Herein you will find many teaching resources, supplementary materials, and some full curriculums for children. Our materials are easy-to-use, offering complete instructions for the teacher and lots of “how-to” suggestions.
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5101 For Your Hospital Visit: Prayers and Meditations for Children $2.50
by Susan Gregg-Schroeder
Here's a delightful little booklet for a pastor, relative or friend to give to a child in the hospital. Written from the child's point of view, it expresses a young person's anxiety and thoughts about being in the hospital. It also has simple illustrations drawn by children of hospital scenes plus space for the recipient to draw.
5102 Packet of 10 booklets, $10.00
5115 Being Human: Learning Thru Feelings $ 9.95
by Elaine M. Ward
This course of study is a way of learning more about the persons we are teaching. Such an understanding is crucial to teaching children, because it is through their feelings that children learn. The introduction and nine sessions in this teaching resource focus on the feelings of anger, contrition, forgiveness, sadness, satisfaction, self-esteem, joy, fear, shyness, trust and love.
5130 Creative Arts & Crafts, Old Testament $ 9.25
by Anne Gilbert
An ideal craft and project supplement for teaching Old Testament stories to children ages 8-12. The 44 projects accompany stories from Creation to the Prophets.
5131 Creative Arts & Crafts, New Testament $ 9.25
by Anne Gilbert
This resource is designed to supplement teaching New Testament stories to children ages 8-12. The 44 projects accompany stories from John the Baptist through the Early Church.
5143 Old Testament Stories $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Our faith has been transmitted to us from generation to generation through the Bible, God’s story. These stories from the Old Testament tell us who God is, who we are, and what we should do. This book includes more than 30 biblical favorites, beginning with stories found in Genesis and extending to the time of Saul. For use with young children.
5155 New Testament Stories $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
The stories from the New Testament are to be told. Stories that are shared orally are part of the heritage of the church. The message of its (collective) and our (individual) salvation is its mission. As church educators it is our message and mission as well. Over 40 stories are included in this book which are retold or interpreted. This resource concludes with over 20 activities which will help bring these stories to life. A good supplementary resource to use with children.
5177 Growing With The Bible $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Perfect for church or home, this resource contains almost 50 stories drawn from the Old and New Testaments. The stories are adaptations of the Bible, written in a way that even young children can understand and gain meaning from. Each story is followed with a prayer, questions for discussion, and activities.
5182 Be And Say A Fingerplay $7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Children love rhyme and repetition. They enjoy being active and involved in a group. Be and Say A Fingerplay is an inexpensive way to facilitate these needs because finger plays are free! Through finger plays children build a sense of achievement and self-worth as they memorize, recite and act out the words they are saying. Finger plays are fun and educational at the same time. They stretch children’s minds, deepen their understanding and widen their perspective.This resource contains more than 200 finger plays for use at church or home plus over 60 games.
5183 DICTIONARY OF BIBLICAL CRAFTS $17.95
by Phyllis Wezeman
This new craft resource offers easy-to-use instructions for 52 biblical themes. It is designed in a "dictionary" format so that the user can look up one specific word and find a "definition" as well as "directions" for a variety of projects based on that theme. For each topic, such as Anchors, Angels, or Arks, an overview is offered and three projects are outlined. For each of the three ideas, the required materials are listed under "Provide" and the suggested method is detailed under "Proceed."
This collection is a valuable tool for leaders in Worship, Education, Nurture, and Outreach settings in a congregation, as well as caregivers in a home, and teachers in a school. Every church library will want one!
5185 Puppet Projects $ 10.95
by Phyllis Wezeman
This new resource encourages care and concern for God’s creation by emphasizing the use of reusable materials for puppetry projects. It contains 25 learning experiences designed to help people of all ages, but especially children, discover and develop ways to use the puppetry activities to learn Old and New Testament stories. Each of the 25 activities contains: purpose, scripture passage, preparation, and procedure. Some of the stories used are: Adam and Eve, Noah, Rebekah, Jacob and Esau, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, David and Goliath, Elisha and the Widow, Daniel, Jonah, Feeding the 5000, The Unforgiving Servant, The Lost Coin, and the Ten Lepers.
5190 52 Action Rhymes, Poems and Finger Plays To Teach God's Love $6.95
by Kathy Frank
Any church school teacher of young children knows how much they love finger plays and rhymes. Using these rhymes with them presents a great opportunity for reinforcing the material which children already know as well as introducing new information. The topics cover: God, Jesus, seasons, animals, family, friends, and prayer. This resource is an effective way to get children eagerly involved in the learning experience.
