Little Lamb Instructor Manual

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Produced by: Nak Hyung Kim (NSD)
General Conference Youth Ministries Department Nick Kross (SPD)
12501 Old Columbia Pike Peter Bo Bohsen (TED)
Silver Spring, MD 20904 Tihomir Lazic (TED)
Tracy Wood (NAD)
Departmental Director: Gary Blanchard Udolcy Zukowski (SAD)
Associate Youth Director: Pako Mokgwane Ugochukwu Elems (WAD)
Associate Youth Director: Andrés J. Peralta Vandeon Griffin (NAD)
Editor-in-Chief: Andrés J. Peralta Zlatko Musija (TED)
Departmental Advisor: Abner De Los Santos
Senior Editorial Assistant: Kenia Reyes-de León Resources:
Gomez, Ada. “Adventist Adventurer Awards.” Adventist Ad-
venturer Awards - Wikibooks.org. North American Division
Project Manager: Mark O’Ffill Club Ministries, 2014. Web. 26 July 2017. <https://en.wiki-
Content Contributors: Mark O’Ffill books.org/wiki/Adventist_Adventurer_Awards>.
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Gooch, Jennifer A. Eager Beaver Leader’s Guide with 23
Copy Editor: Mark O’Ffill Themed Meeting Plans. 3rd ed. Lincoln, Neb.: Advent-
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[email protected] Adventist Youth Ministries
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Gennady Kasap (ESD) Director/Specialist: Nick Kross
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Jonatan Tejel (EUD) Email: [email protected]
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 Little Lamb Checklist
Name: Date Started: Date Completed:

Basic Requirements My Family [choose at least one section] Instructor Checklist

1. Recite the Adventurer Pledge 1. I Have a Family Basic Requirements
2. Complete the Story Listening I award 1. Complete the My Family award. 1.
2. Families Care for Each Other 2.
3. Complete the Woolly Lamb award 3.
1. Complete the Special Helper award
My God
My God [choose at least one section] 3. My Family Helps Me Care for Myself
1.
a. Complete the Healthy Me award a.
1. God’s Plan to Save Me
b.
1. Colour a story chart or lapbook about
the following: The days of Creation My World [choose at least one section] 2.
a.
2. Tell an adult one of the stories of 1. The World of Friends b.
Creation: Creating animals, creating
1. Complete the Creation award. 3.
people, creating the Sabbath
a.
2. God’s Message to Me 2. The World of Other People
b.
1. Complete the Community Helpers
1. Complete the My Friend Jesus award c.
award.
OR
My Self
2. Complete the Little Boy Jesus award 3. The World of Nature
1.
1. Complete at least two of the a.
3. God’s Power in My Life
following Little Lamb level awards:
1. Have a regular family worship time 2.
• Bodies of Water, a.
in your home. Keep a record.
• Insects, 3.
2. Ask a parent or guardian what their • Stars,
favourite day of creation is. a.
• Weather or
3. Complete the Bible Friends I award. • Zoo Animals My Family
1.
My Self [choose at least one section] Other awards that may be earned by
Little Lambs as time allows include: 2.
a.

1. I Am Special • Alphabet a.
• Bible Friends
1. Complete the Finger Play award 3.
• Colours
a.
2. I Can Make Wise Choices • Music I
1. Complete the Sharing award
• Numbers My World
• Trains and Trucks 1.
3. I Can Care for My Body • Trikes & Bikes a.
1. Complete the Healthy Foods award 2.
a.
3.
a.
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 Little Lamb Instructor Help
General notes
If you are able to decorate a space for the little lambs each meeting, it will help those who learn by
experiencing to learn more readily. Stuffed sheep (flock), pictures of shepherds, tents, campfires, or even a
small “fake fire” with blankets set up in the area for kids to sit on will all help the children be “in the mood”
for Little Lamb stories and sharing times.
We recommend using a little lamb puppet as a primary learning device in the “story center”. You might find
the children listen and talk better to the puppet than they would to the adults. That way, different adults
can lead, but the same puppet is being used to chat with the children.
If your space allows, having a “story center,” “game center,” and “craft center” each set up ahead of time
(and staffed by adults) will help your meeting go quickly and smoothly.

Basic Requirements
COMPLETE ALL SECTIONS
I. Recite the Adventurer Pledge
Because Jesus loves me I will always do my best.

II. Complete the Story Listening I award

Requirements:
1. Listen to two age-appropriate books, not read before, from the following categories:
a. Bible
b. Missions
c. Friends or family
d. Nature
2. Tell the person who read to you what you like most about each story
3. Tell the person who read to you “thank you” OR make a craft that you give them that tells them you
are thankful.
Helps:
1. The goal of this award is to teach the child the value of spending time “reading.” little lambs are at
the stage developmentally that they learn best by watching and experiencing what their parents/
leaders are doing. This is a great activity for parents and children to do together. The books must be
written for young children. This is NOT an activity for little lambs to listen to big people’s books or
stories.
Places to get books:
• The club may suggest or even purchase books for each category and have a sharing books club.
• The club may also ask members to each bring a book to meeting and then spend time together as a
community sharing books.
• If there is a school or community library, parents and children can visit the library and use books from
there.
• Missions books are sometimes hard to find. Contacting other area churches or your conference/mission
children’s ministries department may be necessary.

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 The books should be very short. In fact, many times, the children’s books have thick cardboard pages
with many beautiful pictures.
2. After the teacher finishes reading, he/she may ask questions such as:
• Which character (person/animal) did you like the most in the story?
• What was the most exciting part? The saddest part?
• Have you ever experienced something like we read about in this story?
• What did you learn because you listened to this book?
3. Often the adults who are helping the children write the note/make the thank you card will be
the ones receiving the card/note. That is okay. We are training our young people to demonstrate
thankfulness, and this activity helps them learn that.
Materials: Coloured paper, crayons or coloured pencils, stickers, glue.
Time: 5-7 minutes
Procedure: Ahead of time, fold a piece of standard sized coloured paper or construction paper in
half for a large card. Have the students add colours or stickers on both the front and inside. The
front should say “Thank you” and the inside have a simple sentence telling the adult what the child
is thankful for (“Thank you for reading the stories to me”).
Notes: adults will need to help the children write the words.

III. Complete the Woolly Lamb award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about lambs.
2. Say three things you learned about lambs.
3. Play a game about lambs.
4. Make a lamb craft.
Helps:
If you can create an experiential environment for this award, it will be remembered for a long time by
many of the children. Using a lamb hand puppet to tell about lambs, to talk to the children about lambs,
to read the story etc will go far (available online). Dressing up in “shepherds robes” or by a “shepherd's
campfire” also help experiential learning take place.

1. There are several books about lambs in print and online.

The Bible App for kids is a free online graphically illustrated book that can be read or listened to.
(app store “Bible children youversion”) This is an EXCELLENT resource with well done graphics and is
very interactive.
The Story of the Nativity - “The First Christmas Gift” includes lambs in the story.

2. Some methods: Have a colour poster/large picture of a sheep and lamb. Do a touching, listening,
talking time where you ask the children to notice things about lambs.
Eg. lambs are smaller than sheep. Lambs are fluffy white. Lambs are babies. Lambs drink their
momma’s milk. Lambs don’t hatch from eggs. Jesus talks about lambs in the Bible (great opening
for a Bible story about 'The Good Shepherd' - John 10:1-18 If you have the “little lamb puppet” (as
suggested) use the little lamb to talk with the children about the information in this requirement.

