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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, February 6,
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, SOLOMON BUILDS GOD'S TEMPLE
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Lesson Aim: Jesus' house is a special place where we
worship Him with love and reverence.

Memory Verse: "Everything comes from you........"  I
Chron. 29:14, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - BUILDING A CHURCH (A visual &
kinesthetic activity)

Materials needed:
Wooden building blocks

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children gather around a flat floor surface
area.  (Don't build on tables.  The construction may
topple causing injury) Put all the blocks in one big
pile.  Explain to the children that they are to make a
church using the blocks.  Everyone should have a turn
placing blocks where they choose.  The only rule is
that there can be no noise during construction.  No
talking, arguing, banging etc.  There is no perfect
plan.  Each child may arrange his blocks as he desires,
but they must all be part of one building project, the
church.  Once the church is constructed to their
satisfaction have them return to their seats.  In our
Bible story today the temple was built.  A temple is
like a church.  Even though it was much much larger
than what you have built here, there was no noise
during its construction.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE
STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - CHARACTER MIMING (A
kinesthetic activity)

Materials needed:
None

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary


WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Ask for volunteers to be workmen, priests, and
musicians.  Within each of these groups assign children
a specific mime to act out.  (You may need to give them
suggestions on how to mime their part.)  Explain that
they will need to listen closely for when you talk
about their part in the story.  Point to them when it
is time for them to do their part.  All mimes should be
done quietly with visual activity but no noise.

Workmen mimes: Drawing the plans, cutting boards,
carrying huge stones, stitching and weaving cloth
Priest mimes: Carrying the ark, Standing in erect
attention 
Musicians: Playing trumpets, Playing cymbals, Playing
harps, Singers

Place the three groups in different areas apart from
each other.  Begin narrating the story adding the mimes
at the appropriate time.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE DOT-TO-DOT

Materials needed:
The picture of the church on p. 21 in the Kindergarten
quarterly
Scissors
Pencils
Plain white paper
Glue sticks
Thin-line markers

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On a copy machine, enlarge the picture of the church so
it fills most of a sheet of 8 « X 11 paper.  You will
need to turn the church around and xerox it so it sits
horizontally in the middle instead of vertically at the
top of the page.  Using white out take away the basic
outline of the church and the chimney and replace it
with numbers in chronological order. (The children will
draw the church as a dot-to-dot activity.  Xerox one
copy for each child in the class.  With the scissors,
cut each child's doors up the middle line and around
the semi-circle.  This will enable them to open.  Lay a
copy of the church onto a second sheet of plain white
paper.  Open the doors of the church and print the
words of the memory verse inside.  Xerox this sheet of
paper so each child as a copy.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
1.  Give each child a copy of the dot-to-dot church to
complete.  
2.  Give each child a copy of the memory verse paper
and have them glue their church paper over top the
memory verse paper.  (Make sure they glue it straight
and it lines up evenly)
3.  Give the children markers to trace over the memory
verse words inside the doors of the church. 
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Repeat it several times together.

ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - ME IN GOD'S HOUSE (A visual &
kinesthetic activity)

Materials needed:
The completed churches from the previous activity
Tissue paper (2-3 different bright colors)
A small bell (One for each child)
Heavy thread (The kind used for sewing denim)
Scissors
Tape
Glue sticks
Stickers of children walking (optional)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut the tissue paper into small triangular shapes.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
The children complete their church paper using the
materials to create a 3-D effect.  They discuss ways to
worship reverently adding children stickers or drawing
stick figures for each way talked about.

1.  Give each child a 6" piece of heavy thread. 
Instruct them to thread it through the hole at the top
of the bell.  Tape the bell into place in the chimney. 
Cut off the excess thread.
2.  Glue stick pieces of triangle tissue paper in
circle stain glass window above church doors.
3.  Add children stickers or draw children stick
figures as you discuss ways to worship God and show
reverence in His house.