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Jonathan Shares With David • Lesson 6

Friends share with each other.

Bible Verse“A friend is always loyal” (Proverbs 17:17a).

Growing Closer to JesusChildren will n learn that friends share,

n share affirmations of friendship,n teach Pockets that sharing is more fun than being selfish, andn experience sharing prayer needs with a friend.

Teacher EnrichmentBible Basisn Jonathan shares with David.

Jonathan and David became friends on their first meeting. They were very close in age. David’s heroism and modesty, his manly bearing, and his piety kindled the flame of admiration and affection in Jonathan. At the time, Jonathan didn’t know that David had been anointed king after Saul. Tradition and Saul’s relative success would have pointed to Jonathan

succeeding his father. However, when Jonathan learned that God had anointed David, his feelings for David didn’t change. Jonathan preferred losing the throne of Israel to losing David’s friendship.

So close did this friendship become that Jonathan, though heir apparent to the throne of Israel, stripped himself of his own royal regalia and placed it on David. In the East, to receive any part of the dress that had been worn by a sovereign, or his eldest son and heir, was deemed the highest honor possible. In fact, this could easily be seen as recognition of David’s divine election to be king.

The Old Testament contains no finer example of what it means to be a friend.

Prayer• Read Acts 4:32.• How does the example of the early church’s attitude toward sharing everything

they owned apply to the teaching you do?• Pray: Dear Lord God, help me to see all my gifts and talents as things to be

shared with all those you direct me toward. Help these little ones in my class to move beyond clinging to their possessions and begin to share.

Bible Point

1 Samuel 18:1-4

83Hands-On Bible Curriculum—Pre-K & K, Ages 5 & 6

Before the Lessonn Collect the necessary items for the activities you plan to use. Refer to the Classroom Supplies and Learning Lab Supplies

columns to determine what you’ll need. n Make photocopies of the “Today I Learned…” handout (at the end of this lesson) to send home with your children.n Pray for the children who will be attending your class.

This Lesson at a GlanceWhat Children Will Do Classroom Supplies Learning Lab Supplies

Welcome Time

Welcome!—Receive name tags, and be greeted by the teacher.

“Heart Name Tags” (p. 23), markers, pins or tape

Let’s Get Started

Direct children to one or more of the optional activities until

everyone arrives.

Option 1: What Will You Share?—Make a mural of things they could share with friends.

Butcher paper, tape, markers or crayons

Option 2: Friendship Bracelets—Create a pretty bracelet to share with a friend.

Colored beads, muffin cups, yarn, scissors, tape, small paper bag

Option 3: Friendly Home—Practice sharing while pretending to be at home.

Home center items such as play kitchen with play food, dishes, utensils, table and chairs, baby dolls, baby items

Pick Up Our Toys—Sing a song as they pick up toys, and gather for Bible Story Time.

CD player

Bible Story Time

Setting the Stage—Affirm friendships and share treats.

Bag of small, individually wrapped treats

Bible Song and Prayer Time—Sing a song, bring out the Bible, and pray together.

Bible, construction paper, scissors, CD player, basketor box

Hear and Tell the Bible Story—Act out what Jonathan shared with David in 1 Samuel 18:1-4.

Bible, CD player

Do the Bible Story—Have a relay race to review how Jonathan shared with David.

2 each: coats, belts, and hats

Closing Pouch Poach—Play a game, and teach Pockets that it’s fun to share with friends.

Prayer Share—Pray for the needs of a friend.

Friendship bracelets from Option 2

*See the end of this lesson for extra-time ideas and supplies.

Lesson 6

84 Hands-On Bible Curriculum—Pre-K & K, Ages 5 & 6

Welcome TimeSUPPLIES: “Heart Name Tags” (p. 23), markers, pins or tape• Bend down and make eye contact with children as they arrive.• Greet each child individually with an enthusiastic smile.• Thank each child for coming to class today.• As children arrive, ask them about last week’s lesson or take-home page. Use questions

such as “How did you show forgiveness to someone last week?” and “How do you think Joseph’s brothers felt when he forgave them?”

• Say: Today we’re going to learn that friends share with each other.• Hand out the heart name tags children made during Lesson 1, and help them attach

the name tags to their clothing. Have extra heart name tags on hand for children who weren’t in class last week or to replace any name tags that have been damaged.

• Direct children to the Let’s Get Started activities you’ve set up.

