K-2nd November 10-11, 2018 Daniel and the lion s den Daniel 6 God gives us the strength we need. Part 1 (15 minutes) Large Group (5-10 minutes after service starts) Part 2 (10-15 minutes) Game Time Part 3 (10 minutes) Cool Down Time Part 4 (10-15 minutes) Large Group Part 5 (10-15 minutes or until the end of service) Small Groups As kids arrive, give each kid a different colored dot sticker. This will determine which team they re on. Each small group needs a different color. Keep kids in small groups until their parents pick them up. You can use coloring pages, mazes and word searches as an extra time activity! Today, we re talking about strength. Be sure to stress that strength doesn t necessarily mean muscles. It can refer to a lot of different things, one of which is the ability to take a stand and follow God, even when it s hard. Here s this week s big idea: God gives us the strength we need.
Part 1 (Large Group) TODAY S BIG IDEA: God gives us the strength we need. Supplies: None Video: Video: Trolls / Get Back Up Again (https://youtu.be/ifufm0m2w j0) Saddleback Kids / Daniel and the Lion s Den (https://youtu.be/zv3eq2pb qhe) Time: 15 minutes *Start large group 10 minutes into the service. WHAT IS REAL STRENGTH? Say: Welcome to Kids Club, I m so glad you re here! Today we re talking about STRENGTH, and how strength comes in all kinds of different forms. Ask: What s the first thing you think of when you hear strength? (Let kids respond) Yeah, probably being physically strong or having big muscles. Let s check out a video and see a character who shows a lot of strength, but not just the outer, physical kind. Video: Trolls / Get Back Up Again (3 minutes) Say: So, what way did she show strength? (Let kids respond.) Yep, she kept getting back up and going forward, even when tough things were happening. And today we re going to learn about a guy named Daniel, who showed incredible strength in a tough situation. And that leads to today s big idea: God gives us the strength we need. DANIEL Say: OK, let s play a game of Would You Rather? I m going to give you two options. If you d rather do the first option, give me a big clap. If you d pick the second option, stomp your feet on the ground. Are you guys ready? Would you rather be alone in the dark or find a spider crawling on your arm? Would you rather go to a new school or pet a snake? Would you rather give a speech in front of your whole class or get caught in a thunderstorm? Would you rather move to a new city or spend the night in a room full of hungry lions? Say: Great job! Now, have a seat. (Let kids sit.) All of those things are worries that people have. And you d have to have a lot of courage and STRENGTH to do them. Out of all those Would You Rathers, what was the worst? (Let kids respond. Summarize their response.) Yeah, probably spending the night with hungry lions!
Part 1 (Large Group) TODAY S BIG IDEA: God gives us the strength we need. Supplies: None Video: Time: 15 minutes (cont.) DANIEL Say: Guess what? One guy in the Bible DID spend the night with hungry lions: his name was Daniel! Let s watch a video to see what happened. As you watch, see how Daniel shows strength in a really scary situation! Video: Kid Bible Story / Daniel Ask: Who can share some ways that Daniel showed strength and bravery? (Let kids respond.) Yep, Daniel prayed, even when it against the law. Then he went into that lion s den, and trusted that God would take care of him! And the only way he was ABLE to do it, was because God gave him the strength he needed. Say: We re going to play a game now and have some fun showing our strength, so everyone stand up and get ready!
Part 2 (Game Time) Main Goal: Play a game to help kids understand today s big idea. Supplies: Strength challenge cards (1 set of 20 cards/small group) Video: 10-minute countdown timer Time: 10 minutes *Start the 10-minute timer for this activity. SHOW YOUR STRENGTH! Set up: Split kids into small groups Goal of the game: Put a deck of strength challenge cards in the middle of your group on the floor, OR have the leader hold the cards in their hand (you could fan them out and let kids pick that way) Each kid in the group takes a turn and picks a card Read it out loud (if they can t read it themselves, have a leader read it) Whatever the card says, the whole group has to do Continue taking turns until each kid gets to pick a card Adaptation: You can play this as one large group if needed, but small groups may be more fun so that kids can each pick a card themselves *Start the 10-minute timer for the next part of the lesson.
Part 3 (Cool Down Time) Main Goal: Do an activity to help kids understand today s big idea: God gives us the strength we need. Supplies: None Video: 10-minute countdown timer Time: 10 minutes *Start the 10-minute timer for this activity. ICEBREAKER QUESTION Go around your group and have each kid say their name and answer this question: What s an activity you do that makes your work hard? Act it out for the group! (This could be a game, something you do in gym class, an exercise, etc.) DEBRIEF THE GAME Ask: What were your favorite strength challenges? Were you able to complete all the ones you picked? How was Daniel strong?