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 Some things we can learn:
a. Baby sheep are called lambs.
b. Most lambs are born in Spring
c. Lambs are most often born as twins. Even though some ewes have single lambs or triplets, twins
are the most common.
d. Lambs will drink their mother's milk until they are around four months old. They begin nibbling
on grass, grain and hay starting at two weeks of age. Lambs can be bottle fed if they are
orphaned or their mother had several at one time and cannot feed them all.
e. Lambs are born with long tails.
f. The lamb is shorn/sheared (hair cut off - it doesn't hurt the lamb!) for the first time when they
are between seven and nine months of age. Lamb's wool is of premium quality and may be in
high demand for spinning into yarn. This yarn can then be used to make scarves, hats, sweaters
and other garments.
g. Up to 20 percent of newborn lambs can die soon after birth unless they are given improved
conditions.

3. You can adapt from children’s games (tag, simon says, etc.) or create your own. The important part
is that the four-year olds are ABLE to accomplish the game task AND that the game doesn’t require
reading in order to play it.
Search online using the following search: “children's games about lamb sheep”
Teaching idea: Shepherd Says (Simon Says style)
Shepherd Says (take-off from Simon Says) The children are lambs and all stand in a row. The
shepherd (leader) gives commands like “Shepherd says stand on one leg” or "shepherd says stick out
your tongue," and everyone follows the command. The shepherd keeps giving simple commands.
The shepherd sometimes doesn’t use the phrase “shepherd says” which means the children should
NOT do that action. If the shepherd doesn’t say “shepherd says” but the child still does the action,
than the child comes and stands next to the shepherd. The last two lambs following directions
win. Discussion can go to John 10:1-18 where Jesus is our shepherd. We shouldn’t listen to other
shepherds (temptation/the Devil) but should only listen to what our Good Shepherd, Jesus says.
Teaching Idea: Shepherd Says (Captain Says style)
The Shepherd Says (take-off from The Captain Says) The leader is the "shepherd" and calls out
commands to the "sheep". If the sheep do not follow the directions, they can be chased and tagged
by the "wolf". Examples of commands are: "follow me" (follow the leader), "green pastures" (sheep
scatter to "eat"), "still waters" (sheep line up to "drink" at river), wolf howl (sheep huddle together).

4. The Goal is to choose a simple craft that is affordable, cute, but CHILD centered. That means that the
child can do most of the steps themselves, with simple guidance for their adults. Crafts that require
the adult to do most of the work are NOT appropriate for this activity.
Search online: “children's craft about lamb sheep”
A site of Christian Lamb crafts - http://www.dltk-bible.com/animals/lambs.htm
Teaching Idea: Booklet Lamb Glue and Colour
Using the diagram in the Activity book, pg10, have children colour the face and feet, then using
children’s glue, attach cotton puffs or other fluffy white objects to the “wool” area of the lamb.

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 Teaching Idea: Hand-print Lamb
Trace the child’s hand on black construction paper. Add eye dots (tiny wiggly eyes or white paint
with a black dot in the middle) to the THUMB. The other four fingers are the feet. Add white cotton,
fluffy white seeds, or other white fuzzy to the “palm” portion of the hand cut-out
Teaching Idea: Toilet paper roll Lamb
Use 1-2 cardboard rolls that toilet paper or paper towel come on. Paint them black. Use one as a
head (if toilet paper roll) and cut a short (2 cm) slit on one end. Roll and glue the end to make it
“pointy” like a nose/snout. Attach head to body. Use natural materials (sticks) as legs, and cotton
balls or other fluffy white materials to glue wool onto the body and head parts of the lamb. An adult
may use a hot glue gun to attach the head and body. If using one long tube, one can simply create
the pointy end on the one roll, and thus not need to attach head to body.

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 My God
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE SECTION
I. God’s Plan to Save Me

A. Colour a story chart or lapbook about the following: The days of Creation
Helps:
A story chart or lapbook or simply to variants on a “colouring book.” The story chart is cumulative,
meaning that when the story pages are put together (see Activity book for each year), the story of
the Bible is told from Creation, to the cross, to the second coming. Each story chart has a minimum
of four pages, though some may have six or seven.
A lapbook is similar in many ways to a scrapbook or portfolio, but a younger version. Search online
using the terms “what is a children’s lapbook” for definitions and a lot of new ideas on how to make
one with your child(ren).
The chart or lapbook topic for Little Lambs is ‘Creation.’ Seventh-day Adventists believe in a literal,
seven-day Creation, by God, as described in Genesis 1 & 2. Many children from non-Adventist
backgrounds will not know the Creation story. Be sensitive to your group of parents and children. If
needed, simply tell the story using children’s story books and pictures. If challenged, simply explain
that there are many different ways that people believe life started. The one we are learning about in
Adventurers is the story found in the Bible.
You may use the pictures in the Activity Book to colour or paint (choose what types of paint
carefully), or you may find images for each of the seven days (including the Sabbath rest) on the
internet or Christian colouring book.
Bibleforchildren.org has illustrated and colour pages for sixty different Bible stories available for
download and printing in 132 different languages. http://bibleforchildren.org/

B. Tell an adult one of the stories of Creation: Creating animals, creating people, creating the
Sabbath
Adults can help the child remember the parts of the story by asking questions to guide their
storytelling and/or providing hands-on reminders of the day or event they are talking about.
For example, hand one child a toy shark, then ask her questions such as “who made the shark? Did
God make the shark on the fifth day? Where did God have the shark live? What else did God make
to live in the water? Did he make other animals on this day too? Where did they live?” The dialogue
with the child is a perfect way of modeling storytelling for this age group. If needed, have other
children help her if she gets stuck. The goal is not that the child has perfect recall, but rather that the
child encounters the BIble story, and attempts to tell it in words that make sense to her!

II. God’s Message to Me

A. Complete the My Friend Jesus award OR.

NOTE: This is an “OR” requirement, meaning you have the choice to teach EITHER of the awards in
this section. Some adults will choose to combine the requirements (#1-4 in “My Friend Jesus” are
nearly identical to those in “Little Boy Jesus”) and thus have the children earn both award patches.

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 Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about Jesus.
2. Sing a song about Jesus.
3. Play a game about Jesus.
4. Learn how Jesus grew up helping/obeying his parents.
5. Learn to be friends with peers as Jesus was.
6. Make a friend craft.
Helps:
1. There are many books about Jesus. The important thing is to choose one that meets the Little Lamb
interest and vocabulary level.
Bible App for Kids is a ministry of Youversion Bible Inc. and provides nearly 50 interactive Bible
stories for kids. There is an animated storybook app with vivid illustrations and sound as well as
interactive touch screen interactions. The games and activities help kids remember what they learn.
The navigation is simple for kids and there are no in-app purchases.
There are printed Childrens Bibles.
Bibleforchildren.org has illustrated and colour pages for sixty different Bible stories available for
download and printing in 132 different languages. There are 18 stories about Jesus (including
Powerpoint, colouring pages, and storybook pages) http://bibleforchildren.org/ or your device’s App
store.
2. Idea: To the tune London Bridge is Falling Down)
Jesus is my friend today, Clap your hands, Shout hurray Jesus is my friend today, We love Jesus.
Jesus is my friend today, Stomp your Feet, Shout hurray Jesus is my friend today, We love Jesus.
Jesus is my friend today, Turn around, Shout hurray Jesus is my friend today, We love Jesus.
A group can even do motions with this.
Jesus (pointer fingers at alternating palms)
is my friend today (hug self)
Stomp your feet (stomp your feet when this line is sung)
Shout “hurray” (shout hurray when hurray is sung)
Jesus (pointer fingers at alternating palms)
is my friend today (hug self)
We (flat hand touch right shoulder and arc to left shoulder)
love (draw heart over heart)
Jesus (pointer fingers at alternating palms)
Other song titles include:
• "Jesus Loves Me"
• "You are my All"
• "Jesus' Love is a Bubblin' Over"
Use your favourite search engine: kids songs my friend Jesus.

