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Day 1: Wisdom
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Day 1: Wisdom
Overview
Theme: Wisdom
Wisdom is an important survival skill because without it, we can end up doing a
lot of foolish things that can negatively effect us. The lesson today contrasts those who
are wise and those who are foolish and gives examples of how to make wise decisions in
our lives.
Opening: Introduce Hawaii, theme for the day & explain tickets and challenges
Challenge: Guess the # of Gummy Worms in jar
Music/Singing (Optional)
Puppet Skit, Part 1: Introduction of Survivor Characters
Lesson: Wise and Foolish Builders
Matthew 7:24-27
Memory Verse: “Everyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a foolish
man who built his house on sand.” Matthew 7:26
Lesson Challenge: Hat Relay
Craft: Sand Art
Closing: Explanation of tomorrow’s events
Puppet Skit, Part 2: Results of Challenge
Results of Puppet Voting: Lyla
Treasure chest prizes awarded for challenge winners
Daily Challenges: Attendance Hat relay team winners
Bring a friend Guess the gummy worms in jar
Prizes: For Challenge Winners: 1 stamp earns a compass
2-4 stamps earns a beach container necklace
For All in Attendance: t-shirt or leis
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Opening
Welcome
Props: (optional) Globe
Aloha everyone! That’s Hawaiian for hello. Can everyone say that back to me—
Aloha! (Have children practice saying “Aloha”)
I’m so glad to see all of you here today. Welcome to Hawaii! You may not know
it yet, but you are now right in the middle of one of Hawaii’s most beautiful islands—the
island of Kauai. Let me show you. (Use globe to show where the Hawaiian Islands are.
Point to Kauai.) Here we are, on this little teeny, tiny island, right smack in the middle of
the Pacific Ocean. We’re a long ways off from the rest of the United States, aren’t we?
Hawaii is one of our most beautiful states. It has lots of green palm trees,
waterfalls, and many unique types of plants and birds. You’ll see a lot of rainbows in
Hawaii too. Just look around you today, and you’ll see a little bit of what I mean. We
have palm trees here, and exotic birds, pineapples and all kinds of other things found in
Hawaii.
Hawaii is a great place, and you’re gonna be real glad you came today. We’re
going to teach you how to be survivors. A survivor is someone who can take care of
himself and who can stay strong, even when other people don’t. You’re going to be
hearing some great stories and participating in some fun activities this week.
Participating in these adventures with us, and hoping to become survivors
themselves, is another group of kids. (Indicating the puppets) I’m going to introduce you
to them a little later and explain the roles they will play in our game of survival.
For now, let’s have everybody stand up and let’s kick off our survivor day with
some singing and music.
Music
At this time sing or play any songs you have chosen.
Theme
As part of our learning process this week, we will be learning a new survival skill
every day. You may want to think of these survival skills as our theme for the day. The
theme is what all of our other activities will be based upon, and it will be important to
remember.
Today, our first survival skill, or our theme, is “wisdom.” Having wisdom is
another way of saying “being smart.” Wisdom is an important survival skill because
without it, you can end up doing a lot of dumb things that can hurt you. Your teachers
will talk to you more about that later, but for now just remember our theme: wisdom.
What’s our theme for today? (Have kids shout, “wisdom!” You may want to do this 2 or
3 times).
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Challenges
You might be wondering what those tickets are for that are pinned onto your shirt.
Anybody curious about that? Well, let me tell you what those are for. Each day, you are
going to be faced with several challenges. A challenge is something you are asked to do,
that might be difficult. I might say, I challenge you to stand on one foot for 5 minutes.
Then, if you decide to accept the challenge, you would try to stand on one foot for 5
minutes. If you can do it, you have done what we call “meet the challenge,” which
means that you did it.
This week, we are going to be asking you to meet some challenges. Some will be
easy and some will be a little harder. But for every challenge that you meet, (do) you will
get one stamp on your ticket. At the end of the day, you will add up how many stamps
you have, and depending on what that number is, you will get a prize. You’ll see how the
prizes work a little later. For now, let’s go over the challenges on your ticket.
Attendance: This is an easy one. If you just show up here, you get a stamp. You
don’t have to do anything except come to VBS.
Bring a friend: If you want a stamp on your ticket for this one, you have to bring a
friend with you to VBS. You get one stamp for every visitor you bring that day.
Memory verse: Every day you are going to be learning a new memory verse. You
want to memorize that verse, and then when you come back tomorrow, you will say that
verse to one of the helpers. If you can correctly say the verse, you will get a stamp.
Theme picture: If you want to get a stamp for this challenge, you will have to
bring in a picture that goes along with our theme for that day. What I will do at the end
of our day is tell you what kind of picture you should bring in. You’ll need to really be
listening later on today, because I’ll tell you exactly what kind of picture you will need to
bring in for tomorrow. You can draw the pictures you bring in or you can color them out
of a coloring book and bring that picture in. You can bring a picture out of a magazine,
or if you have a computer you can look for a picture there. So be listening later, and I’ll
tell you what picture you need for tomorrow.
Wear Hawaiian clothes: Hawaiian clothes have lots of big flowers on them or
pictures of waves or surfers. You can also wear bright colored t-shirts of any color. (Or
if you have a specific color you want the kids to wear that day, that will work too.) Or, if
you have a flower lei, like this one (if you have one, hold it up so kids can see) you can
wear it, and that will count.
List previous survival skills: Every night you will learn a new survival skill,
which is our theme. When you come back the next day, you will need to tell a helper all
of those themes you’ve learned so far. So, tomorrow when you come in, you will tell the
helper “wisdom,” because that’s all we’ve learned so far. The next day, you’ll tell the
helper “wisdom,” plus whatever our theme is for tomorrow.
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Puppet voting: In just a few minutes you are going to meet our puppet characters.
Each night one of those puppet characters will be voted off the “island.” You’ll see how
that works a little later. But, each day you will try to guess who will be voted off next. If
you guess right, you will get a stamp.
Lesson challenge: Each day after your Bible story and lesson, there will be a time
when you have what we call a “lesson challenge.” This is a time for you to work together
in teams and you will be given an activity to do. You’ll find out more about that later in
the day too. Sometimes your activity might be to participate in a relay race or to find
hidden pieces of a puzzle. Whatever that activity is, if you are on the winning team, you
will get a stamp.
