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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, October 16, 1999

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

Date Completed: September 15, 1999

Abstract: Activities to use as a supplement to help teach the lesson, 
JESUS TAKES CARE OF US
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Lesson Aim: Jesus cares for us.

Memory Verse: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.”  Psa. 23:1, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - ANIMAL MASKS (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Large rubber bands (Large enough to go around a Kindergarten child’s head)
Hole punch
Poster board
Markers
Black pom-poms OR black yarn OR black felt (will be used as a bear’s nose)
Gold yarn
Broom whisks OR anything else to use as stiff whiskers for a lion
Brown felt OR any other soft material to be used as bear fur
Wool batting (to be used as sheep’s wool on head)
Brown construction paper (to cut out ram’s horns)
Scissors
Glue

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Trace and cut out basic head outlines of a bear, lion and sheep.  Cut enough 
outlines so that each child in the class will have one.  They should be large 
enough to cover a Kindergartner’s face.  On the face side of the outline draw 
some features for the children to trace over with markers or glue parts on to.  
(For example - shade around an area for children to add brown felt on bear’s 
head, leave circle place for gluing pom-pom nose.  Draw where whiskers 
should be glued onto lion, show where mane should be glued; shade around 
an area for children to add wool batting for sheep’s head and give instruction 
where ram’s horns can be added if desired.)  Cut up gold yarn into pieces for 
mane; Cut up brown felt so it fits basic bear head; draw and cut out ram’s 
horns on brown construction paper.  Eye holes will need to be cut out in 
class because of the different size heads and placement of eyes.


WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have each child choose a bear, lion or sheep and make an animal mask, 
filling in or adding features as called for.  After measuring each child’s 
face cut eye hole slits into the mask.  Punch holes in each side and tie 
rubber band to holes or hot glue the cut rubber band to each side of the 
mask.  Use the masks to go straight into the Bible story and next getting 
into scripture activity.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - STORY DRAMATIZATION (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Masks from previous activity (If you didn’t make any it may be possible 
to buy some since Halloween is right around the corner)

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children wear their masks and act out the animal parts as you 
tell them the Bible story.  Place the lions and bears in strategic 
locations of the room ready to spring out when you (the shepherd) and 
your sheep walk by.  Have the sheep stay near you, eating and drinking 
and being cared for by you as the story dictates.


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

Materials needed:
A sheep or lamb (beanie baby, OR stuffed animal OR home-made bean bag 
in sheep shape)
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 
them stand in a circle then spread out.  Say the memory verse then toss 
the sheep to one of the children in the circle.  They say the verse and 
toss the sheep to another child.  Continue in this manner until everyone 
has had a chance to repeat the verse.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - SHEPHERD & SHEEP GAME

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Designate one child as the shepherd.  All the rest of the children in 
the group are sheep.  Have the shepherd cover his eyes while the sheep 
hide.  With his eyes covered the shepherd calls “sheep”.  
All the children have to answer, “baa-baa”.  The shepherd listens closely 
and tries to identify where a sheep is hiding and which sheep it is.  
If he guesses correctly, the sheep must come to him, and tell him one 
way a shepherd would take care of him.  He then becomes the shepherd 
and the sheep re-hide.  If he guessed incorrectly, he can try calling 
the sheep again.  Give each shepherd three turns to find a sheep before 
picking a new shepherd.  At the end of the game, sit down and talk about 
how Jesus uses some of the very same methods to care for us.