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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December 11, 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 LOVES
EVERYONE
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Lesson Aim: Jesus loves each of us.

Memory Verse: "You have great faith!......"  Matt. 15:28, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - DIFFERENT FACES (A multi-sensory activity)

Materials needed:
Small thin paper plates (dessert size) (One for each child in the class)
Crayons
Small slips of paper (One for each child in the class)
Scotch tape OR a stapler

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On the small slips of paper write the following sentences, one sentence to a 
strip.  Roll the strips of paper up and place in a small basket or bag.
1.  Make a happy face
2.  Make a sad face
3.  Make a mad face
4.  Make a white girl's face
5.  Make a black boy's face
6.  Make a face with a scar or hurt on it
(Think up as many different kinds of faces as you have children in the group, 
so each child draws and colors a face on a paper plate.)

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a paper plate and some crayons.  Have them draw a slip of 
paper from the basket. Read the sentence to them and ask them to draw that 
kind of a face on their plate.  While the children are drawing faces talk 
about how many different kinds of people there are in the world.  People 
who look different from us on the outside.  People who feel differently then 
we do and people who act differently.  Ask the children if they know how we 
are all connected together?
(Begin to tape or staple the edges of the paper plates together to form a 
cross with them.  The size of the cross doesn't matter, it can be large or 
small, as long as the plates are taped together in that form.)
Jesus' love for each of us connects us in love to each other.  This is the 
lesson the disciples learned in our Bible story this week.  GO STRAIGHT 
INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY POEM (An auditory activity)

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:  
Read the following poem to tell the Bible story.  Tell the children to 
listen closely, so they can help you fill in the last word of each verse 
with a word that rhymes.

There once was a girl who was sick
she couldn't think right in her head
Because evil angels made her do hurtful things
She had to spend much time in ____________(bed)

Her mother had heard about Jesus
and the wonderful things He could do
But because she was different and not from his land
She didn't know if He'd help her out ___________(too)

She didn't know about Jesus' great love
She didn't know about Jesus' care
She didn't know that even as she was thinking of Him
He was on His way to help her _______________(there)

The mother knelt down before Jesus
She begged Him her daughter to heal
But Jesus didn't answer her right at that time
He waited to see how the disciples would __________(feel)

The disciples got tired of her asking
They told Jesus to send her away
But in His great love He rewarded her faith
And her daughter was healed that same __________(day)

Jesus helpers learned a great lesson
And it's one that we need to know too
His love is for everyone, no one's left out
and that includes me and ____________(you)


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE SONG ADAPTED (A kinesthetic &
auditory activity)

Materials needed:
Pianist or cassette tape player
Music to "Are You Sleeping"

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
If you don't have a pianist, record the tune of "Are You Sleeping" onto 
a cassette tape two to three times in a row.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children join hands and stand in a circle.  Show them where 
the memory verse is found in your Bible.  Tell the children they are 
to repeat every line after you both the melody and the words.  Whenever 
you the teacher sing, the children circle around to the right, whenever 
they sing change the direction and circle around to the left.

You have great faith (teacher sings)
You have great faith (children sing)
Said the Lord (teacher sings)
Said the Lord (children sing)
Your request is granted (teacher sings)
Your request is granted (children sing)
What a reward! (Teacher sings)
What a reward! (Children sing)

ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - RAINBOW COLORS (A primarily visual activity)

Materials needed:
Colors (6-8 different shades for each child)
Rubber bands (one for each child)
5 X 7 sheet of card stock for each child
Pencil
Stickers *optional

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's 5 X 7 card stock sheet, print in large letters the words, 
JESUS LOVES US ALL.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have each child choose 6-8 different colors, bunch them together and put a 
rubber band around them tightly enough so that they are one strong unit.  
Have them trace over the words, JESUS LOVES US ALL using their "giant 
colored pen".  Bring out the point that even though there are many different 
colors each is special and unique and adds to the beauty of the picture.  
Even though we are all very different we are special and unique and very 
loved by Jesus.  That's the love He wants us to have for each other.  
Add stickers if desired.