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3. Several simple games could be used:
Idea: Adults cut out hearts and write “Jesus loves you,” “God is love,” “Jesus is my friend,” “Jesus loves
children,” and other similar messages. Hearts are hidden around the room. Each child can run to go
find one. Instruct children that if they find more than one, leave it where it is and HELP a friend find
a “Jesus friend heart.”
4. There is very little information in the Bible about Jesus' growing up years. Luke 2:51-52 is the
summary of how Jesus helped and obeyed his parents.
The New International Version states:
"Then Jesus ... was obedient to them. ... And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,
and in favour with God and man."
The children could be taught the words with hand motions.
Jesus (pointer fingers point to opposite alternating palms)
was obedient to them (nodding head in agreement)
and he grew in wisdom (tap forehead with first finger)
and stature (palm starts at hip, palm flat and facing down, then "grow" it upward to the shoulder)
and in favour (clap hands twice)
with God (flat palm, fingers pointed up, palm towards center)
and mankind (first finger points towards other people)
The goal is to learn that Jesus obeyed his parents, learned, and grew physically. There are a number
of children's story books that have beautiful illustrations that show his growing process and use age
appropriate language.
5. This is a good discussion requirement that gives children a chance to think about how to treat
others their own age (peers). Adult leaders can ask questions to a small group such as: "How do I
like to be treated by other children?" "When a friend has a toy that I would like to play with, how do
I act like Jesus?" "When a friend takes something from me, what would Jesus like me to do?"
Parent-supported role-playing is very good with this age group, especially if adults role play the
scenarios first, then have children copy them. ALWAYS use situations where love and respect for
each other is displayed. Remember that many in this group are still developmentally "solo players,"
meaning that they don't know HOW to play WITH other children, but only how to play alongside
other children. Patience with them as they learn a new developmental skill is important!
6. There is a suggestion on page 20 of the Activity Book, or you can search online for “Jesus love
children craft.”

B. Complete the Little Boy Jesus award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about little boy Jesus.
2. Sing a song about little boy Jesus.
3. Play a game about little boy Jesus.
4. Make a little boy Jesus craft.

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 Helps:
1. Begin by explaining that Jesus was a child once, just like them. Then ask them what things they like
to do. Next, tell them you’re going to read to them about the things Jesus liked to do when He was a
little boy. After reading the book of your choice, let the children know that they will be doing things
that little boy Jesus might have done.
There are many books about Jesus. The important thing is to choose one that meets the Little Lamb
interest and vocabulary level.

2. Songs are fun when you make up new words to a familiar tune. If you are extra courageous, you
may even add motions. Many teachers visit "sign language" sights to see keywords so that they can
start working on the Sign Language award with their students, even while earning this award!
This song is from Barbara Mullins (Philippines).
Song Idea: To the tune of "Frere Jacques" or "Where is Pointer"?

Where is Jesus In the temple

Here is Jesus Where is Jesus In the temple
Here is Jesus. Is he lost? He is there
Growing Up Is he lost? He is there
Growing Up Everyone is looking Talking to the teachers
Going to the temple Everyone is looking Talking to the teachers
Going to the feast Where is he? In God’s house
He is 12 Where is he? In God’s house
He is 12.

If you still are needing song inspiration, use your favourite search engine: kids songs my friend Jesus.

3. Several simple games could be used: Idea: Sermons4Kids

There is very little information in the Bible about Jesus' growing up years. Luke 2:51-52 is the
summary of how Jesus helped and obeyed his parents. The New International Version states:
"Then Jesus ... was obedient to them. ... And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with
God and man."
The children could be taught the words with hand motions.
Jesus (pointer fingers point to opposite alternating palms)
was obedient to them (nodding head in agreement)
and he grew in wisdom (tap forehead with first finger)
and stature (palm starts at hip, palm flat and facing down then "grow" it upward to the shoulder)
and in favour (clap hands twice)
with God (flat palm, fingers pointed up, palm towards center)
and mankind (first finger points towards other people).
The goal is to share with the class that Jesus obeyed his parents, learned and grew physically. There
are a number of children's story books that have beautiful illustrations that show his growing
process and choose those that use age appropriate language.

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Teaching Idea: Carpenter Capers
Materials Needed:
• Wood, various sizes and shapes (keep it small so that it can be glued with normal kids’ glue. Craft sticks,
furring strip remnants, molding scraps, etc.)
• Small containers filled with different colours of tempera paint
• Wood or craft glue
• Baby food jars
• Disposable sponge paintbrushes
• Smocks
• Newspaper
Ahead of time: Bring in various sizes and shapes of wood (scraps of molding, leftover pieces of 2 ×
4 lumber, craft sticks). Fill small containers with different colours of tempera paint. You’ll also need
several bottles of wood or craft glue. Cover the work area with newspaper.
Explain to the children what a carpenter is. Then tell them that Jesus’ daddy was a carpenter and
that Jesus helped him make things from wood. Then let the children build things out of the wood by
gluing and painting the wood.
Teaching Idea: Temple Paper Plate
Make a temple and fill it with Jesus and the religious leaders. Materials-figures of Jesus and three
religious leaders (either made from popsicle sticks or coloured from colouring book pictures that
adults have pre-cut-out. a large legal size envelope for each child. Pieces of green and light blue
construction paper, crayons and pencil paper glue (that dries quickly).
Procedure: Draw a synagogue door on the back side of the envelope (the side the flap would
normally stick to. Extend the flap upward. This creates an open roof but a building with a pointed
roofline. Colour the figurines. Place them inside the envelope and glue so that their faces/heads stick
out the open roof. Glue the open envelope to a piece of "green grass" construction paper that is
mounted to a full piece of "sky coloured" blue construction paper.

III. God’s Power in my Life

A. Have a regular family worship time in your home. Keep a record.

Helps:
“The family that prays together, stays together” is a saying that has been a part of Christian homes
for generations.
Adventurer meetings can model HOW to complete a successful family worship during Little Lamb
class time or during a Parent Training meeting.
Teaching Idea: Model a Family Worship
Materials: Bible story books appropriate for the age group. Be sure the story books are pictorial, with
fewer words, and simpler sentences than older kids or adults would read for their own devotions.
Musical tools (instrument or simply kid’s song book or DVD/Youtube for kids songs)are a great way
to include music in your worship..

