| ACTIVITIES |
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Blended Influence |
An activity to demonstrate how friends can affect the way we behave. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Do Friends Matter? |
Bad company corrupts good character, so chose your friends wisely. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Friend or
Foe |
Kids discover how much influence their friends have
on their lives. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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I Know You
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A feel good activity enabling children to accept themselves and others as they are. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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More Than Meets the Eye |
Man looks at the outward appearance, while God looks at the heart. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Paul's Friends Help
Him Escape |
Coloring page: Paul's friends help him escape harm by lowering him
from the city wall in a basket. (Acts 9:25) |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Prayer Chain |
Kids have fun exchanging Dog Tags and praying for others. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
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Thank You Notes
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It is always important to thank those who have helped us.
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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True Friends |
Sometimes it can be hard to know who our true friends are. Thankfully, the Bible gives us some guidelines. |
Approx. 10 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| BULLETIN BOARDS |
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| CRAFTS |
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My Prayer Card |
A craft that will help children remember to pray for specific needs. |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 1-6 |
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Samaritan Woman at the
Well |
Children relate this familiar Bible story to how we are all different
and special because God made us in His image. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
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Verse Pennant
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Make a pennant as a fun colorful reminder of your favorite verse
or a reminder to pray for classmates.
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-5 |
| GAMES |
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Friend Search |
A game where finding a friend teaches something about patience. |
Approx. 20 minutes
Grades 1-5 |
| LESSONS |
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Friends for Life |
Through the third lesson on David, children learn the importance of developing godly friendships. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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Friends to Keep |
In this lesson the children will learn the importance of choosing
friends wisely, and how they might be influenced, either good or bad,
by the friends they keep. |
1 week
Grades 3-6 |
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Jesus Heals a Paralytic |
Children learn that Jesus is more concerned with our
spiritual condition than He is with our physical well being. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
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The Good Samaritan
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Lesson about loving our neighbor as ourselves and how we must make
some sacrifices in order to serve others. |
1 week
Grades 1-6 |
| OBJECT TALKS |
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Friends Rub Off
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Coloring in large letters that spell FRIENDS with a black pencil,
you will show how friends, whether good or bad, can easily rub off
on you.
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Approx. 5 minutes
Grades 1-4 |
| PUZZLES |
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| SKITS/STORIES |
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Friends |
Finding a true friend has nothing to do with outward appearances.
(Skit for three) |
Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 3-6 |
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The Monkey and the Lion
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A skit about forgiving the shortcomings of others to see their true
worth. (Skit for three)
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Approx. 15 minutes
Grades 2-6 |
| SONGS |
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Free 