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A D V E N T U R E R M A N U A L ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ✏ To act out the principles for being a good friend, children may: • make their own puppets (from paper bags or sticks and cut-out pictures • use simple store-bought puppets • plan small role plays or skits ✏ Situations such as those listed below may be written on separate cards in simple language and read with the children. • You are going on a field trip and don’t have anyone with whom to sit. • One of the girls in your class is having a picnic for several friends, and you’re not invited. • You just moved to a new town, and this is your first day in a new school. • Your friend shows you his new toy, and you have a better one at home. • A friend asks if he can copy answers from your paper. • Some of the other kids in your class tease you because you’re short. Keeping Friends Don’t always insist on having things your own way. Say nice things to your friend whenever you can. Listen to your friend’s feelings and tell yours kindly. Don’t argue; find a compromise. Do nice things for your friend. Don’t try to keep your friend only for yourself. • One of your friends broke your new game accidentally. • One of your friends broke your new game on purpose. ✏ After the children have tried a few situations, they may want to make up some of their own for their friends to solve. Children may also enjoy audio or videotaping their performance. Evaluation The children will participate in the discussion and role playing. II. The World of Other People Requirement A. Discuss the work people do for your church. B. Learn about one job by helping the person do it. Background Information Six-year-olds can begin to understand the purpose of the local church (to worship Jesus, to love and care for each other, and to tell others about Jesus). Help them recognize the importance of each member in the work of the church. They need to know that they can contribute to their church even when they are young. The tasks in the local church may be explained by dividing them into categories, such as: 1. Leaders: pastor, elders, church board members 2. Caretakers: deacons, treasurer, clerk, secretary 3. Teachers: Sabbath School teachers 4. Church Ministries: personal ministries, community services, AY/Pathfinder leader, Adventurer leader, musicians 483 This is a sample of the “Keeping Friends” poster. A reproducible copy can be found in the “My World” section of the Appendix. 80
C H A P T E R T H R E E B U S Y B E E ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Teaching Tips ✏ Ask the pastor and/or a representative from each job category to give a brief (five minutes) description of their job and why they do it. ✏ Children can learn actively about these jobs by visiting the various areas in the church. They may see where the work is done and examine the materials used for doing it. This is also an opportunity to teach reverence in the sanctuary. ✏ The <strong>Busy</strong> <strong>Bee</strong> leader may wish to: • assign each child to a different job • have the whole group work together • take turns on a single project • allow children to sign up for or arrange a job ✏ Possible jobs include assisting with: • VBS or the younger Sabbath School divisions • Visiting missing members • Ingathering and community service projects • Church upkeep and beautification • Greeting or ushering • Special music Evaluation The children will talk about the work of the local church and the jobs they performed. III. The World of Nature Requirement Earn a Friend of Animals Adventurer Award. Background Information In order to earn the Friend of Animals Adventurer Award, the children will complete the requirements listed below. Additional information may be found in the Adventurer Awards section of this manual. Friend of Animals Adventurer Award 1. Take care of a pet for four weeks. a. Feed it and be certain it has fresh water. b. Brush your pet, give it a bath or clean its resting place, OR Put out scraps or seeds for birds or animals in your neighborhood or school. a. Identify creatures that eat these scraps. b. Draw and color pictures of them. 2. List creatures that live in your neighborhood. 3. Match 10 animals with their houses. 4. Make an animal mask. 5. Play an animal game. 6. Make a stuffed animal. Describe how this animal would be cared for if it were real, OR Visit one of the following: a. zoo d. farmyard b. kennel e. aviary c. museum f. pet shop 7. On what day of creation did God create the animal you cared for? 81
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