Proper Humanity

May 12, 2024

How can you warmly welcome guests to your home? Offer them a place to sit, something to eat, something to drink.
Act out different scenarios in skits among the serving ones: one scenario where we are very welcoming, and another where we are being rude – which one is the proper way to welcome others?
Teach the children how to come in and greet someone when they come in – what would you say? Should you be silent or warmly greet someone?
Role play: Let some kids go outside the room. Have them enter one by one and have the rest of the children in the classroom welcome them by name, offering them a place to sit.
CRAFT/ACTIVITY: 1) Make a house with different furniture pieces – where would you like to put the furniture? 2) Cut and paste furniture onto a paper house 3) Make a big “Welcome” sign for the children to color together 4) Make a Welcome sign for their home.
SUGGESTED SONGS: 9576 ABRAHAM – Hospitality Song; 9527 Vessels Unto Honor Song #7; 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS; 2830 Knock, Knock (A Song about Proper Greetings); 9211 Can You Say How Do You Do? (verses 1-3, or all 6 verses if time); New Song: The Shunammite Woman Hospitality Song

The Shunammite Woman Hospitality Song
Tune: Brahms’ Lullaby

Through a town, Elisha passed,
Lived a Shunammite woman.
She was kind, her husband too,
They prepared an upper room.

With a table, bed for rest,
They provided for their guest —
A lamp and chair, and meals to eat —
Hospitality, sweet!

CRAFT/ACTIVITY: Make a construction paper boat on the sea – one side with wild waves, one side with calm waves. Put the boat on a popsicle stick and put it through a slit in the construction paper so the children can move the boat.
SUGGESTED SONGS: 1021 ASLEEP IN THE BOAT (Bible Story Songs Matt vol 1 #29); 34 WITH CHRIST IN THE VESSEL; 5501 PEACEMAKERS (Bible Story Songs Matt vol 1 #16) (verse 1)

When we are dignified, we behave properly in every situation.
Teach the children the word “becomingly” for the memory verse.
There is a certain order to doing things. For example: eating dinner – wash hands, eat dinner, then dessert, clean up the dishes.
Give different scenarios and bring props so the children can act out how they would act appropriately in different settings (ex: library, playground, restaurant, wedding or formal occasion, school, etc.).
When you visit someone’s house, you should only enter the rooms you are invited into (living room, dining room, playroom or kitchen). We should not freely go into other parts of the home uninvited. We should not jump or stand on sofas. We can help clean up after ourselves.
CRAFT/ACTIVITY: Make a paper plate wheel. The bottom plate is divided into quarters, each one with a different scenario. One quarter could be the verse. Cut out one quarter on the top plate and fasten it to the bottom plate so you can reveal and talk about one situation at a time.
SUGGESTED SONGS: 9539 Vessels Unto Honor Song #19 (verse 1); 4 BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU DO

This lesson is about obeying those in authority including parents, teachers, serving ones, etc.
Craft: Stop sign or other traffic signs
Songs: 11 OH, BE CAREFUL!; 9528 Vessels Unto Honor Song #8 (There’s a Reason for the Rule); 3447 Honoring and Obeying our Family Members (To the tune of: Oh, be careful little eyes what you see); 5 GRUMBLERS (Can change the chorus to positive words: “Oh, we listen on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday…”); 7603 WE LOVE TO PLEASE (Tune of “O We will Praise”)

One of the biggest rebellious words for children is “No.”
Give examples with proper responses of compliance in various situations:
- Mom gives certain food for dinner, even if it’s not your favorite
- It’s time to go home or time to go to school
- It’s time to clean up
Craft – Picture of a mouth with good words such as “Yes, I will listen, I’ll eat my vegetables…etc” coming out of it.
Songs: 5205 OBEY (Tune: Jesus Loves Me This I Know); 7603 WE LOVE TO PLEASE (Tune of “O We will Praise”)

Citywide gathering – Review proper Humanity and Rebellious lessons

Craft – Cut out a heart and write in dotted letters “I forgive you” and have the kids trace and decorate it. Add the verse to the heart that they can color.
Songs: 183 WHEN GOD FORGIVES, HE FORGETS; 3408 I FORGIVE, YOU FORGIVE (Sing Praises #54)

Teach the children to include all children in activities and not leave anyone out.
Craft – Cut out letters of words “Be kind” and have the children color it in.
Songs: 9527 Vessels Unto Honor Song #7 (No one likes to be left out); 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS