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Year: 1 Number: 10 Theme: Patience Time Allotted: 1.5 - 2 HOURS OBJECTIVES  Understand and practically apply the meaning of patience in their everyday lives  Impart to them the relevance of being patient as a way of Christian living MEMORY BIBLE VERSE “And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” Hebrews 6:15 SCHEDULE 15 mins 10 mins 05 mins 15 mins 50 mins 15 mins 10 Mins

Gathering Songs / Teaching of song/s Opening Prayer / Kids Praise Memory Bible Verse Opening Game: The Limbo Activity 1 Activity 2 Closing Prayer/KFL Heart Habits/ Announcements

SONG FOR THE MONTH: Everyday Opening Game: The Limbo Instructions: 1. Gather the children on one side of the hall. 2. Assign 2 heart champs to position the rope at the center of the hall while holding both ends at waist level. (Lowering the rope is optional) 3. Ask the kids to fall in line according to their ascending height. 4. The facilitator will demonstrate the Limbo procedure first. 5. Do 1-2 trials with the kids. 6. Give the signal to start the game. One by one the kids will cross under the rope without touching it. 7. If a child accidentally touches the rope by any means, they have to start all over again. 8. The game will come to an end only if they all crossed to the other side successfully.

2 SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES Kids at Play Activity: Materials:  Mats  DVD player/ Laptop  TV/ LCD Projector

 Speakers  Veggie tales: the Story of Abraham

Instructions: 1. Set up a kids’ corner using the mats, DVD Player/ laptop, speakers, TV/LCD Projector. 2. Have the children sit on the mats 3. Let them watch the movie. First Step Activity 1: A gift of Patience Materials:  Box  Gift wrapper/ magazine paper/colored paper  Scissors, tape

 Candy  Jigsaw puzzle  Bag of candies, chocolate, and other goodies

Preparation: Do this before the assembly 1. Using the box, and the gift wrapper/magazine/colored paper, try to wrap the bag of candies, chocolate, and other goodies. 2. Make layers of wrapping. (try to make as many layers as possible) 3. Paste one piece of the jigsaw puzzle in each layer. 4. Prepare for 3-4 groups of 5(depending on the number of kids) Mechanics: 1. Divide the children into equal groups 2. Give each group the gift box (pre wrapped) 3. Ask them to un-wrap the gift one kid at a time. (one kid each layer) 4. Tell them that there is hidden puzzle piece in each layer. They are to collect these pieces. 5. Once the box is revealed (unwrapped), ask them not to open the box just yet. 6. Ask them to complete and put together the puzzle. 7. Once the puzzle is put together then they can open the box all together and get their price. 8. Recite the 5 “I Wills”

3 Activity 2: Five "I Wills" of Patience 1. I will change the things I can change and accept the things I can't 2. I will keep trying until I succeed 3. I will make the most of my spare time 4. I will not interrupt 5. I will not complain if I do not get my own way

Foot Steps Activity 1: Patience Please Story telling: The Apple Tree (read this story to them along with the game, follow the instructions) Materials:  Small pop up tent/ chairs and bed sheet  Cadies, chocolates and other goodies Preparation: Do this before the assembly 1. Before the assembly set up a small pop up tent/ using a chair and blanket, try to make one. Instructions: 1. As children arrive, they will be curious about the tent, and will probably want to go inside, but tell them to wait until everyone arrives. 2. After everyone arrives, throw pieces of candy into the tent, one for each child. (If possible, try to sneak the candy in.) Then let the children look inside the tent, but do not let them go in yet. 3. Once everyone has been able to see that there is candy inside, ask them "Who would like to go inside now?" Most likely, all the kids will want to, but say, "You can go inside now if you want, but if you wait until the end of the class, it will be much better. The Bible says, 'If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.'" 4. Some of the kids may still want to go in now, let them. 5. Tell them all must share what is inside, so only take what is yours. Each child that goes in should only take one piece of candy. 6. Also, make sure at least half of them wait until later, to demonstrate the advantage in waiting. 7. Start with the story telling. “The apple tree”

