🎵a harp🌿a green meadow💧still water🏮a lantern🍞a big table🏡a cozy home
David's song.
The big ideaDavid sang that God looks after us like a good shepherd.
How it works
David wrote a song. Long ago he looked after sheep on grassy hills, and he knew how a good shepherd cares.
The song follows a child and a lamb through one day, with a shepherd beside them.
They find a green meadow, still water, a path, a dim valley with a lantern, a big table and a cozy home.
David sang that God looks after us like a good shepherd. God gives us all we need, and is near, so we need not be afraid.
The day in a row.What David sang.
Example 1: Be the lamb
Munch, munch, munch like the lamb in the meadow.
Take a pretend drink of cool water.
Then curl up, safe, because the shepherd is close.
Example 2: Walk through the day
Point at each place in the picture: meadow, water, path, valley, table, home.
Say what the lamb found at each one.
Let your child say what comes next.
Example 3: A light in the dark
Dim the lights for a moment, then switch them on.
The lantern began to glow and lit the way through the dim valley.
The shepherd was right beside them, with his staff.
Example 4: Worried at bedtime
Say that David sang God looks after us like a shepherd.
When we feel worried, we can remember the song and say thank you.
Say thank you for one thing before sleep.
Words to know
shepherd
A person who looks after sheep.
meadow
A field of soft green grass.
valley
A low place between hills.
lantern
A lamp you can carry, to light the way.
Watch out
The song is one day, from the morning meadow to the stars.
The shepherd was never far away. He stayed close beside them.
In those days, a host who filled a guest's cup was being very kind. The cup spilling over means more than enough.
Try it
What did David play as he sang?
What lit the way in the dim valley?
Who stayed close beside them?
What can we do when we feel worried?
Answers: 1. A harp · 2. A lantern · 3. The shepherd · 4. Remember the song and say thank you
Try at homeWith a grown-up, thank God at bedtime for looking after you like a shepherd.
For grown-upsTell the day slowly at bedtime, one place at a time, and let your child say what comes next. The words are David's song, so keep it gentle and add no more than the story says.
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