Let’s Get StartedSet up one or more of the following activities for children to do as they arrive. After

you greet each child, invite him or her to choose an activity.Circulate among the children to offer help as needed and to direct their

conversation toward today’s lesson. Ask questions such as “How do you feel when a friend shares with you?” or “What are some things you’ve shared with your friends?”

n Option 1: What Will You Share?SUPPLIES: butcher paper, tape, markers or crayons

Before class, tape a long sheet of butcher paper on a wall at the children’s eye level. Have children draw pictures of things they would be willing to share with a friend. Show them how to use the friendship stamp and ink pad to add the friendship symbol to their pictures.

Tell them that today they will be learning about some boys who wanted to be friends. Remind them that friends share with each other. Return the friendship stamp and the ink pad to the Learning Lab.

n Option 2: Friendship BraceletsSUPPLIES: colored beads, muffin cups, yarn, scissors, tape, small paper bag

Before class, place small craft beads in muffin cups. Cut yarn into 8-inch lengths, and wrap a piece of tape around one end of each piece for easier threading. Show children how to string colored beads onto the yarn to make bracelets. Be sure children make enough bracelets for each child in the class to have one. Place the completed bracelets in a small paper bag, and set the bag aside until the Closing. Tell children that friends share with each other and that later in the lesson they’ll have a chance to share their friendship bracelets.

Research shows that children remember about 90 percent of what they do but less than 10 percent of what they hear. The 5- and 6-year-olds in your class learn best by doing, smelling, tasting, feeling, hearing, and seeing. With active learning, the teacher becomes a guide, pointing the way for learners to discover Bible truths through hands-on experiences.

If you don’t choose Option 2, you’ll need to make a friendship bracelet for each child before class to use in the Closing activity.

butcher paper, tape, markers or crayons

would be willing to share with a friend. Show them how to use


Jonathan Shares With David

As children interact during the Let’s Get Started activities, affirm them when you see them sharing. Say, “God is helping Mary learn how to be a good friend. I like the way she’s sharing the beads,” or “Thank you for sharing the food so we can all have fun playing house.”

Friendship is important to 5- and 6-year-olds. They often measure the success of their day by how many friends they played with and whether they had a good time together. Learning to share and becoming sensitive to the needs of others are values children must develop as their friendships grow and mature. Jonathan’s acts of selfless giving and sharing are fine examples for children to learn from. Use this lesson to teach children that sharing is one way to build friendships and show God’s love.

n Option 3: Friendly HomeSUPPLIES: home center items such as play kitchen with play food, dishes, utensils, table and chairs, baby dolls, baby items

Set up a home center for the children where they can play. Encourage them to share all the home center items. Talk with them about what things they share with members of their families. Remind them that members of their families are friends also, and

friends share with each other.

When everyone has arrived and you’re ready to move on to Bible Story Time, encourage the children to finish what they’re doing and get ready to clean up.

n Pick Up Our ToysSUPPLIES: CD player

Lead children in singing “Pick Up Our Toys” (track 2) with the CD to the tune of “Skip to My Lou.” Encourage children to sing along as they help clean up the room.

You’ll be using this song each week to alert children to start picking up.

If you want to include the names of all the children in the class, sing the song without the CD, and repeat the naming section. If you choose to use the CD, vary the names you use each week.

We will pick up our toys.We will pick up our toys.We will pick up our toysAnd put them all away.

(Repeat.)

Bible Story Timen Setting the StageSUPPLIES: bag of small, individually wrapped treats

Tell the children you’ll clap a little rhythm to get their attention. Explain that when you clap, the children are to stop what they’re doing, copy the rhythm you clapped, and focus on you. Plan to do a couple of clapping rhythms each time so the children will have to listen carefully in order to copy what you clapped. Practice this signal a few times. Encourage children to respond quickly so you’ll have time for all the fun activities you’ve planned.

Sit with the children in a circle on the floor. Have individually wrapped treats beside you.

Ask: • Who can tell about a time they shared something special with a friend? (My friend and I shared a picnic; we shared our toys; I shared my bike with my friend.)

There’s [name] picking up toys.There’s [name] picking up toys.There’s [name] picking up toys,Putting them all away.

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• How did sharing with your friend make you feel? (Happy; generous; embarrassed.)

• Why do you think God wants us to learn about sharing with our friends? (It shows we care for them; it shows God’s love; it’s a nice thing to do.)

Say: Today we’re going to learn that friends share with each other. We’ll hear a story later about two very special friends who shared. Right now, let’s share the treats I have brought in. Hand each child two of the treats. Keep one treat for yourself, and share the other treat with the person sitting to your right. Say something nice to that person, such as “I like the way you shared toys with me this morning” or “You have a friendly smile.” Begin with the child sitting to your right, and have children continue around the circle, making sure each child has a turn.

