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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, October 28,
2000

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

Date: September 15, 2000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, PAUL AND TIMOTHY WORK FOR JESUS
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Lesson Aim: Jesus wants us to listen to our Bible
lesson daily and learn our memory verse.

Memory Verse: "They....examined the Scriptures every
day."  Acts 17:11, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - SCRIPTURE SEARCH

Materials needed:
A large Bible
Dimes (one for each child in the class)

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Hide the dimes throughout the Bible between different
pages.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:  
Tell the children that you have treasure hidden in a
special treasure box.  Give them each an opportunity to
search for a dime. Most of the time you don't find
money hidden in this treasure box.  But this book is
full of wonderful promises and words that are better
than money or any other treasure on this earth.  In
order to find treasure, though, you have to look for
it.  In our Bible story today people pay close
attention to the words in this book.  GO STRAIGHT INTO
THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - RHEBUS MEMORY VERSE BOOK MARK

Materials needed:
Poster board
Scissors
Markers
Yarn
Scissors
Clear contact paper
Hole punch

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut out pieces of poster board measuring 6 « X 1 «, one
for each child.  Punch a hole at the top of each poster
board.  Starting at the top and working down vertically
write the verse and draw the pictures as follows:

They
(draw a magnifying glass)
The
(draw a Bible)
Every
(draw a calendar and circle one of the days)
Acts 17:11

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Help them make memory verse bookmarks to
keep in their scriptures.
1.  Give each child a posterboard bookmark and a
thin-tip marker.  Have them trace over the words and
around the pictures.
2.  Practice learning the verse using the bookmark.
3.  Cut a several inch long piece of yarn for each
child.  Make a loop and stick the loop through
the hole.  Pull the tails through the loop to fasten
it.  Tie a knot in the tails if desired.
4.  Cover the bookmark with contact paper and trim with
scissors.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY POUCH

Materials needed:
Cassette tapes (one for each child)
Cassette recorder
  (one that can record from one tape to another)
Fabric paint or fabric markers
Fabric material or felt
Ribbon

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Read the next two - three weeks of Bible stories onto a
cassette.  Using that cassette as the master record a
tape for each child in the class. Cut out two pieces of
material or felt, teardrop shape, for each child.  Sew
the two pieces together.  (Optional - hot glue on place
of sewing) Now each child has a pouch to take the
cassette home in.  On the front using fabric paint or
markers print the words, MY BIBLE STORIES.  Cut holes
around the top of the pouch.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Many children just don't have the opportunity to hear
the scriptures or lessons being read to them.  Help
them understand that just because they can't read the
words yet, they can still examine the scriptures by
listening to them being read by someone else.  Give
them each a tape to take home.  Encourage them to
listen to it every day.  Tell them you're going to ask
them questions about it each Sabbath.  Help them finish
making a pouch to carry it in.  They thread the ribbon
through the holes to bring the top together, then tie
the ribbon in a bow.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - SCRIPTURE RELAY

Materials needed:
Bible
Child's sunglasses
1 minute timer

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Line the children up in a vertical line.  Set the timer
as soon as the relay begins.  The child at the front of
the line puts on the sunglasses, holds the Bible, 
repeats the memory verse and quickly passes the
sunglasses and Bible to the child behind him/her.  This
continues on down the line until each child has had a
turn.