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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December 4, 1999

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

Date Completed: November 1, 1999

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps to teach the lesson, 
PETER SAVED
FROM DROWNING
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Lesson Aim: Jesus is always ready to help us.

Memory Verse: "Look to the Lord and his strength;........"  Ps. 105:4, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - WAVE MAKERS (A kinesthetic activity)

Materials needed:
Blue sheet or tablecloth (nothing smaller than a double-bed or large 
rectangular tablecloth; 84 X 102)
Blindfold

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children stand in a circle.  Give them each an edge of the sheet or 
tablecloth to hold. The sheet or tablecloth represents a wave.  Have the 
children crouch down and then rise up together lifting the sheet above their 
heads then lowering it back down to the floor again.  Now select a child to 
let go of the sheet and become the "walker".  The objective is for them to 
get to the other side of the circle before the wave comes back down to cover 
them.  (It shouldn't be too difficult for most children.)
After everyone has had a chance to try it, pull out the blindfold.  Now the 
child selected must get to the other side without being able to see before 
the wave gets him.  After each child has had an opportunity to try it 
blindfolded follow up the activity with the following questions:
1.  Was it easier to get to the other side with or without the blindfold?
2.  If you had to balance on something like a board and walk across, would 
that be harder or easier?
In our story today one of Jesus' friends, Peter gets to do something special. 
He gets to walk on top of water.  But when a big wave comes up and He can't 
see Jesus, oh boy!  Let's see what happens.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.




GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - PLAY-DOH STORY (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Play-doh (Blue, red, yellow, white)
Rolling pins (several)
Wax paper

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Spread the wax paper out on a table or other flat work surface.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Seat the children around the table.  As you narrate the story give them 
pieces of Play-doh to form into the following shapes and place on the 
wax paper scene as called for.
1.  Role out a fairly large piece of blue for the Lake.
2.  Shape a yellow piece into an elongated bowl to represent the boat.  
Place it on the Lake.
3.  Give each child a very small piece of white to form into a disciple 
to place in the boat.
4.  Roll out blue pieces then fold up to form "waves".  Place them near 
the boat on the Lake.
5.  Shape a small white piece with a red wrap around it to represent 
Jesus.  Place Jesus at the opposite end of the lake from the boat.
6.  Take one of the white shapes out of the boat to represent Peter.  
Place him standing up in the water.  Place one of the waves between him 
and the boat.
7.  Place the Jesus and Peter figures back into the boat.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - HELPING PETER (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Drawing paper or plain white paper (One sheet for each child plus one 
extra sheet for the teacher)
Colors (Different shades of blue, white and gray)
Scissors
Bibles

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's paper draw different size waves or draw one paper of waves 
and xerox a copy for each child.  On the extra sheet of paper, make 2-3" 
high men, one for each child.  On each child's wave paper cut a slit in 
one of the waves.  (Big enough for the 2-3" paper man to slide through)

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in the Bible.  Give them 
each a wave paper to color.  Choose a volunteer to go first to repeat the 
memory verse.  Hold their wave paper with the colored side facing up and 
barely insert the man figure, which represents Peter, into the slit. 
Encourage the child to repeat the memory verse and finish it before you have 
pulled Peter all the way down through the wave.  Do this procedure with 
each child.  Have the children take the paper and man home and share the 
verse with their family and friends, taking turns pulling Peter
through.
ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - READY TO HELP GAME (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have all the children lay down in various spots in the room, not right 
next to each other, but not further then a good stretch away.  Ask them 
to pretend they are in trouble.  What kind of trouble could they imagine 
being in?  (Parents are mad because you didn't obey, Teacher is upset
because you cause problems in class, Brother or sister are upset at you 
because you broke something of theirs etc.)
After each child has thought of something, you the teacher, start with 
the child closest to you.  Pull them up and while doing so say, "Jesus is 
always ready to help you."  While the two of you are still holding hands, 
they select the next child closest to them and repeat the procedure you
did.  While the three of you are still holding hands, the third child 
repeats the procedure. Continue in this manner until all children are 
standing and linked together.  Talk about how Jesus is as willing to help 
us as we were to help each other.  What are some ways Jesus may help us
when we ask? (Send someone older and bigger to help, Give us the energy 
and patience to finish something, Give us extra courage to face the 
trouble, etc.)