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TEACHERRESOURCE

LEVEL ONE

AGES 4-5

UNIT 8From Palm Sunday to Pauls Final Journey

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Introduction Teacher Resource - Level One Page 1

Contents

Teaching Sonseekers ..........1

A teachers guide ................2

Publishers note ..................3

Unit 8 (Lessons 113-128):

113.Palm Sunday.....................4

114. The last supper and

Gethsemane.....................10

115. The crucixion.................18

116. The resurrection..............20

117.Peter restored..................24

118. The risen Christ and His

ascension.........................28

119. The day of Pentecost .......34

120.Peter and John................38

121.Peter and the Gentiles.....42

122. Stephen............................44

123.Philip...............................46

124.Pauls conversion............50

125.Pauls rst

missionary journey..........54

126.Pauls second and third

missionary journeys........56

127.Pauls capture and

imprisonment...................58

128.Pauls nal journey.........62

Unit 8 Awards ..........................67Curriculum Outline .........68

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Teaching Sonseekers

Dear Teacher

Teaching young people about Gods Word is a great honour and privilege.

We note God chose Abraham, a man of faith because he would teach hischildren and his household after him, to know the Way of The Lord (Gen

18:19)

One who undertakes such a task will understand they have accepted a

responsibility to become a witness of Gods great love and faithfulness.

As an example of Christian faith and integrity they have a wonderful

opportunity to share their love for Gods Word. The tremendous blessing

for those who commit themselves to this task is that the Holy Spirit will

strengthen and equip you to shine as a light to your class.

Recent trends away from Sunday School structures towards child minding

activities have, we believe, been unfortunate as they fail to recognise theimpact and effect the message of Gods love through Christ has on young

people.

Children are the Churchs future. As such they are precious and well worth

any investment in quality resources and dedicated teachers.

The Sonseekers curriculum offers children Sunday School material that

gives them a sound background in Biblical events, people and places.

Secondly it offers a pastoral approach for the children to know God is able

to help them and change their lives.

Structurally, any program will operate effectively if those teaching are

faithful, zealous and committed to a team approach that might include:regular prayer and discussion in relation to curriculum issues,

student needs and upcoming events and presentations;

organisation and management of resources;

training and development needs of teaching staff.

Teaching Sunday School is a rich and rewarding task. May God bless and

guide you as you serve in this way.

Yours in Christ

The Sonseekers Team

Teacher Resource

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Page 2 Teacher Resource - Level One Introduction

Timeline

Creation

4000BC Adam and Eve

The Fall

2500BC Noah

The Flood

Tower of Babel

2000BC Abraham

1900BC Isaac

1800BC Esau and Jacob

1750BC Joseph1360BC Moses

1280BC Exodus from Egypt

and Journeys

Joshua

1240BC Entry into and

Conquest of Land

1220BC Judges

1100BC Gideon

1070BC Samson

1063BC Samuel

1020BC Saul as King

980BC David as King

940BC Solomon as King

900BC Kingdom Divided

839BC Elijah Emerges; Mt Carmel

Jehoshaphat

814BC Elishas Ministry

749BC Jonah

662BC Hezekiah; Isaiah

576BC Josiah

540BC Daniel taken to Babylon

527BC Exile into Babylon

457BC Restoration from Babylon

4BC Birth of Jesus

26AD Baptism of Jesus Call of Disciples

28AD Feeding of 5000

Parables

29AD Miracles; Transguration

30AD Raising of Lazarus

Parables

Palm Sunday

Jesus Crucixion and

Resurrection

Day of Pentecost

Peters Ministry

33AD Conversion of Paul45AD Pauls Missionary Journeys

60AD Paul as Prisoner to Rome

What are the Sonseekers materials?

The Sonseekers Sunday School materials are a four year course of

128 Bible lessons. The lessons are written with the twin aims of

teaching the students an accurate chronology of Biblical events and

also drawing from each lesson pastoral points relevant to the age

and stage of each child. They are written at four levels to cover

from Prep to 12+ age groups. The 128 lessons are organised into

8 units, each of sixteen lessons. The table below indicates the

suitable age group for each level:

Sonseekers Student School

Level Age Level

Level One 4 - 5 Kindergarten, Prep

Level Two 6 - 7 Lower Primary

Level Three 8 - 10 Middle Primary

Level Four 11 12+ Upper Primary

The Sonseekers materials comprise two related elements:

Teacher Resource including lesson plans & activity masters

which can be photocopied;Student Handbooks including homework activities.

There is also a Bible timeline showing chronology of major events,

with the dates of the current units lessons highlighted, included in

each Teacher Resource.

Whats in my Sonseekers

Level One Teacher Resource?

Each Level One Teacher Resource contains sixteen lesson plans for

the relevant age of your students. Each lesson plan comprises:

the key thought or focus for the lesson;

a suggested way to introduce the lesson;

a summary of the relevant bible story;

a memory verse for the lesson, together with a suggested way

of teaching that verse;

an activity which can be used in the lesson;

a number of extra ideas involving fun, practical activities.

Note: The photocopy masters for each activity are included with

the lessons in this Teacher Resource book.

/contd

A teachers guide to using the

Sonseekers materials . . .

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Introduction Teacher Resource - Level One Page 3

. . . teachers guide . . .How do I best use my Teacher Resource?

The art of serving as an effective Sunday School teacher is linked to the degree of diligence in preparing for

each lesson. The Sonseekers materials are only designed to assist the teacher in this process. They do not

take away from the teacher his or her responsibility to prayerfully consider the needs of the children in the

class and to seek Gods revelation and wisdom in presenting each Bible lesson. The following suggestions

are then made with regard to using this resource.

Prior to the lesson

Prayerfully read the Bible passage for the lesson. The reference is provided in the header on the rstpage of the lesson plan. All Scripture references are taken from the New King James Version (1983

edition).

Read through the lesson plan and decide which activities will be most appropriate for the students in

your class. Generally, aim for a variety of activities over a unit.

Think about how you will combine the various elements of your lesson. Refer to the suggested teaching

approach for ideas if necessary. Link the activity to the story so that the signicance of the activity is

clear to the students.

Prepare all activities thoroughly prior to the lesson. Rehearse any planned activity at home to make

sure:

that you know how to do it yourself;

that you have all the relevant materials in the quantities you will need; that you know the length of time that the children will need for the activity.

During the lesson

Review the memory verse from the previous lesson with the children. Also check on the completion of

the homework activity page.

Revise the previous lesson before going on to a new story. You may like to use the timeline to help you

do this.

Publishers note:

The publisher wishes to acknowledge the use of clip art from Coreldraw, Clickart, Bible View Clip Art by Pastoral

Computer Services and Logos Bible Clips.

The publisher gives permission for artwork masters to be photocopied for the use of the students in the Sonseekersclasses. However, no other part of this publication may be produced or transmitted in any form without permission in

writing from the publisher.

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Page 4 Teacher Resource - Level One Lesson 113

Palm SundayFocusFor the children to understand that on Jesus

last journey the people nally looked to Him

as their king.

Memory Verse

Jesus is Lord. (Philippians 2:11).

Lesson Introduction

Tell the story using a sand tray. Use the guressupplied on the Teaching Aid Sheets - cut them

out and back with cardboard for extra strength,

then attach paddle pop sticks or straws. Use

real leaves and pieces of material to make the

path Jesus travels on. For the part of the story

where the donkey comes in, use sound effects,

eg. cupped hands clapped together for the

sound of the donkeys hooves, and alternately

slapping the tops of the legs for the sound of

the disciples following (slowly for up hill and

quickly for going down hill), rubbing palms of

hands together for walking through long grass,

etc.

Story SummaryOn Jesus last journey to Jerusalem before1.

His death, He stopped on the way near

Bethphage and Bethany.

Jesus sent two disciples ahead with special2.

instructions to bring back a particular

donkey.

Jesus rode the donkey into Jerusalem.3.

Crowds gathered who cut palm branches4.

and laid them and their coats on the road.

They shouted praises.

Teaching Suggestion

Children sit in a circle. Using a ball, the rst child (with teacher)

says Jesus, and quickly passes it on to the next child who says

is, he/she quickly passes the ball on to the next child who says

Lord, passing the ball on and so forth, repeating the words, one

word each. Repeat the verse for as long as you like.

