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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, August 25,
2001

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

Date Completed: July 31, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, TROUBLE IN THE CAMP
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Lesson Aim: We can trust God to choose good leaders.

Memory Verse: "'I will place shepherds over them who
will tend them..,'declares the Lord."  Jer. 23:4, NIV


THE AUTHOR OF THIS SUPPLEMENT IS RECOMMENDING A CHANGE
IN THE AIM AND MEMORY VERSE TO CAPTURE THE AGE AND
EXPERIENCE OF A KINDERGARTEN CHILD.

Lesson Aim: Good leaders choose God as their guide.

Memory Verse: ".........choose you this day whom you
will serve.........but as for me and my house we will
serve the Lord."  Joshua 24:15


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - LET'S PLAY FOLLOW THE LEADER

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children stand in a circle.  Say, "Let's
pretend we're at the zoo.  We'll play follow the leader
to see the animals that live there.  Think of an animal
that lives at the zoo.  Don't tell us what it is.  Show
us by the way it moves, or looks or makes noise what it
is.  We will copy you and then guess where you have led
us."  (You, the teacher, start by giving an example. 
Make a trunk like an elephant.  Sway it back and forth
and make big steps standing in place.  After the
children copy you and guess what they are say, "Right! 
We're at the elephant house.  Now have a child
volunteer to do what you just did except pick a
different animal.)

In our Bible story today some of the children of Israel
are disappointed in their leader, Moses. They forgot
that God chose Moses to be their leader.  Some of them
choose a leader who does not love and obey God.  Let's
see what happens.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.
GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY CUBE

Materials needed:
Poster board cut into square pieces that measure 4" X
4" (Each child needs 6 squares)
Tape
Markers

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make each child a cube by taping 6 squares together.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
As you tell the story have the children draw the
following six points onto the sides of the cube, one
point to a side.  Simple symbols and stick figures are
all that is necessary.  As long as the children
understand their own pictures.  It does not matter what
side they choose to draw the picture on.  (For younger
Kindergarten children you may choose to draw the
pictures on ahead of time, and they color them as you
go.)

When you're done telling the story the children take
turns tossing their cube.  Whatever side lands face up
is the part of the story the children recall for you. 
Encourage them to take their cubes home and share the
story with their friends and family members.

1.  The Children of Israel find out they have to spend
    forty more years in the desert.  
2.  Three men decide that they can be better leaders
    than Moses and Aaron.
3.  Many people take sides with these three men and
    complain against Moses and Aaron.
4.  Moses prays to God and God tells him what to do. 
5.  Rods with names were placed in the sanctuary.
6   Aaron's rod grew flower blossoms showing everyone
    that he was the chosen priest.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE SONG

Materials needed:
Cassette recorder or piano player
Music for the tune of "Are You Sleeping"
Bibles

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Have the children stand.  Assign yourself
the role as the leader.  For each phrase of the memory
verse put some kind of rhythm or movement to it. 

Choose you this day, 
Choose you this day,
Whom to serve,
Whom to serve.
As for me and my house,
As for me and my house,
We'll serve God.
We'll serve God.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - LEADER FLAGS

Materials needed:
(1) large thick Chenille stem (pipe cleaner) for each
    child
(1) piece of square felt for each child 
    (measures 6" X 7") colors can vary
Colored foam shapes and alphabet letters (Wal-Mart)
Elmer's glue
Hot glue gun

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
From the colored foam alphabet letters find the letters
needed to make the words: I CHOOSE JESUS for each
child.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Remind the children that the Israelites who chose the
leader that God had chosen made the best choice.  Say,
"When you copy what other children say and you do what
other children do you are choosing them as your leader. 
Remember what the memory verse said?  Let's choose
leaders who want to love and follow Jesus."

To reinforce this concept help the children make a
banner for their bike (or anywhere else they want to
wrap it).  Have them choose a Chenille stem and colored
fabric square.  Hot glue the fabric square (the 7"
side) around the Chenille stem.  Give the children the
colored foam shapes and letters to glue onto the
"flag".  Show them how to wrap the Chenille stem around
things to carry the flag with them wherever they go. 
(In the car, on their bike, around their wrist etc.)