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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, November 20, 1999

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

Date: November 1, 1999

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps to teach the lesson, 
JESUS RAISES A LITTLE GIRL TO LIFE
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Lesson Aim: Jesus takes care of us in the best way.

Memory Verse: "Your faith has healed you."  Matt. 9:22, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - DOCTOR, DOCTOR (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Play nurse/doctor kit OR real medical equipment such as:
blood pressure cuff, empty syringe, stethoscope, pill bottles, 
band-aids or bandages

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Place the items used by medical personnel in a suitcase or sack.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children take turns pulling an item from the suitcase or sack.  Talk 
together about how these items are used to help people who are sick or to help 
people find out what kind of sickness they have.  After each child pulls out 
an item they can practice "treating" their classmates. (Taking blood pressures, 
giving shots, listening to heartbeats, pretending to give out medicine,
applying band-aids.)  With a larger group, give everyone at least one turn to 
"treat" someone else. In our story today Jesus was able to help two very sick 
people, and He didn't have to use any medical equipment!  GO STRAIGHT INTO 
THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - HAPPY/SAD STORY (An auditory & kinesthetic activity)

Materials needed:
One popsicle stick for each child
Two plain white circles for each child approximately the size of a 
baby food jar lid.
Glue sticks
Markers

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut out two plain white circles for each child the size of a baby food jar lid.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children draw a happy face on one of the circles.  Next have them draw 
a sad face on the other circle.  Glue the circles together with the popsicle 
stick in-between.  Make sure the faces are not upside down. As you tell the 
story, pause at places in the story where the characters are experiencing a 
positive or negative emotion.  Ask the children to signal to you by showing 
a side of their popsicle stick how the person or people's face might look.
For example: When the little girl became very sick, how did the parent's faces 
look?  (Sad) When Jairus found Jesus and He agreed to come, how did Jairus's 
face look?  (Happy) 


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - CIRCLE OF FAITH (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Cassette tape with music to the song, B-I-B-L-E recorded on it OR a piano 
player with music
Bible

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Practice singing the tune of the B-I-B-L-E with these alternate words:
Your faith has healed you
Your faith has healed you
Because you put your trust in God
Your faith has healed you

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in the Bible.  Have them 
make a wide circle holding hands.  Drop hands.  Have each child lay down, 
feet pointing toward the inner part of the circle, body and head extended 
like a ray away from the circle.  You, the teacher, stand in the middle of 
the circle.  You begin by saying the memory verse, then extend your hand 
and pull one of the children up to a standing position.  That child then 
says the memory verse and extends their hand, pulling the child on their 
right up to the circle.  This continues all the way around the circle until 
all the children have had an opportunity to repeat the verse and add 
someone to the circle.  After the circle is complete, hold hands and make
the circle go around (like Ring-Around-The-Rosie) singing the verse above 
to the tune of The B-I-B-L-E.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - SPONGE CARDS (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Foam sponges cut into shapes (You can make your own by tracing shapes 
onto regular kitchen
sponges and cutting them out.)
Tempera or poster board paint
Small paper plates
Old shirts or aprons for painting smocks
Wet paper towels or baby wipes
Plain white paper preferably card stock or other heavier grade 
(3 sheets for each child)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Buy or make foam sponge shapes.  Cover work surfaces with old newspaper.  
Divide and pour the paint onto separate paper plates, green on one plate, 
blue on another etc.  Place the 2 sponges at each plate.
Fold all the sheets of plain white paper in half.   These will be the cards 
the children make.  On the inside of each card print or type the words, 
JESUS CARES HOW YOU ARE FEELING.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Each child is given 3 cards to decorate with sponge painting.  Read the 
inside of the card to them. Talk about who they can share them with this 
week.  Let them be creative using the sponges to decorate.  (Keep their 
fingers out of the paint and keep certain sponges at certain plates of paint. 
It takes too long and it's much too messy to keep cleaning the sponges out 
so they can be dipped into different colors.)
Place the cards where they can dry before giving them to the children to 
take home.  Remember next week to ask the children who they shared the 
cards with.