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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, February
24, 2001

From: NAD Children's Ministries (author: Lisa Seeders)

Date Completed: January 31, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, BUILDING UP TO THE CLOUDS
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Lesson Aim: God wants us to believe Him.

Memory Verse: "I trust in your unfailing love."  Psa.
13:5, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - BOX TOWER

Materials needed:
Cardboard boxes 
  (The ones grocery stores get rid of; enough to build
  a tower from the floor to the ceiling of your room. 
  At least 6)
Small step-ladder (if needed to reach ceiling)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary except to
collect the boxes.  Pile them in a corner of the room.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children retrieve the boxes and help you build
a tower from floor to ceiling.  Talk about the size of
their tower.  Talk about the different materials towers
can be made of.  Talk about why people build tall
buildings nowadays.  (To live in, to work in, it saves
space, more buildings can go up in a smaller space.,
for better views etc.) In our story today Noah's
relatives build a large tower.  But it is not for any
of the reasons we just talked about.  Let's see why. 
GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - TOWER TEAR-DOWN

Materials needed:
Large plastic trash bag 
  (big enough to hold 6 shoe boxes)
(6) shoe boxes
Timer
Bibles

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Place the shoe boxes on top of each other in a tower
fashion.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Have them repeat it with you several times. 
Have the children stand at the opposite end of the room
from the shoe box tower in a vertical line.  Explain to
them that if the people in the Bible story had been
trusting in God's unfailing love they would not have
built the Tower of Babel.  This activity is like a
relay except there are no teams.  The object of the
relay is not to beat another team but to tear down the
shoe box tower over and over by repeating the memory
verse promise.  The teacher stands off to the side of
the tower holding the trash bag open.  The first child
in line hurries to the tower and starting at the top
disassembles the tower piece by piece saying a memory
verse word with each piece and throwing them into the
open trash can.  The child runs to the back of the line
while you get the boxes back out of the bag and set
them up for the next child.  Continue in this manner
until all children have had an opportunity to
participate.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE SONG

Materials needed:
Music to the tune of "I'm Glad I Came to Sabbath
School"
Piano player or cassette recorder
Sign language book

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Pre-record the song using the alternate words if you do
not have a piano player.  Practice singing and signing
the verse before introducing it to the children.

Alternate words:
I trust in your unfailing love
I trust in your unfailing love
I trust in your unfailing love
Says Ps. 13 verse 5

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children the six signs representing the words
in the memory verse.  Practice singing and signing the
verse with music.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - VALENTINES FOR JESUS

Materials needed:
Valentine stickers
Plain note cards 
  (Valentines may be still on sale, but they would need
  to be plain, not cartoonish or with messages on   
them.)

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Explain to the children that even though Valentine's
Day is officially over we can thank God for His
continuous love every day of the year.  Print the
memory verse inside the blank valentines.  (Older
kindergartners may be able to copy their own) Have the
children decorate the valentines with the stickers and
address them to Jesus.  Since they cannot be officially
mailed, they can be used as a bulletin board or wall
decoration for several weeks.