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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, January 6,
2001

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

Date Completed: December 15, 2000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, THE EARTH MADE BEAUTIFUL
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Lesson Aim: God's love shows through His creation.

Memory Verse: "In the beginning God created the heavens
and the earth."  Gen. 1:1, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - FINDING THE BEGINNING

Materials needed:
Yarn - One 10 yard strand for each child 
Masking tape
Pen

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Take each child's 10 yard strand and wind it around in
a maze pattern on the floor.  Have all the strands
cross over and around each other.  Tape one end of each
strand to the floor.  On the tape write a number.  On
one of the strands make sure and write the #1 on the
tape.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children begin at the opposite end from the
taped end of their strand and walk their way around the
yarn to the taped end.  We are looking for the strand
that represents the beginning, the place where
everything starts.  When the child with the strand
marked #1 arrives at the end, the activity is over. 
Talk about beginnings.  What is the beginning of the
day?  (When the sun comes up) What is the beginning of
a song?  (When the tune starts) In our Bible story
today we are going back to the very beginning of our
world.  The time and place where God started
everything.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - CALENDAR STORY

Materials needed:
Plain calendar page (with squares marked off for the
days of the week; one for each child)
Markers
Pencil

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make dot numbers for each day of the week in the
calendar squares for the children to trace.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
1.  Children trace the numbers in the squares.  
2.  As you review the Bible story have the children
color the first square under Sunday yellow.
3.  Draw a cloud in the first square under Monday.  
4.  Draw a tree or flower in the first square under
Tuesday.
5.  Draw a star, sun and moon in the first square under
Wednesday.
6.  Draw a fish and bird in the first square under
Thursday.
7.  Draw a stick figure and an animal in the first
square under Friday.
You don't need to elaborate on the 5th and 6th days
because they will be covered in the Bible story
next week.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - CREATION CHARADES

Materials needed:
Bibles
Dice

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have a volunteer throw the dice.  Everyone pretends
they are whatever was created on the day shown by the
number on the dice.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - GIFT BAGS

Materials needed:
Small gift bags or brown paper bags
  (enough for each child to have one)
Candle (one for each child)
Hanging paper or cardboard air freshener
Small package of flower or herb seeds
Glow in the dark stars

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN TO:
All the things that the children will put into their
gift bag represent gifts God has given us through
creation.  Have each child pack a gift bag to share
with others.  The bag can be given to all one
person explaining what each item represents, or shared
among several.

Candle - Represents God's gift of light
Air freshener - represents God's gift of fresh air and
aroma
Seeds - Represent God's gift of green life and
vegetation
Stars - Represent God's gift of lesser lights to rule
the night

The children can decorate the outside of the bag as
desired and as time permits.