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Large Group Series at a Glance for Kid-O-Deo About this Series: If you had ten dollars, what would you do with it? Spend it? Save it? Give it away? It might be wisest to do all three! Whether you are four or forty-four, the choices you make with money are a big deal! In this series, we ll learn why being wise with our money is totally worth it! Memory Verse: Proverbs 13:11- Money gathered little by little grows. Weekly Overview: Lesson: Topic: Big Idea: Lesson 1: October 20/21 Work The Ant: Proverbs 6:6-8 I can work to earn money. : Giving The believers give- Acts 4:32-37. I can help others by giving. Lesson 3: November 3/4 Saving Joash- 2 Kings 12. I can save money. Lesson 4: November 10/11 Spending Timothy- 1 Timothy 6:6-10. I can spend money wisely. Lesson 5: November 17/18 Golden rule Jesus Advice: Matthew 7:9-12. I can treat others the way I want to be treated. Lesson 6: November 24/25 Debt Solomon s wisdom- Proverbs 6:1-5, 13:11, 22:7. I can choose to spend only what I have. 2
Series at a Glance for Kid-O-Deo (continued) Lesson 1: Work Working for your own money is totally worth it! This week, we ll hear how Solomon learned that lesson by watching some of the smallest animals around. : Giving When we give, even a little, it can change our world. The people in the first churches saw how awesome giving can be. Their generosity made church a place where everyone had what they needed. Lesson 3: Saving To get something important, you must save money. If you want to buy a toy, have money to spend on a trip, or get a gift for a friend, you can start by saving up. This week, we ll hear how a king named Joash re-built a beautiful temple, and it all started with a savings fund. Lesson 4: Spending When we use our money wisely, spending it is a lot of fun! This week, we ll look at some advice a young man named Timothy got about using money, and talk about what we can do to use our own money well. Lesson 5: Golden rule If you dropped money and lost it, what would you want the person who found it to do? This week, we re talking about how important it is to treat other people the way you want to be treated, especially when it comes to money. Lesson 6: Debt It s tough to be a good friend to someone if you owe them money. This week, we ll see why using someone else s money is a bad trap to fall into, and learn how we can keep ourselves and our friends out of debt. 3
Lesson Outline for Kid-O-Deo : Giving Lesson Segment Total Running Time Kid-O Playtime (10:00) 00:00-10:00 Transition Time (2:00) Opening Song (3:00) Introduction and Rules (2:00) Worship Song: Gonna Serve (3:00) Bible Adventure (6:00) Memory Verse (3:00) Worship Song: Go (3:00) Try it Out (5:00) Big Idea Video (2:00) Kid-O-Whampus (2:00) Prayer (2:00) 10:00-43:00 Transition Time (2:00) Group Time (15:00) 43:00-60:00 Video Cue Slide Cue Audio Cue Tech Notes 4
Transition Time 2:00 Do This: 10 minutes after the start of the Adult Service, walk into every Pre K Room and introduce yourself. Tell kiddos to follow the directions of their room leaders, clean up, line up, and that you will see them in a little bit in the large group room. Know This: You are these Kid-Os experience of church! Your tone, attitude, and actions are forming the way these kids think about God, church, and even people in general. You have the opportunity through what you do and say to create an environment where they feel welcome, included, and valuable! Opening Song 3:00 (Roll when directed) Kid-O-Deo Theme Song Video (Auto advance) Kid-O-Deo Slide Introduction and Rules 2:00 Welcome to Kid-O-Deo! My name is, and I m super excited to be here with all of you! We ll hear a great story, sing some songs, and get to go Kid-O-Whampus later! Before we start, though, let s see if we can remember our three Kid-O-Deo rules. Rule #1: When I m talking you are listening! Everyone put on your listening ears, and on the count of three, let s practice listening! Rule #2: Keep your hands and feet to yourself! Do a little clap and place your hands in your lap! Rule #3: Stay in your spot! Let s take our special glue sticks and put some glue on our spot to help us stay in the right place! Wonderful! Those rules help us pay attention and keep us from distracting others, so we can all have fun. Worship 3:00 5
Next, we get to worship God. This song is about how we can be who God made us to be, and one great way to do that is by serving others! Let s stand and sing together! Song 1: Gonna Serve (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: Bible Adventure 5:00 It s so fun singing with you, Kid-O s! You can sit down. This series is called, because we re talking about how we can be wise with money. What s really cool is, your grown-ups are talking about this in big church right now too! If you have a big brother or sister in Elevate, they re talking about using money wisely, too. Whether you are four years old, or forty four, the choices you make with money are super important. Know This: Be sure to place all of the forest creatures and their letters before the hour begins. (They are: Rocky, Tweet, Mr. Bear, Ollie Owl, and Ellie Elephant.) Kid-Os, there are forest creatures all around this stage, who want to help us learn today. The first one we need to find is Rocky the Raccoon. Do you see Rocky around here? Do This: Find Rocky. Open his letter. It looks like Rocky has a letter for us! This says it s time for our Bible Adventure! Let s go! Bible Adventure Jingle Do This: Show kids the Bible. Kid-Os, the Bible is a book all about God. Since our world began, people have been learning about God, and when they saw God do something amazing, or learned something new about him, they wrote it and put it in this book! Today, we get to hear a story about some of the first people to follow Jesus. Do This: Get the Bible storybook out and sit down in the chair. 6
This story you are going to hear comes from the Bible, but we use this storybook because the pictures help us imagine what it might have looked like back when the Bible was written. The pictures you see in here are the same as the ones on the screen. Let s get started! Do This: Have kids help you turn the pages on the screen with an exaggerated arm wave. Picture 1: The early church After God s son Jesus went back to heaven, a lot of people knew they wanted to live the way he did and follow his example. Those people started to meet together to learn about God and help each other. Picture 2: The believers giving money to each other Jesus followers started doing something great. Whenever someone really needed food, money, or anything else, the others would help them. They shared everything they had. Picture 3: More people join the church The amazing thing was, since they shared what they had, everyone had enough. They could feed people that didn t have food, and help people that couldn t work. Picture 4: Previously poor person sharing money When those people had enough and were healthy, they would share with others too! They knew that giving to help others can make awesome things happen. We can make a big difference when we give to others, just like they did. Series Title Slide: Great job listening, Kid-O s! Let s see, Tweet has the next letter for us, do you see a blue bird named Tweet up here? Do This: Find Tweet, and open up the letter underneath her. Tweet s letter says it s time to learn our Memory Verse! 7
