Favorite Things at Grouptime
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Favorite Things at Grouptime

  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…

Tips for Classroom Appearance 
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Tips for Classroom Appearance 

  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…

Eight Ways Preschoolers Learn – Part 2
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Eight Ways Preschoolers Learn – Part 2

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…

Sing Your Bible Thoughts 
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Sing Your Bible Thoughts 

  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…

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