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Title: Kindergarten Program Helps for December 22, 2001

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

Date Completed: December 1, 2001

Abstract: Activities to be used with the story, BATTLE
WITH A GIANT
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Lesson Aim: God will do great things for us if we trust
Him.

Memory Verse: "I come against you in the name of the
Lord Almighty."  1 Sam. 17:45, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - CREATING A GIANT

Materials needed:
Roll of white paper (10 feet)
Markers
Crayons
Scissors
Thread
Tape
Measuring Stick or tape
Hole punch

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Roll the white paper out onto the floor.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children gather around on one side of the
paper.  Tell them they are going to help you make a
giant.  (Make the giant 9 « feet tall if possible.) 
Have a child help you measure and mark the giant's
height on the paper.  Quickly draw a large outline of a
man.  Put children on both sides of the paper and
assign them portions to color.  They can add details of
his armor as they are able.  Cut the man out, punch a
hole in the top of his head and hang him by a thread
from the ceiling (if possible) at the front of the room
or wherever the Bible story will be told.

In our Bible story today David the shepherd boy fights
against a giant this big.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE
STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BATTLING THE GIANT WITH GOD'S
WORD

Materials needed:
Blindfold
Paper Giant from Getting Their Attention Activity
Yardstick
Bibles

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
There are no advance preparations necessary unless you
didn't make the giant in the last activity.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Repeat it several times together. 
Blindfold a child.  Give them the yardstick and place
them approximately 3-4 feet from the hanging giant. 
Turn them around three times.  (This is similar to a
pinata activity) The blindfolded child repeats the
memory verse and then gets three swings at the giant. 
(If the giant does get knocked down, just hang it back
up for the next child's turn.)  Give each child a turn
to knock the giant down.  Review with the children why
David was successful in killing Goliath.  It was not
because of his skill but because he went against the
giant in the name of Jesus and with the power of His
word.  That is the only way we can fight and win
against Satan and evil.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE BATTLE MATCH-UP

Materials needed:
(20) 3 X 5 cards
Pen

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Draw two matching cards of each of the following
objects from the Bible story.  There are ten objects,
so there will be twenty cards altogether:
helmet, sword, spear, shield, pouch, staff, sling, 5
rocks, small David figure, large Goliath figure
Shuffle the cards well and spread them out on a flat
surface.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children take turns flipping two cards over
looking for matches.  When they find a match they tell
how the object was used or talked about in today's
story.  When the matches are all found point out to the
children that some of the matches are weapons of
Goliath and some are weapons of David.  What was
David's most powerful weapon?  The name of Jesus on His
lips and in his heart.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - WEAPONS FOR WARFARE

Materials needed:
A brown or gold felt square for each child
Scissors or material puncher
5 gem stones for each child
1 piece of 12" yarn for each child

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Cut out a large dessert plate size circle from each
square of felt.  Punch holes around the peripheral
about 1" apart.  

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Give each child a felt circle, piece of yarn and five
gem stones.  Have them make a pouch by weaving the yarn
in and out of the holes that are around the circle. 
(This gives a drawstring effect.)  Talk about how we
defeat Satan.  Have each child drop a gemstone into
their pouch as each of the following ideas are talked
about.

We defeat Satan with: prayer, (we learn to pray
anytime, anywhere about everything) Jesus' name(we
speak it and tell Satan to leave us alone in Jesus'
name), Bible (we know what the Bible says and we use
Bible words to chase Satan away), faith-talk (we talk
about Jesus and His power instead of Satan)
For the fifth gem, have the children repeat the memory
verse before dropping it into the pouch.  Encourage
them to keep their pouch and gems and share what they
have learned with their family and friends as soon as
they get home and throughout the week.