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In this unit you will find the stories of boys and girls in the Bible who had the Holy Spirit in their lives.

The Holy Spirit gave them the gifts they needed in difficult situations. Today, boys and girls are no

different than those in the Bible. They can still ask God to receive the Holy Spirit in their lives. Students

will reflect on the real experiences of those Bible characters while performing activities that help them

think about their own lives. In the culminating performance task, students will write a prayer asking to

receive the Holy Spirit in their lives. They will also be able to witness for others what the gifts of the

Holy Spirit are all about and how they can really help us become like Jesus and be His helpers.

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Pray before you start talking about the Holy Spirit, so He can direct your thoughts, words, and actions.

Start talking and asking questions about the boys and girls in the Bible. Ask students why the Bible writers

even wrote about them for us. What is so special about these boys and girls? Can we be like them? How?

After they read each brief narrative about each of the Fruits of the Spirit and even the whole story from

the Bible about each boy or girl, have the students write about a common-life event they might face where

they will need to bear the Fruit of the Spirit to overcome that temptation or difficult situation. This unit

might take several weeks; you can do a Fruit of the Spirt each week, once a week, or a Fruit of the Spirit

each day.

At the end, there is a prayer for a boy and for a girl. Disregard the one that doesn’t match your student’s

gender.

This unit is suitable for students in grades 1 to 4. This unit can be done after a Week of Prayer about the

Fruit of the Spirit, or whenever you teach about the Holy Spirit from your Bible textbook and workbooks as

an extra reinforcement about this concept. All of the Bible verses go along with the International Children’s

Bible version.

Hand this booklet to students single-page printed, not double-sided. There is a puzzle that students need to

cut and glue on another paper and then insert it again in the booklet.

Save this booklet for Visitation Day, Back to School Night, etc. It would be great for family and friends to

see what their child is learning at an Adventist School!

Feel free to send this booklet home after the unit is completed. Make copies for your own records in order

to remember your students’ thoughts and reflections about the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.

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This unit was created by design… here is

why and how! Identification of Design Details for the Project

As Seventh-day Adventist teachers we must pursue a higher

education.

True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now

is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of

the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy

of wider service in the world to come.(Education, p. 13)

True education does not ignore the value of scientific knowledge or literary acquirements; but above information it values power;

above power, goodness; above intellectual acquirements, character.

(Education, p.225)

Teaching our students about the Holy Spirit in an intentional way is a must. We all need the Holy Spirit, but we need to understand more what the fruit of the Spirit is about and why we need it as

adults and children – to use it for Son of God’s Glory and Kingdom and to be a blessing for others.

Use of the UBD Process

This unit was carefully created by design, with the end product in mind.

The end product of this unit is to teach kids about the great love of God through the Holy Spirit.

This unit is based on the Word of God, spirit of prophecy, and the

Bible standards created by the department of Education of the North American Division.

Below you will find the desired results which include what

students need to understand, be able to do and know, and the essential questions; the evidence that students understand and

the assessment for this unit. Last, but not least, the detailed action plans by day is also included.

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STAGE 1 – DESIRED RESULTS

NAD Seventh-day Adventist Standards covered by this unit:

Recognize the “three-in-one” members of the God-Family, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and their individual personal ministry.

Identify that “Fruit of the Spirit” come from God and portray His character.

Determine that God’s laws are gifts that reveal His character.

Understandings: the students will understand that…

the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Deity.

Jesus needed to go to heaven so the Holy Spirit can come.

the Holy Spirt is on earth to help us be like Jesus

the Holy Spirit gives us gifts to use for Jesus.

the Holy Spirit gives us gifts to use to benefit others.

Essential Questions:

Why do we need to have the Holy Spirit in our hearts?

Why do we need the kind of gifts He gives to use for Jesus’

glory?

How would our life be like without the Holy Spirit’s gifts?

How can we also benefit others with the Holy Spirit in our

lives?

Students will know:

the list of gifts that the Holy Spirit gives us and is willing

to give us every single day to every single person.

people in the Bible who had the Holy Spirit in their lives.

how the Holy Spirit helped boys and girls long ago with

the same gifts we have today.

Students will be able to:

analyze how each fruit of the Spirt helped each boy and girl in

the Bible.

apply the lessons learned by these boys and girls in the Bible

in their own lives.

predict what would happen in different scenarios when they

have the fruit of the Spirit or not.

compare and contrast the lives of those who have the fruit in

their lives.

