Two Little Eyes

What lovely colours!

by Janice Ross

Suitable for Reception / Key Stage 1

Aims

To consider that our eyes help us to know what God is like.

Preparation and materials

• You will need a red apple, a soft toy rabbit, a jar of marmalade and coloured pencils in the colours of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
• Optional: you may wish to tell the story of Noah’s ark during the ‘Time for reflection’ part of the assembly. A version is available at: https://tinyurl.com/3ssdrws7
  

Assembly

1. Explain that you are going to play a game. You are going to give the children some clues, and you want them to guess what you are thinking about. You want them to put up their hand when they have guessed the clue. You don’t want them to shout out because you want to read out all of the clues before you reveal the answer.
   
   
2. I am thinking of something that God has made.
   
   - You can eat it.
   - It is round.
   - It is red.
   - It is crunchy.
   
   What is it?
   
   Show the red apple.
   
   God has made good things for us to eat. Can you think of any other fruits that God has made that are red?
   
   
3. I am thinking of something that God has made.
   
   - It has floppy ears.
   - It has a bobtail.
   - It likes carrots from Mr McGregor’s garden.
   
   What is it?
   
   Show the soft toy rabbit.
   
   God made lots of animals for us to enjoy. He made:
   
   - animals with stripes, like . . . (listen to a range of suggestions)
   - animals with spots, like . . . (listen to a range of suggestions)
   - animals with big trunks, like . . . (listen to a range of suggestions)
   - animals with pink eyes, like . . . (listen to a range of suggestions)
   
   
4. I am thinking of something that God has made.
   
   - It comes in a jar.
   - You can spread it on toast.
   - Paddington Bear loves it!
   
   What is it?
   
   Show the jar of marmalade.
   
   God made bright colours like oranges and yellows. Can you think of other things that God has made that are orange or yellow?
   
   
5. We have learned that God likes bright colours, he likes to create all sorts of animals and he has made many sweet and juicy things for us to eat and enjoy.
   
   
6. Explain that you are going to play one more guessing game.
   
   I am thinking of something that God has made.
   
   - This is its shape. (Draw the shape of a rainbow in the air.)
   - This is where you will see it. (Point to the sky.)
   - These are its colours. (Show the coloured pencils.)
   
   What is it?
   
   The answer is a rainbow.

Time for reflection

Christians believe that God made light and rainbows.

Ask the children whether they have ever seen a rainbow.

Ask the children when we might see a rainbow.

Establish that we usually see rainbows after rain.

Noah was God’s friend and he was the first person ever to see a rainbow.

Optional: the children may already have heard the story of Noah and the ark. If not, you may like to read the story to them.

God told Noah that a rainbow is a special sign. It has a special message from God to all the people he has made. Whenever we see a rainbow in the sky, we remember that God loves us and will always be with us.

The world is so beautiful! When we see the world and everything in it, it reminds us that God loves us very much and that he gave us a special world to live in.

Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for giving us eyes to see all the beautiful things that you have made for us to enjoy.
Thank you especially for the beautiful sign of a rainbow that we often see at this time of year.
Thank you that this beautiful world is a reminder of your love for us.
Amen.

Song/music

‘I can sing a rainbow’, available at: https://youtu.be/mXtpjBzPMeY (17.01 minutes long)

‘Rainbow colors’ by The Singing Walrus, available at: https://youtu.be/SLZcWGQQsmg (3.06 minutes long)