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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, May 6, 2000

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

Date Completed: March 15, 2000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps 
to teach the lesson, HELPING OTHERS
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Lesson Aim: When we help others, we are helping Jesus.

Memory Verse: "......whatever you did for one of the 
least of these brothers of mine, you did for
me.'" Matt. 25:40, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - GROUP CLASSIFICATION

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children stand.  Have them group themselves 
according to the following classifications. In-between 
each sentence have them return to their seats and 
remain standing until the next statement.
1.  Everyone who has red or blue on today stand here 
on my right side.  Everyone who has green
or yellow on today stand here on my left side.
2.  Everyone who ate breakfast this morning stand here 
on my right side.  Everyone who skipped breakfast 
this morning stand here on my left side.
3.  Everyone who has straight hair stand here on my 
right side.  Everyone who has curly hair stand here 
on my left side.
4.  Everyone who rode to church in a car stand here on 
my right side.  Everyone who rode to church in a van 
or walked stand here on my left side.
5.  Everyone who knows the first word of the memory 
verse today stand here on my right side.  Everyone 
who has forgotten the first word stand here on my left 
side.

How many groups did we usually end up with each time?  
Two.  In our Bible story today Jesus talks about 
people being divided into two groups.  One group 
loves Jesus and shows that love by the way they treat 
others.  The other group say they love Jesus with 
their mouths but the way they treat others shows 
something different.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.




GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE PUZZLES

Materials needed:
Blank puzzles (Available at places like Wal-Mart)
(One for each child)
Glue sticks
Markers
Bibles
Razor blade
Ziplock bags

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Reduce the picture on p. 24 in the quarterly until 
the whole thing will fit onto one of the blank
puzzles.  Xerox it so each child will have a copy.  
Glue the picture page to the blank puzzle.  Using 
the razor blade cut in-between each puzzle piece so 
they can be separated.  Put the puzzle back together 
and flip it over to the blank side.  Write the memory 
verse across this side of the puzzle.  Break the 
puzzle apart and place the pieces in a Ziplock bag.  
Do this for each child in the class.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a Ziplock bag containing the puzzle 
pieces.  Show them where the memory verse is found 
in the Bible.  Give them time to assemble their puzzle.  
Review the memory verse side together several times.  
Talk about the pictures and have the children color 
them with markers. Talk about how the kindnesses the 
children are showing others tells about their love for 
Jesus.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - HAPPY HELPING OTHERS

Materials needed:
Smile face stickers (Preferably a medium to large 
ize)
8 « X 11 piece of card stock (heavier than regular 
or construction paper)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Draw a circle on the piece of card stock.  Draw a 
frown face in the inside of the circle.  The size
of the circle depends on the size of the smile face 
stickers you have and the number of children doing 
the activity.  (The end-product will be the circle 
being covered with smile-face stickers) Above the 
circle write the word, "I'm".  Under the circle write 
the words "helping others".

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children the card stock with the frown face 
circle on it.  Give them each a sheet of 5-6
smile face stickers.  Explain that our circle buddy 
is not happy today.  He needs your help in thinking 
of helpful kind things to do for others.  Each time 
a child thinks of something kind or helpful to do 
for someone else, they can put one of their smile 
face stickers on the frowning circle.  The object is 
to completely cover the frowning face with happy faces.  
Then the saying really will be true, "I'm happy 
helping others."


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE -JESUS SAYS GAME

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
This game is similar to Simon says.  Have the 
children stand in a horizontal line several feet 
from each other.  They are to listen for the words, 
"Jesus says".  If they hear them in front of a
command, they squat down.  If they do not hear the 
words, " Jesus says", they stand upright.  Keep the 
commands coming fairly rapidly.  Think up more of your 
own if you have more time.

1.  Jesus says to visit people who are sick or lonely.  
2.  Jesus says to help someone when they are hurt. 
3.  Try to be first in line.
4.  Borrow someone's toy and never give it back.
5.  Jesus says to help someone younger than you who's 
trying to learn to do something new.
6.  Laugh at your brother or sister's mistakes.
7.  Jesus says to share your food with someone who 
doesn't have any.
8.  Jesus says to . . .