5193 Creative Ideas For Teaching: Learning Through Writing $9.95
by Mary Nelson Keithahn
Every creative teacher and educational leader should have this exciting teaching resource. There are more than 100 ideas for teaching and learning about our Christian faith through creative writing. There are creative writing activities, including illustrations and explanations, to supplement almost any lesson plan. Plan writing activities about: Times and Places, God’s People, Definitions of Words and Phrases, Retell Faith Events, Key Ideas, Relate Faith to Life, In Response to God’s Actions, Our Prayers, and Media.
5195 Joyful Teaching/Joyful Learning $ 10.95
by Judy Gattis Smith
This is a book of joy written for church school teachers of all age levels, for joy is a quality of life that does not depend on age, circumstance, or mood. Joy is stable and reliable-rooted in God. We can express joy through our teaching. This resource outlines some fundamental understandings of joyful teaching and learning. It also offers a wide variety of learning activities for various age levels-activities through which teachers and learners can share God’s gift of joy with one another. Included are self-examination questions which will help one become a better teacher. An excellent resource for teacher training sessions.
5196 Programs and Celebrations $ 10.95
by Judy Gattis Smith
This resource book is offered to help the Christian educator with all kinds of program and celebration ideas for the church. Not only are ideas offered for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter, but also included is a “Learning Shop on Worship,” “A Summer of Fantasy,” “Honoring Graduates,’’ `’Singing Valentines,’’ “A Service for Those Going on Mission,” and a “Teacher Appreciation Breakfast.”
5197 Developing a Child’s Spiritual Growth $12.95
by Judy Gattis Smith
This innovative book offers church school teachers a unique approach to bringing children closer to God through the discovery of their five senses. By helping young children become more aware of what they are seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching, this book will open a whole new realm of God’s love for them. This resource includes instructions for developing a full year of brief, sensitizing experiences. Rewarding for child and adult alike, these easy-to-use experiences fall into five broad categories: Experiencing Worship Through the Spiritual Classics, Experiencing the Psalms, Experiencing God Through Themes in Scripture, Using Body Postures, and A New Look at the Familiar.
5198 Teaching To Wonder Spiritual Growth through Imagination and Movement $12.95
by Judy Gattis Smith
Judy Gattis Smith offers Christian educators a dynamic resource for teaching children about God and creation. This book utilizes movement, rhythm, and imagination to enhance a child’s understanding of the world around him or her. Practical and easy-to-use, the ideas and activities in this book are designed for teachers of young children. As teachers we need to constantly anticipate and plan for possible moments of awe, wonder and delight. We need to show children how to approach life with wonder and reverence. Wonder is astonishment at God’s power and activity. A sense of wonder at God’s creation inspires us with a desire to understand and know the Creator more fully.
5206 Lessons for Lent: Learning About Jesus $ 8.50
by Anna Liechty and Phyllis Wezeman
During the course of his life and ministry, Jesus gave himself many names. From each of these as well as other names given to Jesus, we learn more about who Jesus is and what it means to be a Christian. In this study, Lessons for Lent, participants will learn that Jesus is the “Only Door,” the “Good Shepherd,” the “True Vine,” the “Great Physician,” the “Good Teacher,” and “The Messiah.” Through involvement in a variety of lessons, experiences and activities, young people will come to a deeper understanding of who Jesus is.
5207 Disciples Then! Disciples Now! $ 14.95
by Phyllis Wezeman & Judy Chase
This curriculum provides information for lessons based on the lives of Jesus’ first disciples: Simon Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the Less, Jude/Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot and Matthias. Each chapter explores the mission and ministry of a different follower. Besides a unique theme for each follower, you will find background information on the disciple and an activity incorporating the individual’s traditional symbol. Using biblical, historical and modern day examples, learning activities are designed to help participants realize that they are the “Disciples Now.”
5209 Laws to Love By: The 10 Commandments $14.95
by Judith Chase and Phyllis Wezeman
This resource contains a series of activities based on each of God’s guides for living. Participants explore and experience inviting, informing and inspiring projects that are used to impart information and ideas. It is intended to help participants explore the Ten Commandments in creative ways, and to experience them as values for living rather than as restrictive laws. It is ideal for use with ungraded elementary ages. Instruction takes place through involvement in a series of Learning Centers. Provided in an easy-to-use format, the activities for each chapter list the materials required for the project, offer directions for advance preparation, and give complete directions for accomplishing the task.