Extra IdeasObstacle course.1. Lay out course using large leaves, clothes

and material amongst obstacles. Children take turns to lead the

course. Sing as you go.Fringed palm fronds.2. Cut A4 green paper to wide oval shape,

fold in half. Draw lines for children to cut along. When cut,

open out leaf and tape straw stem for holding. Children wave

palm fronds and sing worship songs.

Group mural.3. Using long sheet of paper, draw road outline.

Children glue or tape leaves, material, owers, twigs, fringed

paper (grass), draw mountains, colour sky, countryside and

picture of Jesus on donkey.

Musical palm leaves.4. Music and large leaves, palm fronds

and old clothing. Play like musical chairs, or when music

stops, call out leaves or clothes to indicate item children

must stand on.

Pin Jesus on the donkey.5. Enlarge a picture of Jesus (sitting)

and donkey, or draw. Use blue tack on back of Jesus and

blindfold children.

Morning tea.6. Ice a slab cake with chocolate icing. Add mint

leaf lollies for the road. Add a crowd of jelly babies.

Luke 19:28-44;

Matthew 21:1-17;

Mark 11:1-11;

John 12:12-19

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Lesson 113 Teacher Resource - Level One Page 5

Activity - Sponge or Roller Painting Palm Leaves

Materials

Pieces of foam (approx. 5 cm square) or small foam paint rollers (approx. 10 cm wide).

Small palm fronds or ferns which resemble palm leaves.A4 white card (not too thin) - at least 1 per child.

Shallow trays of paint (eg. polystyrene trays or ice cream lids).

Thick paint (2 shades of green or green and yellow).

Drop sheets, clean up rags, paint cover-ups, etc.

1 picture of Jesus on the donkey from the Activity Sheet per child.

Colouring pencils, crayons.

Glue.

Steps

Before ClassCut out Jesus on the donkey.

In Class

This activity is best done on the oor.

Place a fern or palm frond on the sheet of paper, and holding it rmly at the bottom, dab with the sponge or roll

over it with a roller. (Avoid coating sponge or roller too thickly).

Continue using different leaves and colours until page is full of leaf patterns.

Children colour the picture of Jesus on the donkey.

Attach the picture to the leaf-patterned page with glue.

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Palm SundayActivity Sponge or Roller Painting Palm Leaves

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Palm SundayTeaching Aid Sheet

Crowd 1

Crowd 2

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Palm SundayTeaching Aid Sheet

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The last supper

and GethsemaneFocusFor the children to understand that Jesus was

totally obedient to His Heavenly Father.

Memory Verse

Not My will. (Luke 22:42).

Lesson IntroductionTo teach about walking in Gods way and

accepting what God has for us, present thelesson as a journey. You will need the Teaching

Aid Sheet and other visual aids, such as a

real bottle of perfume, etc. Place each of

the pictures and visual aids in separate bags

or large envelopes. Set the envelopes as far

apart in the teaching area as possible, but

connect them with a rope, string, etc. so that

by following the rope each part of the story

will be reached in sequence. Tell the part of

the story at the rst scene using the aids and

then let the children follow the rope (which

represents Gods plan) to the next part of the

story, etc. Talk about how Jesus might havebeen feeling about going on.

Story SummaryA woman poured a special perfumed oil1.

on Jesus head.

Judas Iscariot promised to betray Jesus to2.

the chief priests for money.

Jesus celebrated the Passover with His3.

disciples.

Jesus predicted Judas betrayal and Peters4.

denial.

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed5.

but His disciples slept.

Judas arrived with a crowd and betrayed6.

Jesus.

Jesus was arrested and His disciples ed.7.

Peter denied Jesus.8.

Teaching Suggestion

Tell the children the memory verse and then tell them that when

you say those words again they must stand up and say the words

after you. Then proceed to say the wrong words, eg. All my

hair, not my head, both my feet, etc. Intersperse the correct verse

enough times for them to learn and remember it.

Extra IdeasRetell the story.1. Children retell story, following rope and

using pictures at each scene to remind them of story details.

Memory game.2. Re-use the real items (eg. perfume, bread,grape juice, silver coins, etc.) and a few pictures from the

story. Display items then remove one while childrens eyes are

closed. Children identify which is missing.

Playdough.3. Objects related to the story.

Scents.4. Perfumed essential oils, small bottles or jars,

unscented moisturiser (eg. sorbelene from supermarkets or

chemists), toothpicks for stirring, and an eye dropper. Children

make their own perfumed lotion by adding a few drops of

whichever scent they prefer. Use within class or as a gift.

Felt story.5. Use the Teaching Aid Sheets and back them with

sand paper. Use on felt or similar material. Allow the children

to help you tell the story.

Morning tea.6. Set up a long low table with cushions to lean on

and eat morning tea last supper style. Bread and grape juice.

Matthew 26:1-56;

Mark 14:1-52;

Luke 22:1-62;

John 13:1-2,18-30;

18:1-27

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Activity - Jumbled Jigsaws

Materials

1 of each 3 Activity Sheets per child, photocopied or mounted on cardboard.

Colouring pencils or crayons.Envelope or bag for each child to hold their jigsaw pieces.

Scissors.

Steps

Before Class

So that the jigsaw sets do not become mixed, put an identifying mark on the back of each picture in the set - at the

top, middle and bottom of the back. (There will be 15 pieces of jigsaw in each set - 5 pictures each of 3 pieces.)

For large classes only, cut each picture into 3 pieces on the dotted line.

In Class

Children colour the pictures while discussing with them, eg. What is Jesus doing in the picture in the garden?

Teacher cuts each picture into 3.

Demonstrate mixing up the pieces and then putting them back in the right order, using the activity to revise the

story, eg. Was Jesus on the donkey when the perfume was poured on Him? Children then play with their own

jigsaw pieces.

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The last supper and GethsemaneActivity Jumbled Jigsaws

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The last supper and GethsemaneTeaching Aid Sheet

Judas Iscariot promises to

betray Jesus to the chief priestsfor money.

Peter denies Jesus.

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Judas arrived with a crowd and betrayed Jesus,

while His disciples fled.

In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed but His disciples slept.

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Judas betrays Jesus for money. Woman pours perfume on Jesus head.

Jesus celebrated the passover with His disciples.

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The crucifixionFocusFor the children to understand that Jesus

willingly died to save the world.

Memory Verse

Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8).

Lesson IntroductionFor this age group it is not necessary to dwell

on the gruesome details. Use a picture Bible totell the story.

Story SummaryJesus was taken to court and questioned1.

roughly.

He was sent to Pilate and Herod, and then2.

back again.

Pilate tried to release Jesus but the crowd3.

demanded Jesus death.

Simon of Cyrene carried the cross.4.

Jesus was placed alongside two thieves.5.He committed His spirit into the Fathers6.

hand and died.

Jesus body was placed in a tomb which7.

was sealed with a rock.

Teaching Suggestion

Use a ball. Teacher sits in centre of circle or line of children.

Encourage the children to say the words with you as you roll them

the ball. Rolling the ball on the word us is suggested. Child can

roll it back in the same manner.

Extra IdeasSewing cards.1. Draw outline of a cross on rm cardboard.

Punch holes approx. 15 mm apart along outline. Using large

blunt needles (bodkins) and wool or similar, children sew

around outline. Tie wool to needle and other end to outline.Sand tray.2. Revise the story using sand tray with boxes for the

courts of Pilate and Herod. Children can mound up the sand

for hills. Paddle pop sticks for crosses, and small box and at

stone for tomb.

Potato prints.3. 2 or 3 different paint colours, potatoes or foam

cut to cross shape and paper.

Morning tea.4. Ice arrowroot biscuits and pipe a cross in

different colour, or join dried fruit strips (from supermarket)

with icing in shape of cross (these need to lie at, provide

paper plates).

Matthew 26:57

27:66;

Mark 15;

Luke 22:63 23:56;

John 18:19 19:42

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Activity - Crucifix Scene

Materials

An A4 size piece of cardboard per child.

6 paddle pop sticks per child.Glue.

Colouring pencils.

Collage materials.

Steps

By gluing paddle pop sticks to the cardboard, make a scene of the three crosses.

Either draw in the surrounds (sky, hills, grass, rocks, people, soldiers) or glue other collage materials to the

cardboard to create the scene.

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The resurrectionFocusFor the children to understand that Jesus died

but is now alive.