After everyone has shared a treat and an affirmation, say: It’s fun to have good friends. God wants us to share his love with our friends because he shares his love with us.

Say: One way God shared his love with us was by sending Jesus to us. Jesus was God’s only Son, and God loved him very much. But God knew we needed Jesus, so even though Jesus was his precious Son, God shared Jesus with us. Wow! God shared his very best with us. He must really love us!

Ask: • Why was sending Jesus such a great way for God to share his love with us? (Jesus loves us so much; Jesus was his Son, and it was special to share his Son with us.)

• How can you share the love that God shared with us through Jesus? (I can share with my friends; I can tell other kids about Jesus.)

Say: Now let’s eat our treats and get ready to hear a story about two very special friends who shared God’s love.

n Bible Song and Prayer TimeSUPPLIES: Bible, construction paper, basket or box, scissors, CD player

Before class, make surprise cards for this activity by cutting construction paper into 2x6-inch slips. Prepare a surprise card for each child plus extras for visitors. Fold the slips in half, and then stamp the friendship stamp inside one of the surprise cards. Bookmark 1 Samuel 18:1-4 in the Bible you’ll be using.

Have children sit in a circle. Say: Now it’s time to choose a Bible person to bring me the Bible marked with today’s Bible story. As we sing our Bible song, I’ll pass out the surprise cards. Don’t look inside your surprise card until the song is over.

Lead children in singing “Read God’s Book” (track 3) with the CD to the tune of “The Muffin Man.” As you sing, pass out the folded surprise cards.

Don’t be alarmed if your classroom seems a little noisier with active learning. Educators will tell you that children process new information best by interacting with one another. Having quiet and controlled students doesn’t necessarily mean that your class is a success. A better clue might be seeing happy, involved children discovering Bible truths with all their senses.

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Now it’s time to read God’s book,Read God’s book, read God’s book.Now it’s time to read God’s book.Let’s hear a Bible story.(Repeat 3x.)

After the song, say: You may look inside your surprise cards. The person who has two friends stamped inside his or her card will be our Bible-bringing person for today.

Identify the Bible-bringing person. Ask the Bible person to bring you the Bible. Help the Bible person open the Bible to the marked place, and show children where your story comes from. Then have the Bible person sit down. Choose other children to be the surprise card collector, the Bible-replacer (to put the Bible away when you are done), and helpers with various other little jobs you might have around your room.

Say: [Name] was our special Bible person today. Each week, we’ll have only one special Bible person, but each one of you is a special part of our class! Today we’re all learning that friends share with each other.

Let’s say a special prayer now and ask God to show us how to be good friends who care and share. I’ll pass around this basket. When the basket comes to you, put your surprise card in it and say, “God, please help me be a caring, sharing friend.”

Pass around the basket or box. When you’ve collected everyone’s surprise card, set the basket aside, and pick up the Bible. Lead children in this prayer: God, thank you for the Bible and for all the stories in it. Teach us today that friends share with each other. In Jesus’ name, amen.

n Hear and Tell the Bible StorySUPPLIES: Bible, CD player

Bring out the Bible Big Book: David and Prince Jonathan and the crown. Have children gather around you in a circle on the floor. Ask a volunteer to model the crown.

Ask: • Who might wear a crown like this? (A queen; a king.)

Say: Yes, kings and queens wear crowns like this. So do their children. Ask: • Can anyone tell us what the children of a king and queen are

called? (Princes and princesses.)Say: Let’s pass the crown around our circle. If you’d like to, you can try it

on and introduce yourself as a prince or princess. For example, if your name is Katie, you’d say, “Hello, I’m Princess Katie.” Let children try on the crown and introduce themselves. Then set the crown aside.

Hold up the Bible Big Book so children can see the cover. Say: Our story today is about a prince and his very good friend. Their names are David and Prince Jonathan. Because they were best friends, Prince Jonathan wanted to share with David. You can help me tell our Bible story. Put up one finger each time the story mentions something that Prince Jonathan shared with his friend David. Listen carefully!

If the ink pad is dry, moisten it with three to five drops of water.

To understand the physical development of your 5- and 6-year-olds, remember that they

• are developing fine-motor skills;

• can use scissors and can color within the lines; and

• are developing hand-eye coordination and can copy patterns, handle paste and glue, and tie shoes.

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Open the Bible Big Book to page 1. Fold back the book so that page 1 is the only page the children see. Point to the characters as you read:

Hi! My name is Prince Jonathan, and this is my best friend, David. David is a great soldier who killed the giant Goliath. David, I know the Lord is with you. Please take my sword (pause for children to put one finger up), my armor (pause for children to put up a second finger), and my bow (pause for children to put up a third finger) as a sign of our friendship.

