Spend Your Day The Wisest Way Application Activity esson 8 I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight! PUPOSE: This activity will show the children that we should use our time wisely, because we do not get time back once it is gone. DESCIPTION: In this activity, the children will hear a story about a typical day that they may have. In the story, they choose to not use their time wisely. They will then plan another day in order to spend their time wisely. MATEIAS NEEDED: For this activity, you will need this Help Sheet, scissors, and the Wisest Way Schedule esson 8 from the esson Materials CD-OM. For each child you will need markers or crayons and the Wisest Way Schedule esson 8 from the esson Materials CD-OM. TO INTODUCE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. What is our Main Point today? (I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight!) 2. That s right! We all have a certain amount of time in a day and we need to spend the time we have wisely. 3. No matter what we do we can never get time back. It s important therefore to use our time as wisely as possible. 4. Today, we are going to listen to a story and see if the person in the story used his or her time wisely. For detailed instructions on how to lead the activity, see the Small Group eader DVD. Note: Keep all of the Wisest Way Schedules with the teacher until the end of the lesson. One of them will be for the teacher to use during the story. DUING THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. I have this piece of paper that is a schedule of a day. et s say that this is a schedule for your Monday. 2. We are going to listen to a pretend story of your day and see if you spent your time wisely. 3. The schedule starts at 7 to 8 am. So, in the morning you get up and want to read your Bible before you go to school. But you are still tired and decide to fall back asleep on the couch. Now it is 8 AM. This hour is gone and you didn t do what you planned to do. This hour was wasted. Note: Write in each section what was planned and then cut off each section after you finish talking about it. Tell the children that this hour is now gone and you cannot get it back. Continue in this manner for the rest of the schedule. 8-9AM. You ride the bus to school and plan on talking to your friends about Sunday and what you did at church. Instead you talk about the latest video game that came out. This hour was wasted. 9-10AM. You are at school and are supposed to be listening to your teacher, but instead you are passing notes to your friend. This hour was wasted. 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
CONTINUED FOM PAGE 1 10-11AM. You work on an assignment that was given to you by your teacher. 11-12AM. You are eating lunch and wanted to invite one of your friends to church. Instead you eat your lunch without ever mentioning church. This hour was wasted. 12-1PM. You have recess and play basketball with your friends. 1-2PM. You continue your classwork after recess. 2-3PM. Your teacher hands out your homework and gives you time to begin working on it. 3-4PM. You ride the bus home from school and your friend asks what you did over the weekend. You tell him about playing at the park, but not about going to church. This hour was wasted. 4-5PM. You work on your homework for a little bit, and then you get to play your new video game until dinner. 5-6PM. You eat dinner with your family. 6-7PM. You are getting ready to go to bed and planned on praying to God, but instead you continue playing your video game. This hour was wasted. AFTE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. That was a full day of activities! In the story, you made time for lots of things, but some important things didn t get done. 2. What things did you plan to do, but didn t do? (ead my Bible. Pray. Talk to my friends about church. Invite my friends to church.) 3. When you didn t do what you had planned to do, those hours were wasted. 4. Even though we can t get wasted time back, we can plan to use time wisely in the future. 5. I am going to hand you your own blank schedule. This schedule can represent a day this next week. 6. I want you to plan to do the important things on this schedule, like reading your Bible, praying, and inviting friends to church. 7. After you schedule those things, you will see that there is still time to do other things as well. 8. Our time is important and we want to make sure we are spending our day in the wisest way. COSING STATEMENT: We need to spend time wisely because once that time is gone, we cannot get it back. We should always plan to read the Bible, pray, and invite others to church because those are wise ways to spend our time. 2
Wisest Way Schedule esson 8 7-8 am 8-9 am 9-10 am 10-11 am 11-12 pm 12-1 pm 1-2 pm 2-3 pm 3-4 pm 4-5 pm 5-6 pm 6-7 pm