Memory Verse

He is risen! (Mark 16:6).

Lesson IntroductionLight a candle and watch it burn for a while.

Liken the candle to Jesus life and remind thechildren of the crucixion and His death. Blow

the candle out. Explain that although many of

Jesus followers had heard that He would rise

again, many did not really expect it. Try to re-

light the candle with the dead match. Explain

that Jesus really had died and only Gods

power could raise Him from the dead (re-light

the candle with a new match).

Story SummaryTwo women came to Jesus tomb but1.

found it empty.An angel told them that Jesus was not2.

there, He had risen.

The angel told them to run and tell the3.

disciples that Jesus was risen and would

meet them in Galilee.

As they ran to tell the disciples, Jesus met4.

them on the way and they worshipped

Him.

Teaching Suggestion

Children sit in circle with teacher. While seated, together say He

is. Then all stand and shout risen!. Repeat several times.

Extra IdeasDiscussion.1. Talk about who could have moved the stone from

the entrance to the tomb. If you are near a landscaped area

with some boulders, let the children feel how difcult it is to

move even a small boulder.

Wall hanging.2. Paste the nished activity onto cardboard, add

holes and some string/wool.Angel.3. Draw around one of the children lying down on large

piece of paper. Add wings and cut out. Children add glitter,

gold paper, alfoil, and other shiny material.

Egg hunt.4. Explain that Jesus raised is like new life and so too

is an egg that foretells new life. Have an Easter Egg hunt.

Coloured eggs.5. Paint, brushes, and hard boiled eggs.

Cubby tomb.6. Large cardboard box (eg. from retail large

appliance store) and circle cut for door, or blanket spread over

table. Set up linen wrappings inside. Tell story inside.

Lets pretend.7. Pretend to be - the women walking slowly

to the tomb, frightened at the sight of the angel, so excitedknowing that Jesus is alive and run as fast as you can to tell the

disciples, etc.

Resurrection Olympics.8. Try a slow race (children walking as

slowly as they can). Try gravestone pushing (give the children

something heavy to carry or push, a bucket of sand or box of

books not too heavy for them) between two markers. Try swift

racing (taking the news of Jesus resurrection to the disciples).

Matthew 28:1-8,

11-15;

Mark 16:1-8;

Luke 24:1-12;

John 20:1-10

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Activity - Magic Painting

Materials

Photocopies of the Activity Sheet - at least one per child.

Large soft brushes.Deeply coloured thin green paint (optional - black for the inside of the tomb).

Candle or white crayons.

Paint aprons, clean up cloths, drop sheet, etc.

Steps

At Home

Using the candle or crayon, draw the simple gure of Jesus in the space on the sheet (see below). Press rmly.

In Class

Children paint gently and smoothly over the surface of the picture. Because it will not adhere to the crayon/wax

candle, the gure of Jesus will stand out against the now coloured background.

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The resurrectionActivity Magic Painting

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Peter restoredFocusFor the children to understand that Jesus is the

One to follow.

Memory Verse

Follow Me. (John 21:19).

Lesson IntroductionTalk briey with the children about what they

like to do for fun, or when they are feelingsad. Explain why Peter and the disciples

went shing, referring briey to the previous

lessons. Discuss what the children know of

shing and then tell the story using the pictures

supplied on the Teaching Aid Sheet. Cut

them out and back with sandpaper and use on

a annel board, or back with cardboard and

paddle pop stick and use as stick puppets.

Story SummaryOne night Peter and some disciples went1.

shing but caught nothing.Next morning, a man on the beach2.

suggested that they cast the net on the

right side of the boat.

The net was so full that they could not pull3.

it in.

Peter realised that the man must be Jesus4.

and jumped into the water and went to

shore.

Jesus had breakfast with Peter and the5.

disciples on the beach.

Jesus spoke to Peter and asked him three6.times if he loved Him and told Peter to

follow Him and take care of Gods people.

Teaching Suggestion

Children stand in line behind teacher. Teacher turns to child behind

and says the memory verse, then takes that childs hand and they

walk together down and around the line of children and back to the

head of the line. The teacher leaves the child and walks to the end

of the line. The child now at the head of the line then turns to the

next child and repeats the game until all children have had a turn

and the teacher is back at the head of the line.

Extra Ideas

Lets go fshing.1. Cut simple sh shapes from cardboard orheavy paper, up to 10 cm long. Place paper clip over mouth

end of each sh. Make rod from a stick and string or shing

line. Add magnet (horseshoe is best) to end of line. Place sh

in large plastic bowl and let children go shing.

Fish prints.2. Paint a real sh or sh mould with thick paint and

take prints.

Boats to make.3. Suggested materials for making boats, nets,

disciples, Jesus and sh, include:- small cardboard boxes,

polystyrene bits, small takeaway food containers, tooth picks,

paddle pop sticks, straws, pipe cleaners, wool, cardboard

rolls, small lids, paper, sticky tape, masking tape, strong glue,

scissors. Paper plates coloured blue in centre (water) andyellow (beach) around edge using crayons, to nish the scene.

Fish catching.4. Children are the sh and can wear scarves or

crepe paper streamers for ns and tails. Length of rope for

net is set in circle on oor. Children swim around to taped

music. When music stops children stop and those in the net are

caught and brought aboard the boat (or set area).

Lets pretend.5. Pretend to row; sh, catching nothing; pull

in heavy nets; jump in the water; run up the beach; warm

yourselves by the re.

Morning tea.6. Check that there are no seafood allergies and

have sh ngers, or cut sh shapes from bread or cheese slices.

John 21:1-19

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Activity - Going Fishing for Fish Balloons

Materials

Lots of balloons with a couple of wrapped lollies or food treat in each.

Crepe paper streamers or permanent pen to draw on balloons.Sticky tape.

A large box, sheet or blanket for a pretend boat.

Fishing nets - use small bait nets with handles, mosquito net, sheet, large piece of netting or anything which could

be used to catch a sh balloon.

Bowl or small bucket.

Steps

Before Class

Blow up and tie the balloons.

Attach streamers to the balloons for ns and tails, or draw in these details with permanent pen.

In Class

Put the sh balloons on the oor (in a large open area is best).

At the other end of the room the children set out in the box boat on the oor, with the nets and row out to the sh

- done by either pushing the oor with their hands and moving the box along, or wriggling together and inching the

blanket forward. Encourage them not to fall off the boat!

The children rst throw their nets to the side where there are no sh then to where most of the sh are. They

capture the sh in their nets. As the sh are caught the children burst the balloons and put the lollies in a bucket.

Children row the boat back and share the lollies.

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Peter RestoredTeaching Aid Sheet

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The risen Christ

and His ascensionFocusFor the children to understand that God

brought Jesus back to life.

Memory Verse

I am with you always. (Matthew 28:20).

Lesson IntroductionCut out the characters provided on the1.

Teaching Aid Sheet, back with sand paper,and use with a felt board. (Refer to the

rst Extra Ideas activity for an extension

of this approach).

You might like to particularly concentrate2.

on the story of the two men who met Jesus

on the road to Emmaus.

Story SummaryJesus appeared to Mary near the tomb.1.

He appeared to the 11 disciples.2.

He appeared to two men as they walked to3.

Emmaus.

He appeared to a group of over 5004.

people.

Jesus told the disciples to wait in5.

Jerusalem for the promise of the Holy

Spirit.

He commanded the disciples to tell people6.

of His resurrection and to baptize them.

Jesus was then taken up into heaven.7.

Teaching Suggestion

Slap tops of legs as you say each syllable of I am with you

then clap the two syllables of always. Repeat until children are

condent with the verse.

Extra IdeasAppearances.1. Make second photocopy of the Teaching Aid

Sheets, cut out and hide. Children search for hidden pictures,

and when found match up hidden gures with those used to

tell story, retelling it in the process.

Ascension soap painting.2. 2 cups soap akes (Lux), 1cup cold water, use electric beaters and whip to egg white

consistency. Paste a picture of Jesus onto coloured cardboard

and paint the soap mixture around for clouds.

Go into all the world foot puppets.3. Draw simple faces on

the pads of childrens toes using ne pen. On command Go

into all the world children walk around, and on command

preach the gospel children sit and wiggle toes.

Good news.4. T.V. sets made from cardboard boxes children

wear on head. Add details. Teacher turns on each to share one

thing from the story.

