Developing an understanding of theory

 
If you don’t know spiritual development then it’s good to have a basic grasp of at least one of the theories. There are lots of spiritual development ideas many tied into the theories of cognitive thought, the whole realm of abstract thinking and self awareness. Generally the most common spiritual development scale used is that of Fowler, with Piaget being the loudest voice of child development and Gardener on intelligence’s.
 

I could try and summarise here but there are three nice summaries available online so I suggest you have a read through one there – start with James fowlers stages of faith 😉
 

WHY?? well because when we see the way our age group sees the world and God it helps us to give them better answers to their questions, chose better activities for their learning, and understand why they react positively or negatively to what we do.
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Damascus road (Acts 9:1-17) | Worksheet

 
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As always, there is no replacement for getting the older kids to read the Damascus road biblical text. This worksheet is more of a discussion sheet, but you can get the kids to fill in the top labels and picture boxes.
 
It is designed for an A4 sheet, but could be used as A5 if you wish to print 2 on a page if you are short on resources.
 
The PDF can be downloaded by clicking on the image.

Damascus road (Acts 9:1-17) | Character Images

 
Here are the images you need for the hero’s attributes linked to Damascus road (Acts 9:1-17).
 
The images are displayed small here, right click and select save – you will then have larger images.
 

English

 

 

German

 

 
I have made this card for Saul not Paul. Paul is a separate card.

Salt dough | Characters

 

This example uses the colouring image as a base for a three dimensional picture.
 
The simple idea is that you use the salt dough to create small shapes that eventually fill out the body of the hero. A little food colouring will make the final effect much more dramatic. If the youngsters leave their creation to dry undisturbed it will harden to be a character to keep.

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Jigsaw | Characters

 

This example uses the hero image to make a simple jigsaw. you can do this with any image but here I used the original graphic for John the baptist.

3 ways to use this could be :
Hiding the pieces round the room and then collecting them as a game,
Rewarding pieces for correct answers to comprehension questions, or
Making multiple sets and have them reassemble them as a craft. 		08-M-02

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