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 Procedure:
Ask each child for a favourite Jesus song. Use musical tools to sing it together. Next, read a single
story (or even a couple of pages if the story is long). Have each child and adult say a simple one or
two sentence prayer. “Thank you” prayers that help the child review the events of her day in light of
God’s guidance and care are especially appropriate for this age group.
The Activity Book (pg23) contains a page for recording the regularity. The instructor should NOT
force every day, since the child is not the one in charge, but instead should encourage regularity and,
if applicable, an improved habit.
Note: The worship should last no longer than 10-12 minutes.
Ask a parent or guardian what their favourite day of creation is.
If needed, the adult may coach the child to ask questions such as “What Creation day do you like the
best?” The adult being asked should answer with a few short sentences that include the day, and
some simple reasons why. This is not the time for long or complex “Creationism” explanations!
Coach the child to say “thank you” when the conversation is complete. When the group is all working
together again, the adult who is leading the group activity may ask all the children “do any of you
wish to tell the rest of us what your adult told you?” This allows the children to reinforce information
they are learning about Creation.

B. Complete the Bible Friends I award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about Bible friends.
2. Sing a song about Bible friends.
3. Play a game about Bible friends.
4. Make a Bible friend craft.
Helps:
Bible friends include: Ruth and Naomi; David and Jonathan, Daniel and his three friends, Jesus & His
disciples, Man lowered through roof to be healed by Jesus, Paul and Barnabas, Paul and Silas, Paul
and Luke/Timothy.
There are many books about Jesus. The important thing is to choose one that meets the Little Lamb
interest and vocabulary level.
Bible App for Kids is a ministry of Youversion Bible Inc. and provides nearly 100 interactive Bible
stories for kids. There is an animated storybook app with vivid illustrations and sound as well as
interactive touch screen interactions. The games and activities help kids remember what they learn.
The navigation is simple for kids and there are no in-app purchases. There is also a printed Bible
that has the same stories and graphics. See your device’s app store.
Stories about Friends:
• Wherever You Go - Ruth
• Through the Roof - Miracle of the man lowered through the roof by his friends
• A Goodbye Meal - Jesus celebrates a last meal with his friends
Bibleforchildren.org has illustrated and colour pages for sixty different Bible stories available for
download and printing in 132 different languages. There are 18 stories about Jesus (including
Powerpoint, colouring pages, and storybook pages) http://bibleforchildren.org/ or your device’s App
store.

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 Stories about Friends:
• Ruth - A Love Story
• The Men Who Would Not Bend - Daniel 3
• Jesus and Lazarus
Youtube has several versions of the song “Friends Forever” (David and Jonathan).
Use your favourite search engine search “christian children friends bible songs.”
Many group games can be retitled as friends games. In fact, any game where friends are working
together as a team or teams is a friend game!
Teacher Idea - Lazarus Wrapping
Materials: Toilet paper (3-6 rolls per team)
Procedure:
Form teams of four. Have each team of children stand in a circle and pick one person to be Lazarus.
The Lazarus stands in the middle of the circle.
On "go," have each team use one roll of toilet paper to wrap Lazarus. The first team to finish
wrapping up the Lazarus with the entire roll wins round one. Now have each Lazarus stand still until
all four wrapped Lazarus players are wrapped up.
The leader than calls out, "Lazarus, come forth!" The first Lazarus to free him- or herself of all the
toilet paper is the winner of round two.
Play until you run out of toilet paper or time.
Reflect (2 min) - If you had been Lazarus’ friend in the Bible story, would you have been sad, glad, or
maybe mad when you wrapped him up to put him in the tomb? How would you have felt when His
best friend Jesus came and woke him up -- “Lazarus come out (forth)!”?

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 My Self
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE SECTION

I. I Am Special

A. Complete the Finger Play Award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a story about hands
2. Say three things you learned about hands.
3. Say a poem and use your hand to act it out.
4. Make a craft that uses your hands as part of the project. (i.e., fingerpaint, trace hands)
5. Complete an activity using your fingers. (i.e., build something with blocks, knead bread.)
Helps:
1. There are many different tactics/purposes that you can use this requirement for.
Use your favourite search engine to find “kids hand washing story.”
A discussion about hands could take place just before or even while the children make a craft (#4).
Discuss with the children about what their hands are doing (colouring, painting, fingers moving,
fingers touching, hand grabbing etc.). Ask them what other things hands help them do (clap, wave,
play piano, hug etc.) You can also use this opportunity to help the children count their fingers,
observe how there are hard nails, soft skin, and strong muscles in their hands. They can also
compare their hands with those of another child or of an adult (smaller, bigger, lighter, darker, long
fingers, short fingers etc.)
2. Give each adult a card with one facts about fingers and hands on it. Have children “walk run” from
one adult to another (the adults are sitting/kneeling in different parts of the room) and “collect” the
facts about fingers and hands. Each time they can tell a different adult something they learned they
get a “high five”.
Some simple finger facts:
• We have four fingers and an opposable (say op-oh-zab-el) thumb. Opposable means that it can
move towards the fingers and help them to do their work.
• Each finger has 3 bones and the thumb has two bones
• There are 27 bones in the hand
• Doctors call fingers digits or phalanges
• There are 2 main sets of muscles and tendons. Flexor muscles bend the fingers and thumb, and
extensors straighten them out again..
3. Finger Play is a often-used early childhood education method to help kids memorise poems, Bible
verses and songs. It works so well because they are learning not only with their voices, but also
with their bodies. Books published on finger plays include Free Kindle books and inexpensive print
books. Search “finger plays nursery kindergarten children” for options.
The Adventist Gracelink curriculum using finger play for helping children learn memory verses.

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 Teaching Idea: Hand Play
There are a lot of poems, verses, and stories that have hand motions. Here is a simple one about
hands (also helps with requirement #2)
Hands
Hands are for loving (fingers draw heart in the air)
Hands are for sharing (hands pretend to give something to someone else)
Hands are for working (right hand fist closed bangs on left hand, fist closed, like a hammer on a nail)
And hands are for caring (hands clapping to applaud someone)
Hands can protect and hands can defend (hands and arms create shield in front of child)
Reach out your hand (extend a hand towards another person)
And make a friend (shake hands)

4. There are thousands of crafts that children can do. Be sure that the idea you do is simple enough for
4 year olds, yet one they will enjoy.
Teaching Idea: Mice Prints
Materials: Paper; markers; ink pads
Procedure:
Show the children how to ink a fingertip (press child’s thumb directly onto an inkpad) and press
the thumb onto the paper. The thumb print forms the body portion of the small mouse.. Then show
them how to add ears, whiskers and a tail to create a mouse out of their fingerprints. Let them fill up
a sheet of paper with mice.

5. Hands can be used in so many ways!

Teaching Idea: Service
Ahead of time: Alert adults ahead of time to have each child bring one or more non-perishable
cans or boxes from home (to give to the poor or an area food bank). Have the children help stack
the cans and boxes in unique shapes, walls, or towers (but be careful that they don’t drop cans on
themselves). Have some extra boxes and cans in case some forget to bring items.
Teaching Idea: Blocks
Materials: wooden blocks of different shapes and sizes..
Procedure:
Bring a large supply of blocks to the meeting. Spread them on the ground in the “activity center.”
Challenge children to make the tallest, longest, or item that uses the most blocks. If the blocks have
numbers or letters, you could also start working on the Numbers award.
Teaching Idea: Planting
Materials: shallow dishes or trays filled with potting soil or other DRY dirt. Seed packets (corn, beans,
other large seeds); spoons.
Procedure:
Fill several shallow tubs or boxes with potting soil. Give the children a variety of dried beans to
"plant". Other fun things to plant are twigs (trees), rocks, radishes, baby carrots, and small potatoes.
The children can plant and harvest over and over. Spoons work well for shovels.