Opening challenge—Each day we will all gather together in this room for the
beginning of our program, and then again at the end of the day. During this time, our
opening, I will give you a challenge for the day that will take place here. These
challenges will change from day to day, but if you can do them, you will get a stamp.
Tomorrow when you come back, you will be given a new ticket, and you will
start all over again with the challenges.
Today, we only have 4 challenges possible because you don’t know the memory
verse yet, you didn’t know what kind of theme picture to bring etc. so we only have 4
challenges available today: attendance, bring a friend, the lesson challenge and the
challenge I will give you in just a minute.
Are there any questions about your tickets or the challenges?
Today’s Challenge
Guess the Gummy Worms
Ahead of time, buy several bags of gummy worms and count them as you are placing
them in a clear jar or container. Write down the number so you don’t forget. The idea
for this challenge is to have the kids guess how many worms are in the jar. In order to
make this an easier task, especially for smaller kids, give the children multiple choice
answers. For instance, if your jar holds 134 worms, you may give the kids a choice of:
74 worms, 109 worms, 134 worms, or 168 worms. All the kids guessing “134” worms
would get a stamp.
Since today’s theme is wisdom, I thought it would be a good idea for you to put
on your thinking caps and try to guess how many gummy worms I have in this jar. To
help you out, I’m going to give you a choice of 4 answers, so listen closely and see which
answer sounds best.
Read your list of choices. Then, re-read them, allowing children who think it is “74” to
gather together in one corner of the room, those who think it is “109” to go in another
corner and so on. Once everyone has made a decision, announce the correct answer and
give all the kids in that group a stamp on their ticket, and have everyone return to their
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seats. If you want, you can also hand out the gummy worms to everyone, or just to the
winning group.
Puppet Skit
Now it’s time to meet the puppet characters that I was telling you about earlier.
Either you or someone else can take over from here, if you desire. Just follow the script
for the puppet skit: “Introduction of Characters” on day 1.
Dismiss to classes
Now it’s time for you to be dismissed to your classes. We’ll let the younger class
go first, and then the older kids. I’ll see you all back here later in the day.
Dismiss kids to their classes.
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Puppet Skit Day 1: Introduction of Characters
Props: All items should fit in puppet’s hands (Use rubber bands or Velcro to hold in
place)
Mirror
Caterpillar in jar (can be a paper caterpillar or pipe cleaner in a clear plastic cup)
Fishing pole (made from string and a dowel rod)
Drum sticks
Pom-poms
Broom (from a play set or something very small)
Joke book
Teacher: I want to welcome everyone to I’m a Survivor! Tribal Hawaii. This is going to
be very similar to the game on t.v. “Survivor” but if you’re not familiar with that show,
then let me explain how all of this is going to work.
We are going to have 7 contestants playing a game of survival on an island in Hawaii.
The only food our contestants will have to eat is what they can find on the island—things
like fish, coconuts, bananas etc. Except for their clothes, the players must leave
everything else at home. The only exception is what we will call a “luxury item.” This is
something each player feels they cannot live without while they are in Hawaii. This
could be a toothbrush, a wash rag, deodorant or whatever the player wants. Only one
luxury item per person is allowed.
Each day our players will compete in a challenge or a test. Whoever wins will get a
reward, but whoever loses will get nothing! Every day, each player will vote for one
person they want to see leave the island. The player with the most votes must leave
Hawaii and return home. That player will not be back the next day. The object of the
game is to be the last player left. Whoever is left at the end of the game will win a
chance to appear on t.v. in a music video.
So, the name of this game is outwit, outlast and outplay the other opponents. Only the
smartest, the bravest and most courageous person will win.
Now, let’s meet our players.
(One by one the puppets pop up and introduce themselves. When they are finished they
pop back down, and the next puppet pops up, so there should only be one puppet “on
stage” at a time.)
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CHAZ: (conceited, self-absorbed--enters with a mirror in his hand) Hey. My name is
Chaz. (looking in the mirror, patting his hair) I’m sooo cool, and I’m also the best
looking guy on this island, or anywhere in the world for that matter. I brought this mirror
with me as my luxury item because I just couldn’t go six whole weeks without looking at
myself! Man, am I gorgeous! If it was up to looks alone, I’d win this game in a
heartbeat. But even if I don’t win, at least I gave you all a thrill just by letting you be
around someone as good-looking as me. I’ve got to go now and practice my charming
smile. See ya around kids. (exits)
CHELSEA: (air-headed, ditsy—she has pom-poms in her hands) Hi everyone. I’m
Chelsea. Isn’t that Chaz a dream! He’s sooo handsome! Whenever he smiles at me I
feel all goofy inside and I think I’m going to faint. If I don’t win this game, I hope he
does. What a hunk! (In cheerleading fashion, she jumps and yells, as a cheerleader
would, rooting for her favorite team) Goooo Chaz! In case you can’t tell, I’m the head
cheerleader at my school. I brought my pom-poms with me because I just love to do
cheers! (As she does her next cheer, she should wave her pom-poms and jump up and
down again like a cheerleader) Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar…..All for Survivor,
stand up and holler! Yeaaaa Survivor! Anyway, I can’t wait to play this game. Wish
me luck! (exits)
PETE: (has a fishing pole in his hand) Hi everybody. I’m Pete. I’m sure glad I got to
come to Hawaii. I love the water! I like to swim and sail, and go boating. I also love to
fish. That’s why I brought my handy-dandy fishing pole with me. I’m hoping I can
catch us some good fish to eat while we’re out here. When I’m not fishing, I like to play
baseball and hang out with my friends at home. I think I have a good chance of winning
this game because I’m a hard worker and can do a lot of different things pretty well. But
you never know, all the other people out here have a good shot too. I guess we’ll have to
wait and see. See ya later. (exits)
BOOMER: (has drumsticks in her hand) Hey everyone. My name is Boomer. I guess
people call me that because I love to play the drums and I don’t go anywhere without my
drumsticks. I’ve got this great big set of drums at home that I got for my birthday one
year, and whenever I’m not doing something else, I’m playing my drums. I don’t have to
have my drums to play on though, I can play on anything. Watch. (she begins to bang
the drums on the puppet stage) Pretty cool, huh? My neighbors say I drive them crazy
with all my banging and drumming, but maybe things will be different here in Hawaii. I
sure hope I win this game. I’d love to play my drums on t.v. in a music video. Sure hope
I get the chance. I guess we’ll find out soon. See ya around. (exits)
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STANLEY: (He has a caterpillar in a jar) Hi. My name is Stanley. This is my friend,
Squire. (He holds up the jar) He’s a caterpillar and he’s one of my favorite bugs. I found
him down the street where I live about a month ago, and he’s been with me ever since.