Wise And Unwise Application Activity esson 8 I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight! PUPOSE: The children will listen to stories to distinguish the people who use their time wisely. DESCIPTION: In this activity, the children will hear short situations and determine if the person used time wisely or unwisely. MATEIAS NEEDED: For this activity, you will need this Help Sheet. TO INTODUCE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. et s all say our Main Point together. I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight! 2. Doing what is right is always the wisest thing we can do. What are some examples from arge Group of wise ways to use our time to do something right? (Obeying our parents. Coming to church. eading our Bible. Praying. Telling the truth. Showing kindness. Worshiping God. Being generous.) 3. I want you to listen to some situations that I will read and decide if the people in them are using their time wisely or not. For detailed instructions on how to lead the activity, see the Small Group eader DVD. Note: Have the children stand in the middle of the room. DUING THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. If the person is using his or her time wisely, I want you to go to this side of the room. 2. If the person is using his or her time unwisely, I want you to go to the other side of the room. Note: ead items from the lists below, mixing up the wise and unwise situations. Unwise Things John s alarm clock went off at 8:00 AM, but he snoozed until 1:00 PM. Sam went to church, but made paper airplanes the whole time. Sam hangs out with John every afternoon, but never invites his friend to church. Jason woke up early on Sunday, but watched TV instead of going to church. Kenneth went to church, but spent the whole time talking to his friends and not paying attention. Chris invites his new neighbor to come over and play video games but doesn t ask him to come to church or tell him about Jesus. Holly s friend asked her about church, but Holly said she didn t have time to talk and she went to play basketball. Matt s cousin is visiting from out of town. Instead of telling him about Jesus, they spend all week watching movies and playing video games. Carter s friend calls on the phone. Instead of telling him about Jesus, Carter spends time making fun of other kids at school. Collin s family is going to church to volunteer. Collin decides to stay home and take a nap. 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
CONTINUED FOM PAGE 1 Wise Things Holly got up five minutes early to read her Bible every morning. Carter stopped for a few moments before eating to pray and thank God for his food. Kendall was grounded and couldn t play outside so she read her Bible. yan noticed that his friend was upset at school. He stopped for a few minutes and prayed with his friend. obin spent all morning making cookies to take to her neighbors and invite them to come to church. Alisha s friend asked why she was happy all the time and Alisha spent some time telling her about Jesus. Ed s friend, Kyle, is sick. Ed spends some time each day praying for him. Brennan makes a list of friends to invite to church camp. Then he takes a few minutes to talk to each one of them and ask them to come. James friend has some chores to do around the house. James goes over to help and while he is helping, he tells his friend about Jesus. Autumn spends Saturday writing cards to invite her friends to church and tell them about Jesus. AFTE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. What were some of the ways that people in the situations spent their time wisely? (They told people about Jesus or church. They were kind to people. They prayed for people.) 2. There are many wise ways to spend our time. We know what those ways are by studying the Bible and learning what things God wants us to do. 3. Make sure to spend time every week reading the Bible and learning the wisest ways to spend your time. COSING STATEMENT: If you are spending your time doing what God would want you to do, then you will know that you are spending your time the wisest way. 2
Wise Waiting Application Activity esson 8 I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight! PUPOSE: The children will create a craft that will reinforce the lesson and give them a way to recall many Bible verses. DESCIPTION: In this activity, the children will cut out and glue together two strips of paper that have Bible verses on them. They will then fold the joined strips accordion style and keep it as a way to use their time wisely by learning the Bible verses when they are waiting. MATEIAS NEEDED: For this activity, you will need this Help Sheet. For each child, you will need scissors, tape, and the Wise Waiting Bible Verses esson 8 from the esson Materials CD-OM. TO INTODUCE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. What is our Main Point today? (I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight!) 2. Good job! We all have a certain amount of time in our day, and some of that time will be spent waiting on something. 3. When do you spend time waiting? (iding in the car. In a line somewhere. Waiting on someone in the house to finish getting ready.) 4. When we are waiting on something, we need to spend our time wisely. 5. One way to spend this time wisely is learning Bible verses and telling others about Jesus. 