5211 LEARNING THE LORD'S PRAYER $14.95
by Phyllis Wezeman and Judith Chase
This resource offers a series of program designs focusing on a study of "The Lord's Prayer." In each chapter the prayer that Jesus taught is examined phrase by phrase. Activities, designed for use in learning centers, are developed to help participants explore and experience various aspects of each petition. This valuable resource is for anyone involved in the worship, education, outreach or nurture ministries of a congregation.
5214 Palestine 30 A.D. You Are There $12.95
by Colleen Britton
This innovative teaching tool gives children the experience of wearing biblical costumes, building and using a wooden plough, planting a crop, gleaning, threshing, winnowing, grinding wheat, baking bread, making pottery, making and playing musical instruments, role-playing Bible stories, building tents and model cities, making papyrus and writing with primitive tools, weaving and singing a Hebrew song. Through discussions and study lessons, the biblical background which surrounds each activity becomes a part of the children’s total experience.
5224 Co-Workers in Creation $ 9.95
by Kristen Kemper
This is a creative approach to introduce elementary aged children to the wonders of God’s world and their responsibility as caretakers of it. Designed as a five-day Vacation Church School program, this resource emphasizes the positive steps one can take so that the children are not overwhelmed by the enormity of the world’s environmental problems. The themes are developed through stories, discussion, outdoor exploration, drama, games, crafts, music, worship, experiments and writing.
5236 Festival of Faith $39.95
by Anna Liechty, Phyllis Wezeman & Judith Chase
This curriculum is a 5-day Vacation Church School program designed to invite children to participate in the story of the Christian faith as it unfolds through the seasons of the church year and shapes the lives of God’s people throughout the world. Learning takes place actively in large and small groups, and individual settings. Helps children understand the church seasons around the world.
5240 Jonah the Reluctant Prophet $ 9.95
by Donald Marsden and Kathy Ames
The book of the prophet Jonah is a short book with a profound message. Although it is a book of scripture which children enjoy, its message is deeply challenging, even to the adult believer. This curriculum was written as a Vacation Church School program based on a three-hour schedule for elementary children. Each session includes: Learning Goals, Background about the Scripture, and Learning Activities. Each day the children will define biblical terms taken from the scripture and create their own Bible Dictionary. Then several Learning Activities are offered to tell and reinforce the Jonah story, including crafts, role-playing and drawing. Unique to this curriculum is an illustrated storybook or coloring book which may be ordered separately for each student. (Also available: Item: 5241 Jonah-students’ storybooks at $2.50 each.)
5250 Life and Bible Times $24.95
by Anne Gilbert
This exciting resource is a complete unit of Bible stories, activity sheets, creative arts, music, recreation, worship and field trips for three age groups. The easy-to-use material is perfect for a five-day or 10-day Vacation Church School, for 10 or more weeks in church school, or for a summer group. (Also available: Item: 5251, Level 1 at $6.95 each. Item: 5252, Level 2 at $6.95 each. Item: 5253, Level 3 at $6.95 each.)
5265 Discover David $19.95
by Mary Nelson Keithahn
An exciting curriculum on David which can be used for Vacation Church School, intergenerational settings or in confirmation programs. This curriculum offers a variety of learning activities that will enable participants to work with manageable bits and pieces of the story until they can put them all together in a meaningful way.
5268 Meet Moses $29.95
by Mary Nelson Keithahn
Moses is the most important character in the collection of oral and written stories that make up the Book of Exodus. This curriculum is organized in two tracks with additional session plans for preschoolers. Track 1, God’s Covenant with the Hebrews, helps learners become acquainted with the whole story of the Exodus, from the birth of Moses to the arrival of the Hebrews at the edge of the Promised Land. Track 2, Moses: Prophet of God, gives learners an opportunity to learn more about Moses and discover how God worked through him to establish the covenant with the Hebrews.
5302 ANSWERING CHILDREN'S FAITH QUESTIONS $10.95
by Elaine Ward
Helping children understand life is a long-term process of "being there" to give responses, tell parables, participate in prayer, and even more, being there because our presence matters. Listening with love and respect means valuing the asker and appreciating the question and the child's search to know. Each theme has a scripture, guided faith meditation, poem, and prayer. Use it as a way of getting children to communicate with god, creating their own prayers out of their unique relationship with God.
