Fruits of the Spirit '10

We worked with the class to dicuss the fruits of the spirit and how they might treat each other and be a witness of how Christ taught us to teach.

Activity

10:30-10:40 Get to know you exercise

Asked each student to write one fact about themselves on an index card that they are willing to share with the group. We collected the cards and read each one. The class had to guess which student the fact belonged to.

10:40-10:50 How do we treat other people?
Exercise – Flip Chart
A. Flip chart what you see happening between your peers at school in ways that they are destructive towards each other, have been to you, or you have been to them [ex boys will say we call her ______ ]
Divide class in to two groups by numbers [1,2,1,2]

B. Sit down and discuss the list

10:50 – 11:10 Read Scripture [Galatians 5:22-26]
Ask one of the class to write the fruits down on a flip chart as they are read by someone in the group.

How should we treat other people
A. Same groups, flip chart how we should treat other people, things we can do that show we have a Christ like heart. Encourage them to use examples in their own lives [eg helped someone with homework, stopped another kid from bullying someone, etc]

B. Relate those to the the fruits of the spirit

11:10-11:15 Discuss reward for fruits
Occasionally through out the year i will cover up the fruits of the spirit poster we made and ask the kids to write them down on an index card. I give a small reward for whoever gets them all correct.