Whenever I get sad, I like to hold Squire and let him crawl up my arm. It tickles and it
always makes me laugh, which helps me feel better. I love all kinds of bugs really, but
Squire is my favorite. At home, I have a great big indoor garden with lots of flowers and
plants. I keep all kinds of bugs inside, but none that could hurt the plants, of course. I
think it’s fun to go out there and poke around in the dirt and watch the bugs. It’s not for
everyone but I like it. That’s why I think I’ll do well here on the island—a lot of people
are afraid of bugs, but not me. Well, it’s time to feed Squire, so I’ve got to go. Catch ya
later. (exits)
LYLA: (Has a broom in her hand) Hi kids. My name is Lyla. I don’t like for things to
be messy or dirty. That’s why I brought this broom with me, so I could keep things neat
and clean. There sure is a lot of dirt and sand on this island. I’ll probably be busy
sweeping quite often. I noticed that some of the other players are pretty messy: they’ve
got clothes laying around all over the place and the sand has started to get into everything
already. I don’t know how they stand it! I try to keep my area as clean as possible. You
won’t find dirt anywhere near me! Oh no, I see a pile of dirt right over there. I better go
clean it up before it gets any worse. See you later kids. (exits)
WILLIE JACK: (has a joke book in his hand—he enters telling a joke) “What did the
teddy bear say when asked if he wanted dessert?” (waits a second, then gives the
answer) He said, “No thanks, I’m stuffed!” Haaa Haaaa! (laughs hysterically at his own
joke) Get it? Teddy Bears are stuffed animals, and the Teddy Bear said he was stuffed,
which meant he was full. Get it? Isn’t that a great joke? I just love that one! Haaa
Haaa! (He finally settles down) Hi, I’m Willie Jack, by the way. I brought my joke book
along with me because I just love jokes. I like to tell jokes, I like to read jokes, and I like
to play jokes on other people. At home they say I’m a “class clown” because I’m always
getting in trouble for joking around. I don’t know what the big deal is….a little joke
never hurt anybody. I can’t wait to try out some of my new jokes on these other players
here in Hawaii. I’ve got a million of ‘em! I don’t know if I’ll end up winning this game
or not, but I’m sure gonna have fun for as long as I’m here! I’m going to go practice
telling some more jokes, so I’ll catch up to you some other time. Later taters. (exits)
TEACHER: Well, there you have it. There’s our 7 contestants for Tribal Hawaii.
They’ll be back later so we can see how they all did on their first challenge and also to
see who is the first to be voted off.
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Lesson: Wise and Foolish Builders (Older Children) Matthew 7:24-27
Props: Pictures of sand sculptures (Located in “Resource” section)
Sand
A large, flat rock, stone or brick
Two heavy, identical objects to place on sand and rock (full pop cans, soup cans
etc.)
2 Bowls
2 Large pitchers of water
The many uses of sand
(As you ask each of these questions, allow for some answers and discussion)
How many of you have ever been to the beach? Someone tell me about the sand.
What does it feel like? What can you do with it?
Has anyone ever made a sand castle? Did you know that there are contests to see
who can make the best sand castles? Here are a few pictures of some sand castles made
by some very talented artists. (Show pictures of sand sculptures)
Sand can be a really cool thing. As we’ve seen, you can build some pretty
amazing things with it. What are some other uses for sand? (Allow for answers. Some
suggestions: in the winter you can buy bags of it to weigh down a vehicle; can use it in an
hour glass to pass time; on art projects etc.)
So, sand has a lot of uses. One thing sand is not good for, however, is for building
the foundation of a house. Who can tell me what a “foundation” is? (It’s the solid
ground or base on which a building rests. It’s the lowest load-bearing portion of a
house) Why doesn’t sand make a good foundation? (Because it is too soft and it can
move) If you build a house on top of the sand and then the sand moves, what’s going to
happen to the house? (It will start to crack and crumble, and eventually will fall down)
Since sand doesn’t make a good foundation, contractors (the people constructing
the houses) use concrete instead. Concrete is solid. It is strong and hard and it won’t
shift or move, if it’s poured right.
Sand Vs. Rock
Jesus talks about something similar to this in the Bible. He was talking to his
friends and other people who came to listen to Him speak. He often used illustrations or
examples while he was speaking, so people could relate to the things he was talking
about. Let’s take a look at what Jesus had to say. (The teacher or a child reads Matt.
7:24-29)
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Before we try to figure out what Jesus meant in these verses, let’s see if what he
had to say about the sand is true. Let’s put our object on top of the sand. Jesus said
“anyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a
foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and
the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Pour water
over sand surrounding the object, until object moves or shifts) This is why we don’t use
sand as our foundation.
Now let’s try this with our object on the rock. Jesus said “everyone who hears
these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on
the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that
house, yet it did not fall, because it had its foundations on the rock.” (Pour water all
around the base of the rock) The rock is pretty strong. It’s not going anywhere. That’s
why contractors use rock for foundations.
Knowing God’s words
We get the idea now of the differences between the sand and the rock. But how
can this apply to our lives? The first part of our verse says, “Everyone who hears these
words of mine…” What words is Jesus talking about? (Allow for answers) Simply put,
Jesus is talking about all the good things we’ve been taught about ourselves, God, the
Bible, and other people. Things like the Ten Commandments. Can anyone name some of
the Ten Commandments? (Found in Exodus 20: Don’t steal, lie, commit murder, commit
adultery, not covet, obey your parents etc) Also, things like treating other people the way
you would want to be treated, loving your neighbor etc. What does it mean to love your
neighbor? Does it mean we should send flowers and valentines to the people who live
next door? No, it means treat all others (anyone you come in contact with) with respect
and friendship. Be nice, courteous, friendly, and helpful.
