July 13-14, 2019

K-2nd

NEED TO KNOW

● We’re doing a summer series about EMOTIONS! This week will focus on ANGER, and how God gives us self-control to deal with it.

GAME TIME | 10 Minutes

● Practice self-control by playing a fun version of freeze dancing!

COOL DOWN | 10 Minutes

● Use story cards and paper plate masks to illustrate how we can use self-control to help us deal with anger.

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Respond to today’s big idea through worship and prayer.● Practice this month’s memory verse: Ecclesiastes 3:4 There is a time to cry. And there’s a

time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance!

SMALL GROUP | 15+ Minutes

● Play a card game and discuss the “Anger Tape Measure” to help understand how God helps us deal with our anger.

LARGE GROUP | 15 Minutes

● Big idea: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control.● Story: Nehemiah● Scripture: Book of Nehemiah

LARGE GROUP

● Say: Welcome to Kids’ Club, we’re so glad you’re here! We want this to be a safe and fun place for you. To do that, let’s all commit to doing a few things:

○ Show respect to each other○ Listen when someone else is speaking○ Have fun!

● Say: This month we’re doing a new special summer series, and it’s all about EMOTIONS! Who can tell me what emotions are? Yep, an emotion is when we feel something in response to something happening around us. And most importantly–God GIVES us emotions! All of them! Emotions like joy, sadness, anger, and fear.

● Say: Emotions all come from God, and they help us deal with happens to us...but only when we use them in the right way. That means that when we let our feelings get out of control, then WE get out of control. If we don’t talk about our feelings, and get them out in the open, it can even hurt us. So...how DO we deal with our feelings? Well in the Bible, there are all kinds of stories that show how people, including Jesus, dealt with their emotions by having a close relationship with God, and relying on him to help.

● Say: Today we’re talking about ANGER. Here’s our big idea:● Slide: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control● Ask: Raise your hand if you’ve ever been angry? Yep, we ALL experience

this emotion. There are all kinds of things in life that make us angry. ● Say: Let’s start off with a fun clip about anger from the movie Inside Out! Pay

attention to how the anger character acts, and what his actions lead to when he doesn’t control it!

● Video: Inside Out / Anger

● Say: We all go through things that make us feel angry. One little thing can make us feel upset, and then it just builds and builds. After a while, if we don’t deal with those feelings of anger, they can make us do or say things that we can’t take back. The good news is that when we feel angry, God gives us self-control! That means he helps us stop, take a breath, and actually control how we’re feeling, so we don’t hurt ourselves or others.

● Say: Let’s check out a video and hear about a guy from the Bible named Nehemiah, who also dealt with these feelings of anger.

● Video: When I’m Angry, God Gives Me Self Control / Nehemiah● Ask: How did Nehemiah and his men deal with their anger? Yep, God gave

them self-control. Instead of letting their anger control them, THEY were able to control their anger. When we’re feeling angry, we can deal with those feelings by talking to God, and asking Him to help us have self-control. When someone is saying something mean or doing something that hurts us, we can act like Jesus would act, by not letting our anger get the best of us!

THE BIG IDEA | 10 Minutes

NEHEMIAH | 5 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

WELCOME + EXPECTATIONS | 1 Minute

When we’re angry, God gives us self-control.

● Start the 10-Minute Countdown Timer (you can use this as the music for the game, or use iTunes/a CD player instead).

● Stay in one large group.

LARGE GROUP

PREPARE

READY, SET, WIGGLE | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Let’s play a game to help us practice self-control! Remember, self-control is when WE CONTROL ourselves, and that includes our bodies! Let’s see how well you can control your body in this game!

● Turn on some music and call out the words, “Ready…Set…Wiggle!”. Kids should dance around and wiggle/shake their bodies!

● Then, pause the music and call out a word other than “wiggle”. For example, “Ready…Set…Watermelon.” Everyone should stay TOTALLY FROZEN. Then call out another phrase, like “Ready…Set…Water”. No one moves. Then, finally, call out “Ready…Set…Wiggle!” Everyone gets to wiggle again as you un-pause the music.

● The purpose is to have the kids waiting to move until the word “wiggle” is said out loud. Continue to pause the music and say “Ready...set….[insert non-wiggle word]” to make kids freeze, and build their anticipation until you say “Ready...set...wiggle!”