6. Today we are going to make a booklet to help us spend our waiting time wisely. For detailed instructions on how to lead the activity, see the Small Group eader DVD. Note: Pass out the materials to each child. DUING THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. What does this sheet of paper have on it? (Bible verses.) 2. That s right, these are all the Bible verses from this series, plus some other important ones to know as well. 3. Everyone take your scissors and cut right down the middle of the paper on the solid black line. 4. Then, tape the bottom of one strip to the top of the other strip. It should make one long strip. 5. Fold the paper accordion style across each dotted line. 6. Now, you should have a Bible verse booklet that can fit in your pocket! AFTE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. You can carry this around with you and when you are waiting in the car or in line or anywhere, you can use your time wisely by learning these Bible verses. 2. Then you can use these verses to help tell others about Jesus. 3. Using this booklet will help you spend your time wisely. COSING STATEMENT: We will all have moments in our life when we are waiting on something. When we are in these moments, we can spend our time wisely by learning Bible verses. earning these Bible verses can help us tell others about Jesus, and that is time well spent. 1
Wise Waiting Bible Verses esson 8 Wise Waiting Bible Verse Memory Cards Don t be of suffering for the ord. Work at others the, and fully carry out the ministry has given you. 2 Timothy 4:5b (NT) We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God s Good News but our own lives, too. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NT) We you so much that we with not only God s but our own lives, too. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 (NT) And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. Acts 1:8b (NT) And you will be my, telling about me - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the of the. Acts 1:8b (NT) Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given - and you will receive even more. Mark 4:24b (NT) Pay close to what you. The closer you, the more you will be given - and will receive even. Mark 4:24b (NT) Don t be afraid of suffering for the ord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. 2 Timothy 4:5b (NT) (Glue or tape here) Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching. 2 Timothy 4:2 (NT) the word of. Be prepared, whether the is favorable or not. correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good. 2 Timothy 4:2 (NT) I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world. John 16:33 (NT) I have told all this so that you may have in me. on earth you will have many and sorrows. But take, because I have the world. John 16:33 (NT) We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love. 2 Corinthians 6:6 (NT) We ourselves by our purity, our, our patience, kindness, by the Holy within us, and by our sincere. 2 Corinthians 6:6 (NT) For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NT) For loved the so much that he his one and only, so that everyone who in him will not perish but have eternal. John 3:16 (NT) 2011 Fellowship Church
Wise Waiting Bible Verses esson 8 (Glue or tape here) For who on the of the KEEP GOING! OD will be. omans 10:13 (NT) If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is ord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. omans 10:9 (NT) If you with your that is ord and believe in your that God him from the dead, you will be. omans 10:9 (NT) For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by confessing with your mouth that you are saved. omans 10:10 (NT) So be how you live. Don t like fools, but like those who are. Make the most of every in these evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NT) For it is by in your that you are made right with God, and it is by with your that you are saved. omans 10:10 (NT) For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. omans 3:20 (NT) no one can ever be made with God by what the law commands. The simply shows us how we are. omans 3:20 (NT) So be careful how you live. Don t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NT) For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God s glorious standard. omans 3:23 (NT) For has ; we all short of God s glorious. omans 3:23 (NT) But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. omans 5:8 (NT) But God showed his great for us by sending to for us while we were still. omans 5:8 (NT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our ord. omans 6:23 (NT) For the of sin is, but the free of God is eternal life through Jesus our. omans 6:23 (NT) For Everyone who calls on the name of the OD will be saved. omans 10:13 (NT) 2011 Fellowship Church