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II. I Can Make Wise Choices

A. Complete the Sharing Award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about sharing
2. Sing a song about sharing.
3. Play a game about sharing.
4. Make a craft and share it with someone.
Helps:
1. Little Lamb, the classroom puppet, would do a great job reading or telling this story!
There are numerous Bible story books that tell stories about sharing. The most popular Bible story is
likely the one found in John 6:1-14.
You may choose to read the story from the Bible, have pictures for different scenes that allow the
children to tell parts of the story, or even have children act out the story (with props) as you read the
story.
Using easier-to-read Bible versions (NIRV, ICV) or children's story books is recommended.
Many school and public libraries also have books for children on the subject.

2. The Sharing Song “The Sharing Song” is sung to the tune of “Brother John” (“Frère Jacques”).
Don’t know the tune? Listen to it at YouTube.com
Are you sharing,
Are you sharing,
Little Lamb,
Little Lamb?
Here’s a toy to play with,
Here’s a toy to play with.
Let’s go play, Let’s go play.
Youtube has a wide variety of kid’s sharing songs available with a simple search. A suggested song
"Little Mandy Manners Sharing"

3. Part of learning to share is not keeping a toy too long. This game (a version of Hot Potato)
emphasises giving the ball to another child. Have the children stand in a circle. Hand the ball to one
child and then have her give the ball to the child next to her. Continue on around the circle so the
children can practice passing the ball. Then as the children continue passing the ball, have the adults
lead out in the following chant:
The sharing ball goes round and round, it doesn’t even make a sound. (clap twice)
Keep it going while you sit. Pass it quick or you are it. (clap twice)
If you’re not the one to hold it last, in the circle you must pass— you are it! (clap twice)
The child holding the ball on the last “it” goes and stands in the middle of the circle. Now play the
game again. The child holding the ball on the last “it” during the second round of the game trades
places with the child in the middle of the circle. Play the game several times.

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 4. A themed craft that is also cute enough to give to an adult (parent or otherwise) would be ideal for
this requirement.
Teaching Idea: Loaves and fish in a Paper Plate Basket
Materials: Paper plates; Hole punch; Yarn, 10-ply or larger; Safety scissors; Crayons or markers; Bread
and Fish Pattern (see diagram in Activity Book, pg 30)
Procedure:
Ahead of time: Basket suggestion - Each basket is made of two paper plates.
• For each Little Lamb, start by cutting one of the paper plates in half.
• Lay the halved paper plate on top of the whole paper plate
• Punch holes along the outer rim of the half paper plate and the paper plate behind it (later the
children will thread yarn through the holes to weave the plates together and create a basket)
• Cut the yarn into lengths that will be long enough to weave through the holes in the paper plate.
(the length of the yarn will vary depending on what size paper plates you use)
• Tie a knot in one end of the yarn
• Give each child one whole plate and one half plate with pre-punched holes and one piece of
yarn
• With the help of an adult, have the children weave the yarn through the holes to attach the half
paper plate to the whole paper plate.
• Have an adult tie a knot at the end of the yarn when they have finished weaving.
• Next, give each child the two fishes and five loaves template to colour, cut out, and place in their
baskets.

III. I Can Care for My Body

A. Complete the Healthy Foods award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about healthy foods.
2. Say three things you learned about healthy foods.
3. Play a game about healthy foods.
4. Make a healthy foods craft or chart.
Helps:
1. Book suggestion - Let’s Eat: What Children Eat Around the World by Beatrice Hollyer (Henry Holt,
2004) or a book of your choice
2. Ahead of time, consult Health Dept websites, local government health websites, international health
organisations eg. World Health Organisation, UNICEF (unicef.org) and UN Food and Agriculture
Organisation (fao.org).
Research what kinds and quantities of food children should be consuming to be considered healthy.
In some cultures, obesity is a problem, while in other regions poverty and malnutrition are more of
concern. Be sensitive to the needs and background of the children and parents in your group as you
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 Some general information about food includes:

Proteins
• You probably know you need to eat protein, but what is it? Many foods contain protein (say:
pro-teen), but the best sources are beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy products, nuts, seeds, and
legumes like black beans and lentils.
• Protein builds, maintains, and replaces the tissues in your body. (Not the tissues you blow
your nose in! We mean the stuff your body's made up of.) Your muscles, your organs, and your
immune system are made up mostly of protein.
Vitamins
• Vitamins and minerals are substances that are found in foods we eat. Your body needs them to
work properly, so you grow and develop just like you should. When it comes to vitamins, each
one has a special role to play. For example:
• Vitamin D in milk helps your bones. Vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night. Vitamin C in
oranges helps your body heal if you get a cut. B vitamins in leafy green vegetables help your
body make protein and energy.
Minerals
• Just like vitamins, minerals help your body grow, develop, and stay healthy. The body uses
minerals to perform many different functions — from building strong bones to transmitting
nerve impulses. Some minerals are even used to make hormones or maintain a normal
heartbeat.
3. Work with either real foods or with pictures/sketches/clipart of healthy foods like those they have
learned about in this award.
Teaching Idea: Fruit Kebabs
Materials:
• A variety of fruit
• Containers
• Wooden skewers, coffee stirrers, or swizzle sticks
Procedure:
Ahead of time: Cut a variety of fruits into bite-size pieces and place each type of fruit into separate
containers. Use lots of bright colours and great scents. Show the children how to put fruit onto
wooden skewers, coffee stirrers, or swizzle sticks to make colourful kebabs.
Food Safety - best to place a variety of fruits on a plate for each child with a number of kebabs. As
the children make their own kebabs, talk to them about healthy eating, taste, touch, and scents. Let
them eat each kebab as soon as it is made. Repeat several times. Note - ask parents about their
children and if they have any allergies to fruits
Teaching Idea: Matching Cards
Materials: A group game can be created with pictures of food on index cards (pairs). Create piles of
the types of foods (from all food groups).
Procedure: Children must look at the picture and decide if it is a fruit group, vegetable group,
protein group, or breads and rices group. Family groups or adults mixed with small groups of
children work best for this age grouping for this activity.

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 Link for cards: http://www.nourishinteractive.com/nutrition-education-printables/category/50-kids-
home-classroom-group-activities-games?utf8=%E2%9C%93&type_id=16&age_id=5&grade_id=1
4. More than 100 nations across the globe have created food nutritional guide programs.
Link: http://www.fao.org/nutrition/nutrition-education/food-dietary-guidelines/en/ or search
“food guide nutrition chart.” Some food guides are graphically organised as “My Plate,” the “Food
Pyramid,” or “Food Groups.”
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has digitally published an entire health and diet book -
http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5740e/y5740e00.HTM
Once you know what your country food guide program is, use a search engine with that food
nutritional language and “kids chart colour project”
Work with either real foods or with pictures/sketches/clipart of healthy foods like those they have
learned about in this award.

