Copyright 2014 by Elizabeth L. Hamilton All Rights Reserved. Responsibility Lesson 1 of 4 Responsibility Inspects (Responsibility inspects duties and tasks to learn what is expected.) Scripture: Take heed therefore how ye hear. Luke 8:18 Preparation Print on cardstock one copy of the Responsibility block found on page 4 and one copy each of the pictures on pages 5 and 6. Print one copy of the age-appropriate activity sheet for each child. Heads Up: As you talk about responsibility during this month s studies, choose strong, active verbs. Help listeners understand that responsibility encompasses understanding, motivation, thoughts, words, and deeds. Introduction Say: Today we start a new, exciting character-trait-of-the-month: responsibility. Your character wall needs a block of responsibility to help you succeed. Show the block and fasten it in place Say: Listen for responsibility in our story. Tell this story in your own words, changing it to fit your listeners. Display Page 4 picture, reading, Responsibility Inspects. Continue to show the picture during the story. Dad put the last board in place. People who have a responsibility inspect it before they start, he told Matt and Cindy. They try to learn all about it. They listen carefully when someone tells them about it. They ask questions about it. They try to be sure they know exactly how to do the responsibility. Dad pounded in the last nail. There! he said. Now you two have the responsibility of painting this clubhouse. You can start it while I m at work tomorrow. You ll find everything you need in the garage. Dad was saying something else, but Matt and Cindy didn t listen. They dashed off to the garage. The next morning, they hopped out of bed, dressed quickly, and raced to the garage before Dad and Mom awakened. Remember, Matt said, grabbing a bucket. You paint two walls yellow, I paint two walls blue. Cindy grabbed a second bucket of paint, and started for the backyard, then stopped. Matt, she called. We forgot to get brushes! They raced back, found two big brushes, and hurried to the new clubhouse. Soon, bright yellow and blue danced across the inside walls. Matt and Cindy didn t hear Dad leave for work, or Mom call them to breakfast. They didn t even hear Mom call to lunch, and were surprised when she brought out sandwiches and juice. They gobbled their food, and finished slapping paint on the inside of the clubhouse. Back to the garage they ran, and grabbed two cans of red paint for the outside. I ll paint the back and the side next to the tree, Matt offered. You paint the front and deck side.
Cindy nodded. This is awesome! We ll finish before Dad gets home! They did, too. That is, they were just finishing when Dad got out of his car. He stared at the front of the clubhouse. Whew! he whistled. Orange streaks! Matt whirled around and looked. Cindy! Why d you go and use orange paint and why streaks? I didn t use orange paint, said Cindy. I used red paint. Hand me your brush, Dad said. He looked at her brush front and back. Then he walked behind the clubhouse. Purple! He looked at Matt s brush. You didn t clean your brushes after you painted inside, did you? Clean them? Matt looked puzzled. Cindy used yellow inside, and you used blue, Dad said. Because you didn t clean the brushes, yellow mixed with red to make orange. Blue mixed with red to make purple. Dad pointed to the labels on their paint cans. Not only that. Your cans say interior paint. This red paint is for interior indoors, not outdoors. It looks great now, but it will look tired when the rain and sun fade it. It ll look even more awful when it starts coming off. Why didn t you tell us, Dad? Matt wailed. You should have told us things like that. Dad shook his head. You refused to inspect your responsibility. I started to tell you which paint to use. I started to explain cleaning brushes. Why did you use brushes instead of rollers? Because you didn t ask how to do the job. Why did you smear blue into yellow where the walls meet? You didn t listen. You didn t ask how to do your job. You just wanted to start. You hurried off to see the paint instead. Dad glanced at his watch, and sent them indoors to wash up for dinner. After dinner, the two apologized to Dad for not listening. They asked if he d help them re-paint the clubhouse. Dad shook his head and said he would not help them re-paint. He went to the family room to read. Neither of them said a word for five minutes. Then they jumped up and went to the family room. As they stepped through the doorway, Dad spoke. I will not help you re-paint, he said, but I ll tell you how to do it. The responsibility is still yours. Matt and Cindy walked to the desk, picked up pencils and paper, and sat down. All right, Dad, they said together. We re listening. Bible Story: Genesis 6 Noah Hold up the picture of Noah, and have students read together, Responsibility Inspects. Noah had a wife. He loved her and she loved him. He had three sons, and each son had a wife. He loved them and they loved him but did he have any friends? Who besides his family was his friend? Noah s only friend outside his family was God! The problem wasn t that Noah was unfriendly. No, the problem was that the people who lived around him were not friendly. They were wicked people. They hated Noah because he was a good man, so Noah s only real friend outside his family was God and God was the best friend he could have! One day, God said to Noah, The people on earth are very wicked. They ae so wicked that I am going to destroy them all. Before I do that, I am giving you a responsibility. You must make an ark. That is your responsibility.
