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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, June 5,
1999

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

Date Completed: May 1, 1999

Abstract: Activities to use as a supplement to help
teach the lesson, BRAVERY MEETS A TEST
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Lesson Aim: Jesus will help us when we are in trouble.

Memory Verse: "Who knows but that you have come to
royal position for such a time as this?"  Esther 4:14,
NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - KING/QUEEN FOR A DAY (An
auditory activity)

Materials needed:
A crown
Music source (piano or taped music)

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children arrange their chairs in a circle. 
Explain that they're going to play a game called, "If I
were king or queen for a day".  Set the crown on one of
the children's heads.  Begin playing some music.  The
child with the crown on his head takes it down and
passes it to the child on his right.  That child places
the crown on his head, then takes it down and passes it
to the child on his right. This continues until the
music stops. When the music stops, whoever has the
crown in his possession, puts it back on and answers
one of the following questions.  The game then resumes. 
The questions can be asked over again if your group
size is larger.  
1.  If you were king or queen for a day, what do you
think you would wear?
2.  If you were king or queen for a day, what do you
think you would eat?
3.  If you were king or queen for a day, where do you
think you would live?
4.  If you were king or queen for a day, who would be
your friends?
5.  If you were king or queen for a day, what would you
do all day?
6.  If you were king or queen for a day, what rules
would you make up?
7.  If you were king or queen for a day, what rules
would you have to obey?

In our Bible story today a young lady becomes a queen
and not just for one day. Let's see if she finds the
answer to any of these questions.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE
BIBLE STORY.



GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - KING AND QUEEN POP-UP

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Assign the boys the role of being the king in the
story.  Assign the girls the role of being the queen. 
Whenever the boys hear you telling about anything the
king is doing in the story, they are to stand up and
say, "Long live the king!" Whenever the girls hear you
telling about anything the queen is doing, they are to
stand up and say, "Long live the queen!"  (Be sure and
have them sit back down before you progress on in the
story after they have stood.)


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE CROWNS (A
multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Yellow poster board
Large star stickers (four different colors; enough for
each child to have one of each color)
Scissors
Hot Glue gun and glue sticks
Permanent marking pen
Glitter pens (optional)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make a crown for each child from the yellow poster
board.  1 1/2" band with wider 4" band for the "crown"
part.  Across the top of the "crown" part cut out 4
spikes. On each of the spikes print the following words
of the memory verse:
First spike - "Who knows
Second spike - but that you have come
Third spike - to royal position
Fourth spike - for such a time as this?"

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Give each one a yellow crown. Repeat the
words written on the first spike together.  Give each
child a large colored star to place on or at the bottom
of the spike.  Repeat the words written on the second
spike together.  Give each child a large different
colored star to place on or at the bottom of the spike. 
Continue in this same manner for spikes three and four
of the crown.  Review back over the verse teaching the
children to remember the words of the verse by linking
them with the colored stars.  Glitter pens can be used
for extra decoration.  Fit each child's crown on their
head, hot glue the strips together in the back and cut
off the excess poster board.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - 

Materials needed:
Music for the tune of "Are You Sleeping"
Alternate Words 

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Practice singing the alternate words to the tune of
"Are You Sleeping"

God's still with me
God's still with me
When I'm bad
When I'm bad
And when I am sorry
He always forgives me
I am glad
I am glad

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Remind the children that because the Israelites did not
obey God they ended up in trouble in Persia.  Even
though they disobeyed, God was still with them willing
to help them.  That's why He used Esther.  When we
disobey or we get into trouble because of our own bad
choices, God still wants to help us too.  If we tell
Him we are sorry, He will forgive us and show us what
to do.

Have the children stand in two horizontal lines facing
each other.  One line of children starts the song (with
your help) singing the first line.  The opposite line
of children facing them echos them.  Both lines sing
together on "And when I am sorry, He always forgives
me".  Return to the echo on the last phrase, "I am
glad". Change the direction and have the opposite side
of children begin the song. Encourage the children to
sing the verse whenever they are in trouble.