5317 Ash Wednesday Through Easter $ 6.00
by Elaine M. Ward
Elaine Ward has written a Lenten devotional book especially for children. It encourages youngsters to “walk and talk” with Jesus during Lent, as a way of being with God. There are daily readings, and once a week a suggestion for lighting the Lenten cross, for Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.”
5361 BIBLE BASICS-BOOK 1 $18.95
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman
Today there seems to be a renewed emphasis on Bible study. People want to know what's in the Bible. But they want something more than facts; they want something that will help them understand the content andthe key points of God's Word. They want to be able to apply the information to their lives. This new resource is an attempt to help teachers and students explore the content of the Bible in a simple, yet significant way. The themes in Book 1 include: What is the Bible?, The Old Testament, The New Testament, Producing the Bible, Using the Bible, Studying the Bible, and Sharing the Bible. The lessons are for people of all ages, but are especially designed for elementary age children. Involvement takes place through a series of learning centers. May all who participate in this study learn that lessons from God's Word are basic to life.
5401 ALL ABOUT CHILDREN $10.95
by Elaine Ward
This book is for church educators, parents, pastors, and all those who live, work, and play with children. Written in the format of sessions, possible suggestions for using it are a weekend retreat or teacher training sessions. The format for each session contains the theme, scripture, content, discussion and reflection questions, and activities. Topics cover Children Need: To Belong, Trust, to Know God, Limits, Models of Faith, To Express Themselves, Love.
5402 All About Teaching Peace $ 6.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Peace is on our minds and hearts today, for there is war and hostility and hatred around the world. We have this because some people have and other people have not. Peace that is not based on justice for today and tomorrow is not a lasting peace. There cannot be peace among people until there is peace within people. Here is a resource full of ideas for teaching peace, being peacemakers and answering the timeless question, “But what can I do?” Many stories are given, an excellent bibliography is listed and several discussion starters are suggested for use.
5404 Biblical Arts Festival $ 5.75
by Robert G. Davidson
This program, based on biblical themes, will transform the church school into a variety of learning centers for first through sixth graders. This unit can last for several weeks depending on how you rotate children through these centers. The creative experiences include: The Pottery Shed, The Cookery, The Print Shop, The Stitchery Corner, Dance and Music Center, and The Metal Works.
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5406 Teaching Children About Prayer $ 6.95
by Judy Gattis Smith
One of the ways we want our children to grow spiritually is through prayer, but often the hardest lesson we have to teach children is how to pray. This resource of five sessions (Attitudes; How Do We Approach God?; Prayers of Adoration; Confession and Thanksgiving; and Prayers of Supplication) will help teachers of elementary grade children meet that challenge.
5408 Using God’s World In Christian Education $ 5.75
by Elaine M. Ward
Here you will find more than 100 outdoor activities which can be used in Christian education programs for children, youth, adult or intergenerational groups. The activities are listed under 12 themes: God created...light, night, water, air, flowers, trees, food, birds, insects, animals, and people.
5409 Theme Day Treats $19.95
by Shirley Stevens
No tricks, only hundreds of “treats” are offered in this resource for the church and for families. 36 themes are fully explored as special learning events for elementary age children. Theme Day Treatsfocuses on religious enrichment experiences and emphasizes hands-on activities in learning centers for use by leader, teacher or parent. From January through December, each month presents three different themes. Each theme contains these sections: Dear Reader (a sharing of philosophical and educational ideas), Preparations, Opening (giving theme scripture, songs and conversation aids), at least four Learning Centers listing materials and procedures for each one, and Closing.
5410 Create And Use Bulletin Boards That Teach $12.95
by Colleen Britton
This book on creating and using bulletin boards is a dream come true for all those church school leaders and teachers who are looking for inexpensive and clever ideas which will not only give their class a focal point of interest but most of the ideas used compliment church school lessons. Well planned bulletin boards can help set the mood of the classroom. They can awaken learners’ curiosity and provide a focus for discussions and other learning activities. They can be used to introduce new lessons, to motivate further study, and encourage participation in continuing lessons. Besides the over 50 bulletin board designs, you will find a section on utilizing bulletin boards effectively and basic design and construction tips.
