Scripture: I Samuel 15:1 - 16:13
1 Samuel 16:7b - People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Only a Boy Named David Traditional
Only a boy named David (make a small person with hands)
Only a little sling (swing arm around at ear)
Only a boy named David (make a small person with hands)
But he did pray and sing (pray with hands and then raise hands into air)
Only a boy named David (make a small person with hands)
Only a rippling brook (move fingers like playing a piano)
Only a boy named David (make a small person with hands)
But five little stones he took (show five fingers)
And one little stone went in the sling (take one hand into the other hand)
And the sling went round and round (swing arm around at ear)
And one little stone went in the sling
And the sling went round and round (swing arm around at ear)
And round and round
And round and round
And round and round and round!
And one little stone went up in the air – oop, oop, oop, oop, oop - move hands up into the air)
And the giant came tumbling down! (fall down)
"David, David" Poem Adapted from Unknown Original Source
Tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
David, David, turn around (turn around)
Pick that stone up off the ground (bend down and pick up)
David, David, swing your sling (swing hand above head)
Let it go and watch it fling (flick wrist)
Giant, Giant, up so high (reach arms into the sky)
Watch that stone; it really flies (put hand above eyes to watch)
Giant, Giant, standing tall (stand on tiptoes)
1, 2, 3 and down you fall (count with fingers and then fall)
Sheet available in the Bible Activity Workbook
Glue thinned cotton balls to the sheep
Glue gold glitter to David's crown
Paint the sheep with cotton balls dipped in white paint
Available in the Old Testament Curriculum
The Lord Sees Our Hearts
Place old rags or an undesirable object in a box. Wrap in beautiful paper with lovely ribbons and bows. In a second box place a beautiful item, toy, or candy. Wrap poorly.
Let the child compare the packages and discuss which package she would choose. Invite two children to unwrap the gifts. Discuss how the lovely package contained an undesirable item while the poorly wrapped package contained a wonderful gift. Just as the packages were deceiving, so were David and his brothers. God didn't look at the outward appearance, but at the boys' hearts.
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