Memory Verses, Activity Sheets & Music
Memory Verses, Activity Sheets & Music
"Honor your father and mother " Exodus 20: 12 (5th Commandment)
"Honor your father and your mother, as the
Lord your God has commanded you, that your
days may be long, and that it may be well
with you..." Deuteronomy 5:16
MUSIC:
Hide 'Em In Your Heart.
Bible
Memory Melodies, Vol. 2. Steve Green. Sparrow. CD
song 6.
"Listen, my son, to your father's instruction
and do not forsake your mother's
teaching."
Proverbs 1:8
"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for
this is right." Ephesians 6:1
MUSIC: Hide 'Em In Your Heart.
Bible
Memory Melodies, Vol. 1. By Steve Green. Sparrow.
CD - song 6
ACTIVITY SHEET: Favorite Bible Verse Activities, Mary Currier,
Concordia Publ. House Amazon Books
ACTIVITY SHEET: Memory Verse Motivators, Cheryl Price, Shining
Star Publ., p. 78 Amazon Books
ACTIVITY SHEET: I Can Read the Bible, Rebus Verses for Young Readers,
Susan Lingo,
Concordia Publ. House
ACTIVITY SHEET: Bible Memory Activity Book, Mary Currier, Baker
Books, #80 Amazon Books
Annie's
Father's Day Page - Annie's Father's Day Page, Links Page, Poems
Page, Awards Page,
Annie's What the Bible says about Fathers Page, Annie's Father's Day
Kids Page
Celebrate! A Holiday Handbook.
Patricia Alderdice Sensorman. Standard Publishing,
1998, 144 pages.
Teach Christian
principles through creative holiday celebrations. 300 kid-tested
ideas for inexpensive, easy-to-do holiday
fun. Includes recipes, activities, crafts, devotions, & plans
for ten holiday parties with reproducible invitations.
Holidays:
p.
62-65. Amazon
Books
Celebrate! The Holidays with
Scripture. Dorla Schlitt. Broadman & Holman, 1998,
52 pages. Teach Bible truths
with arts & crafts, ages 6 & up. Reproducible pages. p. 24-26.
Barnes and Noble
GAME: "Father Says" ("Simon Says")
Children stand facing teacher. Say "Father says ______________
(action below)" or just
name the action & do it. Game guidelines: As with the traditional
"Simon Says," children should
follow instructions only when "Father Says". Children remain
standing whether or not they
respond correctly to game guidelines. After several instructions,
choose a child to be leader.
-wash your hands
-do your math homework &nnbsp;
-make your bed
-vacuum the floor
- put dirty clothes in the hamper &nbbsp;
-dust the furniture
-water the plants
-feed the dog/cat &
-brush your teeth
-take out the trash
-set the table &nbssp;
-scrap the dishes
-pick up your toys
-straighten your room &nbbsp;
-_____________
Look scripture up in Bible and have
child read: "Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for
this is right."Ephesians
6:1. Ask children what other instructions their parents give them to
do.
Ask children why
it is OK or even better to follow parent's
instructions when they were not
specifically stated
again. Discuss how we should obey
our parents, teachers, police even when they
are not looking.
GAME: "PAIRS of FATHER PEARS" or "Who Am I?"
Cut 40 pear shapes (2 sets of 10 matching pairs) from yellow
construction paper. Write identifying
info and scripture reference on some pears and fathers' names on other
pears. Divide class into two
teams and have students match up pears, using their Bibles as needed.
OPTION: Make one set of
matching pairs; match pears together as a class, using a pocket board.
1. I became a father when I was 100 years old (Genesis
21:5). Abraham
2. I had two fishermen sons, James & John, who
left their jobs to follow Jesus (Matthew 4:21).
Zebedee
3. I was the first father on earth (Genesis 4:1).
Adam
4. I wrote Proverbs to help you gain wisdom discipline
(Proverbs 1:1-2). Solomon
5. God promised that my offspring would be as many
as the stars in the heavens (Genesis 15:5).
