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Rules Video

Conductor Carl Title Slide

Countdown Video

Big Story

Big Point Short

The Big Do

Engage 3 Video

5 min Countdown

Preschool Clean Up Song

Conductor Carl Act 3

Title Slide Steam Whistle

Conductor Carl Act 2

3 min Countdown

Conductor Carl Act 1

Engineer Courtney is nervous about people hearing her sing in the church choir.

Large Group 

Welcome segment Prep: This segment uses a drum major hat and baton, but it isn’t essential if you don’t have one in your inventory. You may be able to borrow them from your local high school band.



Countdown from 10

Rules

**Host** and **Co-host** enter, dressed in overalls. 

**Host**

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! I’m so glad that you came to visit.



**Co-Host**

Do you know what kind of hat I’m wearing? You might not have seen one like this before. (Pause) It’s a hat that people wear who are in a marching band. Marching bands play instruments and march at the same time! Let’s stand and pretend that we are in a marching band. I’ll use my baton to lead the band.





Pretend to march as a marching band. Have the kids march in place, pretend to play different instruments, turn, and look in different directions, etc.





**Host**

You can sit down. That was fun, pretending to be in a marching band. Today we are going to hear a true story about a king who marched in a parade.



**Co-Host**

Their parade was all about praising God. I bet that was a fun parade to watch.



**Host**

We will learn all about that king soon but first, say a big, “Choo-choo!” 





Welcome

Worship

**Co-Host**

Engineer Courtney is embarrassed to sing the song she’s learning at church. Do you think she should feel embarrassed about praising God?



**Host**

No, praising God is a great thing to do. I think we should encourage our friend, Engineer Courtney, to practice our Big Point. Let’s help by saying it together, 

**Host**

**I Won’t Stop Praising God!**



**Co-Host**

We don’t ever want to stop praising God. Praising doesn’t just mean singing. We praise God when we think about how good God is and all the Bible says about Him.



**Host**

Let’s stand up and play a game. For this one, you’ll get to move your muscles. I’ll tell you something to do, like hop, or walk in place, or move your arms. Your job is to keep doing it until I say, “Stop.” If you hear anyone but me say stop, don’t stop!





Give the kids simple movements to follow. As the kids perform the actions, have different people in the room tell them to stop, such as the **Co-Host** or other adult/teen volunteers.







**Co-Host**

Good job, Jr. Conductors, you can sit on your pockets. It was hard not to stop when other people said, “Stop,” but you listened to the right person and kept going.



**Host**

If someone tells us not to thank God or not to praise Him, should we listen to them and stop? 



**Co-Host**

No! But it wouldn’t be respectful to sing loudly all the time. I don’t think our teachers or parents would like that, but we can always quietly tell God, “Thank you.” Then, when it is time to sing, we can praise God with lots of energy.



**Host**

Let’s see if Engineer Courtney will feel differently after hearing the Big Point.



Engage 1

**Host** and **Co-Host** enter. If you don’t have smiley face balloons, then draw a face on a small balloon.





**Co-Host**

Inspector Nigel is really good at hiding, but I’m glad that he helped Engineer Courtney learn that praising God is not something she needs to hide.



**Host**

He helped her learn why it’s good to follow the Big Point. Let’s say it together, 

**Host**

**I Won’t Stop Praising God!**



**Co-Host**

Inspector Nigel shared a verse from the Bible. 

**Co-Host**

Psalm 150:6 (NIrV) says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Let’s all take a deep breath in (breathe in). Blow all of the air out!

 



**Host**

Look, we all have breath. That means we can all praise God. Let’s blow up these balloons using our breath.





Bring on stage a few older kids from the class. Hand each one a balloon with the straw attached. If you have enough volunteers, you may involve a couple of them as well. 





**Co-Host**

Let’s see what is on the balloons when we blow them up.





The **Host**, **Co-Host**, and volunteers blow up the balloons. Have them pinch the end of the balloon. Show the smiley faces to the kids.





**Host**

Look at those smiles. When we use our breath to praise God, it brings smiles to our faces. That’s because praising God is a joyful thing to do. Show me big smiles. Let’s let our balloons go on the count of three. 1…2…3.





**Co-Host**

That breath helped the balloons move all around. Our breath helps us worship God, too, with lots of fun and movement. In a moment we will hear about a king who used his breath to move and dance as he praised God. Let’s stand and use our breath to worship God now.



Engage 2

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Jr. Conductors, let’s take a moment to thank God for all He has done for us. Quietly, at your seat, tell God some things you are thankful for. Don’t stop until I say, “Stop.” (Pause) Good job. Let’s follow King David’s example and praise God with all our hearts.

**Co-Host**

I’m glad Engineer Courtney decided to praise God like King David. She even invited Conductor Carl to join the choir!



**Host**

King David made a wise choice when he praised God even though his wife, the queen, didn’t like his choice. King David knew that praising God was more important.



**Co-Host**

You can tell your family about King David and his dancing when you do the Big Do this week. 

**Co-Host**

Have a family dance contest! See who can dance the silliest, the longest, or who can dance the best.



**Host**

I have an idea. Let’s play a freeze dance game right now. When you hear the music, dance with lots of energy, but when the music stops, freeze and not move a muscle.



**Co-Host**

While you’re frozen, we’ll listen to the Big Point. You can’t start dancing again until the Big Point ends and the music starts playing. Let’s see if you can listen and freeze at just the right time.





Play the track. Intermittently, the dance music will play and then it will stop and play the Big Point. Help the kids remember to freeze and listen to the Big Point, and then dance when the music begins again. You can fade out the video at any point.

**Host**

You did a great job! I hope you have lots of fun teaching your family the Big Point. 



