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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, September
16, 2,000

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

Date completed: July 15, 2,000

Abstract: Activities to be used to help teach the
lesson, A KIND LADY
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Lesson Aim: Our love for God shows in how we help
others.

Memory Verse: "Let your light shine before men...." 
Matthew 5:16, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - WORD FIND

Materials needed:
(12) styrofoam cups
(4) small squares of paper
 (about the size of a postage stamp)
Table or other flat surface area

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Print the following letters onto the 4 small squares,
one letter to a square.  K I N D 
Place the 12 cups in a horizontal row across the table. 
Put each of the lettered squares under a cup, one
square to each cup.  It does not matter which cups the
squares are under.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Tell the children they are looking for 4 squares of
paper hidden under the cups.  Have a volunteer choose a
cup to check under.  If a square is found, they remove
it and hang onto it, but the cup is turned back over. 
Shuffle the cups around.  Choose another volunteer to
check under a cup.  Keep choosing children to check
under cups and keep shuffling the cups after each turn. 
When all the letters are located put them in order and
help the children sound out the word, K I N D.
Our Bible story today is about a very kind lady who
loved to do nice things for others.  GO STRAIGHT INTO
THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE LIGHT DISPLAY

Materials needed:
Match
Candle
Night light
Flashlight
Lantern
Lamp (with high intensity or high watt light bulb)
(6) 3 X 5 cards

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each of the 3 X 5 cards print one memory verse word. 
Display the match, lamp, flashlight, candle, lantern
and night light in a horizontal row on a table in that
order.  Place the 3 X 5 cards with the memory verse
words on them in front of the lights:

match - Let
lamp - men
flashlight - shine
candle - your
lantern - before
night light - light
Several extension cords.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children decide how to arrange the lights on
the table so that they increase in intensity and
brightness.  (Match, candle, night light, flashlight,
lantern, lamp) As they change the lights position in
the row move the memory verse word cards also.  When
they have the lights in the correct order the memory
verse cards will be in the correct order also.  Show
the children where the verse is found in the Bible. 
Repeat it several times together.  Turn on each light
as the children are able to repeat each word of the
verse.  (Obviously the match will have to go on then
immediately be put out.)


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - MODERN-DAY DORCAS'S

Materials needed:
(3)Boxes or baskets (large enough to pack items from
the following list to give away)
Non-perishable food items
School box or case
School supplies such as pens, pencils, scissors,
colors, glue, tape, small notebook, ruler
Diaper bag (small)
Items to go in the diaper bag; diapers, wipes, a bottle
Q-tips, baby powder, baby lotion
Toiletries for someone in nursing home: lotion, powder,
comb, socks, stuffed animal, toothpaste,
toothbrush, mouthwash etc.
Stationary or cards
Silk flower arrangement
Magazines (current)
Cassette tapes
Books

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Plan ahead to ask church members to contribute to your
Dorcas boxes.  Set all the items in a large pile.  Mark
the boxes or baskets:
Nursing home box
Sick or shut-in box
Food box

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Explain to the children that they are going to be like
Dorcas.  Set up four areas in the room.  Have the
children help you add the items to the boxes in the
four areas.  If possible take the children with you to
deliver the boxes. 

Nursing Home Box - Toiletries, stuffed animal, socks,
comb
Sick/shut in Box - Tapes, books, magazines, flowers,
stationary/cards
Diaper Bag - baby items
Food Box - non-perishable food items


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - DORCAS DEED DOERS

Materials needed:
Gold stickers
(1) coupon book for each child (pieces of paper stapled
together; follow pattern below)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make each child a simple coupon book.  Xerox the
following form at least five times for each child.  Cut
the xeroxed pieces into strips, 4" by 2".  Staple the
strips together to form a coupon book.

I did a Dorcas deed today.  I_____________________

When I am kind like Dorcas I feel good.  Thank-you
Jesus!

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a coupon book.  Each coupon leaves a
space for an adult to write in what the child did at
home to be kind and helpful like Dorcas.  Give each
child 5 gold star stickers.  They can put a sticker on
each coupon that an adult has written on sometime
during the week.  Have them bring their coupon books
back again next week to share with you and the group.