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STAGE 2 – EVIDENCE

Evidence that shows that students understand

Performance tasks:

Students read how the Holy Spirit has helped each boy and girl

from the Bible by giving them a special fruit that helped them

during difficult situations in their lives.

Students will perform various activities that respond to all the

intelligences that students may have: verbal-linguistic, musical,

logic-mathematical, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal,

intrapersonal, and naturalistic.

Other evidences from stage 1

In order of appearance in this unit:

Short essay, word puzzle, recalling songs, puzzle, choosing answers,

multiple choice, creating and finding solutions, imagining scenarios,

writing poems, inducing answers, supposing reactions, predicting

reactions, and creating prayers to God the Father.

Student self-assessment and reflection

Reflection on the person of the Holy Spirit and how He is willing to give them whatever they ask for to use for Son of God’s Kingdom.

Reflection on their spiritual lives: on their reactions, likes, dislikes, desires, strengths and struggles.

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ACTION PLAN

Day 1 – pages 8 and 9 Hook students with a discussion about how they can be like the boys and girls in the Bible. Introduce Essential questions.

Day 2 – pages 10 to 12 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Love. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 3 – pages 13 and 14 Have students draw a situation where they show love to others. Have them write about it and do the activity about love – word puzzle.

Day 4 – pages 15 and 16 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Joy. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 5 – pages 17 and 18 Have students draw a situation where they show Joy. Have them write about it and do the activity about joy – recalling songs.

Day 6 – pages 19 and 20 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Peace. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 7 – pages 21 and 22 Have students draw a situation where they show peace. Have them write about it and do the activity about peace – puzzle.

Day 7 – pages 23 and 24 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Patience. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 8 – pages 25 and 26 Have students draw a situation where they show patience. Have them write about it and do the activity about joy – multiple choices.

Day 9 – pages 27 and 28 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Kindness. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 10– pages 29 and 30 Have students draw a situation where they show kindness. Have them write about it and do the activity about peace – creating acts of kindness.

Day 11- pages 31 and 32 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Goodness. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 12- pages 33 and 34 Have students draw a situation where they show goodness. Have them write about it and do the activity about goodness – writing a poem.

Day 13- pages 35 and 36 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Faithfulness. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 14- pages 37 and 38 Have students draw a situation where they show faithfulness. Have them write about it and do the activity about faithfulness – predicting.

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Day 15- pages 39 and 40 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Gentleness. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 16- pages 41 and 42 Have students draw a situation where they show gentleness. Have them write about it and do the activity about gentleness – predictions.

Day 17- pages 43 and 44 Present the fruit of the Spirit – Self-control. Read and discuss the story that teaches about this child in the Bible helped by this particular fruit of the Spirit.

Day 18- pages 45 and 46 Have students draw a situation where they show self-control. Have them write about it and do the activity about self-control – deciding about the best choice.

Day 19 Review all the fruits of the Spirit in this unit and discuss about the importance of having the Holy Spirit in their lives to become like Jesus and serve Him.

Day 20 - pages 47 to 49 Conclude the unit with the statement on page 47 and invite them to write a prayer to God the Father to receive the Holy Spirit in their lives. The page with the boy is for boys and the page with the girl is for girls.

Day 21 – page 48 and 49 Use the same paper for friends and family members. Have them write a prayer for them inviting them to ask the Holy Spirit to be in their lives, as well.

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ASSESSMENT TASK

Understanding or goal that will be assessed through this task The Holy Spirit has helped children from all ages by giving them a special fruit that helped them during a difficult time in their lives.

Criteria implied in the standards

Recognize the “three-in-one” members of the God-Family, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and their individual personal ministry. Identify that “Fruit of the Spirit” come from God and portray His character. Determine that God’s laws are gifts that reveal His character.

Authentic performance task that students will demonstrate understanding

Short essay, word puzzle, recalling songs, puzzle, choosing answers, multiple choice, creating and finding solutions, imagining scenarios, writing poems, inducing answers, supposing reactions, predicting reactions, and creating prayers to God the Father.

Product and performances Poems, short essays, music, decisions, scenarios, prayers and acts that demonstrate the use of the gifts that only the Holy Spirit can provide.

Criteria by what student products and performances will be evaluated

Students will be evaluated by their reflective thoughts put in the journals provided under each fruit of the Spirit and by the activities they perform after writing it their journals. Finally, they will summarize their experience and feelings by writing a prayer to welcome the Holy Spirit in their lives and invite others to experience the same.

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I can be loving,

faithful,

joyful, kind,

patient and gentle

just like THEM

because they were

boys and girls

Just like ME!!!