4 8. About mid-way through the story, add another piece of candy for each child that waited. 9. Let these children look inside again and ask them, "Who would like to go inside now? Again, tell them, "You can go inside now if you want, but if you wait until the end of the class, it will be much better. The Bible says, 'If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.'" 10. Again let those who insist go in, giving the same instructions as before. Make sure some of the children wait until the end of the activity to demonstrate the advantage in waiting. 11. Near the end of the Story telling, add one more piece of candy for everyone who decided to wait. This candy can be more special, such as a “fun size” candy bar or small pack of "M&Ms". Then continue with the story and finish it 12. Have everyone who waited look inside and then let these kids finally enter to get their well-deserved rewards. At this point, the activity may seem harsh to those who did not wait, but it will send a positive message they will not easily forget. 13. Afterwards, tell all of them that sometimes God wants us to wait for things. Not because He wants us to go without, but because sometimes, He wants to give us something that will make us even happier. So remember, when we hope for what we do not yet have, we should wait for it patiently, as it says in Romans 8:25. God can always be trusted to give us only the best. After all: He has already given us the best gift of all, Jesus!

Activity 2: Story Telling: The Apple Tree (A short story about patience by Wes Fessler) Archie loved apples. He thought they were sweet. He thought apples were always a wonderful treat. He ate apples each day when he went out to play, but the part in the middle, he just threw away. Then one day as he ate an apple to the core, he caught sight of a seed, wondering what it was for. If he planted a seed, it just might grow a tree. Archie thought, "What a wonderful thing that would be." So he planted the seed in a hole, core and all. He had faith it would grow, even though it was small. With a shovel he covered the core with a mound, taking care of the seed that was under the ground. He brought water each day in a watering can. He did his very best to make good on his plan.

5 Every day, he returned with the hope he would see a small sign of new growth from the seed to a tree. But the sign did not come and as time drifted by Archie started to doubt whether he should still try. There was no hint of green, not the tiniest leaf. Was an apple tree really worth all of the grief? He was ready to quit if it just would not grow. For so long he had watered that seed down below. Archie went to his father to ask what to do, and his dad told him something that he never knew. He said, "Sometimes things don't go the way that we plan. Sometimes people give up when they don't think they can. But to those who keep trying, when no one else will, there are dreams to achieve and great hopes to fulfill." The words struck Archie's mind and he knew they were true. He would try to be patient and keep trying too. Archie came every day without fail to the seed. He brought water and tended its every need. Then one day like the sun breaking out from a storm a green leaf sprouted up from the ground in true form. It reaches into the sky as if saying hello the new tree met the one who allowed it to grow. Archie saw the small leaf, and a tear filled his eye. He was so full of cheer that he started to cry. It was patience that brought this new life from the ground. It gave Archie more joy than he ever had found. He had not given up when the outlook was grim. He helped that little seed that depended on him. And the tree brought him apples, in time that was sweet. It brought even more apples than Archie could eat. It grew strong, broad, and beautiful; ever so tall from the patience and hope for a seed once so small. ~ THE END ~

Processing:  Summarize the points of the story and the game  Encourage the kids to demonstrate patience to God, to their parents, siblings, classmates and playmates.  Recite the Five “I Wills” of Patience

6 Five "I Wills" of Patience     

I will change the things I can change and accept the things I can't I will keep trying until I succeed I will make the most of my spare time I will not interrupt I will not complain if I do not get my own way

Step Up Household Topic:  Share about the moral lesson of the story  Ask the children how they can show patience to their Family, Friends, other KFL members, Classmates?  Recite the 5 wills of patience.

Five "I Wills" of Patience     

I will change the things I can change and accept the things I can't I will keep trying until I succeed I will make the most of my spare time I will not interrupt I will not complain if I do not get my own way