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Below are the programs
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Sticks and Stones
Age group: Grades 5 - 6 -
7
Topic: Bullying
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
All of us wanted
to be treated well, but we’ve probably all been picked on, or even picked on
others. Bullying is the most destructive and hurtful game we can play. Kids
are challenged to think about the long term consequences of bullying, and to
recognise the value of treating others like themselves.
Goal: For kids
to recognise and stand up against bullying,
and to
understand why God wants us to love each other.
Outline
5 min Ice
Breaker - ‘Weetbix Munch
5 min
Intro Statement "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names…
well they hurt too".
10 min
Nuclear Holocost - Kids are assigned different disabilities - they must
find their way to the centre of the hall. We all get along better when we
look after each other. We all want to be treated well.
5 min
Personal Story - About being bullied at school, and how someone made a
difference to that by treating me nice.
10 min
Compliment Competition - Competition to say as many compliments about
the other person as possible in one minute. Bring out that it takes ten
positive comments to counteract one negative.
10 min
Video Clip - Comedian Ken Davis describes how he was bullied at school
and told he’d "never amount to anything". He talks about accepting himself
and understanding God’s acceptance of him.
5 min Golden Rule ‘Do
for others what you would like them to do for you’. Treat others in a way
that you would like to be treated. This is from the Bible, because God knows
the best ways for us to live our lives happily.
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The best of pals?
Age group: Grades 5 - 6 -
7
Topic: Relationships
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
All of us have to
learn to make the best of relationships in life, and we all have different
levels of relationship with different people. Kids are challenged to think
about the different types of relationships they have, and how they can
improve them. They are shown God’s example of relationship and love for
people.
Goal: For kids
to identify ways they can improve their relationships with others,
and to
hear about God’s deep love for them.
Outline
10 min Ice
Breaker - The Big Wind Blows
5 min
Intro Statement ‘We all have friends who we are close to, and others
we aren’t so close to. What can we do to improve our relationships with
other people?’
10 min
Personal Portfolio - Kids identify on paper where people in their life
sit - close friends, acquaintances, people don’t get on so well with. We
have different relationships with everyone we know. Some are close, some
aren’t.
10 min
Relationship Charades - Kids act out different types of relationships,
while others guess. Eg conflict, parents, romance, care, enemy.
10 min
Trust Games / Chinese Whispers - Two games to bring out trust and
communication strengths. Trust, love, and communication are important in
relationships.
10 min Personal Story
- Describe how a particular type of relationship ‘broke’ and different
attempts made to recover it. Second story of how a relationship with God is
broken, and how God give us the opportunity to restore it. God wants our
relationship with him to grow - he wants to be ‘mates’ with us because he
cares so much for us. Example of "Zaccheus" from the Bible.
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Image is
everything
Age group: Grades 5 - 6 -
7
Topic: Self Esteem and
Acceptance
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
A healthy self
image comes from the inside - not ‘keeping up appearances’ on the outside.
Kids get to think about image building (eg clothes, hair, speech), and why
outside appearances can be deceiving. They learn that real acceptance comes
from looking at the inside qualities. God cares for each of us deeply,
regardless of what we look like. He looks at who we are on the inside.
Goal: For kids
to understand that self-worth comes
from inside
qualities, not outside appearances.
Outline
5 min Ice
Breaker - "Ah Sa Ko"
5 min
Intro Statement ‘We all want everyone to think we look right - our
clothes, our hairstyle, and that we know the cool things to say.. right?’
10 min
Game "DUMB STUNTS" - Challenge kids (with lollies) to do ‘dumb
things’ in front of their group.
10 min
Brainstorm - None of us like to look stupid. Can you think of an example
where someone might feel they don’t fit in? Tell a personal humorous story
to get the ball rolling.
15 min
Group Exercise "MYSTERY PHOTOS" - Kids brainstorm together to guess the
qualities, characteristics, occupation, etc. of unknown people in photos.
Discuss how a picture is formed on appearances only, then compare with real
description of the person.
10 min Illustration
"SHELL GAME" - Kids choose which cup has the object underneath, but all the
cups have a special object. All people have special qualities on the inside.
5 min Debrief - God is
concerned with how we are on the inside, not how we appear to others on the
outside.
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Eany Meany Miney
Mo
Age group: Grades 5 - 6 -
7
Topic: Choices and
Decision Making
Time: 1 hour
Environment: Indoor /
Evening or Daytime
Group size: Up to 30 at
one time
Led by: Camp Clayton Youth
Workers
Key Summary:
We live in an age
of "options", but we need to learn how to make sensible choices. Getting
enough information, and thinking through the consequences of choices are
very important. Kids are encouraged to think about types of choices and how
they can affect their lives. They are introduced to the fact that God knows
everything about us and can help guide us in making decisions.
Goal: For kids
to understand choices have results,
and to
discover God’s guides for making better choices.
Outline
5 min Ice
Breaker - ‘Weetbix Munch’.
5 min
Intro Statement "Everyday we get to make lots of choices - you’d be
surprised at just how many decisions you make in one morning.
10 min
Dramatised Story - Kids act out the story of someone’s typical morning,
and then brainstorm about the types of choices involved. Every choice has
a consequence.
10 min
Brainstorm - the types of choices involved in the above story,
consequences of various choices, what choices will you make in the next
couple of years that are important?
10 min
Illustration - Picking up one end of a stick, means you must take the
other end - you can’t pick up half a stick. Every choice has a
consequence, and we need to think before we make the choice - what will
happen after I choose this?.
10 min Pick a Drink -
Illustration to show that choices are easier when we have enough information
about each choice. God can help us in decision making because he knows
everything about our lives
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