5414 With Banners Unfurled $10.95
by William Hull
Banners can be colorful, symbolic and simple, not to mention inexpensive. They are fun to make and many hands can take part in producing them. This how-to book contains 10 projects for elementary through senior high youth. It gives complete instructions for constructing several kinds of banners and flags from easily obtainable materials and fabric glue. The projects are also accompanied by appropriate services of worship and suggestions for discussion to bring meaning to the experience of constructing banners and flags.
5415 In The Fall $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
The fall becomes a time to pick and choose selectively how we celebrate the fall through: stories, poetry, music, writing, hands-on activities. These ideas can be used in a variety of settings: in the church school classroom, at home, for an intergenerational event, during children’s worship and many other ways. Church school teachers, day school teachers, religious education directors and parents will find this a valuable resource for celebrating the season of fall.
5418 In The Summertime $ 5.95
by Elaine M. Ward
A resource full of ideas for summer activities and stories for children. These ideas will help you make summer a special one for your children.
5420 Peacemaking Creatively Through The Arts $19.95
by Phyllis Vos Wezeman
This is the best handbook available for teaching peacemaking to children. Full of fresh, innovative ideas, the nine chapters cover Peace in the Family, Congregation, School, Neighborhood, Community, State, Nation, World and Peace with Self. Each chapter includes 25 activities to help children explore numerous peacemaking concepts such as cooperation, communication, stewardship, global awareness and conflict resolution. Each chapter contains activities developed through: architecture, art, banners/textiles, cartoons, clown/mime, creative writing, culinary arts, dance/movement, drama, games, music, photography, puppetry and storytelling.
5430 Children and the Biblical Story $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Faith stories provide children their roots, helping them form and feed their faith. This book is written for adults who care that children hear the sacred story that feeds their faith and hope, stories of core biblical experiences, and learn to choose the appropriate story for their audience. It will help you choose stories related to children’s feelings that will ignite and stimulate their imaginations. This book may be used by worship leaders, teachers of children, and parents in workshop, retreat, class, home, or worship settings.
5431 Children and Worship $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Children learn to worship by worshiping. They need their parents and other significant adults to role model worshiping. They need the experience of watching and participating in worship to learn what it is all about. This is an ideal resource for worship committees, teachers, parents, and church members who are responsible for the spiritual growth of children.
5432 Children and Prayer $ 7.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Children “wish with” adults who model and teach prayer, providing the resources and the environment for prayer. This book is written for those adults who wish for resources that will help them do such teaching and modeling. Children need time to pray at church, to discuss and ask questions about prayer and their prayer life. Though there are children who are quite comfortable with silence and the unseen, many others feel, “If God won’t talk to me, why should I talk with God?” When children are attuned to prayer, adults are called to be open to the variety of ways God speaks.
5433 Children and Drama $12.95
by Elaine Ward
Dramatizing stories helps children remember, organize, cooperate and take turns, strengthening their imagination which increases their abilities to hope and cope with present, past and future circumstances. By enacting stories children are helped to recall. This new release from Elaine Ward offers a variety of ways to use drama in the church school: get acquainted activities, biblical stories, choral readings, movement, pantomime, charades, etc. Drama develops skills in communicator, imagination, movement and understanding. Drama provides a way for participates to act out their feelings and ideas as a means of exploring life and gaining insights. Try this new resource in your classroom to offer new drama experiences for your youngsters.
5434 Children and Anger $7.50
by Elaine Ward
Feelings come and go. They are important parts of us, for when we become aware of them and listen to them, we learn a great deal about ourselves. When children are able to recognize and name their feelings, they experience a sense of power rather than helplessness. Once children can name an unwatned feelings, such as anger or fear, we can help them realize they have a choice: "Do you want to keep this feeling?" If the answer is "No," then we can teach them "How can you let it go?"
Children can suggest imaginative ways to dispose of it like put it in the garbage, grind it up in the kitchen disposal, tie it to a rock and bury it, or drop it in a pond or the ocean. As we help children understand that everyone has strong feelings, we can use conflict creatively. Feelings help us know what is meaningful to us. This new resource from Elaine Ward offers methods for helping children understand their anger and ways to deal with it.
5440 50 Nifty Things to Do with Grocery Bag $ 6.95
by Denise Krebs
The first square-bottom grocery bags were made in 1883. So for well over 100 years they have served many useful purposes. This book is full of nifty ideas to recycle those bags which you bring home from the grocery store week after week. Don’t just throw them away! Here you will find many delightful projects to make from them. In this fun resource find directions to make beads, origami, luminaries, paintings, papier mache, pinatas, quillery, and much more.