Abraham
6. I was the first sailor (Genesis 6:9ff). Noah
7. My brothers sold me into slavery; years later
I provided ofr my father and brothers during a great
famine (Genesis 37 & 45) Joseph
8. I became speechless until my son, John the Baptist,
was born because I did not believe an angel's
words. (Luke 1:19-20) Zachariah
9. I was ruler in the synagogue who
asked Jesus to heal my dying daughter (Luke 8:41-41). Jairus
10. God spoke to me through a burning bush (Exodus
3:3-4) Moses
Hymn Stories for Children - Special Days and
Holidays. Phyllis Vos Wezeman &
Anna L. Liechty. Kregel Resources,
1994, 72 pages. Brief stories from the history of
30 classic hymns and learning activities, and craft
exercises keyed to each hymn's theme.
"Faith of Our Fathers," p. 45-46. Amazon
Books
Online Object Lessons
Men of God - ChildrenSermons.com, see "For Special Days"
Give Me an "F" - Sermons 4 Kids: object lesson - Card stock with large block letterrs F-A-T-H-E-R
The Three B's - Sermons 4 Kids: object lesson - A belt, a ball, and a Bible
Drama, Puppets, Ventriloquism, Balloon Sculpture, & Clowning
Clown Ministry Skits for All
Seasons. Floyd Shaffer. Group Books, 1990, 96 pages.
57 skits.
"It's What Inside that Counts," p. 66-67; "The Patient Father," p.
67-68 Amazon Books
FATHERS
DAY
DAD 3'1m3f - Father's Day (secular)
FATHER 4'?m6f - If your life turned out okay, thank your father
FATHER 5'2m0f - Abraham and Isaac: the first Father's
Day gift
NEWBORN 4'1m0f - Monologue: parenthood, uniqueness, self-esteem
My Folks! Maher
Ventriloquism Studios. Eleven
comical ventriloquist routines about Mom, Dad, and family
living. "My Folks," p. 5-9; "Parenting: It's Exhausting,"
p. 10-12; "Who's the Boss?" p. 13-16;
"That's My Dad!" p. 25-28; "Father's Day," p. 32-35;
"Jesus, Joseph & Me!" p. 36-39.
PUPPET IDEAS: Use short song "God loves to talk to little
boys while they're fishin"
from Bill and Gloria Gaithers cassette "The homecoming
kids camp out". Make a small
fishboat out of foamcore; use a young boy and a
grandpa puppet, both with fishing poles.
There is a little dialogue but mostly singing. Berean.
(Ideas - thanks to Sandy Tilly)
Puppet Scripts for Sunday Mornings. Joan M. Serci,
192 pages. Use script as
ventriloquist dialogue and/or puppet play. Available
through Maher Ventriloquism
Studios.
"Stay Out of the Potato Chips," p. 77-80.
Father's Day Miscellaneous (secular)
Daycare/Preschool
Father's Day Activities - Gifts for Dad; Dad's Day Theme; Father's
Day
Activities; Father's Day Theme; Gift Crafts; Preschool Theme for Dad;
Songs for Father's Day
Family.com - Search "family.com" - resullts for "Father's Day" 3406 links
"Father's
Day" from Kid's Domain - Make a Card; Send/Read an eCard;
About Father's Day;
Make a Gift for Dad; Online Games; Printable Activities; Clip Art;
PC Downloads; Mac Downloads;
Online Stories; Reading Fun; More Father's Day Sites
"Happy
Father's Day" - Billy Bear's Playground - Virtural Father's
Day Tie!;
The Promise Card; ColorBook Pages Father's Day Cards; Greatest Dad
Award; Fathers
Day Clipart; Fathers Day Stationary; Color & Email a Postcard;
Screensaver & Wallpaper;
Online Fishing Game; Online Mazes; Father's Day Links
"Where's My Bestest Pal?" - a puppet script for someone special
heart line
BBQ Graphic from: Father's
Day Clip Art, by Grace Sylvan
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