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| Hey everyone, I have posted before about some advice with a small group and a large age range. Now my question is what are some of your teaching techniques (ages 6-11)? Our church is small so we have limited staff. I know puppet shows and skits work but I am the only teacher. It will be very difficult to get someone to help. I try using the kids but it's always off the cuff because my class age range is large but my class attendance (right now) is small. I usually try and play a game that I can use to illustrate but when I'm actually telling the story I would like some suggestions with creative ways to do this. Give me ideas, tell me what you do. Thanks!
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If you would like to have some of the children try to have a singing group and sing special music , I will be happy to send you an attachment with a cute song. It has a background track to go with it. So the kids can learn the song with the help of listening to other children. Then they can sing with the accompaniment track. It also reaches across quite an age group. If you would like to send me your email address...I can send it in an attachment right away. The kids singing on the CD are the same kids who performed on the VBS CASTLES AND CROWNS dvd and cd. It is a very cute song and this will take up some time while you are working with the kids. Also you don't have to be able to sing... Just put it on and let the kids sing for you. My email address is vinandlyn@aol.com
Lynda J.
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| With very familiar stories, I use the Mad Lib concept. You can write the story and leave out words that would be fun for the kids to change the story. I usually do the fill in part before I give them a clue as to the story and then read it at the end with their words filled in. Also, again with familiar stories, let the kids tell you the story. I'm amazed at how much they know and they love to share that especially with the older ones sharing with the younger ones.
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| That mad lib idea is really neat and sounds like a lot of fun! THanks!
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| The Mad Lib idea was brilliant! I did it yesterday teaching the story of Jesus left in Jerasulem at 12 yrs old and the kids loved it! They had a great time writting it and then laughed very hard when I read them. Thanks so much for the idea I will do it again!
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Our kids LOVE to act out the Bible Story or lesson Bible point. Give them some simple props and simple costumes and you will be amazed at their creativity.
I keep a tote of miscellaneous "stuff" for props... broken watches, hand mirrors, feathers, pine cones, spy gl, megaphone, shells, fake money and coins, weird eyegl, bandannas, men's ties, toy cameras, little baskets... if its junk it's in there. When I pull it out and let them loose, they WOW us and delight each other.
Costumes don't have to be elaborate, old pillow cases with slits cut for their arms and head. Pieces of rope, 2 yard piece of fabric, old hats, scarves, costume jewelry... Throw what you can gather into another tote and let them "design" their own get ups.
Lisa B from NC
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| I understand where you are coming from.. Our church is small also but I have 3 other teachers that rotate with me to teach. You get burnt out easily when it is you by yourself. I would suggest the following. Recruit others to help, At least 1 assistant that can help you while you teach the lesson. If you can get 3 others 1 can be the lead teacher and the other the assistant or break your class down to 2 groups. 4-6 and 6-11. If you can not recruit find lessons that apply to the whole group. The last thing you want is to have the younger ones bored.. when I taught by myself I had ages 4-11 I found many websites online that had lessons for preschool age and elementary. What I did was revised the storys to where they all would understand. I had the printed coloring sheets for the ones who could not write and Q/A for the other ones who can read. (sheets applied to the lesson). In addition, objects, reinactments, and videos are good ways to reinforce the lessons.
Melissa
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If you can afford curriculum, I would recommend checking out KidsOwn Worship by Group. It is Children's Church curriculum, designed to work with varied ages. There are combined activities and some designed just for elementary and some designed just for preschool. It comes with a DVD and CD for music. Like all of Group's resources, it is based on REAL Learning, so you always get a variety of teaching activities, not just the same thing every week.
Debbie in Santa Ana
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| Also good would be Group's Hands-On Bible MAX. Similar in concept to Kid's Own Worship, but designed to keep all together in one room, divided into small mixed age groups or "crews." All you need is the starter kit, which contains one Hands-On Bible and the leaders guide, as well as music and videos. It's cheaper than Kid's Own Worship, too.
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