Howto Sunday School Guide: Curriculum Workshop for Preschool Leaders

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How-to Sunday School Guide Curriculum Workshop
for Preschool Leaders
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Foundations for Preschool Teaching

• In Deuteronomy 414
• God commanded Moses to teach the Hebrews His
  commandments.

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Foundations for Preschool Teaching

• In Joshua 420-24
• 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)

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Curriculum

• Bible Teaching for Babies (Three Bible Teaching
  for Babies Leader Guides are found inside the
  Leader Pack.)

• Bible Teaching for 1s 2s

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Curriculum

• Bible Teaching for3sPre-K

• Bible Teaching for Kindergarten

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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!

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Additional Choices

• 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.

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What is expected of a preschool leader?

• Spiritual preparation and reliance on the Holy
  Spirits presence
• Knowledge of the Bible content for the session
• Knowledge of the children
• Love for the children

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Who might be a potentialpreschool leader?

• 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

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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

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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

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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

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Spiritual Development of 3s

• Listen with interest to Bible storiescan
  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

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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

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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 Gods world

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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.

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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.

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Preparing for the Session (Continued)

• Additional preparation for 3sKindergarten
• Print items from the Music for 3sPre-KCD and
  Music for Kindergarten CD.
• Prepare group-time resources and plans.
• Identify ways the activity and materials may be
  used as you make your choice of learning centers.

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Approaches to LearningLogical

• 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-thanand same as

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Approaches to LearningMusic

• 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

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Approaches to LearningNatural

• A child may . . .
• Enjoy the beauty of Gods creation
• Easily identify the elements of the natural world
• Enjoy stories that allude to elements of nature
• Like to explore and investigate Gods world
• Enjoy taking care of Gods world

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Approaches to LearningPhysical

• 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

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Approaches to LearningReflective

• 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

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Approaches to LearningVerbal

• 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

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Approaches to LearningVisual

• 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

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Approaches to LearningRelational

• 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.

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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?

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Teaching Tips

• Use the childs 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.

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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 childs namein
  the song.
• Use prayer when appropriate.
• Share the Bible story in the learning centers.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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• 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)