******************************************************* Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, January 16, 1999 From: NAD Children's Ministries (author: Lisa Seeders) Date Completed: December 15, 1998 Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps to teach the lesson, A KING CARES FOR A FRIEND ******************************************************* Lesson Aim: We show Jesus' love when we love others. Memory Verse: "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love....." Rom. 12:10, NIV GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - HANDICAP HUNT (A visual & kinesthetic activity) Materials needed: 1 Large box Bandages, slings, eye patches, cotton balls, canes, crutches, walker, dark glasses, finger splints (Most of these items can be gathered from members of your congregation with advanced planning.) WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Gather the materials listed above and put them all into the big box. WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Set the large box in front of the children. Explain to them that it contains some items used by sick, hurt or handicapped people. Call them up by twos to select something from the box. With your help they decide how a person might use the item if they were sick, hurt or handicapped. They then wear or use the item to return to their seat. They keep the item in their possession throughout the Bible story time. Suggestions for item use: Bandages, slings and splints - broken arms, legs, ankles, fingers, head injuries etc. Eye patches - Eye injuries Cotton balls - In ears for deafness Canes, crutches, walker - crippledness, leg injuries, broken hips, etc. Dark glasses - blindness In our story today a crippled man visits King David. Let's find out why. GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY. GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - HEART HOP MEMORY VERSE REVIEW Materials needed: 4 pieces of red construction paper 4 pieces of pink construction paper Markers Heart pattern Scissors Tape Picture of two children hugging WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Using the heart pattern, cut out 4 large hearts from the red construction paper and 4 from the pink. With the markers write the following word/s as indicated on each heart. Write large and bold. 1 red heart - B 1 pink heart - D 1 red heart - 2 1 pink heart - 1 1 red heart - Print the word ANOTHER 1 pink heart - N 1 red heart - glue the picture of the two children hugging on this heart 1 pink heart - In the middle of this heart, draw another smaller heart with black marker. Tape the hearts to the floor in a random fashion within hopping distance of one another. WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Show the children in the Bible where the memory verse is found. Explain that it means taking care of each other in kindness and love because we are all brothers and sisters in Jesus. Have the children remove their shoes. The first word of the memory verse is "Be". Ask them which heart they think you should start on. (The red one with a B on it.) The second word is "devoted". Ask them which heart sounds like the first part of the word Devoted. (The pink one with a D on it.) The third word is "to". Ask them which heart they think you should jump to next. (The red one with a 2 on it.) The fourth word is "one". Which heart do they think you should jump to? (The pink one with a 1 on it.) The fifth word is "another". The word another starts with A. Which heart should you jump to? (The red one with the word "another" printed on it.) The sixth word is "in". They should suggest that you jump to the pink heart with an N on it. The seventh word is "brotherly". Of the two hearts left, which shows children getting along nicely? (The red one with the picture of children on it.) The last heart stands for love. Jump to the heart with the smaller heart printed on it. Give the children turns now jumping from heart to heart saying the verse as they go. ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - PROJECTING JESUS (A visual and auditory activity) Materials needed: Overhead Projector Transparency Blank wall Pretty picture of Jesus Small mirrors (one for each child; check with your Beginners Department) WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Xerox the pretty picture of Jesus onto the transparency. Set the overhead projector up in the room ahead of time. Adjust the projector until the transparency picture of Jesus fills the blank wall. WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Turn the children's chairs so their backs face the blank wall where the picture of Jesus will appear. Give them each a small mirror. Explain to the children that many people only know about Jesus and His love by watching boys and girls who say they know Jesus. When we are kind and loving they think Jesus must be kind and loving too. When we are patient and gentle, they think Jesus must be patient and gentle too. We can show others what Jesus is like by the way we treat others. Ask the children to close their eyes. Read the following sentences one at a time. After each sentence, pause and ask the children if others will see Jesus through us. If the answer is yes, flick the overhead projector on and instruct the children to open their eyes. They should see themselves plus the picture of Jesus in their mirrors. If the answer is no, leave the projector off still instructing the children to open their eyes and check their mirror. 1. When someone says something mean to me, and I don't answer back will others see Jesus in me? 2. When I talk kindly and respectfully to my parents will others see Jesus in me? 3. When I help someone smaller than me find something that is lost, will others see Jesus in me? 4. When I make fun of someone who acts different from me will others see Jesus in me? 5. When I take time to stop and talk to someone elderly or in a wheelchair, will others see Jesus in me? 6. When I push through line and try to be first, will others see Jesus in me? 7. When I thank someone for doing something nice for me, will others see Jesus is me? ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - Materials needed: Medium size styrofoam balls (1 for each child) Wiggly eyes (1 pair for each child) Pencil (1 for each child) Felt scraps Scissors/glue WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) On each pencil write the following words with a permanent marker. Can you see Jesus in me? WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Give each child a pencil and a styrofoam ball. Help them bore the eraser end of the pencil into the styrofoam ball. They then decorate their pencil head with eyes, and scraps of felt for hair or ears or ears etc. (If you have a large group, you will want to pre-cut these pieces ahead of time.) Read what the pencils say to the children. Encourage them to remember to show others what Jesus is like. Have a special prayer with them asking for God's help.