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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December 8,
2001

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

Date Completed: November 1, 2001

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, WANTING TO BE LIKE OTHERS
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Lesson Aim: To teach the child to choose what is right,
no matter what others are doing.

Memory Verse: "In all your ways acknowledge him." 
Prov. 3:6, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - SPOTTING THE SAME

Materials needed:
White paper 
Black and white picture of a child (clip art is best)
Scissors
Pen
Crayons

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Xerox the picture of the child so there are 
approximately 15 of them.  On about 6 of the children
alter the picture in some way so that it is different
from the original picture.  (For example put a
different design on the clothes or change the hairstyle
or put a different type of shoe on one foot.)  Cut the
children out and glue them randomly onto the white
paper with the original child glued in the left hand
upper corner.  Xerox a copy of this sheet for each
child.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a sheet of children.  Call their
attention to the child in the upper left-hand corner. 
Ask them to find all the rest of the children that look
just like that one and color them.  If they are
different in any way they are to leave them uncolored.
In our Bible story today, the Israelites wanted to be
exactly like the other nations around them.  They
wanted to look the same, talk the same, and act the
same.  This made God sad because He wanted them to be
different.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY MATCH-UP

Materials needed:
(48) 3 X 5 cards
Glue stick
Plain white paper
Scissors

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Prepare the 48 game cards as follows:
On the piece of plain white paper draw or find a
picture of a donkey, a crown, a question mark, a dollar
bill, a table with cups and plates, a little jar or
bottle.  Xerox the sheet of paper so you have eight of
each picture or drawing.  Cut out the 48 pictures and
glue them on 3 X 5 cards, one picture to each card. 
(Hint: Don't cut the pictures out perfectly, just make
squares or circles around them) Mix the cards up well
and spread them in rows out on the floor.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children gather around the cards on the floor. 
After telling them the story, have them play a card
matching game.  Whenever they find a match, talk
together about how the item was mentioned in the story. 
(For example: When matches of donkeys are found, talk
about how Saul's father lost the donkeys, how Saul and
his servant went looking for the donkeys, how they
agreed to ask Samuel for help in finding them and how
they were at home when they arrived there later.) 
Match all the cards until they are used up.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE SONG

Materials needed:
Piano player or cassette recorder
Music to the tune of London Bridge is Falling Down

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Pre-record the music if necessary and practice singing
the memory verse to the tune of London Bridge is
Falling Down.

In all your ways acknowledge Him
acknowledge Him
acknowledge Him
In all your ways acknowledge Him
Proverbs 3:6

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Help the children play London Bridge is Falling Down
using the memory verse words in place of the regular
ones.  Explain to the children that having to follow
other people all the time is bound to get you
"trapped".  You can't always have what other people
have or be like others.  The best way to make choices
is to decide what you think Jesus would do.  Ask other
people you know who love Jesus, pray about it, then
decide.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - SIMON SAYS

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Ask the children if they have ever played Simon says. 
It is a game where everyone does the same thing that
the leader asks them to do if the leader says, Simon
says first.  Have the children line up in a horizontal
row.  Give them the following directions:
Simon says, "jump on one foot".
Simon says, "stop"
Simon says, "clap your hands".
Simon says, "stop"
Twirl around.  (Point out to the children who twirled
what their mistake was in not listening to Simon.)

Continue playing the game in this fashion, giving
different orders. Then say, "You know boys and girls
there is a good time to follow what other people are
doing.  Like when your friends are filing back into a
classroom after recess or when they are cheering for a
handicapped person whose trying to win a game.  There
are other times when it is not good to follow what
other people are doing.  Like when your friends are
being naughty to a teacher or when they're playing a
mean trick on someone else.  Those are the times not to
be like Simon says.  What does Jesus say, what would He
do?  That's what you should do too!"