We Believe in Being Honest - September Come Follow Me

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We Believe in Being Honest


Prayer:

Song: “I Believe in Being Honest” - Children’s Song Book page 149.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 

The apostle, Paul, taught that servants of Christ do not lie to others — they have “renounced the hidden things of dishonesty.” Ask your children what it means to lie? And what it means to be honest. When we are honest we tell the truth. We believe in being honest.


Opening Activity: True vs. NOT True

Preparation: Print and cut out the “true” and “not true” circles on page 6. Tape them onto a popsicle stick. Print enough so each child has one true and one not true popsicle stick. 

Explain when something is TRUE, it’s a fact or something that really happened. When something is NOT TRUE, it is NOT a fact or didn’t really happen. We’re going to practice. Read the sentences below and have your children hold up “true” or “NOT true”.
    • We have three kids in our family.
    • The sky is blue. 
    • The sky is green.
    • It’s snowing outside.
    • I have two eyes. 
    • I have a dog for a pet.
    • Snakes live in my basement.
    • I ate pancakes for dinner tonight.
    • We went to the park today.

Story: The Boy who Cried Wolf

Ask your children why they think it’s important to be honest. Discuss answers. Explain that one of the reasons we are honest is so that people believe us. The opposite is also true. When we are not honest, people do not believe us. 

Read “The Boy who Cried Wolf” (page 7 in PDF) while using the visuals (page 8 in PDF). 

Discuss the story. Ask your children why they think the villagers didn’t come to help Jon. What would have happened had Jon told the truth from the beginning? Emphasize how when we tell too many lies, no one believes us when we tell the truth.


Optional: Act out the story. Punch a hole in the top of the card and string a piece of yarn through the hole. Tie the yarn to make a necklace. Each person wears as necklace, so they remember who they are in the story.



Activity Options: 
1) I Believe in Being Honest Necklaces. Print the necklaces (page 16 - BOY; page 17 - GIRL) and have your children color them with crayons, markers or colored pencils. When they’re finished coloring, cut out the circle and punch a hole in the top. String a piece of yarn through the hole and tie the yarn to make a necklace.



2) Honesty Pays Board Game. 



Preparation: Print the game board (page 9-10), the honesty cards - use double sided printing (page 11-14) and enough blessing bucks (page 15) for the amount of players in the game - one sheet per person is plenty. Tape the board game together and place the honesty cards on the draw pile as shown below.

Give each player a coin or button for markers and begin at the START position. Take turns rolling a die and moving to that position on the board. If you land on a yellow bill, draw an honesty card from the draw pile. Have the player answer the question AND collect a BLESSING BUCK. Discuss the consequences of being dishonest and honest (even though it could seem like the harder choice) as you go through the scenario cards. When the first person reaches END, each person counts their blessing bucks. The one with the most blessing bucks wins. Optional: You could also play this game in teams - have players add up their honestly bucks together.


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