******************************************************* Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, May 12, 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, JOSEPH'S BROTHERS VISIT HIM IN EGYPT ******************************************************* Lesson Aim: When we love and obey God even in little things, He will trust us to do more important things. Memory Verse: "Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much." Luke 16:10, NIV GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - GATHERING GRAIN Materials needed: Several different types of grain Twisty ties (enough for each child to have 10) 3 oz. Disposable bathroom cups (one for each child) Paper plate for each child Cotton fabric (Just an old remnant; enough for each child to have (10) 4 « X 5 « square pieces) WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Cut the fabric into 4 « X 5 « inch squares. Cut 10 squares for each child. WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Show the children the different types of grain. Talk about what kind of flour they will be ground into and what can be baked with that flour. Give each child 10 squares pieces of material, 10 twisty ties, 1 paper cup and 1 paper plate. Have them put one square fabric piece on their paper plate, dip their cup into a grain bag and measure out « cup to pour onto their fabric piece. Then they gather up the corners thus folding their grain up into a sack and twisty tie it shut. Have them each do ten sacks. In our Bible story today grain is talked about a lot. It is a very important food to the people in Egypt and other surrounding countries. When a famine comes to the land many people go to Joseph to buy grain. Even his ten older brothers end up in Egypt trying to buy grain. Let's see what happens. GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY. GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE RELAY Materials needed: Cardboard box 10 grain sacks (made in previous activity) Masking tape Small child's wheelbarrow or shopping cart Bibles Timer (optional) WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Lay down a masking tape line on the floor running from one end of the room to the other. At one end place the cardboard box with the 10 sacks of grain inside. Place the wheelbarrow at the opposite end of the room right on the masking tape line. WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Show the children where the memory verse is found in the Bible. Have all the children sit on the floor at the end of the room where the wheelbarrow is. Tell them there are 10 sacks of grain in the storehouse at the opposite end of the room that need to be brought back for Joseph's brothers. A child takes the wheelbarrow and pushes it along the masking tape line to the "storehouse", puts the sacks of grain into the wheelbarrow and wheels them back to the start. The catch is, before they can pick up the sacks of grain, they must repeat the first half of the memory verse, "whoever can be trusted with very little". When they arrive with the sacks of grain, before they can unload them, they must repeat the second half of the verse, "can also be trusted with much." Whether or not you use a timer is optional. The game continue until all children have had an opportunity to wheel the wheelbarrow and say the verse. ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - BIG AND SMALL THINGS Materials needed: Piano player or cassette recorder & tape Music to the tune of "His Banquet Over Me is Love" Small ball Large ball WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) Practice singing the memory verse words to the tune of "His Banquet Over Me is Love". The following two lines in parenthesis are sung 3 times. (The original words of the song have been given to show how to sing the new memory verse words in substitution of the old words.) He brought me to the banqueting table (Who- ever can be trusted with very little) His banner over me is love (can also be trusted with much) The last line of the song is: Says Luke, chapter 16 verse 10 Line 4 children up horizontally about 2 feet apart. Line three children up across from those four facing them. Those three children stand not directly across from another child but in-between two children. The children will look like a zig-zag. Give the small ball to the first child in the line of four children. They say the first word of the verse and pass the ball across to the first child in the line of three children. That child says the second word of the verse and passes the small ball to the second child in line of the four children. That child says the third word of the verse and passes the small ball to the second child in the line of three children. This continue until the last child in the line of four children has the small ball and says the word, "little". Take the small ball from that child and give him the large ball. He picks up where the memory verse left off and says the word, "can" then passes the ball across to the opposite line. The large ball then makes its way back up the zig-zag line till it gets back to the first child who began the game. That child says, "Luke 16:10". The object of the activity is to get the small ball down the line during the first half of the verse and the large ball back up the line during the second half of the verse. Only seven children can play the game at one time. When they are finished choose seven more. If your Sabbath school is even smaller than seven, double the words up that they repeat as they pass the ball. ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - BIG THINGS/LITTLE THINGS CHARADES Materials needed: Small strips of paper Pen WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead) On the small strips of paper write the following phrases, one phrase to a strip: Ride a big bike; stay up late; spend money at the store all by myself; make supper all by myself; be the boss and make up some of the house rules WHAT THE CHILDREN DO: Roll up the strips of paper and hold them in the palm of your hand. Have a volunteer draw one from your hand. Whisper in their ear what it says. Help them to think of some motions or actions that illustrate what is printed on the paper. The rest of the children guess what is happening. Talk about how we all look forward to doing what we think are big things. What little things can the children do to show that they're ready to try these bigger things? Ride a bike - Keep practicing with your old one; take good care of your old one Stay up late - Go to bed at your regular time without whining and arguing; Don't be crabby after you do get to stay up later. Spend money at store - Show you can make good choices with your money when you're shopping with a big person; Show you value your money by keeping it in a safe place. Make supper - Be cheerful and helpful with things you can do such as dishes, setting the table, cleaning vegetables etc. Be the boss - Show you can obey the rules that are already set; show you can be fair