What if we want to know more of God’s words? Where can we learn more about
what God’s words are? (Allow for answers) Sometimes we can talk to our parents and
learn from them. Sometimes we can go to church, Sunday School or VBS where there are
teachers who can tell us Bible stories and give us examples of things that God wants us to
know about Him.
We can also read and study the Bible. Sometimes it’s hard to understand what the
Bible says. There are lots of big words and ideas in there that can be hard to figure out.
The good news is that there are Bibles now that are made just for children. The words
are written in ways that kids can understand and the ideas are told in a more simple way,
so it’s not so hard to figure out.
We can also pray. If there’s something we want to know about God or His words,
we can pray and ask Him to show us that, and He will. Sometimes He might send a
friend to help us understand or He may show us in some other way, like through the
things we’ve already mentioned: the Bible, parents, church etc. So, as you can see, there
are all kinds of ways that we can find out what God’s words are, and what it is that He
wants us to know.
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Is knowing enough?
But if we look at our verse more closely, there’s even more to it than just knowing
the words. The second part of the verse says, “and puts them into practice...” So, how
can we do that? (Allow for answers) Maybe this example will help.
What if I told you that I was going to give you a free trip to Florida? On this trip
you would be going to “Islands of Adventure” and “Universal Studios,” which are two
theme parks there. (Or if they don’t want to go there, have them name a place they would
enjoy going) The thing is, you can all go on this free trip as long as you agree to a few
rules but if you don’t obey the rules, you can’t go. In order to go on this free trip, this is
what you have to do:
1) Clean your room every Saturday
2) Take out the trash once a week
3) Help set and clear the dinner table at least 2 times a week
That’s it. That’s all you would have to do. Now, does everyone know what the
rules are? (Have the kids repeat the rules back to you) Okay, what if I come to your
house next week, and when I ask your parents if you have obeyed the rules, they tell me
you have not? Will you get to go on the trip? (Allow for answers) But why not? You
knew what the rules were, so why wouldn’t you get to go? (Allow for answers) That’s
right, because even though you knew what the rules were, you didn’t follow them, you
didn’t do them.
Knowing Vs. doing
That’s exactly what Jesus is trying to tell us. Even if we know the things we are
supposed to do but we don’t actually do them, it doesn’t mean anything. Jesus says that
even if we know God’s words, but we don’t do what He says, then we’re being just as
foolish as a person who tries to build a house on top of some sand. And as you saw from
our demonstration earlier, you know that’s not a good thing. Just knowing something
isn’t enough. Knowing is important, but if we don’t do, put the things we know into
practice, then we are being foolish. If God says to “Love your neighbor,” which we’ve
already talked about means to treat others with kindness and respect, then that’s exactly
what we should do. Just thinking about being kind doesn’t mean very much. We actually
have to be kind. Can you think of an example of a time at school when you can be kind
to someone else? How can you show kindness to a teacher or a friend?
Another way to put into practice the things we have learned is to be honest. I
think most of us know that lying isn’t a good thing. Why do you think lying is wrong?
(Allow for answers: You can get into trouble if the truth comes out, people won’t trust
you if lie all the time etc.) So if we know that lying is wrong, then we need to tell the
truth. If we know we should tell the truth, but then don’t, we are being foolish. When we
don’t do the things that God wants us to do, especially when we know we should, we’re
being foolish and our lives will start to fall apart, just like the sand.
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But, if we know what is right, and we do what is right, then Jesus says we are
wise. We are then like the rock—we are strong and we can handle anything with God’s
help.
Just like in our example of the trip to Florida--it would be foolish not to follow
those few rules. If you didn’t, you would miss out on a lot of fun. Plus, that kind of
opportunity doesn’t come along very often. That kind of trip is pretty expensive and
most of you probably couldn’t afford it if you had to pay for it all by yourself. So, it
would be foolish to blow your chance to go on an amazing trip just because you knew the
rules, but didn’t follow them.
Life Application
Let’s see if we can apply this to some other situations that might happen in your
life. (Discuss the following scenarios and allow children to give input)
Test
1. You’re at school and the teacher tells you there will be a test tomorrow. What
should you do? What would be an example of building our house on the sand, (being
foolish) and what is an example of building our house on the rock (being wise)?
Sand: cheating off a friend’s test or not studying at all
Rock: studying hard the night before so you make a good grade
What are the consequences of each? (Explain that a consequence is a result of
an action that we take. A consequence can be something good or bad. Ex.- If we jump
from a cliff, we’ll drop to the bottom; if we never brush our teeth, we’ll have ugly yellow
teeth with cavities etc. Or if we eat all our vegetables we can then have dessert etc. Then
allow for answers)
Suggestions: (“Sand” thinking) Cheating can cause you to get caught which
would cause you to fail the test, get sent to the principal’s office or get you in trouble at
home. Maybe you would get grounded or lose your phone or t.v. privileges etc. Your
house would “crumble.” Even if you don’t get caught, you would never learn the
concepts and you would have to deal with them over and over again in your life. So, you
still don’t win even if you don’t get caught.
(“Rock” thinking Studying will get you a decent grade, you can be proud of
yourself, your parents can be proud of you etc. Even if you get a “C” you can still be
proud, knowing you did your best and that you didn’t cheat. You wouldn’t have to
continue to re-learn certain concepts, because you would have learned it the first time.
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The “Wants”
2. You’re in the store and you see a new video game or DVD that you want.
You ask your mom or dad if you can have it but they say “No.” What do you do?
Sand: Steal it.
Rock: You don’t have to like it, but you can accept the answer and try to have a
good attitude about it.
What are the consequences of each behavior?
Suggestions: (“Sand” thinking) You could get caught stealing and get into serious
trouble, your parents might be angry with you or punish you, you’d be
embarrassed etc. If you steal once you might be tempted to do it again in the
future, thereby creating a pattern for yourself—you could grow up to be a
criminal. If you didn’t get caught, you could never play with it or watch it when
anyone else was around—you’d have to sneak and hide, which would make you
feel guilty.
(“Rock” thinking) By accepting your parent’s answer, maybe you’d get it for your
birthday or Christmas. You could feel good knowing you “earned” it instead of
stealing it.