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Did you know that boys and girls

from the Bible stories

had the Fruit of the Spirit?

They went through difficult moments,

yet, they trusted Jesus, and

the Holy Spirit helped them by giving them

a special Fruit. Let’s study some of these

boys and girls, and find out which fruit they

received, and how they could be a great example

for us! After all, they were boys and girls

JUST like YOU!

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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23

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“And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart,

all your soul and all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5

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Jesus showed His LOVE for us when He came to this planet to save us!

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L G H S X H L I G H T H

I N A L S G U E J O Y E

S I P E H N A G S U S A

T V P G A I M F G O D V

E O Y N R R O R J I F E

N L X A E A R I E D N N

S M I L E C J E S U S G

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“My heart leaps for joy

and I will give thanks to Him in songs.” Psalm 28:7

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Josiah experienced the joy

of giving when he and

the people of Israel gave

offerings for the repair of

God’s temple. He was a

cheerful and joyful giver!

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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Can you think of five songs about being joyful? Think about these songs when you feel sad, and they will help you feel better! Try singing when other

people feel sad, too. Music is a powerful tool you can use to make you and other people and yourself feel better and happy!

1. _______________________________________________________

2. _______________________________________________________

3. _______________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________

5. _______________________________________________________

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“May the Lord show favor toward you,

and give you peace.” Numbers 6:26

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As a little boy,

Daniel learned to trust

God. He showed

peace when he was

taken captive to Babylon

and when he ended up in the

lion’s den for obeying God.

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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“Meanwhile, the saints stand passionately patient,

keeping God’s commands, staying faithful to Jesus.” Revelation 14:12

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Joseph was patient

and waited many years

for God’s plan to be

fulfilled in his life.

When everything was going

wrong, he was still patient!

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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eating an ice cream waiting in a long line to get ice cream

teaching your baby cousin to play high five playing with your cousins

drinking water waiting for your turn at the drinking fountain

waiting for your birthday present playing with your favorite toy

riding on your favorite roller coaster going on a road trip to your favorite park

spending your money at the mall saving your money for your favorite toy

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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23

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Jesus was kind

to the children and

the animals.

Everyone was

happier when

HE was around!

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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Well, now it is your turn to do some random acts of kindness. Random acts of kindness are contagious!!!!

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“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” Psalm 23:6

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Captain Naaman’s

little maid showed

goodness toward the

captain by letting him

know about a prophet

in Israel who could heal him.

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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can you name a few?

GOOD___________! GOOD__________! GOOD___________!

GOOD___________! GOOD__________! GOOD___________!

GOOD___________! GOOD__________! GOOD___________!

GOOD_________________!

Thank you, Jesus, for being good to us!

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“Great is Thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:23

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King Esther was faithful

to God, even when her

own life was at risk!

God was faithful to Esther

and her brave heart by

saving her and God’s people!

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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G N E U T Y S D

F R L A B I C H

Who is?___________________

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“Pursue a Godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance

and gentleness.” 1 Timothy 6:11

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David took gentle care

of his sheep with

a very gentle heart.

He defended and

protected

them!

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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There are certain things that if you throw them to the ground won’t break apart, but there are other certain things that we must be gentle and try not to drop them on the ground, because they will certainly break apart. Can you

think of things that won’t and will break if they are dropped to the ground? The first two are done for you!

Things that WILL break! Things that WON’T break!

egg shells

rocks

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“A person who is without self-control is like a house with its doors

and windows knocked out.” Proverbs 25:28

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Samuel showed self-control

when he was reverent

in God’s temple when

everyone else, including Eli’s

sons, were irreverent. He

did the right thing even when

he was the only one doing it.

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all your soul and all your strength” Deuteronomy 6: 5

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Circle the right thing you should do, with God’s help, in each situation.

Your friend is kicking you under your desk. What should you do?

kick you friend back ask him to stop tell the teacher right away

Your friend cut you in line. What should you do?

let it go tell the teacher right away push your friend back

Your friend is playing and talking in church. What should you do?

play and talk with your friend tell your friend that you will play with after church

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Just as these boys and girls in the Bible bear

the Fruit of the Spirit, I can surely bear the

Fruit of the Spirit in my life, today.

I will ask God the Father to help me pray

each day for the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit will give me the strength I need

to bear his fruit in calm and difficult moments.

Come into my heart, Lord Jesus.

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Dear Father, ____________________________________________________________________

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in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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Dear Father, ____________________________________________________________________

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in the name of Jesus, Amen.

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Unit Designed by Yanina Jimenez

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