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 Teaching Idea: My Paper Plate
Materials: Glue sticks or school glue; Paper plate, pictures of foods that would naturally go together
yet be nutritious (ex. Noodles and vegetables, salads and casseroles and beans, beans and rice and
vegetables, fruits of all types. All these pictures should be small enough (and pre-cut from coloured
paper) so that when the children glue them onto the plate quickly in the proportions recommended
by the UN/FAO/UNICEF/local govt health department.
Procedure: Ahead of time copy and cut out the food items. Arrange “piles” of food types in the
middle of the craft center table. Have a paper plate for each child. Help the student create glue
zones on their plates so that they can choose and attach foods that together make a healthy meal.
Let project dry.
Teaching Idea: Making Snacks
Materials: cups to place a few healthy snacks into. Items such as crackers, fruit juice boxes, servings
of fruit, carrot sticks and broccoli florets all tend to work. Please check with parents or individual
health forms for allergies before assembling the snack cups.
Procedure: Have Little Lambs wash their hands, then help assemble healthy snacks for the entire
group or club. As you eat, ask them what makes it a healthy meal and what other things would
make healthy snacks.

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 My Family
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE SECTION
I. I Have a Family

A. Complete the My Family award

Requirements:
1. Sing a song about families.
2. Listen to a story about families.
3. Say 3 things you’ve learned about families.
4. Make a craft about families.
5. Complete an activity about families.
Helps:
1. Before singing the song, listen to the children tell you about what types of people there are in
THEIR families and in other families they know (daddy, mommy, siblings, grandparents, uncles &
aunts, cousins, etc.). Remember that a “nuclear” family may be any combination of any of the above
and even more options, including divorced and blended family units! As the adult leader you are
responsible for treating each family type as equally valid and valuable to the child.
Youtube has a version of the song available - “With Jesus in the Family”

With Jesus in the family, happy, happy home.

Happy, happy home. Happy, happy home.
With Jesus in the family, happy, happy home.
Happy, happy home.
• With Mommy in the family...
• Width Daddy in the family...
• With Grandpa in the family...
• With Grandma in the family...
• With Auntie in the family...
• etc. (all possible relatives important to the children in your group)
2. Remember that reading (and listening to books read) is a life skill that will help your group of
children succeed in their future. Help them make sure that reading and listening is a part of each of
your meetings.
Bible stories about families include the story of Abraham, Sarah and Isaac; Samson and his parents;
Joseph, Mary and Jesus and many more. Because most of these stories span a wide variety of biblical
verses, it is important to find the children’s illustrated books that are written for young children that
help you tell the story more smoothly than the Bible passage does.
3. Discussion from #1 can grow to include family heritage (where families are from), language,
favourite foods, and much more. This is a special time for your group to share. Be sure to help them
all experience the time, even if it means encouraging some to be more reserved than they would
normally wish to be.

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 4. Teaching Idea: My Family Tree
Materials:
Sheets of construction paper, 12 × 18 in (30.5 × 45 cm); Green tempera or finger paint; Shallow
containers; Crayons or markers; Newspaper/disposable tablecloths; Smocks
Procedure:
Ahead of time: You’ll need one piece of construction paper for each child.
• On each sheet of paper, draw a tree trunk and grass.
• Draw a large circle above the tree trunk. This is the area the children will fill in with handprints
to represent leaves.
• Pour enough green tempera or finger paint to cover the bottom of a shallow container
(disposable plastic plates work well)
• Cover the area where the children will be painting with newspaper, disposable tablecloth, or
something else that can easily be cleaned
• Have each child wear an oversized adult shirt or make smocks out of trash bags (cut a hole in
the bottom of the bag for the child’s head and holes in the sides for their arms)
• Show the children how to place one hand palm down flat in the paint and then press it onto
the paper in or near the circle (don’t worry if the “leaves” are all over the picture and not in the
circle)
• After the children have put the leaves on their trees, have an adult ask the children for the
names of their family members and then print the names on the leaves (the children may not
know proper names of their family members, so it’s okay to write Grammy, Mommy, or Daddy)
• Remember to include the child’s name on one of the leaves. Encourage the child to write their
own name in that space
• With the Little Lambs, often their family members are present, so you have a lot of options!
• Fill out page 35’s Family Tree diagram - add boxes for names if needed to represent the childs
family.

Teaching Idea: (Activity Book) Stick Figures

Materials: Activity Book; crayons or washable markers
Procedure: Have the children draw their families. As four year olds, adults will need to help a lot.
Other options include sticking pictures of adults in the frame and colouring them, or using stickers/
foam stickies, etc. in the frame to represent their family members
This is the least exciting or all the options available to your group! You may even choose to do more
than one activity as you close your meeting time together.
Teaching Idea: Matching Game
Materials: Prepared pairs of family member pictures (either from printouts or photos) (x20 or more
sets)
Procedure:
• Ahead of time, create pairs of matching “cards” that have photos/pictures/drawings of different
types of people who are part of families (grandparents, uncles, aunts, boy cousins, girl cousins,
sister, brother, father, mother, etc.)

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 • Mix the cards and place face down on the floor in the middle between the groups.
• Have each family unit present (or make “families” (teams)) flip over one pair of cards.
• If they match, the family may pick it up.
• Play continues around the circle.
• When all cards have been matched, the game is over.
• The family with the most sets wins!
• Have families talk about the family members represented by the pictures when they make set.
5. Teaching Idea: Family Appreciation
Materials: none
Procedure: Have each family meet in a circle. Have each one take a turn saying one thing they like
about being a part of their family. If some kids aren’t attending with family members, having one
large group where appreciations are shared with everyone else also works!

II. Families Care for Each Other

A. Complete the Special Helper award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about being helpful.
2. Sing a song about being helpful.
3. Play a game about being helpful.
4. Make a craft about being helpful.
5. Help a family member with a special chore for one week. (i.e., feed a pet)
Helps:
1. Online search engines often lead to online videos that “read” or “tell” helping other stories.
Video suggestion: “The Good Samaritan Holy Tales” on youtube.com.
Other videos or books can be found using the words “online free books video helping others
preschool” in your favourite search engine
2. Youtube, christian songs available on itunes or other media sources have songs that your children
may enjoy learning. Memorisation is not the ideal, but rather exposure to another kid’s song about a
character trait we hope they will learn.
Teaching Idea: This Is the Way We Help at Home Song
Materials: A box of props for each child (suggested props: brooms, toys, dust rags, sponges— the
children can also make the motions of the cleaning activity rather than using props)
Procedure:
Ahead of time: Place one prop for each verse of the song in a box. You’ll need a box of props for
each child.

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 Begin by modeling (singing a verse and doing the actions) the song “This Is the Way We Help at
Home.” You may be more familiar with this song’s original title, “Here We Go Round the Mulberry
Bush.” But if not, go to kididdles.com/lyrics/m014.html. For each verse, you’ll use a motion that
represents the activity for that verse. You can also create your own verses to match the story you
read or activities that are relevant to your kids and community. Sing each verse more than once.
Suggested Verses
This is the way we sweep the floor,
Sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we sweep the floor
So early in the morning.
This is the way we pick up toys,
Pick up toys, pick up toys.
This is the way we pick up toys
So early in the morning.
This is the way we dust the house,
Dust the house, dust the house.
This is the way we dust the house
So early in the morning.
This is the way we wash the car,
Wash the car, wash the car.
This is the way we wash the car,
So early in the morning
Teaching Idea: Helping Hands Song
Procedure: Have different family groups listen the song, then figure out ways to “act out” the actions
in one of the verses.
"HELPING HANDS" (available on youtube search “song helping hands childrens music video)
Music: Chris G. Lyrics: Chris G., Cathy Gehr

When I see someone fall down

I will lift them up.
If they're lying on the ground
I'll use my helping hands.
Chorus:
Helping hands helping one another.
I'll do all I can with my helping hands.

