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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, May 19,
2001

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

Date Completed: March 15, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, JOSEPH FORGIVES HIS BROTHERS
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Lesson Aim: Forgiving someone helps you become friends
again.

Memory Verse: "In all things God works for the good of
those who love him."  Rom. 8:28, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - ERASE-A-LOT

Materials needed:
Write-on/wipe-off board
Dry erase markers/eraser

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Write the following letters all over the
write-on/wipe-off board.
(5) A's
(5) T's
(1) F
(5) U's
(1) O
(5) D's
(1) R
(5) H's
(1) G
(1) I
(5) L's
(1) V
(1) E

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Call for a volunteer to erase all the A's.  Call for
another volunteer to erase all the T's.  Keep calling
for volunteers to erase letters until the only letters
left are F O R G I V E.  Show the children that if you
put the letters together they make the word, forgive. 
In our Bible story today there is lots of forgiveness. 
Forgiveness is a lot like erasing.  It's like getting
rid of mistakes and starting over.  GO STRAIGHT INTO
THE BIBLE STORY.



GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - SILVER CUP SECRETS

Materials needed:
Pictures of the following: 
  (Three are available in the Kindergarten Teacher's
  Quarterly pp. 36-39)
     camel, prison window, sacks of grain, chariot
5 oz. Disposable kitchen cups (one for each child)
Silver paint
Foam brushes (1 for each child)
Paper towels
Aprons or large men's shirts

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Xerox each picture so it is small enough to fit into
one of the cups.  On the camel print the words, "In all
things".  On the prison window print the words, "God
works for the good".  On the sacks of grain print the
words, "of those".  On the chariot print the words,
"who love him".  Xerox the pictures so each child has
all four.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Give each child a disposable cup, a foam
brush and a paper towel.  Put an apron or large men's
shirt on each child to cover their Sabbath clothes. 
Have them lay the cup upside down on the paper towel
and paint the entire outside with the silver paint. 
Write their name on the paper towel.  Set the silver
cups aside to dry until the end of Sabbath school.
Give each child their four pictures.  Have the children
lay them in order in front of themselves.  First comes
the camel.  Joseph was taken away to Egypt.  (Things
don't look good for Joseph) Second comes the prison
window.  Joseph was put in prison for awhile even
though he didn't do anything bad.  (Things don't look
good for Joseph) Third comes the sacks of grain. 
Joseph is in charge of giving out the food during the
famine.  (Things are looking up for Joseph) Fourth
comes the chariot.  Joseph is reunited with his family. 
(Things are looking great for Joseph) Show the children
how to lay the pictures down in order saying the verse
words out loud that are on each picture.  When the cups
dry, put the pictures inside.  Encourage the children
to take their cups home and share the story and memory
verse using the pictures and the cup as a reminder.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - FLOWERS OF FORGIVENESS

Materials needed:
A rose (complete with some thorns)
Very small earthenware flower pots (one for each child)
Small pieces of styrofoam to stick in the flower pots
   (one for each child)
3-4 small silk roses for each child
Several piece of greenery for each child

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children the rose with the thorns on the stem. 
What part do they notice first?  The flower or the
thorns?  When we are always looking for the mistakes
and the mean things people do to us it's like looking
at the thorns and missing the pretty bloom.  Thorns are
ugly and painful.  Some things people do to us are ugly
and painful.  When we ask Jesus to put his forgiveness
in our hearts He helps us to see the good things and
not concentrate on everything other people do to us.
Give each child a pot, styrofoam, flowers and greenery. 
Help them arrange a pretty bouquet that will remind
them each time they see it of forgiveness.  If they
want, they can choose to remove flowers from the pot
from time to time to share with people they need to
forgive.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - SORRY RHYME

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Teach the children the following poem or rhyme.  Say
the following sentences and have them repeat the poem
back to you.

POEM/RHYME
When I've done a naughty thing
to cover up won't do
Just say these words, "I'm sorry"
And I'll make it up to you

1.  When you start a fight with your brother or sister
    what can you remember?  (Have them repeat the poem)
2.  When you broke something you weren't suppose to be
    playing with what can you remember? 
3.  When you forget to tell your mother someone
    important called on the phone what can you  
    remember?
4.  When you lose your best friend's favorite car what
    can you remember?
5.  When you've been caught taking something that     
doesn't belong to you?

Make sure the children understand the importance of
making it up to a person when they've wronged them. 
That could mean replacing something.  It could mean an
extra hug or turn at something.