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Yourchildrenwillbeactingoutacourtroomscene. Ifyoudonothaveenoughfamilymembers,

recruitneighborchildrentohelpyou.

Forcompleteinstructionsandprintabledocumentsforthisactivity,visittheDG4Kidswebsite

FamilyAdventures,ActivitiesPageforJust http://dg4kids.com/activity/activitygodisjust/

Preparation:1. Supplypropstohelpchildrengetintotheirrolesasfollows:

a. Darkrobeforthejudgeb. Malletorrubberhammerforthejudgec. ACDcaseforevidence.

2. CopyandcutthecharacterinstructionsfromtheHereComestheJudgeroleplay,orwriteouton3x5cards(seebelow).

3. Putallthecardsinacontainer.LEAVE

OUT

THE

CARD

THAT

SAYS

JUDGE

RESPONSE

#2.

4. Havechildrendrawacardtoseewhatparttheyplay (judge,defendant,lawyerforthedefense,prosecutororaudience.)

5. OPTIONAL: PaidinFullstamp(maypurchaseatofficesupplystore.)6. Copyandcutouttheversefortheweek.7. Bringglue,tape,coloredpencilsand/orcrayons8. Settheroomupasfollows:

a. Atableandchairinfrontforthejudge

b. Rowofchairsforthejury

c.Separate

tables

(TV

trays)

for

the

defense

and

the

prosecution.

Pickapieceofpaperfromthecontainer. Youwillplaytherolethatsexplainedonthepaper. If

youdrawthepaperwiththe#1,cometomeandIwillpersonallygiveyouyourinstructions.

(NOTE: Showeveryonewheretosit. Havethepersonwiththe#1sitintheback,apart

fromthecourtroom. Ifyouhaveanotheradulthelping,havetheadultsitwith#1and

tellhim/herwhentorunuptothejudge.)

HERECOMESTHE

JUDGE!!!

FamilyNightActivities

April27,2012Calendar:

GODISJUST!

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SettingTheScene1. ThedefendantisontrialforstealingamusicCDfromastoreintheMall.

2. Herearethefactsofthecase:

At3:30p.m.onAugust12th

thesecurityalarmwentoffintheMusicStoreatthe

Mall.

The

defendant

was

asked

to

wait

until

all

bags

could

be

checked

for

stolen

items.

AmusicCDwasfoundinthedefendantsbagwhichhadnotbeenpaidfor.

ActualRolePlay1. TheJudgewillhearbothsidesofthecaseandthendecidewhetherthedefendantis

innocentorguilty.

2. Theprosecutionwillhave3minutestomakethecaseforaguiltydecision. Thenthe

defensewillhave3minutestomakethecaseforanotguiltydecision. Thenwewill

alllistentowhatthejudgedecides.

(NOTE: HAVECHILDRENROLEPLAYATTHISPOINT)

Discuss:

1. Whatdoyouthinkofthejudgesdecision?Wasitjustandfair? Howdoyouknow?

Say: Ithinkthepersonwhohad#1iscoming(Childrunsinanddeliversnewevidence. Readtheevidenceoutloud. Thejudgestillstickstotheoriginalverdict.)

2. Whatdoyouthinknowaboutthejudgesdecision?Wasitfairandjust?Whynot?

3. Whatpreventedthejudgefrommakingajustdecisionthefirsttime?

(Hedidnthavealltheevidence)

4. Whatpreventedthejudgefrommakingajustdecisionthe2nd

time?

(Thelawwouldntallowforevidenceafterthedecision.)

Bringingittoaclose:Itsalmostimpossibleforajudgetobejust100%ofthetime? He/shemaynothaveall

thefactsormaybepressuredtomakethewrongjudgmentbysomeonemorepowerful.

Judgesarealsosinnerswhichmeanstheyarentperfect!

ListentowhattheBiblesaysinDeuteronomy32:4:

He is the rock; His deeds are perfect. Everything He does is justand fair. He is a faithful God Who does no wrong; how just and

upright He is! (Discover God Bible-NLT)