God Made A Family For Me

Material

• Crown

Steps

1. Give the crown to a child. Explain that Esther had an uncle who loved her and took care of her.
2. Ask the children to watch you carefully as you say the last line of the rhyme as you mime.
3. You will mime a task that the whole family can do together: vacuuming, dusting, washing dishes, picking up toys, etc.
4. Recite and mime the rhyme. Encourage the children to do the gestures with you.
5. Give the crown to another child.

Nursery Rhyme

• God made a family for me

(Point to the sky, then raise a hand and wave your fingers.)

• Different from yours, you know

(Point to another person.)

• Because our family knows how to please us

(Point at you, move your fingers and point again at you.)

• And we have a task to do

(Mime a task that the family would do.)