Did Noah stop listening and dash off to get started on his responsibility? Not at all! Noah needed to know more. He didn t know what an ark was. He had never seen an ark. No one had ever made an ark. He didn t know where to begin. He needed to learn how to do this responsibility. He stayed and listened as God spoke. Make it of gopher wood, God told him. Make rooms in it. Spread pitch all over the inside and the outside. Pitch would keep water out, but why did God want to keep water out of this thing called an ark? Noah needed more details. He kept on listening to God. Maybe he wrote notes, so he would remember it all. This is how you must build it, God told him. Make it 450 feet long. If Noah had played football, he might have thought, That s long! A football field s only 360 feet! Noah didn t know why God was giving him this responsibility, but he was inspecting the responsibility. He was making sure he knew how to do it. He listened carefully to every little detail God explained. Finally, God said, When the ark is done, I m going to send a flood of waters. The flood will kill all people and animals on earth. I am making this unbreakable agreement only with you. You take your wife, your sons, and your sons wives into the ark with you. Take all kinds of animals and food for you and the animals. God told him how many of each kind of animal. Then God stopped speaking. It was a big responsibility, but Noah took time to inspect it. He knew what God expected him to do. Apply the stories in age-appropriate words. Hold up the picture of the man with the magnifying glass, and have students read together, Responsibility Inspects. You show responsibility when you inspect what others expect you to do. Cindy and Matt s Dad gave them a responsibility paint the clubhouse. They didn t show responsibility. Why? They didn t inspect it. They didn t put on their listening ears. They didn t ask questions. They didn t make sure they knew things like which paint to use. They didn t know exactly how to do their responsibility. When teacher gives an assignment, you show responsibility by inspecting your assignment. When your parents give a duty, you show responsibility by inspecting your duty. You put on your listening ears. You ask questions if you don t understand. You make sure you know exactly how to do that responsibility. Hold up the picture of Noah, and have students read together, Responsibility Inspects. You show responsibility when you inspect what others expect you to do. When God gave Noah a responsibility, Noah inspected the responsibility. He put on his listening ears. He listened to every word God spoke to Him. He listened until God stopped speaking. If he hadn t understood, he d have asked God questions. Noah knew exactly how to do his huge responsibility. What responsibilities do you have? Do you have responsibility to care for a pet? Do you have responsibility to pick up toys? Do you have homework to do? Do you have responsibility to learn a Bible memory verse? Do you know exactly how to do what others expect you to do? You should ALWAYS inspect what others expect you to do. Responsibility Inspects. Close by handing out assignment sheets.
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First and Last Name: giving puppy clean water playing with friends painting with red paint studying ants letting puppy puddle on the floor taking puppy for walks playing ball with puppy going to school giving puppy good food letting puppy chew papers I show responsibility when I inspect what others expect me to do. Circle all of the things that are part of showing responsibility for a puppy. Christian Character-Trait-of-the-Month Program Responsibility #1 Ages 3 to 7 Copyright 2014 by Elizabeth L Hamilton For more information, visit www.character-in-action.com
First and Last Name: Responsibility Inspects! Noah is inspecting his responsibility. Tell an adult what Noah is doing. Color the picture. Christian Character-Trait-of-the-Month Program Responsibility #1 Ages 3 to 7 Copyright 2014 by Elizabeth L Hamilton For more information, visit www.character-in-action.com
First and Last Name: I show responsibility when I inspect what others expect me to do. Please read all directions first before doing the work on this page. Do not try to erase or change any of your answers. You may make notes on the back of this page if you need to work out an answer. You may not ask for help. Circle the best answer. A school bus is red. True False School buses have brown eyes. True False Children ride on school buses. True False School buses fly in the sky. True False A school bus has green tires. True False Color the school bus yellow. Color the eyes bright blue. Draw the missing tire on the bus. Color the center of each tire green. Color the outside of each tire black. Color the windows light blue. Do not answer any questions on this page. Do not circle any answers. Do not color the picture. The only thing you should write on this page is your name. Write your name on the line at the top of the page. Now you have read all directions. What should you do next? Do not tell your friends the secret of this assignment. Christian Character-Trait-of-the-Month Program Copyright 2014 by Elizabeth L Hamilton Responsibility #1 Ages 7 and up For more information, visit www.character-in-action.com