Memory Verse 3:00 Memory Verse Jingle (Auto advance) Memory Verse: Proverbs 13:11- Money gathered little by little grows. This memory verse tells us something important about the way we use our money. Here s what it says! Do This: Read the verse from the screen. It s a great feeling when you ve saved up money, and one of the greatest things to do is help others with what you ve earned. Giving helps other people when they don t have enough. Giving our money to help others isn t always the first thing we want to do, but it is important. We can make this world a better place, just by sharing what we have with others. Let s practice saying that verse together! Do This: Practice the verse with the Kid-Os 2-3 times. Begin with your quiet voices, then do it in your normal voices, and finish with your super-duper loud voices! Know This: The verse with actions goes like this: Proverbs 13:11 (Open your Bibles). Money gathered (Bring hands together in cupping motion) little by little (put fingers up in little motion) grows (arms out wide). Great job practicing your Memory Verse, Kid-Os! Let s stay on our feet and get ready to sing and worship God! Worship 3:00 This song is about how the things we do can show people God s love! Song 2: Go (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: 8
Try it Out 5:00 It s awesome that we can share God s love with everyone on earth. You can sit down, but look around for Mr. Bear, because he s got our next letter! Where is he? Do This: Find Mr. Bear, and open his letter. Mr. Bear s letter says it s time to practice what we ve been learning. Let s get ready to try it out! Try it Out Jingle (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: This is the time where we get to try out what we ve learned today. Mr. Bear s letter had something else in it, too! Do This: Show kids the dollars. Dollar Picture These are dollar bills! There s a lot here, actually, there are ten whole dollars! You can use these to buy things, like a candy bar or a toy. I think Mr. Bear wants us to use this money to learn something really important. Kid-Os, in our Bible Adventure story, did Jesus followers share what they had, or keep it all for themselves? SHARE! They shared it! I wonder if we could do that with what we have, too. Let s see. What could I do with these dollars? I don t have to give away everything I have, but what if I decided to give away one dollar? Then, I could save another dollar, and I still have eight dollars to spend. That s a lot! Do This: Put eight dollars into the box that says Spend and one into the box that says Save. 9
So, what happens to this one dollar that we give away? Well, that depends on what you do with it! You could use it to help someone you know. Family giving food. If someone you know gets sick, or needs help, you could ask your grown-ups to help you buy food for them. Your dollar could help with that! You could also save up some money and give it to a food shelf, or a group that gives food to people when they can t buy it for themselves. Do This: Put the remaining dollar into the Give box. Kid giving a box of stuff away You don t have to just give money, either! If you have extra things like shoes, or toys, you could give those away. The things you give could mean a lot to a kid who doesn t have toys or shoes of their own. You can ask your grown-ups to help you find things to give away. They can help you find a place to donate those things, too. It can even be a fun activity for your family to find things around your home to share with others! Giving box in Kid-O-Deo Finally, you could give here at church, too! The money you give here helps more people learn about God. Series Title Slide: The money and things you share with others can make a big difference. It s a wise choice to practice giving when you can. Even if you don t have much money, you can choose to share the things you have. Way to go Kid-O s, you were such great listeners. We have another wise friend, Ollie Owl, who has a letter for us! Do you see Ollie Owl up here? Do This: Find Ollie Owl, and read his letter. 10
Big Idea 2:00 This says it s time to meet another friend of ours, Ranger Ron! He s going to help us learn our Big Idea for today. Big Idea Jingle Get on your feet, and get ready to learn with Ranger Ron. Know This: The Big Idea is, I can help others by giving. Big Idea Video (Auto advance) Series Title Slide: Thanks Ranger Ron! By giving a little, we can change the world. We have one more friend, with another letter! Do you see Beatrice the Bee around here? Do This: Find Beatrice and read her letter. Kid-O-Whampus 2:00 Beatrice s letter says it s time to stand, dance, and go Kid-O-Whampus! Kid-O-Whampus: Running with Rocky (Auto-Advance) Take Homes. Prayer 2:00 That was a lot of fun! You can all sit down. Do This: Show kids the family connection card and the memory verse card. 11
There are two things you should get as you leave today, if you don t have them already. The first one is our family connection card! This helps your grown-ups learn what we were talking about today. The second thing is our memory verse card. This card helps you remember and practice the memory verse at home, so when you come back next week, you ll have it ready! Let s Pray God is the greatest example of giving. He made this world for us to live in, and loves every one of you so much! He will always listen when you talk to him. Let s do that right now! Let s put our hands in our laps and close our eyes to help us focus on what we re saying to God. If you want to, you can repeat this prayer after me. Dear God, we love you. Thank you for loving us. Help us to share what we have with others. Amen. Kid-O-Deo Slide I have loved spending time with you, Kid-Os. Now it s time for you to go back to your classrooms where you will get into groups with your leader and other Kid-Os, have a snack, and do a fun activity. See you later! 12