How-to Sunday School Guide: Curriculum Workshop for Preschool Leaders

1. How-to Sunday School Guide: Curriculum Workshop for Preschool Leaders

2. Foundations for Preschool Teaching • In Deuteronomy 4:14 God commanded Moses to teach the Hebrews His commandments.

3. Foundations for Preschool Teaching • In Joshua 4:20-24 The 12 stones were taken out of the Jordan River at the time the Israelites crossed over on dry land. Joshua said, “When your children ask their fathers in the future, ‘What is the meaning of these stones?’ you should tell your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan before you until you had crossed over.” (HCSB®)

4. Curriculum • Bible Teaching for Babies(Three Bible Teaching for Babies Leader Guides are found inside the Leader Pack.) • Bible Teaching for 1s & 2s

5. Bible Teaching for3s–Pre-K Bible Teaching for Kindergarten Curriculum

6. Common Designs • Common designs & headings found in the Preschool Family Bible Study series Overview Pages Leadership Meetings Bonus Activities Preparation Personal Bible Study Quick Plan Applying Bible Truths Discovering Bible Truths Through Learning Center Activities Learning Approaches Extended Teaching Care EXTRA!

7. Preschool Bible Foundations . . . Is a versatile curriculum for Sunday School, ongoing discipleship training, special studies, and anytime preschoolers are at church. E-Anytime Anywhere Preschoolers . . . Is available online for you to download session by session, so that you can pick and choose from 52 sessions. Cost is $4.95 per session. You will be able to make as many copies as you need to use in your church. Additional Choices

8. What is expected of a preschool leader? • Spiritual preparation and reliance on the Holy Spirit’s presence • Knowledge of the Bible content for the session • Knowledge of the children • Love for the children

9. Adults who are active in Sunday School Parents (who teach in a room other than where their child attends) Grandparents (who teach in a room other than where their grandchild attends) Single adults VBS teachers Who might be a potentialpreschool leader?

10. Spiritual Development of Babies • Respond to loving care at church • Learn to trust • Begin to associate the namesof God and Jesus and the Bible with good feelings • Enjoy hearing simple songsabout God and Jesus • Begin to experience affection and love for other people besides family members

11. Spiritual Development of 1s • Develop attitudes toward church • Show strong attachments to teacher • Show interest in simple Bible truths in songs, stories, and pictures • Can recognize the Bible as aspecial book • Can respond with pleasure to thenames of God and Jesus • Enjoy holding the Bible, turningpages, and looking at pictures in the Bible

12. Spiritual Development of 2s • Enjoy holding the Bible, turningpages, and looking at pictures inthe Bible • Recognize the Bible as a special book • Like to hear songs about God and Jesus • Respond to love and patience shown by adults • Experience delight in the interesting things they see in the natural world

13. Spiritual Development of 3s • Listen with interest to Bible stories;can identify some Bible people and stories • Recognize the Bible as a special book; enjoy handling and using the Bible • Understand that Jesus is specialand helped people • Recognize church as a special place • Try to do what pleases adults byshowing love and cooperation

14. Spiritual Development ofPre-Kindergartners • Listen to Bible stories and like to retellstories in their own words • Enjoy games that allow them to findBible verses and identify Bible people • Remember songs and make up theirown songs • Recognize that God and Jesus love people and help people in special ways • Know that Jesus is special and grew from a baby to a man • Know that God wants family members to love and to help one another

15. Spiritual Development of Kindergartners • Remember and like to tell stories • Sing songs about God, Jesus, andchurch when alone and in a group • Use the Bible and like to find Biblephrases located with Bible markers • Love God and Jesus • Recognize church as a special place where people learn about God and Jesus • Like to take care of things in God’s world

16. Preparing to Teach • Gather your Bible and the leader guide. Prepare spiritually by using Personal Bible Study. • Read the remaining Bible content for the session, the Bible Phrases, the Bible Story, the Unit Song, and Applying Bible Truths.