SUPPLIES

● None

LARGE GROUP

PREPARE

TALK ABOUT ANGER | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Say: Let’s talk about Nehemiah. His story helps show us that when we feel angry, God gives us self-control. To help us with our story, we’re going to make some paper plate faces!

● Give each kid a paper plate, and put markers in the center of the group. Tell kids to draw a happy face on one side, and an angry face on the other. Then, read the Bible Story Cards.

○ Using the text on the back of each image, retell the story, and ask questions to help kids interact using their happy/angry face mask! You can use as much or as little of the story prompts as you want; they’re there as a guide.

● After the story, ASK:○ When someone said mean things and made fun of Nehemiah and his workers, how did

they feel? (Angry face)○ When Nehemiah and the crew were feeling angry, what did God give them? (Self-control)

That’s right! God gave Nehemiah and the crew self-control to not say or do anything that would make the situation worse. (Happy face)

○ When we’re feeling angry, we can deal with those feelings by talking to God and asking Him to help us have self-control. Then, just like Nehemiah, when someone is saying something mean or doing something that hurts us, we can show them God’s love by not letting our anger get the best of us! (Happy face)

● Have kids use the paper plate “mask” and hold up the matching “happy” or “angry” face to answer these questions:

○ How do you feel when someone is mean to you?○ How do you feel when someone says sorry to you?○ How do you feel when someone is kind to you?○ How do you feel when someone takes a toy from you?○ How do you feel when someone hurts you?○ How do you feel when someone helps you?

COOL DOWN

SUPPLIES

● Paper plate (1 per kid)● Markers (1 set per group)● Set of Bible story cards (1 set of 4 cards per group)

● Split into small groups.

LARGE GROUP

REVIEW THE BIG IDEA | 5 Minutes

RESPOND AND WORSHIP | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP GAME TIME

COOL DOWN

LARGE GROUP

SMALL GROUP

Presenter Tip: As the leader, try to model self-control today! When kids are testing your patience or having behavior management issues during Large Group, it can be difficult to patiently respond without getting angry. Feel free to be vulnerable with kids, and express that to them in an appropriate way.

Play the 10-Second Countdown to redirect kids attention to Large Group.

● Say: Let’s review today’s big idea:● Slide: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control● Say: Let’s watch a video of some kids explaining what makes them angry,

and how they deal with it.● Video: Small Talk / Anger● Say: When we feel anger creeping in, it can be so easy to just let it blow up,

and let our anger control us. But God wants US to control our anger instead. So when something happens that makes us mad, we need to STOP and figure out what exactly we’re feeling. It can really help just to say out loud what exactly is making us angry.

● Say: This month we’re learning a new verse! Let’s check it out.● Slide: Ecclesiastes 3:4 There is a time to cry. And there’s a time to

laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance!● Say: ALL our emotions and feelings come from God, and it’s okay to feel

them! But God wants us to learn how to rely on him to help us deal with those feelings in the right way, instead of letting them control us.

● Practice motions to go with today’s big idea:○ When I’m Angry (point to angry face) ○ God Gives Me Self-Control (reach forward and pull fists in)

● Say: We’ll talk more about that in small groups. Now let’s express another emotion, JOY, by worshipping God with music! (You choose to direct kids to dance and sing along, or stay and seated and watch the words to help them process the song!)

● Music Video: Good Good Father● Say: Now here’s a video that just for fun, to help us show our joy and

celebrate God through dancing and singing! ● Music Video: Be Exalted / Oh What Love (optional)

Prepare and share an example: Tell kids a personal story of something that you struggle with getting angry about. It could be something in the past, or something you deal with now. Share how God helps give you self-control, so that you can control that anger, instead of letting it control you.

When we’re angry, God gives us self-control.

There is a time to cry. And there’s a time to laugh. There is a time t be sad. And there’s a time to dance!

Ecclesiastes 3:4

LARGE GROUP

KNOW IT | 5 minutes

DO IT | 10 Minutes

LARGE GROUP

GAME TIME

LARGE GROUP

Prepare the Anger Tape Measure cards:● Say: When we feel anger creeping in, the best thing we can do is STOP and figure out exactly

what we're feeling. One way we can do that is by measuring how big or small our feelings of anger are. That's what this tape measure is for. The lower the number, the less angry you feel, and the higher the number, the more angry you feel.