Morning tea.5. Ascension biscuits. Thickly ice arrowroot

biscuits with white uffy icing and stand jelly baby in icing to

represent Jesus and clouds.

Matthew 28:9-10,16-20;

Mark 16:9-20;

Luke 24:13-53;

John 20:11-31;

Acts 1:1-11;

I Corinthians 15:4-6

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Activity - Road to Emmaus Finger Puppets

Materials

Jesus and two men from Activity Sheet photocopied or mounted onto cardboard - one set per child.

Scissors.Glue.

Colouring pencils/crayons.

Wool for hair, scraps of material for coats and head scarves, buttons, etc.

Steps

At Home

Cut out puppets and the nger holes.

In Class

Children colour their nger puppets rst and then add further materials using glue to attach them. Use index and

middle ngers for the legs.

Retell the story of Jesus and the two men on the road to Emmaus. Children may take turns using their own nger

puppets for the story.

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The risen Christ and His ascensionActivity Road to Emmaus Finger Puppets

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The risen Christ and His ascensionTeaching Aid Sheet

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The day of PentecostFocusFor the children to understand that the

disciples were lled with the Holy Spirit and

spoke in other languages.

Memory Verse

Be lled with the Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18).

Lesson Introduction

Talk to the children about waiting for1. something exciting, eg. their birthdays,

Christmas. Discuss whether waiting

seems difcult and relate this to the

disciples waiting for the Fathers

promise.

Tell the story using a felt board,2.

picture Bible or do simple blackboard

illustrations.

Story SummaryJesus had told the disciples to wait in1.

Jerusalem for the Fathers promise.

On the day of Pentecost the disciples were2.

together in one place.

They were lled with the Holy Spirit, and3.

spoke in other languages.

Peter spoke to the crowds that gathered4.

and 3000 people were baptised.

Teaching Suggestion

The Waiting Game. Like statues, children move or jiggle about

while teachers back is turned. But when teacher calls out wait

and turns around, children must stand still until teacher says

memory verse and children repeat it. Children may also take turns

to be the one to say wait and to say the verse for the others to

repeat.

Extra IdeasBlow painting.1. A4 sheet with head and shoulders of disciples

(stick gures ne) - 1 per child. Few drops thin red/yellowpaint above heads of disciples. Children use straws to blow

the paint into tongues of re. Practise blowing (not sucking)

through straws rst.

String painting.2. Large sheets of paper folded in half. On

right hand half draw disciples heads. Use lengths of string (40

cm) dipped in red/yellow thick paint arrange above disciples

heads, fold left side down. Holding paper rmly pull strings

out quickly, one at a time.

Collage.3. A4 sheet protector per child. Cut off folded edge and

bottom to create a two page book. On page 2 paste photocopy

of disciples from Teaching Aid Sheet (Post-Cross appearances

and Ascension). On page 1 sticky tape or glue strips of red/yellow cellophane or paper above heads of disciples.

Headbands.4. Cardboard strips with ame shaped section at

front. Children decorate ame with cellophane.

Languages.5. If you can, teach children a few words such

as hello in another language. Explain difference between

learning a language and speaking in tongues.

Morning Tea.6. Sao biscuits, slices of egg or circles of ham for

faces and grated cheese or carrot tongues of re, dried fruit for

facial features.

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Activity - Tongues of Fire Whirlygigs

Materials

Photocopies of the Activity Sheet whirlygig - at least 1 whirlygig per child.

Felt pens/crayons in yellow, orange and red.Scissors.

Steps

At Home

Decorate and cut out a whirlygig so you are familiar with the directions below and so that the children can see the

nished article.

In Class

Children decorate their whirlygigs with red, orange and yellow to look like re.

Teacher cuts along remaining dotted lines (NOT solid lines).

Teacher demonstrates and children copy, step by step, folding the whirlygig to resemble the completed diagrambelow - ie. fold forward along lines 1 and 2, fold forward along line 3 and backward on line 4, fold backward along

line 5.

Hold whirlygig high in the air and let it drop like re coming down in the wind. (Dropping it from a balcony or

standing on a table works better than from a childs height above the ground.)

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Peter and JohnFocusFor the children to understand that Jesus name

is special.

Memory Verse

Rise up and walk. (Acts 3:6).

Lesson IntroductionAsk if the children can remember what1.

they were like as babies. Perhaps showa photo of yourself as a baby and discuss

briey how we have changed. Show a

picture of Jesus and the disciples who had

been shermen and introduce the idea that

God changed them too.

Concentrating on Acts 3:1 - 4:22, use a2.

picture Bible, felt board or simple puppets

to tell the story. Some of the gures in

previous lessons could be used.

Story SummaryPeter and John went to the temple.1.

They healed a lame man in Jesus name2.

and many others became Christians.

Peter then preached about Jesus to the3.

people who gathered, but he and John

were put in prison overnight.

They refused the priests order not to4.

speak of Jesus but were let go.

Peter preached in many places and wrote5.

two letters to the Christians.

John was given a vision of Jesus and told6.

to write it down - The Revelation ofJesus Christ, the last book of the Bible.

Teaching Suggestion

Sing the song Silver and gold have I none if known, or play the

following game: Children sit in circle. Teacher stands in front of a

child with hands outstretched to child and says verse. Child stands

and teacher takes childs place in circle. Child then goes to another

child in the circle and repeats teachers action and verse. Continue

until all the children have had a turn.

Extra IdeasStory recall.1. Children act out story of lame man being healed.

Let them use their own words, but with lots of prompting.Use props of bandages, crutch or walking stick, sleeping bag,

empty purse, etc.

Lame man healed race.2. Starting position on pillow and

bandage or sock on one foot. Starting signal, rise up and

walk. Children remove sock and ... to Beautiful Gate, walk,

run, hop, jump, etc. Prizes of lolly or dried fruit wrapped in

gold paper.

Memory game.3. Have 5-10 objects from story and remove one

while childrens eyes closed. Children guess which is missing.

Finger puppets.4. Use the Activity Sheet from Lesson No. 118

(Post-Cross Appearances and Ascension) for the lame man,

Peter and John. Using index and middle ngers for the legs,lame man can be made to walk and leap.

Do this.5. Children take turns to move their split-pin man into

different positions. Other children try to make their man copy

it.

Concentration.6. Before class, draw or nd pictures of people

and their tools, eg. farmer/tractor, housewife/broom, lame man/

bed, sherman/net. Paste on cards. Turn face down. Children

take turns to nd pairs.

Acts 3:1 - 4:22;

8:14-25;

John 21:20-25;

Revelation 1

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Activity - Split-pin Man

Materials

1 Activity Sheet per child, photocopied or mounted on cardboard.

Scissors.5 split-pins per child.

Colouring pencils/pens.

Steps

At Home

Cut out the segments for each man.

In Class

Children colour the parts.

Teacher puts man together with split-pins.

Retell the section of the story about the healing and allow the children to make their man do the actions - sit, then

stand, and nally to go walking and leaping and praising God. Sing songs such as Silver and gold have I none,

Lift up the hands, and In the name of Jesus, or songs known by you.

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Peter and

the GentilesFocusFor the children to know that Jesus has no

favourites and we are all special to Him.

He is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36).

Memory Verse

He is Lord of all. (Acts 10:36).

Lesson Introduction

Ask the children to think about ways that1.Jesus makes a difference in their lives.

Discuss. After the story, ask the children

to tell you how Jesus made a difference in

the lives of the people in the story.

Use pictures or annelgraph to help tell2.

the story. Use a tablecloth and some

plastic animals to illustrate Peters vision.

Story SummaryPeter went to many towns, preaching and1.

healing the sick. Listen to the excitingthings that happened to Peter.

Peter found a man who had been unable2.

to walk for eight years. He said to him

Jesus Christ heals you. The man was

made better immediately.

A kind lady called Dorcas died. She had3.

believed in Jesus and her friends sent

for Peter. Peter prayed for Dorcas and

immediately she came alive.

God told Peter that He wanted His good4.

news shared with all kinds of people by

showing him a vision. God had spokento a man called Cornelius and told him to

send for Peter. Cornelius was not a Jew

like Peter, but a Gentile. When Peter told

them about Jesus, the Holy Spirit came

upon them and they praised God.

Some time later, King Herod put Peter in5.

prison. He was chained and guarded, but

an angel came to Peter. His chains fell off

and the angel led him out. Peter went to

his friends who were all praying for him.

