I am amazed how parents are the key to my classroom success. When a new child with special needs joins your classroom be sure to take a few moments to have a conversation with the parents. They have walked many miles with doctors and specialists, so they can impart some terrific ideas for aiding your leadership with the child during the Bible s ...…

Adding some of these ideas to your grouptime with younger children will give you more of a variety of activities as a large group. Take note and keep this list with your materials when you prepare so you can change up your routine and create more interest. Voting Paddles (Smile/ Frown Face) Post-It Notes numbered for revealing the Teaching Pict ...…

Please understand that your classroom needs your attention. We have moved in and out of these classrooms all year and it’s time to clean it up (especially after Vacation Bible School). Make it a goal this summer to get in that classroom and clean out the old, rearrange as needed, and possibly put a fresh coat of paint on the walls. Here are som ...…

Knowing how preschoolers learn is the biggest issue with our early childhood classes. It feels like teachers are moving toward childcare rather than Bible teaching. The problem is understanding how preschoolers learn. If we could understand this part, it would make more sense why we set up the classroom a certain way and the activities we teach ...…

Knowing how preschoolers learn is the biggest issue with our early childhood classes. It feels like teachers are moving toward childcare rather than Bible teaching. The problem is understanding how preschoolers learn. If we could understand this part, it would make more sense why we set up the classroom a certain way and the activities we teach ...…

I sometimes worry that I say, “Be prepared.” too much. The truth is, I know what it feels like to walk into a room unprepared and try to “wing-it.” You think you know the Bible story and you probably do, but you don’t have your act together and the kids can sniff it out pretty fast. They are smart at detecting an impostor. I know how great it f ...…

Yesterday, I spoke to a children’s minister in Kentucky. She is wanting to introduce Bible Drill during the summer and I cautioned her. Yes, I believe the kids should be memorizing Bible verses and learning the books of the Bible, but have a soft launch during summer. Begin with learning how the Bible is organized (Old and New Testaments, divis ...…

I am hearing more and more how children’s ministers are providing events for Fathers and Daughters or Mothers and Sons. I chose to plan an event for these two groups in my church, as well as for Fathers and Sons and Mothers and Daughters. Yes, there are four events on our calendar now. I didn’t want to add them at first since we have so much al ...…

That’s right! You can sing your Bible thoughts. I learned this method years ago and was reminded from my friend, Stephanie Chase to sing the Bible thought to my preschoolers. Every Sunday, my kindergarten material prompts me to sing the Bible thought to a familiar tune I know. There have been a couple of times I could not remember the tune, but ...…

It is scary to think we could be looking at the first generation of biblically illiterate kids. Yes, the kids we are teaching right now. I’m not even convinced their parents are biblically literate. These are the future leaders of our churches. Please take a moment and think with me about this. When I was a kid, we were in church two to three t ...…