● Read each Tape Measure Card aloud, or let kids volunteer to read for the group.● Spread the TNT Cards in the center of the group, TNT side facing up. Then say:

○ The higher the number when we're measuring our anger, the closer we are to exploding, and we don't want to do that! To help us know how to diffuse the anger bomb and have self-control, let's play a game.

○ Divide kids into two teams. Each team will take turns and pick up a TNT Card. If the Card has a question on the back, you will answer the question and win a point for your team by placing the Card where it should go on the tape measure. But watch out, because some Cards have an explosion on the back! If you pick up one of those, your team loses a point!

○ Have teams take turns choosing a TNT Card. Use a marker and paper to keep track of teams’ points.

○ Kids this age might not be able to read well, so be available to read the cards for them!

● Give each kid an Anger Tape Measure handout to take home, to help them identify when they’re feeling angry, and use self-control to deal with that anger. If there’s time, discuss it as group!

COOL DOWN

SMALL GROUP

EXTRA TIME?

● Give kids a maze, or a word-search activity sheet to work on until their parents pick them up.

SUPPLIES

● Anger tape measure cards (1 set of 5 cards per group)● TNT cards (1 set of 18 per group)● Anger Tape Measure handout (1 per kid)● Markers (1 set per group)● Paper (1 per group)

● What made Nehemiah and his workers feel angry? ● What did God give them to help them deal with it?

(God gave Nehemiah and the crew the self-control not to say or do anything they couldn’t take back.)

● When is the last time you felt angry? What do you normally do when you feel angry?

● What do you think Jesus would do when he felt angry?

● How can we STOP, and control our anger?

Practice motions to go with today’s big idea:

When I’m Angry (point to angry face)

God Gives Me Self-Control (reach forward and pull fists in)

Big Idea: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control. How can we deal with our anger?

K-2ndJuly 13-14, 2019

SMALL GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Coloring sheet - Anger Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 8

site

Maze sheet - Anger Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 9

site

Connect the dots sheet - Anger Quantity determined by site.

8.5x11 paper, black & white, Page 10

site

Markers Quantity determined by site site

Paper 1 per group Used to keep score site

Scissors 1 per kid, reused site

Anger tape measure cards 1 set of 5 cards per group, reused

8.5x11 cardstock, color, cut into sixths, Page 11

site

TNT cards 1 set of 18 cards per group, reused

8.5x11 cardstock, color, double sided, cut into sixths, Page 12-17

site

Anger tape measure handout 1 per kid 8.5x11 paper, color, Page 18 site

LARGE GROUPItem Usage Details Provided by

Adventure Bible for Early Readers1 per large group,

reusedBiblesbytheCase.com site

GAME TIME | Played in one large groupItem Usage Details Provided by

None

COOL DOWN TIME | Played in small groupsItem Usage Details Provided by

Paper plate 1 per kid Amazon- thin, white paper plates KC National

Markers 1 per kid site

Set of Bible story cards 1 set per group, reused 8.5x11 cardstock, color, double sided, Pages 19-26 site

TNT cards

TNT cards

TNT cards

TNT cards

TNT cards

TNT cards

Anger tape measure handout

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Bible story cards

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Bible story cards

Bible story cards

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Bible story cards

Bible story cards

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Bible story cards

1. KC Logo Slide: for when kids enter the room (All that You Need instrumental; mp3 only; can be downloaded on website)

2. Slide: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control3. Video: Inside Out / Anger (0:00-3:09)4. Video: When I’m Angry, God Gives Me Self Control / Nehemiah5. Video: New 10-Minute Timer (KC/SM media videos songs>videos>countdowns)6. Video: New 10-Minute Timer (KC/SM media videos songs>videos>countdowns)7. Video: 10 Second Countdown_0714198. Slide: When we’re angry, God gives us self-control9. Video: Small Talk / Anger (0:00-1:47)

10. Slide: Ecclesiastes 3:4 There is a time to cry. And there’s a time to laugh. There is a time to be sad. And there’s a time to dance!

11. Music Video: Good Good Father12. Music Video: Be Exalted / Oh What Love

K-2nd