This activity encourages children to attend Sunday school and is a wonderful
way for children to review past lessons. This activity requires different
colored construction paper, a stapler and a marker. Before class cut a strip
of construction paper that is 8 1/2 inches long by 2 inches wide, for each
student. Before class write the topic for that day's Sunday school lesson
on the strips of construction paper you just cut. For example today's lesson
is on the Exodus of God's people from Egypt, you would print "Exodus
of God's people" on each strip of 8 1/2 by 2 inch piece of construction
paper.
Here's how it works, each child receives the strip of construction paper
at the start of class. Instruct the students to form a ring by attaching
the ends of the strip of construction paper together and then staple them.
The words should be on the outside of the ring, so that the topic can be
read easily. After the first week the children will loop their new rings
through last weeks ring, which will form a paper chain. As the links become
chains they can be hung from the ceiling. Each child will create their own
chain. This is helpful for two reasons, first, children will compete to
see who can create the longest chain and secondly, the child will take the
chain home at the end of the quarter and can then use it to review their
past Sunday school lessons. They can also be used to show their parents
or little sisters/brothers what they've learned.
|
