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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, July 14,
2001

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

Date Completed: June 15, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, GOD'S TEN COMMANDMENTS
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Lesson Aim: To teach the children that because God
loves us, He gives us good rules to guide us.

Memory Verse: "This is love: that we walk in obedience
to his commands."  2 John 6, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION-GETTING READY TO MEET WITH GOD

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Ask the children if they came to meet with Jesus this
morning.  What did they do to get ready to meet with
Jesus?  (Tell the children to think of things they did
to get ready to come to church) Instead of answering
out loud have the children show by mimes or actions
their activities of preparation.  (Encourage them with
the following clues whispered in their ear if they get
stumped.) 

Took a bath or shower
Chose special clothes and got dressed
Combed hair and brushed teeth
Read from the Bible and prayed
Had something to eat

The children can act out the ideas individually or if
your class is larger, as a group. Ask the children if
they knew that Jesus would be sitting on a chair in the
Kindergarten room and they would see Him waiting for
them would they be more careful about getting ready? 
Would they want to be right on time, or would they want
to keep Jesus waiting? In our Bible story today the
Israelites are going to have a special meeting with
God.  God's presence was always with them, but this
meeting was special.  God was very clear when He told
them how to get ready to meet Him.  GO STRAIGHT INTO
THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY ALIVE

Materials needed:
Votive candle and matches
Incense
Play-doh
Empty gallon milk jug
Scissors
Box of sand 
  (large enough for gallon jug to sit in and deep
   enough for toothpicks to "stand around the jug" in)
Toothpicks
Baby food jar
Tape
Popsicle sticks (one for each child)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut the gallon jug in half right below the handle.  Cut
the narrow neck off at the top.  When you sit the jug
in the sand it should resemble a volcano with a hole at
the top and a pyramid shape (except for the handle). 
Sit the jug in the sandbox.  Turn the baby food jar
over and place the candle on top of the jar inside of
the jug.  Tape the incense to the candle.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
The children are going to help you create the Bible
story as a scene.  Give them each Play-doh and a
popsicle stick.  Have them make a tent making two flat
squares for sides and connecting them to the popsicle
at the top.  Set the tents around the camp (not in the
sand close to the mountain).  Light the candle and the
incense.  Talk about the glow of the mountain and the
smoke of the incense.  Talk about the special
happenings that occurred when God's presence came to
Mount Sinai.  When you get to the part of the story
that talks about the people drawing close to the
mountain give each child toothpicks to insert in the
sand around the base of the mountain.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE RHEBUS

Materials needed:
Colored card stock paper
Pencil
Markers (thin and broad-line)
Bibles

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make each child a ten commandments shape out of the
colored card stock paper.  With the pencil, write the
Roman numeral numbers on the 10 commandment shapes
leaving room under each number for a word or picture.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
their Bibles.  Give them each a 10 commandment shape. 
Under Roman numeral I they print the words, THIS IS. 
(For younger children you may need to do the printing
and let them trace over the letters with a marker.)
Under Roman numeral II have them draw a heart to
represent the word, LOVE.  Under Roman numeral III have
them print or trace the word, THAT.  Under Roman
numeral IV have them draw 2 stick figures to represent
the word, WE.  Under Roman numeral V have them draw
stick figures turned sideways with one leg extended to
represent the word, WALK.  Under Roman numeral VI
have them print or trace the word, IN.  Under Roman
numeral VII have them draw a stick figure and a stop
sign to represent the word, OBEDIENCE.  Under Roman
numeral VIII have them write a number 2.  Under Roman
numeral IX have them print or trace the word, HIS. 
Under Roman numeral X have them draw a picture of a
Bible to represent the word, COMMANDS.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - BIBLE BOOKMARK

Materials needed:
Neon glow pens
Black construction paper
Scissors

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut out open Bible shapes from the black construction
paper, one for each child.  Make them large enough to
print the memory verse across.  Print the memory verse
in large letters with a pen across the open Bible.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give the children neon glow pens to trace over the
words of the memory verse in their open Bible.  Remind
them that in order to obey God's commands we have to
know what they are.  His commands are found throughout
the Bible.  Even though they are not old enough to read
much of the Bible, they can remind an adult living with
them to read them words and tell them stories from
the Bible.  Encourage them to take their bookmarks home
as a reminder to learn what God's commands are.