by Kimber Bailey Scott
Luke 17:11-19
SING:
THANK YOU, GOD
Tune: If you’re happy
and you know it
Thank You, God, for
Jesus who loves us. (clap, clap. Repeat line.)
Thank You, God, for
Jesus. Thank You, God, for Jesus.
Thank You, God, for
Jesus who loves us. (clap, clap.)
Thank You, God, for
people who love us. (Stomp, stomp. Repeat line.)
Thank You, God, for
people. Thank You, God, for people.
Thank You, God, for
people who love us. (Stomp, stomp.)
Thank You, God, for
food, good food. (Amen! Repeat line.)
Thank You, God, for
food. Thank You, God, for food.
Thank You, God, for
food, good food. (Amen!)
THANK YOU
Tune: London Bridge
Thank You, God, for
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus.
Thank You, God, for
Jesus.
We say thank You.
(Fold hands on ‘thank
You’; point upwards on ‘Jesus.’)
RHYME:
WE THANK GOD
We thank God (fold
hands) for Jesus.
Who loves us (hug
self), it is true.
We thank God (fold
hands) for people,
Who love (hug self)
both me and you (point to self and another).
We thank God (fold
hands) for good food.
That we can chew and
chew (pretend to chew).
We thank God (fold
hands) for all these things (spread arms).
We say thanks to You!
(Say together, “Thank You, God!”)
LESSON:
Have the children come to sit in a
circle. Shake each hand and say “Thank you” every time they shake
your hand (or give you high five).
Ask them to hold up their 10 fingers
and count out loud: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Whenever you hear the
word “10,” count out loud to 10. Give each child at least one
sick/well man that you made. If you have more than 10 children, have
them sit close to a friend and take turns holding the figure. If you
have less than 10, have some hold more than 1.
The Bible tells us about 10
(count) men who were sick with leprosy. That means they had sores
all over their bodies. Can you show me the 10 (count) men who
were sick with leprosy? (ask them to hold up the sick men) This
sickness made the men feel band and sad. They hurt and they had to
stay away from other people so they did not pass the sickness to
someone else. No one wanted to be sick with leprosy.
One day Jesus was walking near where
the 10 (count them) sick men lived. They called out “Jesus,
please make us well!” Jesus said “Go show the priest. You are
well.”
The men began to walk to the priest.
Can you make your men walk?
When the men had gone a little way,
they felt different. They looked at themselves. They were well! All
10 (count them) men were well! Turn your men around so we can
see the well men. They were so happy. Maybe they jumped up and down
for joy. Can you make your men jump? Then 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
of them went on to show themselves to the priest. Let’s count to 9.
May I borrow your man, ______?
(hold up the man so the children see the well side) But one man
(ask them to count to one) had something special to do. Do you
know what it was? Yes, he went back to say thank You to Jesus for
making him well. (return the man to the child)
APPLY:
How many men remembered to say thank
You? Can you imagine that! Just one man remembered to say thank You
to Jesus! Do you think that manmade Jesus happy?
Which of the 10 men do you want to
be like? I want to be like the one man (count to one) not the
nine men (count to nine). Jesus likes for us to say thank You
to Him.
Who else should we thank?
(parents, grandparents, friends, teachers, etc.) Saying thank you
to these people makes them happy too!
MEMORY VERSE:
Does God want you to be thankful? What
are you thankful for? Does God want you to say “thank you”?
The Bible tells us that God hears us
when we pray to Him. The Bible says, “We…thank God.” Can
you say those words with me? Say them louder.
Give each one a Bible (or share) &
ask each to say “We…thank God.” 2 Thessalonians 1:3
ART/CRAFT:
Make Thanksgiving
turkey hats
For the headband of each hat, cut a 25-
by 5-inch strip from a paper grocery bag and fold it in thirds
lengthwise. Wrap it around your child's head, overlap the ends by 2
inches, trim, and use tape to close the band.
To make each turkey leg, trim down a
paper lunch bag so it stands 7 inches tall. Smooth the bag around
your fist to shape it, then stuff it half full with balled-up scrap
paper.
To make each bone, unfold two white
paper napkins and crumple one napkin into a ball. Drape the second
napkin over the ball and twist it to form the narrow part of the
bone. Insert this end into the stuffed bag. Twist and tape the two
parts to secure them.
Staple the legs to the headband and use
tape to cover the staple ends inside the band.
GAME:
Before class, put several nature items
into a basket. Ask kids to sit in a circle. Remove one item at a time
from the basket and ask children what the items is. Have them pass it
around the circle and carefully look at it. As they do, sing these
words to the tune of “row, row, row your boat.” Repeat the song
for each item. Encourage children to sing too.
Thank You, thank You, God
Thank You, thank You, God
Thank You for the
_______.
Thank You, thank
You, God.
SNACK:
Have baked drumsticks to eat. Pretend
they’re turkey legs. Talk about what you’re thankful for then ask
them what they’re thankful for.
NEED:
10 men on a stick (leprosy on one side
and well on the other)
Bible
Paper grocery bag
Paper lunch sacks
Tape
Scissors
Scrap paper
White paper napkins
Stapler
Baked drumsticks (Place chicken on
baking dish and bake covered for 45 min in 350 degree preheated
oven.)
napkins
Nature items (shell, pinecone, leaves,
flower, etc.)
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