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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December
23, 2,000

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

Date Completed: November 15, 2,000

Abstract: Activities to use in place of program helps
to teach the lesson, THE DAY WE HAVE WAITED FOR
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Lesson Aim: Jesus' second coming will be the most
glorious event in history.

Memory Verse: "This is our God; we trusted in him, and
he saved us."  Isaiah 25:9, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - STARRY HEAVENS

Materials needed:
Blue construction paper (one piece for each child)
Silver or gold star stickers
Pencil
Book about star constellations

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
On each child's blue construction paper make 4-5 of the
more well-known star constellations. Use a pencil and
make dots where the stars belong.  Be sure and include
Orion.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have each child place a star sticker overtop the pencil
dots in each constellation.  Talk about their names and
how many, many stars there are. In our story today a
wonderful thing is going to happen in the sky right
around this star group. (Show Orion) Set the papers
aside.  They will be used after the story is told in
the next activity.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - BIBLE STORY ILLUSTRATION

Materials needed:
Papers from previous activity
Markers OR crayons
Angel stickers (if available)
Glitter
Glue sticks

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Draw the circle rainbow on each child's blue
construction paper around Orion similar to the
picture on p. 42 of the quarterly.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
After hearing the story, show the children the picture
in the quarterly.  Give them markers or crayons, angel
stickers and glitter to complete their blue heavenly
sky with a second coming illustration.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - MEMORY VERSE REVIEW

Materials needed:
1 piece of white, blue and black construction paper
Scissors
Large second coming picture mounted on something you
can punch a small hole in the top of
Yarn (approximately 10 feet)
Bibles

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Mount the second coming picture on something like
cardboard or poster board and punch a small pencil size
hole in the top.  Thread the picture onto the yarn. 
Tape one end of the yarn to the wall.  Cut out one
large cloud figure from the white, blue and black
construction paper.  Place the clouds in a circle. 
(The children will be rotating around to each one, but
they stay in close proximity to one another.)

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Divide the children into three groups. 
Stand group one on or around the white cloud, group two
on or around the blue cloud and group three on or
around the black cloud.  Place the second coming
picture all the way up to the wall.  Give the other
yarn end to a teacher to hold right over the children's
heads.  Group one is to repeat the words, "This is our
God" Group two repeats the words, "we trusted in him"
and group three repeats the words, "and he saved us." 
Isa. 25:9.  Slide the second coming picture about 2
feet up the yarn closer to the children.  Have the
children rotate to the left so they're standing on or
around the cloud to their left.  Group one repeats the
same words repeated last time, group two repeats the
same words and so does group three.  Move the second
coming picture 2 feet closer.  Continue rotating the
groups and moving the picture until the picture is
right within their midst.


ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - PASSING THE GOOD NEWS ON

Materials needed:
Large star (about the size of a CD case; can be made
out of any material that can be passed)

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children sit in a circle.  Begin passing the
star around.  You, the teacher, close your eyes.  When
you say, "stop" and open your eyes, whoever is holding
the star says, "I want to tell_________________ that
Jesus is coming soon.  (They fill in the blank with
someone they know in their family or circle of friends
and acquaintances that they would be willing to share
the news about Jesus' coming.)  This activity continues
until they run out of ideas or you run out of time. 
Encourage them to really share this good news this
week.