Week 7: David Thanking God

This week's lesson is about David who thanked God for all He had given him. In our culture it is easy to thank God for things: toys, clothes, houses, food. While everything we have comes from God we also have to remember that there are many reasons to thank God other than what we have or own. If not, how else do we describe the joy and gratitude that many in poorer countries are able to still praise God. To help the kids expand their idea of what they can thank God for try one of these activities:

Body Parts

Grab a pack of sticky notes or a roll of tape. You can either place the tape or sticky notes on the following body parts or you can ask the kids to take turns putting the tape or sticky notes on these parts:

head
eyes
ears
hands
mouth
nose
feet
legs
knees
hands
fingers
arms

Then as you take a piece of tape or sticky note off (you can involve the kids here by asking them one at a time to choose one piece to tear off) and have the kids list things that they are able to do or experience because they have the body God gave them.

They can:

think/read/ see/watch TV/run/jump/eat/hear/sing/listen to music/talk to their friends/listen to their mom sing them to sleep/let their dad read them a book/they can crawl/they can pick up things/ throw the ball - lots of things!!!

Inside/Outside

Place Velcro tape halfway down the room (we have Velcro tape available in the main room. See Jessica if you want to use it.). Explain to the kids that one side represents the Inside and what side represents the Outside. Explain that the kids are going to have to listen closely and jump or run back and forth to whatever side you call out.

Have the kids "practice" by calling out Inside. All the kids should run to that side. Then call Outside and they should run to the other side. Do this 2-3 times.

Then explain that now they have to name something they are thankful for that is either Inside or Outside.

Call out Inside or Outside and let the kids run to the correct side. Then have them holler out something that is either Inside (toys, couch, bed, stove, toys, TV, clothes) or Outside (sun, rain, grass, moon, stars, snow, hills, etc.).