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Title: Kindergarten Sabbath School Program, December
30, 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, A BEAUTIFUL NEW WORLD
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Lesson Aim: Heaven will be more wonderful than we can
imagine.

Memory Verse: "I will come back and take you to be with
me."  John 14:3, NIV


GETTING THEIR ATTENTION - 

Materials needed:
Building blocks
Stuffed animals OR animal figures

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children build a castle home with you in the
corner of the room.  There are no plans that have to be
followed.  Whatever a child adds is accepted as part of
the structure.  When all the blocks are used up, talk
about what a grand magnificent home it has turned out
to be.  Select some stuffed animals or animal figures
to add as pets. In our Bible story today we're going to
talk about the beautiful home Jesus is preparing for us
with Him.  Wait until you hear about the pets we'll
have in that home.  GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BIBLE STORY.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE - HEAVENLY HIKE

Materials needed:
Basket or bowl of fruit
Bowl of dirty water
Dead branch with no leaves or dead leaves
Wheelchair or crutches or box of band aids
Bible story book with pictures of bible heroes
Bible

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Set the items around the room at different locations.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children take a walk with you and discover
things that will be different and better in Heaven.  
1.  Basket of fruit - The fruit we will eat in Heaven
will help us live forever.
2.  Bowl of dirty water - The water we drink will be
crystal clear and give us good health.
3.  Dead branch - All the plants, trees, flowers and
vegetation will grow and stay beautiful all the time.
4.  Wheelchair or crutches or band aids - There will
not be any sickness or death in Heaven.  We will be
able to run and play, hear and see and feel good all
the time.
5.  Bible story book - We won't just read about our
Bible friends, we will meet and talk with them face to
face.
6.  Bible - Best of all we will be with Jesus whenever
we want.  We can touch Him and talk to Him and listen
to Him all the time.


GETTING INTO SCRIPTURE -TREE OF LIFE MEMORY VERSE 

Materials needed:
Colored xerox paper
  (red, purple, yellow, orange, green)
Brown and green construction paper
Scissors
Glue or glue sticks
Markers
Bible
1 sheet of white card stock paper for each child

WHAT THE TEACHER DOES: (To prepare ahead)
Make each child each of the following fruits on the
appropriate color of paper.  Cut them out to be placed
on a tree.
1.  Red - cherries
 (On the cherries print the words, I will)
2.  Purple - grapes
 (On the grapes print the words, come back)
3.  Yellow - banana
 (On the bananas print the words, and take you)
4.  Orange - orange
 (On the oranges print the words, to be)
5.  Green - apple 
(On the apples print the words, with me)

Also cut out a brown trunk for each child from the
brown construction paper and a green tree top from the
green construction paper.

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Show the children where the memory verse is found in
the Bible.  Repeat it several times together. 
Give each child the parts of the tree to glue onto
their piece of white card stock paper.  As you repeat
the parts of the memory verse give the children the
various fruits to glue on their trees.  Talk about the
Tree of Life and how it will have 12 different kinds of
fruits on it.  Review the memory verse by pointing to
the different fruits. ACTING ON SCRIPTURE - WHEN I GET
TO HEAVEN GAME

Materials needed:
None

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

WHAT THE CHILDREN DO:
Have the children sit in a circle on the floor.  Begin
by saying, "When I get to heaven I want to.........(add
something like see Jesus)".  The child to your right
says, "When Ms. _______gets to heaven she wants to
(they say what you just stated) and I want to (they add
what they want to do).  The child to their right says,
"When Ms.______-gets to heaven she wants
to____________and "Johnny" wants to__________and I want
to (they add what they want to do).  This continues all
the way around the circle until it gets back to you. 
Other children in the circle can help in the
remembering process as the game continues going around.