Discovery Learning Series

Actual Reality

Actual Reality looks at the comparison between the what the world tells our children about "living life to the full" and what the Bible says. Living life to the full can only come through a relationship with Jesus Christ (John 10:10). Children today are bombarded with the latest technology and the world of computers and video games is not one that is real.

Aim: To Learn that living to the full can only come through Jesus Christ. To learn that God designed us to interact with other people and build solid relationships. To learn what a "true" friend is.

Bible Text: John 10:10 / Matthew 6:21

Background Notes: Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time out to check out the "overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.

Drama: Four characters live in the same block of units and yet they do not know each other because they live in the Virtual world, until suddenly a power outage forces them to choose Actual reality and then life to the full takes a different turn for them.

Module: Actual Reality

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Actual Reality Overview show details
Introduction to Actual Reality module including how to use this resource and background notes on the entire module.
Actual Reality Week 1 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Belle, Brain, Quack and Gore attend the same school, walk the same streets and live in the same block of units. What makes them different than other children is their inability to communicate without a computer. Like any normal kid, they are on an adventure, and out to discover Life to the Full and think they can find it by purchasing heaps of stuff through the Life to the Full shopper catalogue. Unbeknown to them, they’re about to link up with the person who lives right next door who may as well be a stranger. A power surge makes it impossible to play ONLINE....they have a choice to engage in Actual Reality or stay in Virtual Reality.
Actual Reality Week 1 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
Life in A box: The teaching today is aiming to look at the things we treasure in life and ask if they are worthwhile. We are looking at the passages in Matthew 6:19-21 and Luke 12:13-21. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 10 Drama	1
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Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 2 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Four kids play round one in the ultimate challenge online. Little do they realise that the very people they are playing with live just next door. But how is it possible that people live so close together and yet so far apart? They soon realise in the world of virtual reality there are no rules and you play to win.
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Outside the Box: Todays teaching aims to challenge the children that we all have a choice to engage in "Actual Reality" or not. The Bible text comes from Matthew 7: 1-14. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 3 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Gore, Quack, Brains and Belle engage in round two of the ultimate challenge online. But when conflicts arise and things aren't going the way they were intended, the players resort to what they know best.
Actual Reality Week 3 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
Reality Check: Todays teaching aims to challenge the children about who is the master of their life. The Bible text is John 10: 1-18 looking at the Shepherd and his sheep. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 4 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Today is the final round for stage one in the Ultimate J-Zone Challenge online. Each character will take each other on and do whatever it takes to win. A blackout stops the ultimate challenge and forces the kids to focus on an even bigger challenge. The players are forced to play a real game of basketball to decide who the real champion is. Unfortunately, Brains thinks she won’t have any part in playing their silly games. She thinks she can fix her computer and take the tournament out alone.
Actual Reality Week 4 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
Life to the Full Changes you: Todays teaching aims to challenge you about when you live for God, it challenges your responses to Life. The teaching looks at Daniels choices, (Daniel 6) and dares us to be life Daniel. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 5 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Quack and Gore discover just how different computer games are. Belle is busy applying make-up and chatting via her iphone making herself “beautiful” for the occasion. They soon realise there is a lot more to this challenge than they originally thought. Meanwhile, Brains hasn’t been able to fix her computer and watches from a distance as she doesn’t have the confidence to come out and join the others.
Actual Reality Week 5 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
True friends Learn to Listen: Today the children learn that a true friend learns to listen and let’s others help. The Bible Tex is Exodus 18, and explores how Moses learn to listen to wise advice. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 6 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
By playing a real game of basketball the kids are confronted with conflict and frustration as they learn the rules of the game. After not succeeding at fixing her computer, Brains decides to show them the rules. They learn that Actual Reality is very different from Virtual reality.
Actual Reality Week 6 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
True friends learn to handle conflict Differently: Todays teaching helps us to know that a true friend learns to handle conflict differently than to always punch back. The teaching comes from Acts 7 and looks at the stoning of Stephen. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 7 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
Now the computers are up and working again, the children seem to have lost all communication. Each child comes to realise that The Ultimate Challenge is more than just playing computer games.
Actual Reality Week 7 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
True friends do it together: Today the challenge is that "True friends" learn that we are not alone. The text is from Daniel 3:1-30 and tells the story of 3 friends. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
Actual Reality Week 8 Drama show details	1	BUY Buy this section for 1 credit?
The team work hard as a team to learn how to play ACTUAL basketball, they become a team of friends more than anything and even when they face the reality of maybe not doing so well, they decide that being together and giving it a try is better than not doing it at all. Either way they choose to face whatever happens together.
Actual Reality Week 8 Lesson Plan show details	3	BUY Buy this section for 3 credits?
True friends reach out to others: The lesson teaches that True friends reach out to others and help them get out of their boxes. The text is Acts 8: 26-40. Before you begin your preparation for this teaching PLEASE take the time to check out the "Overview" files and "Extra" files provided to make sure you get the best from this resource.
I'm Free	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?
Inside My Heart	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?
Just One Day	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?
Over The Edge	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?
Treasure In His Eyes	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?
What's So Good About God	5	BUY Buy this section for 5 credits?

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