April 18, 2021Younger

NEED TO KNOW

ACTIVITY 1 | 15 minutes

VIDEO | 10-15 minutes

ACTIVITY 2 | 15+ minutes

Connect with kids by reviewing today’s story, and engage them with hands on play and crafts.

Watch a video to hear today’s Bible story and worship God with singing and dancing!

Spend time connecting with kids as they play and do an activity.

● Welcome kids into your room and connect with them while playing games! Here are some ground rules for how every Kids’ Club room should feel○ Fun is a language kids always understand, so have fun with everything you do.○ Respect each other and stay safe by wearing masks, using hand sanitizer, and staying

in your small group.○ Encourage kids to listen when your leader is speaking, and follow their directions.○ Everyone belongs here, so let’s include every person and show respect to each other.

● Split kids into groups of 10 or less. Kids must stay in these groups for the entire hour, including while they watch videos. Kids can play with sanitized toys designated for their group until starting the first activity.

● All videos will be played on a Youtube playlist that can be watched on a projector screen, TV, computer, etc. Find the Youtube playlist here: KC Site Lesson Playlist (Older)

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SUPPLIES

PREPARE

● None

Younger Kids ● Say: We’re going to talk about how God helped a sick man feel better! Can you guys say

Naaman?● Say the following prompts with kids, and have them respond with the motions or actions in

parentheses):○ Naaman was a sick man, are you sad when you’re sick? (Show me a sad face)○ Naaman had a disease on his skin (Let’s rub the skin on our arms)○ He was also kind of mean (Show me your mean face) ○ Naaman knew a little girl (Let’s get down low so we look little)○ He sent her to go work and he was mean to her (Show me your mean face)○ She told Naaman to go see Elisha who was a part of God’s family, but he went to

see the king instead (Let’s stand up and walk to the king)○ The king told Naaman to go find Elisha! (Let’s all say go find Elisha!)

Older Kids● Play some charades!

ACTIVITY | 5-10 minutes

● Free play: Connect with kids as they play with sanitized toys and materials for 15 minutes.

● Clean Up: Clean up and get ready for the first activity. (Clean up idea: slowly countdown from 10 to 1 until kids have cleaned up their toys.)

● If kids are in kindergarten or older: remind them to stay in their small group area and wear their mask for the whole hour.

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Introduce the big idea:

● Here’s our big idea for today: We can obey God. Let’s all say that together! We can obey God! Let’s watch some videos and hear all about it!

Play the following videos from the Youtube playlist. If kids are having trouble paying attention, feel free to pause the video at any time and take a short stretch break, or ask them some questions about what they’ve watched so far!

● Video: HOPS

● Video: Kids’ Club at Home (Younger)

● Worship Song / Movement Video

● Worship Song / Movement Video

VIDEO | 20 minutes

Do you know what this is? It’s a Bible, and it’s all about God’s story, and how he rescued us! In the beginning, God made the whole world and everything in it. He made the sun and moon and planets and stars. He made forests and mountains and oceans. He made all kinds of animals, like lions and elephants and birds!

Next, God made his most special creation of all–PEOPLE! Like you and me! The first two people were named Adam and Eve. They lived in a beautiful garden filled with flowers and trees and fruit. They got to spend time with God everyday! And it was GOOD. Can you show “good” again? Awesome!

THEN, something sad happened. Can you show me sad? A snake lied to Adam and Eve, and they believed him, and disobeyed God. Then, all the wrong things came into the world, like sickness, and sadness and death. But the story doesn’t stop there….because even though Adam and Eve disobeyed God, God still loved them, just like he loves us! And he came up with a rescue plan so that Adam and Eve, and YOU and ME, could be close to God again! And our Rescuer is Jesus. Can you show me the sign for “Jesus”? Great job!

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Have you ever gotten sick? It is not fun! Now, when you feel sick, you probably take medicine, or maybe go to the doctor, right? Well today we’re talking about a guy who got really sick, and he needed God to help him feel better!

This man was named Naaman. He had a disease on his skin, and it hurt sooo bad. Have you ever been sick, or gotten hurt? It’s not very fun. Naaman was also kind of mean. He didn’t treat people very kindly. Then, he met a man named Elisha!

Elisha told Naaman to dip himself in a dirty, stinky river...seven times! Naaman probably thought this was pretty weird. What could a river do to help him!? The thing is, sometimes God asks us to do things we don’t totally understand. He wants us to obey him no matter what. And that’s what Naaman did. He obeyed God. And because of that, God healed him of his sickness! He made the skin disease go away! But even more importantly….God helped Naaman feel better on the INSIDE too.

God wants US to obey him too, just like Naaman did. When we obey God, we do what he tells us to do, even if we don’t always understand it. So what’s one way YOU could obey God this week? Think about it in your head really hard right now! [pause] Ok, got it? Let’s pray and ask God to help us do that right now!

Let’s pray to Jesus right now. When we pray, that means we talk with Jesus, and listen to him...and he listens to us too! You can say these words after me: Hey Jesus! We love you. Help us to obey you.Thank you for rescuing us.

