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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, February
17, 2001

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

Date Completed: January 31, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, THE FIRST RAINBOW
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Lesson Aim: Noah and his family thanked God for His
protection.

Memory Verse: "I have set my rainbow in the clouds." 
Gen. 9:13, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - RAINDROP MOBILE

Materials needed:
(2) sheets of poster board
Cotton
Plastic needles
Yarn
Glue
Scotch tape

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut out a large cloud from one of the poster boards. 
(It should be as large as the poster board.) Punch 40
holes in it big enough for a plastic needle to go
through.  Cut out 40 teardrop shapes from the other
poster board.  Punch a hole in the top of each teardrop
shape.  Cut 40 pieces of yarn varying in length from
12" to 24".  Tie one yarn strand to the top of each
teardrop shape.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
The children are going to make a raindrop mobile.  Give
them each teardrop shapes.  Have them thread the yarn
through a plastic needle and stick the needle up
through a hole in the cloud shape. Remove their plastic
needle and return it to them while you tape the end of
the yarn to the cloud shape.  Keep counting the
"raindrops" as they are added on to the cloud shape. 
When all 40 are on the cloud shape tell the children
that 40 is the number of days it rained before the
flood from our story last week was finished.  For 40
days big raindrops fell to the earth.  Glue the cotton
to the top of the cloud to cover the taped yarn ends. 
If possible, hang the cloud over the children's
heads while the Bible story is being reviewed.  GO
STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - UMBRELLA PASS AROUND

Materials needed:
An umbrella
Bibles
Piano player or cassette recorder and pre-recorded
music

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Have them stand in a circle.  Open up the
umbrella and give it to one of the children in the
circle.  As the music plays the children are to pass
the umbrella around the circle.  When the music stops,
whoever is holding the umbrella repeats the memory
verse.  Continue this activity until all children have
had an opportunity to say the verse.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - GOD'S LOVE T-SHIRT

Materials needed:
1 white T-shirt for each child 
  (Ask parents to send one if your budget doesn't allow
  for this)
2-3 sponges
Blue fabric paint
Fabric crayons
2-3 paper plates
Black fabric paint
Aprons, trash bags, or old shirts (one for each child)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's white T-shirt, print the words, I AM IN
GOD'S LOVE AND CARE with the black fabric paint.  (If
you cannot get the T-shirts ahead of class time, save
this step until last, the children will not be able to
take the shirts home until next Sabbath anyway.)
Cut the sponges up into cloud shapes of various sizes. 
Draw a rainbow on the front of each T-shirt. 

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: 
The children will make a shirt to wear that will remind
them of God's love and care for them.  Make sure and
provide old shirts, trash bags,  or aprons to cover
their Sabbath clothes.   Using the fabric crayons, have
them color the rainbow in correct order.  (Working down
from the top - red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
violet) I would not recommend fabric paints for the
rainbow, most Kindergarten children are not able to use
them well enough for that precise of a job.  Put blue
fabric paint on paper plates and have the children dip
the cloud sponges in the paint and dab them all over
the rest of the front of the T-shirt.  Leave the shirts
in the classroom until next week.  Put names on the
inside tags.



ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - THANK-YOU JESUS CARDS

Materials needed:
Crayons (one red, orange, yellow, green, blue and
violet color for each child)
(1) rubber band for each child
(1) sheet of heavy white card stock paper for each
child

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Sharpen all the crayons.  Bind each child's six crayons
together with the rubber band.  (Make sure all the tips
are together so when the child writes with them all the
colors are shown evenly.)  On each child's sheet of
paper in large cursive letters write the words, THANK
YOU, JESUS.  Do not write the letters too close
together.  The children will be able to trace over them
better if they are further apart.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Talk with the children about the things they can thank
Jesus for.  Give them a bundle of crayons.  Have them
trace over the letters on their sheet of paper by
following the paths with the crayon bundle.  The
rainbow lettering will help them remember God's love
and protection of Noah and his family.  God wants to
show us His love and care each day too.