5481 Growing Up Christian In A Sexy World $ 10.95
by Cinda Gorman
Fifth and sixth graders can take this course with their parents to prepare together for the changes of adolescence in a world of pressure to conform. This guide outlines six complete sessions with reproducible worksheets for classroom use. The session themes are: Everyone Has Something to Say About Sex, Does Everyone Feel As Different As I Do?, Good Grief-What’s Happening to Me?, Childhood Sexual Abuse Prevention, “How Did I Get Here?”, and Being Alike, Being Liked, Being Myself.
5501 Tell Me the Stories of Jesus $ 19.95
by Nancy Regensburger & Carole Essenmacher
This 13-session curriculum makes teaching the parables of Jesus easy and fun! It assumes that children love stories and that Jesus’ stories carry meaning for even the youngest child. All lessons are `’teacher friendly.’’ This curriculum is broadly graded. Each of the 13 sessions presents a different parable. Each session contains two sections: Early Childhood Section (ages 3-7) and Elementary Section (ages 7-12). Teachers in churches with a small number of children will find the curriculum a special blessing because, rather than separate classes, children of varying ages can learn together as a family, either in the two sections or all together. Each session contains a Bible study for the teachers. The Early Childhood Section has age appropriate, hands-on activities and stories for younger children. The Elementary Section is divided into Learning Community and Learning Centers. Learning Community presents the Bible story and includes discussion questions plus prayers, skits, stories, role-play ideas, etc. Bible stories are still relevant, and each new generation of children can continue to experience God’s love through the telling of them.
5521 Stories of Jesus, Stories of Now $12.95
by Alexander Campbell
This collection of 12 sessions for grades 4-6 begins with stories from the life of Jesus and continues with stories drawn from today’s culture. Six concepts (Forgiveness, Friendship, Trust, Thoughtfulness, Helping, and Touching God’s Power) are dealt with through the telling of stories included in this resource.The basic format of each session includes: Storytelling, Discussion and Application, and Activities. This teacher’s guide provides advice on storytelling, questions to encourage student thinking, and a variety of learning activities related to each of the six themes.
5525 Conversation Time $12.95
by Robert G. Davidson
We all like to express our thoughts and ideas and we learn by hearing the ideas expressed by other people. It helps us to form our own values and gain new insights into ourselves and others. This teacher’s manual presents 22 topics concerned with the interaction of relationships between persons, and also addresses seasons of the church calendar. It is aimed for use with younger elementary ages. These conversations can be used as part of a church school class session or for other occasions in your children’s ministry programming. Each program has been designed to draw young children and teacher into a conversational sharing time.
5643 Live With Jesus $12.95
by Alexander Campbell & Gerry Haff
This curriculum for children has a two-fold meaning. The young person is invited to “live with Jesus” as he goes through the tumultuous events of the last week of his life, to really be there with him, to feel into the situation with him. But even more deeply, the youngster is invited to understand and believe what it means to “live with Jesus” in an eternal sense. Twelve sessions are included in this curriculum. For each session there is a scripture quotation, a set of objectives, a story, discussion suggestions, and a list of activities. The activities are divided into five learning forms: art, research, music, communication, and drama. With this approach, children will be allowed to learn in the way that most interests them.
5654 Live With Moses $12.95
by Alexander Campbell
The Exodus, which is centered on Moses, is probably known by most children who have participated in church school. But do they know much else about this great event and this man? This curriculum (for grades 4-6) is an exciting, biblically based, easy-to-teach curriculum that deals with the whole cluster of stories surrounding Moses and the Exodus. Its twelve complete sessions include creative learning centers. These fascinating stories will help children to become familiar with this major event in the Old Testament as they go back some 3,000 years to “live with Moses.”
5701 Growing Together in the Church $29.95
by Anne Gilbert
As a teacher of young children, you are laying the foundation both for their relationship with the Christian Church and for their journey of faith. This curriculum for two-, three-, and four-year-olds will guide you in providing a warm, friendly environment in which young children may find answers to questions about themselves, their friends and the world around them. This curriculum offers monthly themes for September through May: My Family, My Church, Harvest Time and Thanksgiving, Advent and Christmas, Our Pets and Animal Friends, Our Friends and Helpers, Our Friend Jesus, God’s World, and I’m Growing. Growing Together in the Church is designed in an easy-to-use format with three major sections: “A Teacher’s Manual,” “The Lesson Plans,” and “Resources.”