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SUPPLIES

● Crayon/markers (1 per kid)● River Image (1 per table per room)● Popsicle stick (1 per kid)● Double sided Naaman image (1 per kid)

Younger Kids● What was wrong with Naaman? (He was sick and was mean to everyone.)● When Naaman found Elisha, what did Elisha tell him to do? (Wash in the dirty river seven

times. Have kids count to 7 with you.)● What happened when Naaman washed in the dirty river? (He was healed! He felt better,

and he stopped being mean.)

Older Kids● What was the best or worst part of your week?● If you were the little girl, would you have helped Naaman?● If you were Naaman, would you have obeyed?● What’s one way you can obey God this week?

REVIEW THE STORY | 5 minutes

● Scotch Tape (1 roll per table)● Story card (1 per kid)● Activity sheets

ACTIVITY | 10+ minutes

● Set out a river image on each table where kids can reach.● Give each kid a Popsicle stick and a double-sided Naaman image.● Set out crayons or markers and have the kids color each “Naaman” (One side has spots, and

shows him as sick. One side is normal, and shows him as healthy.)● Set out tape and help kids attach Naaman onto the Popsicle stick. Then act it out!

○ Lets reenact the story by “dipping” Naaman on the river image seven times and act like it’s gross, etc.

○ Now that Naaman is all better, have them turn him to the side with no spots! Act like he’s happy and healthy!

○ Say: “Naaman obeyed God, and WE can obey God!”● Give each kid a story card to take home.● Let kids do a coloring page and activity sheet if there’s extra time.

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Draw it!● Let kids draw or act out ways they could OBEY this week! ● Give each kid a piece of paper and markers. ● Encourage kids to draw a picture of one way they can obey God this week. If they need

help, give them suggestions like obey my parents, do my chores, read the Bible, pray, be nice to my brother/sister, etc.

Act it Out!● Let kids act out different parts of the story! Choose one kid to be Naaman, one kid to be

Elisha, and one kid to be the little servant girl.● Let kids reenact the story (you can use the video script found earlier in this lesson as a

guide to help retell the story).

EXTRA ACTIVITY FOR KINDERGARTEN AND UP

YoungerApril 18, 2021

ACTIVITY 1 Item Usage Details

No supplies required

VIDEOItem Usage Details

No supplies required

VIDEOS

Youtube Playlist Link: KC Site Lesson Playlist (Younger)

CONNECT QUESTIONSTell me about Naaman.How can we obey God?

ACTIVITY 2Item Used for Amount Details

Coloring page/Activity sheet All Quantity determined by site. 8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 8/9

Crayons/Markers All Quantity determined by site.

River image All 1 per table per room 11x17 cardstock, color, LINK HERE

Double sided Naaman image

All 1 per kid8.5x11 cardstock, black&white, cut into

sixths, Page 10/11

Popsicle sticks All 1 per kid supply purchasing recommendations

Scotch tape All 1 per table per room supply purchasing recommendations

Story card All 1 per kid 8.5x11 cardstock,color, cut into ¼ sheets, Page 12

White Paper Kinder & Up 1 per kid

Tell me about Naaman.How did God take care of him?

Read more about this week’s story in 2 Kings 5.

Review the story of Naaman and Elisha!

➔ Who did Naaman go see when he was sick? (Elisha)

➔ How many times did Elisha tell Naaman to dip into the dirty, muddy water? (7)

➔ God healed Naaman’s disease and his heart. Who else can he heal? (Me!)

You can read the story with your kids in 2 Kings 5, or read “A Little Servant

Girl and the Proud General” in The Jesus Storybook Bible on Page 136.

Review the story of Naaman and Elisha!

➔ Who did Naaman go see when he was sick? (Elisha)

➔ How many times did Elisha tell Naaman to dip into the dirty, muddy water? (7)

➔ God healed Naaman’s disease and his heart. Who else can he heal? (Me!)

You can read the story with your kids in 2 Kings 5, or read “A Little Servant

Girl and the Proud General” in The Jesus Storybook Bible on Page 136.

Review the story of Naaman and Elisha!

➔ Who did Naaman go see when he was sick? (Elisha)

➔ How many times did Elisha tell Naaman to dip into the dirty, muddy water? (7)

➔ God healed Naaman’s disease and his heart. Who else can he heal? (Me!)

You can read the story with your kids in 2 Kings 5, or read “A Little Servant

Girl and the Proud General” in The Jesus Storybook Bible on Page 136.

Review the story of Naaman and Elisha!

➔ Who did Naaman go see when he was sick? (Elisha)

➔ How many times did Elisha tell Naaman to dip into the dirty, muddy water? (7)

➔ God healed Naaman’s disease and his heart. Who else can he heal? (Me!)

You can read the story with your kids in 2 Kings 5, or read “A Little Servant

Girl and the Proud General” in The Jesus Storybook Bible on Page 136.

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