TO PLAY: A counselor bats a balloon with his hand to the other team. They try to keep it in the air and over to the opposing side. Only 3 touches of the balloon are allowed by a team before it goes over the net. Players must keep their bottoms on the floor at all times. (Sometimes it is a good idea to let the kindergarten and first-graders stand up on their knees because they are so short they might not ever touch the ball) Points are scored if: The ball touches the ground on opposing team’s side More than 3 players on the opposing team touches the balloon before it passes over the net. DISCUSSION Watch for the children who always are trying to get the ball from the other players and who is actually playing as part of the team. What were some ways that you could show that you were patient during this game? By waiting for the balloon and not always trying to hit it when it didn’t come to you. How could you have shown patience with your teammates? When they didn’t hit the balloon in the right place, you didn’t get mad at them, or when they didn’t serve the balloon well, you still encouraged them. Was it hard to be patient? Why? DAY TWO: Caterpillar MATERIALS: None. OBJECT: To have the person in the front of the line to catch the person in the back of the line. SET UP: Have the children line up in a straight line. Tell them all to gently grab the waist of the person in front of them.
Memory Verse from RESPONSIBILITY: 2 Timothy 2:15 Do: March in place. your: Point to someone. best: Flex your muscles and show your strength. to: Hold up two fingers. present: Pretend as if you are adjusting your bow tie. yourself: Point to someone. as: Clap. one: Hold up one finger. approved,: Make the “O.K.” sign with your fingers. a: Snap. workman: Salute like you are in the army. who: right foot. does: Stomp left foot. not: head, “no.” need: Hold out both hands as if to take something. to: Hold up two fingers. be: Put your pointer finger and thumb together and make your hand look like a bumble bee and fly around a little. ashamed: Cover your face with your hands. and: right foot. who: left foot. correctly: “Thumbs-up” sign. handles: Pretend like you are holding the handle of something. the: Clap your word: Put your hands together and open them as if it were a book. of: Pat your legs. truth.: Point to God (because God is truth). 2 Timothy: Hold up two fingers and say, “2 Timothy” . 2:15: Yell “two, fifteen”.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS What were some of the ways that Joseph was a patient person? He was patient and waited for God to get him out of prison. He was patient with the people who made him promises. He trusted in God and not them. What do you would have happened to Joseph if he hadn’t been patient? He could have gotten very mad and bitter. He could have gotten depressed and been hopeless or even lost his faith in God and might not have been ready when he needed to interpret the dreams of the Pharaoh. When you see Joseph, do you think that he is weak because he is patient, or more self-controlled? Why? Let’s read a verse in the Bible that will show us how we can have the kind of patience with others that Joseph had. Let’s look up Proverbs 19:11. In Proverbs 19:11, what brings a man Why is this something that would bring a man glory? Patience, because it takes more to control yourself than it does to get angry at someone. What does your body feel like when you get angry? What do you want to do to get ride of that feeling? What is the best choice you can make at such a time? Choose to stop, remember God has a plan, pray, picture Jesus being there with you, giving you strength to be patient. Let them know you will be watching to see if they do this at the S.A.Y. Yes!® Center. Also challenge them to do this at home, at school, or wherever they are. Let’s take some time and pray now that God will make us young men and women who are patient with each other and with the people at school, in our home and our communities. We want people to see something different about us. They will know that the thing that is different about us is Jesus in our lives!
WEEK 4 - CRAFTS < Bean Art MATERIALS: Several varieties of dried beans, glue, and heavy paper. Begin craft time by telling the children that this craft will take lots of patience since the things that they are working with are small and can be difficult to work with. Show them some ideas of what they can make. They can cut their paper into a wreath shape and decorate their paper like a wreath with the beans. Show them how they can draw a picture on their paper first and then fill it in with beans. Let the children be as free as possible to think up their own creative design to make with the beans. Save time for cleaning up after this craft. The beans will seem to travel everywhere. A good way to help your children practice patience is to try to clean their area up afterwards! GUIDED CONVERSATION Why do you think that you need patience to do this craft? You have to do a tedious job of selecting beans and gluing them on the paper. It takes a great deal of beans to fill up a small space. How does having patience make this a better craft? If you just throw things on the paper it won’t look as good as if you take your time and place the beans on neatly. How can you show patience to others during this craft? You can help them look for a bean if they need one.