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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, August 26,
2000

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

Date: July 15, 2,000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, HELPERS FOR THE
DISCIPLES
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Lesson Aim: God gives us work to do for Him.

Memory Verse: "Be faithful, even to the point of death,
and I will give you the crown of life." Rev. 2:10, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - COMMUNITY WORKERS MATCH-UP

Materials needed:
(20) 4 X 6 cards
Flannel board
Straight pins
Pictures of the following, xeroxed and cut to fit the 4
X 6 cards (make two cards for each worker):
Policeman, postman, fireman, teacher, doctor or nurse,
mechanic, clerk, librarian, road crew worker and farmer

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make two picture cards for each community worker
mentioned above.  Mix the cards up and pin them to the
flannel board in random fashion.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children take turns turning two cards over
looking for matches.  When they find a match they may
remove it and take it back to their seats with them. 
Talk about the different jobs these community workers
do to help make the town a better place to live.  The
church needs workers too.  Even way back in Bible times
when the church was just beginning special workers were
needed to help run the church.  Let's find out about
some of them.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY BINGO

Materials needed:
Card stock (one piece for each child measuring 8.5"
long X 6" high)
Ruler
Marker
12 Bingo disc chips or 12 coins for each child

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On a piece of blank white paper draw a bingo card
measuring 8.5" long X 6" high.  Divide the card into
squares, 16 in all.  In twelve of the squares draw the
following simple pictures.  Do not draw them in order. 
Draw them in random fashion all over the board.  Leave
the top row of 4 squares blank.
1.  Church
2.  Lady
3.  Child
4.  7
5.  Man
6.  Write the word, DEACON
7.  Handcuffs
8.  Bible
9.  Write the word, JESUS
10. Stone
11. Praying hands
12. Write the word, WORK
Xerox this page onto a sheet of card stock for each
child.   On the top row of 4 empty squares do the
following:
1.  Color the first square yellow.  Color the second
square red.  Color the third square blue.  Color the
fourth square green.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a Bingo card.  After telling the Bible
story, use the card as a review game.  Say something
like, "under the green row how many men were chosen as
deacons? (7) Under the blue row what did they throw at
Stephen?  (Stone) etc.  Continue making up questions
and asking them until all the squares have discs or
coins on them.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE PYRAMID

Materials needed:
Brown/gray construction paper
(Enough to cut out 12 medium size rocks for each child)
Bible
Marker

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's rocks print the following memory verse
words or draw the symbol indicated:
Rock 1 - picture of a bee
Rock 2 - print the word, faithful
Rock 3 - print the word even 
Rock 4 - make a number 2
Rock 5 - Make a large dot (explain that it is a point)
Rock 6 - Make a cross
Rock 7 - Make the letter, "I"
Rock 8 - Print the word will
Rock 9 - Make a gift box (represents give)
Rock 10 - Make the letter, "U"
Rock 11 - Make a crown
Rock 12 - Print the word life

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the verse is found in the
Bible.  Give each child a stack of rocks.  Have them
lay them out for easy viewing.  The first row will have
four memory verse words on it.  The second row on top
of those four will have three.  The third row will have
two.  The fourth row will have two and the last row
will have one stone. The first word of the verse is
"be."  Ask the children to find the rock with the bee
on it.  The second word starts with "f".  Place that
rock next to the bee.  Continue finding the verse words
and laying them in rows to create a pyramid when
finished.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - DISCOVERING GOD'S WORKERS

Materials needed:
A church bulletin 
  (represents church secretary or bulletin typist)
A scrub brush (represents a janitor)
A can of food (represents potluck servers)
A Bible (represents the minister)
A Sabbath school quarterly (represents the teacher)
Communion tray (represents the elder)
Baby outfit (represents the community services worker)
Silk of artificial flowers
 (represents the floral arrangers)
Piece of sheet music
 (represents anyone who contributes music)
Purse with play or real money in it
 (represents the treasurer)
Play mower (represents the deacon or deaconess)
Sack or trash bag that will hold all the above items 

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Place all the objects in the sack or trash bag.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children take turns drawing items from the bag
and talking about what worker in the church uses the
item.  (Answers are given in parenthesis above)  Talk
about how each worker in the church is important and
discuss what kinds of work Kindergarten children can
do.