Part 4 (Large Group) Main Goal: Give kids a chance to respond to what they ve heard today, and worship! Supplies: Video: Music Video: Open My Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=jah0avxdgj0) Music Video: Good Good Father (https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=ee_l-klp2uk) Time: 15 minutes *Play the 10-second countdown video to help kids refocus as they get back into a large group. GOD GIVES US STRENGTH Say: Following God wasn t just hard for Daniel, back in those days you could get in a lot of trouble just for believing in God. It s hard for us too! Say: Sometimes it means doing something different than everybody else, saying no to something that looks or feels good to us, or standing up for what s right, even when everybody else is doing something different. Ask: One way that I ve had to rely on God to give me strength is (Share a personal example with kids that will help them understand what it means to get strength from God in a hard situation.) Say: Whether it s Daniel, or an adult like me and your leaders, or YOU..can any of us be strong on our own? (Let kids respond.) No way! Say: This month, we re learning a verse from the book of Deuteronomy, written by Moses (has anyone heard of him?) Moses was a guy who went through a lot of difficult things, and he had to rely on God to give him strength all the time. (Read with the whole group.) Slide: Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He ll never desert you. So don t be afraid. Don t lose hope. RESPOND AND WORSHIP Say: The most incredible way that God showed us he loves us and will always be with us he sent his son Jesus to die for us, and rescue us from all our wrong choices! And when you believe that, and follow Jesus, you get to experience incredible strength from him. Pray: Ask somebody to come and thank God for helping us follow him, even when it s hard. Say: Another way to get strength from God is through WORSHIPPING him! So let s lift His name up and focus only on him as we sing these words. Music Video: Open My Eyes Music Video: Good Good Father
Part 5 (Small Groups) Main Goal: Discuss today s story and how it applies to kids lives through asking questions and doing a hands-on activity. Supplies: Yellow paper plate (1/kid) Brown strips (5/kid) Orange strips (5/kid) Pair of eye stickers Markers (1 set/group) Glue sticks (1 set/group) Pens (1 set/group) Time: 10-15 minutes (or until parents pick up) Pray together as a group. (If a volunteer wants to pray, let them go for it! You can also ask kids for specific things that they would like prayer for.) EXTRA TIME? Give kids maze and word-search activity sheets to work on until their parents pick them up. RESPOND TO THE STORY How did following God get Daniel in trouble? How would you have felt if you had to spend the night with lions, just for praying? How did God save Daniel from the lions? When do we need to be strong? We know that we ll all face tough situations when we need to be strong, but WHO can we get that strength from? HOW can we actually rely on him? (Pray/talk to him, read the Bible, spend time with others who follow God, worship him) What s a specific way God might be asking you to be strong? MAKE IT PERSONAL Make a lion to help kids retell the story of how Daniel relied on God for strength in the lion s den and how God rescued him from the lions! Give each kid 1 yellow paper plate, 2 long brown strips, 2 long orange strips and a pair of eye stickers. Show kids how to cut their long strips into small pieces about 2-3 inches long (kids won t be able to measure these strips exactly, so just let them cut their strips however they long they like). Set out pens, markers and glue sticks. Help kids glue the strips around the outside of the paper plate. Then they can create the face using the eye stickers and pens. Make sure to use the pens for drawing the face on the plate, since markers will wipe off. Show them an example of how to draw a triangle shaped nose and a lion mouth!
K-2nd November 10/11, 2018 Tell me about Daniel. How does God gives us strength? Large Group Item Usage Details Provided by Adventure Bible for Early Readers 1 per large group, reused BiblesbytheCase.com Usage Details Provided by Colored dot stickers 1 per kid Provide enough colors for each group at a service to use a separate color. Staples: Avery 5472 or Avery 5795 or Avery 5473 Coloring sheet - Daniel Quantity determined by. 8.5x11 paper, black&white, Page 9 Maze sheet - Daniel Quantity determined by. 8.5x11 paper, black&white, Page 10 Word search sheet - Daniel Quantity determined by. 8.5x11 paper, black&white, Page 11 Small Group Item Strength Card Set 1 set of 20 cards per small group black&white, cut into quarter pages, Pages 12-16 *print on paper, or on cardstock to reuse for subsequent services Kinder-2nd cards are different than 3rd/5th version Markers 1 set per group Yellow paper plate 1 per kid Dollar Tree, Yellow Dessert Plates KC National Brown paper strips 2 per kid Brown construction paper cut into strips 1 wide x 18 long KC National to provide paper, s to cut Orange paper strips 2 per kid Orange construction paper cut into strips 1 wide x 18 long KC National to provide paper, s to cut Googly eye stickers 2 per kid Oriental Trading Glue sticks 1 set per group scissors 1 set per group Pens 1 per kid, reused KC National
Tell me about Daniel. How did God give him strength? Read more about this story in Daniel.
Do 20 jumping jacks Walk on your hands and knees and moo like a cow Go touch each wall in the room but you have to crawl to get there Crab walk from end of the room to another
Shake your whole body for 20 seconds seconds (wiggle out your arms and legs) Hop up and down while giving high fives to as many people as you can for 30 seconds Hold your foot in your hand and hop for 20 seconds Do a cartwheel
Hop like a frog to each corner of the room Show off your muscles and make strong muscle poses for 10 seconds Pretend to sit in an invisible chair 5 times sit then stand, sit then stand, etc. Hold your arms out to your sides and makes circles with them in the air
Hop on your right foot 10 times Balance on your right foot for 10 seconds while flapping your arms like a bird Lay on the ground and pretend to make snow angels with your arms and legs for 20 seconds Bend down and touch your toes 10 times
Do 5 sit ups Take 5 giant hops forward, then 3 tiny hops backward Pretend to jump rope for 20 seconds Take 5 of the biggest steps you possibly can
K-2nd 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. KC Logo Slide: for when kids enter the room (All that You Need instrumental; mp3 only; can be downloaded on web) Video: Trolls / Get Back Up Again (0:00-3:02; https://youtu.be/ifufm0m2wj0) Video: Saddleback Kids / Daniel and the Lion s Den (https://youtu.be/zv3eq2pbqhe) Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn31kfenbio) Video: 10-Minute Timer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn31kfenbio) 6. Video: 111118_Bears (KC/SM media videos songs>videos>10 second countdowns) 7. Slide: Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself will go ahead of you. He will be with you. He will never leave you. He ll never desert you. So don t be afraid. Don t lose hope. Music Video: Open My Eyes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jah0avxdgj0) Music Video: Good Good Father (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee_l-klp2uk) 8. 9.