They were amazed and glad to see him.

Peter told them to go and tell the otherdisciples what God had done.

Teaching Suggestion

Have four children hold the corners of a bed sheet and seat the

remaining children under it.

The sheet is raised like parachute silk as the children all call

out the memory verse.

The children take turns until all have sat under or held a corner

of the sheet.

Extra IdeasDraw Peters vision.1. Pencils, felt pens, crayons etc and large

sheets of paper.Free play2. - using plastic toy animals for the vision.

Role play.3. Talk about the differences Jesus made in the lives

of the people whom Peter met and role play one of the healing

stories. Remind the children about how happy they and their

friends would be if they were healed.

Sing a song of thanks to Jesus4. - maybe Thank-you, Thank-

you Jesus, or Silver and gold have I none. The children can

walk and leap as they sing the song.

Dorcas garments.5. On an A4 sheet of paper, draw a post either

side and a line joining them at the top (clothes line). Cut out

simple garment shapes (t-shirts and shorts, etc) from coloured

paper, wrapping paper or material. In class, the children hang

(paste) the garments along the clothes line. Write at the top

Dorcas made all of these.

Animal prints.6. You will need plastic animal shapes suitable

for this, paper trays with a layer of 1cm thick foam and thick

paint poured over, and paper. In class, the children press the

animal shapes onto the foam then onto their paper.

Animal stencils.7. You will need paper, paint and brushes,

simple animal stencils cut from cardboard or ice-cream carton

lids, and Blu-tack. In class, the children use the Blu-tack to

secure the stencils on their paper then gently paint over the

edges of the stencils. Remove the stencils and Blu-tack to see

the animals.

Morning tea with a variety of food8. - if possible animal-

shaped biscuits and cheese slices - all set out on a tablecloth to

represent the sheet that appeared to Peter.

Acts 9:32-43; 10;

11:1-18; 12:1-19

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Activity - Peters Vision Playdough

Materials

1 large mans handkerchief or square of material per child.

Home-made or commercial playdough.

Steps

Before Class

Make playdough if necessary.

Prepare material squares - size of a large handkerchief.

In Class

Children model the animals Peter saw in his vision. Remind the children of the types of animals he saw - four

footed animals, wild beasts, creeping things, birds.

As the children do this, the teacher can tie a knot in each corner of their handkerchiefs and explain the meaning of

the vision.The children put their models into their handkerchiefs and role play the vision.

Children take their models and handkerchiefs home. Remind the children to explain the vision to their family.

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StephenFocusFor the children to understand that we too can

be brave for God if we are full of faith and

trusting in Him.

Memory Verse

Love your enemies. (Luke 6:27).

Lesson Introduction

Discuss how difcult it is sometimes to1. love and forgive those who hurt us in

some way - such as teasing, not sharing,

telling lies about us.

Jesus says that we must love and pray for2.

those people even though they hurt us.

This is how we can show them that Jesus

loves them.

Story SummaryStephen was wise and lled with the Holy1.

Spirit.

He was chosen to help out, so that the2.

apostles could spend their time teaching.

Stephens enemies told lies about him3.

and took him to court. When the council

looked at him they thought he had a face

like an angel.

He spoke to them about how God had4.

used faithful men like Abraham, Jacob,

Joseph and Moses to guide Israel.

He reminded them how often they had5.

refused to listen to Gods messengers and

that they had killed Gods Son, Jesus.The people became angry with Stephen,6.

dragged him out of the city.

They threw stones at him until he died, but7.

before he died, Stephen asked the Lord to

forgive these people.

Teaching Suggestion

Use a hoop, chalk, piece of string, or cardboard etc to make a

large circle on the oor. Children stand around the circle then

take three giant steps backwards. They should now be facing

the circle but a short distance away.

Have a small pebble/stone/marble for each child. Each child

tries to rolltheir stone into the marked circle. If it reaches the

circle they recite the memory verse and sit down.

If the stone misses, they have another go from where it landed

until it is in.

Repeat until all children have had a turn.

Extra IdeasMake a face like an angel.1. Before class, cut the centre out

of paper plates (one for each child) and attach a paddlepop

stick to the bottom of each. The children can then decorate

the rim of the plate with glitter, stars, alfoil. Hold over face to

produce their very own angel face.

Prayer and sharing time.2. Pray for others and maybe for the

things we are afraid of, and share about Gods faithfulness and

the good things He has done for us.

Cooking to share.3. Use a simple recipe like chocolate crackles

or honey bubble slice, etc. Set up the ingredients and utensils.Encourage the children to help as much as possible. Have

take-away containers or paper plates for the children to take

some home. Suggest they share the cooking with their family

and friends like Stephen would have.

Morning tea.4. Stephen shared the food among the poor. This

wasnt always easy. Have some food (crackers, fruit, dried

fruit) which the children could take turns sharing evenly

among the class. Help them to count as they share so that

everyone has the same. Up to ve pieces only.

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Activity - Painting

Materials

Water colour paints.

Water, plastic containers.Newspapers or a large plastic sheet for the oor or tables.

Wide paint brushes.

Large sheets of paper.

Old shirts for the children to wear.

Steps

Cover the tables or oor with plastic or newspaper.

Put an old shirt or apron on each child to protect their clothes.

Allow the children to express themselves freely through their painting.

Suggest that they paint a picture of Stephen with a face like an angel but if they wish to paint another part of the

story, thats okay.

Encourage the children to talk about their painting. They might like the teacher to write a short sentence about the

story.

The teacher could write the memory verse at top of each childs painting.

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PhilipFocusFor the children to understand that they can

show Gods love to others.

Memory Verse

Philip ... preached Jesus. (Acts 8:35).

Lesson IntroductionDiscuss with the children how they can1.

share Jesus love with their friends andfamily eg. by doing kind things for others,

especially if they may be hurt, sad or

lonely.

Use pictures to help to tell the story if2.

possible, or a annelgraph.

Story SummaryAn angel sent Philip on a wonderful1.

mission.

He sent Philip to meet an Ethiopian (from2.

Africa) in the desert.The Ethiopian was returning home in his3.

chariot after worshipping in Jerusalem.

He was reading a part of the Old4.

Testament - the book of Isaiah - but he did

not understand what he was reading.

Philip shared the good news about Jesus5.

with him and the Ethiopian became a

believer.

Philip baptised the Ethiopian and was then6.

taken by the Lord to another town some

way away.

Philip continued to preach the good news7.

of Jesus in all the cities he passed through.

Teaching Suggestion

With children sitting in a circle have a chat about Jesus. Ask

the children to suggest anything that they know about Jesus,

eg. He loves us, He is Gods Son, He died for us, He rose

again, etc. Dont spend too much time on this.

The children chant Who preached Jesus to the Ethiopian

(as per the childrens game of Who stole the cookie from

the cookie jar?) and the teacher points to a child who then

stands. The children then chant Philip preached Jesus to the

Ethiopian and the child standing says something he/she knows

about Jesus. It doesnt matter if the children copy each other.Repeat until all the children have had a turn at being Philip.

Extra IdeasBlindfold game.1. With the children in pairs, each child has a

turn at being blindfolded (the Ethiopian was blind to the word

of God until he was helped by Philip), while the other child

leads them around the room.

Role play the story.2. Use a large cardboard box for the chariot

and add paper plates for the wheels and have a blue sheet or

cardboard nearby for the water.

Finger puppets.3. The children can colour and use the nger

puppets from the Extra Ideas Activity Sheet to retell the story.

Before class: Cut out the pictures and paste onto card. Cut out

holes for ngers. In class: the children colour and play with

the puppets.

Chariots.4. Make these from cardboard boxes, lids or cardboard

circles attached with split pins for wheels. Add 2 strips of

cardboard attached to the sides to pull it along. If your chariots

are highly maneuverable, have chariot races.

Fast Philip.5. Use the nger puppet of Philip from the Extra

Ideas Activity Sheet and a table. Line 2 children up on either

side of the table. They use their ngers as Philips legs to run

to the other end of the table. The winner can then leap his way

back up the table.

Morning tea.6. Make chariot biscuits from Sao biscuits spread

with vegemite and a circle of cheese or carrot ring for a wheel.

Acts 8:4-13, 26-40

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Activity Jesus Loves You Badge/Pendant

Remind the children how Philip told others about Jesus. They can be like Philip and tell others about Jesus too. They

can wear their Jesus loves you badge to share about Him.

