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Title: Primary Sabbath School Program, January 16, 1999

From: NAD Children's Ministries (author: Cyndi Long)

Date: December 15, 1998

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps to teach the lesson, DAVID CARES FOR
JONATHAN'S SON
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Lesson Aim: I show God's love when I am kind to everyone.

Memory Verse: "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.  Honor one another above
yourselves."  Romans 12:10, NIV.


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION -HONORING EACH OTHER

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
List a quality that you like about each of the students.  Then give them each a chance to say
something they like about someone else in the room. Encourage them each to honor someone.  In
the story today, David honored or did something nice for someone else because he wanted to
show God's love.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE -"IF YOU WERE...." BOOK

Materials needed:
Four large sheets of paper (cut approximately 2" smaller on all sides than a piece of poster
 board) 
Two pieces of posterboard 
Several brass fasteners
Hole punch
Crayons or markers
Pencils

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Print on the bottom of the first sheet of paper the following words.  "If you were a mouse in
his hole, when David asked about anyone left in Saul's family, what would you hear and see?"
On the bottom of the second sheet, print, "If you were a fly on the wall when Ziba got to the
palace, what would you hear and see?"  On the bottom of the third sheet, print, "If you were a
bug in the rug at Mephibosheth's house, what would you hear and see?" On the bottom of the
fourth sheet, print, "If you were a bird in the window in David's Palace, what would you hear
and see?"

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Once you have told them the lesson story explain that they will be making a book.  If you have
a large group of children you might want to split them up and make two books.  Several children
can work on a page together.  Read the caption at the bottom of their page and ask them to
illustrate it.  Place the four illustrated pages between the two poster boards.  Punch holes
down the left-hand side and bind together with brass fasteners.  Ask the children to think of
a catchy title for their book.  They can also print their names at the bottom as the authors.
Come back together as a large group and share the illustrated book/s from the front. Share the
book with someone who might need something to brighten their day.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE  - MEMORY VERSE PUZZLE

Materials needed:
Colorful sheets of foam for each child (Purchased in craft stores)
Permanent markers
Stickers opt.
Scissors
Large envelope for each child

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

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Look up the memory verse in the Bible together and read.  Give each child a foam sheet and
tell them to print their memory verse on it in permanent marker, substituting the following
symbols in place of these memory verse words:
"Be" draw a bee
 "to" draw a 2
 "one" draw a 1
 "love" draw a heart
 "one" draw a 1
 "above" draw an up arrow. 
The younger children may require your assistance in printing the words.  They can fill in the
picture symbols.  If the children can think of symbols for the other words in the text,
encourage them to do those also.  Using the scissors, cut the foam into simple square puzzle
pieces and place them in an envelope for each child.  (Large Sabbath schools will want to
prepare the puzzle pieces ahead of time.  The children can assemble them, do the printing and
take them back apart.)  The stickers can be used for opt. decoration.  Encourage the children
to share their puzzles with someone.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE -ACROSTICS

Materials needed:
Sheets of paper for each child
Glue
Glitter
Markers
Pencils

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

WHAT THE STUDENTS DO:
Give each child a sheet of paper and explain what an acrostic is.  They will be making an
acrostic choosing one of the words below as their base word.  All other words branching off
from the base word have a connection with brotherly love or showing God's love to others.
Acrostic Base Words:  DEVOTION, BROTHERLY LOVE, HONOR OTHERS 
Example for DEVOTION
D o something nice for others
E very one
V alue their feelings
O pen the door for someone
T ake out some ones trash
I nvite some one to dinner
O ffer to help out
N ice smile for others