Scary Movies
3. You’re at a friend’s house and they want you to watch a very scary or
violent movie that you know you shouldn’t watch. What do you do?
Sand: Watch it anyway
Rock: Suggest you play a game or watch something else
What are the consequences?
Suggestions: (“Sand” thinking)You may have nightmares, be scared all the time,
have trouble
sleeping at night, or feel guilty for watching something you know is wrong
(“Rock” thinking) You wouldn’t have to worry about being scared and you would
know
your parents would be proud of you for not watching something you know isn’t good for
you etc.
I want you to think about what is going on in your life right now, either at home
or school or with your friends etc. You don’t have to say anything out loud, but what is
something you know you should be doing right now but maybe haven’t done yet? Is
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there anything you know, but haven’t put into practice? If so, you can stop being foolish
and start being wise—ask God to forgive you for not doing those things yet, then ask
Him to help you put into practice the things that you know to do. Then, just do it!
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Lesson: Wise and Foolish Builders (Younger Children) Matthew 7:24-29
Props: Pictures of sand sculptures (Located in “Resource” section)
Sand
A large, flat rock, stone or brick
Two heavy, identical objects to place on sand and rock (full pop cans, soup cans
etc.)
2 Bowls
2 Large pitchers of water
Legos
Cotton balls
(As you ask each of these questions, allow for some answers and discussion)
The many uses of sand
How many of you have ever been to the beach? Someone tell me about the sand.
What does it feel like? What can you do with it? (Optional: You can have the kids touch
the sand you will be using for your demonstration)
Has anyone ever made a sand castle? Did you know that there are contests to see
who can make the best sand castles? Here are a few pictures of some sand castles made
by some people who are very good at it. (Show pictures of sand sculptures)
Sand can be a really cool thing. You can build some pretty amazing things with
it. Can you think of anything else we use sand for? (Allow for answers. Some
suggestions: a sandbox to play in, in the winter you can buy bags of it to weigh down a
vehicle; can use it in an hour glass to pass time; on art projects etc.)
We can use sand for a lot different things. One thing sand is not good for,
however, is for building a house. Let me show you something. When a house is built we
can’t just start putting up boards any old place. We first have to make what we call a
foundation. Foundation is a pretty big word, isn’t it? Let’s all say that word together:
foundation. (Have the kids say it with you) This is what we have to make first. The
foundation is what the whole rest of the house is going to sit on, so it has to be pretty
strong.
A good foundation
Let’s take some of our cotton and put it down first. (Spread your cotton balls in a
type of square shape the best you can.) Are cotton balls very strong? No, they are kind
of like sand—they’re both soft and kind of mushy. Let’s pretend these Legos are what we
are using to build a house. (Begin building something with the Legos, using the cotton
balls as a foundation. It should be somewhat difficult to keep the structure standing
upright, without tipping over or falling etc.) This isn’t working too well, is it? That’s
because soft, mushy things don’t make a very good foundation. We need to use
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something flat and strong. What if we use the table or the floor as our foundation, would
that work better? Let’s try it and see. (Take away the cotton balls and build on a flat
surface) That worked much better didn’t it? That’s because our foundation, the table or
floor, is solid. It’s strong and hard and our Legos can stand up much easier.
I said that sand is a lot like our cotton balls, it’s softy and mushy. So, do you
think it would make a good foundation? If we wanted to build a real house on top of the
sand and then the sand gets wet or moves, or the wind starts to blow real hard, what do
you think will happen to our house? (It will move too, and maybe start to crack and
crumble, and eventually it will fall down)
Since sand doesn’t make a good foundation, the people who build the houses use
something called concrete instead. Concrete is hard and strong and it doesn’t move
around like sand. Sidewalks are made out of concrete. Just like in our example with the
Legos, the table or floor was a much better foundation than the cotton balls.
Sand vs. rock
Jesus talks about something very close to this in the Bible. He was talking to his
friends and other people who came to listen to Him speak. Jesus liked to use examples
and stories, kind of like I just did a few minutes ago, to make it easier for people to
understand what he was saying. Let’s take a look at what Jesus said about sand. (The
teacher or a child reads Matt. 7:24-29)
Before we try to figure out what Jesus was trying to tell us, let’s see if what he
had to say about the sand is true. Let’s put our object on top of the sand. Jesus said
“anyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a
foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and
the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Pour water
over sand surrounding the object, until object moves or shifts) Did you see how the sand
made our object move? And this is just a small object. What if this was a great big
house? Would you want to build your house on the sand? Me either! It wouldn’t be very
smart.
Now let’s try the same thing but this time let’s put our object on the rock. Jesus
said “everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise
man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the
winds blew and beat against that house, yet it did not fall, because it had its foundations
on the rock.” (Pour water all around the base of the rock) The rock is pretty strong. It’s
not going anywhere is it? I think if I was going to build a house, I’d want to use the rock
as my foundation. Wouldn’t you? I think that would be a very smart idea.
Knowing God’s words
Now that we’ve seen the difference between the rock and the sand, let’s try to
figure out what Jesus was trying to tell us. The first part of our verse says, “Everyone who
hears these words of mine…” What words is Jesus talking about? I didn’t hear him say
any words, did you? What did he mean then? I think Jesus is talking about all the good
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things we’ve been taught. Things we’ve learned about God, the Bible, other people, and
maybe even about ourselves.
Have your parents ever told you that when your friends or maybe your cousins
come to visit, that you have to share your toys with them? (Allow kids to share their
experiences) That would be an example of something good we have learned. We’ve been
taught that it is a nice thing to share our toys with other kids. What about lying? Have
your parents ever told you that they didn’t want you to lie? (Allow for sharing) That’s
another good thing we’ve been taught to do. Those are the kinds of things Jesus was
talking about when he said “these words of mine.” He means all the rules or good things
we’ve had to learn about how to behave or how to act or how to treat other people.
But what if you didn’t know how to do those things? What if you don’t know
how you are supposed to act or how you should treat other people? How can you find
out? (Allow for answers) You could ask your parents, or you could come to church or
Sunday School or even to VBS, like today. Your parents or teachers could tell you Bible
stories and give you examples of good ways to act and behave--ways that would make
God happy. You can also read about stories in the Bible, and see how those people
behaved. If you can’t read too well yet, you could have your parents or some other adult
read to you. Sometimes it’s hard to understand what the Bible says because there are lots
of big words and ideas in there that can be hard to figure out. But did you know that
there are Bibles written just for children? The words are written in ways that you can
understand.