Materials

1 Activity Sheet per child, photocopied onto coloured cardboard.

Two large safety pins (as used for nappies) per child or long lengths of wool or ribbon if using as a necklace.

Stickers such as stars and hearts, glue, glitter, felt pens, etc.

Steps

At Home

Cut out the circles (2 per child).

In Class

Children decorate their badges/pendants with stickers, glitter, felt pens etc.

Cover the badges in clear contact if desired.Punch two holes in the top of the badge and thread ribbon through for hanging around the childs neck or attach a

large safety pin to the badge.

Jesuslovesyou.

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PhilipActivity Jesus Loves You Badge/Pendant

Jesus

lovesyou.

Jesus

lovesyou.

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PhilipExtra Ideas Activity Sheet

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Pauls conversionFocusFor the children to understand that if we ask

the Lord He will show us His way for our

lives.

Memory Verse

Open their eyes. (Acts 26:18).

Lesson Introduction

Use a annelgraph with two gures, Paul1. and Ananias, a picture of bright light and

a small wicker basket. Or use two dolls to

represent Paul and Ananias and a torch for

the bright light which shone upon Paul.

Discuss with the children how sometimes2.

we think we are doing the right thing but

people who know better, such as Mum and

Dad, tell us that we are wrong. Tell the

children that todays story is about a man

who thought he was doing right, but Jesus

had to show him that he was wrong.

Talk about how it might feel to be blind3.

suddenly. Ask the children to close theireyes, pretend to be blind and perform

simple tasks such as, touch your nose,

stand up, turn around, walk three steps.

Story SummarySaul, who was later called Paul, hated1.

Christians and always tried to stop them

talking about Jesus.

He was on his way to Damascus to put2.

Christians in prison when a great light

from heaven shone around him and Saulfell to the ground blinded.

Jesus told Saul to go to Damascus and3.

wait. Sauls friends led him to the city

where he didnt eat or drink for three days.

Jesus sent a disciple called Ananias to4.

Saul to restore his sight. Ananias was

afraid at rst because he knew how evil

Saul had been to the Christians, but he

obeyed Jesus and laid his hands on Saul.

Immediately Saul could seen again.

Saul spoke about Jesus and the Jews5.

became angry and decided to kill him.

His new friends helped him to escape bylowering him in a large basket over the

wall of the city.

Teaching Suggestion

Have the children sit in a line with their eyes closed. One child

is called out (he/she could say What do you want me to do?)

and is given a ball to gently roll towards the children. At the

same time he/she calls out open their eyes.

The children all open their eyes to see who will receive the

ball. The receiver changes places with the ball roller and the

action is repeated until all children have had a turn at rolling

the ball.

Extra IdeasBuild a wall.1. Small and large boxes to build a wall. Attach

string to a small cane basket. Place a doll inside the basket and

the children can take turns at lowering it over the wall.

Torch patterns.2. Have children take turns at shining a torch

onto a large sheet of paper or cardboard. The other children

can each have a turn at drawing around the spot of light. Swap

torch holder, and repeat until all children have had a turn at

holding the torch and lots of circles are now on the sheets of

paper. Colour and decorate with glitter, or paper collage.

Blind mans bluff.3. One child wears blindfold. Other children

spread out. Once they have found a space, they must not move

their feet (they may move upper body). The blindfolded child

then moves around - he must try to nd a child and guess who

it is. The found child is then blindfolded and the game starts

again until all children have had a turn at being blindfolded.

Role play the story.4.

Play a version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey.5. Draw three

doors on a sheet of paper - mark an X on one. Draw a gure of

Saul, one per child, and attach sticky tape or blue tack to back.

Blindfold children in turn - see if they can put Saul on the door

with an X.

Rock wall painting.6. Have thick paint on thin foam sitting in

a tray. The children use ends of match boxes or small square/rectangular objects to press into the paint and then onto paper.

Build up a wall with the block prints. Add a simple basket

shape and person from paper or cardboard plus some string or

wool for lowering it over the wall.

Morning tea.7. Allow the children 3 (small) morning tea items

to reinforce the fact that Paul fasted for 3 days before he

received his sight.

Acts 7:58;

8:1-3; 9:1-31;

22:1-21; 26:2-20

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Activity - Colour and Paste

Materials

1 Activity Sheet per child.

Scissors.Colouring pencils, crayons, felt pens.

Glue.

Steps

At Home

The teacher may need to cut out the Pauls open eyes for the children. Preferably allow them to try.

In Class

The children colour Pauls face and hair.

They then cut out the open eyes along the dotted lines and paste across the blind eyes.

Tell the children to explain the story of Pauls meeting with Jesus to their family and friends

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Pauls first

missionary journeyFocusFor the children to understand that God wants

us to be obedient and walk in the light.

Memory Verse

Walk in the Spirit. (Galatians 5:16).

Lesson IntroductionAsk the children if they have ever had a1.

long trip away? Did they go through lotsof towns? Did it take a long time? How

did they travel - car, plane, train?

Remind the children about last weeks2.

story and how Pauls life was changed.

Paul wanted to share about Jesus to people

everywhere. Talk about how Paul and

Barnabas travelled (maybe the children

could guess) - by foot, by boat, perhaps by

donkey.

If desired, use a sand tray to tell the story3.

as suggested in the activity. This could be

used for the next three lessons as well.

Story SummaryPaul and Barnabas were sent by the Holy1.

Spirit on a long journey to teach people

about Jesus. The Lord used Paul and

Barnabas for many signs and wonders.

They went on a boat to the town of2.

Paphos. They were invited to visit an

important man in the town who wanted to

hear the word of God. A magician tried to

stop them sharing about God, but the Lord

showed His power through Paul. Themagician was made blind for a time, and

the important man believed in Jesus.

Mostly people were glad to hear about3.

Jesus, but some people in one town were

angry and jealous after Paul had healed

a crippled man. They threw stones

at him until he was nearly dead. God

looked after Paul and with the help of the

believers he was soon on his way again.

On their way home, Paul and Barnabas4.

prayed and fasted with the believers in the

new churches. When they arrived home,

Paul and Barnabas told all their friendshow lots and lots of people had come to

know and believe in Jesus.

Teaching Suggestion

The children take turns at making a slowly moving path of light

on the oor using a torch. The torch holder repeats the memory

verse walk in the Spirit while the remaining children take turns at

walking on the light spot.

Extra IdeasRole play the story.1. Have the children pretend to get on a

donkey, into a boat, walk around the room, stopping them from

time to time to act out the various aspects of the story.

Draw a map2. of Pauls journey using paint, crayons, or feltpens.

Sand tray scene.3. Make plasticine or paper-mache mountains

and cardboard trees to add to the sand tray. (The sand tray

could be used for the next three lessons and more items added

by children each time).

Statues.4. Teacher stands at one end of the room with children

in a line at the other end of the room. The teacher faces the

wall and counts 1,2 slowly while the children move closer.

The teacher turns around and says, stand up. The children

stand very still. The rst child to touch the teacher without

moving when the teacher is looking takes the teachers place

and the game begins again.

Picture journey.5. You will need a rope, string or wool which

leads around the room or an outdoor area, plus some pictures

(simply drawn) of a few Eastern buildings. Place a picture at

various intervals along the rope. Begin the journey with the

children and walk along the rope, when you reach a picture

briey talk about what happened at that city, then go on.

Painting.6. Encourage the children to paint a picture of some

aspect of Pauls journey.

Walking races.7. Have a variety of walking races using

different distances, backwards, sideways, crawling, etc.

Morning tea.8. Have a variety of food available, and paper bagsfor the children to pack themselves a picnic lunch. After the

children have taken one of each type of food, pretend to go on

a journey (maybe outside). The story could be acted out in this

setting too.

Acts 13 & 14

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Activity - Re-Enact the Sand Tray Journey

Materials

Large alfoil tray (purchased from supermarket).

Sand.Blue cellophane for the water.

Toy boat.

Figures to represent Paul, Barnabas, the important man, the magician, the lame man, the angry men.

Small stones.

Signposts with names of towns visited. (Teacher will need to check Bible references to establish these if all town

names are wanted - there are eight).

Steps

Allow the children to build up the necessary elements on the sand tray as the story progresses.