If my Mommy is the cook

And the baby's crying,
I will read to him a book
And use my helping hands.
Chorus:
Helping hands helping one another.
I’ll do all I can with my helping hands.

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Working in the garden,
I will help him weed and hoe
With my helping hands.
Chorus:
Helping hands helping one another.
I’ll do all I can with my helping hands.

Hands should never hurt or fight

Or make someone unhappy.
Do some good and make things right
With your helping hands.
Chorus:
Helping hands helping one another.
Let's do all we can with our helping hands.
[Repeat]
Oh, let's do all we can with our helping hands.
Oh, let's do all we can with our helping hands!
3. Cleaning the house is a great way to model being helpful at home!
Teaching Idea: Clean up Relay
Ahead of time: Adults can bring different toys and objects from home. There should be at least 8-10
objects for each family.
Procedure:
• Place the objects in the game center area.
• Each group or family’s job is to “on go” race out and in a relay fashion bring back one item at a
time from “the messy floor” and place it in the family’s “basket.”
• The team to collect the most items by the time the center of the floor is CLEAN is the winning
family.
• CAUTION to parents -- this game’s goal is NOT for parents to be competitive but rather to have
parents and children learning to “clean together.”
Conversation to follow game should include questions such as
• What was the best part of the game?
• Why did parents help in the game?
• What are things you like to clean at home?
• How can mommies and daddies help clean?
• How can you help them clean?
• How can you celebrate when you win the clean up game at home?
4. Any craft where the child is helping or working on a project that reminds them to help would work
for this activity.
Teaching Idea: Sewing Fun
Materials:
• Poster board
• Hole punch
• Yarn
• Scissors

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 Procedure:
Ahead of time: Cut several shapes out of poster board. Then use a hole punch to evenly space holes
along the outside of the shape. Cut out pieces of yarn long enough to weave in and out of the holes
for each shape. In order to hold the children’s interest, you’ll need to have a variety of shapes and
colours of yarn for the children to use.
Begin by showing the children how to sew a button onto a piece of fabric. Then show them how
they are going to sew by weaving yarn through the holes on the cut-outs provided. You may want to
let the children take home one of the cut-outs and some yarn.

5. There are many chores that 4 year olds can do (with help). Feeding a pet, putting their clothes in the
hamper, making their bed, or help fix a simple meal. As the adult leader, be sure that parents and
children have a chance to plan what they will do to be helpful each day for the next week.
Some Adventurer Clubs only meet 1-2 times in a month. If so, have them help with chores “most
days” until the next meeting.

III. My Family Helps Me Care for Myself

A. Complete the Healthy Me award

Requirements:

1. Listen to a story about being healthy

2. Say three things you learned about being healthy.
3. Play an action game about being healthy.
4. Complete an art project about being healthy
Helps:

1. Listen to a story means you can either read your little lamb a book about being healthy, listen
to a story from online, or watch a short story about being healthy. If you search for “free online
books about being healthy preschool” several free online resources including youtube videos are
available. Most support a vegetable-rich diet and exercise. You will have to search more carefully if
vegetarianism or veganism is important to your presentation.

Book suggestions if these are available in your library or can be purchased online:
• Read the book My Body Head Toe by Lisa Bullard.
• Read the book "From Head to Toe" by Eric Carle. It is a fun adventure with energetic animals that
encourages kids to be healthy. This is the same author known for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," a
book read and loved by THOUSANDS of pre-scholars.

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 One fun activity that may help you during this award is an interactive song:
Teaching idea: Act the song Head and Shoulders from Starfall

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.
Fingers, elbows, hip and ankles, hip and ankles,
Fingers, elbows, hip and ankles, hip and ankles,
And hair and cheeks and chin and neck,
Fingers, elbows, hip and ankles, hip and ankles.
Procedure:
• Have the leader sing the song SLOWLY and ‘doing the actions’ where they point to each body
part on their body with the palms of both hands.
• Once the children see how to do it, they can join in by doing the actions themselves.
• As the group gets more comfortable, increase the speed of the song (sing together or just have
leader lead, depending on the children’s skills).
• Only go as fast as the children can accomplish successfully.
• Celebrate each new success!

2. This list would vary based on which book or resource you read, listen to or watch in requirement #1.
Remember, you can combine these two requirements and pause and ask the children (as you read
the book) "what does this tell us about being healthy?"
Sample answers THEY GIVE YOU could include:
• We have many parts of our body that can move and exercise
• It is good to exercise to keep healthy
• We need to move a lot to get enough healthy exercise.
• Veggies are good for my tummy
• I should eat all my veggies, even the ones I don’t like
• We need to eat different kinds of food to be healthy
• We need to be healthy in order to grow and develop.
• Healthy eating is important for the proper formation of bones, teeth, muscle and a healthy heart.
Remember you wish for them to give YOU answers in their words based on the resource(s) that they
are listening to during your time together.

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 3. Teaching Idea: Healthy Food Game
Materials: pictures of healthy and unhealthy foods
Procedure:
• Give each of your Little Lamb a picture of a healthy or unhealthy food.
• Ask them to keep their picture hidden from the other children.
• Challenge the Little Lambs to form two groups.
• All of the children with healthy foods get together in one corner of the room while all of the
children with unhealthy foods gather in another area.
• Once the groups are formed, allow each Little Lamb to show his food so the class can discuss
why it is healthy or unhealthy.
• Have everyone bring their picture to a middle pile.
• Mix the foods up.
• Repeat the game several times.
• If “toy foods” are available those may be used in the same way.

4. Choose one of the following activities to complete with your children, or create another activity to
fulfill the requirement.
Teaching Idea: Good and Bad Teeth
Materials: Draw or print full page pictures of a tooth (one per page, 2 per person); magazines of
food and drinks and other things teeth experience.
Procedure: Have children draw a smile on one tooth and a frown on the other OR have parents
prepare the smile/frown versions ahead of time.
With the children, brainstorm what makes our teeth "happy" and "sad"! This project a great chance
to review all the things we can do to take care of our teeth and all the things we should be avoiding.
Children choose the images from the magazines and have their parents cut them out. Adults and
children work together to glue the images onto the correct/appropriate tooth.
Teaching Idea: Food Groups Mobile
• Hand out a paper plate to each of your Little Lamb.
• Provide magazines, glue and scissors.
• Ask the children to go through the magazines to find healthy foods to create a tasty meal.
• Have your Little Lambs glue the foods to the paper plate.
• Allow them to share their healthy meals with the class.
• Present the five food groups to the group using posters or other resources eg. pictures online.
• Have your children draw or colour pictures of foods from each group.
• Glue them to five separate pieces of heavy card-stock to separate the groups.
• String the card-stock from yarn. Craft can be taken home or left to be displayed in the
Adventurer room/space at church.

