Save time with our printable lesson plan template picks for all age groups, plus read planning advice from top teachers...
At a recent Kidmin Conference, I taught about how to recruit volunteers and then asked attendees to design prototype posters. The goal? Illustrate the principles I’d described for when they need children’s ministry volunteers.
Build your child's pre-writing skills and support handwriting development with these pre-writing activities for learning at home.
These empathy activities for kids foster empathy as a social emotional skill in children. Use the empathy beads to build this skill.
Many children benefit from a sensory room at home, a place for them to escape and relax with sensory tools to help release tension!
Our new Pre-Writing flashcards have 11 different pre-writing patterns which will help pre-school aged children (3's to 4's) develop their early writing skills. These pre-writing lines and patterns are what children need to be able to draw independently before they start to form letters and numbers. There are many ways which you can use our flashcards to help your children form the different lines and patterns. Our pre-writing flashcards work perfectly with our sand writing trays as the children can trace the pattern in the sand using the tracing stick. They can also make the pattern on the cards using different types of loose part play. Children could draw the patterns on the floor using giant chalks, or they can draw them in shaving foam or colourful paints, the possibilities are endless! Eco-Friendly We always try to make our products as eco-friendly as possible. So our pre-writing flashcards are printed on A6 Eco Kraft recycled card 270gsm. They also come with an organic cotton bag to store them in - there is no plastic in sight!
This Free printable coloring page is based on Mark 11:25. Great for homeschool, one-on-one, or in a classroom setting like Sunday School. Click here!
As a children’s ministry leader, we are asked to do a lot in our church. It is not uncommon to be asked to take on responsibilities outside our “job description.” Discover three things your pastor doesn't need from you.
Games should be a part of every children’s ministry, whether it be a Sunday School class, Children’s Church, or other special event you host. Kids need to move around, they need to be engaged, and they need to have fun. However, games don’t have to be complicated. You can make the simplest, most common games have meani
Visual feelings chart to aid small children in recognizing and managing their emotions. Helps to promote emotional intelligence. Can be printed out and hung in an easy to see location for a visual reminder during times of need. This is the "Earth" color way. Also available in "Pinks" and "Bold". This is a digital file. No physical item will be shipped. Prints on 8.5x11" or A4 paper. ***Colors may vary slightly from appearance on computer screen to printed files. Each monitor displays colors slightly different. Color intensity and variation in the printed format will depend on printer quality, printing settings, paper texture and quality. *** Due to the digital nature of this product, no refunds or exchanges will be given. But, please contact me if something is wrong with your downloaded file or if you have any questions! This file is for personal use only. Jeanie Lee Print retains all rights. This file may not be shared, forwarded, sold, or distributed.
Notebooking is a homeschool concept that incorporates many Charlotte Mason-inspired principles. It serves as a written record of knowing and telling, plus making meaning of learning in different subjects. This blog post is all about notebooking, plus how to incorporate it, best supplies, and examples to get started.
This giant list of art projects based on children's books will help your students connect art to literature and make some fantastic artwork in the process.
Motivation, social & cultural, emotional and personal barriers can all affect a school student’s ability to learn. This post explores these learning barriers.
A list of fun yoga games which take only five to ten minutes and are great to use at the beginning of class as a warm-up, during the last few minutes if you still have time...
To send the message of God's care for the "least of these," use this checklist to get everything in place before any child steps into your church nursery.
Do you need a hands-on, sensory lesson to teach about kind words? You will love this! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and even older kids! Also part of the Virtual Book Club for Kids!
Providing meaningful documentation has many benefits in the early childhood classroom. Today I want to share some examples of meaningful documentation.
Get more from JohnnySims on Patreon
Need children’s books about Hawaii? This book list includes picture books about Hawaii and chapter books set in Hawaii.
Young children need to learn the letters of the alphabet. Knowing the letter n’s name, its form, and its sound will help children read words later. Teaching letters does not need to be boring and predictable. Check out these ten crafts and activities that will make preschoolers learn the letter N with a lot of ... Read more
Master cutting kids need to practice scissor skills a lot... so here are 20 fun ideas for cutting practice!
Welcome to my first sew-along! We are making a Jon Jon (also known as romper, longall, or shortall). To get started, you’ll need the Johnny Pattern from Children’s Corner. This is a gre…
What if everyone did that? What if everyone threw trash out their car windows? What if all the kids at school did not line up at the bell? ...
Experiment with color mixing with this unique twist on the popular book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.