We can also pray. If there’s something we don’t understand, or that we want to
know more about, we can pray and ask God to show us that, and He will. Sometimes He
might send a friend to help us understand or He may show us in some other way, like
through the things we’ve already mentioned: the Bible, our parents, our teachers,
someone at church etc. So there are all kinds of ways we can find out what God’s words
are, and how He wants us to act.
Is knowing enough?
But there’s more to it than just knowing. The second part of the verse says, “and
puts them into practice...” What does it mean to put something “into practice?” (Allow
for answers) All that really means is to do something. If you put something into practice,
it means you do it. Maybe this example will help you understand what I mean.
What if I told you that I was going to give you a free trip to Disneyland? (Or if
they don’t want to go there, have them name a place they would enjoy going) The thing
is, you can all go on this free trip as long as you agree to a few rules but if you don’t obey
the rules, you can’t go. In order to go on this free trip, this is what you have to do:
1) Clean your room every Saturday
2) Help set the table at dinner time
3) Go to bed when your parents tell you to, without arguing
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That’s it. That’s all you would have to do. Now, does everyone know what the
rules are? (Have the kids say the rules back to you) Okay, what if I come to your
house next week, and when I ask your parents if you have obeyed the rules, they
tell me you have not? Will you get to go on the trip? (Allow for answers) But
why not? You knew what the rules were, so why wouldn’t you get to go? (Allow
for answers) That’s right, because even though you knew what the rules were,
you didn’t follow them, you didn’t do them.
Knowing vs. doing
That’s what Jesus is trying to tell us. He says that even if we know the things we
are supposed to do but we don’t actually do them, it doesn’t mean anything. He is saying
that if we know how we are supposed to behave, but don’t, then we are being foolish, or
not very smart, just like the person who tries to build their house on top of some sand.
We saw how that turned out, didn’t we? That wasn’t very smart. So, Jesus is telling us
that just knowing something isn’t enough. We have to put into practice, or do the things
that we know.
If we know that we should share our toys with our friends, but then when they
come over to play, and we don’t share, we aren’t being smart. We aren’t doing what we
know we should do, which is share. And Jesus says that’s not smart. He uses the word,
“wise,” which is the same thing. When you’re not being wise, (smart) then you are being
foolish, which means, not very smart.
When your parents ask you to tell the truth, but you lie instead, Jesus says you
are being foolish (not smart). When we don’t do the things that God wants us to do,
especially when we know we should, we’re being foolish and our lives won’t be very
happy. They will be just like the sand—they’ll fall apart and we’ll be sad.
But, if we know what is right, and we do what is right, then Jesus says we are
wise (smart). Then, we’re like the rock—we’re strong and we will be happier because
the things in our life won’t fall apart.
Just like in our example of the trip to Disneyland, it would be foolish (not smart)
not to follow those few rules, wouldn’t it? If you didn’t follow the rules, you wouldn’t
get to go on the trip, and then you would miss out on a lot of fun. Plus, the chance to go
to Disneyland doesn’t happen very often, so it would be foolish to blow that chance just
because you knew the rules, but didn’t follow them.
Life Application
Let’s see if we can come up with some other situations where we have a choice to
be wise or foolish. (Discuss the following scenarios and allow children to give input)
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No Talking
1. You’re at school and the teacher tells you not to talk in class. Can you think of
something that would be foolish of you to do--something that would be like building your
house on the sand? What about something that is wise—something that is like building
your house on the rock?
Sand: talking in class when you aren’t supposed to
Rock: not talking in class, only talking when the teacher says it’s okay
What do you think would happen if you continued to talk in class when you
weren’t supposed to?
Suggestions: You may get in trouble and have to miss your recess time, you may
get sent to the principal’s office, your parents may get a phone call from the teacher etc.
What is something good that can happen if you choose to follow the rules, and not
talk in class?
Suggestions: You may get rewarded with a sticker or get extra recess time, a note
might get sent home telling your parents how well you behave in class etc.
The “wants”
2. You’re in the store and you see a new toy that you want. You ask
your mom or dad if you can have it but they say “No.” What could you do that wouldn’t
be very smart, that would be foolish?
Sand: Steal it, throw a fit in the store
Rock: You don’t have to like it, but you can accept the answer and try to have a
good attitude about it.
What do you think would happen if you stole the toy or threw a fit in the store?
Suggestions: You could get caught stealing and get into serious trouble, your
parents might be angry with you or punish you, you’d be embarrassed etc. If you steal
once you might be tempted to do it again in the future, thereby creating a pattern for
yourself—you could grow up to be a criminal. If you didn’t get caught, you could never
play with it out in the open—you’d have to sneak and hide, which would make you feel
guilty. You might get punished for throwing a fit etc.
What is something good that can happen if you choose to have a good attitude
about it, even though you didn’t get your way?
Suggestions: By accepting your parent’s answer, maybe you’d get it for your
birthday or Christmas and you could feel good knowing you “earned” it instead of
stealing it. You might get rewarded in some other way by showing you have a good
attitude (like playing a game with your parents after you got home) etc.
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Scary movies
3. You’re at a friend’s house and they want to watch a very scary
movie that you know you shouldn’t watch. What do you do?
Sand: Watch it anyway
Rock: Suggest you play a game or watch something else
What would happen if you went ahead and watched the movie?
Suggestions: You may have nightmares, be scared all the time, have trouble
sleeping at night, or feel guilty for watching something you know is wrong
How would you feel if you chose not to watch the scary movie?
Suggestions: You wouldn’t have to worry about being scared or having bad
dreams, and you would know your parents would be proud of you for doing the
right thing etc.
Now, I want you to think about how you have behaved in the last few days. You
don’t have to say anything out loud, but is there anything you know you should be doing
right now but maybe haven’t done yet? Is there anything about your behavior that you
know, but haven’t put into practice, that you haven’t done yet? Maybe your parents told
you to share more, or have a better attitude, but you just haven’t done that yet. If that has
happened, it’s okay. You can stop being foolish and start being wise today—just ask
God to forgive you, and then ask Him to help you put into practice the things that you
know you should be doing. Then, all you have to do, is just do it!