17. Preparing for the Session • Read and become familiar with the Bible Truth,Bible Story/Passage, the Key Bible Phrase, and the Life Application. • Look at Getting Ready to Teach. • Become familiar with the activities. (Note differences in the 1s & 2s.) • Make a list of the items you need to purchase or bring from home. • Determine where you will place these materials in the room. • Prepare the learning environment. • Include ETC teachers in your planning and communicate with teachers about available resources and materials.

18. Preparing for the Session (Continued) • Additional preparation for 3s–Kindergarten: Print items from the Music for 3s–Pre-KCD and Music forKindergarten CD. Prepare group-time resources and plans. • Identify ways the activity and materials may be used as you make your choice of learning centers.

19. Approaches to Learning–Logical A child may . . . • Enjoy problem-solving • See patterns in the world and be able to can reason through difficult situations • Enjoy games and puzzles • Understand concepts of “less-than”and “same as”

20. Approaches to Learning–Music A child may . . . • Enjoy musical experiences • Be sensitive to rhythm and pitch • Be a good listener • Enjoy singing and moving to a variety of music • Learn new songs quickly • Make up his own songs • Enjoy playing musical instruments and performing for others

21. Approaches to Learning–Natural A child may . . . • Enjoy the beauty of God’s creation • Easily identify the elements of the natural world • Enjoy stories that allude to elements of nature • Like to explore and investigate God’s world • Enjoy taking care of God’s world

22. Approaches to Learning–Physical A child may . . . • Be very active and coordinated • Enjoy playing out a story • Learn through hands-on activities • Like to use skills in games and dramatic play • Enjoy using her entire body

23. Approaches to Learning–Reflective A child may . . . • Understand who he is and how he feels • Want to work alone at times • Choose activities that allow for self-expression • Internalize concepts by personalizing them

24. Approaches to Learning–Verbal A child may . . . • Enjoy being read to, dictating, or writing • Like to speak and listen • Like the sounds of words • Have a large vocabulary • Enjoy stories, poems, and jokes

25. Approaches to Learning–Visual A child may . . . • Enjoy creating her own pictures and visual representations of her own learning • Like to interact with teaching pictures • Enjoy picture reading books • Hear stories and visualize the events through word pictures

26. Approaches to Learning–Relational A child may . . . • Be highly social • Make friends easily • Be a very good talker • Recognize how others feel and be able to respond accordingly • Be drawn to activities that allow her to cooperate and to interact with others.

27. Teaching the Bible Truth • When and where will you use Bible phrases, songs,and conversation about the biblical content? • Where will the leader pack items be used? • Are teachers assigned to a particular Bible-learning center(s)? • Are teachers prepared and ready to teach when the first child arrives?

28. Teaching Tips • Use the child’s name frequently when you sing or talk to him. • Be consistent as you model behavior. • Provide a child opportunities to make choices. • Incorporate Bible conversation, verses, and songs throughout the session. • Display and use the Bible. • Reassure a child when he is anxious.

29. Teaching Tips • Encourage the child who is trying something for the first time. • Give praise to a child when he does something to help another child. • Sing frequently and include the child’s namein the song. • Use prayer when appropriate. • Share the Bible story in the learning centers.

30. Teaching Tips • Relate Bible truths in each activity. • Plan for success and satisfaction. • Encourage boys and girls to work together. • Use Bible conversation often to reinforceBible learning.

31. Transitioning to ETC • Prepare the room for ETC teachers. • Make available take-home pages for new children who are arriving. • Greet parents who are picking up their children. • Greet children who are arriving with their parents. • Reflect on the session. Were you able to impact the life of a child?

32. Teaching Continues • Distribute the parent portion of learner guides to parents at the beginning of the quarter. • Send a card to the child. • Make a phone call during the week. • Remind a child of the Bible story or a Bible phrase in a positive way.

33. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints. Ephesians 1: 17-18 (HCSB®)