage children to tell you what each thing indicates ( water for drinking, growth, washing).

As raindrop music plays, ask the children to listen carefully to the continuous 'raindrop' sound in the music.

Create an 'awesome' atmosphere by slowly pouring water from the watering can into washing up bowl during the music.

Story - Jon's Painting

Explain that the story is like a game where the pupils must remember as many words as they can linked in some way with water; for example; splashed, dripping, kettle, umbrella etc.

(Note for Leader, these words are highlighted)

Jon watched the raindrops running down the outside of the window. He heard the cars on the road go swishing through the puddles as they drove past. He saw a lady with an umbrella jump out of the way as a spray of dirty water splashed up into her wellies! Rain gurgled down the drain outside the back door. Mum filled the kettle and switched it on. Jon went back to his painting. He was trying to do Noah's Ark. He nearly dipped his brush into his drink of orange juice by mistake.

"I expect the road will be flooded again," said Mum switching on the washer, "I've never seen such a deluge, and the river is still rising".

Jon thought about the floods that had come right up to their house last week. They had had to put sand bags in front of the doors to stop the flood creeping through the cracks and into the house.

It had given him the idea to paint Noah's Ark. He painted muddy brown water at the bottom of the picture and was just reaching for the blue to dab on some raindrops when he knocked over his water pot!

In trying to save it, he accidentally sent his drink flying and there was a terrible mess all over the table, and dripping onto the floor.

Mum grabbed an old towel and mopped it up, while Jon washed his hands. The picture was a real flood now!

"Sorry Mum", said Jon, " we could take the table outside to get it washed!"

Mum did not think this was funny, so Jon went back to see if he could rescue his picture. He put it to dry on the radiator and Mum made herself a coffee. She looked out of the window and saw that the river had overflowed again and was slowly nearing their house. She was worried. Jon thought he'd try and finish his picture which had dried quickly. He painted a beautiful rainbow on top of the brown mess and showed it to Mum. " Thank you Jon", she said, "that rainbow reminds me that God is still in charge, and I suppose the rain will stop sometime!"

Thinking Time

Ask pupils if they can remember 'water connected' words from the story. Write on flip chart as they say them. Limit the number.
Ask if they can think why Mum felt better when she saw Jon's rainbow?
(Remind them of God's promise at the end of the Noah story; see Genesis 8:21-22, GNB)

Reading

O Lord my God how great you are.
You make springs to flow in the valleys,
and rivers to run between the hills.
They give water for wild animals.
From the sky you send rain on the hills
and the earth is filled with your blessings.

Psalm 104 verses 1, 10, 11, 13 (from GNB)

Prayer

Thank you God for making rain to fill the streams,
streams to fill the rivers.
Rivers to fill the reservoirs
and taps to turn on
so we can have water to drink
to wash with and to make things grow.
Amen

Song Suggestions

Have you heard the raindrops? - Come and Praise Book 1 - BBC Publications.
The Gift of Water - Sing it in the Morning No. 53 - Nelson
O Lord my God, how great you are (taken from Psalm 104)
Play Chopin's 'Raindrop' Prelude (No. 15 in D flat major) as the children dismiss.