Crafts Here are a few craft we used when teaching a lesson on "Jesus Calms the Storm" during VBS. These could be used with several other lessons like Noah, Jesus walks on Water, Paul's Shipwreck, etc! Ocean Bags Snack size ziplocks work great for this craft. Place a small amount of blue toothpaste in the bag, seal it, and let the child spread the toothpaste out by rubbing over the bag. You can use stickers to stick on the outside or even place something small on the inside. Wave Streamers Use blue and white or dark blue and light blue streamers to make this craft. Cut pieces of streamers and either tape or glue them to the end of a jumbo popsicle stick. The kids like to help make a storm by waving the streamers (waves) in the air and then stopping when you get to the part of the lesson where Jesus calms the storm. Ocean in a Bottle This is a fun take home idea. I made a big one with a large bottle to use during my lesson with the 2 year olds. I found small water bottles for the kids to have. For older kids you might could let them help make the oceans but for our younger kids we made them ahead of time and sent them home after the lesson so they could have their own ocean at home to review the lesson with. They are a lot of fun. It is important to make sure you glue the lid on so it WON'T come off. I used hot glue on mine. When rocked (not shaken) from side to side it makes neat waves! This "ocean in a bottle" craft was made using the following recipe...very simple! This recipe works very well!! Fill bottle about 1/2 full of water, add blue (just a few drops) of food coloring, shake to turn water blue, fill the rest of the way with cooking oil. Seal and glue lid! You may also want to add shells, fish, glitter, etc before sealing! For a different ocean in a bottle recipe click here
Need the perfect song to get children moving? These are sure to be a winner!
Scarves are fun! In this post I'm sharing some ways you can use scarves to play the steady beat in elementary music class.
3d book, anaglyph, 3d glasses
Free Printable Pirate Headband | This printable pirate hat craft is so simple for kids to make w/our PDF! Just color & cut out!
What does it mean to be Confirmed? What every Catholic teen needs to know about Confirmation.
Visual Spatial Relations Age Group : 6+ Laid out in a colourful and easy-to-use format, it is addressed to special education needs teachers, occupational therapists, logopedists, parents and schoolteachers who aim to support their children in developing and strengthening their skills. It introduces a set of games and activities that build and enhance visual perceptual skills in an enjoyable and interactive way! Visual spatial awareness denotes the ability to understand spatial concepts and directions, necessary for interacting with the outside world. It also involves processing outside information and reasoning with it through visual representation in the mind. Along with quantitative and verbal ability, it plays a key role in developing expertise in learning and work settings as well as in determining orientation, laterality and directionality. People with visuospatial deficits have poor performance in sports and suffer from coordination and balance problems. They can also find it difficult to perform rhythmic activities. Furthermore, they are clumsy and tend to reverse forms and letters / syllables, including “o” and”8” or “ma” and am”. The book includes, inter alia: 135 worksheets; activities aiming at detecting elements with or without a point of reference; activities aiming at detecting letters in several types of grids and tables; activities aiming at finding the appropriate boxes for two-syllable and three-syllable words; activities requiring learners to follow their teacher’s instructions and draw letters and numbers inside squares, as well as interactive games and activities. Visual perceptual skills influence several aspects of children’s development and everyday life, ranging from (mixed) motor skills to essential life aptitudes.
Here’s a brilliant collection of easy to make busy bag ideas for babies, toddlers, and preschool age children. 22 brilliant busy bags for babies, toddlers and preschool Have you heard about busy bags? They’re a brilliant idea that you can use when you need a quick and easy play activity. The basic idea is to: […]
It's not unusual for young children to need help with b and d reversals. If your child confuses b and d when reading and writing, then try this trick.
Help develop your child's large muscles and hand-eye coordination with this collection of 20 gross motor activities for kids! Perfect for occupational therapy, as classroom activities, or as a way to have fun at home, these ideas feel more like fun than practice!
Those Shoes activities support the understanding of 'wants' and 'needs' through character traits, inference, and making connections.
Try one of these Preschool human body activities that are guaranteed to get your child interested in the human body and all the amazing things it does.
Autism and behavioral problems can be all-consuming. Check out our best anger management tips for kids and learn how to calm an angry child the right way!
If you work with children, I can promise you that you will come across at least one student that has these difficult behaviors. Not only are they really stressful for the teacher but they impact the student’s life in many ways. Behaviors like disrespect and defiance can make classroom's chaotic.