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Challenge: Hat Relay
This challenge is based on today’s memory verse:
“Everyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house
on sand.” Matthew 7:26
Materials:
44-54 hats (baseball hats, visors, helmets or any other type of hat)
Optional: use colored paper with hat patterns drawn or copied onto them
Slips of paper with words to memory verse written on them
Slips of paper with words not pertaining to the verse written on them
Tape
Poster board
Preparation:
On a poster board, write out the memory verse and hang it at the front of the room where it can be seen
easily by the class. (**Note: see options for younger children)
Write one word of the memory verse on each slip of paper, including where the verse is found. (Title,
chapter and verse) Other words not pertaining to the verse should also be written on slips of paper. We’ll
call those “bogus” words. (They may be words like “hot dog,” “couch,” “fur” etc.) Tape one slip of paper,
including bogus words, to the inside of each hat. Since the kids will be competing in teams, you’ll need
two sets of identical papers, and two sets of hats. (If you have more than two teams, you’ll need one set of
hats and words per team) Once the words are taped inside, place the hats for the first team into one pile, and
hats for the second team into another pile etc. Hats should be all mixed up, so the words inside aren’t
laying in order. If you are using a paper pattern, tape the word to one side of the paper, and scatter them
around in a pile, face down.
**Note: For younger children who may not have mastered reading, draw some kind of symbol or shape
underneath each word, so they will be able to identify it easily. Do this on your poster board as well,
making sure the symbols on the poster are the same as the symbols on your slips of paper for each word. If
you draw a red star underneath the word “Everyone” on your poster, make sure your slip of paper with the
word “Everyone” also has a red star underneath it. Looking for symbols may be easier for younger children
than reading.
Procedure:
Read over and review the meaning of the verse. (The meaning should have been explained during the
lesson time) Have kids say the verse out loud several times. See who can say the verse without looking at
the poster.
Divide the group into two teams. When ready, the first child from each team races to the other end of the
room, to the pile of hats. The child must sort through the hats, picking them up one at a time in order to
find the first word in the verse. When he finds the hat with the appropriate word on it, he puts the hat on
his head (or carries it) and runs back to his team. Then the next player takes his turn, until all the words to
the verse have been found. The first team to find their complete verse wins.
If time allows, have teams switch piles and let them try again.
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Craft: Sand Art
Materials:
Several bottles of colored sand
Baby jars with lids or “shaped” containers (See **Note below)
Toothpicks
Permanent markers
Masking tape
**Note: A company called “Oriental Trading” offers a huge variety of crafts, prizes and all kinds of other
supplies at very affordable prices. Amongst other things, they sell several kinds of small, clear, plastic
containers in various shapes: crosses, stars, flowers, hearts, animals, ice-cream cones, castles etc. especially
made for sand art projects. These containers may be a necklace, a key chain, or completely free standing,
depending on what you want. Quantities are usually purchased by the dozen but that varies from item to
item, so read the details carefully before you place your order. Colored sand may also be purchased from
this company.
Their web site is: www.orientaltrading.com
On the home page, “search” for these containers by simply typing in the words: “sand art.”
This will bring up several items from which to choose from.
Similar types of supplies may be found at your local craft and hobby stores, but it has been my experience
that Oriental Trading has much more variety, and is considerably less expensive.
Instructions:
Children’s names should be written on the bottom of the jars, or on masking tape and then taped to the
containers, prior to pouring sand.
Each child should be given a baby jar or necklace container. The colored sand should be in several bowls
or other containers, and should be spread out on a table, giving children access to the variety of sand colors.
Children pour one color of sand at a time into their jar or necklace until it is full. Toothpicks can be used to
dip into the sand, thereby causing some colors to run into the other to make a design or pattern. When the
jars or necklace containers are full, put the lid on, to prevent the sand from spilling.
Optional: Oriental Trading also has another product called “Super Stained Glass Adhesive Sand Art” that
may be another option to consider, particularly for older children. This involves each child receiving a
“sticky” card with a pattern imprinted on it. Children then use the sand to fill in the patterns, thereby
causing a stained glass look. This product will also be found by typing in the complete name, as mentioned
above, or it will appear if you search for sand art.
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Closing
Wrap up
Well, I hope everyone had fun learning about wisdom today. As you saw in your
lesson today, it’s much better to build your house on the rock, to be wise, than it is to
build your house on the sand, and be foolish.
If you desire, you can ask a few review questions:
Who can give me an example using wisdom in your life?
Why is it important to “do” the things in God’s word, not just “know” it?
Who can recite today’s memory verse?
Puppet Skit Part 2
Follow the script for Part Two: Results of the Challenge
Preview tomorrow’s events
Before we get to the results of the voting, I want to tell you what’s coming up
tomorrow, and how you can earn some stamps on your ticket.
Don’t forget to wear something Hawaiian (or announce the color you’d like for
them to wear) so you can get a stamp.
When you check-in tomorrow, be sure to tell a helper that today’s theme was
wisdom. Also, be sure to memorize today’s verse so you can repeat it to the helper
tomorrow. If you do both of those things you’ll get two more stamps on your ticket.
Finally, bring in a picture of a telescope or binoculars. I’ll tell you what the
theme is tomorrow. Remember, the picture can be out of a magazine, off the computer,
or you can draw or color it yourself.
Then all you have to do is show up for another day of Survivor fun!
Results of puppet voting
As explained in the skit, the list of names and explanations should be written on
individual pieces of paper and placed in a ballot box or container ahead of time. This is
to show the kids that the puppets are actually voting each other off the island each week.
The Teacher should call on children one at a time to draw a piece of paper out of the box
and read what it says. The names can be pulled out and read in random order. This is
how the puppet characters will get voted off each week. Before any names are pulled out,
the Teacher can ask the kids who they think will be voted off that day.
After the votes are read, it is obvious that Lyla was voted off. She does not return until
the last day, where she will cast her vote for the final two puppets left.
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Normally, children who previously guessed the correct puppet to be voted off would get
their stamp now, but since this is the first day, this does not take place.
Prizes awarded
Have the children tally up their number of stamps for the day.
