It’s been 10 years and I’ve loved being able to resource teachers across the globe though Jesus without language.
To celebrate I’ve made up a pack of teacher resources and I’m releasing one part each day for the next 10 days.
This weeks offerings are all about placing us in the right place as we embark on teaching. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been teaching for years or your just about to start you first session these pages are helpful for you to paint a clear picture of how you approach your teaching time.
Today we are doing a foundation one: Scripture.
Scripture can be tricky to grasp for every age, and sometimes it feels like we need a PhD in Theology to work out how to teach a preschooler. Other times, the passage can feel so familiar it’s hard to get excited. While the old adage of reading around the passage is often the simplest way to help, here are other ways of reframing passages to teach.
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10 years of JWL – Day 4
10 years of JWL – Day 3
It’s been 10 years and I’ve loved being able to resource teachers across the globe though Jesus without language.
To celebrate I’ve made up a pack of teacher resources and I’m releasing one part each day for the next 10 days.
This weeks offerings are all about placing us in the right place as we embark on teaching. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been teaching for years or your just about to start you first session these pages are helpful for you to paint a clear picture of how you approach your teaching time.
Today we are doing a heart one: Our learning.
Often people will talk about “working” in children’s ministry or “serving” in the Sunday school or “pouring into” the lives of the young. But teaching should always be a two way process. If it’s not you are seriously missing out on something, as are your kids! Lets be honest, we’ve all known one teacher who overly relies on the materials and a knowledge of classic Bible stories to guide them. Their personal faith has stagnated and they justify it by “always being in with the kids!” When we see our teaching as a way of feeding us too, the lesson transforms and we model community growth and lifelong learning. It may not be an exegesis on the life of Lot but most of Jesus’s teaching was simple parables.
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10 years of JWL – Day 2
It’s been 10 years and I’ve loved being able to resource teachers across the globe though Jesus without language.
To celebrate I’ve made up a pack of teacher resources and I’m releasing one part each day for the next 10 days.
This weeks offerings are all about placing us in the right place as we embark on teaching. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been teaching for years or your just about to start you first session these pages are helpful for you to paint a clear picture of how you approach your teaching time.
Today we are doing a big one: The room(s) you’ll teach in..
To be effective in teaching kids, the environment matters. You may have been blessed with a purpose built space or you may be in a glorified boom closet. From caravans outside to purpose built Bible lands here is your basic checklist for assessing your space.
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10 years of JWL – Day 1
It’s been 10 years and I’ve loved being able to resource teachers across the globe though Jesus without language.
To celebrate I’ve made up a pack of teacher resources and I’m releasing one part each day for the next 10 days.
This weeks offerings are all about placing us in the right place as we embark on teaching. It doesn’t matter if you’ve been teaching for years or your just about to start you first session these pages are helpful for you to paint a clear picture of how you approach your teaching time.
Todays offering is a great place to start.
I’ve seen so many teachers get overwhelmed with the choices of materials and sigh “I wish we could do that!”
This little sheet is a gem for knowing exactly which direction to look and why.
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Christ the King (John 18) | Games
Kingship is quite a simple concept to describe to children on one level. It’s the idea that one person has the authority to make decisions for others. Like so many things, Jesus turns this Kingship idea on its head. By the time we reach the passage with Pilate, it certainly doesn’t feel like a very kingly setting. Jesus is seen at one of the weakest moments, he’s arrested, questioned like a criminal, and about to be sentenced to die by the brutal execution process of crucifixion. It may seem tempting to act out this passage, but playing the role of one who thought they had authority over Jesus, or Jesus himself, is a lot for anyone to take on. These games skit the passage, look at it sideways and spark conversations.
Who am I?
Ages 7+
Any size group
Requires setup time
Noisy game
Can be seated
Also known as the Sticky Note game. Write the name of someone the child will know and stick it to their forehead. The child then has to guess who they are by asking questions that can only be answered with a yes or no.
Link: Pilate was trying to work out who Jesus was.
Sticky crowns
All Ages
Any size group
Requires setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
Give each team one hat and one roll of sticky tape. The “crown” must be worn by one player. The aim is to attach as many different things to the crown as possible. At the end of the game, each king or queen must walk a full circle of the room before the teams are scored.
Link: Jesus’s crown was unexpected for a king.
Card circles
All Ages
Big group
Requires setup time
Noisy game
Space needed
Mix up one suit from a pack of playing cards and have the children make a circle, so each card gets progressively bigger. (Aces beat kings but are beaten by 2s.) Do this either as a timed race or by giving each child a card and standing in a circle.
Link: The Sunday of “Christ the King” is the last Sunday in the Church year, forming a circle that never ends.