(Lessons for Younger Children)
Summary of Citywide Children’s Meeting
Regarding the Proper Humanity Lessons
May 12, 2024
Lesson 1: Proper Humanity – Welcoming
- 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!
May 19, 2024
Lesson 2: Proper Humanity -‐ Serving Others
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY: see lesson
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 9021 Go Jesus Song 2 – He’s the serving Savior Mark 1:40-45; 9031 Go Jesus Song 12 – If You Ever See a Needy One; 9032 Go Jesus Song 13 – We’re gonna be God’s servin’ children; 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS
May 26, 2024
Lesson 3: Proper Humanity – Peaceful
- 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)
June 2, 2024
Lesson 4: Proper Humanity – Dignified
- 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
June 9, 2024
Lesson 5: Proper Humanity – Not Rebellious (1)
- 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”)
June 16, 2024
Lesson 6: Proper Humanity – Not Rebellious (2)
- 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”)
June 23, 2024
Citywide gathering – Review proper Humanity and Rebellious lessons
June 30, 2024
Lesson 7: Proper Humanity – Forgiving
- 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)
July 7, 2024
Lesson 8: Proper Humanity – Kindness
- 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
July 14, 2024
Lesson 10: Proper Humanity – Not Envious
- The children can give some examples of when they might feel jealous. For example, you may feel jealous when a sibling or friend or classmate is complimented but you are not.
- Feeling jealous of not having something that someone else has.
- MEMORY VERSE: 1 Cor. 13:4m …”Love is kind; it is not jealous.”
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: Divide the page in half – one side labeled “envious” with a sad/mad face, one side labeled “thankful & content” with a happy face.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 11 OH, BE CAREFUL!; 199 ONLY A BOY NAMED DAVID
July 21, 2024
Lesson 11: Proper Humanity – Humble
- Being humble means not showing off.
- Being willing to receive help, not saying “I already know”.
- If your team doesn’t win, be graceful.
- When you win, you can say “good job!” or “we both did great!”
- Parents can model to their children how to be humble.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: Paper plate wheel: fasten two plates on top of each other with one quarter cut out on the top paper plate. The top plate can say: “I choose to be humble.” The bottom plate can have 4 quadrants. Children can cut and paste pictures on how to be humble. Or write four examples of being humble: Let someone else go first. Help someone. Be willing to ask for help. Don’t show off or brag.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 2832 Don’t Be Proud (Tune: If you’re happy and you know it)
July 28, 2024
Lesson 12: Proper Humanity – Love (1)
- There are four lessons on love. The first lesson is Loving God.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: see lesson for craft.
August 4, 2024
Lesson 13: Proper Humanity – Love (2)
- There are four lessons on love. The second lesson is Love One Another.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: Serving ones can print and cut out paper people. The children can color the people, add a face, add clothing, etc. and then connect the people together hand by hand by gluing them together or hole punching them and securing with pipe cleaners.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 13 SCRIPTURES FOR SINGING (1) (John 13:34-35) (Hymn #1343); 9527 Vessels Unto Honor Song #7; 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS
August 11, 2024
Lesson 14: Proper Humanity – Love (3)
- There are four lessons on love. The third lesson focuses on loving our parents and neighbors.
- We should love our parents and love our neighbors. Define neighbors, including friends, classmates, people in their community.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: 1) Print out pictures of the examples in the lesson of how they can love their parents/neighbors. Have the children cut and paste them onto a blank paper with a grid of 6 boxes. Leave the last box empty so the children can come up with their own way to love their parents/neighbors. 2) Same craft as #1 but instead of using examples of how to love their parents, the theme can be “Who is my neighbor?” They can paste or draw examples of who is considered a “neighbor.”
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 6711 Matthew Song (2) 20 – THE GREAT COMMAND; 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS
August 18, 2024
Lesson 15: Proper Humanity – Love (4)
- Unconditional love – God will still love us no matter what we do. His love for us will never change. He also wants us to love others even when they are not kind.