Children receiving 1 stamp get the prize in chest #1.
Children receiving 2 or more stamps get the prize in chest #2.
Dismissal
Dismiss the children to go home to their parents. On the way out, helpers should
hand out any extra prizes for just being in attendance, and also the “Highlights” sheets.
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Puppet Skit, Part Two: Results of Challenge
Teacher: Since you had the chance to meet all of our players earlier, let’s check in on
them and see how they did in their first challenge. It is my understanding that each
player was to build some sort of hut to sleep in, using any kind of materials they wished.
Let’s find out how they did. Chaz, let’s start with you.
Chaz: (enters) Hey ‘teach, how’s it going?
Teacher: Fine. What I want to know Chaz, is what did you use to make your hut?
Chaz: Well, __________(insert teacher’s name) I decided to use seashells to build my
hut.
Teacher: And why did you choose that?
Chaz: Well, the shells are smooth and shiny and they reminded me of my own beautiful
teeth, so I thought they would make the best material.
Teacher: And how did that work out for you?
Chaz: Well, some guy came around in the middle of the night with this great big fan and
tried to blow all the shells away, but that didn’t work. So, then he took this great big
bucket of water and threw it all over the shells.
Teacher: Then what happened?
Chaz: Nothing. My hut of shells stood firm. Then the guy put a big pole in the ground
right next to my hut. The pole had a big yellow smiley face on it. I guess I passed the
test.
Teacher: That’s great Chaz. Good for you. (Chaz exits) Okay, now let’s hear from
Chelsea.
Chelsea: (enters) Hi again.
Teacher: Hi. So Chelsea, tell us about what material you used to build your hut?
Chelsea: Oh, well I used sea shells too.
Teacher: I see. And how did you come up with that idea?
Chelsea: Well, I saw Chaz doing it that way, and he’s such a hunk and all, I figured he
must be smart too, so I just did what he did.
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Teacher: I see. So, you got a smiley face too?
Chelsea: I sure did! Yeaaaa, Chelsea! (she uses her pom-poms and jumps up and down.)
Teacher: Thank you Chelsea. (she exits) Okay, Pete, what did you use?
Pete: (enters) Hey there. I used sticks and branches for my hut.
Teacher: And how did that work?
Pete: They did okay with the water test, but some blew off when the wind from the fan
hit. I ended up with half a smiley face.
Teacher: Well, then you didn’t do half bad. Thanks Pete. (he exits) Okay, let’s hear
from Boomer now.
Boomer: (enters) Hey teach.
Teacher: We’d like to know what you used to make hour hut.
Boomer: Why, I used coconuts of course.
Teacher: Why?
Boomer: Because they made the best sound when I used my drumsticks on them.
Teacher: Of course. And did they pass the wind and water tests?
Boomer: Sure did. Met them both with flying colors.
Teacher: Okay, so that’s a smiley face for you too. Great. (she exits) All right,
Stanley, how about you next.
Stanley: (enters) Hi. I used leaves to make my hut. I thought it would be good because
Squire would have all kinds of food to eat then. He likes eating leaves.
Teacher: And how did that work out for you?
Stanley: As it turns out, not so good. The wind blew all the leaves away, so there wasn’t
anything left to even do the water test on.
Teacher: Sounds like the leaves weren’t such a good idea after all.
Stanley: Nope. I got a big frown face. I’m so embarrassed.
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Teacher: Sorry to hear that Stanley. I hope you have better luck next time.
Stanley: Me too. (exits)
Teacher: Lyla, you’re next. (Lyla enters) How did you do?
Lyla: Not very well, I’m afraid.
Teacher: Oh no, you didn’t use leaves too, did you?
Lyla: No.
Teacher: What did you use then?
Lyla: Nothing.
Teacher: Nothing? I don’t understand.
Lyla: Well, I started to use sticks but then they had all this dirt all over them. I started
sweeping the dirt off of each branch and before I knew it, time was up and I hadn’t built
anything.
Teacher: Don’t tell me, you got a frown face?
Lyla: Afraid so. But at least all my sticks are clean now.
Teacher: Yes, well I guess that’s something. (Lyla exits) Okay, I guess that leaves
Willie Jack.
Willie Jack: (enters) Why wouldn’t the crab share with the raccoon?
Teacher: Willie Jack, I don’t think this is the time for jokes.
Willie Jack: Aww, come on. (begging) Pllleeeeaaase!
Teacher: Okay, why wouldn’t the crab share with the raccoon?
Willie Jack: Because he was so shell-fish! Get it? Selfish, shell-fish! I crack myself
up!
Teacher: (not amused) Anyway, what did you use to build your hut?
Willie Jack: Well, I thought it would be fun to make my hut in the shape of a huge
rocket, and the only way I knew how to do that was to make it out of sand.
Teacher: Oh no! You didn’t!
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Willie Jack: I did, and as you may have guessed, that was the wrong decision. As soon
as the wind hit the sand, sand started flying all over the place. There was some left
though, but when the water hit it, that was it. The whole thing came crashing down and
there wasn’t anything left but a big heaping mess.
Teacher: I’m sorry Willie Jack. What a shame.
Willie Jack: Yeah, I got a frown face. Bummer!
Teacher: Better luck next time I guess.
Willie Jack: Yeah., I hope so. (he exits)
Teacher: Well, there you have it. You’ve met all the players and heard about their first
challenge. Now, let’s see who got voted off and who will be back next week.
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Results of Puppet Voting
The following list of names and explanations should be written on individual pieces of
paper and placed in a box or container ahead of time. This is to show the kids that the
puppets are actually voting each other off the island each week. The Teacher should call
on children one at a time to draw a piece of paper out of the box and read what it says.
The names can be pulled out and read in random order. This is how the puppet
characters will get voted off each week. The Teacher can ask the kids who they think will
be voted off that day.
LYLA because she’s too busy cleaning up everything
CHAZ because all he does is look at himself in the mirror. It’s annoying.
WILLIE JACK because I can’t stand those dumb jokes he tells.
BOOMER because she drums too loud.
LYLA because she’s always sweeping up my area and when she’s done I can’t find any
of my stuff.
CHELSEA because she’s always waving her pom-poms in my face.
STANLEY because his caterpillar is creepy.