I Am Special - Part I
Supplies needed
- Bibles
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People who cares PPP
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Copies of People who cares booklet
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Pictures (from old magazines)
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Tape
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Cardboard
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Markers
Main Class
Ice Breaker - Who am I?
Go through old magazines or calendars
and cut out pictures of people who care (Jesus, dad, mom, pastor, fire fighter,
policeman, etc.) or print them from a clip art file. Keeping the pictures
hidden, tape one picture on each child's back. Make sure that child doesn't
know what is in the picture.
Have each child ask another child
questions to help him figure out what is on the picture. The questions
must be answered with a yes or a no. Two children can take turns asking their
own questions, or move on and ask questions of another child. The children will
have to move around a lot and turn their backs to show the picture before
asking a question. When a child figures out the picture, tape another picture
on his or her back.
Requirement: People who care for you (1 Thessalonians 2:7 NIV)
Ask each child to
read the bible verse.
“So we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we
were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as
well”.
Cut out a number of cardboard discs - about 20 cm. in diameter is ideal.
Write your memory verse on the discs - one or two words per circle.
Without prior warning, get out your discs, and quickly "skim' them towards
the children. State "This is our memory verse. Everyone who has caught a
disc, come out to the front and arrange the verse in the right order as quickly
as you can. I will time you to see how long it takes you to get it in the right
order."
After you have explained the verse, and got the children to repeat it,
you can get the children holding the discs to turn them over - one or two at a
time - while the class keep reciting the verse until they can do it with no
words visible.
Activity: Use you PPP
Explain or bring different people who care
for children as Jesus would (Police officer, fire fighter, pastor, teacher,
doctor, nurse, etc.)
It would be special for the child if some
of the caring people wrote notes in the booklet telling the child why they care
for him or her. Classroom/club friends could dictate or write notes to put in
one another's booklets.
Also you can do this following activity for
the enjoyment of your class:
Caring
people follow-up activity
- Ask the class jobs to apply for
different jobs they had been learning about.
- The police officer should be
the line leader (he/she directs traffic)
- Pastor in charge of the bibles
and reading
- Teacher (distribute all
supplies to children)
- Electrician (in charge of
lights)
- Mayor
(welcomed visitors to the classroom), etc.
Make a bulletin board of the different
caring people, and students should attach their faces to the body of the
worker.
Evaluation: The children will
complete the booklet.
I Can Make Wise Decisions - Part II
Supplies:
- Bibles
- 2 White sheets of paper
- Balloons
- Feelings flashcards
- Photocopy “My Strength worksheet”
- Pencils
Main Class:
Ice Breaker: If you
are Happy - song
If you’re Happy and you know it, clap your Hands
If you’re Happy and you know it, clap your Hands
If you’re Happy and you know it, then your face will surely show
it
If you’re Happy and you know it, clap your Hands
Variations:
Angry: Stomp your Feet
Angry: Stomp your Feet
Sad: say boo hoo
Tired: go to sleep
Requirement – Different Kinds of Feelings (Ephesians 4:32 NIV)
Ask each child to
read the bible verse.
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving
each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
Take two pieces of paper, and write out your verse on
each one. Cut each paper into small pieces, with two or three words on each. Put
each set of papers into two un-inflated balloons. Choose two teams. One member
of each team has to race to the other end of the room, blow up their balloon,
tie it, burst it, retrieve the pieces of paper, and get the other members of
the team to help to arrange the verse in the correct way. For larger classes
you could, of course, have more teams.
Play the Imitating and guessing feelings game
Shuffle the
flashcards and put them face down. The first player picks a card, keeps it to
herself, and then mimics the facial expression on the card. The other player(s)
have to guess the correct emotion. When they do, ask the following questions:
- How does the character feel?
- How do you know how the character feels? For example, are they
smiling, frowning, etc.?
- When have you felt this way?
- What do you do when you feel this way?
- What would you do if a friend felt this
way?
Or you might like to play with your children this other
feelings game:
This activity helps children explore and voice
their feelings and fears in a safe environment. It also
introduces the children to improvisation. You need a big piece of paper, about
the same size as the children, a chair and a marker pen. Get the children to
sit in a circle. Tell them you are going to draw a little girl/boy ask
different children what he/she is wearing, looks like and then give the child a
name. Sit the 'child' on the chair by rolling the paper backwards. Tell the
children that we are going to pretend that this is your child and that they are
all your friends. Tell them that he/she will not eat her dinner; ask your
'friends' what should do? Ask the drawn child the questions that the children
ask and give his/her responses to the children. Hopefully the children will
grasp that the child is upset. The children can suggest might be wrong and
often inadvertently tell you what upsets them. The children then suggest what
the mother and the child can do to get over the problem.
Activity: Do the strength worksheet, one for
each child.
Evaluation: The
children will name four feelings and participate in role playing and discussion
about handling those feelings.
I Can Care for My Body – Pat III
Supplies:
- Bibles
- PPP
- Copy of Food Pyramid
- Old magazines
- Glue
- Scissors
- Go fish cards
Ice Breaker: “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy
Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
Requirement: Earn the Health Specialist Adventurer Award.
HEALTH SPECIALIST
- Cut out pictures and
make a poster to show the five basic food groups. Arrange the pictures to
show three healthy meals you could eat.
- Explain
why your body needs exercise.
- For
one week, record the hours you sleep. Tell why you need rest.
- Explain
why you need fresh air and sunlight.
- Explain
why water is important for your body. Tell the number of glasses of water
you should drink each day.
- Describe
and practice good dental hygiene.
- Name
three things that might destroy your health.
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