David replied: Thank you, Jonathan. You’re very kind to make me your friend. After all, you’re a king’s son who lives in a palace. I’ve spent most of my life out in the hills tending sheep.

Close the Bible Big Book and say: Now find a partner. Using your whole body, pretend to be the first thing Jonathan shared with David. Since this may be a new idea for the children, you may need to show them how to pretend they are swords by standing tall and stretching their arms over their heads to form points. Now pretend to be the next thing Jonathan shared. Again you may need to encourage the children or give suggestions like holding their arms in big circles to be shields, or placing their hands over their heads to be helmets. And now work with your partner to be the last thing Jonathan gave David. One child will need to stand straight and tall and the other child will need to curve a bit and stand next to the first child to make a shape like a bow.

Ask: • What were the things Jonathan shared with David? (The armor; the bow; the sword.)

• Why do you think Jonathan shared these with David? (David was his best friend; he liked David and wanted him to have nice things, too.)

• How do you think David felt when Jonathan was so friendly and shared his things? (He felt good; he felt special; he wanted to share with Jonathan, too.)

Hold up the Bible and say: Let’s see what the Bible says about friends. Open the Bible to Proverbs 17:17, and read it aloud to the children: “A friend is always loyal.” Have the children say the verse several times with you. Then ask:

• What does it mean to be loyal? (I’m not sure; being like a king.)Say: Loyal is a big word. It is an important word. It is a word that tells how

true, good friends should treat each other. One thing we are learning today is that friends share with each other. Sharing with each other is part of being a loyal friend.

Ask: • What else do good friends do? (Play with each other; give each other presents.)

• How can you be a good friend to someone in this class? (We can share our toys; we can give food to poor people.)

Say: Prince Jonathan shared his armor, his sword, and his bow with David because they were best friends. Jonathan was a loyal friend to David. Prince Jonathan knew that friends share with each other. Let’s sing a song about what we learned about being a loyal friend.

Lead the children in singing “A Friend Loves at All Times” (track 9) to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell.”



A friend loves at all times.A friend loves at all times.God helps you love your friends.A friend loves at all times.(Repeat 2x.)

Say: Now let’s have fun with a sharing game. Return the Bible Big Book and the crown to the Learning Lab.

n Do the Bible StorySUPPLIES: 2 coats, 2 belts, 2 hats

Say: Let’s have a “wear and share” relay to see how quickly you can share with your friends. Let’s remember how Jonathan shared with David and was a loyal friend to him. It’ll help remind us that friends share with each other.

Have children form two lines at one end of the room. At the opposite end of the room, place two sets of clothes. Each set should include at least a belt, a coat, and a hat. Say: When I say “go,” the first person from each line will run forward, put on all the items, come back to the line, take off the items, and give them to the next person in line. That person will run to the opposite end of the room, put on the items, run back to the line, take the items off, and touch the third player. That person will rush to put them on. Let’s see how quickly you can get all the way through the line!

When everyone has had a turn to wear and share, gather the children in a circle and say: That was a fun relay, and you were all good at sharing! We can have fun when we remember that friends share with each other.

Closingn Pouch PoachSUPPLIES: none

Bring out Pockets the Kangaroo and the glow ball. Go through the following script. After you finish the script, put Pockets away and out of sight.

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Pockets: G’day, mates! That means, “Hello, friends!”

Teacher: Hello, Pockets. We were just getting ready to play a game. Would you like to share in our game?

Pockets: (Nodding enthusiastically) Yes! I’d like that!

Teacher: I’ll roll the ball to someone, and then I’ll call out a name. If you have the ball, roll it to the person whose name I call out. (Roll the ball to a child. Call out children’s names one at a time, and have children roll the ball to each child you name. Don’t include Pockets yet.)

Pockets: (Impatiently) When is it my turn? When do I get a turn?

Teacher: We take turns and share the ball, Pockets. It’ll be your turn soon. (Now call out your name. After you get the ball, have Pockets grab it and shove the ball into her pouch. Then have Pockets cover her pouch so you can’t get the ball.)

Pockets: (Triumphantly) Yes! I didn’t think I’d ever get the ball! But I sure have it now!

Teacher: Pockets, won’t you share the ball with us? Please pass the ball to me so we can keep playing with our friends.

Pockets: (Shaking her head) Nope. I don’t want to share. I like this ball, and I want to keep it.