5776 Feelings Grow Too! $9.95
by Elaine M. Ward
It is our feelingsthat cause us to participate in life fully. Feelings are good, but it is up to us to decide what to do with our varying feelings and how we can use them to the “glory of God.” This curriculum of twelve sessions will help the young child (ages 4-8) to begin to recognize, identify, express and appreciate his or her own feelings. The 12 emotions covered are: fear, sadness, hurt, anger, forgiveness, wonder, curiousity, love, joy, self-esteem, satisfaction and shyness. Each session contains a story, aids for telling the story, suggestions for discussion and a bibliography for that feeling.
5812 Joseph’s Jigsaw $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
This celebration provides the opportunity to draw parallels between the experiences and feelings Joseph encountered and current, everyday situations.
5813 On The Move With Moses $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
This celebration takes the participants on a journey to the promised land. A series of numbered bags, each containing a story object and supplies for the related activity, mark the trail for the travelers.
5814 Gleanings From Ruth $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
The events of Ruth’s life are woven together using `’H’’ words such as happiness, heartbreak, honor, homeless, hunger, harvest, hearth. The concept of gleaning and its applications in modern day life become meaningful through involvement in this celebration.
5815 A Day With David $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
Three important aspects of David’s life form the focus of this celebration. "David the Shepherd" centers on praise, "David the Annointed" concentrates on chosenness and "David the Victor" emphasizes reliance on God.
5821 Barnabas $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
As children unwrap a series of brightly decorated packages, they will discover the gifts that Barnabas, an early Christian leader, gave the church. Learners will explore and experience Barnabas’ special gifts of encouragement.
5822 Lydia $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
These lessons are woven together through a series of stories and activities involving a variety of purple fabrics and various textile techniques.
5823 Mary’s Memories $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
Organized around a series of boxes which are used to create a nativity scene, this celebration shares the songs and stories of people such as Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Anna and Simeon who were involved in the holy event.
5825 Saul To Paul $5.95
by Colleen Wiessner and Phyllis Wezeman
The story of Paul’s conversion will be explored and experienced using a variety of visual techniques. Activities on themes such as Spite, Fright, Sight and Insight are some of the segments.
5872 Fabric Of Faith $7.50
by Phyllis Wezeman, Colleen Wiessner & Judith Chase
This resource is intended to involve participants in exploring and experiencing the concept of faith and its many dimensions. Based on a study of Hebrews 11, the stories of twelve Old Testament heroes and heroines named in this scripture passage are combined with aspects of faith which were particularly evident in their lives. Since fabric techniques are used as the teaching method, the Hebrews 11 passage becomes the loom upon which the various pieces of faith are woven.
5937 Celebrate Communion $9.95
by Colleen Britton
Children’s presence in the worship service makes it a joyful, spontaneous experience. Through their interaction with the entire congregation, we all learn more about giving, sharing, caring and loving one another. The communion lessons in this resource are planned to be presented to broadly graded classes in 15-20 minute sessions. It is divided into three sections: Communion Lesson Plans, Communion Services, and Activities.
5927 Baptism $9.95
by Elaine M. Ward
Baptism is a sacrament of faith, celebrating God’s gifts of grace through the wonder of water and the word. As we support and nurture children in their growing love and trust in God’s love, children feel a sense of acceptance and belonging. Baptism is the sacrament of belonging. “You are loved. You are accepted. You are God’s child.” This curriculum is based on the response of wonder and joy to the fact of being loved by God and less on the dogma, doctrine, and history of baptism. Use this curriculum to help children learn that they belong to God.
5935 Communion A-Z: Feasting at God's Table $8.95
by Phyllis Wezeman, AnLiechty, Jude Fournier, and Judith Chase
Here is a program design in which the story of the Lord's Supper is told through the creation of a banner depicting this Christian sacrament and its significance. The resource provides visual, auditory, and sensory learning experiences; offers opportunities for interaction among adults and children, and involves participants in the re-telling of the story of the Lord's Supper.
5950 Special Time For Special People $8.95
by John Wetherwax
This book of children’s messages will fill that time that many pastors dread doing-the Children’s Moment. Here are easy-to-use messages using a few readily available props and a short talk. Often an idea is presented with several questions to bat back and forth between the minister and the children. The general theme used is “All people are special and loved by God.” Simple language is used so the children will find the messages understandable and relevant.
