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| We are struggling to get going, sure would be nice to hear from some other teachers! Are you using this curriculum? Is it working? Are ANY of YOUR students interested in the web site? Mine don't seem to be yet.
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| | Had my first class experience last Friday. I would say it was a positive start. the study - we did "Why do My Parents always say no." seemed to keep their interest for the most part. I am using our sunday am video bulletins before and after worship services to post the weekly dare as our class is on Friday nights. One thing I found out was the amount of kids this age - grade 4/5 who struggle finding verses in the Bible. Last year I printed many of them out to save time but think I'll stick to using the Bible to give them the experience, especially new users. KenBC |
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| My students are 5/6 grade, but I find the same thing with using the Bible. It's a balance though, with time. They really need the practice and familiarity, but it takes a lot of time. Sometimes I will have them look up one verse and read it together, then the other verses I will have printed, or read for them from the Bible. Most of my students (80- 90%) don't come from church families, so they have really no experience at all with the Bible. Often I put them in pairs or groups, making sure at least one member has some experience so they can help. Sometimes I devote a whole class to a Bible look-up challenge - I say a reference, and whoever finds it first wins. They LOVE this game.
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| | The "looking up scripture" problem is one we have been battling for years. It is a real catch-22. If you have them look up verses, you don't have enough time to do much else. If you give them the verses in a handout, they don't learn the Bible skills to look things up for themselves. One solution we have had is to assign different people one verse to look up. Then they all spend a few minutes finding their verse and then, at the right time, they read it. The down side to that is that by the time some of the kiddos who don't read as well are done stumbling through the verse, no one can comprehend what was read. It is an issue that is constantly brought up in almost all of the leadership meetings we have. As far as the curriculum itself, we have seen a drastic difference in how much our students interact with the teachers and other students. It is very engaging stuff. I think they really enjoy discussing life application more than traditional "Bible story" based curriculum. And, for those who have very little Bible background (or those core kids who know the Bible better than some of their teachers) this curriculum kind of puts everyone on the same playing field. That is huge!!! Regarding the website, we have only just started using it, so the kids are catching on slowly. I'm sure it will pick up as time goes on, but I think they really like the idea of being able to communicate through the week, not only with each other but with several of their teachers as well.
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