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 My World
CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE SECTION
I. The World of Friends

A. Complete the Creation award

Requirements:
1. Sing a song about creation.
2. Listen to a story about creation.
3. Say 3 things you’ve learned about creation.
4. Make a craft about creation.
5. Complete an activity about creation.
Helps:
1. There are a lot of easy sing along songs available on your favourite online video program (such as
Youtube). Search for “creation song children”
• ‘God made them all” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLEIdSIE5os
• ‘7 days of Creation’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGvz_uRkqVQ
• ‘He made the whole World by His Word’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q75Xhu3AVww
• Jesus Makes Everything Good (Heaven is for Kids, p. 9; Youtube or other places online)
• If I Were a Butterfly (illustrated song can be found on YouTube or other places online)

2. Books, Bible stories, or online kids’ videos all fulflill this requirement.
Your favourite online video program likely has a wide variety of animations or short stories about
the creation of the world available for viewing. Use the terms “creation story preschool” or “creation
story kids” to find some of the best.

3. This learning list would be based on which video, book, or BIble story the children experienced. It is
important that they discuss or even draw what THEY learned rather than what you wish for them to
have learned. Be open to unique or unintended lessons learned.
Guide to the major themes of GOD being our loving and caring Creator if needed.

4. Teaching Idea: Creation Wheel

Materials:
• Use the enclosed template (Activity Book pg 42) or a free online template to create and colour
a creation wheel. Y
• ou will need the design printed onto cardstock.
• You will need a metal brad and colouring tools to complete it.
Procedure: have the students colour both circles. Affix the brad to the center with the “wheel” on top
of the “seven days pie pieces. Spin the wheel to reveal each day’s creation.

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 5. Teaching Idea: Playdoh / Clean clay days of creation
Materials: Playdoh OR homemade “clean clay” both work for this activity.
Procedure:
Have kids choose their favourite bird, fish, or animal to make. Help them figure out whether the
animal was made by God on day 5 or 6. Adults/parents can make symbols to represent what God
made on other days (lightbulb for day 1; cloud or raindrop for day 2; plant/flower for day 3; sun
moon and or stars for day 4). At the end, celebrate the Sabbath day that God created by working
together to make a big “seven” OR by singing “Sabbath is a Happy Day.”
Teaching Idea: Created from Sand
Materials: Sandbox or sandy beach, kids with their parents
Procedure:
Have kids lay on the sand. Parents PARTIALLY and carefully cover the kids with sand, then with their
HANDS pretend to “create” them from the sand while a narrator or leader reads the story found in
Genesis 2 to everyone out loud. A variation of this activity is for the children to bring plastic person
figurines to the meeting. Use pails, pots, or trays filled with dirt, potting soil, or sand. Have them bury
their plastic people, then “create” them out of “the dust of the ground.” This is a great time to remind
children that only God gives life and that he is OUR Creator.
Teaching Idea: Matching Game
Materials: images that represent each day of creation and the numbers one through seven in pairs,
there could easily be 12 pairs (moon and stars with number 4; sun with number 4 for example).
Children may draw the images for this activity.
Procedure:
Review what is on each card with the children and show them what matches. Use the cards by
turning ALL of them over so they are face down. Have each parent/child pair choose two cards by
flipping them to face up. If they match, they keep that day and tell everyone else about what God
created on that day. If they don’t find a match, they should go again until they find a match. Play
continues until EVERY TEAM has a match or the matches are all used up, whichever happens sooner.
If there are more than children than there are matches, play the game again so that everyone wins a
card set.

II. The World of Other People

A. Complete the Community Helpers award

Requirements:
1. Listen to a story about community helpers
2. Pretend to be community helpers.
3. Play an action game using community helpers’ skills.
4. Complete an art project about community helpers

Helps:
Note: Inviting Community helpers such as doctors, nurses, firemen, or policemen is a wonderful
activity that can help children remember earning this award!

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 Ahead of time (weeks or months in advance) invite the fire department or police department to
bring their vehicles and equipment along with them to demo to the young people. This activity can
be done for the whole club, since most years, there is an ward that talks about Community helpers
or leaders, safety, or something similar.
1. If you have invited a guest, have them tell an age-appropriate short story about their work.
2. Work with parents ahead of time to have a wardrobe of nurse, doctor, construction, plumber, police,
firemen and other helper clothing or tools (dress-up is limited to the resources available to the club.
This is basically a game of “ pretend” or “dress up.” It can a special event if the adults “play
along” and ask for help and services from the little career-people. Ask questions about their jobs
and see what they already know about their costume-characters! As adults, lead and guide the
conversations, but help the children to share their knowledge and grow their knowledge about
being grown-up community helpers!
3. The game of dress up in requirement 2 would also fulfill this requirement.
4. Puppetry is a fun way to review knowledge gained. Have each child make a puppet, and use it to
talk to an adult about what they have learned about Community Helpers.
Two types of Puppets
Brown Bag Puppets - brown bag puppets (search engine “brown bag puppets community helpers”
or “brown bag puppets doctor nurse fire ambulance emt police”) for patterns

Stick Puppets - Community Helper Puppets Print pictures of community helpers onto cardstock.
• Have the children colour in the pictures and then cut out the figures.
• Give each child a popsicle stick and show them how to glue the top half of the stick to the back
of the picture to create a puppet.
• The children can then stage a puppet show, each taking on the character of their particular
community helper puppet.

III. The World of Nature

A. Complete at least two of the following Little Lamb level awards: Bodies of Water, Insects,
Stars, Weather or Zoo Animals

Bodies of Water
Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans.
2. Sing a song about lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans.
3. Play a game about lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans.
4. Make a lakes, streams, rivers, and oceans craft.

Insects
Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about insects.
2. Say three things you learned about insects..
3. Play an action game about insects.
4. Make an insect craft.

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 Stars
Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about stars.
2. Say three things you learned about stars..
3. Play an action game about stars.
4. Make a star craft.
5. Sing a song about stars.

Weather I
Requirements:
1. Listen to a book about weather.
2. Say three things you learned about weather.
3. Play an action game about weather.
4. Make a weather craft.

Zoo Animals
Requirements:
1. Take a trip to the zoo, if possible, or watch a video or movie about a zoo
2. What animals did you see?
3. What kind of food did most of them eat?
4. Did you see any birds? If so, what were they? Name them
5. Draw or colour two things you saw at the zoo
6. Who made everything you saw at the zoo? Can you find the answer in the Bible? If so, where is it
found?

Other Little Lamb awards not included directly in the Little Lamb Requirements:
• Animal Homes • Jesus’ Star
• Friends of Animals • Jigsaw Puzzles
• Cyclist I • Pets
• Swimmer I • Shapes & Sizes
• Birds • Sponge Art
• Crayons and Markers • Stamping Fun I
• Gadgets and Sand

Editors/Contributors: Mark & Sherilyn O’Ffill.

Resources:
Gomez, Ada. "Adventist Adventurer Awards." Adventist Adventurer Awards - Wikibooks.org. North American
Division Club Ministries, 2014. Web. 26 July 2017. <https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Adventurer_
Awards>.
Gooch, Jennifer A. Little Lamb Leader’s Guide with 23 Themed Meeting Plans. 3rd ed. Lincoln, Neb.:
AdventSource, 2007, 2015. Print.

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