Noah's Ark Song
To the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
Thanks to Rebecca for sending this in!

Good old Noah built an ark,
Like God told him to
And on that ark he took two ______,
Like God told him to,
With a _______ here and a _______ there,
Good old Noah built an ark,
Like God told him to.

Do as many verses as you'd like (I have a flip chart I use) and then at the
end instead of singing "Good old Noah built an ark, Like God told him to"
sing:
And if you do what God says do,
He will bless you, too.

Noah's Ark Circle Game/Song

Thanks to Janet for sharing this game with us!

"This is a game that I play with two, threes, and fours during our Noah and the Ark week at our church preschool."

Make a circle with all the children.

Pick two to be the first "animals" in the Ark. They get in the middle of the circle.

Choose an animal with a sound (like a pig) or allow the two in the middle to pick an animal. They pretend to be that animal and act like them or make sounds like the animals or both.

The other children circle around singing: Chorus: Old Noah in the Ark, Old Noah in the Ark, High-Ho! the Dairy-O, Old Noah in the Ark! Verse One: Two (pigs) were in the Ark (oink, oink), Two (pigs) were in the Ark (oink, oink), High-Ho! the Dairy-O, Two (pigs) were in the Ark!

The two in the middle join the circle on the left of the teacher and the next two on the right of the teacher get "on the Ark". This is so everyone gets a turn and the teacher does not have to remember who has and hasn't - she just picks the next two on her right until everyone has had one turn or continues until the time is up.

This game can also be played with an Ark and a selection of animals. The first child selects an animal (or two if you have enough) and puts it on the Ark that is in the middle of the circle or is by the teacher during group time. Then every child gets to choose an animal to put on the Ark. Must have enough animals for everyone to choose.

Chorus:
Old Noah in the Ark, Old Noah in the Ark,
High-Ho! the Dairy-O, Old Noah in the Ark!

Verse One:
Two (pigs) were in the Ark (oink, oink), Two (pigs) were in the Ark (oink, oink),
High-Ho! the Dairy-O, Two (pigs) were in the Ark!

(substitute animals and the animal noises as you go).

Noah's Ark Game

Thanks to Sharon for sharing this game and templates with us!

Instructions:

Use Card stock. Copy four or more sets of animal tokens to make ‘dice’. Cut out the animal squares and glue onto ¾” wood cubes. For extra durability, spray dice with clear acrylic coating (Krylon spray and wood cubes available at Michael’s craft store. Bulk cubes available online – search for ‘wood turnings’. One good place is http://www.woodparts.biz/).

Use card stock. Copy one ark and at least one set of animal tokens for each child. For added durability, laminate ark and tokens. Cut tokens apart. Use one or more instruction cards.

To play game: Each child needs a game card. Children take turns rolling the dice, trying to get pairs of animals. When they get a pair, they put a token matching that animal onto their ark.
Game difficulty can be varied by using fewer dice or different number of rolls per turn. For example, with five dice, it is easy to get a pair every roll or two. With three dice and three rolls, players will not get a pair every turn.

For educational use only - Not for commercial or retail use.
Sharon Morrison 2002
Images from Microsoft Word.

Templates:

Game Card

Tokens and Instructions