- Sometimes mom or dad aren’t happy because you didn’t listen, but does that mean they don’t love you anymore? Absolutely not.
- Love doesn’t go away just because you get in trouble. There is security in your parents’ love.
- Even if you love mommy more than daddy, does that mean that daddy will love you any less? No.
- If mommy gets mad at you because you don’t listen, you will still love mommy.
- God is love. Love is above everything else.
- MEMORY VERSE: “Love suffers long…” (1 corinthians 13:4a)
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: 1) Make a broken heart puzzle, 2) Each child receives a paper heart and cuts it in half. They can trade one of their halves with another child and mend the two different halves together and glue them on a paper with the memory verse.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 6711 Matthew Song (2) 20 – THE GREAT COMMAND; 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS; 162 PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!
August 25, 2024
Lesson 16: Proper Humanity – Not Proud
- We have to be good winners and good losers (not bragging winners and sore losers).
- You shouldn’t think you’re better than another person.
- MEMORY VERSE: “Talk no more so very proudly…” (1 Samuel 2:3a)
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: Coloring page divided in 2: one part says “Proud” (with a sad face) and the other part says “Humble” (with a happy face).
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 2832 Don’t Be Proud (Tune: If you’re happy and you know it); 19 WHEN WE’RE KIND TO OTHERS
September 1, 2024
Lesson 17: Proper Humanity – Sacrifice (1)
- Our giving thanks to the Lord is a sacrifice.
- MEMORY VERSE: “Through Him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise continually to God” – Hebrews 13:15
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: Make a thank you Lord booklet: Cover page says “Thank you Lord for everything” and the memory verse. Each page has a line and a matching picture (ex: Thank you Lord for my home, Thank you Lord for my family, Thank you Lord for my food, etc.). Children can cut and paste the pictures to match the words on the pages.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 155 BLESSING AND HONOR AND GLORY BE THINE; 158 HALLELU, HALLELUJAH!; 162 PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM!; 2205 EVERYBODY HAPPY, SAY AMEN (Praises for Children #22); 9506 (Bible Story Songs Wonderful CD) Song 6
September 8, 2024
Lesson 18: Proper Humanity – Sacrifice (2)
- We can sacrifice by sharing.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: 1) Make a paper plate basket by cutting it in half and stapling it together. Color/cut out pieces of bread and fish and put them in the basket 2) A skit among the serving ones where you don’t share and no one is happy. A second skit where you share and everyone is happy. 3) Pass around a basket of fake food and everyone can take one. Or make paper ice cream cones and children can “share their ice cream” by pouring a plastic ball from their cone to their neighbor’s cone until you go all the way around the room.
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 17 WHAT IS SHARING ALL ABOUT?; 90 FIVE BARLEY LOAVES AND TWO FISHES; 501 Matthew Song (2) 13 – 5000 Folks Were Followin’ Jesus; 9031 Go Jesus Song 12 – If You Ever See a Needy One; 9032 Go Jesus Song 13 – We’re gonna be God’s servin’ children
September 15, 2024
Lesson 19: Proper Humanity – True
- Even if no one else knows we are not being truthful, God knows.
- Sometimes you do things by accident, or you do something you forgot your parents told you not to do. You still need to confess right away.
- CRAFT/ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS: 1) Serving one skit: serving one can secretly take something from someone when they are not looking and then deny it. Then they can apologize and tell the truth; 2) Make a paper plate paddle – thumbs up with “True” and the verse on one side. The other side can have a thumbs down with “Not True”. Serving ones can make statements and the children can use their paddles to show if the statement is true or not true (ex: the grass is green, my name is ______, etc.); 3) Make a paper tree with branches and the children can cut and paste leaves. The tree trunk will say “A True Person will…” and the leaves will have characteristics of a true person (ex: will confess, will not hide, will speak the truth, will tell exactly what happened, will not make up stories, not blame others, etc.).
- SUGGESTED SONGS: 10 INSIDE ME; 9522 Vessels Unto Honor Song #2 Everything We Do and Say; 9531 Vessels Unto Honor Song #11