Engage 3

 - Did our Big Point say I'll Stop Praising God or **I Won’t Stop Praising God?**





 - Let’s sing the music notes that Ms. Hannah from the Music Store taught us today. (Sing Do-Ra-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do) Who was embarrassed to sing songs about God at the Train Station? **Engineer Courtney** Did she learn that it’s good to keep praising God? **Yes**



 - Let’s see how long we can hold our breath. (Take in a deep breath, hold it, and let it out) That was a really big breath. Psalm 150:6 (NIrV), “Let everything that has (horns / **breath**) praise the Lord.”



 - Let’s wave our arms around. Keep going until I tell you to stop. (Pause) Stop! Who danced in our Big Story? **King David** Why did he dance? **To praise God** Was everyone happy that King David praised God? **No** Who was upset? **The queen** Was it a wise choice to keep praising God like King David did? **Yes**



 - What did Conductor Carl tell us to do in the Big Do? **Have a family dance contest**

Big Review

Clean Up

Midweek / Classroom

Begin by splitting the kids into the desired number of Small Groups. Small Group Leaders, take a few moments to welcome your group. Afterwards, go over the rules of the room and talk about the positive reinforcement tool. 







Stand up to count it down with Conductor Carl, and after that we’ll worship God! 

Small Group Split

It’s time for us to visit our friends at the Train Station! Let me hear you say, “Choo-choo!” 

Welcome to the Train Station, Jr. Conductors! My name is Engineer (Leader’s name). Today we will discover that there is something important we should never stop doing. Let’s all pretend that we are grownups doing important jobs that we shouldn’t stop. Everyone, stand up! 



One important job is a firefighter! Let’s all put on our firefighter clothes. First let’s put on our big heavy boots to protect our feet. Now our jacket and helmet. Oh, no! I see a really big fire. Let’s all get our water hose and spray water at it. 

Whew, I’m getting so tired, but there is still fire. Should we stop spraying or keep going? Okay, let’s keep going! 

Pretend to spray water for a few more seconds 

We did it! The fire is all gone. 



Now I think we should pretend to be a pilot. Pilots are the people who fly planes. Let’s all put our seatbelts on, like a pilot does, and turn the plane on. 

Pretend to “beep” buttons, move the gear shifter, and any other things you imagine a pilot would do 

Now everyone say, “Prepare for takeoff!” to tell the people in your plane it’s time to go. “Prepare for takeoff!” First we go up, up, up, and now we are way up high in the sky. (Fly for a few seconds and then yawn) I’m getting sleepy. Should we stop flying and take a nap? (Pause) If we stop flying, our plane will crash. I guess we shouldn’t stop. (Fly a few more seconds) It’s time to land. Fly down, down, down, and we landed! Good job! 



We wouldn’t want a firefighter to stop fighting fires or a pilot to stop flying their plane. As followers of Jesus, there is something we don’t want to stop doing either. Let’s go visit Conductor Carl to find out what that is! 



Icebreaker

Do you think Engineer Courtney should feel embarrassed about singing to God? Me neither. Praising God is a good thing to do. That’s what our Big Point is all about. Let’s practice it together, 

**I Won’t Stop Praising God!**







We don’t ever want to stop talking and singing about how good God is. Sometimes other people might not like it when we praise Him, but God tells us it’s always the right time to praise Him. That doesn’t mean we have to sing loudly all the time, though. There are other ways of praising God besides singing. We can praise God when we tell Him He is good! We can even do it quietly to be respectful of others. Everyone quietly say, “God, You are good!” 



Let’s play a game in our Small Groups about not stopping. Everyone, turn to your leader!





Small Group Leader,

Play a game in which you give the kids instructions to do a movement, and they must keep going until the sand timer runs out. Examples are: stand on one foot, hop up and down, spin in a circle, or wave their arms back and forth. 









Did everyone make it the whole time? You worked hard! I hope Engineer Courtney will learn how important it is to not stop praising God. Let’s go see what happens. 

I’m glad Engineer Courtney learned that she doesn’t need to hide from praising God. We can praise God all the time, no matter who is around! That’s what it means to follow our Big Point. Let’s do the motions together, 

Inspector Nigel shared our Big Verse with us. In Psalm 150:6 (NIrV) it says, “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.” Everyone, take a big breath in. (Breathe in) Now blow it out! (Blow out)







Since we all have breath, we can all praise God! We use our breath to sing songs to God, to shout, and our breath even helps us dance for God! Did you know we can dance to praise God? That’s right, we can. Our Big Story is about someone who danced for God. We will find out more in a little bit. Right now, let’s do a fun science experiment with our breath in our Small Groups! 





Small Group Leader,

Pass out a cup to each child. Pour a little bit of water in every cup. Ask them to look and see if anything is happening to the water. (No, it’s just sitting there) Now pass out a straw to everyone and have them put it in the cup and blow, creating bubbles. Talk about how their breath created the bubbles in the cup. 





It’s fun, and maybe a little messy, to blow bubbles in water. Let’s find out about King David and how he didn’t stop praising God, even when someone else thought he looked silly. 





David was a great example of someone who praised God and didn’t stop! Let’s be like David right now and praise God by dancing. I will play a song about Jesus, and I want you to dance with all your energy! 





Play the "Jesus Is Alive" freeze dance song and encourage the kids to dance with you. If this song isn’t available to you, find another preschool worship song. 





You did a great job praising God by dancing. Let’s see if Engineer Courtney will make the wise choice to sing her praise song!



I’m glad Engineer Courtney chose to praise God like King David. He didn’t let anything stop him from praising God, even when his wife didn’t like his dancing. You can tell your family about King David when you do the Big Do this week. 







Have a family dance contest. See who can dance the silliest, the longest, or the best! While you dance, share the Big Point with your family. Let’s practice it one last time, 

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