Make sure each child tells a segment of the story eg William, how did Paul and Barnabas get onto the island?

When William replies, allow him to place the blue cellophane around the island and the boat on top; and theytravelled on to Paphos (have a child place the sign post in position) to see an important man (another child places a

gure for the important man and then the magician, etc).

Encourage the children to remember the different aspects of the story.

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Pauls second and third

missionary journeysFocusFor the children to understand that they can

completely trust God when difculties occur.

Memory Verse

I am with you. (Acts 18:10).

Lesson IntroductionIf desired, the sand tray could be used again,1.

pinpointing the most important parts of the

story. You will need some new signpostsand more blue cellophane paper for water.

Teacher will need to examine a Bible map of

Pauls journeys.

Impress upon the children how very difcult2.

it must have been for Paul to travel such

a long way. He was able to keep going,

sharing Gods word, because he trusted God

and was happy to even be hurt so that the

gospel could be shared with others.

Story Summary

Paul went on more journeys. He visited1. some churches from his last journey, then he

continued on with Silas and Timothy.

The Holy Spirit led them and kept them2.

from going where they shouldnt. The Holy

Spirit told them to go to Macedonia. Once

again, they told the people about Jesus.

A lady named Lydia and her household

believed and were baptised.

In Philippi they were beaten and thrown in3.

prison. The jailer was told to keep them

securely. He put them into the inner prison

and put their feet in stocks (teacher explain).

At midnight, Paul and Silas were prayingand singing hymns to God. Suddenly there

was an earthquake, the prison shook, all

the doors were opened and all the prisoners

chains were loosed. The jailer thought

everyone would have escaped but Paul and

Silas called to him that they were all still

there. The jailer and all his family became

Christians.

Paul travelled on to many towns. The Lord4.

spoke to him in the night by a vision: Do

not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep

silent; for I am with you. Paul continuedto speak boldly about Jesus and God looked

after him until he nally arrived back in

Jerusalem.

Teaching Suggestion

Children spread themselves around the room. Teacher

reaches around to tag the children. Once a child is tagged,

he/she is put into prison (make an enclosure with boxes or

chairs). The child is released when another child goes to

him/her and says the memory verse I am with you.

Continue the game until all the children have been tagged

and all have had a turn of saying the memory verse and

releasing the prisoner.

Extra IdeasSinging.1. Sing some praise songs of the childrens choice.

Footprint journey.2. Use large sheets of paper and felt

pens - have each child, in turn, stand on the paper while

another child or teacher draws around outside of their shoes.

Alternatively, the children may be able to work in pairs at

this activity. Children could colour and decorate their foot

prints. Write the memory verse on the bottom of the sheet of

paper.

Painting.3. For the very adventurous, the children could

remove shoes and socks and gently stand in water paint

and then onto sheets of butchers paper. Place sheets in

sun to dry. This activity would need to be done outside and

clean water and towel should be available to wash and dry

childrens feet.

Stocks.4. From long rectangular pieces of cardboard cut two

deep half circles for legs or arms to be placed in. Add a hole

to two pieces and a split-pin to join them at one corner, one

on top of the other so half circles meet.

Musical stocks.5. Play musical chairs, but when the children

sit down, have them stretch their legs and arms straight out as

if they are in stocks.

Cities.6. Have 3 or 4 cities or places where special things

happened, e.g. Philippi (Lydia and her household werebaptized), jail (the jailer believed), Corinth (the Lord spoke

to Paul, I am with you), and Troas (the man was healed).

Designate certain areas of the room for each place and

explain these to the children. Sing a chorus and then call out

one of the cities (places) and briey what happened there,

e.g. jail, where the jailer believed. The children run to the

area indicated. Continue with choruses and places.

Morning tea.7. Have a celebration picnic.

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Activity - Paper Chains and Prison

Materials

Large empty cartons, fruit boxes, large cereal boxes, etc.

Strips of stiff paper or cardboard approx. 2 cm x 15 cm long - 10 per child.Staples/sticky tape.

Stickers, or glue and glitter.

Colouring pencils, felt pens.

Steps

At Home

Make sure you have sufcient boxes for all children to contribute to the building.

Cut the strips of paper (chains).

In Class

Allow the children to decorate their chains as they wish using the materials provided.When they have nished colouring and decorating their chains, teacher will need to loop together the strips of paper

to form chains. A stapler will be the quickest way of securing the interlocking loops. Make sure the sharp edge of

the staple is on the inside of each loop.

The children can then use the cartons to build a prison. They can take turns at being Paul and Silas (with their paper

chains around their legs), hiding in the prison and singing praises to God, or they could be the earthquake which

shakes the prison (not on top of the children inside the prison).

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Pauls capture

and imprisonmentFocusFor the children to understand that walking in

the way of God is not always easy but Jesus will

always be there to encourage and strengthen them.

Memory Verse

The Lord stood by him. (Acts 23:11).

Lesson IntroductionTalk to the children about situations in their1.

lives which are hard, eg. friends not sharingtoys, not wanting to play with them, hitting

or kicking, nasty things said to them. How

do they feel and what do they do when these

things happen?

Remind them of Peter, Stephen, and Paul -2.

these men were lied about, hurt and jailed.

When awful things happened to them, they

did not run away, cry, or shout angrily, but

praised God and continued to share His

word? Ask the children to imagine how Paul

must have felt in not being allowed to go

back to his home for many years. Listen to

what Paul did.

Story SummaryPaul was in the temple in Jerusalem when1.

some Jews became upset with him. They

dragged him out of the temple to kill him.

The commander of the Roman Army rushed2.

over with his soldiers. The Jews stopped

beating Paul and the commander took Paul

away to question him. Before they went,

Paul told them about Jesus, but they got upset

again when he said that Jesus wanted to save

the Gentiles.Because he was a Roman citizen, Paul was3.

no longer bound with chains and he was able

to speak about Jesus to the priests and Jewish

council. There was soon an argument and

Paul was nearly hurt. The army commander

took him back to the barracks. The Lord

encouraged Paul to be of good cheer.

Pauls nephew heard about a plot to kill4.

him, so he was secretly taken to Caesarea,

accompanied by soldiers.

The high priest spoke against Paul, but the5.

governor, Felix, couldnt nd any thing thatPaul had done wrong. They kept Paul a

prisoner, but he still shared about Jesus to the

governor and king.

Teaching Suggestion

Have the children stand one behind the other in a line. The

child at the beginning of the line walks up and stands by the

child at the end of the line. The rst child then whispers The

Lord stood by him into the ear of the last child and they then

together walk to the front of the line and the last to receive the

message whispers it to the new child. All three then walk to

the end of the line and the last receiver passes the message on

again. Repeat until all children have had a turn at whispering

the memory verse.

Extra IdeasSongs.1. Paul told people everywhere how Jesus loves them.

Sing some songs eg. Jesus loves me, this I know, for the

Bible tells me so which could also be Jesus loves you

..., and Rejoice in the Lord always. Teacher could have

some simple musical instruments available for the children

to play - shakers (plastic bottle lled with rice), clapping

sticks, bunch of keys to shake, drum (ice cream container or

saucepan), spoons, washboard (corrugated cardboard with

stick).

Play time with playdough.2. Encourage the children to look

after each other as they share the cutters and moulds. Tellthem how Paul was always concerned for others.

Prison.3. You will need a box for each child, e.g. tissue

box or cereal box. Remove 1 large side of each box and

reinforce if necessary so that the boxes will stand on their

long ends. Either have the children draw Paul on the large

side left or cut out a simple Paul for them to glue. Add

narrow strips for prison bars. Other accessories may be

added, e.g. a small barred window, etc.

Roman commander.4. One child is chosen as the

commander and the rest of the children follow him

from one side of the room to the other. Periodically the

commander turns around and calls out stop and allmust stop momentarily. Give each child a turn at being

commander.

Food sharing.5. Bring out to the children just one item of

food (eg. apple, banana, Freddo Frog) and make a fuss

of the fact that you only have one item. Ask the children

for suggestions as to who should have it? Hopefully, they

will think for themselves to cut it up and share it between

them. Once the sharing up is accomplished, you could then

present quantities of food which needs distributing evenly.

Make sure each child has a turn to divide the food.

Acts 21:26-26:32

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Activity - Puppet Paul

Materials

1 Activity Sheet per child, photocopied or mounted onto cardboard.

Colouring pencils, crayons, felt pens.Split-pins - 2 per child.