Ship To Shore Weekly eview Activity esson 8 I Will Use My Time Wisely To Do What Is ight! PUPOSE: This activity will review the lesson with the children and give them a reminder of the lesson to take home. DESCIPTION: In this activity, the children will use semaphore code to transmit and decode the Bible Verse reference. MATEIAS NEEDED: For this activity, you will need this Help Sheet, tape, a skateboard or scooter board, 2 pairs of flags or bandannas in contrasting colors, and the Ship To Shore Message Cards esson 8 from the esson Materials CD-OM. For each child, you will need pens or markers and the Ship To Shore Decoding Sheet esson 8 from the esson Materials CD-OM. Note: Use the tape to mark off an island where the group will stand. ine up the Ship To Shore Message Cards across the room from the group so that they can not see them. Place the flags with the Message Cards. Place the scooter near the island. TO INTODUCE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. This series takes place on the greatest cruise ship on the ocean, The Adventure! 2. Ships at sea use flags to relay messages during emergencies and today we are going to practice using the flag code, called semaphore code, to transmit a message across the room. For detailed instructions on how to lead the activity, see the Small Group eader DVD. Note: Give each child a Ship To Shore Decoding Sheet and something to write with. DUING THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. One at a time you will swim over to the message by lying on the scooter and pulling with your arms or pushing with your feet. 2. Once a Swimmer has reached the message, he or she will stand on the far side of the cards and hold the red flag in the right hand and the blue flag in the left hand. 3. ooking down at the cards, the Swimmer will see a picture of how to hold the flags to show the group the code. This image is a mirror image of the ones in our coded message. Note: The card also has footprints and an arrow to help the children know how to stand, and a flipped image to show what the children across the room will see. 4. After showing us the code, the Swimmer will swim back to us. Then the next Swimmer will go. 5. We will keep going until we have decoded the entire message. 6. et s get started. Note: Keep the relay going until the message is decoded. Then look up the verse in the Bible and read it to the children. So be careful how you live. Don t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NT) 1 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
CONTINUED FOM PAGE 1 AFTE THE ACTIVITY SAY: 1. Opportunities to share the Good News with people could come up in our lives at any time. What does our Bible Verse say about what we should do with our opportunities? (Make the most of them.) 2. Making the most of our opportunities means that we are wise with how we use our time. 3. Paul had a limited amount of time in our Bible esson. He chose to use his time wisely to help the church and to teach others about Jesus. What is one way that he did that? (Wrote letters. Taught from his home.) 4. We should think about the way that we use our time and make sure that we are using it wisely. Are you spending time doing things that are useful for helping people hear about Jesus? Some of those things are taking time to pray, to read your Bible, to invite others to church, to tell about Jesus, and to help others. If so, you are doing some very wise things with your time. 5. If you aren t doing these things regularly, you should make time for them. What are some things you could do less of, to make more time in your schedule? (ess video games. ess sleeping in. ess sports that interfere with church.) 6. Using our time wisely does not mean never doing things that we enjoy, but it does mean doing wise things first. When we use our time wisely, we will have plenty of time and energy for everything we need or want to do. COSING STATEMENT: Use the code on your Ship To Shore Decoding Sheet to pass messages back and forth with a friend this week. As you share messages, take time to tell your friends about this lesson and invite them to come to church with you. When you do, you are helping to share the Good News about Jesus with your friends. 2
Send your message by using this code: A (1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F (6) G (7) H (8) I (9) J K (0) M N O P Q S T U V W X Y Z Mistake Numbers Try this at home! To use the code, you will need to make flags with contrasting colors. Use craft sticks or paint stirrers and any kind of rag or fabric you want. ed and blue are shown on the code sheet, but you can use any two colors that are very different from each other. Have a friend or family member go a short distance away with a copy of the decoding sheet below. Write down your message and then use the code above to send the message one letter at a time. To help you pass messages faster, practice the alphabet until you and your friend both have the flag positions memorized. (CUT HEE) (CUT HEE) Decode message by using this code: A (1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F (6) G (7) H (8) I (9) J K (0) M N O P Q S T U V W X Y Z Mistake Numbers
Ship To Shore Decoding Sheet esson 8 A (1) B (2) C (3) D (4) E (5) F (6) G (7) H (8) I (9) J K (0) M N O P Q S T U V W X Y Z Mistake Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : - (NT) 10 11 12 13 14
Ship To Shore Message Cards esson 8 #1 = E #2 = P #3 = H #4 = E
Ship To Shore Message Cards esson 8 #5 = S #6 = I #7 = A #8 = N
Ship To Shore Message Cards esson 8 #9 = S #10 = 5 #11 = 1 #12 = 5
Ship To Shore Message Cards esson 8 #13 = 1 #14 = 6 #15 #16