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Below are the
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One of a Kind
Age group: Grades 3 - 4
Topic: Self Esteem
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
When we feel
happy about ourselves, we can be confident and enjoy life. Kids get to
brainstorm "good things" about various people, and recognise that these are
not limited to physical appearances. They then write their own list of "good
things" about themselves, and see that they are unique. God looks at who we
are on the inside, and each of us are valuable.
Goal: For kids
to recognise their own good
qualities and self worth.
Outline
10 min Ice
Breaker "CHICKEN CHOMP" Game for kids to chomp up lollies the
quickest, with no hands.
5 min
Intro Statement ‘How many times have you heard someone say "I wish I
could do that" or "I wish I were that good".
10 min
Voting with your Feet - On each "I wish I could…" statement, kids move
to the designated corner of the room for YES / NO / NOT SURE.
5 min
Personal Story Part 1 - About a time when I didn’t think I had any
good qualities, and how that made me act.
15 min
Good Things List Show pictures of famous people. Brainstorm ‘good
things’ about each person - include physical and non-physical qualities.
Each of the people are different. Everybody is unique. Kids write down 5
good things about themselves. Everybody will have different lists.
5 min
Personal Story Part 2 - When I realised I had ‘good things’, it
changed the way I acted, and how others acted toward me.
5 min Debrief - When
we feel happy about ourselves, the way we act changes. We enjoy life better.
God has made us all individually, and every single one of us is different
and special to God. He wants us to be happy with how we are, and to know
what our ‘good things’ are.
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Decisions,
Decisions, Decisions
Age group: Grades 3 - 4
Topic: Choices
Time: 1 hour approx
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
Life is full of
choices. Some of the choices we make today will affect the future. Kids are
challenged to look at choices that have different results, and are shown
through a Bible story that God can provide us with help when we have to make
tough decisions.
Goal: For kids to think
about choices as having results.
Outline
5 min Ice
Breaker - "The Big Wind Blows"
5 min
Intro Statement ‘Life is full of choices - what t-shirt should I buy?
Do I like the Holly Valance or Robbie Williams? Should I play footy or
soccer? Lots of our choices will affect our future.’
10 min
Game "MONTE CARLO" - Each time the music stops, kids choose a a corner
of the room, and are eliminated as the cards are split showing which suit (eg
hearts) is out. Our choices have consequences (results).
5 min
Personal Story - Talk about some decisions - some which had good
results, some which have had tough results.
5 min
Presents - Volunteers choose a present each (all wrapped differently)
and learn that the inside of the present may be totally different to the
outside. Sometimes choices can turn out bad if we just look at the
‘exciting’ part, and not the consequences.
10 min
Examples - Brainstorm types of decisions that can have good and bad
results, and talk about why it is hard to choose (eg smoking/drugs,
cheating, doing extra work around home).
15 min
Active Bible Story "JUMPING JEHOSOPHAT"- Kids get to dramatise the story
of King Jehosophat and his fight. (2 Chron 20)
When we have to make tough
decisions, we can ask God for help, because He knows what is best for us.
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Heroes
Age group: Grades 3 - 4
Topic: Heroes and Role
Modelling
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
It’s good to look
up to people in life. Kids get to think about who they look up to and why,
then to think about whether their heroes are showing them good things or
not. All our human heroes will make mistakes, but Jesus gives us a fantastic
example of how to live our lives.
Goal: For kids
to think about their heroes and learn
about God’s character, as an example
to follow.
Outline
5 min Ice
Breaker - "Celebrity Heads"
5 min
Intro Statement ‘It’s great to have heroes, and even pretend to be
your hero (eg Wayne Carey, football; Spice Girls, singing; Kathy Freeman,
running). Do our heroes show us the best way to do things?’
10 min
Charades - Act out favorite sports stars or heroes. All of us look up
to people who are good at things. Looking up to them means we want to be
like them. Talk about some personal heroes - serious and funny.
15 min
Hero Drawing - Divide into groups of 6. Kids draw their ‘superman’ or
‘superwoman’ and write on the special talents or powers for their character.
Discuss how all heroes can make mistakes.
5 min Egg
Face - A volunteer must choose which egg is hardboiled (out of 4), and
smash against their head to prove it. Sometimes, we forget or don’t know
what our heroes are really like on the inside.
10 min
Brainstorm - "GOD’S CHARACTER" - Brainstorm on whiteboard what kids
think God is like.
5 min
Debrief - God is the best hero we can have because he never makes
mistakes, and will not let us down. (Personal story)
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