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    • Today's Theme:
    God wants to be our king.

     

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     Today's Story:

    		Hannah takes Samuel to  the tabernacle.
    I Samuel I and 2
    Optional Memory verse:  "People, trust God all the time. 
    Tell him all your problems.God is our protection."    
     Psalm 62:8
    International Children's Bible, New Century Version
    • Materials Needed:
    		Promised Land mat,
    Samuel figure
    Joshua figure,
    Box of the Agreement (matchbox) from past lessons with the 1'st commandment inside,
    1 man (priest if you have one), 1 women and 1 boy Fisher Price or similar type figures,
    Baby Samuel figure (make him from play dough by rolling a small barrel for a body and adding a round head - it will look like a miniature Fisher Price figure),
    4 or 5 Fisher Price (or similar type) figures to represent God's people,
    blocks,
    A half piece of construction paper (to lay across some blocks to be the roof of the tabernacle.

     

    • Action Game:   Obey the King
    		Have the kids make a jail out of some chairs or designate a place in the room as a jail,
    Choose 1 child to be a king,
    Choose 1 child to be a judge,
    The children make a circle around the king.
    The judge stands outside the circle.
    Tell the king to make a rule and the kids in the circle have to pantomime following it,
    		For example: sweep the palace floor,
    Cook my dinner, etc.
    Before the king gives his command, go around the circle and whisper in each child's ear either,  "Obey the king,"  or "Don't obey the king".
    The judge's job is to find the kids who are not obeying the king and "send them to jail".
    Let the kids take turns being kings and judges.

     

    • Snack/Game: You be the Judge
    		Have snack before telling the story to further teach the concept of judges.
    Tell the kids:
    		They are all going to be judges.
    It's their job to decide 2 things:
    		1. If you were fair in the way you passed out snack,
    2. If you weren't fair, they have to tell you how to make it fair.
    Have the kids close their eyes while you pass out snack,
    Pass out something that's easy to count, (cheese crackers, etc), as unfairly as you possibly can.
    Have them open their eyes and judge you. They make great judges!

     

    Illustration of Story Set Up

    Option:  Add blocks as shown on right to 
    represent Hannah's house

     

    • Telling the Story:
    		In our games today, what was the king's job?
    		To make the rules.
    What was the judge's job?
    		To make sure the people follow the king's rules,
    To make sure people are fair.
    Lay out the Promised Land mat,
    These last few weeks we learned about Joshua.
    		Add Joshua figure.
    Joshua led God's people into the Promised Land across the river.
    He helped them take over the strong city of Jericho.
    After that, God's people lived all over the Promised Land.
    		Place 4 or 5 people Fisher Price type people in different parts of the mat.
    But Joshua grew old and died.
    		Remove Joshua figure.
    God's people worshipped God in a special tent called a tabernacle.
    Let's pretend this is the the tabernacle:
    		Next to the Dead Sea: make 4 pillars out of blocks and put the piece of construction paper on top as a roof.
    But where was the palace that the king lived in?