Teacher: But Pockets, if you keep the ball, you’ll spoil our game. (Turn to the children.) Children, tell Pockets our Bible verse. Let’s say it together. “A friend is always loyal.” Now, maybe you can help teach Pockets what friends do when they are loyal. (Lead the class in saying the Bible Point: Friends share with each other.)

Are you Pockets’ friends? (Pause for children’s response.)

Pockets: I want to have fun with all my friends. I guess keeping the ball is selfish and not much fun. Hey, friends, do you want to share in some fun? (Pause for answers. Then help Pockets take the ball from her pouch and roll it to a child.) When friends are loyal, they share!

(Have children roll the ball around the circle a few more times.)

Teacher: Thanks for sharing, Pockets. You showed us you’re a loyal friend. Pockets has to go now. Let’s say goodbye.

Pockets: Thanks for sharing the fun, mates! I’ll remember that friends share with each other. Goodbye. (Pockets waves.)

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n Prayer Share SUPPLIES: friendship bracelets from Option 2

Say: Friends share with each other. One way we can care for our friends is to pray with them. Find a partner, and share things you’d like each other to pray about.

Pair children up, and allow a few seconds for partners to share their prayer requests. Then say: Now let’s fold our hands and pray.

Pray: Dear God, we pray for our friends and for all the things they asked us to pray for. Thank you for letting us share your love with our friends. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Pull out the small paper bag containing the friendship bracelets that the children made in Option 2. As children leave, say: When you reach into this bag and choose a friendship bracelet to wear home, tell me who you can show friendship to this week by sharing something with him or her. Use this bracelet to help you remember to share with that person because friends share with each other.

If you did not choose to do Option 2, make enough friendship bracelets before class so every child can have one to take home. Follow the directions in Option 2 to make the bracelets.

Growing closer to Jesus extends beyond the classroom.Photocopy the “Today I Learned…” handout (at the end of this lesson) for this week, and send it home with your children. Encourage parents to use the handout to plan meaningful family activities to reinforce this week’s topic.

Lesson 6


n Lively Learning: Calling All FriendsHave children stand with you in a circle to play this lively game. Hold a bag of

shiny streamers and say: It’s nice to know that whenever we need our friends, all we have to do is call their names, and they’ll be there. That’s being loyal! In this game, I’ll toss the bag of shiny streamers high in the air and call out the name of someone in our circle of friends. That person must

run in and try to catch the bag before it hits the floor. If someone catches the bag, that person may toss it and call out a name. If the bag touches the floor, I’ll toss it again and call out another name.

Play the game until everyone has had a chance to catch the bag and call out a friend’s name. Encourage children to call on friends who have not had turns. Remind them that friends share with each other.

n Make to Take: Special ArmorGive each child a paper grocery sack and a pair of children’s scissors. Help

children cut holes in the sacks for their heads and arms to slip through.Give children glitter, glue, aluminum foil, and silver or bronze markers to

decorate their paper sacks to look like armor. They can also cut slits to make fringe on the bottom of the armor. Tell them to use their armor to remember how Jonathan shared with David.

n Treat to Eat: Bracelets to EatSet out colored circle cereal and 6-inch lengths of string. Have the children create

friendship bracelets by stringing the cereal onto the string and then tying the ends of the string so that the bracelet can slip over a child’s wrist. Encourage each child to think of someone in their neighborhood that they could share the bracelet with when they get home.

n Story Picture: Jonathan Shares With DavidGive each child a photocopy of the “Today I Learned…” handout. Set out construction paper, pieces of

aluminum foil, glue, and tape. Have children glue small pieces of construction paper to Jonathan’s belt and tape aluminum foil bits to his sword and armor. As they work, ask children to talk about things they like to share with their friends.

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For Extra Time If you have a long class time or want to add additional elements to your lesson, try one of the following activities.



Family Funl Embark on a family shopping expedition to the grocery store.

Buy a variety of canned goods to share with a neighborhood food pantry.

l Share some family fun in the kitchen. Bake two or three kinds of cookies, arrange them on plates, and share them with your neighbors.

l Plan to share outdoor family chores, such as planting bulbs. Ask your child to choose the bulbs and suggest where to plant them.

Verse to Learn“A friend is always loyal” (Proverbs 17:17a).

Ask Me…l How did Jonathan show he was a loyal friend to David?

l How do you feel when your friends share with you?

l What kinds of things can you share with your family?

Jonathan Shares With David (1 Samuel 18:1-4)

Today your child learned that friends share with each other. Children learned how Jonathan shared with David. They learned that sharing is a way to show love.

Lesson 6

Friends share with each other.

94Permission to photocopy this handout from Group’s Hands-On Bible Curriculum®, Pre-K & K, granted for local church use.

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