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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, April 14,
2001

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

Date Completed: March 15, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, THE DIFFERENT TWINS
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Lesson Aim: God forgives us even when we don't choose
His way.

Memory Verse: "Do not lie to each other."  Col. 3:9,
NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - ANIMAL BABIES MATCH-UP

Materials needed:
Pictures of the following:
kitten, bear cub, fawn, lamb, colt, calf, fox pup,
  skunk baby, 
3 X 5 cards
Scissors
Glue

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Xerox each picture so that you will have two of each
baby.  If necessary, cut them to size so they will fit
on a 3 X 5 card.  Glue each animal picture to a 3 X 5
card.  Shuffle the cards and lay them out on the floor
for a matching game.

WHAT THE CHILDREN TO:
Tell the children some mothers have lost their babies. 
Each mother had two babies, a set of twins.  Have the
children turn two cards over and look for matches.  The
game continues until all the cards are matched.  Talk
about the babies on the cards.  When mothers have two
babies at the same time, they are called twins. 
Sometimes the babies look exactly alike.  Sometimes
they look different.  In our Bible story today a
mother, Rebekah, has a set of twins.  They not only
look different they act different too.  GO STRAIGHT
INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY DRAMATIZATION

Materials needed:
2 small pieces of fur felt 
  (to place on a child's forearms like Jacob did)
4 large rubber bands (to hold the fur in place on arms)
Sleeping bag or blanket
2 baby dolls
Small stuffed lamb or beanie baby lamb
Bow and arrow or slingshot
Small serving bowl

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Tell the story using the children to dramatize the
following scenes:
1.  The angel making the announcement to Rebekah that
    she was going to give birth to twins. Include the
    message that the younger of the twins would receive
    the birthright.
2.  Rebekah holding her twin babies
3.  Jacob holding the lamb, Esau holding the bow and
    arrow or slingshot
4.  Rebekah planning with Jacob how to deceive Isaac
5.  Jacob receiving the birthright blessing from Isaac
6.  Esau returning and finding out that Jacob has
    already been blessed with the birthright
7.  Jacob having to leave home


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE STEW

Materials needed:
Construction paper
Scissors
Black marker
Bibles
Tape

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Draw the following vegetables on construction paper
with the black marker.  Draw one for each child.  Draw
them far enough apart that they can be cut apart.  The
children will actually cut each of their own vegetables
out.  On brown construction paper draw potato shapes. 
On red construction paper draw tomato shapes.  On green
construction paper draw celery shapes and green pepper
shapes.  On white construction paper draw onion shapes. 
On orange construction paper draw carrot shapes.  On
black construction paper make each child an iron kettle
with a pocket on the back that will hold the
vegetables.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Talk about the importance of always being
honest with each other and God.  Make an "honest" stew. 
Give each child an iron kettle and the vegetable
shapes.  After they cut out the shapes, have them drop
them in their kettle one at a time repeating a word
from the memory verse for each vegetable dropped in.



ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - THE "LYIN" THING

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Explain to the children that lying reminds you of a
lion.  A lion looks like a large house cat.  You
could almost be fooled into thinking you could touch
and handle it.  But it is a ferocious thing that will
hurt you every time.  Lying is like that.  It looks
harmless and easy, but it will eventually hurt you
every time.  Read the following statements to the
children.  If they think it's the "lyin' thing", they
get down on the floor and crawl around roaring like a
lion.  If not, they remain in their chairs. 

1. John lets his mother believe that he has done his
   job when he really hasn't even though he plans
   to do it later.
2. Sylvia remembers to pay her mother back a dollar she
   borrowed even though her mother never asks for it.
3. Donald tells his brother he broke his car even
   though he knows he's going to be really mad.
4. Sheila makes a mistake on the piano.  She lets
   everyone think it is her partner Mary's fault
   because she is embarrassed.
5. Mary's mother tells her to turn the TV off.  Mary
   wants to watch it longer.  She tells her mother
   she's only been watching this show for about 10
   minutes.  What she doesn't tell her mother is that
   she's actually been in front of the TV for one hour.
6. Lou's new birthday toy breaks after he's only played
   with it for one hour.  He is tempted to take it back
   to the store and exchange it for another one.  He
   doesn't do that.