Scissors.

Paddlepop Sticks one per child.

Masking Tape.

Steps

Before Class

Cut around the components of the gure of Paul if necessary (depending on the ability of the class).

In Class

The children can colour the body and arms of Paul.

The children can cut around the drawing of Paul and his arms, on the dotted lines. Teacher may need to help.

Use masking tape to reinforce where the holes will be.

Teacher can then attach Pauls arms to his body using the split-pins. Attach the puppet to a paddlepop stick.

The children can act out elements of the story - raising Pauls arms as he speaks to the people or as he praises the

Lord.

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Pauls final journeyFocusFor the children to understand that God has a

plan for their lives and when we are walking in

obedience to God, His plan will come to pass, no

matter what happens along the way.

Memory Verse

Do not be afraid. (Acts 27:24).

Lesson IntroductionSand tray. You will need extra water (blue1.

cellophane), some islands, new sign posts

for the towns of Sidon, Myra, Rome and the

islands of Crete and Malta. Have a second

boat as Paul and the prisoners had to change

ships along the way.

Stress to the children that nothing is2.

impossible for God and express amazement at

how God looked after Paul through shipwreck,

snakebite, etc.

Story SummaryPaul had to go to Rome to appeal to Caesar. A1.

centurion called Julius was in charge of himand, with other prisoners, they boarded a ship

to sail to Rome.

At Myra, they boarded a different ship to go to2.

Italy. Paul knew that it was a dangerous time

of year to sail and warned the centurion of the

danger. The centurion would not listen to Paul

and decided to sail on. The winds became

strong, the people were afraid and they had to

lighten the ship. Paul went without food for a

long time. Paul told everyone how an angel

of the Lord had stood by him and told him

not to be afraid. Although the ship would runaground on an island, they would all be saved.

They did hit a reef and the boat broke up.

Some swam to the land and others made their

way on boards and parts of the ship. The 276

people on board were all saved.

They were on the island of Malta. The natives3.

looked after them. A snake bit Paul but he

was not hurt and the natives thought he was

a god. Paul healed many sick people on the

island.

After three months they sailed in another ship4.

towards Rome. Once in Rome, Paul was

allowed to live by himself in his own rented

house where he preached the kingdom of God

to all who came to him.

Teaching Suggestion

Remind the children of the part of the story where the angel

of the Lord came to Paul and said Do not be afraid.

Sit the children down on the oor in a line. Have them

pretend that they are in a rollicking boat.

Call one of the children out to be the angel of the Lord.

This child can then call out the memory verse Do not be

afraid,.

Repeat the exercise until all children have had a turn at

being the angel.

Extra IdeasSand tray play.1. The children can re-enact the story with

small Lego gures and boats to move around the sand tray,

rocking their boat when the weather gets rough, toy snake

on the island of Malta, a little bed for the sick man. Make

sure all the children have a turn of moving the boat around.

Lets all go on the voyage.2. Teacher could have a small

suitcase and a variety of clothing and objects which some

of the children could pack. The remaining children could

be waiting at the end of their voyage with a celebration

picnic. Dont forget to thank God for His faithfulness in

looking after them all.

Box boats.3. Teacher will need to have several cardboard

cartons (eg. fruit boxes - one for each child) or one very

large cardboard box (such as washing machine or other

large appliance box - for all the children to t into) in which

the children can play. Act out the story - the children can

rock their boats as the weather gets rough, swim for the

island, be bitten by the snake, pray for Publius father, and

praise God with the believers in Rome. Add accessories to

the boats like an anchor made from cardboard and attached

to string.

Floating boats.4. Use polystyrene for the hull, a satay stickfor the mast, paper for the sail and ags, etc. If possible,

oat them in a large tub or baby bath. Recall aspects of the

story and the fact that Paul trusted in God through it all.

Throwing practice.5. The sailors had to throw much

overboard. Have the children stand on a low wall, chair or

table with a ball, bean bag or box and have a large box for

the children to throw into. Move the box to make it more

challenging.

Morning tea.6. Take a picnic morning tea, rugs, a few

sticks and red cellophane. Make a re from the sticks and

cellophane and sit around it to eat like Paul and the sailors

on Malta.

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Activity - Build a Boat

Materials

Empty one litre juice cartons or milk cartons (plastic or cardboard) - one for each child.

Paddlepop sticks - two per boat.Sail shapes on cardboard - one for each child - size according to carton size used.

Scissors.

Masking tape.

Colouring pencils, crayons, or felt pens.

Glue and glitter/colourful paper pieces to collage sails.

Steps

Before Class

Teacher will need to draw onto cardboard a simple triangle or sail shape - one per child. Outline it clearly with

felt pen to make it easy for the children to cut out. Size will vary depending on the size of the carton used eg. a

matchbox will require very tiny sails.

Cut the bottom portion out of the cartons - this will be the boat, so have the sides deep enough for the children to

put gures into it.

Cut a slit in two sides of the carton - deep enough to take a paddlepop stick.

In Class

Children can cut out their sails. Teacher may need to help.

Children can place a paddlepop stick through the slits so it goes across the boat.

Allow the children to decorate their sails using colours or glue, glitter, or collage materials.

Teacher will then need to attach the sail to the second paddlepop stick with masking tape.

Teacher will then tape the mast and sail onto the cross-bearer stick which the children placed in earlier.

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Sonseekers Curriculum

Unit One Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four Creation 11.

Creation 22.

Adam and Eve3.

The fall4.

Cain and Abel5.

Noah builds an ark6.

The ood, Noah and his7.

sons

The tower of Babel8.

Abram called, Abram9.

and LotThe covenant with10.

Abraham

Ishmael and Isaac11.

Sodom and Gomorrah12.

The sacrice of Isaac13.

Rebekah, Isaacs bride14.

Jacob and Esau15.

Jacobs ladder, Leah and16.

Rachel

Jacob becomes Israel17.

Joseph, the favourite son18.

Joseph goes to Egypt19.

Joseph interprets the20.

dreams

Josephs brothers21.

Israel in Egypt22.

Israelite slaves, Moses23.

born

Moses ees and returns24.

to EgyptLet My people go25.

The rst passover, Israel26.

delivered

Crossing the Red Sea27.

Manna, water from the28.

rock

Sinai and the ten29.

commandments

Moses and the tabernacle30.

The golden calf31.

Twelve spies, 40 years of32.

wandering

Aarons rod33.

Moses hits the rock34.

The bronze serpent35.

Balaam and his ass36.

Joshua and Rahab37.

Crossing the Jordan,38.

Jericho

The sin of Achan39.

The sun stands still40.

Gideons eece41.

Gideon and his army42.Samson43.

Samson and Delilah44.

Ruth, Naomi and Boaz45.

Hannah46.

Samuel hears God speak47.

Eli, Hophni and Phinehas48.

Saul chosen49.

Saul and the Amalekites50.

David chosen51.

David and Goliath52.

David and Jonathan53.

David and Saul54.

David crowned55.

David and the ark56.

Absalom57.

Solomon becomes king58.

Solomons temple59.Israel divided, Rehoboam60.

and Jeroboam

Elijah and the widow61.

Elijah on Mount Carmel62.

Good King Jehoshaphat63.

Elisha and the double64.

portion

Unit Five Unit Six Unit Seven Unit Eight The widows oil, a boy65.

raised

Naaman66.

Famine in Samaria67.

Jonah68.

The captivity of Israel69.

(the northern kingdom)

Hezekiah and70.

SennacheribIsaiah71.

Josiah72.

Jeremiah73.

The captivity of Judah74.

(the southern kingdom)

Daniel interprets the75

Zacharias, Elizabeth,81.

Mary and John

The birth of Jesus82.

Jesus in the temple83.

John the Baptist84.

Jesus baptised and85.

tempted

The call of the disciples86.

Water turned to wine87.The temple cleansed,88.

Nicodemus

The woman at the well89.

Healing of the paralysed90.

man

The house built on the91

Jairus daughter, a97.

woman touches Jesus

Jesus walks on the water98.

Miracles of healing99.

The transguration100.

A boy is healed101.

The unmerciful servant102.

A man born blind103.

The good Samaritan104.Prayer105.

The raising of Lazarus106.

The lost sheep, coin and107.

son

Attitudes of a servant108.

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